Reel: A Standalone Hollywood Renaissance Novel by Kennedy Ryan AMZ * BN * K * Audible An Acquired Taste (The Everheart Brothers of Texas Book 1) by Kelly Cain AMZ * BN * K * Audible Snowballed: A Moo U Hockey Romance by Melanie Ting and Heart Eyes Press AMZ * BN * K * Audible Goalkeeper: A Moo U Hockey Romance by Andi Burns and Heart Eyes Press AMZ * BN * K * Audible Playmaker: A Moo U Hockey Romance by Sierra Hill and Heart Eyes Press AMZ * BN * K * Audible My Rebound (On My Own Book 2) by Continue Reading
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There were only a few survivors of that one fateful night. Now, twelve years later, the kids once called The Ones Who Got Away are back…and ready to claim the lives they never truly got to live. The goth girl and the popular boyThe best friends turned something moreSworn enemies in loveThe hot nerd and the life of the partyAnd their second chance to get things right Liv Arias thought she'd never return to Long Acre—until a documentary Continue Reading
Black Friday Book Deals
Here are just some of the book deals we found today. Some of these are good for today only, so check them out at your earliest convenience. Edited to add some books to this post. Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenz The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai The Day of the Duchess by Sarah MacLean Devil's Daughter by Lisa Kleypas Something Secret This Way Comes by Sierra Dean White Hot: A Hidden Legacy Novel by Ilona Andrews Break the Day: A Midnight Continue Reading
Smexy Deals
It’s true. I’m not what most people would call “pretty” and, well, high school was rough. Fast forward ten years and life is good… Until a bunch of jerks think it’s hilarious to put the “butterface” (AKA me) on a wedding Kiss Cam with the hottest guy ever—and that old humiliation hits hard. I recognize him immediately. The sexiest cop in Waterbury and totally out of my league. But then he kisses me. And we totally forget the room, the crowd, everything. Then he tells everyone we’ve Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
What happened on Smexy this week New Releases Angela's Tuesday Thoughts - Red, White & Royal Blue and Bridal Boot Camp Wistful/Wanton Wednesday Friday Kisses on Thursday Q & A with author S.A. McAuley News from Romancelandia Berkley acquired its first print queer female romance. Sarah MacLean has a ton of recs in her InstaStories. Love's Sweet Arrow, aka the second romance centric book store is moving forward. They have signed a lease! Alyssa Cole is Continue Reading
Guest Author Kelly Jensen
Science fiction will always be my first love. I particularly like reading far flung futures where humanity still has a role to play in the galaxy, and tales set after the apocalypse, when we’re building something new. In between, I read almost everything, but I have a deep love for contemporary romance, especially stories set in small towns—which might seem odd when set against my science fiction preferences. But to me it’s quite simple. I love reading stories about humans being human, and we’re Continue Reading
August To-Be-Read
Tori Wants To Read: The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas August 1, 2018 A series of murders and a town shrouded in secrets comes back to haunt a girl who seems to be in the center of it all. The Good Luck Charm by Helena Hunting August 07, 2018 What happens when the boy who left you years ago comes back wanting to pick up where you left off? Good Luck with That by Kristan Higgins August 07, 2018 Two best friends must come to terms with the loss of their best friend and find the courage Continue Reading
RITA Round-Up
The RITA ceremony took place last night at the RWA conference. For those unfamiliar: Up to 2,000 romance novels are entered in the RITA competition. A novel may be entered either by the author or by the book's publisher in one of the contest categories. After the first round of judging by published romance authors, entries that meet the qualifications to become a finalist then advance to the final round. Once RWA announces the RITA finalists, a final round of judges evaluates and scores Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… A- review – Infamous by Jenny Holiday (contemporary mm/kini) B+ review – Cowboy Up by Harper Sloan (contemporary/mandi) B review – Now That You Mention It by Kristan Higgins (contemporary fiction/tori) B review – The Dragon's Slave by Lacey St. Sin (pnr/sheena) C+ review – Dance With Me by Alexis Daria (contemporary/kini) C- review – The Power of a Seal by Anne Elizabeth (contemporary/sheena) C- review – Beautiful Lawman by Sophie Jordan (contemporary/tori) C- Continue Reading
Smexy’s To-Be-Read List
Tori's TBR: Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews 12/?- It's Ilona Andrews. How could I NOT want it??? #9.5 in the Kate Daniels series bring us Hugh's story and what a story it promises to be. Roomies by Christina Lauren 12/2-A fake marriage romance? Sign.Me.Up. I actually have this for review and super stoked for it. Year One by Nora Roberts 12/5-Nora Roberts writes dystopian? Ummmm...YES PLEASE!! Flames in the Dark by Faith Hunter 12/5-The 3rd in Hunter's Soulwood series, a spin-off from Continue Reading