First up, Nalini Singh has posted an excerpt to her upcoming book, Bonds of Justice. Go HERE for the excerpt. It will be released July 6th. Blameless, the third book in Gail Carriger’s Alexia Tarabotti series now has a cover: I LOVED the first book, Soulless, and the second book, Changeless releases soon. You can watch how they created the above cover, HERE. Awhile ago, Karen Marie Moning started a facebook page for some of her characters. I of course immediately became “friends” with Continue Reading
Review: Catch Me If You Can by L.B. Gregg
Catch Me If You Can by L.B. GreggM/M RomanceMarch 2, 2010E-BookSamhain PressReviewed by Mandi Why I read: L.B. Gregg is one of my favorite authors. Favorite Quote: Listed in the review. Caesar Romano is an assistant in an art gallery. He is broke and lives with his nana – this causes him some shame but he comes from a very close knit Italian family. The book opens during a show for the artist, Jean Pappineau. He creates busts of famous people out of odds and ends. As the drinks start Continue Reading
Guest Author: Shelley Munro
Thanks so much for having me to visit again. Today I’m here to talk about my release Fancy Free. Fancy Free is a fish-out-of-water story about a woman who inherits a condom factory. There’s a bit of a story behind this book. My husband and I were flying home from San Francisco aboard an Air New Zealand flight. I was browsing the in-flight magazine and an article about new products caught my attention. One of the items was a vibrating condom. Immediately my mind seized the idea and the Continue Reading
Review: Angelology by Danielle Trussoni
Angelology by Danielle Trussoni March 9, 2010 Urban FantasyHardback, 452 Pages Viking Adult Reviewed by Amanda You may or may not have heard/read/seen the hype surrounding this book. It has already been tipped to be a best seller by the media. Reading the back cover blurb I was really excited to get the chance to read this book before the release date. It sounded like a great read (and that was before I read the hype, by the way I believe the story has already been optioned as a Continue Reading
Review: Bride of the Wolf by Susan Krinard
Bride of the Wolf by Susan Krinard March 1, 2010 (Available now) Paranormal Romance Paperback, 384 pages HQN Books; Original edition Reviewed by Karra Wanting to escape a past she believes to have ruined her life, Rachel Lyndon places an ad to be a mail-order bride and prays that a kind man fulfills her wish. When that man turns out to be an older rancher, she thinks she is saved, and through the correspondence of letters, she and her husband-to-be plan for her arrival on the dusty Continue Reading
Silver Kiss Book Tour
Smexy is happy to have Naomi Clark, author of Silver Kiss, guest blogging today!What’s the one thing no good story is complete without? It’s got to be romance – surely a vital component for any novel, no matter the genre. Love is something we can all identify with, even in the midst of werewolves, vampires, or any other fantastical being. A good romance can add conflict and passion to a story, and create a lot of new problems for the characters to overcome. And in the case of those fantastical Continue Reading
Winners of To Sin With a Scoundrel
The five winners of To Sin With a Scoundrel are: Myra Sandy Jay throuthehaze Sue A. Jessica Rabbit Congratulations!!! Thanks again to Hachette for hosting the giveaway. Continue Reading
Review: Silver Kiss by Naomi Clark
Silver Kiss by Naomi Clark Urban Fantasy March 1, 2010 Paperback/E-Book, Novel Length Queered Fiction Why I read: I read Naomi Clark’s short story, “Wolf Strap” and really enjoyed it and when this was offered for review, I eagerly said yes. Ayla is ready to come home to her werewolf pack after eight long years away. She left, frustrated with the non-acceptance of her human girlfriend Shannon, but she is ready to give it another shot. She misses her parents and her brother. While Ayla Continue Reading
Quick Note
I’m going to sneak a little post in today just to say – look above :) You can now find my blog at www.smexybooks.com (no blogspot in the middle!). You should not have to do anything with your feeds etc..and even if you still include the blogspot in the address (smexybooks.blogspot.com) it will still redirect you to the new address automatically. It may take a day or two for all errors to be worked out, but if you have any problems, please let me know! I owe thanks to my hubs and Fiction Vixen Continue Reading
Guest Author: Brenda Gayle
The Sensual Power of Voodoo by Brenda Gayle One of the best things about being a writer is you can legitimately waste spend time exploring subjects that interest you. The big challenge comes when you try to meld what you need for your story with what you learn from your research. I’ve always been fascinated by voodoo. It makes me think of mystery and sensuality, passion and heat--perfect for a sexy romance. But most of what I knew about it came from popular culture, television and movie Continue Reading