"The feelings in this one are dialed up so high you almost can’t look at them directly: It would be like staring into the sun.[...] Like Rosie Danan or Kate Clayborn, Barrett has a way of making palpable the full journey of a relationship[.]" –New York Times“Simply put, The Romance Recipe is a treat.” –USA TODAY Amy Chambers: restaurant owner, micromanager, control freak. Amy will do anything to revive her ailing restaurant, including hiring a former reality-show Continue Reading
Smexy Rewind 10/10
Here’s what posts Smexy featured on October 10th in years past! Enjoy! Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- Peculiar Tastes Series: The Captive Merman’s Promise by Zoey Castile and The Fae Queen’s Captive by Sierra Simone
The Captive Merman's Promise by Zoey CastilePeculiar Tastes #5PNROctober 4, 2022ARC I enjoyed this book immensely. In book four, we are back in the Shadow Market after the diversion into the Void haunted house. This book features a sexy Bruja looking for a way to rid herself of a curse laid upon her family centuries before. The Palacios family was cursed to always lose their lovers, until Amada took the entirety of that curse upon herself. She's been alone for years, never even trying to Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- Peculiar Tastes Series: The Hellmouth Guardian’s Lover by Adriana Herrera and The Vixen’s Deceit by Nikki Sloane
The Hellmouth Guardian's Lover by Adriana HerreraPeculiar Tastes #3PNR/Erotic RomanceOctober 4, 2022ARC This is a second chance, enemies to lovers romance between a Sentinel and his former Hellmouth Guardian. Things happened during their former relationship to tear them apart, but now August has come to ask for Adriane's help sealing a breach and rescuing August's current Guardian. August stayed with the order FOR REASONS and after being exiled Adriane built a new life and a thriving Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- Peculiar Tastes Series: The Death God’s Sacrifice by Jenny Nordbak and The Demon’s Bargain by Katee Robert
The Kickstarter for this series, Peculiar Tastes, was all over Twitter in July and August and featured a great line-up of authors writing fantasy romance with sizzle. Contributors to the Kickstarter had a choice of bundles with add-ons of great artwork and other goodies. The official release date for the series on Amazon was yesterday, so you'll see my reviews for them this week. Here are the first two books in the series... The Death God's Sacrifice by Jenny NordbakPeculiar Tastes #1Fantasy Continue Reading
New Releases- Week of October 3-7, 2022
Click on the image for more information or to purchase. Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense: Historical Romance/Historical Continue Reading
Blog Tour and Excerpt- A Match Made at Christmas by Patricia Davids
A MATCH MADE AT CHRISTMASAuthor: Patricia DavidsPublication Date: October 4, 2022Publisher: HQN Book Summary: USA Today bestselling author Patricia Davids continues her Amish romance series set in Harts, Haven, Kansas, with this emotional story about a cancer survivor and a grieving widower who are brought together at Christmas by the matchmakers of Harts Haven who have a little help from the hero's daughters. With Christmas just around the corner, an Amish cancer survivor moves to Continue Reading
Blog Tour and Excerpt- Home Sweet Christmas by Susan Mallery
HOME SWEET CHRISTMASAuthor: Susan MalleryPublication Date: October 4, 2022Publisher: HQN Book Summary: #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery's second book set in the small town of Wishing Tree, Washington is the witty and heartfelt story of two friends who expectedly find the person--and the place in which--they belong this Christmas, for fans of Elin Hildebrand, Robyn Carr, and Susan Wiggs. This small-town life wasn’t supposed to be for Camryn Neff. But after her mother Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
Check out all of our Smexy Deals for the week here. Have the best weekend ever! Continue Reading
Jen’s Mini Reviews: Books by Cate C. Wells, Zoey Draven and Elle Kennedy
I have to giggle a bit when I think of the title of the Cate C. Wells book I just finished. It’s The Tyrant Alpha’s Rejected Mate. This was a really fun crackalicious read. You get the story from the title. We have a rejected mate plot with the major alpha male shifter. But there’s a twist! Una is the FMC. When she was young, Una protected a young wolf from an attack and nearly died. Because of the beating she took, she has an injured leg that never healed properly. She’s a single wolf who Continue Reading