Rough & Tumble by Rhenna Morgan (Haven Brotherhood #1) Released: February 20, 2017 Contemporary/Suspense Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi This book had all the workings to be a cracky read - over the top hero who is dripping with alpha sweat, a do-gooder heroine and a brotherhood of men who have reputations of being from the wrong side of the tracks, but are actually really good dudes. But by the end of this one I felt like it was too over the top. These guys are not ones to be found Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Luc Savage. Theater director and producer. Could be called a curmudgeon. He can't believe he is casting a television actress in his beloved play. Heroine: Lily Lamprey. She knows this theater production is her big chance to prove herself as an actress. Even though her director is all growly and intense, she falls for him hard. One moment she was standing there like a sane professional woman; the next, her nose was buried in his chest and she was hugging a human ice lolly. Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap Up
This week at Smexy… B+ review – Tinderbox by Rachael Grant (suspense/mandi) B+ review – Under Her Skin by Adriana Anders (contemporary/kini) B review – Zero to Sixty by Marie Harte (contemporary/tori) B review – Pretend You're Mine by Lucy Score (contemporary/kini) C review – Something Real by Nellie Christine (mm contemporary/mandi) C review – Ex-Con Serial by Katana Collins (contemporary/sheena) C review – Falling for the Highlander by Lynsay Sands (historical/sheena) C-/D review – Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – February 17th
10. I think "yoga pants" would be more suited...but yeah. :) 9. Belated Valentine's Day greetings. This makes me smile. 8. Book news: Pretty Face by Lucy Parker comes out 2/20. It's absolutely adorable and sexy - it features a hero who is producing a big, serious play and a heroine who is in a popular yet raunchy television show and she really wants a part in the theater production. Hero starts out as a curmudgeon. Review is coming next week but the reason I'm mentioning it now is that Continue Reading
Review: Something Real by Nellie Christine
Something Real by Nellie Christine Released: January 2017 M/M Contemporary Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Elijah has rules when he dates men. Very strict rules including, no kissing, no snuggling afterwards, no second dates etc.. Safe to say, you get one wild night with him, and then no more. These rules have kept Elijah's heart safe and that's how he likes it. Besides being a sex rule maker, Elijah also loves to sing and is very talented. Music doesn't pay the bills for him, so he works in Continue Reading
Review: Reaper’s Claim by Simone Elise
Reaper's Claim by Simone Elise Contemporary (MC) Romance Released: February 15, 2016 Inkitt Reviewed by Sheena Favorite Quote: "Our story was never a love story. It was more of a cocktail of sorrows mixed with the odd good moment. It was short, it was bitter, and it left a permanent scar on my heart; not to mention a bad aftertaste." It was catnip. MC romance yum-yum. It started off really (really!) great...then I hit a few bumps and slowed to being good, then bumps became snags and Continue Reading
Review: Zero to Sixty by Marie Harte
Zero to Sixty by Marie Harte Series: Body Shop Bad Boys, #3 Romance Contemporary February 7, 2017 Sourcebooks Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Give her hell, Sam Hamilton. And try to look less serial killer and more solid citizen. Smile, why don’t you?” He forced a smile at her. Willie blinked. “Eh, maybe not.” Sam Hamilton has been feeling about lonely since his best friend found his soulmate. When he meets Ivy Stephens, a young lady who is interested in adopting one of the Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!
I had everything a woman could want... My husband, James. The house on the lake. Our perfect life. And then Alex came to visit. The first time I saw my husband's best friend, I didn't like him. Didn't like how James changed when he was around, didn't like how his penetrating eyes followed me everywhere. But that didn't stop me from wanting him. And, surprisingly, James didn't seem to mind. It was meant to be fun. Something the three of us shared for those hot summer weeks Alex stayed with Continue Reading
Review: Tinderbox by Rachel Grant
Tinderbox by Rachel Grant (Flashpoint #1) Released: February 14, 2017 Romantic Suspense Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I'm a really big fan of Rachel Grant's Evidence series - she does a nice job of balancing suspense and romance with really fun characters. In Tinderbox she starts a new suspense series with a military and adventure emphasis. According to the author's note in this book, her husband is an archaeologist and has worked in Dijibouti, in the horn of Africa so she carries Continue Reading
Review: Pretend You’re Mine by Lucy Score
Pretend You’re Mine by Lucy Score Publication Date: October 22, 2015 Contemporary/New Adult/Military Pub Yourself Press Reviewed by Kini Burb: I only wanted to protect you... Luke Garrison is a hometown hero, a member of the National Guard ready to deploy again. Strong, sweet, and sexy, he doesn't have a girlfriend and doesn't want one. When the wildly beautiful Harper stumbles into his life, though, he realizes that she's the perfect decoy. A fake girlfriend to keep his family off Continue Reading