"Warmly funny and gorgeously sexy."—New York Times Book ReviewA LibraryReads PickHouse Rules:Do your own dishesKnock before entering the bathroomNever look up your roommate onlineThe Wheatons are infamous among the east coast elite for their lack of impulse control, except for their daughter Clara. She’s the consummate socialite: over-achieving, well-mannered, predictable. But every Wheaton has their weakness. When Clara’s childhood crush invites her to move cross-country, the offer is too Continue Reading
Review: City of Thorns by C.N. Crawford
City of Thorns by C.N. CrawfordThe Demon Queen Trials #1Vampire Romance/PNRAugust 13, 2021 Self Published Review by Jen City of Thorns by C.N. Crawford plays in my reading sweet spot. I’m a big fan of A Court of Thorns and Roses, Blood and Ash, Red Queen, and the Throne of Glass series. The first fantasy series I fell in love with was The Fever Series. I’m still very much Team Jericho Barrons. Swoon.... This book is the first one in the Demon Queen Trials series. Rowen is a very Continue Reading
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Smexy Deals!
The man no one defies… Wildman Red Calhoun has a reputation to protect. When a troublesome blonde with an awesome pair of… eyes strolls into town, the Loco, Texas cowboy isn’t going to take attitude from a saucy California girl. Especially since she is remodeling his favorite bar. As a battle of wills ensues, Red is determined to take her down...and not just to his bed. Is about to meet his match… Jessie Dale just wants to start over after her last relationship went sour, and the burly Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao and A Spindle Splintered by Alix E Harrow
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay ZhaoIron Widow #1Young Adult LGBT FantasySeptember 21, 2021, by Penguin TeenARC This cover, y'all. Absolutely gorgeous. It sets my cover-loving heart on fire. There was so much buzz about this book on Twitter that I couldn't help but go looking for a blurb. So when I saw it described as "Pacific Rim meets Handmaid's Tale" I knew I just had to read. I would say the description is right on the money. Iron Widow introduces Wu Zetian, an 18-year-old woman who is Continue Reading
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A "delectable" romantic comedy about a woman who fakes an engagement to the boy next door to enter a couples cooking contest (Farrah Rochon, USA Today bestselling author). When it comes to bread, Reena Manji knows exactly what she's doing. She treats her sourdough starters like (somewhat unruly) children. But when it comes to Reena's actual family—and their constant meddling in her life—well, that recipe always ends in disaster. Now Reena's parents have Continue Reading
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I've seen this cross my feed a couple of times and it always makes me smile. Had to share. Brazil: Groom and wedding party entrance... pic.twitter.com/u5vT7WBOPw— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) September 20, 2021 Halloween is almost here! yes pic.twitter.com/qocpY1KjNq— Diamond DallASS Page (@motorcityoprah) October 7, 2021 I feel like there are a lot of people who check-in with Smexy that need this in their lives. Here she is!In what has been my Continue Reading
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Welcome to Clean Slate Ranch: Home of tight jeans, cowboy boots, and rough trails. For some men, it’s a fantasy come true.Wild TrailMack Garrett loves the rolling hills surrounding his Northern California dude ranch. Leading vacationers on horse trails with his two best friends is enough—romance is definitely not in the cards. When a sexy tourist shows up at Clean Slate, he’s as far from Mack’s type as can be. So why is the handsome city slicker so far under his skin in less than a day? For a Continue Reading
Review: Love, Comment, Subscribe by Cathy Yardley
Love, Comment, Subscribe by Cathy YardleyContemporary RomanceOctober 1, 2021, by MontlakeARC Reviewer: Melinda Lily Wang and Tobin Hui went to High School together 10 years ago, but they weren’t exactly friends...or enemies either one. Frenemy is definitely the better term to describe what they were to each other. We open the book with a brief scene in high school and Lily ditching her Nerd Herd friends to try to sit with the popular group in the cafeteria but icily getting brushed off Continue Reading