Some people wait their whole lives to find their soul mate, but not Alyssa Barrow. She met Rob at nineteen, and they were set to live happily ever after—until he became ill. In his final days, Rob urged his beautiful, young wife not to abandon happiness—or pleasure. He even left her a special gift, a sexy game plan to help her move on: Thirty cards with instructions for thirty days of passion. You’ll know when the time is right, he’d said. Now it’s two years later, and when Alyssa meets her hot Continue Reading
Review: Dare To Rock by Carly Phillips
Dare To Rock by Carly Phillips Series: Dare To Love, #7 Contemporary Romance August 4, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I saw you, you know. Everywhere I looked.” Avery Dare lives a quiet life as a popular vlogger. Though she never forgot her first love, Grey Kingston, she knows his fame and lifestyle was never for her. When she receives a ticket backstage for one of his concerts, she attends only to see him wrapped up in a crowd of groupies, proving what she Continue Reading
Joint Review: Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews
Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews Series: Kate Daniel, #8 Urban Fantasy/Romance August 4, 2015 ACE Joint reviewed by Mandi and Tori SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN’T READ BOOK SEVEN!! Book seven left readers shocked when Kate and Curran abdicated their thrones as pack Alphas and Kate was forced to magically claim Atlanta in order to save them all from her father. Now they are trying to get on with their lives in as normal a way as possible for these two. Even with their inability to enter the Continue Reading
Review: Falling Under by Lauren Dane
Falling Under by Lauren Dane (Ink and Chrome #2) Contemporary Romance August 4, 2015 Forever Reviewed by Helyce Favorite Quote: “She seemed to float into my life, and once she touched down, the roots grew very deep very fast. I wasn’t expecting love. Knocked me on my ass.” [Duke] Duke Bradshaw is co-owner of Twisted Steel, a custom motorcycle shop. When his office manager lets him know that she’ll be moving, he approaches his neighbor, Carmella Rossi, about taking the job. He Continue Reading
Review: The Long Fall of Night by AJ Rose
The Long Fall of Night by AJ Rose M/M Dystopian Released: June 17, 2015 Reviewed by Mandi End of the world plus male/male romance equals a premise that intrigues me. This is a straight up contemporary end of the world - a massive power outage and cell phones not working for at least half of the US. No zombies or paranormal things that are ending this world - just terrorists. Ash is in college out east and has an uncle out west who is an extreme conspiracy theorist. Even though Ash knows Continue Reading
Review: The Lessons by Elizabeth Brown
The Lessons by Elizabeth Brown Series: Forbidden, #1 Romance Contemporary July 20, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "It's not going to fit! It's too big!” Natalie Reese is a planner. Her whole life is a series of plans, schedules, and to-do lists. Having just turned 30, she has a bucket list of things that must be done now and the number one thing is to lose her virginity. But Natalie isn’t one to go about it in the usual way. No escorts or friends with benefits Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Jonny 'Slater' Vaughn. An up and coming musician whose phenomenal talent is only eclipsed by his sexual escapades. He wants the lights, the glitter, the fame and no one is going to stop his rise to stardom...not even a beautiful woman who makes him want more for the first time in his life. Heroine: Emmie Valencia. An assistant to one of the top music producers, Emmie is ready to step out of his shadow and make a name for herself in the industry. Emmie is attracted to Slater and thinks Continue Reading
The NDcent Hunt is On – Are you Game?
Give me a W! Give me an I! Give me a N! Yes that’s right! You might WIN! During an awesome blogger scavenger hunt, you have several chances to WIN Amazon gift cards and a larger Amazon shopping spree. If you can count $100 as a shopping spree, that is. I was never picked for the cheerleading squad, but sometimes I like to celebrate like I had. I’m thrilled that an awesome group of bloggers have agreed to be a part of this hunt, and I hope take the time to play. And of Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... A review - Bound in Black by Juliette Cross (sheena) A review - Him by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy (mandi) B+ review - The Hotter You Burn by Gena Showalter (tori) B+ review - The Ones We Trust by Kimberly Belle (tori) B review - Siren's Call by Jayne Castle (tori) B review - Taking the Heat by Victoria Dahl (mandi) B- review - Spider's Trap by Jennifer Estep (may) C+ review - Frisk Me by Lauren Layne (may) C+ review - The Secret Sister by Brenda Novak Continue Reading
Review: The Ones We Trust by Kimberly Belle
The Ones We Trust by Kimberly Belle Romantic Suspense/Thriller E book July 28, 2015 Mira Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “The truth always come out eventually.” One man will do anything to discover the truth behind his brother’s death. One man will do anything to keep it buried. The answer lies in the hands of one woman who will be forced to choose which is more important...loyalty or truth. Abigail Wolff, an investigative journalist, turned in her press pass and Continue Reading