Horse riding is the only sport where riders compete on an equal basis regardless of gender. It was the horses that drew me to horse racing, and the idea of equity that helped keep me interested (and the data, but that’s an aside to this story). I grew up in a country town in New Zealand with parents who had zero interest in horses, so I took myself along to pony club and begged people to let me borrow their horses. From there, I worked as a strapper (or if you are American, a hot walker or Continue Reading
Guest Post: Amy Aislin talks about preparing a book for release
Thank you for joining me to celebrate the release of my newest m/m sports romance, Shots on Goal (Stick Side #3), and thank you to Smexy Books for allowing me to briefly take over the blog! Shots on Goal is the third book in the Stick Side series. Each novel features different main characters and can be read as standalones. Shots has a prickly NHL player who cooks his way into his teammates’ good graces, and an optimistic college senior trying to save his local library. Shots was Continue Reading
Guest Post: Writing Cute Smut by Rachel Reid
We already had a post planned for Rachel to talk about "cute smut" and I saw this tweet from Rachel and I practically begged Stephanie at Carina to ask Rachel to expand on this tweet in her post. Thank you Stephanie and Rachel for this post. (Side note, I will have a mini-review for Tough Guy tomorrow) Ryan was pretty sure he had an ugly dick. That was the first line I wrote of the third book in my Game Changers series, Tough Guy. It didn’t end up being the first line of the book, but it Continue Reading
Guest post: Writing a character’s coming out by Jayce Ellis
Jayce stopped by to talk about how she approached writing Jeremiah coming out in her new novel, Jeremiah, available now. I came out as pansexual to a few of my friends over drinks, wings, and mumbo sauce. We were so busy laughing and kiki-ing it up that we didn’t even pause for reflection. To be honest, I wasn’t even sure they’d heard me. The next morning, one of them sent a group text. Jayce, did you come out to us last night, or was that my imagination? That was real, but I’m not sure I Continue Reading
Guest Post: Sexy Fall and Winter Holiday Romances by Xan West
Xan West's new book, Eight Kinky Nights is out on December 16 and I asked them to put together a list of their favorite holiday romances to share with the Smexy readers. Take it away Xan- I love holiday romances, and read them all year long. As a reader, I particularly adore high heat holiday romance because it’s one of the few places where I can consistently find humor balanced with the heat. To help celebrate my first holiday romance release, which is an erotic romance, I put together Continue Reading
Guest Post: I Wanna Rock (Star) by JN Welsh
JN Welsh stopped by to talk about untraditional rock stars. The mic is yours JN! From Jimmy Hendrix and Tina Turner, to bands like Twisted Sister and Extreme, as well as the musicians gracing the stages of this year’s Afropunk Festival, I love a good rock star. I’ve travelled far and wide, domestically and globally, to get my fill of them. They make fans wild with desire and behavior that under normal circumstances would seem stalker-ish and just a little creepy. No judgment, we’ve all been Continue Reading
Guest Post: Eight Kisses – Latkes, Light, and Love by Michelle Mars
Today author Michelle Mars stops by to talk a little about her story that is part of the Eight Kisses, Hanukkah anthology, available now. I'll have a mini review of the anthology tomorrow. But until then, here's Michelle talking about her experience being part of this anthology. It has been such an amazing and personally rewarding experience to be a part of making a Hanukkah anthology. Growing up in a minority religion, Jewish, I always knew I was different. Everything around me said so, as Continue Reading
Guest Post: Writing with a Day Job by Melia Alexander
Like many folks, we here at Smexy are constantly working on juggling work, family life, social life, reading, blogging and other things. I often wonder how authors balance it all. Melia stops by to talk about what works for her. Melia's new book, Seduced by the Soldier is out now. Tips on how to keep your day job, writing life, and sanity Like many writers, I have a day job, a place I lovingly refer to as The Male Observation Lab. As you might guess from the moniker, I work in Continue Reading
Guest Post: What I love about Vegas by Chantal Fernando
I first visited Vegas a few years back for RT (Romantic Times Convention). I was specifically going for the event, and I wasn’t really that excited about Vegas itself. Why? Well, I’m not much of a gambler, and I didn’t think it would really be my scene. (I was wrong) I dragged my best friend/book assistant along with me, it was my first trip to the US and I had no idea what to expect. After being in Vegas for a few days, I fell in love with the place. It has so much to offer, the nightlife, Continue Reading
Guest Post: Favorite Christmas Movies by Shannon Stacey
Almost every year for the last decade, I’ve released a Christmas novella and it’s a tradition I hope to continue for a long time. I love writing novellas and I love Christmas, so it hardly feels like work at all! (That’s not true. Writing novellas is hard.) This year’s novella, One Christmas Eve, is a fun and sexy holiday story about a bookstore owner who’s living life on her own terms since her divorce, and the sexy but a little uptight man who opens a business next door. Like many holiday Continue Reading