Happy Thanksgiving week! I cannot believe I finally get to announce this. An unhinged dream, so many years and monologues in the making. I'm elate to announce my debut novel VILE LADY VILLAINS, a horromantasy about Klytemnestra and Lady Macbeth, will be published with Penguin Michael Joseph in 2026.[image or embed]— Danai Christopoulou | Greek SFF Author (@danaiwrites.bsky.social) November 18, 2024 at 11:00 AM Excited to share that if you preorder my 2025 romcom, FINDERS Continue Reading
Sunday Smexy Deals!
I was on the edge of my seat the whole time reading Big Ben! Suspense, thrills, and romance...this book has it all!" -- New York Times Bestselling Author, Susan StokerIt began with a stolen almost-kiss. And ended in revenge. She was never supposed to cross my path. She was never supposed to know about the oaths I swore or the secrets I keep. But like a thief in the night, she took my heart and ran... even if she wasn't mine to possess. As a member of the billionaire Elite, I Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
Check out all of our Smexy Deals for the week here. Have a great weekend! Continue Reading
Retro Review: Black Rook by Kelly Meade
Review originally posted in July of 2014 at Fiction Vixen by Angela. Black Rook by Kelly MeadeCornerstone Run Trilogy #1PNRPublished July 15, 2015 by Intermix Black Rook is the first book in the new Cornerstone trilogy by Kelly Meade (aka Kelly Meding). This new series centers around a Loup Garou run and the three sons of the Alpha. The McQueen brothers are all vastly different and each story will focus on one brother and give them their own HEA, but will have a story arc that Continue Reading
Smexy Deals- Deals for books by Kristina Forest, Sarah Adams, Erin Langston, and Tessa Bailey
A shy bookworm enlists her charming neighbor to help her score a date, not knowing he’s the obscure author she’s been corresponding with, in this sparkling and heart-fluttering romance by Kristina Forest.Shy, bookish, and admittedly awkward, Lily Greene has always felt inadequate compared to the rest of her accomplished family, who strive for Black excellence. She dreams of becoming a children’s books editor, but she’s been frustratingly stuck in the nonfiction division for years without a Continue Reading
Release Blitz- Body Checked by the Defenseman by R.C. Stephens
Title: Body Checked by the DefensemanSeries: Riverside U #2 Author: R.C. Stephens Genre: Contemporary RomanceTropes: Brother's Best Friend/ForbiddenCollege Hockey/Virgin HeroineRelease Date: November 21, 2024 BLURB Ruby Foxx is the only girl I’ve ever wanted… and she’s completely off-limits.Her brother is my teammate and best friend. They’re my family. We grew up across the hall, sharing a secret connection I’ve tried hard to forget.But I never crossed the line—not then, and not when we came Continue Reading
Smexy Rewind 11/21
I think I'll be back to reviewing next week. My reading mojo is back, and I've finished three (!!!) books this week. For now, here's a look back to what Smexy Books posted on this date in past years. ENJOY! Continue Reading
New Releases- Week of November 18-22, 2024
Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense:The Maui Effect: A Novel by AMZ * BN * K * GP Variation: A Novel by AMZ * BN * K * GP Is She Really Going Out with Him? by AMZ * BN * K * GP All Folked Up: A Small Town Romantic Comedy (Good Folk Book 4) by AMZ * BN * K * GP A Legend in the Baking: A Novel (Sugar Blitz Book 2) by AMZ * BN * K * GP The Duke Who Saved Christmas: A Standalone Christmas by AMZ * BN * K * GP Inherited Holiday by AMZ * BN * K * GP Overdrive: THE brand new, grumpy x Continue Reading
Release Blitz- The Reality Duet by Halcie Dawn
The Reality Duet Author: Halcie DawnGenre: Romantic SuspenseTropes: Soul Mates/Second Chance/Missing SisterTragic Past/Opposite Sides of the Track/ProtectorForbidden Love/First LoveRelease Date: November 18, 2024 ESCAPING OUR REALITY EllaI want to find my sister. Actually, I need to find my sister. I can’t count on my parents to do it. They’re too busy jet-setting around the world on useless vacations and bed-hopping from one tryst to the other. So it’s up to me. I mean, the police have Continue Reading
Smexy Deals- Deals for books by Lauren Appelbaum, Cassie Connor, and Christi Barth
Opposites attract in this romantic comedy, "as hilarious as it is heartwarming," about feeling stuck, the importance of friendship, and learning to open your heart. (Falon Ballard, author of Right on Cue)The year is already off to a bad start. It’s not enough that Rachel Weiss is stuck in a job she despises and has an unfortunate attraction to men who disappoint her. It’s the Year of Turning Thirty . . . and now her mother won’t stop trying to set up Rachel with the millionaire buying the house Continue Reading