Shadow’s End by Thea Harrison Series: A Novel of the Elder Races, #9 Paranormal Romance December 1, 2015 Berkley Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “You did not walk away from those you loved. You fought for them, always, with everything you had, even if it meant fighting the long fight, and staying on the hardest, quietest, most difficult course." For Beluviel, consort to the Elven High Lord, and Graydon, gryphon and First Sentinel of the Wyr, even the slightest desire for each other Continue Reading
Review: Blood Kiss by J.R. Ward
Blood Kiss by J.R. Ward (Black Dagger Legacy #1) Paranormal Romance Releases: December 1, 2015 Signet Reviewed by Mandi First - spoiler alert! The heroine actually lives in this book. After The Shadows, you never know. (I'm still bitter - I can't help it. But I really liked this book so I'm moving on.) Blood Kiss is the first spin-off book of Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood book. It's 100% set in the BDB world, in the training center and lots of brothers and their shellans are in the Continue Reading
Review: Fish Stick Fridays by Rhys Ford
Fish Stick Fridays by Rhys Ford Series: Half-Moon Bay, #1 Romance Suspense M/M November 30, 2015 Dreamspinner Press Reviewed By Tori Favorite Quote: I took one look at you, and I felt like someone’d punched me in the face. Deacon Reid spent his life on the wrong side of the law until his sister dies and he’s forced to fight for custody of his niece. Now on the fast track to respectability, Deacon buys a business and plans to settle in the small town of Half-Moon Bay. When he meets Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Tyler Marick. Hot. Demanding. Intense. Millionaire. Running for the senate. Believes there isn't anything or anyone he can't have. Until he meets his son's new teacher. Heroine: Easton Bradbury. Former tennis pro turned teacher. Young, smart, and self-assured enough to handle any man who comes her way. Being with a student's parent is forbidden but sometimes you can't help but indulge in a little misconduct. ...I slowly pulled down the sheet, exposing her perfect breasts, Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap Up
This week at Smexy… A review - The Truth About Him by Molly O'Keefe (mandi) B+ review – The Sweetest Scoundrel by Elizabeth Hoyt (mandi) B+ review – Christmas Ever After by Sarah Morgan (mandi) B review – Fighting for Devlin by Jessica Lemmon (helyce) B review – The Lost Soul of Lord Badewyn by Mia Marlowe (tori) B review – Hearts of Blue by L.H. Cosway (tori) C review – Compromising Her Position by Samanthe Beck (mandi) C review – Unnatural by Joanna Chambers (tori) C- review – Texas Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten-November 27
Mandi's on her way to her 4th? 5th? 18? Thanksgiving Dinner so I decided to toss up a fast Top Ten. Today's theme will be the top ten things I'm thankful for today. 10. Tom Hardy 9. Pie 8. Wine 7. Funny cat poses 6. Friends 5. The internet 4. Fires 3. Books 2. Our Crazy Pug 1. My Family Continue Reading
Review: Texas Hustle by Cynthia D’Alba
Texas Hustle by Cynthia D'Alba (Texas Montgomery Mavericks #6) Contemporary Romance Releases: November 24, 2015 Samhain Reviewed by Mandi Porchia Summers was born into a family who gave her everything except affection. She acted out until her parents sent her to Whispering Springs before their high-society friends found out about her arrest record. She builds a good life in Texas, but then the old boyfriend who got her in trouble tracks her down. Desperate to find a way to keep her Continue Reading
Review: Fighting for Devlin by Jessica Lemmon
Fighting for Devlin by Jessica Lemmon (Lost Boys #1) New Adult Romance November 24, 2015 Loveswept Reviewed by Helyce Devlin Calvary makes his own luck. Orphaned as a young child, he was taken in by a crew of bookies and gamblers—and they became his family. They’re the reason Dev’s running a trendy bistro, living in a high rise, and enjoying the good life with a string of women who never ask for too much. Until, one night, he finds out how much it hurts to trust the wrong Continue Reading
Review: Unnatural by Joanna Chambers
Unnatural by Joanna Chambers Historical Romance/MM E book November 24, 2015 Samhain Publishing Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: The thread between them-the love between them-wasn’t a chain, or a tether. It was a lifeline. Captain Iain Sinclair is leaving the King’s service to embark on another adventure, this time in India as an undercover agent. Before he leaves though, he wants to make amends and rekindle his friendship with James Hart. James was a childhood friend of his who Continue Reading
Review: Christmas Ever After by Sarah Morgan
Christmas Ever After by Sarah Morgan Released: October 2015 Holiday Romance Mira Reviewed by Mandi If you are in need of a good holiday romance, this is the book to read. Sky and Alec know each other through mutual friends but they don't know each other all that well. They actually don't like each other very much - Alec thinks Sky acts like a princess (she totally doesn't) and Sky thinks Alec is too grumpy (okay, he is very grumpy). Sky is an artist, designing high-end and paintings Continue Reading