This week at Smexy… B+ review – Madly by Ruthie Knox (contemporary/kini) B review – Driving Rain by Sierra Dean (urban fantasy/tori) B review – What it Takes by Shannon Stacey (contemporary/mandi) B review – Ashwin by Kit Rocha (post-apocalypse/tori) B review – Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa (pnr/tori) C+ review – A Limited Engagement by Bethany Michaels (contemporary/helyce) C review – Live Wire by Casey Quinn (suspense/mandi) Smexy’s Top Ten Mandi's DNF Round Up News Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – March 17th!
10. My plans include corned beef and cabbage in the crock pot and a glass of red wine. Not too many glasses though ;) 9. Why does this make me LOL every time I see it?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3ktsl6_Rpg 8. I know you all have seen it, but since it's basically my favorite thing ever, I have to put it in my top ten. I want to be that little girl!!! Also, best gif ever. (link) 7. Do we like a short-hair Thor? I do. I do verra much. 6. The Great Continue Reading
Mandi’s DNF Round-Up
The Billionaire Beast by Jackie Ashenden Contemporary Romance March 7, 2017 I love a beauty/beast themed book, especially one where the hero is so damaged he hasn't left his house in ten years! Nero is a billionaire, and due to severe trauma in his childhood, he is a recluse. He has a problem with keeping assistants. His demands are high, and his assistants seem to quit after a very short time, even when he pays them extremely well. He demands not only immediate obedience, but 24/7 around Continue Reading
Sarina Bowen Says Goodbye to Paradise in her Upcoming Release
Goodbye Paradise by Sabina Bowen Series: Hello Goodbye, #1 LGBT MM Romance Contemporary Releases March 21, 2017 SUMMERY Most people called it a cult. But for twenty years, Josh & Caleb called it home. In Paradise, there is no television. No fast food. Just long hours of farm work and prayer on a dusty Wyoming ranch, and nights in a crowded bunkhouse. The boys of the Compound are kept far from the sinners’ world. But Joshua doesn’t need temptation to sin. His whole life, he’s wanted Continue Reading
Review: Live Wire by Caisey Quinn
Live Wire by Caisey Quinn (Nashville's Finest #1) Romantic Suspense Released: March 7, 2017 Intermix Reviewed by Mandi I read the blurb of this book and thought this could be cracky fun. First we have a hero who is an "Explosive ordinance disposal specialist" and that just sounds awesome and bad ass and something I wanted to read about. The cracky part comes in when I learned the heroine was assumed dead for four years. Four long years, Chase thought the love of his life, Vivienne was Continue Reading
Review: Driving Rain by Sierra Dean
Driving Rain by Sierra Dean Series: Rain Chaser, #2 Urban Fantasy February 21, 2017 Self-published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Any pizza is personal-sized if you believe in yourself.” Tallulah Corentine expected some down time after cheating death a few times in her last assignment but her employer isn’t the most considerate of bosses. In fact Seth, the God of Storms, isn’t considerate at all. When Tallulah is contacted by the Seattle PD about a body, she’s dismayed to find a Continue Reading
Review: What it Takes by Shannon Stacey
What it Takes by Shannon Stacey (Kowalski Family #10) Released: February 28, 2017 Contemporary Romance Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi I've really enjoyed the Kowalski series over the years. I've not read the entire series, but several, especially those in the beginning. It's a nice contemporary series - it makes me laugh, and the heroes and heroines are nice and a little dirty. A good combination. This book has a stand alone romance but is also a reunion book. We meet Laney, whose Continue Reading
Review: Madly by Ruthie Knox
Madly: A New York Novel (The New York Trilogy Series Book 2) Publication Date: March 14, 2017 Contemporary Romance LoveSwept Reviewed by Kini Allie Fredericks isn’t supposed to be in Manhattan, hiding in the darkest corner of a hip bar, spying on her own mother—who’s flirting with a man who’s definitely not Allie’s father. Allie’s supposed to be in Wisconsin, planning her parents’ milestone anniversary party. Then Winston Chamberlain walks through the door, with his tailored suit, Continue Reading
Review: Ashwin by Kit Rocha
Ashwin by Kit Rocha Series: Gideon's Riders, #1 Post Apocalyptic/Fantasy/ Romance March 7, 2017 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “You’re the exception to every rule.” Lieutenant Ashwin Malhotra is a Makhai soldier--genetically engineered to be cold, ruthless. Unfeeling. His commanding officers consider him the perfect operative, and they're right. Now, he has a simple mission: to infiltrate Gideon's Riders, the infamous sect of holy warriors that protects the people Continue Reading
Review: A Limited Engagement by Bethany Michaels
A Limited Engagement by Bethany Michaels (Limitless Love #1) Contemporary Romance March 13, 2017 Entangled Publishing, LLC Reviewed by Helyce I am a big fan of the “crushing on my best friend’s brother” theme; add in the fact said brother is a sexy race car driver and I’m sold. Derek’s career in racing started when he was young, and as he’d proven himself a winning driver, he rose up through the ranks. His father is very much involved in the business side of racing, but Derek is Continue Reading