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
Review: Blackthorne’s Bride by Joan Johnson
Blackthorne's Bride by Joan Johnston Bitter Creek, #4/Mail Order Bride, #12 Historical Romance July 25, 2017 Dell Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Rebuke? Censure? How dare she! Did she know who he was? What he was? Marcus Wharton, the Duke of Blackthorne bought a young girl’s freedom with a gold watch and a knife, saving her from certain death. Instead of sending her home to her family as promised, he sent her to work as a servant on one of his neglected estates with his nephews. Continue Reading
Review: Faking It by Christine d’Abo
Faking It by Christine d’Abo Series: Ringside Romance #2 Genre: Contemporary Romance, M/M romance, Published: May, 8 2017 Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 238 Reviewed by Tracey Favorite Quote: “Memories were a strange animal. They morphed and changed to suit the story you were telling yourself.” Blurb: Max Tremblay should be happy. His night club, Frantic, is one of the most popular gay clubs in Toronto, and his childhood refuge, Ringside Gym, is well on the way to reopening. Continue Reading
July Mini Reviews
Tori's Reviews The Waking Land by Callie Bates Fantasy/Mature YA June 27, 2017 Delray Books Grade: C+ Callie Bates takes on a huge dramatic undertaking in her fantasy debut which centers around an assassination, a kingdom in turmoil, and the one person who is at the center of it all. Heavily character driven, Bates creates a layered and politically motivated world that revolves primarily around Lady Elanna Valtai. Taken from her family as a child, she was raised by King Erylais after Continue Reading
Review: Eye Candy by Jessica Lemmon
Eye Candy by Jessica Lemmon (Real Love #1) Contemporary Romance July 25, 2017 Loveswept Reviewed by Helyce From Goodreads: Jacqueline: As an adult woman--and the vice president of a marketing firm--I shouldn't be waiting by my office window to ogle the mystery man who jogs by every morning at 11:45. Sure, he's a gorgeous, perfect specimen of the human race, but I can't bring myself to hit on a total stranger. However, my best friend-slash-colleague Vince Carson thinks I should do more Continue Reading