This week at Smexy... A- review - Wanderlust by Roni Loren (sheena) B+ review - Steadfast by Sarina Bowen (mandi) B+ review - One Minute to Midnight by Nico Rosso (mandi) B review - Broken Prince by Erin Watt (tori) B review - Where the Wild Things Bite by Molly Harper (tori) B- review - The Angels' Share by JR Ward (tori) C+ review - Cream of the Crop by Alice Clayton (kini) C review - The Emperor's Arrow by Lauren D.M. Smith (mandi) D review - Racing to You by Robin Lovett Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – July 22
10. #NOPE. well I'm in love with whoever is manning the @WstonesOxfordSt account. Be still my actual beating heart. — Victoria (@VictoriaOB_) November 20, 2012 @WstonesOxfordSt pffft. Book nerds > dreamboats. #girlfacts — Victoria (@VictoriaOB_) November 20, 2012 9. This romance story is the cutest!! The above tweet actually led the woman to meet the man behind the Waterstone's bookstore - and they went on a date and now they just got married! It's adorkable! You can read Continue Reading
Review: The Angels’ Share by J.R. Ward
The Angels’ Share by J.R. Ward Series: The Bourbon Kings, #2 Literary Fiction/Family Saga Releases: July 26, 2016 NAL Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I’m so honored to be on a list that no doubt will be as exclusive as Wikipedia.” The Bradford’s troubles are just beginning. The Bradfords are the creme de la creme of Kentucky society and bourbon but their stock is sinking faster than the titanic. Reeling from the apparent suicide of their patriarch, William Bradford, they are Continue Reading
Review: Where The Wild Things Bite by Molly Harper
Where The Wild Things Bite by Molly Harper Series: Half Moon Hollow, #5 Paranormal Romance July 26, 2016 Pocket Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: If there’s a lesson you can take from vampires, it’s “take what resources you can, when you can, even if it’s in a less than ethical manner.” We call this “survival of the sneakiest.” The fifth installment in Molly Harper’s silly, sexy, and adorably addictive Half Moon Hollow series will leave readers cheering and laughing out loud at Continue Reading
Review: Broken Prince by Erin Watt
Broken Prince by Erin Watt Series: The Royals, #2 Romance Contemporary/YA Releases: July 25, 2016 Self Published Reviewed by Tori These Royals will ruin you… From wharf fights and school brawls to crumbling lives inside glittery mansions, one guy tries to save himself. Reed Royal has it all—looks, status, money. The girls at his elite prep school line up to date him, the guys want to be him, but Reed never gave a damn about anyone but his family until Ella Harper walked into his Continue Reading
Review: The Emperor’s Arrow by Lauren D.M. Smith
The Emperor's Arrow by Lauren D.M. Smith Released: July 18, 2016 Fantasy Romance Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi When I saw that this debut author was the winner of the 2015 So You Think You Can Write contest sponsored by Harlequin, I was excited to try it. I also love to try fantasy romance and this one seemed to fit the bill. I initially loved the world and the heroine - but by the end of the book, I had many frustrations. Evony is our heroine and she is an Amazzi warrior. She comes Continue Reading
Review: Cream of the Crop by Alice Clayton
Cream of the Crop (The Hudson Valley Series Book 2) Publication Date: July 12, 2016 Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy Gallery Books Reviewed by Kini Blurb Manhattan’s It Girl, Natalie Grayson, has it all: she’s a hot exec at a leading advertising firm, known industry-wide for her challenging and edgy campaigns. She’s got a large circle of friends, a family that loves her dearly, and her dance card is always full with handsome eligible bachelors. What else could a modern Continue Reading
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Sela Halstead lost her innocence in a way that no sixteen-year-old should ever have to endure. She’s spent years trying to forget that night even while wondering about the identities of the monsters who brutalized her—until a telltale tattoo flashes across Sela’s TV screen. The incriminating ink belongs to Jonathon Townsend, the millionaire founder of The Sugar Bowl, a website that matches rich older men with impressionable young women. Obsessed with revenge, Sela infiltrates Townsend’s world, Continue Reading
Review: Steadfast by Sarina Bowen
Steadfast by Sarina Bowen (True North #2) Released: July 12, 2016 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Oh Sarina Bowen - you know how to break my heart, fill it with angst and then patch it all back up. You meet Jude in the first book, Bittersweet but this can be read as a stand alone. Jude became addicted to opiates (pills, heroine) and was able to hide that part of himself from his steady girlfriend, Sophie for a long time. I used to be so proud of the way I kept Continue Reading
Review: Wanderlust by Roni Loren
Wanderlust by Roni Loren Contemporary Romance Released: July 19, 2016 Intermix Reviewed by Sheena Restaurant critic Aubrey Bordelon is never at a loss for words to describe her meals in the fancy restaurants of New Orleans. But after her magazine’s high-profile music reporter falls ill, she finds herself out of her element and in a sea of screaming fans awaiting Wanderlust’s lead singer, Lex Logan. The sound of his voice gives her goosebumps, and the stage presence of the hard-bodied Continue Reading