(You didn't think I would have a year-end post without Brandon Flowers, did you?)2009 was a busy year for me. I started the year obsessed with the Anita Blake series by Laurell K Hamilton, which I still feel is one of the best series I have read (at least the first dozen books.) From there I discovered Nalini Singh and Colleen Gleason, two more favorites of mine. And then on March 23, 2009 I sat down at my computer and went to blogger.com. I stared at my screen and thought, oh, I like the name Continue Reading
Teresa D’Amario Blog Tour Winner!
The winner of the contest held my Teresa D'Amario is.....AndreaCongratulations!! You have won a Dark Succession/Lone Wolf Notebook! An email is on the way with the details.A big thank you to Teresa D'Amario and to everyone who stopped by to help with the story! Continue Reading
Review: Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs by Molly Harper
Maybe it was the Shenanigans gift certificate that put her over the edge. When children's librarian and self-professed nice girl Jane Jameson is fired by her beastly boss and handed twenty-five dollars in potato skins instead of a severance check, she goes on a bender that's sure to become Half Moon Hollow legend. On her way home, she's mistaken for a deer, shot, and left for dead. And thanks to the mysterious stranger she met while chugging neon-colored cocktails, she wakes up with a decidedly Continue Reading
Teresa D’Amario Blog Tour
Today, Smexy is happy to have Teresa D'Amario here on her blog tour to talk about her new book, Lone Wolf. Now, this blog tour has a little twist to it - Teresa needs you to help answer questions at the end of her short story to decide where the story goes from here. It is in your hands! There are some great prizes to win so let's get to it:Teresa D'AmarioEBook: AllRomanceEbooks Amazon.com KINDLEOnce the victim of scientific experimentation by the Government Control of Supernatural Continue Reading
Firespell Winner!
The winner of Firespell by Chloe Neill and the St. Sophia gift pack is......Erotic HorizonCongratulations!! An email is on its way to you!Thank you so much to Chloe Neill and everyone that stopped by to comment! Continue Reading
Half Past Dead Anthology – Zoe Archer and Bianca D’Arc
Half Past Dead Anthology - Zoe Archer and Bianca D'ArcDecember 29, 2009Paranormal RomancePaperback, 150 pagesBravaBook received from author“The Undying Heart” by Zoe Archer Zombies are SEXY!! Now, don’t go screaming and running off in all directions. Hear me out first! The hero in this story is a zombie. That’s right – the big “Z” word. I don’t know what it is about zombies that freaks everyone out. Is it the fact that you can chop off body parts and they still live? They have no blood or Continue Reading
Contest Winners!
I am super late with announcing contest winners from this past week. My internet connection has been down and hopefully things will be resolved tomorrow. On to business - The winner of Truth, Justice and The Vampire Way by Ashely Ladd is:Cathy MThe three winners of Billionaire-Dollar Baby Bargain by Tessa Radley are:CecileErotic HorizonParajunkeeI will be in touch with all of you!A big thank you to Ashley Ladd and Tessa Radley!!! Continue Reading
Review: Destiny’s Trinities II: Mia’s Return – Teal Ceagh
Ten years ago Alexander hungered for Mia Menendez and for a single day they had indulged that passion before tragedy struck. Now Mia is back, but she thinks Alexander died ten years ago, and no man has been able to stir her heart since. The truth could kill her. Wyatt Whitacker, demon hunter, hates Alexander and all his kind. But one look at Mia and her pulse-stopping curves and his scarred, angry heart begins to melt and his body to rouse in ways he’s long forgotten. The bonding has begun… Continue Reading
Interview with Chloe Neill and Giveaway!
I am happy to have Chloe Neill back at Smexy, this time to talk about her new YA book, Firespell, that comes out January 5th! My review was posted earlier today and I really enjoyed it!!I'll start with the obvious questions - why a Young Adult book? Actually, I was very fortunate--my agent suggested that I put together a YA idea for my editor at Penguin. I've always wanted to go to boarding school--and was fascinated by it as a teenager, when there weren't many books out about boarding school. Continue Reading
Review: Firespell by Chloe Neill
As the new girl at the elite St. Sophia’s boarding school, Lily Parker thinks her classmates are the most monstrous things she’ll have to face… When Lily’s guardians decided to send her away to a fancy boarding school in Chicago, she was shocked. So was St. Sophia’s. Lily’s ultra-rich brat pack classmates think Lily should be the punchline to every joke, and on top of that, she’s hearing strange noises and seeing bizarre things in the shadows of the creepy building. The only thing keeping her Continue Reading