Don't Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma R. AlbanLGBTQ Historical RomancePublished on January 9, 2024 -AvonReviewed by Kate Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend is a delightful sapphic romance novel. It is also a rare romance novel these days that was advertised as something and then delivered on it! Though it touched on some heavy topics at times, it also had lighthearted parts, and it was a quick and fun read. One of the things that I love about historical romance novels with queer Continue Reading
Celebrating Melinda
Angela: Melinda was a bright, lovely voice in Romancelandia. I was fortunate to have met and befriended her through Smexy and enjoyed her keen insights and commentary. Sending love and light to all who knew and loved her, she will be greatly missed. Melanie: Melinda, one of the romance community’s most beloved members, passed away in the early hours of January 10, 2024. She was a reviewer, podcaster, and editor. And she was a dear friend to many. My friendship with her began several years Continue Reading
Smexy Deals- Deals for books by Stacey Lynn, Crystal Kaswell, and Becky Monson
Falling for your best friend is one thing, accidentally getting knocked up by him is another… Hockey hottie Garrett Dubiak has been my best friend since college and the one constant in my life the past seven years. Through distance, career changes, and other relationships, we’ve always found our way back to each other. Including one wild weekend this winter, when he finally told me he wanted more… wanted everything from me. Too afraid to admit I felt the same, I told him I needed Continue Reading
Review: You’re the Duke That I Want by Lenora Bell
You're the Duke That I Want by Lenora BellHistorical RomanceDecember 28, 2023- AvonARC Review by Angela I really love Lenora Bell and her historical romances--which is why I skipped right over the blurb and just hit the request now button when the ARC became available. I really wish I had read the blurb and some of the early reviews. This is a historical romance based loosely (not really) on the movie Grease. I had my suspicions with the title, the first several chapters, and the Continue Reading
New Releases- Week of January 8-12, 2024
Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense:Thoroughly Pucked: A Brother's Best Friends Romance (My Hockey Romance Book 3) by Lauren BlakelyAMZ * BN * K * GP Lucky Bounce by Cait NaryAMZ * BN * K * GP Red String Theory by Lauren Kung JessenAMZ * BN * K * GP Principles of Emotion by Sara ReadAMZ * BN * K * GP Cluelessly Yours by Max MonroeAMZ * BN * K * GP Vengeful Vows: A Forced Marriage Billionaire Romance (Titans: Moretti Mafia Book 1) by Sierra CartwrightAMZ * BN * K * GP Toxic Love: A Dark Continue Reading
Smexy Deals- Deals for books by Nikki Payne, Vicki Lewis Thompson, Skye MacKinnon, and more!
A Phenomenal Book Club pick for November 2022!A woman goes head-to-head with the CEO of a corporation threatening to destroy her neighborhood in this fresh and modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice by debut author Nikki Payne. Liza B.—the only DJ who gives a jam—wants to take her neighborhood back from the soulless property developer dropping unaffordable condos on every street corner in DC. But her planned protest at a corporate event takes a turn after she mistakes the smoldering-hot CEO for Continue Reading
Release Boost- Fatal Obsession by Drethi A
Title: Fatal ObsessionA Twisted Romeo & Juliet Story Series: Tales of Obsession #2 Author: Drethi A. Genre: Dark RomanceTropes: Forbidden/Forced Proximity RomanceRelease Date: January 6, 2024 BLURB This is a dark Romeo & Juliet retelling with a whodunit twist and a HEA. Damon is a morally ambiguous anti-hero, willing to do anything to keep his girl.I was groomed to hate Damon Maxwell, but he insisted I was destined to become his. One night with a masked stranger turned my world Continue Reading
Sunday Smexy Deals!
From #1 New York Times Bestselling author Vi Keeland comes a new, sexy standalone novel.The first time I met Max Yearwood was on a blind date.Max was insanely gorgeous, funny, and our chemistry was off the charts. He also had the biggest dimples I’d ever laid eyes on.Exactly what I needed after my breakup.Or so I thought…Until my real date arrived.Turned out, Max wasn’t who I was there to meet. He only pretended to be until my real date showed up.To say I was disappointed would be an Continue Reading
Cover Reveal- The Billionaire is Back by Kayley Loring & Connor Crais
Title: The Billionaire is BackAuthors: Kayley Loring & Connor CraisGenre: Contemporary RomanceTropes: Small Town/Billionaire/Brother's Best FriendCover Design: Kari March DesignsRelease Date: January 25, 2024 BLURB People in this small town are whispering…What they’re saying is that the billionaire is back and he’s going after his best friend’s sister.What I’m trying to do is help Claire Sweeney’s bakery business.What I haven’t been able to admit to myself is that in all this time, no Continue Reading
Smexy Deals- Deals for books by Jayne Castle, Patricia Briggs, and Theodora Goss
Welcome to the world of Harmony, where—despite its name, things are anything but—danger lurks just beneath the surface in this new novel by New York Times bestselling author, Jayne Castle.If there’s something Ravenna Chastain knows, it’s when to end things. And after she almost winds up the victim of a cult that believes she’s a witch, it’s easy to walk away from her dead-end career, ready for a new start. But where to find a job that would allow her to use her very specialized skill set? The Continue Reading








