Hello Friends! I’m so happy Tori is doing posts this week about her favorite scenes from the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews because, I gotta tell you--I have finished ZERO books this week, but not for lack of trying. Currently, I’m in the middle of two books, one of which I’d planned to review today, the other for next week. I will finish these and both will post next Thursday! All The Way by Kristen Proby (Romancing Manhattan #1)--I have wanted to try Proby for a while. So when Continue Reading
Feature: Calling Calling Calling Me by Natasha Washington
Calling Calling Calling Me by Natasha Washington Publisher: Natasha Washington (self-published) Release Date: September 4, 2018 Subgenre: Contemporary Queer Romance/New Adult Tropes/Themes: college romance, first time, fish out of water Direct Links: Author Websitebooks2read.com/u/38rVDO Book Synopsis: Patrick Mahoney has one goal in mind: get out of his native Fresno and find freedom in the rainbow and glitter-painted streets of San Francisco. As a college freshman, he’s Continue Reading
Magic Bleeds: Sometimes the Path to True Love is Rocky
Every day this week I will be posting favorite scenes from the Kate Daniels series. I’d love it if you’d share your favorite scenes too. Be sure to check back in Friday for a look at Magic Triumphs and a chance to win a book from the series. Beware!! There are spoilers present. If you have read the series, proceed at your own risk. In book 4, Magic Bleeds, the arc takes a serious turn while the romance begins to take a more active role. Kate finds herself in a pickle when a formidable enemy Continue Reading
Review: The Chase by Elle Kennedy
The Chase by Elle KennedyBriar U, #1Romance ContemporaryAugust 6, 2018Berkley Favorite Quote: “I feel like too many girls fail to remember one vital truth: we deserve someone who gives us one hundred percent. Half-assed effort isn’t effort. Half-assed love isn’t love.” Reviewed by Tori Everyone says opposites attract. And they must be right because there’s no logical reason why I’m so drawn to Colin Fitzgerald. I don’t usually go for tattoo-covered, video-gaming, hockey-playing nerd-jocks Continue Reading
Magic Strikes-Kate Daniels the Love Guru
Every day this week I will be posting favorite scenes from the Kate Daniels series. I'd love it if you'd share your favorite scenes too. Be sure to check back in Friday for a look at Magic Triumphs and a chance to win a book from the series. Be aware there are spoilers in here so if you haven't read the series, continue at your own risk. In book three, Magic Strikes, friendship once again takes precedence when Kate not only jumps head first into Pack politics when a member and her pseudo Continue Reading
Angela’s Monday Morning Reflections
What I read this week: When a Duke Loves a Woman by Lorraine Heath Sins for All Seasons #2 Historical Romance August 21, 2018 by Avon Favorite Quote: "You are a remarkable woman, Gillie Trewlove. I am a better man for having known you." The second book in the Sins for all Seasons series by Lorraine Heath introduces readers to Gillie Trewlove. One of six children left on Ettie Trewlove's doorstep, she's grown into a smart, savvy business owner who looks out for her neighbors around her Continue Reading
Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews: The Cost of Friendship
Every day this week I will be posting favorite scenes from the Kate Daniels series. I'd love it if you'd share your favorite scenes too. Be sure to check back in Friday for a look at Magic Triumphs and a chance to win a book from the series. In Magic Burns, Book 2, Kate is hired by the Pack to find some secret maps that have been stolen. In her investigation, she stumbles upon a street waif, Julie, whose mother has been murdered. Kate reluctantly pulls this child into her orbit and Continue Reading
Retro Sunday Scene: Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews-The Meeting
In celebration of the release of the last book in Ilona Andrews best-selling phenom Urban Fantasy Kate Daniels series, Magic Triumphs (8/28), I have decided to post some favorite scenes of mine from throughout out the series. I picked up book one-Magic Bites-on a whim. I was looking to branch out and someone recommended Ilona Andrews And Nalini Singh. Of course, some women was holding the ONLY TWO COPIES of Magic Bites and Slave to Sensation hostage, forcing me to stalk her through the Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… On Monday…. Angela reviews To See the Sun by Kelly Jensen (B) and Barefoot in the Dark by Suzanne Enoch (B) She also gave some Kindle Unlimited recs and what she plans to read this week! On Tuesday…. Tori reviews Wild Hunger by Chloe Neill and gave it a B- On Wednesday… Sheena gives us a sneak peek of Sophie Jordan's The Me I Meant To Be. On Thursday… Helyce gave a C- to A Snowbound Scandal by Jessica Lemmon. Mandi reviews Desperate Girls by Continue Reading
Kini’s Friday Kisses
I am back on land and still recovering from the cruise I went on. 7 days away is fantastic and I need to do it more often. I hope to go through my pictures and post some this weekend. But I can tell you that Bermuda is absolutely beautiful. My reading goal for my vacation was 4 books. I sort of made that goal when I combined in the extra day off I took from work to recover. Here are the books I read: Butterface by Avery Flynn- I was worried bout the premise of this book and felt it had Continue Reading