Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins Released: January 26, 2016 Historical Romance Avon Reviewed by Mandi Set in Virginia City, Nevada in 1877, Rhine Fontaine lives an interesting life. Born as a slave, with a black mother and a white father, Rhine can pass as a white person. Although he fights for black rights, post civil war, he realizes pretending to be white can give him sway when it's time to vote or fight for things concerning the black people who live in town. Rhine is on the city Continue Reading
Review: Painful Lessons by S.C. Wynne
Painful Lessons by S.C. Wynne New Adult M/M Romance January 1, 2016 Dreamspinner Press Reviewed by Tori Brett Bridgeworth, a freshman at UCLA and excited to start his first year of college, finds himself becoming involved with his math tutor who appeals to the lost, lonely boy looking for love inside of him. When the relationship turns abusive, Brett breaks it off and seeks sanctuary with another student, Sam Hawthorne. Sam likes Brett a lot but has kept his attraction to him a Continue Reading
Review: Eight to Midnight by Karen Harley
Eight to Midnight: A Best Friends Romance by Karen Harley Episodes 1-5 Contemporary Romance December 28, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Helyce Sara can't believe it when her friends Harrison, Jasmine, and Matt actually agree to try "The Challenge" one drunken, moonlit night. The four close friends and Seattle neighbors figure it's a positively inspired way to jog them out of their romantic ruts. All they have to do is have sex with each other for four hours every week and the rest of Continue Reading
Review: Unquiet by Meanie Hansen
Unquiet by Melanie Hansen (Resilient Love #3) Released: January 22, 2016 M/M Contemporary Romance Dreamspinner Press Reviewed by Mandi This is a difficult book for me to grade. Romance books can put you through hell, but at the end, you know there will be a happy ever after. This is definitely a romance book and the two men fall in love and are in love at the end. But the forever part - I'm worried. Melanie Hansen dives deeeeeeep into Bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety. Loren Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Chad. Bartender. Dreams of being an artist/graphic designer but doesn't quite have his life together. His sister works with Owen.... Hero: Owen. Copy Editor for a gaming magazine. Nerd. Wears bow ties. Is a bit uptight. Meets Chad at his boss's house.... Chad grinned, whipped off the bow tie from around Owen’s neck and then dropped to his knees. Owen slapped a hand on the wall above Chad’s head, needing to hold onto something as Chad pulled his pants down to midthigh. Then Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... B review - Breaking Fate by Georgia Lyn Hunter (sheena) B review - Big Rock by Lauren Blakely (mandi) B review - For the First Time Anthology (tori) B review - Appealed by Emma Chase (mandi) B- review - Once Upon a Marquess by Courtney Milan (may) B- review - The Heat is On by Katie Rose (tori) D review - Altered by Marnee Blake (mandi) F review - War Chest by Lynne Connolly (tori) Our Thoughts on Feverborn by Karen Marie Moning Cover Reveal and Excerpt: Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – Blizzard-apocalypse!
10. So - I'm in the "bulls-eye" for this blizzard. We are projected to get three feet or something crazy What the heck??? We get a big storm every once in a while - if we get a foot it's a big deal. This is ridiculous. Plus high winds tomorrow - goodbye power for the foreseeable future. I'm very good friends with two sets of neighbors, so we are all going to hunker down together and cope the best way we know how - martinis and card games. 9. If you lean forward and squint, you can see the Continue Reading
Review: The Heat Is On by Katie Rose
The Heat Is On by Katie Rose Series: The Boys of Summer, #4 Romance Sports Contemporary January 5, 2016 Loveswept Reviewed by Tori Famed catcher Connor Jackson is getting ready to retire and when he gets traded to the New Jersey Sonics, he’s excited for one last shot at a World Series championship. He’s also looking forward reconnecting with the one that got away-his college sweetheart. Seeing her again makes him think of home and family, and he is determined not to screw up this Continue Reading
Review: For the First Time: Twenty-One Brand New Stories of First Love Anthology
For The First Time: Twenty-One Brand New Stories of First Love Anthology Erotic Romance Released: January 12, 2016 Self Published Reviewed by Tori You never forget your first time… A brand new anthology of original, never-before-read stories from today’s hottest authors, including: Alessandra Torre, Kim Karr, Jen Frederick, Alexa Riley, Lynda Chance, Sarah Castille, Nina Lane, CJ Roberts, Anna Zaires, Nikki Sloane, Cynthia Sax, Avery Aster, Pam Godwin, Skye Warren, Julia Sykes, Continue Reading
Review: Big Rock by Lauren Blakely
Big Rock by Lauren Blakely Released: January 6, 2016 Erotic Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi The very first sentence in this book is: My dick is fucking awesome. I cautiously giggled at this. It's a bold statement - but is it a douchey statement? Was this hero going to make me laugh or roll my eyes? I'm very happy to say, Spencer is cute. He is very, very cocky, but sweet and made me smile. Spencer lives in New York city and is happy with his life. Right out of college, he Continue Reading