Skybound by Aleksandr Voinov Historical m/m romance (Novella) Released: August 20, 2012 Riptide Reviewed by Mandi I discovered Aleksandr Voinov this year after I read and devoured his Dark Soul series. I then went on to read Part One (currently reading Part Two – it is thousands of pages) of his very dark, Special Forces (free on his website, and I reiterate, dark) and loved. I mean, I realllllly loved. So I’m now determined to read everything he writes. His latest Continue Reading
Review: Loving Lady Marcia by Kieran Kramer
Loving Lady Marcia by Kieran Kramer (House of Brady #1) Released: August 28, 2012 Historical Romance St. Martin's Reviewed by May This is a story, of a lovely lady. She was bringing up three very lovely girls. All of them had hair of gold… and I think you know how the rest of that catchy song goes. In an homage to the epic television series The Brady Bunch, Kieran Kramer is writing a series based in Regency England that features the Brady family – right down to Alice and Tiger. As a Continue Reading
Review: The Ugly Duchess by Eloisa James
The Ugly Duchess by Eloisa James (Fairy Tales #4) Historical Romance August 28, 2012 Avon Reviewed by May Perhaps if she napped, she would wake to find that this day had never happened. Perhaps she was in a fever dream. After all, the fairy story was supposed to end when the Ugly Duckling became a swan. Everyone knew that swans got everything they wanted. Beautiful people always did. Theo’s father died when she was a child, and she (and her mother) moved into the home of the Duke of Continue Reading
Review: When You Wish Upon a Duke by Isabella Bradford
When You Wish Upon a Duke by Isabella Bradford (Wylder Sisters #1) July 31, 2012 Historical Romance Ballantine Reviewed by May In the Dorset countryside lives the beautiful Lady Charlotte Wylder. After her father (an Earl) passed away her mother took her three daughters off to the country and raised them there. That is, until one fateful night when a carriage rolls up with news of Charlotte’s fiancé the Duke of Marchbourne, and how he wishes her to come to London so that they may Continue Reading
Review: Blackstone’s Bride by Kate Moore
Blackstone’s Bride by Kate Moore August 7, 2012 Historical Romance Berkley Reviewed by May Favorite quote: He was born to be a connoisseur of erections. He knew them all, the ones like slow bread dough rising, or those like wild Congreve rockets soaring, or others like a water douser’s stick pointing straight at the source. When called upon to do his duty by a woman, he had taught himself to coax an erection out of the thinnest wisp of sexual stimulation. But that skill had come later Continue Reading
Review: Brody by Emma Lang
Brody by Emma Lang (Circle Eight #2) June 26, 2012 Historical Romance Kensington Brava Reviewed by Helyce Texas Ranger Brody Armstrong has been investigating the murders and kidnapping of several ranchers but the one that has touched him the most is the kidnapping of Benjamin Graham, the youngest of the Graham children. He’s determined to find out everything he can even if in the end the news is devastating. When his investigation points him toward Mexico, he heads out to the Graham Continue Reading
Elizabeth Hoyt Interviews Debut Author Juliana Gray
Today, we’ve put Elizabeth Hoyt to work. She has stopped by Smexy Books to interview author Juliana Gray, whose debut book, A Lady Never Lives releases today. Elizabeth and Juliana, take it away! One of the lovely things about being a published author is getting advance reader copies (arcs) of debut books for the purpose of blurbing them. It’s quite a perk to discover new authors before everyone else! I was given Juliana Gray’s A Lady Never Lies last spring and was absolutely blown away by the Continue Reading
Review: Moonglow by Kristen Callihan
Moonglow ( Darkest London #2 ) by Kristen Callihan Paranormal Romance July 31, 2012 Forever Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “We are all imperfect creatures, love. I don't want perfect. I just want you.” Daisy Ellis Craigmore’s marriage was not the dream marriage she portrayed to the world, with her husband’s death, Daisy is determined to enjoy her life and all the benefits being a widow entails. When Daisy and a friend are attacked by something, Ian Ranulf comes to her rescue and is Continue Reading
Review: More Than a Stranger by Erin Knightley
More Than a Stranger by Erin Knightly (Sealed With a Kiss #1) Historical Romance June 5, 2012 Signet Reviewed by May Favorite Quote: Benedict squeezed his eyes shut. The mere thought of hurting and subsequently losing Evie stole his breath and seared his heart. Resolutely, he opened his eyes and reached for his quill. It was for the greater good, he reminded himself. Besides, no matter how much she had meant to him, he was surely just a small, faceless part of her childhood. She Continue Reading
Review: Ravishing the Heiress by Sherry Thomas
Ravishing the Heiress by Sherry Thomas (Fitzhugh Trilogy #2) Historical Romance July 3, 2012 Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: Some hopes were weeds, easy to eradicate with a yank and a pull. Some, however, were vines, fast growing, tenacious, and impossible to clear. As she played the music box again, alone in the drawing room, she began to realize that her were of the latter kind. She would never stop hoping. The first 90% of this book is absolutely incredible. The angst Continue Reading