A brutal vampire soldier about to know love for the first time...Murdoch Wroth will stop at nothing to claim Daniela the Ice Maiden--the delicate Valkyrie who makes his heart beat for the first time in three hundred years. Yet the exquisite Danii is part ice fey, and her freezing skin can't be touched by anyone but her own kind without inflicting pain beyond measure.A Valkyrie aching to be touched...Soon desperate for closeness, in an agony of frustration, Murdoch and Danii will do anything to Continue Reading
ARC Review: Willoughby’s Return – Jane Odiwe
A dramatic sequel to Jane Austen's Sense and SensibilityThree years after the conclusion of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, domestic bliss is not always easy to achieve. Colonel Brandon's responsibilities for Eliza, the daughter of his first love, regularly take him away from home, and Marianne's passionate, jealous nature threatens to rock the foundations of their marriage.Now Willoughby and his wife have returned to the West Country. When Brandon is called away, Marianne meets Willoughby Continue Reading
ARC Review: Queen of Song and Souls – C.L. Wilson
Queen of Song and Souls - C.L. Wilson (Book 4 in Tairen Soul series)FantasyOctober 27th, 2009496 pages, paperbackDorchesterThe Tairen Soul series by C.L. Wilson is one of my favorites. It is a great blend of romance and action, with vibrant characters and a really, really evil villain. The second book of the series, Lady of Light and Shadows is one of my all time favorite books. I remember reading it and having to put it down because I became too emtionally involved in it - only to pick it right Continue Reading
Convincing Arthur – Ava March Review
Convincing Arthur - Ava MarchJuly 21, 2009M/M Historical RomanceNovella LengthLoose IDBook was purchasedI was recently read a review of Convincing Arthur at Erotic Horizon. The idea of a m/m in a historical setting really appealed to me. I immediately purchased it and when I added it to my Goodreads list, I noticed Barbara had also given it high marks so I told myself I would read just the first chapter to get a feel for the book. A few hours later I was done ;)Leopold Thornton, or "Thorn" is a Continue Reading
Soulless – Gail Carriger Review
Soulless - Gail Carriger (Book #1 in the Parasol Protectorate Series)October 1, 2009Historical/Paranormal Romance/Steampunk384 pages, paperbackOrbitBook purchased by meAlexia Tarabotti is a mature woman of twenty-six who would much rather be reading or eating than suffering at a ball. For that reason, she sneaks off to the library and orders tea and is having quite a marvelous time all by herself until a vampire strolls in. Under normal circumstances, vampires are civil, one of her best friends Continue Reading
Guest Review: Sweet Seduction – Maya Banks
I do not read a lot of contemporary romance and thought it would be fun to start having some guest bloggers review that genre. Today, Fallon Blake is taking over Smexy reviewing Maya Banks' latest book. Fallon will have her first book, This Side of Heaven, published early next year.Title: Sweet SeductionAuthor: Maya BanksPublisher: Berkley TradeRelease Date: October 6, 2009ISBN: 978-0425230695Page Count: 304Genre: Erotic Romance ContemporaryMessage Therapist and salon owner Julie Stanford has Continue Reading
Cover Me – L.B. Gregg Review
(Michael and Max...in the fall. Love the cover)Cover Me - L.B. GreggOctober 2, 2009m/m romanceE-BookAspen Mountain PressI first discovered L.B. Gregg, aka Lisabea, through her blog, Nose in a Book. I don't remember how I ended up on her site but I was immediately hooked. She writes some very funny blog posts. Then one day I noticed she had a book, Gobsmacked on her sidebar and the smarty that I am put two and two together and realized she is an author - so embarrassing to admit that. Anyway, I Continue Reading
Beast Warrior: Viking Werewolf – Eva Gordon Review
Beast Warrior - Eva GordonHistorical Paranormal RomanceJuly 31, 2009Paperback, 280 pagesVanilla Heart PublishingBefore we get into the book, I first have to comment on the cover. Seriously, what is going on? Am I missing something? Is there something symbolic that is just going over my head? Or do we have a truly bad cover? This book is about werewolves, and romance in the viking era - and I enjoyed it. Would I have picked it up (or bought it in e-book form) on my own. I honestly don't know. So Continue Reading
Fade to Black – Leslie Parrish Review
(Watch out! I see a scary man in the shadows)Fade to Black - Leslie ParrishJuly 7, 2009Romantic suspensePaperback, 368 pagesSignetI love it when someone feels passionately about a book they have just read because I get the same way. You read an amazing book and you just have to give it praise and recommend it to everyone you know. This is how I came across Fade to Black. Stacy from Stacy's Place on Earth raved about this book and the others in the series. After reading her reviews and seeing all Continue Reading
Must Love Hellhounds Anthology
(She looks so badass - I want to be her)Must Love Hellhounds Anthology - Charlaine Harris, Nalini Singh, Ilona Andrews, Meljean BrookSeptember 1, 2009Urban Fantasy368 pages, paperbackBerkleyIt is hard to go wrong buying an anthology with the authors Charlaine Harris, Nalini Singh, Ilona Andrews and Meljean Brook. As the title promises, each story features hellhounds in one way or another.The Britlingens Go to Hell - Charlaine HarrisBatanya and Clovache are bodyguards hired by a thief named Crick Continue Reading