I never ran off with the bad boy, which comes more from a lack of inclination than anything else. Also, growing up, every boy I knew went to my church. I understand why a person would want to though. Who hasn’t had that day when you look around and go, “I’ve got to get away.” That’s why when I find a book where the heroine takes off with the bad boy, I’m hooked. I connect with the heroine right away because I grew up in a small town and constantly dreamed of running off. When she Continue Reading
Guest Post Excerpt and Giveaway: The Ship Mates Series by Gemma L. Perfect
LEARN TO LOVE AGAIN (Ship Mates, book 1 of 4) Available on all platforms, FREE Genre: Contemporary romance Link: https://books2read.com/shipmates1 Blurb: "Love love love!!! Captured me from the get go, totally invested in Ava’s story, now patiently waiting for other books in this series to come out." Sara Fisher - amazon review Mack never sleeps with women he works with. It’s his number one rule. ♥ But Ava makes him want to break all the rules. In the best possible Continue Reading
Guest Author: The Scoundrel’s Daughter by Anne Gracie
The Scoundrel's Daughter by Annie GraceThe Brides of Bellaire Gardens #1Historical RomanceAugust 24, 2021, by Berkley Starting a New Series -- by Anne Gracie There's something both exciting and intimidating about a blank slate — exciting, because anything's possible, and intimidating because everything's possible and OMG where do I start???? In my case, I start with a character (generally a woman) with a problem. Sometimes the problem also affects other women, who will then become Continue Reading
Blog Tour Excerpt: Along Came a Lady by Christi Caldwell
Along Came a Lady by Christi CaldwellAll the Duke's Sins #1Historical RomanceReleases August 24, 2021 Berkley Synopsis: USA Today bestselling author Christi Caldwell makes her Berkley debut this summer with ALONG CAME A LADY (Berkley Mass Market; August 24, 2021), a sparkling, banter-filled, enemies-to-lovers tale about letting go of society’s preconceived notions and finding love. In a reverse retelling of My Fair Lady, ALONG CAME A LADY follows the Continue Reading
Guest Post: Writing Demisexual Heroes by Annabeth Albert
Greetings! I’m so happy to visit one of my favorite blogs as I celebrate the upcoming release of FEEL THE FIRE. This is book 3 in my hotshot series which centers around smoke jumpers and wildfire fighters, but the series can be read out of order! When people hear firefighters, they often immediately think big rugged alpha type heroes. And I do love writing those characters too, but what I wanted to do here was to explore a wide range of first responders beyond the alpha male stereotype—different Continue Reading
Guest Post: How a Librarian from The Mummy Inspired Hearts on Hold by Charish Reid
Charish's new book, Hearts on Hold, releases next week, 2/3 and she stopped by to talk a little bit about the inspiration behind it. FYI- I finished this book last week and will have a mini review tomorrow, it was good, so you should go ahead and preorder it :) I saw the 1999 The Mummy when I was thirteen-years-old and sang it’s cinematic praises for about four months straight. I’m certain my friends grew exhausted by my excessive fan-girling… But what I loved most was the blossoming Continue Reading
Guest Author: Sidney Bell
Hello! I’m so excited to talk about my upcoming romantic suspense novel, Rough Trade. It’s a slow-burn love story about morally-flexible prostitute Ghost and straight-arrow cop Duncan Rook, two men forced to trust one another as they work together to expose a crime ring. At its core, Rough Trade is about two very different people finding a middle ground in extremely turbulent circumstances, and I’m pleased to be able to share some of my favorite romantic suspense novels to celebrate its Continue Reading
Guest Author Jess Michaels and Giveaway
We are happy to have author Jess Michaels at Smexy today. Jess is celebrating the release of Beauty and the Earl.... Broken Jess Michaels Hi everyone and a big thanks to Mandi for allowing me to hang out today here at Smexy Books. I’m a very large fan of the smexy stuff and always have been, so I feel like I’m amongst my people here. The cool thing is that as an author, I get to write as much of the sexy as I want to… and I want to write quite a lot of it. The other thing I love to Continue Reading
Guest Author Rose Lerner and Giveaway
Rose Lerner's Sweet Disorder released this week, and she is here today to talk a little bit about it. I adored this book and will be reviewing it later this morning. William Blake's Songs of Innocence and of Experience contrast two opposite views of the world: that it's a safe place full of joy, and that it's a scary place full of sorrow and anger. One poem I've always loved is "The Clod and the Pebble," which poses a question central to the romance genre and to Sweet Disorder—What does it Continue Reading
Guest Author Megan Hart and Giveaway
Megan Hart is visiting Smexy to talk about her new serial. Part three releases today.... Piece by Piece or All At Once? Megan Hart Serial stories have been around for a long time. Charles Dickens published many of his works in serial format. Early radio shows took up the style, as well as soap operas. More recently, the growing popularity of digital publishing has seen the serial make a comeback – to the delight of some, dismay of others. Serial stories can work wonderfully for readers of Continue Reading