Burned is book seven in the Fever series, an overall excellent urban fantasy series. I think every Smexy girl reads it, although May, Sheena and Mandi slammed through it on day one and are here to share our thoughts. I think we all loved Iced, the previous book in this series (I did a top ten reasons to read post). We were all unsure of how we would like 14 year old Dani as our narrator, and she surprised the hell out of us in a good way. So then we waited for Burned and her story to Continue Reading
Tropes Mandi is Looking for in 2015
Each month, Sophia from Fiction Vixen and I put out a monthly newsletter called, How Many Licks (how many licks does it take to get to the center of a romance hero - or any other way you want to use "lick" and "romance hero" in a sentence) This month, we talked about tropes we are seeking out in 2015 - and in case you don't subscribe to our newsletter, I thought I'd post it here for further discussion. If you would like to subscribe, go here. We do a different topic or highlight a different Continue Reading
Winners!
The winner of True Pretenses by Rose Lerner is: Shana The winners of the Take my Books contest are: Set 1 - Lisa H Set 2 - ML Set 3 - Diane Sallans Set 4 - Donna Set -5 - Doris All winners have been emailed. Continue Reading
New Outlander Pics and Trailer!
(Let me ride you your horse Jamie!) I'm a huge fan of not only the series by Diana Gabaldon but the Outlander television show on Starz. While it's a long wait until it returns in April, Starz is sharing some pictures and video to help make the wait easier. What are they reading?? Claire being a bad ass. Did they use that phrase back then? *STARES* And we have a new trailer to watch.... Continue Reading
Take My Books – January!!
With a sick kid and a husband who started a new job, I couldn’t manage a Top Ten this week. I know, I know – excuses, excuses. But I do have books to giveaway *bats eyelashes* SET #1 Hard to Come By by Laura Kaye Angel in Armani by Melanie Scott Mine to Take by Jackie Ashenden You’re So Fine by Kieran Kramer SET #2 Burning Desire by Donna Grants Unchained by Caris Roane The Loving Daylights by Lynsay Sands Crouching Tiger Forbidden Vampire by Kerrelyn Continue Reading
Author Tawna Fenske: 5 Reasons You Can’t Take a Romance Author Anywhere
People are often surprised to learn I have a day job outside my career as an author of romantic comedy. The surprise has less to do with expectations about my income and time management, and more to do with an assumption that I should not be allowed in public unsupervised. I can’t fault the observation. It’s true I write romantic comedy, as opposed to more serious romances about love and loss and longing. Still, I think it’s safe to say that if you threw a party and invited a bunch of Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten Sex Scenes of 2014
It's the eve of a new year. Authors are at their computers right now writing dirty, dirty words. What hot things await us for 2015? We will soon find out. But first, let's revisit the naughtiness that was 2014. I like to pick books that are very dirty, but they also have to be good stories. There are a ton of books out there filled with dirty sex, but I need more than just that. These books satisfied me (oh yeah) in 2014. And for a new fun game, I'm including how many times the word "cock" is Continue Reading
Sheena’s Best Reads for 2014
*Sips Wine* Well! I've done it! This was such a hard list to compile. 2014 was an amazing year in reading for me. Selecting my fave's really put me to the test and it felt so good to reflect on the 2014 high notes. My auto-read authors came through with amazing material and I was introduced to some truly amazing authors who now have secured spots on my "must-read" lists. Check out my picks below-in no particular order- primarily because that would be akin to a self-induced aneurysm as Continue Reading
May’s 2014 list of Awesomeness
When I sat down to look at all I’ve read and consider what might make my list this year the contenders were few. What I mean is, I didn’t have to cut anything from my list of favorites or make tough calls because this is THE list of A grade books I read this year. There is no new motorcycle badass, tortured lumberjack, wicked werewolf, and sadly no sigh worthy military hero. These are crimes against romance land, and I won’t have it! I demand some smexy tortured loner mountain man with a Continue Reading
Mandi’s Favorite Books of 2014
What makes me happy about my favorite book list this year is that it encompasses so many sub-genres of romance. I think I hit almost every category, and that makes me happy. In no particular order: Rogue Spy by Joanna Bourne - I highly recommend The Forbidden Rose, The Black Hawk and Rogue Spy for fans of historical spy romance. I'll be a Hawker groupie for life. A Bollywood Affair by Sonali Dev - Debut book and I couldn't be more excited to see what this author puts out Continue Reading