Dirty Heart by Rhys Ford Series: Cole McGinnis #6 M/M Contemporary Romance March 18, 2016 Dreamspinner Press Reviewed by Helyce Former LAPD detective Cole McGinnis’s life nearly ended the day his police partner and best friend Ben Pirelli emptied his service weapon into Cole and his then-lover, Rick. Since Ben turned his gun on himself, Cole thought he’d never find out why Ben tried to destroy him. Years later, Cole has stitched himself back together. Now a private investigator and Continue Reading
Review: At the Edge by Laura Griffin
At the Edge by Laura Griffin (Alpha Crew #1) Released: March 7, 2016 Romantic Suspense Novella Pocket Reviewed by Mandi Emma Wright works for an Ambassador's wife, traveling the world and providing goodwill missions to very remote places. During one of these trips, the small plane Emma is on with her boss, crashes into a jungle island. After gaining consciousness, Emma sees her boss is dead, but the pilot, while unconscious, has a faint pulse. Emma finds his satellite phone, gets down Continue Reading
Review: Playing the Witch’s Game by Zoe Forward
Playing the Witch's Game by Zoe Forward Series: Keepers of the Veil, #3 Paranormal/Fantasy Romance Released: March 21, 2016 Entangled Publishing Reviewed by Sheena Pleiades witch Jennifer Marcos is certain that the host of Extreme Survivor is her soulmate. All she has to do is find a fake boyfriend, get on the show, and voila! She'll have her destiny. Unfortunately, she has to rely on ex-Russian spy Nikolai Jovec's six-foot-something of gorgeous, infuriating hotness. To make matters Continue Reading
Review: Dissension by Stacey Berg
Dissension by Stacey Berg (Echo Hunter 367 #1) Released: March 15, 2016 Dysopian/Sci Fi Harper Voyager Reviewed by Mandi Blurb: For four hundred years, the Church has led the remnants of humanity as they struggle for survival in the last inhabited city. Echo Hunter 367 is exactly what the Church created her to be: loyal, obedient, lethal. A clone who shouldn’t care about anything but her duty. Who shouldn’t be able to. When rebellious citizens challenge the Church’s authority, it is Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Valentino "Tino" Moretti. An enforcer for the mob. There is only one woman for him but he knows he can't keep her. Heroine: Brianna. Tino's sister's best friend and a broadway dancer. Has loved Tino forever and will do whatever it takes to stay with him. “I need it mean,” he whispered against her neck as he licked and sucked, stopping short of marking her. This was supposed to be about Brianna, but for the first time, he was taking it how he wanted it, and he didn’t know why Continue Reading
J.C. Daniel’s Shares the Blurb for Shadowed Blade-Kit Colbana #5
We here at Smexy Books are SUPER excited that J.C. Daniel's has decided to share the blurb for Shadowed Blade with us. We are all HUGE fans and can't wait to read this new release. Something wicked this way comes… The arrival of a very important person in her office seemed to be the start of a lot of problems for Kit Colbana, investigator extraordinaire. Claiming that he needed somebody with her special skillset, he sends her on a series of jobs that made little to no sense until one Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... B+ review - Us by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy (tori) B review - Out of Frame by Megan Erickson (mandi) B review - Reid's Deliverance by Nina Crespo (sheena) B review - Not a Mistake by Amber Belldene (mandi) B- review - Hawke by Sawyer Bennett (mandi) C+ review - Asking for More by Lilah Pace (tori) C+ review - Until Tomorrow by Annie Kelly (tori) C- review - Jackson's Trust by Violet Duke (mandi) C- review - Her One True Love by Rachel Brimble Continue Reading
Review: Her One True Love by Rachel Brimble
Her One True Love by Rachel Brimble Released: March 15, 2016 Historical Romance Kensington Reviewed by Mandi Jane has loved the town's squire, Matthew, for as long as she can remember. They have been friends, but when Matthew married a woman named Elizabeth, Jane was devastated. Some time later it becomes public knowledge that Elizabeth has had an affair, and left her husband. This causes great scandal obviously, and leaves Matthew very upset. He feels as though he has failed as a Continue Reading
Review: Us by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy
Us by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy Series: Him, #2 Romance Sports Contemporary, MM, LGBT, March 11, 2016 Rennie Road Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Love is friendship set on fire.” Can your favorite hockey players finish their first season together undefeated? Five months in, NHL forward Ryan Wesley is having a record-breaking rookie season. He's living his dream of playing pro hockey and coming home every night to the man he loves–Jamie Canning, his longtime best friend turned Continue Reading
Review: Not a Mistake by Amber Belldene
Not a Mistake by Amber Belldene (Hot Under Her Collar #1) Released: March 15, 2016 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi On the night she graduates from seminary, Jordan Sykes finds herself in bed with Dominic Lawrence, the ethics professor she’s crushed on for years. Two months later, she discovers she’s pregnant and is determined to hide it to protect his career. Maybe, if she loves her new church like hell, they won’t fire her for being a single mother. Dominic Continue Reading