Fandemic by Jennifer Estep (Bigtime #5) Released June 2, 2015 Superhero Romance Self Published Reviewed by May “… I also happen to be a superhero fan. A true fan. One who knows her heroes and villains forwards and backwards. Which means that I never, ever go home with guys who don’t know their basic facts.” Still broken-hearted over her break from Kyle Quicke (aka Swifte) Piper the super fan with no super powers of her own heads to the hero/villain themed Valentine’s dance to continue to try to Continue Reading
Review: Asking For It by Lilah Pace
Asking For It by Lilah Pace (Asking for It #1) Released: June 2, 2015 Erotic Contemporary Berkley Reviewed by Mandi I'm not sure I've ever received a review book with so many warnings accompanied with it. This book deals with rape fantasy. For those that have read Willing Victim by Cara McKennna, it's along the same lines, but different too. In this book, both the hero and heroine need to act out a rape fantasy to find true sexual fulfillment. The heroine needs to pretend she is being raped Continue Reading
Review: Suddenly One Summer by Julie James
Suddenly One Summer by Julie James Releases: June 2, 2015 Contemporary Romance Berkley Reviewed by Mandi It's spring which means it's time for a new Julie James book. She only puts out one book a year, but she make the waiting worth it. Ford and Victoria are a lovely romance couple. Ford is an investigative journalist with the Chicago Tribune. Victoria is a divorce lawyer who owns her own very successful firm. Her townhouse was recently broke into, and while she hid in the closet and Continue Reading
Review: Shards of Hope by Nalini Singh
Review: Shards of Hope (Psy-Changling #14) by Nalini Singh Paranormal Romance Releases: June 2, 2015 Berkley Reviewed by Sheena Awakening wounded in a darkened cell, their psychic abilities blocked, Aden and Zaira know they must escape. But when the lethal soldiers break free from their mysterious prison, they find themselves in a harsh, inhospitable landscape far from civilization. Their only hope for survival is to make it to the hidden home of a predatory changeling pack that Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Heroine: Penelope Jean (PJ) Colman. Twenty five year old. Smart, beautiful, and eclectic. Her family owns a large race car tire supply company. She is looking to take the company in some new directions and hopes to use her extraordinary auto painting skills to do so. Hero: Asa Barrons. Thirty seven years old. A sexy, tattooed alpha male with a kinky side. Owns an auto restoration shop. Finds PJ utterly delicious and wants her skills both in and out of his bed but has a policy of never Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... B+ review - Behind the Mask by Carolyn Crane (suspense/mandi) B review - Rescuing the Bad Boy by Jessica Lemmon (contemporary/helyce) B- review - Under the Lights by Shannon Stacey (contemporary/mandi) C review - Carry Me Home by Lia Riley (new adult/mandi) DNF Round-Up Wicked Wednesday Guest Author Jessica Peterson Top Ten News from Mandi: I'm still catching up with review books so a lot of what I read this week I already reviewed. I know - I'm so Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – May 29
10. Yes, yes you did :) 9. Joey W Hill sale alert! Vampire Instinct, Bound by the Vampire Queen, Beloved Vampire, Vampire Mistress, Vampire's Claim and Vampire Trinity are all $3.99 on Kindle for the next few weeks. I LOVED Vampire Mistress and Vampire Trinity - and maybe some others - I can't remember! But this series is very dark, and erotic and well done. 8. Tori rec'd this to me last night - True North by Liora Blake. I'm going to read it this weekend. It's only $1.99 at Continue Reading
Guest Author Jessica Peterson and Giveaway!
Hello there! My name is Jessica Peterson, and I write racy Regency romance with a bejeweled twist. I pitch my debut HOPE DIAMOND TRILOGY as a fun cross between THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR and (a sexy!) Jane Austen. I loved the hairy-chested Pierce Brosnan version of the movie growing up (although Steve McQueen wasn’t so bad, either…), and when my agent pitched the idea of writing a series of novels around a gentleman jewel thief, I jumped at the chance! The third and final installment Continue Reading
Winners!
The winner of the Vivian Arend giveaway is: JL The winner of Filthy Dirty Alpha by Grace Morgan is: Karla N Congrats! Winners have been emailed. Continue Reading
Review: Carry Me Home by Lia Riley
Carry Me Home by Lia Riley (Off the Map #3.1) New Adult Novella Released: May 5, 2015 Reviewed by Mandi This is the first I've read of Lia Riley and this series - I assume Tanner and Sunny have had page time in previous books but I didn't feel cheated or left out of their story. This is a quick novella with its ups and downs. I started off by laughing. Sunny is having a one-night stand with some stoner guy, just to get off. She is in his race car bed and he says things like: "Damn, Continue Reading