The Beast by J.R. Ward (Black Dagger Brotherhood #14 Released: April 5, 2016 Paranormal Romance Reviewed by Mandi To be honest, I wasn't that excited for a second Rhage book, but I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this one. Rhage and Mary have the majority of the page time and they are super cute and sweet together. Yes, they are going through something, which is putting a little distance between them. Mary works as a therapist a the clinic they have set up to help Continue Reading
Guest Author: Magnolia Smith
Liking it rough is its own sweet reward. The Black Orchid, Book 1 That was then… While hunting down his target in Jamaica, Kael Bradford fell hard for a beautiful, unsuspecting tourist. He thought the only thing he needed to protect her from was him. Until the line between personal and professional blurred in a cloud of deadly danger. This is now… Rain Howard thought she’d met the perfect guy. But after two romantic weeks in Jamaica, he disappeared. Two years of trying to forget Continue Reading
Review: Crash by Drew Jordan
Crash by Drew Jordan (Crash #1) Released: November 2015 Erotic Thriller Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I don't even know where to begin. I'm horrified and baffled and just....speechless. What the heck did I just read? No, really??? When I got this review request I was intrigued. First, Drew Jordan is the pen name for Erin McCarthy, and I've enjoyed her racing series and some other stuff. I am a sucker for recluse mountain men heroes, and heroes and heroines being trapped in Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Maksimilian Sevastyan. Billionaire. Russian mafia boss. Alpha. Demanding. Controlling. In need of an.....escort for the night. Heroine: Catarina Marín. In hiding and in need of money. Her first escort client? See above. Going to put the scene under a spoiler tag because it's explicit. [spoiler]“I’m not going to fuck you on the couch again.” “Then fuck me against the wall! Please, please, please.” “Damn it, Katya,” he grated, digging in his pocket to snag another Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... A review - The Undoing by Shelly Laurenston (tori and sheena) B review - Resplendent Rage by Bella J (sheena) B review - Walk the Edge by Katie McGarry (tori) B review - A Scandalous Proposal by Kasey Michaels (may) B review - Cuff Me by Lauren Layne (mandi) C+ review - All Chained Up by Sophie Jordan (tori) C+ review - Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn (may) C review - Chieftain's Rebel by Francis Housden (sheena) C- review - Emergency Delivery by Continue Reading
Mandi’s April To-Be-Read
The Beast by J.R. Ward - 4/5. I've read this and definitely give it a solid B. Lots of good Rhage and Mary stuff. Lots of good Layla stuff. V and Lassiter have some good page time too. Felt more focused rather than 500 different story lines. I'll review on Tuesday. Goodreads l Kindle Dirty by Kylie Scott - 4/16. First book of her spin-off from Stage Dive, we head to bartenders. Yassssss. Tori has read this and says it's "absolutely adorable." I'm excited. Goodreads l Kindle The Continue Reading
Review: Cuff Me by Lauren Layne
Cuff Me by Lauren Layne (New York's Finest #3) Released: March 29, 2016 Contemporary Romance Forever Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: "What?" Jill asked. "You didn't even flinch when ordering carbs!" "She's a homicide investigator," Vincent said irritably. "If she doesn't flinch at the sight of a decapitated drug dealer, I don't think pasta's going to do her in." I enjoy this series by Lauren Layne featuring brothers from a big Italian family who are all involved in the NYPD. Continue Reading
Review: Chieftain’s Rebel by Frances Housden
Review: Chieftain's Rebel by Frances Housden Series: Chieftains Historical Romance Released: March 1, 2016 Escape Publishing - Harlequin Enterprises Reviewed by Sheena For a year, Rory has dreamed of a lass, a Norse lass, under the summer solstice moon. Unable to give voice to her name or recognise her face, he will never forget the feel of her skin, the scent of her hair, or the emotions she wrought inside him. So when war threatens between the Norse Clan at Caithness and the Irish, Continue Reading
Review: Emergency Delivery by Samanthe Beck
Emergency Delivery by Samanthe Beck (Love Emergency #2) Released: March 14, 2016 Contemporary Romance Entangled Guest Reviewer: Kini Allen. Follow her on Twitter for fun romance book talk. Blurb: Madison Foley is determined to stand on her own two feet, no matter how wobbly her circumstances. Fate, however, keeps throwing her off balance, and then sending heroically hot paramedic Hunter Knox to save her. I am sucker for a book with a single mother or single father and I thought this Continue Reading
Review: Walk The Edge by Katie McGarry
Walk The Edge by Katie McGarry Series: Thunder Road, #2 Romance Contemporary/YA/Teens March 29, 2016 Harlequin Teen Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “The boy everyone sees but nobody knows ... the girl who everybody knows but nobody sees. One moment of recklessness will change their worlds Smart. Responsible. That's seventeen-year-old Breanna's role in her large family, and heaven forbid she put a toe out of line. Until one night of shockingly un-Breanna-like behavior puts her Continue Reading