Happy Hump Day! Time to share the romance quotes this week that either made me swoon or scramble for my pearls for some serious clutching! This week's wistful quote is from Rider's Revenge by Jamie Begley and is book 10 in one of my cherished, motorcycle club (MC) romance series, The Last Riders. The Last Rider novels feature a MC comprised of former service men who formed an unbreakable bond in the armed forced and when they all got out, they formed their club, bought a huge chunk of Continue Reading
Sheena’s Mini Reviews
Series: The MacGregors: Highland Heirs, #7 Historical Romance Grade: A Whenever I get a hankering for a beautifully written historical romance, I look no further than Paula Quinn. She just has a knack for creating these beautiful worlds with rich characters all against the picturesque Scottish highlands, I'm always, already mid swoon as soon as I crack (click?) it open. Book 7 is about Lachlin Mackenzie, a (scarred!! swoon level +1000) widower and father to a wife and daughter who were Continue Reading
Tori’s Tuesday Teasers
Wild Hunger by Suzanne Wright Pheonix Pack, #7 Paranormal Romance May 29, 2018 Half-shifter Frankie Newman didn't know what to think when she received an email from a person claiming to be her aunt. She was taken from the pack as a child after she witnessed her father killing her mother then himself as a child. Her grandparents who raised her repeatedly told her that her deceased father's family wanted nothing to do with her. Now they claim to not only want to see her but have been trying Continue Reading
Feature: Dirty Exes by Rachel Van Dyken
Title: Dirty Exes Author: Rachel Van Dyken Release Date: June 5, 2018 Publisher: Skyscape Series: Liars, Inc., Book #1 Summary Blaire has never quite gotten over Jessie Beckett, the ex–NFL star whose kisses were hot enough to ignite the entire Eastern Seaboard. When he chose work over her, Blaire was left brokenhearted. Why else would she have married a skeezy two-timer, just to divorce him less than a year later? Now Blaire is getting even by becoming one half of Dirty Exes, a PI firm Continue Reading
Review: Making Up by Lucy Parker
Making Up by Lucy Parker (London Celebrities #3) Released: May 28, 2018 Contemporary Romance Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi I highly recommend this author if you have yet to try her. This is the third book I've read by her and they have all been adorable and sweet and sexy. In Making Up, we return to the theater, but in a burlesque/acrobatic show. The Festival of Masks is a little bit of everything - lewd humor, amazing aerial skills, singing, dancing and it's a very popular show. When Continue Reading
Cover Reveal! A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert
I recently read A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert and absolutely loved it. I was thrilled when Talia asked if I could share the brand new cover, which now shows the heroine, Ruth!! Everyone has secrets. He wants all of hers. Meet the man next door… After years of military service, Evan Miller wants a quiet life. The small town of Ravenswood seems perfect—until he stumbles upon a vicious web of lies with his new neighbour at its centre. Ruth Kabbah is rude, awkward, and—according Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Raney Moore; lawyer, mother, friend, wife, is trying to understand why her husband cheated on her. This has led to a bittersweet and hilarious look into her own life and choices she has made and feelings she has ignored. The following scene is a conversation between Rainey and her best friend, Sarah. Rainey is describing a one night stand with a younger man and his unexpected kink. He didn’t respond. He didn’t move. His eyes had a wild look, half terrified, half . . . Eager? He shifted in Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... Monday, Mandi talked about: The Prison Planet series by Emmy Chandler (she rec's if you like very dark) A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert / B+ review / contemporary Tuesday, Tori talked about: The Luck of the Bride by Janna MacGregor / B- review / historical How to Walk Away by Katherine Center / B+ review / women's fiction Wednesday, Sheena talked about: Sheena looooves anything by Ruby Dixon (alien romance) Whiskey Burning by Bella Jewel / Motorcycle Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – May 25
10. I'm back, bishes!! I'm sorry the Top Ten has been gone for so long. I didn't really intentionally stop it. It's just that real life didn't give out a lot of breaks recently. But now summer is upon us and I feel like I have some breathing room! This photo of Chris Evans radiates such a powerful energy it's like trying to stare into the sun. pic.twitter.com/0yhVNcFRQS — Meg 🔪 Downey (@rustypolished) May 21, 2018 9. We need to talk about Chris Evans. I enjoy all the Marvel Continue Reading
Kini’s Friday Kisses
Welcome to the first edition of Kini’s Friday Kisses, hereby known as #kinisfridaykisses or #kfk I have been losing my reading and reviewing mojo lately, but I am really excited about the format change at Smexy. FYI- I was avoiding coming up with a name for my date because I am HORRIBLE at naming things. I texted Mandi Wednesday night hoping she had something fun and clever. She didn't. So I googled "reading words that start with F" Nothing interesting appeared. I changed it to K and got Continue Reading