Giles Warrington Hale, Marquess of Ashcroft, was born to do two things. Paint and rut. But lately, nobody but Miss Patience Emery has inspired him. The moment he sees her, he knows he must paint her and have her-- anywhere and everywhere. After a lifetime of trying to appear smaller, Patience no longer cares what anyone thinks. She’s resigned herself to a life having a man in her dreams only. But when the mysterious Lord Ashcroft approaches her with a chance to act on her bold, scandalous, Continue Reading
Review: Elijah’s Hope by S Doyle
This book made me ragey. I’ve read a few books by Doyle and really, really enjoyed them so I was willing to give this book a shot. The premise of dudes in Alaska creating their own “Bachelor” type contest sounds ridiculous but also interesting. There are going to be spoilers and there are too many to wrap tags around them. So if you don’t want to be spoiled about this book, please stop reading. Eli the hero- 30, works in Alaska on an oil rig, tired of traveling to Anchorage for one Continue Reading
Cover Reveal: Home Field Advantage, Milwaukee Dragons #3 by Liz Lincoln
Is the Dragons’ new wide receiver: A) a fallen NFL star looking for a comeback, B) the sexy player your boss wants you to write an exposé on, or C) the former love of your life? For Milwaukee Dragons beat reporter Natalie Griffith, he’s clearly D) all of the above. Three years ago, Natalie’s bombshell report on her ex-boyfriend’s off-the-field scandals landed her the job she loves, but she still feels guilty about destroying his career. Now Quinn Lowry’s back, and he’s taking Continue Reading
Excerpt: Guardian Queen by Dana Marton
The wait for the next Hardstorm book is over!After a difficult journey to the mainland, Tera and Batumar return to their island to liberate their people from the enemy. This is their final fight, and it will take everything they have, will challenge everything they believe in. As unexpected enemies arise, will Tera and her warlord triumph, or will they lose everything?--An incredibly rich epic fantasy not to be missed.--Full of secrets and surprises. Chapter One (Journey’s Continue Reading
A Note From Mandi
*waves* It's been a hot minute since I've posted! I'm still alive! I'm still reading! I'm just not blogging at the moment. A few factors have played a part. In two months, Smexy turns ten years old. Holy crap! When I started this blog, my youngest son was three and I always thought, the older my kids get, the more time I will have to do stuff! While I'm done bathing them and putting them to bed, teenagers present a host of new problems LOL. Y'all - I'm tired! And honestly, burnt out from Continue Reading
Audio Excerpt: Repeat by Kylie Scott
From Audie Award winning, New York Times best-selling author Kylie Scott comes an irresistible new romance - available in audio first! When a vicious attack leaves 25-year-old Clementine Johns with no memory, she’s forced to start over. Now she has to figure out who she was and why she made the choices she did - which includes leaving the supposed love of her life, tattoo artist Ed Larsen, only a month before. Ed can hardly believe it when his ex shows up at his tattoo parlor Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!
We made it another week y'all. Let's celebrate with some books. And maybe alcohol, if you're in to that. G.A. Aiken Dragon Bundle Kindle Only for those I love would I traipse into the merciless Northlands to risk life, limb, and my exquisite beauty. But do they appreciate it? Do they say, "Gwenvael the Handsome, you are the best among us--the most loved of all dragons?" No! For centuries my family has refused to acknowledge my magnificence as well as my innate humility. Yet for them, Continue Reading
Kini’s Friday Kisses
I finished two ARCs for upcoming releases, DNF one older book from my TBR, and I am 70% on another book. Snowy weekends allow lots of reading time. Overnight Sensation by Sarina Bowen- This is part of her Brooklyn Bruisers hockey series, which I have mostly enjoyed. This was a miss for me. Not enough that I DNF it, but I can’t say I truly enjoyed it. I did like seeing, even minimally, some of the characters from previous books. Heidi, the heroine, is kind of a Mary Sue. She is a Continue Reading
Exclusive Excerpt: Rough Terrain by Annabeth Albert
Thank you so much for having me. I had so much fun writing ROUGH TERRAIN. One of my favorite things to write are kisses, but sometimes the moments when characters don’t kiss but really, really want to are even more powerful than an actual kiss. And they make the eventual kiss that much more explosive. Here’s one such moment: *** Renzo’s tongue felt too thick for his mouth. Damn but Canaan was sexy, miles of creamy, pale skin on a lean, compact body. He’d expected some tats or nipple Continue Reading
Sheena’s Wistful/Wanton Wednesday: Matchmakers Edition!
Wednesdays are for Lovers! And this week, my attention has been hijacked by historical matchmaking trope! I love it. I loveeee it! And the best of my recently read crop is Vivienne Lorret's Ten Kisses to Scandal. Briar Bourne’s matchmaking career could be summed up in two words—comic disaster. Unless she can learn about the irresistible forces that draw men and women together, her professional future looks rather bleak. But Briar has an intriguing plan—enlisting London’s most irredeemable Continue Reading