Coming up in July! I didn’t have a new release read for this week, so let’s take a look at what I’m reading in July! In June I read a romantic suspense/mystery book, a genre that I hadn’t read in a long time, even though I used to read them all the time. I really enjoyed it. I forgot how much fun it is to get into the nitty-gritty details of the story and try to read between the lines for clues to figure out what happened or who the bad guy was. So first up is a Mystery/Thriller by a new Continue Reading
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Review: Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean
Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean The Bareknuckle Bastards, #1 Romance Contemporary June 26, 2018 Avon Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "The darkness has always tempted her. The locks. The barriers. The Impossible." Felicity Faircloth fall from grace has left her and her family in a pickle. From her unfortunate discovery in a man's bedchamber to her involvement with a married man, Felicity has lost her friends and her social standing, becoming yet another flower on the Continue Reading
Sheena’s Wistful/Wanton Wednesday!
Trolling for sweetly smutty excerpts is a highlight of my week. Hopefully these sweet -n- saucy quotes put a little umph in your hump day too :) This week, snippets hail from Rosanna Leo's A Good Man, book 1 of her new Handymen series. Not only is Michael a star on a successful home improvement show, he’s also seen as a local hero. But no one knows about the demons he carries inside him ever since the day he risked his life to save others. All the accolades and honors only make the Continue Reading
Feature: Object of Desire by Dal Maclean
Blurb: Tom Gray is one of the world's top models–an effortless object of desire. Self-contained, elusive and always in control, he's accustomed to living life entirely on his own terms. But when Tom comes under suspicion in the gory death of his employer, his world spirals into chaos. Someone's framing him. Someone's stalking him. And as old secrets come to light, Tom finds his adversary always one step ahead. Will Foster is the only man Tom trusts to help. But Tom brutally Continue Reading
Review: Bound to the Alien Dragon Mage by Thea Dane
Bound to the Alien Dragon Mage by Thea Dane Science Fiction/Romance Released: October 26, 2017 Reviewed by Sheena Freelance researcher Jasmine Andrew takes a job at Pax Corp, a secret organization in search of extraterrestrial life. One night when a stranger with eyes of amber fire appears out of thin air, she barely has time to gasp before he pulls her into a black void. On the other side lies Ozar, a world of dragon shifters, and Jasmine is now bound to one of its strongest and Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Gregory Vyse, Baron of Fulkham, is a respected spymaster whose skills are tested when he meets the mysterious Princess Aurore of Chanay—a woman he swears is actually the alluring French actress Monique Servais, whom he met years earlier. Heroine: Monique Servais, a beautiful stage actress, must perform the role of a lifetime—one of a princess—when she’s forced to cover for a royal cousin she’s never met. But a certain seductive spymaster could ruin everything if he exposes her Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Powell, park ranger bear shifter, loner. Heroine: Olivia, blind wolf shifter (unable to shift), promised to the alpha of the pack, but has run away. The bed rocked as he moved close, his knees touching Olivia’s thigh. She put her hands in the air and felt for his face, and he guided her hands to his cheeks. “Right here,” he said. She cupped his cheeks, warm with exertion or embarrassment or merely life, the scruff of a day or two’s beard. Mouth parted, she ran her index Continue Reading
Smexy’s Favorite Smex Scenes 2017
From Mandi, Tori, Kini, Helyce, Sheena and May - Happy 2018!! We had so much fun sharing books with you this past year. As always, I like to share some of my favorite "Smex Scenes" of the year. I feel like I really fell for the intense, growly hero this year. We can't wait to see what 2018 will bring. King's Captive by Amber Bardan - I usually don't love captive romances, but this one worked so well for me. There are some good twists and turns that kept my attention. Super Continue Reading
Mandi’s Favorite Books 2017 and Giveaway!
Most of All You by Mia Sheridan - This book made me feel so much. I expected it to be about the hero healing himself, but it turns into this amazing journey for the heroine. Heart break, darkness and pain all eventually lead to peace, love and a HEA. I really loved it. (review) Royally Endowed Emma Chase - I just absolutely adored this book. The hero is the heroine's bodyguard. I wrote in my review that they have super hot, broody sex. I mean - what else is there in life??? (if you haven't Continue Reading
Kini’s Favorite Books for 2017 & Giveaway
This was the first year I did the Goodreads reading challenge and really used Goodreads to track my books. It sure was helpful when I went to compile this list. As of this writing, I’ve read 160 books this year and reviewed 51 of those reads for Smexy. My first go round and making this list, I had 19, it was very hard to narrow it down. In no particular order, here are some of the books that I really enjoyed in 2017. On Broken Wings by Chanel Cleeton- I read this in its entirety in one Continue Reading