I love Laura Griffin's romantic suspense books. Maybe a little light on the romance, but she writes creepy suspense and crime so well. I never get bored with crime scene details or detective work. Her books are fast paced and full of intrigue. In Desperate Girls, we have a high-powered defense attorney, Brynn, who is looking to get a young adult off of murder charges - a murder she truly believes he did not commit. She has to travel with her co-worker Ross to Dallas, to attend the trial. Continue Reading
Helyce’s Thursday Thoughts
Hello fellow readers! This last week has been fraught with negativity in the land of romance. I think I’ve experienced every emotion there is. I have loved reading for as long as I can remember. I loved reading so much, I’d sneak into the library at recess. My parents got a call one day from my school because I hadn’t returned to the classroom and they couldn’t find me. Guess where I was? I was in the school’s library, sitting cross-legged on the floor between the bookshelves...happily reading Continue Reading
Sheena’s Wistful/Wanton Wednesday & Sneak Peek!
Happy Hump Day! I hope you are in the mood for a little swoony/smexy interlude, because my pick for this week is a controversial and sexy doozy. I’ve been on a bit of an experimental kick where I am consciously deciding to read a trope that would normally repel me. Blurbs that ring my warning bells, being em on. Red flags waving? Yooo hooo, over here! I’m exploring this space because I was becoming bored with the same ole reading. Enjoyable, but bored and what better way to break up the Continue Reading
Guest Author: Kelly Jensen
Yesterday, Angela posted a review of Kelly Jensen's new book, To See the Sun, and really enjoyed it! Today Kelly is here to give us a little more glimpse into her world. Survival is hard enough in the outer colonies—what chance does love have? Life can be harsh and lonely in the outer colonies, but miner-turned-farmer Abraham Bauer is living his dream, cultivating crops that will one day turn the unforgiving world of Alkirak into paradise. He wants more, though. A companion—someone Continue Reading
Review: Wild Hunger by Chloe Neill
Wild Hunger by Chloe Neill Heirs of Chicagoland, #1 Urban Fantasy August 14, 2018 Berkley Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Parts of the world are great; parts of the world are garbage. I can’t abide optimism.” Elisa Sullivan is all grown up and ready to take her place in the world, but as the princess of Cadogan House and the only vampire child born to two powerful vampire parents, she has a lot to live up to. After spending the last few years going to school in Paris, Elisa is Continue Reading
Angela’s Monday Morning Reflections- 8/13
Happy Monday y'all, hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! What I read this week: To See the Sun by Kelly JensenM/M Sci/Fi RomanceAugust 13, 2018 by Riptide Favorite Quote: "I want to show you everything. One day, I'm going to show you everything." This is probably one of the most low-key science fiction romances I've ever read. I anticipated a whole lot of angsty conflict after reading the first chapter, but.. there really wasn't too much. The Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... On Monday.... Angela recommends Dr. Strange Beard by Penny Reid and Saint or Sinner by Cynthia Eden. She also gave some Kindle Unlimited recs and what she plans to read this week! Mandi really enjoyed The Duke I Tempted by Scarlett Peckham. Marriage of Convenience and just a touch of BDSM. On Tuesday.... Mandi gave a C to Surprise Baby, Second Chance by Therese Beharrie and a B to One Night with the Army Doc by Traci Douglass. On Wednesday... Sheena Continue Reading
Take My Books!
I have some new books that I've been collecting over the past few weeks. Some are a bit older, some are super new. Leave a comment for the group (or groups) you would like to win. I'll select random winners on Sunday evening. So get your comment in before then! Open to all. Edited 8/13: Contest is closed. The winners are: Group 1 - ElenaGroup 2 - AdaGroup 3 - Mary BethGroup 4 - Meghan All winners have been emailed. Group 1: A Duke by Default by Alyssa ColeGood Luck Charm by Continue Reading
SALE ALERT!! Elle Kennedy’s The Chase is on SALE for Limited Time
The Chase (Briar U, #1) by Elle Kennedy Contemporary Romance/NA August 6, 2018 Berkley Summary 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 who think I’m flighty and superficial. His narrow view of me is the first strike against him. It doesn’t help that he’s buddy-buddy with my brother. And that his best friend has a Continue Reading
Helyce’s Thursday Thoughts & Things
Hello! So, last week my family and I ventured north for our annual camping (glamping more like with showers and flushing toilets) trip at a little lake with a group of people who we’ve been doing this little trip with for the last 6 years. The original group was huge-like 35 families and we’d pretty much take over this place; but as kids got older, that group has dwindled down to about 10 families. My kids love the lake, so we’ve stuck it out over the years for them. This year was fun but not Continue Reading