Calling It by Jen Doyle Publication Date: April 11, 2016 Contemporary Romance Carina Press Reviewed by Kini Baseball player Nathan Hawkins needs to get away from Chicago. After a near career-ending car accident and with paparazzi surrounding his penthouse, Nate can only think of one place to go: home. But when he finds his old apartment occupied by a half-naked woman wielding a baseball bat, he's not sure what to think...except that maybe his luck has finally changed for the Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Adam. Marine. Has lethal skills, which is good when there is an apocalypse. He has a rule that he doesn't sleep with virgins. Too bad the possible only woman left on the planet is a virgin!! *insert drama* Heroine: Rachel. After her family dies of the virus killing the world, she packs up to get out of the city. She meets Adam and decides her chances of survival are good with him. Plus he is super sexy. This book is on the cracky side - meaning - the hero is very over the top alpha, Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... A review - Return of the Bad Boy by Jessica Lemmon (helyce) A review - The Untamed Earl by Valerie Bowman (sheena) B review - Fly With Me by Chanel Cleeton (mandi) C+ review - Fire Bound by Christine Feehan (tori) C+ review - Love of the Game by Lori Wilde (mandi) C+ review - The Dark Vampire by Kate Baxter (sheena) C+ review - Outlaw Cowboy by Nicole Helm (mandi) C review - Marry Me by Karen Stivali (tori) C- review - The Trouble with Temptation by Shiloh Walker Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – May 6th
10. You guys - I know a lot of things. I mean - I drink a lot of things. I mean - when I drink, I know everything. ;) 9. The cover of Blood Vow by JR Ward has been released. The blurb shows continuing drama for Rhage and Mary: Trainees at the Black Dagger Brotherhood’s training center continue to prepare for the war against the Lessening Society, but fighting is the last thing on Axe’s mind. Still plagued with the guilt of his father’s death, the brooding loner finds himself Continue Reading
Review: The Untamed Earl by Valerie Bowman
The Untamed Earl by Valerie Bowman Series: The Playful Brides, #5 Historical Romance Released: May 3, 2016 St. Martin's Paperbacks Reviewed by Sheena I am fairly certain there are not any words to accurately and sufficiently express just how much I adore this series. I have been locked into the Playful Brides series since the absolutely remarkable first novel, The Unexpected Duchess, and I am thrilled to say that the series has not lost an ounce of its fresh, flirty and fun dynamic Continue Reading
Winner!
The winner of the Legal Briefs series by Emma Chase is: Natasha Congrats! An email has been sent. Continue Reading
Review: Return of the Bad Boy by Jessica Lemmon
Return of the Bad Boy by Jessica Lemmon (Second Chances #4) Contemporary Romance Released: April 26, 2016 Forever Reviewed by Helyce Favorite Quote: “You made me want you” she said. “A future. A son. A...husband. You made me want to love you. You made me want it all.” I have truly enjoyed this series, but this is the story that I’ve been waiting for. Asher Knight, lead singer for the rock band Knight Time and, interestingly, a children’s book author, has intrigued me since the Continue Reading
Review: Marry Me by Karen Stivali
Marry Me by Karen Stivali Erotic Romance Contemporary March 24, 2016 Tule Publishing Reviewed by Tori Ben Davis, a drummer in a famous British rock band, hasn’t been interested in anyone romantically since he lost his wife in an auto accident. His interest from that day on was in nothing but his music and random hook ups until he meets the band’s beautiful new clothing stylist. Julia Jones gave up on men when her ex-boyfriend went from controlling to violent. A very talented clothing Continue Reading
Review: Outlaw Cowboy by Nicole Helm
Outlaw Cowboy by Nicole Helm (Big Sky Cowboys #2) Released: May 3, 2016 Contemporary Romance Sourcebooks Reviewed by Mandi Caleb Shaw is on a good and steady path these days. After his father was paralyzed in an accident, Caleb stopped drinking. He stopped all of his negative, hurtful behavior and his main focus at the moment is getting his family ranch out of the red. With his sister recently married and moving out and a new sister showing up out of the blue, his life has been a little Continue Reading
Review: The Trouble with Temptation by Shiloh Walker
The Trouble with Temptation (The McKays #2) Publication Date: May 3, 2016 Romantic Suspense St. Martin’s Press Reviewed by Kini After seven days in a coma, Hannah Parker remembers nothing about the accident that landed her in the hospital—or how she ended up pregnant with Brannon’s baby, the man she’s loved since high school. Her body and heart have burned for him for years, and when she wakes up, he’s sleeping by her bedside, anxious to keep her safe at all costs. But as Hannah Continue Reading