This week at Smexy... A review - Burn by Calllie Hart (contemporary) B+ review - Tanya by Rebecca Rogers Maher (contemporary) B+ review - The Kraken King Parts 4-6 by Meljean Brook (steampunk) B- review - Sixth Grave from the Edge by Darynda Jones (paranormal) B- review - The Bastard by Inez Kelley (paranormal) C+ review - Love and Shenanigans by Zara Keane (contemporary) C+ review - Inn at Last Chance by Hope Ramsay (contemporary) C+ review - Four Weddings and a Break-Up by Elyssa Continue Reading
Find Your Joy
Yesterday I was in the car and the morning radio show I listen to was talking about Sandra Bullock giving a graduation speech at some college. They were going through the advice she was giving to the graduates, and the last quote they mentioned really struck me - "Go find your joy." Growing up, 'Joy' was one of my mom's favorite words so it has always held a special place in my heart. But as I was driving and daydreaming (how I have not wrecked my car while daydreaming yet baffles me) I started Continue Reading
Shiloh Walker Talks Romance, Small Towns, and Trilogies
We at SmexyBooks are always delighted to welcome Shiloh Walker back to the blog. YAY!!! Today, Shiloh has stopped by the blog to give our readers some insight and thoughts into the process behind her small town romance suspense series, trilogies, and how they come to be. Hi Shiloh and welcome to SmexyBooks. We are so glad you stopped by to visit and chat with us. So, please, tell our readers a little bit about your writing and where all your fabulous ideas come from. When I decided to Continue Reading
Winners!
The winner of Burning Dawn and the Angel Wing Bracelet is: Emmel The winner of Alchemystic by Anton Strout is: Shana Winners have been emailed :) Continue Reading
Winners!
The winners of Take My Books are: Set #1 - Tiffany Set #2 - Nancy Set #3 - Diane Sallans Set #4 - lee weatherbee All winners have been emailed. Continue Reading
Winners!
The winner of the basket of billionaire books and chocolate is: maidenveil The winner of Taken by the Duke by Jess Michaels is: Glittergirl Winners have been emailed. Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap -Up
This week at Smexy… B+ review – Break Me by Shiloh Walker (suspense) C+review - Saugatuck Summer by Amelia C. Gormley (m/m) C- review – The Opposite of Nothing by Shari Slade (new adult) C- review – The Collector by Nora Roberts (contemporary) D review – Bad Influence by K.A. Mitchell (m/m) F review – Wolf At The Door by NJ Walkers (paranormal) Top Ten Reasons to Read Hard Time by Cara McKenna May Discusses: The Importance of Book Blurbs Guest Author Jess Michaels and Continue Reading
May Discusses: The Importance of Book Blurbs
I am not sure if it is my advancing age, the thousands of books I’ve read over the years, or just changes in my personal taste but my list of deal-breaking words and scenarios in new book blurbs has increased and now I find within the first few sentences of a book promo I can eliminate over 75% of romance books as potential reading material. Personally, I’m inclined to blame being burned and let down by too many books with certain tropes and set-ups or just being burnt out on the ‘sassy’ Continue Reading
Tori Discusses: Emo Vampires Need Not Apply
Growing up, I loved the show Creature Feature. It introduced me to such wonderful horror flicks such as; The Mummy, The Wolfman, and Frankenstein. I remember sitting in a dark room with my cousins and being scared to death but loving every minute of it. As I got older, I fell in love with Buffy The Vampire Slayer and yes, Spike was my favorite. Not because of his looks (though they helped) but because he was a very bad boy. He acted how I thought a vampire should act. He didn’t walk around all Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten-April 4
Mandi is gone. AGAIN. She’s always going off to do fun exciting naughty things and leaving me at home. ALONE. I think she is cheating on me. In fact, I have PROOF! See? Who IS this man? She thinks I don’t know...but I do. *sob* Whatever will I do now?? How will I survive this cruel betrayal...oh hai, it’s David Beckham! 10. David Beckham is one finnnnne man. Here he is modeling his new line of swimwear for H&M. I wish I was that swimsuit. Did I say that out loud? Read Continue Reading