It’s anything but a wedding cake walk for the mayor and the deputy sheriff when they team up to reinvent the town of Idont, Texas to Ido. Newly elected mayor, Lacey Cherish, ran for office to redeem the family name after her father had to resign for un-mayorly like conduct. But if she wants to salvage her family’s reputation, along with the town’s economy, she'll need to think fast. With few options at hand, she starts to rebrand Idont as Ido, as the most romantic place in Texas to tie Continue Reading
Melinda’s Minis: The Conductors by Nicole Glover and The Hate Project by Kris Ripper
The Conductors by Nicole GloverHistorical MysteryMarch 2, 2021 by John Joseph Adams This book was really so inventive from concept to completion and I was interested in it from the second I heard about it. This is a post Civil War-set fantasy where some Black people have magic they can perform based on constellations - this magic is brought over from Africa - and white people need wands to perform magic. The book deals with incredibly difficult topics - obviously with the post Civil War Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!
A timeless love story with bite. It was a night like any other for funeral home director Ginny Lynn, until the exceptionally handsome—and unfortunately deceased—young man on her embalming table sat up, opened his emerald eyes and changed the course of her lifeforever, making her feel quite fluttery while he was at it. Humans aren’t supposed to know Jonas Cantrell, or any vampire, exists. It’s kind of a major rule. Despite his instantaneous bond with perfectly peculiar Ginny, he has no Continue Reading
Review: It Takes a Thief by Sloane Steele
It Takes a Thief (Counterfeit Capers #1) By Sloan Steele Contemporary Romance April 27, 2021 by Carina Press Reviewed by Kate It Takes a Thief is a fun, sexy, enjoyable read. I do have a few quibbles with it, but overall, it was exactly what I wanted - a heist book with romance! Overall, the book feels very light. There is a subplot with Audrey's grandmother being in a nursing home and having dementia, but otherwise it never dwells on anything too difficult. There's a lot of quippy back Continue Reading
Review: The Road to Rose Bend by Naima Simone
The Road to Rose Bend by Naima SimoneContemporary RomanceApril 27, 2021, by HQN Books Review by Melanie You might suspect, upon glancing at this rather bucolic cover, that this is a quiet, peaceful, drama-free romance...and you’d be wrong. This series starter introduces us to the town of Rose Bend, a charming little town nestled in the Berkshires that has all of the small-town coziness of a Hallmark Channel movie. But that’s really where the similarities end. Unlike the aforementioned Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!
A hot new standalone in the series that's been called "A total, utter must read." - Book Fanatic She says she doesn’t date players. She swears up and down that she’ll never handle my stick. We’ll see about that, sweetheart. When I win the pleasure of Harper’s company at a charity auction, I get exactly one date—one shot to win over the gorgeous and feisty brunette. Game on. I play hard, and I love a challenge. But just when I think I’ve finally carved out my shot . . Continue Reading
Blog Tour Excerpt: Heart on a Leash by Alanna Martin
Heart on a Leash by Alanna Martin Hearts of Alaska #1 Contemporary Romance Release date: 04/27/2021 by Berkley Excerpt: Ever since she was little, Taylor had been determined that-in her six-year-old self's words-she was going to be a "business lady." Little Taylor had devoted countless hours to making her Barbie dolls into perfect "business ladies," which had mainly meant they wore stylish clothes, worked in tall buildings, and bossed people around. Her understanding had expanded as Continue Reading
Sunday Smexy Deals!
Jace Kaiser is a man without a country, without connection. His only loyalty is to the group who saved him, and the man who leads them.Until her... The assignment should have been easy. Capture a deadly assassin and take her to HQ. But flawed intel leads to disaster, and Jace abducts a beautiful art appraiser instead. Intrigued by her courage, he's drawn to her in ways he can't explain. Dr. Madeline Cole stood up to him, fought for her identity, and never backed down. She's the kind of woman Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
Series Review: Irons and Works by EM Lindsey New Releases: Week of April 19-23, 2021 Review: The Paris Apartment by Kelly Bowen Review: The Kindred Spirits Supper Club by Amy E. Reichert Audio Review: Sweet Talk by Cara Bastone The Psy/Changeling Channel: Mine to Possess Smexy’s Top Ten Six Check out all our Smexy Deals this week here: Smexy Deals! (smexybooks.com) Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten Six
I'm officially three weeks out from my second vaccine! Yay! And my husband just got his second one yesterday. Yay! There is happiness at our house right now. 6. I'm a little pissed that they don't make women's jeans that can fit a whole bottle of wine in the pockets. I have never, in my entire life, owned a pair of jeans that I could fit a bottle of wine in the pocket. I’m both angry and intrigued. pic.twitter.com/knKD94GLKz— Jenny Rae Rappaport (@jennyrae) April 22, 2021 5. Continue Reading