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
New Release Blitz- Excerpt & Giveaway: Safe Harbour by Thom Collins
Safe Harbour by Thom Collins Book 2 in the Jagged Shores Series General Release Date: 9th November 2021 Word Count: 58,382 Book Length: NOVEL Pages: 229 Genres: CONTEMPORARY EROTIC ROMANCE GAY GLBTQI THRILLERS AND SUSPENSE Add to Goodreads Book Description Two lovers seek shelter in a storm of jealousy and passion. Matt arrives in the seaside town of Nyemouth for a much-needed vacation. As a successful lawyer, Matt has a hectic career, and with an ex-husband still pestering him for 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
Release Blitz: The Duchess Hunt by Lorraine Heath
The Duchess Hunt by Lorraine HeathOnce Upon a Dukedom #2On Sale: September 28, 2021 Look for the Smexy review tomorrow morning! (I really enjoyed this one.) Blurb: New York Times bestselling author Lorraine Heath continues her Once Upon a Dukedom series with this lush love story of a duke who discovers what he desires in a wife may not be what he needs… Hugh Brinsley-Norton, the Duke of Kingsland, is in need of a duchess. However, restoring the dukedom—left in ruins by his father—to 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
Family First Blog Tour & Giveaway
Family First A Black Romance Boxed Set with stories by Iris Bolling, Sharon C. Cooper, Delaney Diamond, Sherelle Green, Tina Martin, Stephanie Nicole Norris, Candace Shaw, Kiru Taye Pre-order your copy for only 99 cents (before the price goes to $4.99 on release day). Inside the pages of this limited edition box set is an introduction to 8 family series containing 8 contemporary romance novels from bestselling authors. Get ready for captivating stories of passion, family ties, and Black Continue Reading
Guest Post: Jenny Holiday’s Six Non-Traditional Christmas Traditions
Jenny Holiday's most recent book A Princess For Christmas was released in October and is available at all book retailers & e-tailers! Thank you Jenny for sharing some of your non-traditional traditions with us! Watching Hallmark Christmas movies with my dad. He is always genuinely worried about how the main characters are going to resolve things, and I always have the plot figured out within ten minutes. Christmas tree ornaments with the wrong name on them. It’s a long, Continue Reading
Guest Post: Writing Single Parent Romance by KD Fisher
I love reading romance epilogues. I adore the cozy feeling of everything settling into its place, the sureness of the couple having overcome the challenges standing in their way. In the epilogue the characters have figured out their life together. Oftentimes epilogues are where you can find the true happily ever after. There’s always some kind of lasting commitment: a new house together, marriage, or, perhaps, even a baby. When I started writing The Secret Ingredient, I wanted to write a 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: Smexy welcomes author Carla de Guzman
I Hate Lumpia Lemons, in any way, shape and form, make me laugh. They bring me right back to #romanceclass, that time when theater actor Jef Flores sucked the life out of a poor, hapless lemon in the guise of kilig, reading a scene from Camilla Sisco’s “Sumbission Moves”, back when we could still be outside and suck lemons in public. Lemons are expensive, ha! And now they just make me laugh! Lumpia initiates an instant ‘ick’ reflex for me. It reminds me of Continue Reading