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Review: What We May Be by Layla Reyne

August 16, 2021 by Angela 1 Comment

What We May Be by Layla ReyneLGBTQ Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense8/16/2021 Self PublishedARC Reviewed by Angela I ain't even gonna lie, I saw this cover and was IMMEDIATELY intrigued. I hadn't even read the blurb yet and I was already ready to jump right in. LOL. Okay, so then I finally read the blurb and discovered this was a throuple second chance romance and that pretty much sealed the deal. What We May Be starts off with a bang (literally), introducing its three main Continue Reading

Smexy’s August TBR

August 6, 2021 by Angela 6 Comments

Angela- How is it already August? How is school starting already? I have a ton of books on my TBR this month. Hopefully, I won't be distracted by any new ARCs suddenly popping up on my Kindle. Rogue Ghosts & Other Miscreants (Guild Codex Universe #) by Annette Marie and Rob Jacobsen 8/6 Urban Fantasy- I really, really love this world. This is the third book featuring Kit Morris and his partner, Lienna. Battle Royal (Palace Insiders #1) by Lucy Parker 8/17 Contemporary Romance- Grumpy Continue Reading

Excerpt: VARIABLE ONSET by Layla Reyne

May 4, 2020 by Kini 1 Comment

Intro  In Variable Onset, (available now) a standalone m/m romantic mystery, a prickly FBI instructor meets his match—and undercover husband—in the brash, flirtatious former student who made his early professor days hell… and who always had the hots for teacher. With their cold case suddenly heating up, will things get too hot to handle, in their fake relationship and in their investigation? Read on for a sexy excerpt! Sexy Excerpt  “I’m sorry,” Lincoln said, slumping back in Continue Reading

Guest Post: Queer Romance Recs for your Pride Month Reading by Layla Reyne

June 13, 2019 by Kini 1 Comment

Author Layla Reyne is back on Smexy for some recs for Pride month! Out this week, PRINCE OF KILLERS is book one of my new male/male romantic suspense trilogy, FOG CITY. Usually, when my writing brain is in romantic suspense mode, I’m reading a different genre. While working on Fog City, I’ve been binge-reading contemporary romance. These are just a few of my recent favorites that I’d recommend for your Pride Month reading. Top Shelf – Allison Temple – A cover with character, and a Continue Reading

Smex Scene Sunday: Sexcerpt from Noble Hops by Layla Reyne

February 10, 2019 by Kini 1 Comment

Thanks for having me on the Smexy blog to celebrate the upcoming release of NOBLE HOPS, the final book of the Trouble Brewing series. I’m bringing a sexy excerpt with me today that teases the hot distillery hook-up (over a barrel!) between federal prosecutor and brewer Nic Price and FBI agent Cam Byrne. Enjoy! EXCERPT: They wove through the first room of big silver tanks and into the second cooler one, to the back where he and Eddie had made extra room between the stout tanks. “You Continue Reading

Mandi’s Monday Musings

July 23, 2018 by Mandi Leave a Comment

Imperial Stout by Layla Reyne (Trouble Brewing #1) Released: July 23, 2018 M/M Suspense Carina Press This is a spin-off series from Reyne's Whiskey series and I saw some reviews that said it's probably best if you read the Whiskey series before reading this. I did not and I was confused at the beginning of the book. There are a lot of characters besides our two leading men, and it was hard to keep track of names and who was bad or good or a double agent etc.. I did settle in after a while Continue Reading

Feature: Imperial Stout by Layla Reyne

July 3, 2018 by Mandi Leave a Comment

Layla Reyne spins off from her pulse-pounding Agents Irish and Whiskey books with Imperial Stout, the first installment in the Trouble Brewing series It’s a good thing assistant US attorney Dominic Price co-owns a brewery. He could use a cold one. Nic’s star witness has just been kidnapped, his joint operation with the FBI is in jeopardy, his father’s shady past is catching up with him and the hot new special agent in San Francisco is the kind of distraction best handled with a stiff Continue Reading

Feature: Tequila Sunrise by Layla Reyne

October 24, 2017 by Mandi Leave a Comment

Fans of the Agents Irish and Whiskey series will enjoy seeing Mel and Danny’s romance flourish, past and present, while new readers will be treated to an action-packed flirty romance between a badass law enforcement alpha-female and her dashing sidekick lover. Tequila Sunrise releases November 13.  Teaser from Tequila Sunrise: She tapped her toe against the chair, demanding he get on with it, and his cock gave a very interested jerk. Shrugging out of his suit jacket, he tossed it on one Continue Reading

Review: Barrel Proof by Layla Reyne

August 8, 2017 by admin Leave a Comment

Barrel Proof by Layla Reyne (Agents Irish and Whiskey #3) Romance, M/M Romantic Suspense Published August 7, 2017 Carina Press 189 Pages Reviewed by Tracey Favorite Quote: “Then why are you leaving?” “Caught that, did you?” Cradling his face, Jamie swiped a thumb over the corner of his grim smile. “I love you too, I know your kiss, and I know what goodbye tastes like.” Blurb: FBI agents Aidan "Irish" Talley and Jameson "Whiskey" Walker can't get a moment's peace. Their hunt for Continue Reading

Review: Single Malt by Layla Reyne

March 8, 2017 by Mandi Leave a Comment

Single Malt by Layla Reyne (Agents Irish and Whiskey #1) Released: Febuary 27, 2017 M/M Romantic Suspense Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi What drew me into this book is that both heroes are FBI agents and one is nicknamed Irish and the other Whiskey - I love that. I also love m/m FBI stories (hello Ty and Zane!) This was an okay read but I found my attention wandering in the second half. Let me also state up front that it ends in a bit of a cliffhanger. The relationship is progressing Continue Reading

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