From Mandi, Tori, Kini, Helyce, Sheena and May - Happy 2018!! We had so much fun sharing books with you this past year. As always, I like to share some of my favorite "Smex Scenes" of the year. I feel like I really fell for the intense, growly hero this year. We can't wait to see what 2018 will bring. King's Captive by Amber Bardan - I usually don't love captive romances, but this one worked so well for me. There are some good twists and turns that kept my attention. Super Continue Reading
Mandi’s Favorite Books 2017 and Giveaway!
Most of All You by Mia Sheridan - This book made me feel so much. I expected it to be about the hero healing himself, but it turns into this amazing journey for the heroine. Heart break, darkness and pain all eventually lead to peace, love and a HEA. I really loved it. (review) Royally Endowed Emma Chase - I just absolutely adored this book. The hero is the heroine's bodyguard. I wrote in my review that they have super hot, broody sex. I mean - what else is there in life??? (if you haven't Continue Reading
Helyce’s Favorite Books for 2017 & Giveaway
I used to look forward to compiling this list each year, but the last few years have not been good reading years for me and 2017 is no exception. In fact, I’ve read the least amount of books this year when compared to previous years. I have been seriously reading deprived. Many factors can be attributed to this, work, life, kids, etc. Simply put, my “me” time has been in very short supply. I do have some books worth mentioning (though not all published in 2017), so in no particular order, let’s Continue Reading
Tori’s Favorite Books for 2017 & Giveaway
I think we can all agree that 2017 needs to be cut up into teeny tiny pieces, burned, buried, and the ground salted so it can NEVER EVER come back. Thankfully, we had some pretty impressive and fantastic books to comfort and offer us an escape from reality. From romance to fantasy to horror…below is my list of some of my favorite reads that helped to keep me reasonably sane this year. Devil in Spring by Lisa Kleypas Kleypas writes another swoony worthy winner as she builds a Continue Reading
Kini’s Favorite Books for 2017 & Giveaway
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