In my most recent release, Candy Hearts, one of the heroes, Benji, loves wearing lingerie and sexy undergarments. This is part of his self-expression, and he was a very fun character to write. He has connections to a lingerie company in the story. His sister (the heroine of Stocking Stuffers) is head of marketing for a lingerie and sex toy company, and one of the other side characters in this story is a lingerie designer. Benji wears lingerie throughout the story, and by the end of the book, he 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
Excerpt: An Elf to Myself by Emy Calirel
Author Emy Calirel was kind enough to share an excerpt An Elf to Myself which is available now. The last thing Wilhelm expects to find at Michaels, three days before Christmas and in search of a gift to make for his niece, is one of Santa’s elves—a cute one with a wicked, inappropriate sense of humor and a kinky streak. Alabastair may have been kicked out of Santa’s village, but he’s still a Christmas expert. And he’s determined to give Wilhelm and his family the best holiday he Continue Reading
Q&A with Annabeth Albert
Annabeth's new novel, Arctic Heat Frozen Hearts #3, releases September 23rd. She stopped by for a Q&A about her the book. Hi! I’m so delighted to be here on one of my all-time favorite blogs with some Q&A about ARCTIC HEAT, my newest release in the Frozen Hearts series set in Alaska. As with the other two books in the series, this one stands alone fine—there’s only the briefest of mentions of the prior books’ couples and no spoilers. This is my opposites-attract, odd couple Continue Reading
Angela’s Tuesday ARC Reviews: Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore and Lord of the Last Heartbeat by May Peterson
Bringing Down the Duke by Evie DunmoreA League of Extraordinary Women #1Historical Romance September 3, 2019 by BerkleyARC This was a pleasant surprise! I love it when a debut author exceeds my expectations and leaves me looking forward to the next release in the series. Bringing Down the Duke is set in the late 1800s, and features a heroine who has secured a scholarship to Oxford and is involved in the suffrage movement in England. She, quite by accident and without knowing his Continue Reading
Guest Post: Queer Romance Recs for your Pride Month Reading by Layla Reyne
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
Angela’s Tuesday Thoughts- Give Up the Ghost by Jenn Burke and TBR update.
Give Up the Ghost by Jenn BurkeNot Dead Yet #2M/M PNRJune 3, 2019 by Carina Press KINDLE * BN * GOODREADS I've always really enjoyed this author and the first book in this series, Not Dead Yet, had me hooked from almost the first word. Wes and Hudson are back again and have decided to not only give their relationship a second chance, but to also partner up in a private investigative firm. Everything would be wonderful if Wes weren't keeping secrets from Hudson and if Hudson weren't Continue Reading
Interview with Annabeth Albert
https://amzn.to/318yJAp Annabeth's new book Arctic Wild released on June 3. Here is part of the blurb and it sounds amazing- When a plane crashes in the Alaskan wilderness, the best place to land is in the arms of a younger man… Hi! Thank you so much for having me today! I was delighted to be asked to do this interview as I celebrate the release of ARCTIC WILD, second in my Alaska set series. In the book, workaholic corporate attorney rediscovers the simple joy of slowing down after a Continue Reading