10. Schoooooooool starts Monday. This year I have a middle-schooler. Hold me. 9. KMM released the back cover copy for her January Feverborn release. Go to her Facebook Page to read it. I still see that darn "Jada" name and not "Dani." Yes, I'm holding a grudge! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmcezy9RqjY 8. I saw this tweeted yesterday - and even though it's from 2012 - it's just the best kiss and I had forgotten all about it! #FlashbackFriday! (Best part starts at 30 sec Continue Reading
2016 Advertising is Open!
First, due to a cancellation, I have a few spots open in 2015: October - Row 3, Row 4 November - Row 3, Row 4 December - Row 1, Row 3, Row 4 If interested in any of these, please email me at mandi @ smexybooks.com All months of 2016 advertising are now open. Same as last year, if you have advertised with me before - two columns, four rows. I bill through PayPal one month before your ad runs. Also - Sophia from Fiction Vixen creates great ads for a great price. Many of her creations Continue Reading
Review: Hard to Fight by Bella Jewel
Hard to Fight (Alpha's Heart #1) by Bella Jewel Contemporary Romance Released August 11, 2015 St. Martin's Paperbacks Reviewed by Sheena Grace is a bounty hunter who wants to be taken seriously, but her boss refuses to believe that a woman can bring down a dangerous criminal. She finally gets a chance to prove herself when she's given the case of a lifetime: capture Raide Knox and bring him to justice. Raide is a dangerous fugitive on the run...and the sexiest man Grace has ever met. Continue Reading
Review: Sustained by Emma Chase
Sustained by Emma Chase (The Legal Briefs #2) Released: Contemporary Romance Gallery Reviewed by Mandi Long, long ago I tried Tangled by this author, and I didn't like the hero. I can't remember exactly why, but he just didn't work for me. So I never tried her again - but then Jane from Dear Author told me she thought I'd like this one, so I gave it a try. And she was right! I giggle-snorted through this sexy romance. Jake Becker is a very successful criminal defense attorney. He has Continue Reading
Review: You’re the Earl That I Want by Kelly Bowen
You're The Earl That I Want by Kelly Bowen Released: August 25, 2015 Historical Forever Reviewed by May The Earl of Boden wants a wife. A partner to help him keep his many obligations running smoothly. Romance or drama? He’s not interested. Ah, but when he runs into the younger sister of his good friend he finds that Joss has become quite the woman – and the pair of them is in for quite the adventure. Jesus, but how had this happened? How had he managed to leave an ordinary ball on an Continue Reading
Winners!
The winners of the Take My Books contest are: Set #1 - Claudia Set #2 - Jen B. Set #3 - Pallavi Set #4 - Melody L Set #5 - Sheralee All winners have been emailed. Continue Reading
Review: Heat Exchange by Shannon Stacey
Heat Exchange by Shannon Stacey (Boston Fire #1) Released: August 25, 2015 Contemporary Romance Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Lydia escaped Boston and her overbearing firefighting family and finally feels like she has a life of her own. Even though she doesn't love being a waitress, she has an apartment and her own parking space. But when she gets a call from her sister Ashley, who tells her she has separated from her husband, she knows she is needed at home. Ashley works at the family Continue Reading
Wicked Wednesday: Top Ten Reasons to Read – Wicked Fall by Sawyer Bennet
Never in your wildest dreams could you begin to imagine all the filthy and depraved things that go on inside The Wicked Horse. Step inside and Woolf Jennings will make every one of your dirty fantasies come true. He’s covered in a facade of deception. An enticing blend of multi-millionaire and hot-as-hell Wyoming rancher, those that think they know Woolf Jennings admire his abilities to preside as CEO of his family’s cattle and oil empire. But only a privileged few truly understand Continue Reading
Review: Shadows Strike by Dianne Duvall
Shadows Strike by Dianne Duvall (Immortal Guardians #6) Paranormal Romance August 25, 2015 Zebra Reviewed by Helyce From Goodreads: U.S. law enforcement agent Heather Lane can read minds. But not the future. The dream of battle and blood that recurs every night must be a fluke, some obscure terror from her own mind. What its significance might be, she can’t guess: an attack from seven psychotic vampires at once, only separated from nightmare by an eighth very different immortal. A Continue Reading
Review: If You Only Knew by Kristan Higgins
If You Only Knew by Kristan Higgins Women's Fiction/Contemporary Fiction Trade Book HQN Books August 25, 2015 Reviewed by Tori Wedding-dress designer Jenny Tate understands the happily-ever-after business, yet somehow she's still involved in her ex-husband's life. In fact, Owen's new wife may—inexplicably—be Jenny's new best friend. Sensing this, well, relationship isn't helping her move on, Jenny trades the Manhattan skyline for her hometown up the Hudson, where she'll be able to bask Continue Reading