Review originally posted in October of 2015 on Fiction Vixen by Angela Land of the Beautiful Dead by R. Lee SmithDark Fantasy RomanceOctober 29, 2015- Self Published I’ve been checking this author’s website regularly for any, and I do mean ANY, new updates on a possible release date for Land of the Beautiful Dead. I was like a stalker there for awhile, which means I spent most of my year steeped in disappointment, waiting… Then on Oct. 30th, out of nowhere it suddenly appeared Continue Reading
Cover Reveal- Things Left Unsaid by Serena Akeroyd writing as G.A. Mazurke
Title: Things Left Unsaid7C's: A Pigeon Creek Series #1Author: Serena Akeroyd writing asG.A. Mazurke Genre: Contemporary RomanceTropes: Small Town/Arranged MarriageFriends to Enemies to Lovers/Billionaire RancherCover Design: Chelsea ChiraPhotographer: Regina WambaRelease Date: June 14, 2024 BLURB I get to the Bar 9 and see Susanne McAllister disappear underwater.My first instinct is to dive in and save her.Just like I’ve saved her a hundred times until, ten years ago, one tragic night Continue Reading
Retro Review: Grim Shadows by Jenn Bennett
Review originally posted in June of 2014 on Fiction Vixen by Angela. Grim Shadows by Jenn BennettRoaring Twenties #2Paranormal Historical RomanceJune 3, 2014- Berkley After reading the first book in Jenn Bennett’s Roaring Twenties series, Bitter Spirits, my first thought was “why didn’t I pick this up sooner?” Such a great romance. Apparently when you mix bootleggers and speakeasies, ghosts and zombies, one sexy, freckled heroine and a big, scarred hero what you get is complete Continue Reading
Release Blitz- HEA: Happily Ever After by Lucy Lennox & Molly Maddox
Title: HEA: Happily Ever AfterSeries: After Oscar #5 Authors: Lucy Lennox & Molly Maddox Genre: MM RomanceTropes: One Night Stand/Lovers to Friends to LoversAlways the Groomsman, Never the GroomBillionaire, Fake DatingRelease Date: May 2, 2024 BLURB Have you heard the expression “twelve times a groomsman, never a groom”? Neither had I… until it suddenly became clear that every man I dated found their One True Love in the person they dated after me. Now I’m writing Best Man speeches for Continue Reading
Review: Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana
Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh SbranaFantasy RomancePublished February 27, 2024- Harper Voyager Reviewed by Kate I so wanted Lore of the Wilds to be a slam dunk, and while there are certainly parts of the book that I loved, I don’t think that as a cohesive whole it was as good as it could have been. The first 40% or so of Lore of the Wilds was the best part of the book. Lore was exploring the library, figuring out the fae and trying to make sense of the world around her. This part was Continue Reading
Review: Truly, Madly, Deeply by Alexandria Bellefleur
Truly, Madly, Deeply by Alexandria BellefleurContemporary RomanceApril 30, 2024 by Avon Review by Melanie It is no secret that when a romance novel touts itself as a romantic comedy these days, I immediately give it massive side eye. Having been burned way too many times by rom coms that were neither romantic nor comedic, that particular pairing of words automatically makes me back away. However, Alexandria Bellefleur’s Truly, Madly, Deeply is one banger of a rom com, both Continue Reading
Cover Reveal- Crusher by Elyse Kelly
Title: CrusherSeries: Satan's Disciples Motorcycle Club #4Author: Elyse KellyGenre: Contemporary Romance NovellaTropes: Obsessed Hero/Badass HeroineLove At First Sight/Hard To GetCover Design: Ashley Slaughter, Cover CoutureRelease Date: May 24, 2024BLURB I never should’ve saved him that day. But now, he’s the one saving me…Crusher gets under my skin in ways I never could’ve imagined. He’s been relentlessly pursuing me at every turn since the night I snuck out of his bed.Not that I owe him Continue Reading
Release Blitz- Elite Connections: An LGBTQ Romance Charity Anthology
Title: Elite ConnectionsAn LGBTQ Romance Charity Anthology Genres: MM, FF, LGBTQIA+ RomancesRelease Date: April 26, 2024 BLURB Every need met. Every desire fulfilled.Welcome to Elite Connections, the secret, exclusive service where money is no object and your every wish is guaranteed to come true. Fake dates, arranged marriages, or just some company for the night, whatever it is, with Elite you are covered. Benefitting Outright International, an organization that works to amplify inclusion and Continue Reading
Smexy Rewind- 4/19
Here’s what posts Smexy featured on April 19th in years past! Enjoy! Continue Reading
Review: When I Think of You by Myah Ariel
When I Think of You by Myah Ariel Contemporary RomanceApril 16, 2024 by Berkley Review by Melanie I haven’t been having a lot of luck with contemporary romances lately, but I have to say, Myah Ariel’s debut, When I Think of You, just blew me away. It may not be the steamiest romance I’ve ever read but it had an abundance of longing and tension, making me wait with bated breath to see if Kaliya and Daniel, one-time film school classmates turned lovers, would be able to mend their Continue Reading