Review: Viking Warrior Rising (Viking Warriors #1) by Asa Maria Bradley Paranormal Romance Released: November 3, 2015 Sourcebooks Casablanca Reviewed by Sheena Leif Skarsganger and his elite band of immortal warriors have been charged to protect humanity from the evil Norse god Loki. Under attack from Loki’s minions, Leif is shocked to encounter a dark-haired beauty who fights like a warrior herself. Wounded and feverish, the Viking kisses her, inadvertently triggering an ancient Continue Reading
November Mini Reviews
Revealed to Him (Kerr Chronicles, #3) by Jen Frederick Romance Suspense RATING: B- The third book in Frederick’s best selling Kerr Chronicles involves Tiny’s intractable boss, Jake Turner. When he is hired to provide security for an agoraphobic writer, his protective urges soar to the forefront. Fredericks pens a seductive suspense driven romance between two people whose disabilities affect them in very different ways. Jake lost his leg in the war but has learned to adapt and continues to Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
HEROINE: Chelsea Hall. A roller derby queen and soap maker. A traumatic past has her shying away from any nonplatonic relationships. When her room mate gets a job offer in another state, Chelsea needs to find a new place to live quick. HERO: Sabastian Cabral. A billionaire trust fund baby whose family is pushing him towards his ex girlfriend and marriage. He needs a new girlfriend to fend them off. The door was cracked, but she could see his back. She peeked inside, Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... B review - Fangs for the Memories by Molly Harper (tori) B review - A Promise Kept by K.S. David (tori) B review - The Game Plan by Kristen Callihan (tori) B review - Tower of Thorns by Juliet Marillier (mandi) B- review - Daniel's True Desire by Grace Burrowes (sheena) C review - Heart Legacy by Robin D. Owens (tori) C review - Seduction Game by Pamela Clare (helyce) C- review - Wrapped and Strapped by Lorelei James (helyce) D review - The Rogue You Know by Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – November 6
10. I try to start the Top Ten with something relevant - but I have nothing today. So Blunt Card it is! 9. We are getting a new Polo Romance series. Ignacio Figueras (pic above), aka Nacho aka renowned polo player, AKA Ralph Lauren model, will be part of the process. Grand Central Publishing (GCP), a division of Hachette Book Group, is excited to announce the acquisition for its Forever imprint of The Polo Season, a series of romantic novels presented by Ignacio “Nacho” Figueras Continue Reading
Review: The Rogue you Know by Shana Galen
The Rogue You Know by Shana Galen (Covent Gardens #2) Released: September 1, 2015 Historical Romance Sourcebooks Reviewed by May Susanna is ready to crack as this book opens and we really were just told not shown how bad her life is. Indeed we are told our heroine is very over protected to the point that she seems to have anxiety attacks and is in a constant state of wanting to scream or cry because her mother isn’t just protective – she’s a real nasty piece of work always picking at Continue Reading
Review: Seduction Game by Pamela Clare
Seduction Game by Pamela Clare (I-Team #7) Romantic Suspense October 20, 2015 InterMix Reviewed by Helyce CIA officer Nick Andris wants revenge. His last mission failed after a Georgian arms smuggler killed his lover. He’s been tailing a woman for three weeks hoping she will lead him to his target. But there’s a problem with the intel. Holly Elise Bradshaw is nothing more than an entertainment writer with a love for sex and designer clothes. Clearly someone at Langley made a mistake . . Continue Reading
Review: Heart Legacy by Robin D. Owens
Heart Legacy by Robin D. Owens Series: Celta’s Heartmates, #14 Sci-Fi Fantasy/Romance Supsense November 3, 2015 Berkley Reviewed by Tori After the death of GrandLord Yew years ago, the Yews withdrew to their self-sustaining estate and disappeared from Celtan society. The current head of the household is believed to be eighteen-year-old Loridana. To find out, Draeg Blackthorn has been sent to the estate to spy, undercover as a stableman for the stridebeasts—beautiful creatures that hold Continue Reading
Review: Daniel’s True Desire by Grace Burrowes
Review: Daniel's True Desire (True Gentlemen #2) Historical Romance Released: November 3, 2015 Sourcebooks Casablanca Reviewed by Sheena Daniel Banks is a man of the cloth whose vocation is the last comfort he has left–and even his churchman’s collar is beginning to feel like a noose. In an attempt to start his life over, Daniel accepts the post of vicar in Haddondale, a position supported by the Earl of Haddonfield. There Daniel meets Lady Kirsten Haddonfield, to whom life has also Continue Reading
Guest Author Brenda Jackson and Giveaway!
Brenda Jackson: Persistent Writing From the time I first began reading romances, Harlequin Silhouette Desires were my favorite. It was small enough to toss in my purse and pull out for a good and relaxing read just about anywhere. Especially when I got a break during those busy management meetings at the well-known insurance company where I worked. Once I decided I wanted to be an author, my choice was to be a Silhouette Desire author. After a number of rejections letters—a few telling me Continue Reading