I think we can all agree that 2017 needs to be cut up into teeny tiny pieces, burned, buried, and the ground salted so it can NEVER EVER come back. Thankfully, we had some pretty impressive and fantastic books to comfort and offer us an escape from reality. From romance to fantasy to horror…below is my list of some of my favorite reads that helped to keep me reasonably sane this year. Devil in Spring by Lisa Kleypas Kleypas writes another swoony worthy winner as she builds a Continue Reading
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Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... A review - Bring the Heat by GA Aiken (paranormal/tori) A- review - A Dangerous Proposal by Jillian Eaton (historical/mandi) B+ review - A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas (historical/tori) B+ review - Addicted to Rhapsody by Selena Laurence (contemporary/helyce) B review - Sanctuary by Rebekah Weatherspoon (bdsm/mandi) C+ review - The Lady of Royale Street by Thea deSalle (erotic/tori) C+ review - East in Paradise by Tif Marcelo (contemporary/mandi) C Continue Reading
Tori and Mandi’s To-Be-Read in September List
Tori's TBR: A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas 9/5- I thoroughly enjoyed book one of this series and can’t wait to see what Thomas has in store for our heroine in this historical fiction series that gender bends the legend of Sherlock Holmes. Review to come. Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas-9/5-Referred to as the YA Game of Thrones, the 6th book in Maas’ epic Throne of Glass series is the one I’ve been waiting for. We are finally getting Chaol’s book and I for one am Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up 6/24
This week at Smexy… B+ review- Second Chances by Liora Blake (contemporary/mandi) B review- Sight Unseen by Sherry Thomas (anthology/tori) B review-On Point by Annabeth Albert (lgbt contemporary/tracey) B review- Hoodwinked Hearts by Ainslie Paton (contemporary/kini) B review-Stay by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy (contemporary/tori) B review – Lost Without You by M.O'Keefe (contemporary/tori) B- review-Touch of Frost by Jo Goodman (historical/mandi) C review- Kayzon's Wish by Continue Reading
Review: Sight Unseen – A Collection of Five Anonymous Novellas
Sight Unseen by Sherry Thomas, Meredith Duran, Erin Satie, Emma Barry, & J.A. Rock Romance Anthology/Novella June 6, 2017 Open Ink Press Reviewed by Tori What stories would you tell if you could? Where would your mind take you, if you let it?Five top voices in romance dare you to explore the distant corners of their imaginations as they test the limits of storytelling and break the boundaries of what they thought possible. But there’s a twist—the author of each story is a secret. Continue Reading
Tori’s Favorite Books of 2016
2016 has definitely been a year of great change. From dirty politics to the death of icons, I’m sure most will agree that it’s time to lay 2016 to rest for good. Thankfully, amidst the many trials and tribulations we had heaped upon us this year, we had plenty of fantastic books to comfort and offer us an escape from reality. From romance to horror...below is my list of books that helped make this year a little more bearable. Duke of Sin by Elizabeth Hoyt- Elizabeth Hoyt’s truly outdoes Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… A review – Royally Screwed by Emma Chase (Rom Con/mandi) B+ review – Thief of Hearts by L.H. Conway ( Rom Con/tori) B review – Top Shelf by Kelly Jamieson (Rom Con/kini) B review – Twisted Palace by Erin Watt (Rom Con YA/tori) B review – A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas (Hist Mys/tori) B review – You Had Me at Christmas Anthology (Rom Con Holiday/mandi) C review – The Boy is Back by Meg Cabot (Rom Con/may) Cover Reveal and Giveaway: Chelsea Mueller’s Continue Reading
Guest Review: It Started with a Scandal by Julie Anne Long
It Started with a Scandal by Julie Ann Long Historical Romance Released: March 31, 2015 Avon Reviewed by: Prachi Bio: Prachi is many things. A counselor, a writer, a hopeless optimist and perhaps most significantly a reader. She doesn't know her first book and can't for the life of her pick a favourite. ('Tis a crime! ) She loves Historicals and Contemporaries which are character driven and bereft of werewolves and vampires. Her favourite authors are Sarah Mayberry, Sherry Thomas, Continue Reading
Review: The Courtesan Duchess by Joanna Shupe
The Courtesan Duchess by Joanna Shupe (Wicked Deceptions #1) Released: March 31, 2015 Historical Romance Zebra Reviewed by Mandi I had expectations for this book before I started - I wanted super emotional, angst, hurt, pain, and longing. When I read the premise of this book - Duke and duchess estranged for eight years, I had grabby hands. I love this premise. I immediately thought of Sherry Thomas and Laura Florand. Maybe that is where my expectations started, and is that fair to Continue Reading
New Post: Recent DNFs
We don't review every DNF we come across, but we think DNF reviews are just as important as the A ones. So here is a look at what recently didn't work for us. May: This week I read two books that had me DNF within the first chapter. I can’t tell you if either one is horrible, but I can tell you I won’t be finishing them. The Seduction of Sarah Marks by Kathleen Bittner Roth opens with a heroine in bed with a dude and she has no idea who she is – except she knows her name. He knows who Continue Reading