Single Player (Slices of Pi Book 3) Publication Date: September 26, 2016 Contemporary Romance, M/M Pocket Star Reviewed by Kini Blurb Geeky meets kinky in the third novel of the sexy Slices of Pi series by RITA-nominated author Elia Winters, where the employees of a gaming company in sultry Florida work hard—and play even harder. Matthew Abrams finally has the life he’s always wanted—a promising career as a programmer at PI Games, a decent apartment in a nice neighborhood, and a Continue Reading
Review: Enjoy the Dance by Heidi Cullinan
Enjoy the Dance by Heidi Cullinan (Dancing #2) Releases: October 11, 2016 M/M Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Way back in 2011 I read Dance With Me (book one in this series) and really enjoyed it. I was really happy to hear Heidi Cullinan decided to revisit this world with new heroes and a glimpse at what our past heroes have been up to. Set in the year 2012 in Minnesota, this book is before the nationwide equal marriage ruling. Our heroes are Spenser Harris, a Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Aleksio. Wants revenge on the mafia man who killed his parents and desperate to find his long lost brother. Heroine: Mira. Daughter of the man Aleksio wants killed, and childhood friend of Aleksio. He kidnaps her.....then really dirty things happen. Going to put the scenes under spoiler tags because reasons. *wink* Annika Martin writes sex scenes that are a little intense and rough. Aleksio is a mafia boss and is demanding in bed. But also at times I giggle. Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... A review - A Change of Heart by Sonali Dev (mandi) B+ review - Beautiful by Christina Lauren (mandi) B+ review - The Gossip by Jenny Holiday (kini) B review - Saving Jake by Sharon Sala (tori) B review - Otherworld Chills by Kelley Armstrong (tori) B review - Keeper by Amanda Ryan (mandi) C+ review - Justice for Boone by Susan Stoker (tori) C+ review - Hero in the Highlands by Suzanne Enoch (may) D review - Race the Darkness by Abbie Roads (tori) Mandi's Continue Reading
Mandi’s October To-Be-Read
I'm a week late but darn it, here it is! Royally Screwed by Emma Chase - 10/18. I LOVE Emma Chase's Legal Briefs series so I'm excited to try something different from her. Goodreads l Kindle The Sexy One by Lauren Blakely - 10/17. I almost always choose to listen to Lauren Blakely books because she uses a sexy narrator - also love that her books are in the hero's POV. Kindle l Goodreads A Study in Scarlet Women - 10/18. Tori is going to review this for Smexy - a Sherlock Continue Reading
Review: Otherworld Chills by Kelley Armstrong
Otherworld Chills by Kelley Armstrong Series: An Otherworld Novel, #15/Anthology Urban Fantasy October 4, 2016 Penguin Reviewed by Tori Embrace the obscure. In the final installment of the Otherworld anthology series, New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong once again opens the gates to the Otherworld. This collection of rare and never-before-published novellas and short stories brings the clever wit, dark twists, and intense suspense Otherworld readers have come to expect. Continue Reading
Review: Keeper by Amanda Ryan
Keeper by Amanda Ryan (The Dynasty Saga #1) Released: September 27, 2016 Fantasy Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: "I have been stabbed, poisoned, sliced and burned, but the agony of all those things combined didn't come close to the torment of not being able to touch you." Aren is ruled by magic, a skill held by few and coveted by many. Magicians are powerless, however, without their Keepers – human conduits of power nearly hunted to extinction. Amalia has Continue Reading
Review: Saving Jake by Sharon Sala
Saving Jake by Sharon Sala Series: Blessings, Georgia, #3 Romance Contemporary October 4, 2016 Sourcebooks Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “He made falling in love so easy.” There is always hope After eight years in the Marines, Jacob Lorde returns to Blessings, Georgia, with no plans other than to hole up in his empty house and heal what's left of his soul. But with a charming next door neighbor and a town full of friendly people, keeping to himself is easier said than Continue Reading
Review: The Gossip by Jenny Holiday
The Gossip (New Wave Newsroom Book 2) Publication Date: October 4, 2016 New Adult Romance Self-Published Reviewed by Kini Dawn Hathaway is a realist. She’s not the smartest girl at Allenhurst College. She’s not the prettiest, either. So if she wants to be popular, she’ll need something else: power. What better way to get it than to start a gossip column in the campus newspaper? If she has to commit a few minor crimes in pursuit of the latest scoop, what’s the harm? Arturo Perez loves Continue Reading
Review: Hero in the Highlands by Suzanne Enoch
Hero in the Highlands by Suzanne Enoch (No Ordinary Hero #1) Historical Romance Released: October 4, 2016 St. Martin's Reviewed by May So this was his first night as a duke in his own castle. AS he contemplated his situation, he couldn’t deny one thing – parts of it felt familiar. A foreign land, surrounded by hostile forces who wanted him either gone or dead and didn’t much care which one it was, and him with the assignment to bring order out of chaos. And the fact that the opposing Continue Reading