This week at Smexy... B+ review - Blood Fury by JR Ward (paranormal/mandi) B review - Fake Wife by Stacey Lynn (contemporary/mandi) B review - Man Candy by Jessica Lemmon (contemporary/helyce) B review - Collision Course by Marie Harte (contemporary/tori) B review - Station Alpha by Aislinn Kearns (suspense/mandi) C+ review - Cowboy SEAL Homecoming by Nicole Helm (contemporary/mandi) C- review - Dragon Blood by Eileen Wilks (urban fantasy/tori) D- review - My Boo by Daaimah S. Poole Continue Reading
Review: Collision Course by Marie Harte
Collision Course by Marie Harte Body Shop Bad Boys, #4 Contemporary Romance January 2, 2018 Sourcebooks Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “If you want him, have him. You have a right to be happy. Take joy in his man parts. Go forth, just don’t prosper.” Lou Cortez is a true ladies man. Gorgeous, sexy, well mannered, good job, loves his family...he’s every woman's dream man if he says so himself. So why can’t he get the lovely Josephine (Joey) Reeves to give him the time of day? Continue Reading
Review: Station Alpha by Aislinn Kearns
Station Alpha by Aislinn Kearns (Soldiering On #1) Released: August 2016 Romantic Suspense Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I love a Twitter recommendation (my bank account does not) and when I saw Meka tweet that Station Alpha was a good read, featuring a hero with a disability, I bought it. She rec'd it because his disability was not the main storyline, and I agree with her. It plays a role in the story (he is wheelchair bound) but it's not the main focus. And - pigs starting Continue Reading
Review: Dragon Blood by Eileen Wilks
Dragon Blood by Eileen Wilks World of the Lupi, #14 Urban Fantasy January 2, 2018 Berkley Jove Favorite Quote: “You suggest we throw humans at them instead of rocks?” Reviewed by Tori We left Dragon Spawn after the Lupi children's’ kidnapping was arranged by the dragon spawn in return for a promised favor from the Great Bitch. She wants to use Lily’s body and in her attempts to take over the world. Lily and Rule are separated when the mission to rescue the children falls apart in a Continue Reading
Review: Man Candy by Jessica Lemmon
Man Candy by Jessica Lemmon (Real Love #3) Contemporary Romance January 9, 2018 Loveswept Reviewed by Helyce Favorite Quote: “Not all those who wander are lost…” Dax Vaughn is really looking forward to some rustic quality alone time. After losing his dad, and dealing with the aftermath, he just needed a break and some time to get his head together and reevaluate his life. He heads down to Grand Lark Retreat in Tennessee for two weeks of communing with nature. He plans to hike, Continue Reading
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USA Today Bestselling Author Kennedy Layne continues the Red Starr series with a nail-biting mission that will leave you turning the pages well into the night... Dreams die... Daegan Murphy lives life the way it's meant to be lived...not a care in the world. With his motorcycle, sniper rifle, and career choice, some might think he has a death wish. But he's got a family who loves him, team members that count on him, and hostages to rescue. He wouldn't purposefully put himself in death's Continue Reading
Review: Fake Wife by Stacey Lynn
Fake Wife by Stacey Lynn (Crazy Love #1) Released: January 9, 2018 Contemporary Romance Loveswept Reviewed by Mandi Give me a present day marriage of convenience trope any day of the week! Corbin is a super wealthy, playboy guy who just lost his grandmother. She was important to him, as his father is a horrible man who has a family on the side and his mother is drinking herself to death. His grandmother left him her family estate - but with a condition. He must marry within six months Continue Reading
Review: Blood Fury by J.R. Ward
Blood Fury by J.R. Ward (Black Dagger Legacy #3) Released: January 9, 2018 Paranormal Romance (m/f and m/m) Ballantine Books Reviewed by Mandi This spin-off series of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, is still BDB....just with a new crew of warriors. But the veterans are still roaming the halls, and making appearances. Blood Fury gives us two romances - Peyton and Novo, two trainees in the brotherhood fighting program, who start off the book more as enemies, and it takes a bit for them Continue Reading
Review: Cowboy SEAL Homecoming by Nicole Helm
Cowboy SEAL Homecoming by Nicole Helm (Navy SEAL Cowboys #1) Released: January 2, 2018 Contemporary Romance Sourcebooks Reviewed by Mandi A new series from Nicole Helm featuring Navy SEALs turned cowboys! I was a little unsure how this was all going to play out, but I actually really liked the set-up. Three guys who all served together overseas as SEALs, who all got injured in an explosion, come back to the states together to a ranch that Alex has inherited. Well, he inherited half a Continue Reading
Review: My Boo by Daaimah S. Poole
My Boo by Daaimah S. Poole Contemporary Romance Released: December 4, 2017 Pocket Star Reviewed by Sheena Note: My Boo was originally published in 2005 as part of the anthology Kiss the Year Goodbye Favorite Quote: "Tonight I was one of those women, looking for someone to say hi to me. I had cracked a smile at a few guys...but I still believe a man should approach a woman. Plus, I’ve got a boyfriend... I wish I could be with him right now, but since I can’t I’m waiting for a Continue Reading