Going Dark by Monica McCarty (The Lost Platoon #1) Released: September 5, 2017 Romantic Suspense St. Martin's Reviewed by Mandi When I heard this author was switching genres from historical, to romantic suspense, I thought I would give her a try. I will also admit, I was pulled in by this cover and the hint of a lost Navy SEAL Platoon. We meet that platoon, before they disappear, in the prologue. Several tough, yet a little nervous SEALS about to embark on a very dangerous mission in Continue Reading
Review: The Summer That Made Us by Robyn Carr
The Summer That Made Us by Robyn Carr Women’s Fiction September 5, 2017 Mira Reviewed by Helyce Idyllic summers spent at the lake house were the norm for the Hempstead sisters, until a tragedy forever changed the lives of sisters, Jo and Louise and subsequently, the lives of their daughters. Carr starts this somewhat complicated and emotional rollercoaster in the present with focus on the grown daughters of Jo and Louise Hemstead. Charlene or Charley, has just lost her job as a Continue Reading
Review: Elliott Redeemed by Scarlett Cole
Elliott Redeemed by Scarlett Cole Preload, #2 Contemporary Romance August 29, 2017 Griffin Favorite Quote: "You were incredible." "I always am." Reviewed by Tori Elliott Dawson, is 27 years old and plays lead guitar in the band, Preload. Nicknamed Pyro, he was clinically diagnosed as a pyromaniac as a teenager but has learned to cope with his impulse controls though not the reasons behind them. When his manager asks him to do some goodwill promotional work by visiting a children's Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Give me an hour and I’ll come find you. x As long as you promise you’re okay. She loved that he cared. I’m fine. Top 5 things you’re going to do to me . . . go! While Elliott answered her questions, she was going to take care of herself. She scrubbed herself clean under the shower, washing her hair even though she knew it would take an age to dry, and shaving everywhere that mattered. Once out, she covered herself with the scented body cream that had arrived in a beautifully wrapped care Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... A review - Bring the Heat by GA Aiken (paranormal/tori) A- review - A Dangerous Proposal by Jillian Eaton (historical/mandi) B+ review - A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas (historical/tori) B+ review - Addicted to Rhapsody by Selena Laurence (contemporary/helyce) B review - Sanctuary by Rebekah Weatherspoon (bdsm/mandi) C+ review - The Lady of Royale Street by Thea deSalle (erotic/tori) C+ review - East in Paradise by Tif Marcelo (contemporary/mandi) C Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – September 8!
10. It's been forever since I did a Top Ten! The end of summer and the beginning of school kicked my booty. But I officially have an 8th grader, and a 6th grader and my routine back. I'm even burning a pumpkin spice candle, damn it. I LOVE summer, but the fall air is calling to me.... 9. Angela rec'd How To Save an Undead Life by Hailey Edwards to me this week - I read it and I'm super impressed. It's an urban fantasy - the heroine is a necromancer and I love her. Before the book starts, she Continue Reading
Review: Addicted to Rhapsody by Selena Laurence
Addicted to Rhapsody by Selena Laurence (Rhapsody #4) Contemporary Romance July 24, 2017 Self Published Reviewed by Helyce Favorite quote: “You’ve just gotten your wings. Now you’ll learn how to fly.” Garrett Jakes is the frontman for the group Rhapsody. He is gorgeous, with a sexy, gritty voice that is perfect for the band’s style of music. He is also a recovering sex addict, 1 year post rehab. He’s been staying in Portland, far away from the temptation of the LA music scene, while Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!!
She was an independent woman-with only one weakness... an irresistible downtown man... An immovable uptown lady... rich suffragette Beatrice Von Furstenberg was tough enough to trade stocks on Wall Street and smart enough to resist the temptation of passion. Adamant about women being independent-and without a romantic bone in her lovely body-she had sternly refused to give her moonstruck sixteen-year-old ward permission to wed an eighteen-year-old suitor. Now the desperate teens have Continue Reading
Review: A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas
A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas Lady Sherlock, #2 Historical Fiction/Mystery September 5, 2017 Penguin Favorite Quote: “I never thought I’d say this, Charlotte Holmes-or even think it. But I wish to God I’d never met you.” Reviewed by Tori Being shunned by Society gives Charlotte Holmes the time and freedom to put her extraordinary powers of deduction to good use. As “Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective,” aided by the capable Mrs. Watson, she’s had great success helping Continue Reading
Review: Sanctuary by Rebekah Weatherspoon
Sanctuary by Rebekah Weatherspoon (Beards and Bondage #2) Released: August 29, 2017 Erotic BDSM Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I quite enjoyed Haven, book one in this series earlier this year (both are stand alones) and Sanctuary was a hit for me as well. As in Haven, this book starts with quite a suspenseful scene. Our heroine, Liz, an attorney, who goes home one day after a long day of work, to find a man in her apartment, waiting to kill her. Liz is able to eventually take the heel Continue Reading