Romantic fiction, Georgian style My new book, Wanted, a Gentleman is set in 1805, with a hero, Theo Swann, who runs a Lonely Hearts magazine and writes Gothic romance on the side. These sound like very 1970s sort of jobs, but Lonely Hearts go way back (I’ve written about them elsewhere on this tour) and the “romance” novel has a long and complicated history. At first ‘romance’ meant, basically, ‘a fictional adventure story’, and it hung on to that meaning for a while. The Continue Reading
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Kini’s Favorite Books of 2016
Here’s my favorite books from 2016. I looked back at my post from earlier this year and included a few of those in my top from the whole year. When you read so many books, it is hard to pick the best/favorites. My biggest wish for 2017 is more books that feature characters that are over 30. Brutal Game by Cara McKenna- The conclusion to Willing Victim that I didn’t know I needed. It was great to see Flynn and Laurel again even if it left me emotionally raw. We did a group review Continue Reading
Joint Review: Bad Neighbor by M. O’Keefe
Bad Neighbor by M.O’Keefe Erotic Romance/Suspense November 21, 2016 Self-Published Joint Review by Mandi & Tori You always know you're going to get a dark, gritty, sexy, angry and complicated romance when you pick up a M. O’Keefe book. Damaged men and women who carry more baggage than Samsonite reluctantly find one another and embark on a journey towards their redemption...if they’re brave enough to accept it. She doesn’t always offer her readers a HEA, but she does offer enough Continue Reading
Review: While the Duke was Sleeping by Sophie Jordan
While the Duke was Sleeping by Sophie Jordan (The Rogue Files #1) Historical Romance Released: October 25, 2016 Avon Reviewed by May Poppy Fairchurch has a lot of time for her mind to wander and dream up fantasies about the oh so appealing Duke of Autenberry as she worked in the flower shop. She had him all figured out in her mind, and she was totally in love. Then one day she witnessed him getting into a fight, jumped in to save his life, and her entire world turned upside down. She Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... A review - A Duke to Remember by Kelly Bowen (may) A- review - The Good Fight by Julianna Keyes (kini) B+ review - Fatal Identity by Marie Force (mandi) B review - Thunder Road by Sierra Dean (tori) B- review - Not Over Yet by Amber Belldene (kini) C review - Don't Tempt Me by Lori Foster (helyce) C review - An Affair in Winter by Jess Michaels (sheena) C- review - Illusion Town by Jayne Castle (tori) July Mini Reviews Guest Author: Rhenna Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Ezekiel Steele. A security guard for the House of Payne. Feels dead inside and unable to love. Until he meets Essie. Heroine: Essie Santiago. Brutalized when she was sixteen. Eight years later she has defied the odds and is now competing in a reality tv contest to become a designer for the House of Payne. For the first time since she was attacked, a man interests her. His smile was brilliant enough to light up the entire complex. Then, while she was still trying to recover Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... B review - Calling It by Jen Doyle (kini) B review - The Girl From Summer Hill by Jude Deveraux (tori) B review - Martinis with the Devil by A.A. Chamberlynn (mandi) B review - Kill or be Kilt by Victoria Roberts (sheena) B review - The Voodoo Killings by Kristi Charish (tori) B review - The Devil You Know by Jo Goodman (mandi) C review - Blown Away by Brenda Rothert (mandi) DNF Wrap-Up Yellow Prelude - Book Covers, Swag, Branding Smexy's Top Ten News from Continue Reading
Review: The Untamed Earl by Valerie Bowman
The Untamed Earl by Valerie Bowman Series: The Playful Brides, #5 Historical Romance Released: May 3, 2016 St. Martin's Paperbacks Reviewed by Sheena I am fairly certain there are not any words to accurately and sufficiently express just how much I adore this series. I have been locked into the Playful Brides series since the absolutely remarkable first novel, The Unexpected Duchess, and I am thrilled to say that the series has not lost an ounce of its fresh, flirty and fun dynamic Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... A review - The Undoing by Shelly Laurenston (tori and sheena) B review - Resplendent Rage by Bella J (sheena) B review - Walk the Edge by Katie McGarry (tori) B review - A Scandalous Proposal by Kasey Michaels (may) B review - Cuff Me by Lauren Layne (mandi) C+ review - All Chained Up by Sophie Jordan (tori) C+ review - Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn (may) C review - Chieftain's Rebel by Francis Housden (sheena) C- review - Emergency Delivery by Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... B+ review - Us by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy (tori) B review - Out of Frame by Megan Erickson (mandi) B review - Reid's Deliverance by Nina Crespo (sheena) B review - Not a Mistake by Amber Belldene (mandi) B- review - Hawke by Sawyer Bennett (mandi) C+ review - Asking for More by Lilah Pace (tori) C+ review - Until Tomorrow by Annie Kelly (tori) C- review - Jackson's Trust by Violet Duke (mandi) C- review - Her One True Love by Rachel Brimble Continue Reading