Blackout (Cal Leandros # 6) by Rob Thurman Urban Fantasy March 1, 2011 Paperback Roc Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Leandros...Niko, you might want to take a closer look at that picture and buy a cattle prod for when I’m all the way back because that guy is not happy and that guy is not right.” When Caliban (Cal) Leandros wakes up on a beach surrounded by dead monsters he knows a killer has been here. That doesn’t bother him. The fact he could be the killer doesn’t bother him. Continue Reading
Review: Shalador’s Lady by Anne Bishop
Shalador’s Lady (A Black Jewels Novel #8) by Anne Bishop Fantasy March 2, 2010 Hardcover Roc Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “It is better to break you own heart then to break your honor.” Shalador's Lady by Anne Bishop is the 8th book in her Black Jewels series. It is also the sequel to her 7th book, The Shadow Queen. I adore the Black Jewels series. A deliciously dark and traumatic series that celebrates the triumph of evil. Unequivocal world building sustained by dramatic and Continue Reading
Review: Surrender To Me by Shayla Black
Surrender to Me by Shayla Black (Wicked Lovers #4) Erotic Romantic Suspense March 1, 2011 Trade Paperback Berkley Trade Reviewed by Mandi Note: This review contains spoilers. For Kata’s twenty-fifth birthday she flies to Vegas with her “friend with benefits” lover Ben and friends to celebrate. Months ago she had told Ben one of her fantasies was to have a ménage – and Ben has decided this trip is the perfect opportunity to give her this gift. He calls up his friend Hunter Continue Reading
Review: Falling Under by Gwen Hayes
Falling Under by Gwen Hayes (Falling Under #1) Paranormal YA March 1, 2011 Trade Paperback New American Library Reviewed by Mandi When Theia Alderson sees a burning man falling from the sky into her yard one night, her life as she knows it is over. Theia is seventeen, and lives a very sheltered life. Her mother died at her birth and her father is not only extremely strict, but makes her live a very oppressed, careful lifestyle – blaming her mother’s reckless carefree ways for her Continue Reading
Guest Review: I Spy a Dark Obsession by Jo Davis
I Spy a Dark Obsession by Jo Davis (Shado Agency #3) Erotic Contemporary Romance March 1, 2011 Trade Paperback NAL Trade I’m happy to have Lynette from Lynette’s Two Cents back to Smexy for another guest review! Take it away Lynette: LYNETTE'S TWO CENTS: When Smexy asked me if I’d be willing to do a guest post, the premise for I SPY A DARK OBSESSION caught my eye. I was eager to dive in and read I SPY A DARK OBSESSION despite having not read the previous two books in the Continue Reading
Review: Never Again by Michele Bardsley
Never Again by Michele Bardsley (Wizards of Nevermore #1) Paranormal Romance March 1, 2011 Paperback Signet Reviewed by Mandi Lucinda Rackmore is desperate for help which is the only reason she finds herself standing on her ex-brother in-law’s porch begging for his protection. Lucinda is on the run from her lover, Bernard Franco who has bound her powers and has outcast and cursed her. She can’t think of a single other person to help her than Gray Calhoun. But Gray was betrayed by Continue Reading
Review: Accidentally Catty by Dakota Cassidy
Accidentally Catty (Accidental Friends #5) by Dakota Cassidy Paranormal Romance March 1, 2011 Trade Paperback, 368 Pages Berkley Trade Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Your a mean one, Miss Grinch.” ”I’m a practical one. We just had amazing sex. Yippee. Now let’s go eat.” Katie Woods flees to the backwoods of upper New York state after a nasty divorce almost ruins her veterinary career. As far as exciting hot spots go-this town is a yawn. But when a 200 lb cougar shows up on Continue Reading
Review: Living on the Edge by Shannon K. Butcher
Living On The Edge (#1 in Edge Series) by Shannon K. Butcher Paranormal Romance March 1, 2011 Paperback, 368 Pages Signet Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I have you on speed dial but I don’t want you butting in. Go have your wild monkey sex...and leave me in peace.” When Lucas Ramsey’s former commanding officer asks for a personal favor, Lucas cannot say no. His mission? Make sure Sloan Gideon never makes it to Columbia, South America. Sloan Gideon is a personal bodyguard Continue Reading
Review: Primal Bonds by Jennifer Ashley
Primal Bonds (Shifters Unbound #2) by Jennifer Ashley Paranormal Romance March 1, 2011 Paperback, 320 Pages Berkley Sensation Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Your father told me you were the Guardian.” “I am. She just likes handling my sword.” When Ashley Gray requests refuge from her pack and an unwanted mate claim, Sean Morrissey claims her as his mate; sight unseen. When Sean finally meets her he knows he has found his true mate, but Ashley has her own agenda and her Continue Reading
Review: Pleasure Me by Monica Burns
Pleasure Me by Monica Burns March 1, 2011 Historical Romance Trade Paperback, 352 Pages Berkley Trade Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “A teacher of mine once told me that some women like to hear a man whisper naughty words into their ears.” His teeth nibbled at her earlobe. Her knees gave away, and only his body kept her from sliding to the floor. “Are you one of those women, my lady?” Forty-One year old Lady Ruth has been a courtesan most of her life and a very successful Continue Reading