After the Fall by Marquita Valentine Series: Take The Fall, #3 Contemporary Romance Released: April 26, 2016 Loveswept Reviewed by Sheena After the Fall is a sweet contemporary romance about a young woman who is trying to carve out a life for herself after escaping and surviving a viciously abusive marriage to am ex who can not help but continue to torment her. Coming up on a year after fling for divorce after the worst beating she's ever endured, Evangeline Ambrose is learning to Continue Reading
Review: Lust is the Thorn by Jen McLaughlin
Lust is the Thorn by Jen McLaughlin Released: April 19, 2016 Contemporary Romance Loveswept Reviewed by Kini Blurb: Growing up he thard and fast on the mean streets of Chicago, Thorn McKinney didn’t have a prayer—until tragedy inspired him to join the seminary. Now the time has come to take his vows, and yet he’s haunted by the woman he can’t leave behind: his best friend’s little sister. Despite Thorn’s promises that he’d keep her safe, she’s going through hell. And now he finds Continue Reading
Review: Bright Blaze of Magic by Jennifer Estep
Bright Blaze of Magic by Jennifer Estep Series: Blake Blade, #3 Urban Fantasy/YA April 26, 2016 Kensington Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Monsters are your friends, never forget that.” Lila Merriweather is now a full-fledged member of the Sinclair Family and has discovered her relationship to the Draconi’s. Determined to stop Victor Draconi from killing the Sinclairs and other families in order to take over as the ruling family of Cloudburst Falls, Lila, along with friends, has Continue Reading
Review: Good Dukes Wear Black by Manda Collins
Good Dukes Wear Black by Manda Collins Series: Lords of Anarcy Historical Romance Released: April 5, 2016 St. Martin's Paperbacks Reviewed by Sheena A writer for the Ladies Gazette, Miss Ophelia Dauntry’s passion is her pen. So when she sees a fellow writer kidnapped before her eyes—and the trail of evidence leads to the Lords of Anarchy—Ophelia vows to find her friend and take down the notorious London driving club in her column. But before she can argue her case, she needs the inside Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy.... B+ review - Eidolon by Grace Draven (mandi) B review - The Obsession by Nora Roberts (tori) B review - Never Sweeter by Charlotte Stein (tori) B review - Dirty by Kylie Scott (mandi) B- review - Edge of Temptation by Megan Crane (sheena) B- review - First and First by Santino Hassell (mandi) C+ review - Worth it All by Claudia Connor (tori) C review - Ruthless by Gillian Archer (mandi) Tori's April Mini Reviews Smexy's Top Ten Smexy Deals! News from Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – April 22nd
10. "A strong spirit transcends rules." 9. We have a new reviewer here at Smexy! She has posted a couple of reviews recently, and we are bringing her on full-time. Her name is Kini (we met on twitter) and I asked her to introduce herself: My obsession with reading dates back to The Baby-Sitters Club. I have graduated to books with a slightly more adult theme. I got a Nook in 2010 and there’s been no going back. My world changed drastically when I realized that not only were other Continue Reading
Review: Eidolon by Grace Draven
Eidolon by Grace Draven (Wraith Kings #2) Released: April 18, 2016 Fantasy Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Before I begin, let me stress that you must read book one, Radiance before Eidolon, or you will be lost in this world. If you have yet to read Radiance than you have failed in life, because it's amazing and romantic and a must read. No pressure. Eidolon picks up pretty much where Radiance leaves off. Brishen, a Kai who has greyish skin, odd eyes, fangs for teeth and Continue Reading
Review: Dirty by Kylie Scott
Dirty by Kylie Scott (Dive Bar #1) Released: April 19, 2016 Contemporary Romance St. Martin's Reviewed by Mandi Dirty is the first book in a new spin-off series from Scott's popular, Stage Dive series. I enjoyed this one. Vaughan has just come home from a long time on the road with his band - but unfortunately for him, his band has broken up, leaving Vaughan a little lost. Short on money, he decides to head to his home town in hopes that he can sell his late parents home for some Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!
I Nook I iTunes I Kobo-$1.99 After eight years of waiting for Piers Brandon, the wandering Marquess of Granville, to set a wedding date, Clio Whitmore has had enough. She's inherited a castle, scraped together some pride, and made plans to break her engagement. Not if Rafe Brandon can help it. A ruthless prizefighter and notorious rake, Rafe is determined that Clio will marry his brother--even if he has to plan the dratted wedding himself. So how does a hardened fighter cure a reluctant Continue Reading
Review: Edge of Temptation by Megan Crane
Edge of Temptation by Megan Crane Series: The Edge, #2 Dystopian Erotic Romance Released: April 5, 2016 Swerve Reviewed by Sheena Gunnar is a ruined man in a desolate world. He might not believe in black magic, but if there’s the chance it might bring back his lost mate from her early death, he’ll try it. All he needs is to capture a virgin - a rare thing in his torn world - to make the doomed spell work. He does not expect the passion he feels for his beautiful captive to wreck him Continue Reading