Kill the Queen (A Crown of Shards Novel Book 1) by Jennifer Estep Gladiator meets Game of Thrones: a royal woman becomes a skilled warrior to destroy her murderous cousin, avenge her family, and save her kingdom in this first entry in a dazzling fantasy epic from the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Elemental Assassin series—an enthralling tale that combines magic, murder, intrigue, adventure, and a hint of romance. In a realm where one’s magical power determines Continue Reading
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Guest Post: Minerva Spencer Talks about Life, Romance, Writing, & Her Debut Book-Dangerous
SmexyBooks is so happy to welcome author Minerva Spencer to the blog. WELCOME MINERVA!! Minerva Spencer's debut historical romance, Dangerous, releases June 26, 2018. My Journey Down Romance Road . . . I read my first romance novel—THE DEVIL ON HORSEBACK, by Victoria Holt—in seventh grade. I still remember how deliciously shocking the philandering hero was and how I stayed up all night to finish the book. I was hooked. I ripped through all the Holts in the library and Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… A review – The Right Kind of Rogue by Valerie Bowman (historical/sheena) A review –The Scot's Bride by Paula Quinn (historical/sheena) B- review – Rewritten by Bronwyn Green (contemporary bdsm/mandi) B- review – Someone To Wed by Mary Balogh (historical/tori) C+ review – The Other Brother by Meghan Quinn (contemporary na/kini) C+ review – Twisted Truth by Melinda Leigh (suspense/helyce) D review – Bodyguard by C.D. Reiss (suspense/tori) November Mini Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… B review – Christmastime Cowboy by Maisey Yates (holiday contemporary/mandi) B review –Touch of Red by Laura Griffin (suspense/mandi) B- review – Ready For Wild by Liora Blake (contemporary/mandi) C+ review – Can't Let Go by Gena Showalter (contemporary/tori) C+ review – Deja New by MaryJanice Davidson (urban fantasy/tori) C review – The Proposition by Elizabeth Hayley (contemporary/kini) C- review – Follow by Tessa Bailey (erotic contemporary/mandi) D review – An Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… A review – Split by J.B. Salsbury (Rom Susp/helyce) B+ review– Someone to Love by Mary Balogh (Hist Rom Con/mandi B+ review – Daring Fate by Megan Erickson ( PNR/mandi) B review – Cherish Her by Stacey Lynn (Rom Con/tori) B review – Prude by Jordan S. Gray (Rom Con NA/tori) C+ review-Hold Me Cowboy by Maisey Yates (Rom Con/mandi) C+ review-Holding Out For A Hero by Codi Gray (Rom Con/sheena) Smexy's Top Ten November Mini Reviews News From Tori: Continue Reading
Sunday Giveaway!
Normally on Sundays we like to post a really sexy scene. Nothing goes better with Sunday morning coffee, than some smutty smex. This Sunday I have no smut. It's tragic really. I had to move out of my house to get my floors redone, and now I'm in the process of moving back, currently sitting on the floor because we have yet to move the couch out of the pod. (but sitting on lovely floors). I'm currently reading the new Mary Balogh which I'm loving, but it's taking me FOREVER because of Continue Reading
Smexy’s November To-Be-Read!
Managed by Kristen Callihan - 11/14. We really enjoyed Idol earlier this year! Tori will have a review of this soon after release. Goodreads l Kindle Duke of Pleasure by Elizabeth Hoyt - 11/29. Absolutely one of the best, and most fun historical series I read. If you have yet to read the previous, Duke of Sin - you must! Goodreads l Kindle Out of Bounds by Lauren Blakely - 11/22. Blakely's books are always fun and sexy. I enjoy them on audio. Goodreads l Kindle Sexy Lies Continue Reading
Buzz Books 2016: Romance. A Free Sampler!
Leading up to the Romance Writers of America conference, Publishers Lunch is offering Buzz Books: Romance. What's this you say? The leading romance publishers, including Harlequin, Kensington, Avon, and Berkley, have enthusiastically embraced Buzz Books. The authors excerpted here are bestselling, award-winning, and irresistible. Readers will discover new series, catch up with the latest installments from beloved established series, and find great standalone titles from grande dames such as Continue Reading
Queer Romance Month is Here! Tiffany Reisz Shares her Favorites
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Queer Romance & Weren’t Particularly Afraid to Ask What it is Queer Romance Month is a month long celebration of romance across the LGBTQ+ spectrum. Every day in October, we publish three to four posts from a variety of readers, writers, bloggers and other brilliant people. Our contributors come from all corners of Romancelandia, united by our belief that love is love, romance is romance, and sexuality is not a sub-genre. On the website, Continue Reading
Guest Author Megan Frampton and Giveaway
I’ve got a book out now titled Hero of My Heart, and it’s a Regency-set historical about an opium-addicted Marquess suffering from PTSD and the illegitimate daughter of a vicar. Which sounds really rule-breaking, but it’s not so much, because they fall in love, and spend a lot—A LOT—of time together and yes, they find themselves naked and supine quite frequently. Yay. In writing it, I wanted to do something that would tease at the edges of propriety—the hint of class differences, drug abuse, Continue Reading