Sunrise Crossing by Jodi Thomas Series: Ransom Canyon, #4 Romance Contemporary/Womens Fiction September 1, 2016 HQN Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I have so many dead relatives floating around upstairs, I may have the Baptist preacher do an exorcism.” “Don’t you mean a priest?” “No, I asked him. He said if he cast out all the ghosts in this county, he’d lose half his congregation.” Yancy Gray ran away from home at 14 years old and after a stint in prison and an Continue Reading
September Mini Reviews
Tori's Mini Reviews: Winner Takes All by Erin Kern Series: Championship Valley, #1 Romance Contemporary Grade: D When I picked up Winner Takes All, I was expecting a steamy, sexy antagonistic romance combined with a conflict that deals with a scandalized ex-football star and his chance at redemption through coaching his former high school football team to glory. We sort of get this but the road to redemption is paved with a long rambling story that struggles to assert itself and is Continue Reading
Review: Called Up by Jen Doyle
Called Up by Jen Doyle Series: Called It, #2 Contemporary Romance Carina Press August 29, 2016 Reviewed by Kini There's one thing Max "Deke" Deacon can always count on besides his old high school teammates: Angelica "Fitz" Hawkins. But no matter how much Deke might secretly fantasize otherwise, a relationship with one of his best friends is off limits. Until one unexpectedly smoldering encounter has Deke and Fitz giving in to the feelings they've both been fighting for far too Continue Reading
Review: Rookie Move by Sarina Bowen
Rookie Move by Sarina Bowen Series: Brooklyn Bruisers, #1 Romance Contemporary/Sports September 6, 2016 Berkley Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “We don’t have one-night stands, Georgia. We have forever-night stands.” Leonardo "Leo" Trevi’s dream of being drafted into the major leagues has finally come true when he is picked up by a professional hockey team-the Brooklyn Bruisers. This talented player is shocked to find his new home comes with some old baggage- namely a certain Ms. Continue Reading
Review: Last Kiss of Summer by Marina Adair
Last Kiss of Summer by Marina Adair (Destiny Bay #1) Released: August 30, 2016 Contemporary Romance Forever Reviewed by Mandi After catching her long-term boyfriend cheating on her, and giving up her dreams of moving to South America with him and to start life together, Kennedy is down in the dumps. Wanting nothing but the comfort of home, Kennedy drives straight to her grandmother’s house for some pampering. Her grandmother gives her much more – a chance at a real future where Kennedy Continue Reading
Smexy Deals from Rachel Harris, Lisa Kessler, & Jeannie Lin!!
Love is one dare neither of them can take… Arabella Stone, Nashville’s darling, is eager to shuck her prim-and-proper rep, and a few wild months spent checking items off her “summer bucket list” is the way to do it. First up: kiss the man she’s crushed on since she wore a training bra, the bad boy of country himself, Blue bassist Charlie Tucker. For Charlie, a beautiful woman flirting with him isn’t out of the norm—but a beautiful woman bolting after the hottest kiss of his life sure is. And Continue Reading
Winner of the Christine Lauren’s Beautiful Giveaway
The winner of the Beautiful series giveaway is...erinf1: Congrats!! Winner has already been notified through email. Thank you to everyone who entered. Continue Reading
Review: All I Want by Nicole Helm
All I Want by Nicole Helm Released: September 1, 2016 Contemporary Romance Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi First I have to mention that the heroine is a goat farmer! I have three miniature goats who bring me joy and this made me so happy. She also has a goat tattoo – do I need one? Meg is not only a goat farmer, but she also makes goat soap which she sells at farmers markets. As a young adult she got heavily involved in drugs, but now she is eight years sober and grateful to have her Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
When recent parolee Bobby Cantrell loses yet another job, he resigns himself to the usual struggle of finding a place willing to take a chance on someone with his past. Then, without warning, a gorgeous blonde careens into his life and everything changes. Carly Prince. Gorgeous. Untouchable. Everything Bobby could ever want and knows he can never have. Except, maybe, he’s finally found someone who sees the good inside him, something even he can’t see. What he can’t do, Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… B review – Run toYou by Rachel Lacey (helyce) B review- Perv by Dakota Gray (mandi) B review- Last Chance Rebel by Maisey Yates (mandi) B review- Tied Score by Elia Winters (kini) B- review- Unraveled by Jennifer Estep (tori) C+ review – A Scot in the Dark by Sarah MacLean (tori) C review – Stealing Taffy by Susan Donovan (may) C- review – Just Married by Jenna Bayley-Burke (sheena) C review – Body Shot by Kelly Jamieson (kini) Celebrating Christine Lauren's Continue Reading