The Ones Who Got Away by Roni Loren- This was one of my (kini) favorite books of 2018. The subject matter is heavy, but it worked really well for me. It's been twelve years since tragedy struck the senior class of Long Acre High School. Only a few students survived that fateful night—a group the media dubbed The Ones Who Got Away. Liv Arias thought she'd never return to Long Acre—until a documentary brings her and the other survivors back home. Suddenly her old flame, Finn Dorsey, is 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
Smexy Deals!
In the third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series, Lieutenant Eve Dallas uncovers a world where technology can create beauty and youth, but passion and greed can destroy them... She was one of the most sought after women in the world. A top model who would stop at nothing to get what she wanted—even another woman’s man. And now she was dead, the victim of a brutal murder. Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas put her life on the line to take the case when suspicion fell on her Continue Reading
Wistful/Wanton Romance: Bound to the Battle God by Ruby Dixon
Lucky for me, one of my favorite authors has a release schedule that keeps fresh, fun material in my hands on a nearly monthly basis. Lucky for you, I can never wait to come share the latest release and lucky for us, we can all enjoy it together! Best known for her sci-fi, Alien super sexy trope, Ruby Dixon takes on epic fantasy and builds a world that fills the chasm between Gods and Mortals and we see exactly what happens when their worlds collide and they dare fall in Continue Reading
Four Meaningful Words by A.M. Gilliams- Release Day
BLURB Four words posed in a question started the beginning of our future. Will you marry me? Ten years of love and laughter, triumphs and failures, losses and gains later, and four words threatened to end it all. Everything has a beginning and an end. I just never saw mine coming. Especially when I finally thought we were getting it all. Until my husband and lifeline uttered…. I want a divorce. Only I had four words of my own. Words that should be said out of happiness and Continue Reading
Angela’s Tuesday Thoughts
Brazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLeanThe Bareknuckle Bastards #2Historical RomanceJuly 30, 2019 by AvonARC I loved this book. In every way. From the first word until the last had I heart eyes and a big ole smile on my face. My kindle copy has seven million highlights because Hattie and Whit had the most wonderful back and forth banter and I didn't want to forget a single word. Even the secondary characters are amazing. I think Nora, Hattie's sister of the heart, ride or die BFF, is one of my Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!
A groomsman and his last-minute guest are about to discover if a fake date can go the distance in this fun and flirty multicultural romance debut by New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory—author of the Resse Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick The Proposal.THE USA TODAY BESTSELLER#5 LibraryReads Pick“A swoony rom-com brimming with humor and charm.”—Entertainment Weekly (The Must List)“What a charming, warm, sexy gem of a novel....One of the best books I've read in a Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
New Releases: Week of July 22-26, 2019 Angela’s Tuesday Thoughts: One Fine Duke by Lenora Bell Four reasons to start the Four Horseman series by Laura Thalassa Sexcerpt- Soul Keeper by Cathryn Marr Smexy’s Top Ten Angela: School here starts August 12th and I've already done about seven thousand kid cuts. LOL. My back hurts y'all. I didn't get as much reading as I would have liked done this week, but I squeezed in Brazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLean, which was a five star Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten
10. Veronica Mars revival- They did a surprise early release. I am waiting to catch up on some of the older seasons first. 2004 was A LONG time ago. Have you binged it yet? No spoilers please 9. Smexy joined Instagram- We created an account for Smexy over on Insta. Who knows what we will post, but give us a follow. 8. A new romance podcast is launching. I am biased because I know most of the folks participating in this! RomBkPod posted their teaser episode this week. I think if you love Continue Reading
Sexcerpt- Soul Keeper by Cathryn Marr
Soul Keeper, the launch book in debut author Cathryn Marr’s Brotherhood of Shadows series released on July 9 . Here’s a sneak peek into the story that will thrill fans of urban fantasy, paranormals, and romantic suspense. He’s a heavenly outcast. She’s a mortal woman with unearthly gifts. Can they ward off a rising apocalypse? Fallen angel Luceire Garard has spent an eternity chasing redemption. So, when he’s given a mission to find and protect a defenseless young psychic, he jumps at the Continue Reading