Alisha Rai, one of contemporary romance’s brightest stars, makes her Avon Books debut with the first novel in the sexy Forbidden Hearts series! One night. No one will know. That was the deal. Every year, Livvy Kane and Nicholas Chandler would share one perfect night of illicit pleasure. The forbidden hours let them forget the tragedy that haunted their pasts—and the last names that made them enemies. Until the night she didn’t show up. Now Nicholas has an empire to run. He doesn’t Continue Reading
Blog Tour and Excerpt- From Bad to Worse by Gin Vane
From Bad to Worse by Gin Vane Book 1 in the Southern Awakenings series General Release Date: 6th September 2022 Word Count: 100,651 Book Length: SUPER PLUS NOVEL Pages: 384 Genres: ACTION AND ADVENTURE BISEXUAL COWBOYS AND WESTERN EROTIC ROMANCE GAY GLBTQI MEN IN UNIFORM THRILLERS AND SUSPENSE Add to Goodreads Book Description Both detectives know that there’s different kinds of dangerous—the obvious threat you clock on approach, and the one you never see comin’… Colt Harkan’s not much of Continue Reading
Smexy Rewind 09/05
Here’s what posts Smexy featured on September 5th in years past! Enjoy! Continue Reading
Sunday Smexy Deals!
Dive into this sizzling romantic comedy from USA Today bestselling author Melissa Schroeder. He is absolutely, completely, and undoubtedly the one man I shouldn't fantasize about. Other than being my boss, he's too rigid, a workaholic with a checkered past when it comes to women. Knowing all that, I shouldn't think about how his hands would feel on my body, or how his voice would sound when he whispered my name in the dark. But I can resist him. Mainly because he can't stand me, and Continue Reading
Scenic Sunday- Wicked Games by Jessica Clare
Amazon tells me I bought this book on April 7, 2014, but all I remember is gobbling up this series in one month and then writing a blog post about it on Fiction Vixen. Do y'all remember when we did the "If you like... then you should read?" posts? Those were fun. This series, which focuses on reality TV competition shows (think Survivor, Amazing Race, Big Brother) is laugh-out-loud AND romantic. True romantic comedies. This scene is one I think of even after 8 years. It's a challenge that Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
Check out all of our Smexy Deals for the week here. Happy Saturday! Continue Reading
Audio Review: Lightlark by Alex Aster
Lightlark by Alex AsterDark Fantasy for TeensRecorded BooksAugust 23, 2022 Review by Jen When I first started listening to Lightlark by Alex Aster, I had no idea of the controversy around the book, the author and TikTok. I did hear about the book from BookTok and was super intrigued. I’ll spill the tea in a minute, but first my review. Every 100 years the island of Lightlark invites six leaders from the six different cursed realms to compete against each other to break the original Continue Reading
Smexy Deals- Deals for books by Harper St. George, Alexis Hall, Larissa Ione, and more!
A BuzzFeed Best Romance of 2021!Sparks fly when a runaway heiress bargains with a devilish rogue to escape a marriage of convenience.No one would guess that beneath Violet Crenshaw's ladylike demeanor lies the heart of a rebel. American heiresses looking to secure English lords must be on their best behavior, but Violet has other plans. She intends to flee London and the marriage her parents have arranged to become a published author--if only the wickedly handsome earl who inspired her most Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- Murder in Westminster by Vanessa Riley and Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Murder in Westminster by Vanessa RileyHistorical MysteryLady Worthington Mysteries #1August 30, 2022 KensingtonARC This is one of those first books in a series that is super ambitious, there's a whole lot going on and at times I had to wonder how it would all fit together as the series progresses. Lady Abigail Worthing is the main character and detective in this mystery and I enjoyed her quite a bit. She's married to the absent James Monroe, Lord Worthing, who she met while solving Continue Reading
Smexy Deals- Deals for books by Alexis Hall, Lexi Ryan, Gena Showalter, and more!
A lush, sweeping queer historical romance from the bestselling author of Boyfriend Material—perfect for fans of Netflix’s Bridgerton, Evie Dunmore, and Lisa Kleypas!When Viola Carroll was presumed dead at Waterloo she took the opportunity to live, at last, as herself. But freedom does not come without a price, and Viola paid for hers with the loss of her wealth, her title, and her closest companion, Justin de Vere, the Duke of Gracewood.Only when their families reconnect, years after the war, Continue Reading









