Just a note, I am testing out Books2Read Universal Links and linking the title and author name. Please let me know if you have any issues with them. Kini A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole New York City socialite and perpetual hot mess Portia Hobbs is tired of disappointing her family, friends, and—most importantly—herself. An apprenticeship with a struggling swordmaker in Scotland is a chance to use her expertise and discover what she’s capable of. Turns out she excels at aggravating Continue Reading
Review: Cheeky Royal by Nana Malone
Cheeky Royal by Nana Malone (Royals Undercover #1) Released: April 2, 2018 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I'm all about the royals these days and when I read this blurb, what stood out to me is the heroine is in charge of guarding the royals (aka the hero). This is a really cute, super sexy story and I definitely recommend it. But let me also tell you that it's part one of a two-book series and it ends in a cliffhanger. The second book, Cheeky King, comes out Continue Reading
Game, Set, Match Winner
The winner of Game, Set, Match by Nana Malone is: JenM Congrats!! Please email me at mandischreiner (at) gmail (dot) com. Thanks so much to Nana Malone for stopping by Smexy! Continue Reading
Interview and Giveaway With Nana Malone
I’m happy to have Nana Malone here at Smexy today. We are talking about her debut book, Game,Set,Match. Game,Set,Match is your debut novel. Tell us about your road to publication. Was it bumpy or smooth sailing? Totally smooth sailing. Ha! I wish. When I started writing 11 years ago, I thought I’d have a book written in a month, sell it a month after that and be a NYT bestseller in no time. Clearly I’d lost my mind. The reality was, I had a lot to learn about plot and characterization and Continue Reading
Review: Game,Set,Match By Nana Malone
Game, Set, Match by Nana Malone Contemporary Romance August 12, 2010 Paperback/E-Book, 354 Pages The Wild Rose Press Reviewed by Mandi Izzy Conners has been raising the now teenage Nick, pretty much his whole life. Although not his birth mother, he has lived with her and she has cared and loved him as if he was her own. Sabrina, Nick’s biological mother has issues of drug abuse and dropping off the face of the Earth at convenient times. Izzy is acting currently as a foster Continue Reading