Review originally posted in April of 2014 on Fiction Vixen by Angela. Beauty and the Earl by Jess MichaelsThe Pleasure Wars #3Historical RomanceFirst Published- April 15, 2014 by SamhainRereleased- March 11, 2017 by The Passionate Pen The House of Windbury and the House of Rothcastle have engaged in a feud for generations. No one knows how it started or why, just that each family has been taught while growing up to despise the other. Then Liam, the Earl of Windbury, befriended Continue Reading
Retro Review: Pleasuring the Lady by Jess Michaels
Review originally posted in November of 2013 on Fiction Vixen by Angela. Pleasuring the Lady by Jess MichealsThe Pleasure Wars #2Historical RomanceFirst Published- November 19, 2013 by SamhainRereleased- March 11, 2017 by The Passionate Pen It was real. It was not a dream. Her entire life had just changed with one foolish decision. Circumstances in Lady Portia’s life have left her a wallflower and spinster. With no hope that she will ever marry, she stays with her troubled Continue Reading
Retro Review: Taken By the Duke by Jess Michaels
Review originally posted in July of 2013 by Angela at Fiction Vixen. Taken by the Duke by Jess MichaelsThe Pleasure Wars #1Historical RomanceFirst published July 1, 2013 by The Passionate Pen So you know my name.” She stared at him as if he were daft. “Of course I know your name. I know it as well as my own– it has been pounded into me since nearly the day of my birth, just as I’m certain my family name has been seared into your mind and soul.” For generations the Continue Reading
Smexy Deals
Royal Catch by Kylie Gilmore A gruff prince in need of a wifeA commoner impersonating a princessAnd a bridal competition gone terribly awry… GabrielI am the crown prince of Villroy, heir to a kingdom, bound by duty to marry and produce an heir.I expected a quiet arrangement through royal channels, instead I got a palace full of women vying for my hand. And how do they “win” this barbaric game set up by my crafty mother? By figuring out how to save the kingdom’s faltering economy through Continue Reading
Review: An Affair in Winter by Jess Michaels
An Affair in Winter by Jess Michaels Series: Seasons, 1 Paranormal Romance Released: July 12, 2016 The Passionate Pen Reviewed by Sheena Widow Rosalinde Wilde is on her way to her beloved sister’s wedding when an unexpected storm waylays her at an overcrowded inn. There she meets a tempting stranger who sweeps her into a night of unforgettable passion. Grayson Danford never expected a night with the irresistible Mrs. Wilde, but she was a welcome distraction from the unpleasant duty Continue Reading
Feature: An Affair in Winter by Jess Michaels
Widow Rosalinde Wilde is on her way to her beloved sister’s wedding when an unexpected storm waylays her at an overcrowded inn. There she meets a tempting stranger who sweeps her into a night of unforgettable passion. Grayson Danford never expected a night with the irresistible Mrs. Wilde, but she was a welcome distraction from the unpleasant duty of breaking up his brother’s impending nuptials. He’s shocked when he discovers his passionate lover is none other than the sister of his 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
Review: Taken by the Duke by Jess Michaels
Taken by the Duke by Jess Michaels (The Pleasure Wars #1) July 2, 2013 Erotic Historical Samhain Reviewed by Mandi This book has a great beginning. In the prologue we discover the consequence and the devastation that two very old feuding families can sustain. It’s House Rothcastle vs. House Windbury, and it’s not pretty. The two families have hated each other for years, and it comes to a crashing climax when Matilda of the Rothcastle family tries to run away with her lover of the Continue Reading