Stripped Bare (The Warnum-Bailiff Series #1) Contemporary Romance Released September 9, 2014 Self-Published Reviewed by Sheena Since being humiliated and degraded by her first love, Sally has hidden herself from the world and more specifically, men. She has lost herself in a spiral of pity and isolation until a chance encounter with a high school friend, who has grown up in all the right ways. Damien has become all man, with muscles to make a girls knees weak and a depth of knowledge Continue Reading
Review: If He’s Noble by Hannah Howell
If He’s Noble by Hannah Howell (Whetlocke, #7) Historical Romance/Paranormal July 28, 2015 Zebra (Kensington) Reviewed by Tori For Lady Primrose Wootten nothing has been ordinary since her father the Baron died and his wayward family filled the estate with greed and treachery. Primrose knows if she can just track down her brother, he can send the odious relations on their way. But instead she finds this enormous, powerful stranger, and forgets entirely what she was doing in the first Continue Reading
Review: Playing For Her Heart by Megan Erickson
Playing For Her Heart by Megan Erickson (Gamers #2) Released: August 11, 2015 Contemporary Romance Entangled Reviewed by Mandi Megan Erickson's Gamers series is more on the nerdy side, and I like that. They are stand alone reads, although supporting characters show up throughout the series. Grant is an owner of Gamer magazine and in his spare time likes to participate in cosplay - where he dresses as a favorite video game character and goes to Comic-Con. When the book opens, he is Continue Reading
Review: Evening Storm by Anne Calhoun
Evening Storm by Anne Calhoun (Irresistible #4) Releases: August 18, 2015 Contemporary Romance Intermix Reviewed by Mandi Ryan Hamilton is a wealthy, Wall Street playboy who accidentally uncovers a big secret at his company - the owner, and by all accounts a big family guy, is the head of a Ponzi Scheme. Ripping off his investors, Ryan realizes he has two options - pretend he never saw the fake accounts, or go to the FBI. With the beginning of an ulcer, he tells the FBI everything he Continue Reading
Review: Jack Gets His Man by D.E. Haggerty
Jack Gets His Man by D.E. Haggerty Series: The Gray Haired Knitting Detectives, #2 Romance Contemporary/MM E book Self Published Jack should be on top of the world. His clothing store, Fabulous, Darling is making money hand over fist and his best friend has found love but Jack can’t seem to shake his restlessness. Quickly approaching his fortieth birthday, Jack is unsure of where his life is headed. When his office manager comes to him complaining he can’t handle the workload by himself Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
HERO: Captain Logan Mackenzie. Scottish. Alpha. For years received letters from a supposed fiance he'd never met but plans on rectifying that very soon. HEROINE: Miss Madeline Gracechurch. English. Innocent. Shy. Built an entire relationship to a fictional man who turns out to be not so fictional after all. She whispered, “This is really happening, isn’t it?” In answer, he pressed his lips to hers. And Maddie went still. The lightning bolt of sensual Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... B+ review - A Lady's Guide to Skirting Scandal by Kelly Bowen (sheena) B review - The Right Kind of Love by Kennedy Kelly (sheena) B review - Dark Ascension by ML Brennan (tori) C+ review - All Wound Up by Jaci Burton (tori) C+ review - Fury's Kiss by Nicola R. White (may) C- review - Calm Like Home by Kaisa Clark (helyce) D review - Make you Burn by Megan Crane (mandi) Test Your Regency Filthy: A Quiz Mate Series by Cardeno C. Giveaway! Smexy's Top Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – August 14
10. I have my 4 year old niece running around my house today so who knows what this Top Ten will turn into! It may be filled with The Wiggles and Frozen facts. I don't want to be pervy Aunt Mandi, who looks up nakey men while my innocent niece plays five feet away. DO I???? 9. Book news: Tamara Morgan (see her reviews here!) has some exciting news. News we have to wait for, but exciting nonetheless! A new series featuring a jewel thief heroine (I LOVE a jewel thief) and her FBI husband. Continue Reading
Review: Fury’s Kiss by Nicola R. White
Fury’s Kiss by Nicola R White Released: August 1, 2015 Paranormal Romance Self Published Reviewed by May Hanging out with her bartender friend on an eerily quiet night, everything was business as usual for Tara until Jackson Byrne walked in the door. Immediately attracted to the handsome man, Tara is stung when he has no interest in her and blows her off. Not one to be discouraged for long, she strikes up a conversation with a random stranger on her way out the door. When that Continue Reading
Mates Series by Cardeno C. – Excerpt and Giveaway!
Cardeno C. has released second editions of her Mates novels, and today is going to share an excerpt and provide a giveaway! A sensitive wolf shifter and a vicious vampire challenge history, greed, and the very fabric of their beings in order to stay together until forever comes. Until Forever Comes by Cardeno C. –Excerpt “You’re hungry,” I said to my mate. “I’m fine,” he whispered against my skin, kissing me again, still petting gently. “I know, but you want to feed. Continue Reading