This week at Smexy… A review - The Unyielding by Shelly Laurenston (paranormal/tori) B+ review – the Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole (historical/mandi) B+ review – The Awakening by Amanda Stevens (paranormal horror/tori) B review – After The Dark by Cynthia Eden (suspense/tori) B- review – His Last Defense by Karen Rock (contemporary suspense/mandi) C+ review- Bossed by Sloane Howell (contemporary/kini) C- review – Bound Together (paranormal/tori) D review – Meant For You by Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – March 31st
10. Don't fall for it tomorrow! Any of it!! #AprilFoolsDay 9. I've started going back and reading the Tessa Dare books I've missed along the years. It's been FUN. Above is the upcoming Tessa Dare (not until August cry cry) and you can see behind the scenes pics here. I'm also obsessed with part of the blurb: They will be husband and wife by night only. No lights, no kissing. No questions about his battle scars. And most importantly... Once she's pregnant with his heir, they Continue Reading
Mandi’s April To-Be-Read
The Chosen by J.R. Ward 4/4. I demand DIRTY Xcor sex and an amazing HEA with Layla!!! Very much anticipating this couple. Goodreads l Kindle Twist by Kylie Scott 4/11. The hero is a "hot, bearded, bartender extraordinaire" OH HI. Goodreads l Kindle The Thing About Love by Julie James 4/18. Always love some Julie James (although I don't love this cover). Goodreads l Kindle The Hot Shot by Kristen Callihan 4/18. I'm behind on this series (I know, I know!!) but I'll catch up Continue Reading
Review: Meant for You by Michelle Major
Meant for You Publication Date: March 28, 2017 Contemporary Romance Montlake Romance Reviewed by Kini Single mom Jenny Castelli has a temper to match her red hair. When the former mean girls of her high school insult her son, Jenny fires off a big lie—that she’s engaged to a rich, handsome guy and is bringing him to their ten-year reunion. Now she needs to find the perfect fake fiancé for one night. And only one man fits the bill. Geek turned tech entrepreneur Owen Dalton already had Continue Reading
Review: After The Dark by Cynthia Eden
After the Dark by Cynthia Eden Series: Killer Instinct, #1 Romance Suspense March 28, 2017 HQN Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “She was free. Free to love, free to be happy, free to live her life in the light.” Former FBI agent Samantha Dark was one of the most respected profilers in the bureau, an expert on the twisted minds and dark hearts of the most depraved criminals. But when her own former lover turned out to be the serial killer she was hunting, Samantha's career was Continue Reading
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From the USA Today Bestselling author of 'Truth or Beard', this is a full-length, 110k word novel is the first book in the Knitting in the City series. There are three things you need to know about Janie Morris: 1) She is incapable of engaging in a conversation without volunteering TMTI (Too Much Trivial Information), especially when she is unnerved, 2) No one unnerves her more than Quinn Sullivan, and 3) She doesn't know how to knit. After losing her boyfriend, apartment, and job in the Continue Reading
Review: The Awakening by Amanda Stevens
The Awakening by Amanda Stevens Series: The Graveyard Queen, #6 PNR Suspense/Mystery March, 20167 Mira Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "Shush...lest she awaken..." Amelia Grey, a professional cemetery restorer know as The Graveyard Queen, has been awarded the bid to restore the Woodbine Cemetery. Woodbine has long been considered the final resting place for the mistakes and indiscretions of the elite and wealthy Charleston families. When Amelia encounters an elaborate child’s Continue Reading
Review: His Last Defense by Karen Rock
His Last Defense by Karen Rock Released: March 21, 2017 Contemporary Romance/Suspense Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi Blurb: Years ago, Coast Guard rescue swimmer Dylan Holt left Kodiak, Alaska, with his heart in pieces. He thought Nolee Arnauyq and her mouthwatering curves were behind him--until he's sent to rescue the crew of a capsizing boat...including Nolee. And Dylan is definitely not ready for the too-familiar way his body aches at seeing her again. Nolee's always gone after what Continue Reading
Review: Bound Together by Christine Feehan
Bound together by Christine Feehan Series: Sea Haven/Sisters of the Heart, #6 Paranormal Romance March 21, 2017 Berkley Reviewed by Tori For five years, Viktor Prakenskii has put his life on hold in order to take down the world’s most feared motorcycle club from the inside. But carrying out the insane violence and seeing the club’s exploitation of the innocent has brought his traumatic past roaring back. And there’s only one cure: to see the wife he left behind... Blythe Daniels Continue Reading
Review: Bossed by Sloane Howell
Bossed by Sloane Howell Publication Date: March 28, 2017 Contemporary Romance Loveswept Reviewed by Kini Blurb: He’s the boss. But she’s ready to take charge. Jenny: Job interviews are a bitch under the best of circumstances, but when your potential boss is the world’s biggest prick, that’s when you should simply walk away. It’s just that I need this job so badly—and I’m mesmerized by Ethan Mason’s piercing gaze. Men like him aren’t supposed to exist in real life. But under the Continue Reading