Contemporary Romance: The Fraud Squad by Kyla Zhao 1/17/2023- I love this cover, also... A working-class woman who infiltrates Singapore’s high society to fulfill her dreams risks losing everything in the process—including herself—in this propulsive novel by debut author Kyla Zhao. A Thousand Miles to Graceland 1/24/2023- This seems more like WF to me, but beehives and sequins for the win. The journey of a thousand miles begins with sequins and a beehive wig in this sharply Continue Reading
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Angela’s Most Anticipated for 2022
Contemporary: Love at First Spite by Anna E Collins 1/4/22- Haters to lovers trope that looks cute. Electric Idol (Dark Olympus #2) by Katee Robert 1/18/22- It's all Katee Robert all the time in 2022. His Fresh Start Cowboy (Woods Ranch #1) by A.M. Arthur 1/25/22- The cover sold me and I'm not even sorry. If You Ask Me by Libby Hubscher 3/8/22- Will this make me cry like Meet Me in Paradise did? Stay tuned. The Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa 4/5/22- If this is half as funny as Continue Reading
Smexy’s June TBR
Angela- Once again I read ahead because I couldn't help myself. What can I say? I have no willpower. There are still a bunch of new releases I'm looking forward to and a couple of books on my massive TBR stack I'm determined to work in. Neon Gods by Katee Robert- 6/1 Contemporary Fantasy- I absolutely read this as soon as it hit my Kindle and don't regret it at all. This book is HOT. Be prepared. It's also such a wonderful new twist on the Hades and Persephone myth that I can't wait to get Continue Reading
Angela’s Favorites of 2020
Contemporary Romance: The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa- You know that feeling of frustration you get when you are reading a really great book and you are in the middle of a part where you can hardly take your eyes off the page because you need to know what happens next and suddenly life interrupts? That was me reading The Worts Best Man. I did not want to put it down and stuff kept happening that forced me to. Ugh. A fabulous mix of laugh out loud funny, sweet, and sexy. This book had it all Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!
Will Darling came back from the Great War with a few scars, a lot of medals, and no idea what to do next. Inheriting his uncle’s chaotic second-hand bookshop is a blessing...until strange visitors start making threats. First a criminal gang, then the War Office, both telling Will to give them the information they want, or else. Will has no idea what that information is, and nobody to turn to, until Kim Secretan—charming, cultured, oddly attractive—steps in to offer help. As Kim and Will try Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
New Releases: Week of August 31- September 4, 2020 Smexy’s September TBR Angela’s Minis- Reviews for books by K.J. Charles and Evie Dunmore Review: When No One Is Watching: A Thriller by Alyssa Cole Top Ten Nine September 4th (with updated link to the Reddit post about Do Not Buy Authors) Angela- No fun, restful holiday weekend for me, I’m working today and Monday😔. BUT, I plan on watching my Rockets beat the Lakers in the playoffs and I just started The Deadly Hours Continue Reading
Smexy’s May TBR
Angela- Thank goodness it's May. I've been mentally done with April for like the last 2 weeks. I know y'all know what I'm talking about. LOL. There are a bunch of books releasing this month that look fabulous, I'm pretty excited to dive in to my ARC list. Tourist Attraction (Moose Springs, Alaska #1) by Sarah Morgenthaler 05/05 Contemporary Romance- Grumpy local falls in love with a spunky, kind tourist and it takes place in Alaska? Sign me up. The Trouble with Hating You by Sajni Continue Reading
Angela’s Monday Mornings
What I read this week: Band Sinister by K.J Charles Historical M/M October 11, 2018 by KJC Books I loved this book. Loved, loved, loved. This might even be my favorite romance by KJ Charles. I was scrolling through twitter a while back and came upon a tweet by the author saying that she had gone "Full Heyer" and that there were all the tropes my heart could possibly desire and from that moment on I was all in. Virgin country gentleman forced into close proximity with his dastardly (but not Continue Reading
October’s To-Be Read
Tori's TBR The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas 10/2 The 3rd book in Thomas' gender-bending Sherlock Holmes series brings us a mystery only Holmes can solve when her best friend and her sister are swept up in a devious plot by non-other than her nemesis; the elusive Moriarty. Review to come. Kill The Queen by Jennifer Estep 10/2 The beginning of a new fantasy series by Estep takes readers on an epic adventure when a reluctant royal discovers that she is the only thing standing between her Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… A review – Spectred Isle by K.J. Charles (historical paranormal suspense lgbt mm/tracey) A- review – The Awkward Path To Getting lucky by Summer Heacock (comedy/kini) B+ review – Barrel Proof by Layne Reyne (suspense lgbt mm/tracey) B review – Urban Enemies (Anthology) by Joseph Nassise (urban fantasy/tori) B review - Rogue Desire: A Romance Anthology (contemporay/kini) C+ review – Are You Sleeping by Kathleen Barber (mystery thriller/tori) C+ review – The Lost Continue Reading