On Second Thought by Kristan Higgins Contemporary Romance/Women's Fiction Harlequin HQN January 31, 2017 Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “This is so good. Thanks for making me shower.” On the heels of Higgins’ entertaining and thought-provoking If You Only Knew, Higgins revisits her sleepy little town of Cambry-on-Hudson, New York in On Second Thought. Using the dysfunctional O’Leary family and the timeless topics of love, loss, family, and second chances, Higgins builds a story on Continue Reading
Review: At Close Range by Laura Griffin and Giveaway
At Close Range by Laura Griffin (Tracers #11) Releases: January 31, 2017 Romantic Suspense Pocket Books Reviewed by Mandi I love, love, love this romantic suspense series from Laura Griffin. Each one is so well done with a suspense that really makes you guess and a cast of characters that are very well-developed. In this one we get to learn Scott Black's story. A former Navy SEAL, turned ballistics expert, he works for the famed Delphi Center, a leader in forensics experts. Scott is Continue Reading
Review: Dirty Like Us by Jaine Diamond
Review: Dirty Like Us by Jaine Diamond Series: Dirty, #0.5 Contemporary Romance Series: Dirty Released: December 12, 2016 Self Published Reviewed by Sheena What happens in Vegas… better stay in Vegas. Maggie Omura has never been a gambling woman. As assistant manager of Dirty, the hottest rock band on the planet, she brings order to the lives of four crazy-ass rock stars. But when the band lands in Vegas, a streak of bad luck lands Maggie in a bind--and in the penthouse Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Mr. B. Lumberjack. Gay. Hipster. Lives in an old train car. Has a tattoo of a tree stump with an ax on it. Bearded. Smokes a pipe. Wants to make money by opening a brothel bed and breakfast in his train car - with his body for rent. Mr. B opened the shirt, showing off the nicely defined pecs with soft blond fuzz from the chest down. To the side, under the ribs, was a tattoo of an ax planted firmly in a stump of wood. Mr. B grinned. “I’m gonna get one that says ‘Timber’ on the other Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… B+ review – Driven to Distraction by Olivia Dade (contemporary/kini) B+ review – The Devil's Daughter by Katee Roberts (suspense mystery/tori) B+ review – A Crown of Bitter Oranges by Laura Florand (contemporary/mandi) B+ review – Under Pressure by Lori Foster (contemporary/helyce) B review – Royal Scandal by Marquita Valentine (contemporary/tori) B review – Raw Deal by Cherrie Lynn (contemporary/mandi) D review – Easy by Jordan S. Gray (contemporary/kini) Smexy’s Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – January 27th
10. No arguing over wine this weekend! BTW - I had wine out of a can yesterday. Yes - a can. Like a can of beer - but wine - and it was delicious! My husband even agreed and he is more of a wine snob than myself. 9. I have not read this book. I'm not familiar with this author. But a book called Hipster Brothel, with the tagline, "The lumberjack of his dreams is now available for rent" -- I'M IN. Going to read it this weekend. From Goodreads it sounds pretty cute. Also on Kindle Continue Reading
Driven to Distraction by Olivia Dade
Driven to Distraction (Lovestruck Librarians #5) Publication Date: January 17, 2017 Contemporary Romance Lyrical Shine Reviewed by Kini IF THE BOOKMOBILE'S ROCKING... Constance Chen is not the demure kind of librarian. Sure, her high-horsepower ride is Big Bertha the Bookmobile, but Con swears a blue streak, does her own home improvement, and wears steel-toed boots. She has a tight circle of friends, a demanding, beloved sprawl of a Chinese-American family, and a strict hookups-only Continue Reading
DNF Round-Up
Mandi: The Demigod's Legacy by Holley Trent I didn't have a problem necessarily with the characters in this book - the heroine is human with a child and is sick of the child's father not giving any support - so she tracks him down. He happens to be demigod cougar shifter who has been alive for over 600 years. She has no idea - until her child starts showing interesting behavior. My problem is that it just dragged on and on. I needed things to happen faster - I lost Continue Reading
Review: Royal Scandal by Marquita Valentine
Royal Scandal by Marquita Valentine Series: Royals in Exile, #1 Romance Contemporary January 24, 2017 Loveswept Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Well, you know how we Americans are. Rebelling against the crown since 1776.” Crown Prince Colin Sinclair and his royal siblings are forced to flee to to the United States after a coup in their country results in the assignation of their parents. Settling in Charlotte, NC Colin becomes the official caregiver with some help from friend. Continue Reading
Review: Easy by Jordan S. Gray
Easy (Labeled #2) by Jordan S. Gray Publication Date: January 26, 2017 New Adult Contemporary Romance Evernight Reviewed by Kini Blurb: It’s been an entire month since Shayler Thompson has orgasmed from something not made out of silicone. If her sour mood is any indication, she needs to get laid like yesterday. So when she walks up to a sexy nerd at the bar and propositions him, it seems like a great idea. Until he rejects her and calls her easy. Still reeling from his hurtful words, Continue Reading