The Iron Princess by Sandra Lake Series: Sons of the North, #2 Historical Romance June 16, 2015 Intermix Reviewed by Tori The daughter of a Northern warlord, Katia is known as the Iron Princess for her mettle in battle. Headstrong and defiant, she instigates sword duels on a whim with little regard for her own safety. Katia would rather die on her feet as a warrior than live as a token wife and child bearer for a husband who keeps her castled as if she were a prisoner. Lothair is Continue Reading
Review: Dirty Thoughts by Megan Erickson
Dirty Thoughts by Megan Erickson (Mechanics of Love #1) Released: June 16, 2015 Contemporary Romance Avon Reviewed by Mandi Cal and Jenna were hot and heavy and lovey-dovey in high school but things didn't last. Jenna's very wealthy family never meshed well with Cal's blue-collared mechanic family, and Jenna left for New York City, and left Cal behind. But Jenna never found peace and happiness in the city, and ten years later decides to move back to her hometown and take a PR job in her Continue Reading
Review: Uncharted Territory by Tamsen Parker
Uncharted Territory by Tamsen Parker (The Compass #.5) Released: June 15, 2015 Erotic BDSM Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I enjoyed the first two books in this series. I don't read a ton of BDSM, but India's story and her eventual HEA with Cris is done well. And I love her relationship with her BFF Rey, who is the one who first got her into the scene, takes care of her and is probably the most important person in her life. Uncharted is a prequel - it starts when India first goes Continue Reading
Review: Opening Up by Lauren Dane
Opening Up by Lauren Dane (Ink and Chrome #1) Contemporary Romance Releases: June 16, 2015 Forever Reviewed by Helyce Favorite Quote: “He’s everything I never knew I was missing until I had him.” PJ Coleman is the youngest of the Coleman siblings and has always marched to the beat of a very different drum. Part of the well known Coleman Enterprises dynasty, she has tried for years to garner attention from her father and make him “see” her. She’d always tried to do as was expected, Continue Reading
Winners!
The Take my Books winners are: Set #1 - EvelynS Set #2 - Jenn Set #3 - Stephanie F Set #4 - Diane Sallans Set #5 - Rachel Horan Set #6 - Irene Jackson All winners have been notified by email. Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Cal. Mechanic. Grumpy. Growly. Grumpy some more. Heroine: Jenna. Moves back to her hometown, and back to her former lover, Cal. They start to have those darn dirty thoughts about each other again. And that leads to.... “Why are you here?” Jenna asked. He answered as honestly as he could. “I want you.” Which then leads to... “Open up your robe, sweetheart.” She sucked in a breath, a small gasp escaping. Her eyelids were heavy, and he thought she’d refuse. Then her Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... B+ review - True North by Liora Blake (contemporary/tori) B+ review - Better with Sugar by Katrina Kirkpatrick (contemporary/sheena) B review - The Duke's Holiday by Maggie Fenton (historical/mandi) C+ review - The Shadow Revolution by Clay and Susan Griffith (uf/tori) C+ review - A Kiss for a Highlander by Jane Godman (historical/sheena) C+ review - Kick at the Darkness by Keira Andrews (pnr m/m/mandi) D review - Nova by Margaret Fortune (ya Continue Reading
Take My Books – June!
Let's do it! SET #1 All of Me by Jennifer Bernard Flirting with Fire by Kate Meader Lawless in Leather by Melanie Scott Brokedown Cowboy by Maisey Yates SET #2 (aka the men with big guns) Force of Attraction by DD Ayres Hard as a Rock by Christine Warren Wolf Trouble by Paige Tyler Falling Hard by Helenkay Dimon SET #3 SET #4 The Unlikely Lady by Valerie Bowman Love in the Time of Scandal by Caroline Linden It Takes a Scandal by Caroline Continue Reading
Review: Better with Sugar by Katrina Kirkpatrick
Review: Better with Sugar (Cranefly Romance #1) by Katrina Kirkpatrick Contemporary Romance (Military) Released: March 24, 2015 Self-Pub Reviewed by Sheena War veteran Ethan Quill's horse doesn't like people. And that's okay because neither does he. Broken by their pasts and shunned by the community, they keep to themselves on Ethan's rundown farm. And then along comes a brown-eyed baker who turns their world upside down. Heiress by birth, optimist by heart, Elly Baptiste has left Continue Reading
Review: Nova by Margaret Fortune
Nova by Margaret Fortune (Nova #1) Released: June 2, 2015 YA Sci Fi DAW Reviewed by Mandi I thought this book had the coolest premise: *36:00:00* The clock activates so suddenly in my mind, my head involuntarily jerks a bit to the side. The fog vanishes, dissipated in an instant as though it never was. Memories come slotting into place, their edges sharp enough to leave furrows, and suddenly I know. I know exactly who I am. My name is Lia Johansen, and I was named for a prisoner Continue Reading