This was the first year I did the Goodreads reading challenge and really used Goodreads to track my books. It sure was helpful when I went to compile this list. As of this writing, I’ve read 160 books this year and reviewed 51 of those reads for Smexy. My first go round and making this list, I had 19, it was very hard to narrow it down. In no particular order, here are some of the books that I really enjoyed in 2017. On Broken Wings by Chanel Cleeton- I read this in its entirety in one Continue Reading
Sheena’s Favorite Books for 2017 & Giveaway
2017 was definitely a year of highs and lows, disappointments and pleasant surprises; and in a way it felt very polarizing. As I look over all the books I've read this year, not too many landed in the middle for me. I loved or I loathed, with only a few middling "mehs"s sprinkled between. I rage read a couple of books that I couldn't bring myself to completely ignore (I'm looking at you J.R. Ward's The Chosen) and I was blindsided by one of my most anticipated reads seriously lacking in the Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Adam. Has the Bah Humbug spirit. Adores his grandmother, but otherwise, wants nothing to do with anyone. Heroine: Sarah. Wants nothing to do with arrogant rakes who think they can charm their way into any situation. But with Adam stuck at her house due to a raging snow storm and ill grandmother...... Sarah woke from a dream of Adam to find him standing by her bed. She had no idea why he was there, but in her dream-laden state she didn’t care. She wanted him. “Kiss me,” she Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… A- review – Infamous by Jenny Holiday (contemporary mm/kini) B+ review – Cowboy Up by Harper Sloan (contemporary/mandi) B review – Now That You Mention It by Kristan Higgins (contemporary fiction/tori) B review – The Dragon's Slave by Lacey St. Sin (pnr/sheena) C+ review – Dance With Me by Alexis Daria (contemporary/kini) C- review – The Power of a Seal by Anne Elizabeth (contemporary/sheena) C- review – Beautiful Lawman by Sophie Jordan (contemporary/tori) C- Continue Reading
Smexy Top Ten – December 22
10. I'm just keeping it classy around here. 9. I'm not done yet (I'm at 35%)- but just released: The Hookup by Kristen Ashley. The first in her new self-publlished series features a new girl in town who ends up in Johnny Gamble's bed. But is he still in love with his ex?? I doubt it but you know - suspense! This is "standard" Kristen Ashley, which is not a criticism. I find Ashley to be a comfort read for me - and this is def cozy. And sexy. ;) Late edit to say that I forgot Tori was Continue Reading
Review: The Hookup by Kristen Ashley
The Hookup by Kristen Ashley Series: Moonlight and Motor Oil, #1 Contemporary Romance December 19, 2017 Self Published Favorite Quote: “You named your cats after Charlie’s Angels?” “They don’t fight crime. They mostly just shed, eat, nap and make me feel inferior.” Reviewed by Tori Johnny Gamble is a well-known mechanic/gas station owner in Matlock, KY whose ex-girlfriend who left him three years ago. Johnny shut down after that, becoming distant, indifferent, and unemotional. Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!
Rock diva Emme Hayes already broke up one band after sleeping with the lead singer, and she swears she won’t let sex screw things up again. The problem is, her new bass player—a lean, muscular, tattooed mystery man who makes her want to demand his absolute attention—has her so worked up she can hardly carry a tune. Emme promises he’s off-limits. She just doesn’t know how she’ll be able to confine the heat to her love songs. The moment Tom McKinney lays eyes on Emme strutting around the stage Continue Reading
Review: Now That You Mention It by Kristan Higgins
Now That You Mention It by Kristan Higgins Contemporary Fiction/Family HQN Books December 26, 2017 Favorite Quote: “Nobody puts Nora in the corner.” Reviewed by Tori Nora Stuart left her small Maine island hometown fifteen years ago and never returned. Winning a full scholarship to Tufts gave her the freedom to leave and achieve her dreams. Now a specialist in gastroenterology, Nora finds herself longing for home after she is in an accident and awakens in the hospital to hear her Continue Reading
December Mini Reviews
Mandi: The Storm by Amanda McKinney Series: Berry Springs, #3 Romance Suspense Grade: C The hard sell in this one is that the heroine's husband is murdered when the book starts, and by the end, she is in love with the hero, the police detective in charge of the investigation. Yes, she had not been married long, and yes she had reservations before getting married - but her lack of distraught and the fact she is smiling and laughing with the hero, shortly after her husband's murder was Continue Reading
Review: The Dragon’s Slave by Lacey St. Sin
The Dragon's Slave by Lacey St. Sin Series: The Amber Aerie Lords Series, #1 Paranormal Romance Released: May 1, 2016 Reviewed by Sheena Favorite Quote: "I did want to warn you...You are so eager to have your dragon half accepted that you ignore your Shifter blood." ..."Are you nervous? I cannot tell any of your emotions any longer," he eyed her. "No...well a little..." I love stumbling across unexpectedly good paranormal series! I was almost put off by the title and blurb, but Continue Reading