Minerva Dobbs knows that happily-ever-after is a fairy tale, especially with a man who asked her to dinner to win a bet. Even if he is gorgeous and successful Calvin Morrisey. Cal knows commitment is impossible, especially with a woman as cranky as Min Dobbs. Even if she does wear great shoes and keeps him on his toes. When they say good-bye at the end of their evening, they cut their losses and agree never to see each other again. But Fate has other plans, and it's not long before Min and Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… Monday, Mandi talked about: Mandi's Monday Musings C- review – Six Weeks with A Lord by Eve Pendle (Historical) Tuesday, Tori talked about: Tori's Tuesday Teasers A review – Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews (urban fantasy) A review – Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean (historical) B+ review – Dangerous by Minerva Spencer (historical) Wednesday, Sheena talked about: Sheena's Wistful/Wanton Wednesday A review – The Highlander's Promise by Lynsey Continue Reading
Review: It Takes Two by Jenny Holiday
It Takes Two by Jenny Holiday Bridesmaids Behaving Badly, #2 Contemporary Romance June 26, 2018 Forever Reviewed by Kini Favorite Quote: “Oh, I saw that in the store where I bought the condoms, and I wanted to… give you something,” Noah said like it was no big deal. He chuckled in a way that might have bordered on self-deprecating. “Something besides condoms.” Oh, shit. She was past the point of no return. She burst into tears. Which of course brought him to her side in a flash. Damn Continue Reading
Kini’s Friday Kisses
I was trying to read from my TBR this week and opened up From Scratch by Katrina Jackson. Apparently, I bought this back in April but have zero recollection why. The blurb mentions the heroine moving to a new town and falling in lust with the sheriff and fire chief. And that is pretty much exactly what happens. Once I realized it was one woman with two men, I needed to keep reading to see if it was M/F/M or M/M/F. For those interested, it was M/M/F. I found the development of Continue Reading
Guest Post: Hawaii and Romance Books by Vina Arno
You’ve probably seen pictures or heard the news about the volcanic eruption on the Big Island in Hawaii. My contemporary, new adult romance novel, Finder Keeper of My Heart, is set on the Big Island. Of all the Hawaiian islands, it’s my favorite. I love the Big Island’s rugged and singular beauty born out of its volcanic origins. The eruption of Kilauea Volcano is truly humbling, a reminder of how precarious nature can be. In Finder Keeper, Emma Munroe, an aspiring Broadway actress, Continue Reading
Review: Dangerous by Minerva Spencer
Dangerous by Minerva Spencer The Outcasts, #1 Historical Romance June 26, 2018 Avon Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Most people are fools who will believe whatever they want to believe, regardless of the truth.” Lady Euphemia Marlington hasn’t been free in seventeen years—since she was captured by Corsairs and sold into a harem. Now the sultan is dead and Mia is back in London facing relentless newspapermen, an insatiably curious public, and her first Season. Worst of Continue Reading
Helyce’s Thursday Thoughts
Coming up in July! I didn’t have a new release read for this week, so let’s take a look at what I’m reading in July! In June I read a romantic suspense/mystery book, a genre that I hadn’t read in a long time, even though I used to read them all the time. I really enjoyed it. I forgot how much fun it is to get into the nitty-gritty details of the story and try to read between the lines for clues to figure out what happened or who the bad guy was. So first up is a Mystery/Thriller by a new Continue Reading
Review: The Highlander’s Promise by Lynsay Sands
The Highlander's Promise by Lynsay Sands Highlanders, #5 Historical Romance June 26, 2018 Avon Reviewed by Sheena There are some things that you just know. The sky is blue. 1 +1 = 2. If you use baking soda instead of baking powder in a recipe, you've fudged up BIG time, and if you write a bearded, scarred, reclusive Highlander with a heart of gold surrounded by glacier ice ad growlyness, if you dare build such a hero, Sheena will come. Sheena will come fast and hard- double-entendre Continue Reading
Sheena’s Wistful/Wanton Wednesday!
Happy Wednesday! Time to get humpin! This week's quote are from an oldie but goodie, Desolation by Bella Jewel. Desolation is the fourth book in Jewel's Joker's Wrath series, a particularly cracky MC series from a few years ago. Heroine, Pippa, sold into human trafficking and forced to work at a remote labor farm, Pippa has had almost everything stripped from her. Chained to a fellow laborer and forced to witness all manners of abuse and atrocity, she's desperate to escape as she knows she Continue Reading
Review: Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews
Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews The Iron Covenant, #1 Urban Fantasy June 26, 2018 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "As long as you stay here, you have a home. I'll never abandon you." Hugh D'Ambray has been cut loose by his master and pseudo-father, Roland. He wallows in the booze until his will to live and need to save his people overrides his death wish. With no money, shelter, or weapons, the Iron Preceptors have no hope of surviving the necromancers that are Continue Reading