10. It's me...Tori. *princess wave* Every once in a blue moon I remember SmexyBooks is actually a joint effort and I get off my lazy arse and give Mandi a break by doing the Top Ten. 9. Taxes are due in four days. What wine goes best with I'm broke? 8. It's all about GUYS GUYS GUYS at Papermag.com this month and there is no better way to celebrate than with NAKED MEN READING IN BED! I'm totally on board with this. Continue Reading
Review: Make Me Beg by Rebecca Brooks
Make Me Beg by Rebecca Brooks Men of Gold Mountain, #2 Contemporary Released: March 20, 2017 Brazen Reviewed by Sheena Favorite Quote: "How can anyone turn down cake? Can I eat the cake and not see you? You can eat the cake while I eat you. Shit. Shit." Foster kid preservers, makes friends to die for, falls in love and does it all by standing on their own two feet. Sweet troupe. I'm into it. I've also been on a restaurateur-foodie fiction bender, so Make Me Beg checked all the Continue Reading
April Mini Reviews
Mandi: Sheik's Rule by Ryshia Kennie April 1, 2017 Romantic Suspense Grade: C This started out good as our very alpha hero, Sheik Emir Al-Nassar, finds out his sister has been kidnapped. Along with this brothers, they are desperate to find her. Emir and his family are wealthy and run a large security firm, both in Morocco and Wyoming. The firm in Wyoming sends over one of the best, and newest resource to help discover what happened to his sister. K.J flies to Morocco and slowly Continue Reading
Review: A Charmed Little Lie by Sharla Lovelace
A Charmed Little Lie by Sharla Lovelace Series: Charmed in Texas, #1 Romance Contemporary April 18, 2017 Lyrical Shine Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “You should walk in there at ease with the world. Like you're getting more sex than anyone in the room.” When Lanie discovers her aunt is dying, she tells a few little lies to help ease her passing. Only, her aunt didn’t quite believe her. Now Lanie has to find a husband and convince him to live with her in her childhood home for Continue Reading
Review: Buck Naked by Evangeline Anderson
Buck Naked by Evangeline Anderson (Cougarville #1) Released: April 4, 2017 Paranormal Romance Swerve Reviewed by Mandi I wanted to try this one because I have a weakness for shifters and based on the cover and title, our hero shifts into a buck! Or actually, he shifts into an Irish Elk. They turn into prehistoric animals - the Irish Elk has been extinct for seven thousand years. Another man changes into a Cougar from the Paleolithic era. I liked this twist and wish it would have been Continue Reading
Cover Reveal: Nudes By Sarah Robinson
NUDES A Hollywood romance standalone from bestselling author Sarah Robinson! Release Date May 22, 2017 *Preorder & Release Week Special Pricing on Ebook of $0.99! Will be $4.99 Later!* iBooks: http://apple.co/2ppZMTV Nook: http://bit.ly/2oV0Enx Kobo: http://bit.ly/2oUT0cz Google Play: http://bit.ly/2nuMBkd Amazon will be available on release day! Blurb Ben Lawson is making a comeback... After a few tabloid headlines, they think they know me. They don't know a damn thing. Continue Reading
Review: The Mistakes by Elizabeth Brown
The Mistakes by Elizabeth Brown Series: Off Limits, #3 Contemporary Romance/Comedy April 4, 2017 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "Hey, stop touching my vibe." [...] "You know, you can get your own on the internet. You don't need to go around stealing them." It started as a promise. A momentary lapse in sanity had me agreeing to two months of celibacy. Then Mark Bishop showed up. My new boss was cocky, possessive, and unfortunately, sexy as hell. My first Continue Reading
Historical Hellions: Seven Historical Romances for a Limited low Price!
A new anthology featuring seven novellas and novels from award-winning and bestselling authors such as Erica Monroe, Lila DiPasqua, and more... From bluestockings to scandalous heiresses, these strong-willed, unconventional historical romance heroines don’t let anything stand in their way when it comes to love and happily ever after. The Pursuit of Pleasure by Elizabeth Essex Independent, politically-minded heiress Elizabeth Paxton has never wanted to marry, but longs for the freedom Continue Reading
Review: Trust Me by Laura Florand
Trust Me by Laura Florand (Paris Nights #3) Released: April 4, 2017 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi This book picks up right after events in Chase Me (the series can be read as stand alones.) In Chase Me, there is a terrorist attack in a well-known restaurant, and some people are injured. Lina, our heroine, is the pastry chef and it was her cousin who initiated the attack. Lina is Arab-French, her grandparents immigrating from Algeria to France a few decades ago. Continue Reading
Review: At Attention by Annabeth Albert
At Attention by Annabeth Albert Series: Out Of Uniform, #2 Contemporary Romance LBGT/MM April 10, 2017 Carina Press Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "You make everything else make sense." Lt. Apollo Floro is a 31 year old Navy Seal and widower who is raising his twin daughters alone after his husband passed away two year ago. Wearing his grief like a shroud, Apollo has buried himself in his work and his family, stuck in a place between love and anger that he isn’t ready to move on Continue Reading