Christmas in Kilts, Anthology Historical/Highland Romance Released: October 3 2017 Swerve Reviewed by Sheena Tis the season to fall in love! These five bestselling authors bring you great tiding of highlanders and romances this holiday season! I so enjoy anthologies. I've found and fallen in love with some great authors by stumbling across their work in an anthology that featured a trope I fancy or a fellow author I adore. Such was the case with Christmas in Kilts. A collection Continue Reading
Review: Cuffed By His Charm by Stacey Kennedy
Cuffed By His Charm by Stacey Kennedy Series: Dirty Little Secret, #4 Erotic Romance November 14, 2017 Loveswept Reviewed by Tori Kennedy’s emotional and erotic Dirty Little Secrets series is based on four men who are bound together by friendship, business, and BDSM. Cuffed By His Charm is the fourth story in this series and deals with the last man standing-billionaire Gabe O’Keefe. Book three revealed who has been selling Gabe and his friends’ out to the tabloid Gotcha. Now he has to Continue Reading
Review: Once Upon a Maiden Lane by Elizabeth Hoyt
Once Upon a Maiden Lane by Elizabeth Hoyt (Maiden Lane #12.5) Historical Novella Released: November 14, 2017 Forever Reviewed by Mandi Fans of this series will be happy to see maidservant, Mary Whitsun, as our heroine. Raised in the orphanage on Maiden Lane, when Lady Caire wed (from book one, Wicked Intentions), Mary moved in with them and happily serves. She has a passion for reading and saves her wages for months to venture to the book store to select her next read. It's there that a Continue Reading
Early Excerpt for Heart on Fire by Amanda Bouchet!!
The riveting conclusion to the Kingmaker Chronicles. GODS. I'M AN IDIOT. Without Griffin—and apparently a few meddling Gods—to push me along, I'd still be telling fortunes at the circus, lying about my past, ignoring my future, and living as far away from my tyrant mother as humanly possible. True understanding thuds into place. Hope isn't just an abstract concept; it's me. Flesh and blood me. Griffin knew it all along. Probably everyone did. I'm an idea in human form. I have Continue Reading
Review: Hooking Up by Helena Hunting
Hooking Up by Helena Hunting Released: November 7, 2017 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi All I wanted was a nice wedding. Instead I end up with a husband who gets a blow job during our reception - and it's broadcast to everyone attending. I've enjoyed Helena Hunting's voice in the past - she usually makes me giggle and highlight all of her over-the-top silly quotes. Her books are super fun. Hooking Up is also fun, and a great read, but it's not as raunchy and goofy Continue Reading
Review: Holiday Wishes by Jill Shalvis
Holiday Wishes by Jill Shalvis Series: Heartbreaker Bay, 4.5 Contemporary Romance Released: November 7, 2017 Avon Impulse Reviewed by Sheena Quote: “Okay, tough girl,” he said softly, nuzzling at her throat. “No questions. No talking. You go ahead and give ignoring what’s still between us your best shot. I’ll wait right here.” Tis the season for holiday-themed romances. Snowed in lovers, couples reuniting under the mistletoe, finding love on the slopes and HEA's that coincide with Continue Reading
Feature: Christmas in a Cowboy’s Arms Anthology
In the wild and untamed West, it takes cowboy's embrace to see you through a long winter's night. Stay toasty this holiday season with heart-warming tales from bestselling authors Leigh Greenwood, Rosanne Bittner, Linda Broday, Margaret Brownley, Anna Schmidt, and Amy Sandas. Goodreads l Kindle l Nook Which one of your characters has the most holiday spirit? Who has the least? Leigh Greenwood: Both are in my Christmas novella “Bah, Humbug!” Nate Jerome hates Continue Reading
Review: Complicated by Kristen Ashley
Complicated by Kristen Ashley Contemporary Romance November 7, 2017 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: ‘I didn’t need some man I barely knew treating me like dirt.’ Sheriff Hixon Drake is still trying to come to terms why his wife of 19 years up and divorced him. Living in a crappy apartment that barely fits him, much less his three kids, Hixon is just trying to get through one day at a time. Then he meets Greta Dare and his life suddenly becomes a lot more Continue Reading
Retro Smex Scene Sunday
Often I like to revisit favorite reads of mine for various reasons. I need a guaranteed laugh, weep, or perhaps I just want the comfort that comes from the familiar. This weekend I took a road down memory lane with Jennifer Cruise. One of my favorite trio of characters she created are the Dempsey siblings; especially Sophie Demsey from Welcome to Temptation. She and her siblings come from a long line of con men, but Sophie's tired of taking care of her family and ready for a normal boring Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… A review – The Right Kind of Rogue by Valerie Bowman (historical/sheena) A review –The Scot's Bride by Paula Quinn (historical/sheena) B- review – Rewritten by Bronwyn Green (contemporary bdsm/mandi) B- review – Someone To Wed by Mary Balogh (historical/tori) C+ review – The Other Brother by Meghan Quinn (contemporary na/kini) C+ review – Twisted Truth by Melinda Leigh (suspense/helyce) D review – Bodyguard by C.D. Reiss (suspense/tori) November Mini Continue Reading