The Scandalous Ladies of London:The Countess by Sophie JordanHistorical Romantic FictionMarch 28, 2023 by Avon Review by Melanie I struggled to identify what this book was because it really did not feel like a standard historical romance. According to Netgalley, it’s been categorized as both romance, which is honestly debatable, and women’s fiction, a term I personally loathe. For the purposes of this review, I’m going to label this book as Historical Romantic Fiction. One of Continue Reading
Melinda’s Minis: Starcrossed by Allie Therin and The Duke Effect by Sophie Jordan
Starcrossed by Allie TherinMagic in Manhattan Book 2Paranormal Historical RomanceMay 18, 2020 by Carina Press Starcrossed by Allie Therin is book 2 in a 1920s set PNR with a bunch of different magical abilities. I absolutely love PNR set in different time periods so this completely worked for me. I only with there was a bit more explanation in this one to tie it to book one as there were parts where I was confused as to what was going on. I definitely did not feel that it stood on its Continue Reading
Giveaway: This Scot of Mine by Sophie Jordan
Harper Collins has generously offered to giveaway a copy of This Scot of Mine to two Smexy readers. Comment below with your favorite Marriage of Convenience romance, any genre, must have a HEA, and we will pick two winners at random. Comments from March 12 & 13, 2019 will be considered for the giveaway. US Only. This Scot of Mine by Sophie Jordan releases today, March 12. This Scot of Mine is a story featuring a marriage of convenience. Lady Clara fakes a pregnancy to escape a Continue Reading
Smexy Deals
Happy Valentine's Day! Celebrate with some books!! A Silken Thread by Brenda Jackson Finding a soulmate was the easy part for Erica Sanders. Brian Lawson is everything she could have dreamed of and then some. Everyone agrees… everyone, that is, except for her own mother, who delights in uncovering Brian’s betrayal that implodes everything and destroys their engagement. Yet Erin has lingering doubts over her choice. What if there were more secrets, ones that changed everything? A Continue Reading
Smexy Deals
Part Time Husband by Noelle Adams Kindle On a Wednesday afternoon, I ask Trevor Bentley to marry me. He might be the most arrogant, obnoxious man I know, but I need him to be my husband for a year. There are reasons. He's not going to be a real husband. Just part-time. Yes, I have to live with him. And, okay, I also have to share his bed. And, sure, he's the hottest and most exciting thing to ever happen to my controlled, organized life. But still... It's only a Continue Reading
Sheena’s Wistful/Wanton Wednesday & Sneak Peek!
Happy Hump Day! I hope you are in the mood for a little swoony/smexy interlude, because my pick for this week is a controversial and sexy doozy. I’ve been on a bit of an experimental kick where I am consciously deciding to read a trope that would normally repel me. Blurbs that ring my warning bells, being em on. Red flags waving? Yooo hooo, over here! I’m exploring this space because I was becoming bored with the same ole reading. Enjoyable, but bored and what better way to break up the Continue Reading
Review: The Duke Buys A Bride by Sophie Jordan
The Duke Buys A Bride by Sophie Jordan Rogue Files, #3 Historical Romance July 24, 2018 Avon Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "I always sleep naked." "Not with me you don't." "As this was the first time we slept together, I did not realize we had established protocol." Alyse Bell was sold into marriage when her father gave her to a friend in the hopes she would be protected after he passed away. Having reached her maturity, she is ready to start her future with her best friend who Continue Reading
Review: Beautiful Lawman by Sophie Jordan
Beautiful Lawman by Sophie Jordan Devil’s Rock, #4 Contemporary Romance December 26, 2017 Avon Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Hold that thought, I’ll be right back to tell you why you're wrong.” Piper Walsh has spent her entire life trying to live down her family’s bad reputation. With her older brother currently serving time at Devil’s Rock, raising her younger sister, and being forced to work in a strip club doesn’t help. A chance meeting with the local sheriff only reinforces Continue Reading
Review: Fury on Fire by Sophie Jordan
Fury on Fire by Sophie Jordan Series: Devil's Rock, #3 Romance Contemporary January 31, 2017 Berkley Reviewed by Tori Fury on Fire is the third book in Sophie Jordan’s Devil's rock series that revolves around a trio of incarcerated felons and the woman who free them from their demons. North Callaghan and his brother Knox (All Chained Up) were sentenced to Devil’s Rock for manslaughter after they killed the man who sexually assaulted their cousin. Good men who had their whole lives Continue Reading
Review: While the Duke was Sleeping by Sophie Jordan
While the Duke was Sleeping by Sophie Jordan (The Rogue Files #1) Historical Romance Released: October 25, 2016 Avon Reviewed by May Poppy Fairchurch has a lot of time for her mind to wander and dream up fantasies about the oh so appealing Duke of Autenberry as she worked in the flower shop. She had him all figured out in her mind, and she was totally in love. Then one day she witnessed him getting into a fight, jumped in to save his life, and her entire world turned upside down. She Continue Reading