Sinful Scottish Laird by Julia London Series: Highland Grooms, #2 Historical Romance Harlequin Books February 28, 2017 Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Had she been any other place, Daisy might have fanned herself. As it was, she was on the verge of swooning [...] in that moment of lust and fear, she could not think of a single other time she has ever been so completely enthralled by one man.” Daisy Bristol, Lady Chadwick, dutifully married the man her parents choose for her Continue Reading
Follow Me Into Darkness Reboot Tour and Giveaway!
Five of the top voices in queer romance teamed up last year to give you Follow Me Into Darkness: Five Tales of Carnivale Romance. Their stories were bold, they were decadent, they were achingly sinful. They begged you to remove your masks just once and many of you listened. Their stories looked into the heart of modern day New Orleans and its steamy past, followed an errant queen in disguise, walked through the lush streets of Rio, and then continued straight on into the lofty pages of a Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Heroine: Lady Chadwick. A widow who must marry within 3 years after her husband's death or her son loses everything. She is currently awaiting a long lost love's arrival but a certain highlander leaves her breathless and wanting. Hero: Cailean Mackenzie, laird of Arrandale, doesn't want an English rose in his garden. He's already been pricked by a similar rose's thorns but this beauty digs in deep and refuses to let go. This scene is after Lady Chadwick first meets Cailean Mackenzie. She Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... B+ review - Pretty Face by Lucy Parker (contemporary/mandi) B+ review - Scorched by Paula Quinn (paranormal/sheena) B review - The Cad and the Co-Ed by Penny Reid and LH Cosway (contemporary/tori) B review - Royally Matched by Emma Chase (contemporary/mandi) B review - Echoes in Death by JD Robb (suspense/tori) B- review - Clean Breaks by Ruby Lang (contemporary/mandi) C+ review - Rough & Tumble by Rhenna Morgan (suspense/mandi) C review - Buyout by Dev Continue Reading
Let’s Play LisaLand!!
Let me say quickly that I read Devil in Spring this week and it's by far my favorite romance of the year. Pandora is smart, energetic, adorable and Gabriel is completely swoon-worthy and his courtship of Pandora made me smile so hard. I can't recommend it enough. Now onto the game! You want to start at avonromance.com/lisaland if you have not been there yet. Head back to avonromance.com/lisaland to roll the dice again and enter another part of Lisa Kleypas's Continue Reading
Review: Buyout by Dev Bentham
Buyout by Dev Bentham Released: February 8, 2017 M/M Contemporary Novella Dreamspinner Reviewed by Mandi I've read a lot of Dev Bentham over the years and I love that each of her stories is so different - set in so many different places. Buyout takes place in Lisbon with two guys I liked - but the problem with this story is that it is way too short. Everything felt rushed and that frustrated me. Sean is a financial guy working for a greedy boss who loves to find failing hotels, offer Continue Reading
Review: Clean Breaks by Ruby Lang
Clean Breaks by Ruby Lang Released: February 20, 2017 Contemporary Romance Crimson Romance Reviewed by Mandi I'm a huge fan of Ruby Lang - her characters are smart and flawed and her friendships come across very real. I think I've mentioned this in previous reviews, but the girl friendships in this book are not all cupcakes and wine. They challenge each other, and have attitudes and reflect what I feel like is a true friendship. All that being said, this is the first time I'm going Continue Reading
Review: Scorched by Paula Quinn
Scorched by Paula Quinn Rulers of the Sky, #1 Paranormal Romance Released:December 27, 2017 Self Published Reviewed by Sheena Samantha Montgomery isn’t about to go to bed with a man who believes he used to be a reptile, especially one whose smoldering smiles make her think of being consumed alive by fire, and loving it. A romance writer and product of the New York State foster care system, Sam just wants some normalcy in her life- and she’ll never get it with Marcus. He is everything Continue Reading
Review: Echoes in Death by J.D. Robb
Echoes in Death by J.D. Robb Series: In Death, #44 Mystery Suspense/Romance/Futuristic Science Fiction February 7, 2017 St. Martin’s Press Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Ironman sounds suspicious to me. What are the others?” “There’s Thor, the Hulk,” he began. “Sounds like porn.” The 44th case in Lieutenant Eve Dallas’ murder book opens to Eve and Roarke nearly hitting a young lady who walks out in front of their car. Naked, bloody, and obviously injured, they take her to Continue Reading
Review: Royally Matched by Emma Chase
Royally Matched by Emma Chase (Royally #2) Released: February 21, 2017 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi A wild-child heir to the throne and a shy librarian?? This is my candy - although it's not quite as good as book one. (but almost!) Henry is the second-son in the royal Wessco family but after his older brother abdicated for true love in the last book, the burden of becoming King falls to Henry. And oh how happy he is *insert all the sarcasm* Henry doesn't Continue Reading