Sparks fly when a daring diva clashes with an ice-cold war hero in the newest thrilling romance in USA Today bestselling author Julie Anne Long’s Palace of Rogues series. She arrives in the dead of night, a mob out for blood at her heels: Mariana Wylde, the “Harlot of Haywood Street,” an opera diva brought low by a duel fought for her favors. But the ladies of the Grand Palace on the Thames think they can make a silk purse from scandal: They’ll restore her reputation and share in Continue Reading
Review: Once Upon a December by Amy Reichert
Once Upon a December by Amy ReichertContemporary Romance/Magical RealismPublished on October 4, 2022 by Berkley Reviewed by Kate Once Upon a December is a Christmas-themed romance novel with a magical twist. Astra and Jack met years ago at the Julemarked, a magical Christmas market Jack lives in, but Astra doesn’t remember. Over the years, she continues to run into Jack, but she’s married. As the book opens, she’s divorced, she meets Jack again, he tells her about the Julemarked, and they Continue Reading
New Releases- Week of October 31- November 4, 2022
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Take My Books Giveaway Winners!
Here are your winners for the October Take My Books Giveaway! Set #1- KareniSet #2- Mollie WSet #3- Mary BethSet #4- katSet #5- Meg All winners have been notified by email. Congratulations and happy reading! Continue Reading
Blog Tour and Excerpt- Embracing Love by Sara Ohlin
Embracing Love by Sara Ohlin Book 4 in the Rescue Me series General Release Date: 25th October 2022 Word Count: 77,488 Book Length: SUPER NOVEL Pages: 296 Genres: CONTEMPORARY EROTIC ROMANCE Add to Goodreads Book Description When a broken woman risks her heart for the neighborhood hottie, heat rises from the ashes… When a broken woman risks her heart for the neighborhood hottie, heat rises from the ashes… Once broken and abused, Sasha Kincaid is slowly rebuilding her life in the quiet Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
My daughter got married last weekend on the beach in FL and it was beautiful! Now I don't know what to do with myself after months and months of destination wedding planning. LOL. I'm just glad it all went smoothly and the happy couple was thrilled with their day. Make sure you get your comment in for the Take My Books Giveaway! It ends tomorrow. Have a wonderful weekend! Continue Reading
Smexy Rewind- 10/28
Here’s what posts Smexy featured on October 28th in years past! Enjoy! Continue Reading
Review: The Rivals of Casper Road by Roan Parrish
The Rivals of Casper Road by Roan ParrishLGBTQ+ RomanceSept 27, 2022 by Harlequin Review by Kate H. I’ve been procrastinating on this review because I am a fan of Roan Parrish. I love her Middle of Somewhere and Riven series, and I have enjoyed the Garnet Run books, set in one of those utopian small towns where half the population is queer and the other half is benign. The third book in the series The Lights on Knockbridge Lane took Continue Reading
New Releases- Week of October 24-28, 2022
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Take My Books Giveaway!
My shelves are full again and I’m clearing them out. Let me know which set you prefer by commenting with the set(s) of your choice. The contest is to run through Sunday 10/30/22 at midnight. Winners will be chosen Monday 10/31/22 and notified by email. Open to US residents only. Set #1 Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood Lucy on the Wild Side by Kerry Rea Set #2 Just Another Love Song by Kerry Winfrey Drunk on Love by Jasmine Guillory Set #3 Lucky Streak by Tif Continue Reading