I’ve read a lot of books that I haven’t talked about yet, so I am trying to catch up. The Tourist Attraction by Sarah Morganthaler- The premise to this sounds so cute. And the book delivers a lot of cute, almost too much for me. Snarky hero who hates tourists, nerdy, glasses wearing heroine who is a tourist, a blind dog that wears pajamas, a moose that loves a car, and a town full of quirky characters. Zoey travels to Alaska and meets Graham, a diner owner who really hates the tourist who Continue Reading
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Smexy’s February TBR
Angela- I don't have a lot on my ARC review list for February and that's a good thing because I have approximately seven thousand books to read and review for March. Why do I do this to myself? LOL The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa Contemporary Romance 2/4- I love the premise of a wedding planner having to collaborate with the best man (who is also the brother of her ex-fiancé) from her own jilted wedding day. This is an #ownvoices romance and I can't wait to dive in. (I'm reading this one Continue Reading
Kini’s Romance Wrap Up 2019
Just over a year ago, Mandi decided she didn’t want to run Smexy anymore and Angela and I jumped at the chance to do so. I have learned so much about running a blog. The biggest thing is that my relationship with books has changed. I am no longer “just reviewing” books. Now not only am I looking at them for potential review but also is it something we might want to spotlight in some other way to Smexy readers. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love it. But it has just changed things for me. Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap- Up
New Releases: Week of August 19-23, 2019 Angela’s Tuesday ARC Reviews: Amy Harmon, Hailey Edwards, and Lorraine Heath Sheena’s Wistful/Wanton Wednesday!- The Alien’s Seduction by Zoey Draven Guest Post: It ain’t heavy, it’s my romance by Ainslie Paton Guest Post: Divorce in Historical Romance by Felicia Grossman Top Ten August 23 Angela: I've had the BEST week of reading. First I read The Blacksmith Queen by GA Aiken and, of course, it was exactly what I needed. Zany, fun, Continue Reading
Smexy’s August TBR
Angela- I have tons of great ARCs for this month and I want to dig in to all of them right now. The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai 8/6- Alisha Rai is one of my go-to, must-have, auto-buy authors and I love her. This story about two rival dating app creators sounds amazing and I can't wait to read it this week. The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare 8/13- If this book is half as cute as the previous book in this series, The Governess Game, I know I'll be in heaven. The First Girl Child by Amy Continue Reading
Kini’s Favorite Reads of 2018
2018 was a hard reading year for me. I started out the year with huge goals and it fell apart quickly. I can’t be mad about it though. I read some fantastic books by amazing authors, made new friends in romancelandia and had lots of romance discussions on Twitter and beyond. Here is a round up of my favorite books this year. Spoiler alert, several these authors were on my lists from 2017 and 2016. 2018 was all about fantastic series for me. So many of my favorite books where part of a series. Continue Reading
Kini’s Friday Kisses
I managed to read to Holiday novellas this week and both were pretty cute. Merrily Ever After by Jenny Holiday. This is part of her Bridesmaids Behaving Badly series and probably better enjoyed if you have read at least one of the previous books. This one feature Elise and Jay who got married and the first book although the first book was not their love story. This was a cute and emotional holiday novella about a couple who is already married working through some things. This isn't a Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… Angela talked about: B- review – Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christine Lauren (contemporary) B review – Whiskey Chaser by Lucy Score and Claire Kingsley (contemporary-KU) Her TBR for next week Sheena talked about: B+ review – One More Moment by Samantha Chase (contemporary) B/C review –Exclusive/A Touch of Heaven by Samantha Chase (contemporary-novella) Devney Perry's Timid on her Wanton/Wistful Wednesday (contemporary) Six Smexy Reasons to Read Block Shot Continue Reading
Kini’s Friday Kisses
Fool Me Forever by Ainslie PatonContemporary RomanceSeptember 24, 2018 Paton has pubbed two books earlier this year that I really enjoyed, including the first book in this series One Night Wife. I really enjoyed ONW but Fool Me Forever didn’t work well for me. It felt slow and I never fully connected with the characters. The hero, Halsey, is the younger brother of the hero in the previous book. Halsey is everything I like in a hero including awkward and a someone straddling the line of right Continue Reading
September’s To-Be Read
Tori's List Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren -9/4 Who doesn't love a friends to lovers romance? Especially when they try so hard NOT to fall in love. People Kill People by Ellen Hopkins-9/4 Hopkins divulges into a political firestorm as she tackles gun violence and white supremacy in a small town. The Exes' Revenge by Jo Jakeman-9/11 Three women decide enough is enough when the man they all loved at one time goes too far. Intercepted by Alexis Continue Reading