Beauty Like the Night by Joanna Bourne (Spymasters #6) Released: August 1, 2017 Historical Romance Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Severine de Cabrillac, orphan of the French revolution and sometime British intelligence agent, has tried to leave spying behind her. Now she devotes herself to investigating crimes in London and finding justice for the wrongly accused. Raoul Deverney, an enigmatic half-Spaniard with enough secrets to earn even a spy's respect, is at her door demanding help. Continue Reading
Review: Come Sundown by Nora Roberts
Come Sundown by Nora Roberts Genre: Romance, Romantic Suspense Date Published: May 30, 2017 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Length: 480 pages Reviewed by Tracey Favorite Quote: “He broke off and withered under his mother’s stare. “Until you work in a man’s world without a penis, you can hush about it. You can think about that while you help Clementine clear up and wash the dishes.” Blurb: The Bodine ranch and resort in western Montana is a family business, an idyllic spot for Continue Reading
Review: The Importance of Being Scandalous by Kimberly Bell
The Importance of Being Scandalous by Kimberly Bell (Tale of Two Sisters #1) Released: July 25, 2017 Historical Romance Entangled Reviewed by Mandi Oh this book. It has some very well done and clever banter (one of my favorite things) and it has a sister relationship that I adored. But it also has a "get rid of the fiance" story line that goes through the entire book and I got super tired of it. Growing up on neighboring properties, Nicholas and Amelia or Mia, have been very good Continue Reading
Feature: Spectred Isle by K.J. Charles
London 1923. Arcanist Randolph Glyde first bumped into Saul Lazenby when a sacred tree inexplicably caught fire. Lazenby presents himself as an innocent bystander working for the eccentric Major Peabody. But Randolph isn’t sure he believes that... Randolph had rather liked the way it had been in his war: casual encounters when one had the time and inclination, to which the authorities turned a blind eye because there weren’t enough occultists to waste any over petty morality; no tiresome Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... B+ review - Spellbinder by Thea Harrison (paranormal/tori) B+ review - Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai (contemporary/mandi) B+ review - The Red Lily by Juliette Cross (paranormal/sheena) B review - Wildfire by Ilona Andrews (urban fantasy/may) B review - Eye Candy by Jessica Lemmon (contemporary/helyce) B review - Welcome Home, Katie Gallagher by Seana Kelly (contemporary/mandi) B review - Faking It by Christine d'Abo (m/m/tracey) B- review - Blackthorne's Bride by Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – July 28
10. Check. 9. The RITA awards were handed out last night at the Romance Writers of America conference. It's our award show! Congrats to all the winners! It looked like such a nice evening!! Here is a list of all the winners. A post shared by Sam Heughan (@samheughan) on Jul 26, 2017 at 1:29pm PDT 8. Damn it Jamie Fraser. Stop tempting us with all of your muscles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue80QwXMRHg 7. The new Thor trailer is out and ooooooh boy. <3 6. The Continue Reading
Review: Fast Forward by Xio Axelrod
Fast Forward by Xio Axelrod Genre: M/M romance, contemporary romance Date Published: June 18, 2017 Self Published Length: 116 Reviewed by Tracey Blurb: As a nineteen-year-old, wunderkind doctoral candidate, Ian Waters had little interest in social interaction. Books were his companions, and that had suited him just fine. Then a hurricane named Jessen Sørensen blew into his life, throwing Ian off his axis. On the cusp of rock stardom, Jessen had burned brightly, and Ian had fallen Continue Reading
Review: Stud by Jamie K. Schmidt
Stud by Jamie K. Schmidt Contemporary Romance Released: July 25, 2017 Loveswept Reviewed by Sheena Favorite Quote: “What were you going to use the six million dollars you stole from your sons?” And because I was behaving myself, I didn’t add "Botox?" to the end of that sentence. Stud. When I think of a stud, I kind of smirk. They tend to be more corny than sexy in my eyes. Even so, the cover and blurb swayed me and I'm no worse for the wear. This is my first Jamie K. Schmidt Continue Reading
Review: Cross Check by Kelly Jamieson
Cross Check by Kelly Jamieson Bayard Hockey, #2 New Adult/Sports Romance July 25, 2017 Loveswept Reviewed by Kini Favorite Quote: “Good, baby?” I lick her throat. “Um . . . I think . . . I’m burning.” “Yeah . . . me too.” “No, I’m really burning.” Her hands come to my chest and push as she tries to shove me off her. “Jesus, Ben, my vagina is burning! Something’s wrong! Ow!” Stunned and dazed, I pull out and roll off her, blinking at her in confusion. What the fuck? The heroine of this Continue Reading
Review: Welcome Home, Katie Gallagher by Seana Kelly
Welcome Home, Katie Gallagher by Seana Kelly Released: July 1, 2017 Contemporary Romance Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi I believe this is a debut author and I enjoyed her voice in this one. Katie has been trying to be the perfect wife for her controlling husband for years - but has never been thin enough, or pretty enough or the a good enough hostess etc... and when she finds evidence of him having an affair, she is done. She is tired of being controlled and humiliated by the man who is Continue Reading