A King Undone by Cooper Davis (Noble Pleasures #1) M/M Historical/Fantasy Released: December 9, 2014 Samhain Reviewed by Mandi I was really excited when I started this book. Our King, Arend, fell in love with a man at the age of 18. Deeply in love - but his father demanded he give up his love, and marry a woman to produce heirs. His father goes so far as to destroy the boy Arend loved and he dies an early death. Now many years later, Arend is 41 and has produced heirs and his wife is Continue Reading
Review: Christmas With a Bite by Patricia A. Wolf
Review: Christmas With a Bite by Patricia A. Wolf Released December 15, 2014 Paranormal Romance. Entangled Covet Reviewed by Sheena Favorite Quote: "So, what do two single people, all alone in the middle of nowhere, do for fun?" "Careful," he warned her.... I've always been at home with paranormal fiction. I am very partial to my supernatural alpha males with a particular affinity for vampires. I don't mind if they day walk or if they are just blatantly non-traditional blood Continue Reading
Guest Author Erin Lindsey and Giveaway
The Bloodbound: Love in a Time of Warfare by Erin Lindsey Meet Alix Black. Lady Alix Black, actually, though you wouldn’t know it straightaway. For one thing, she’s not a knight, as her birthright entitles her. For another, she’s not what you’d call refined; she swears like a sailor and has a temper that does credit to her family name. Most of this is her brother’s fault. Rig was left to raise Alix when their parents died, and he didn’t give much thought to bringing up a lady. He regrets Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Cal. Sexy. Uninhibited. Likes to talk dirty in and out of bed. Comfortable in his sexuality. Heroine: Verity. Humiliated by her ex boyfriend. She wants to prove her sexuality and decides Cal is just the man to help her. Verity has never had good sex. Her ex boyfriend rated her sexual skills on an internet site and wasn’t kind. Verity has decided to prove she is not sexually cold in the bedroom and feels her boss, Cal, is the perfect man to help her. My fingers find his Continue Reading
Weekend Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... A review - Party Lines by Emma Barry (contemporary/mandi) B+ review - True Pretenses by Rose Lerner (historical/mandi) B+ review - Down and Dirty by Rhys Ford (m/m /helyce) B review - Montana Actually by Fiona Lowe (contemporary/helyce) B review - Smoky Mountain Dreams by Leta Blake (m/m /mandi) B review - Cherry Stem by Sotia Lazu (paranormal/tori) C review - Explicit Instruction by Scarlet Finn (erotic/tori) C review - Owl and The Japanese Circus by Kristi Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – January 16th
10. Maybe my goal in life should be to dress like an emoji. #LoftyDreams 9. Thanks to twitter, I was alerted about this upcoming book by debut author Pamela Cayne. I looooove the cover, but even better, I love the blurb: London, 1883 "People like us don't get happy endings." In twelve years as a bangtail, Lady has never feared a man's kiss. Owned by the ruthless Hannibal Adams, the "Earl of the East End," she's draped in jewels and dead inside. Lady learns fear, however, Continue Reading
Review: Smoky Mountain Dreams by Leta Blake
Smoky Mountain Dreams by Leta Blake Released: November 14, 2014 M/M Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi First let me say, I'm not a huge fan of country music, but there is something about the Smoky Mountain Dreams theme park that calls to me! I want to go and eat at the bakery, ride the rides and hear Christopher sing. Maybe it's my love of Dolly Parton that draws me to this setting. Either way, Leta Blake does a nice job of describing Smoky Mountain Dreams park, and Continue Reading
Review: Cherry Stem by Sotia Lazu
Cherry Stem (Vampire Cherry, #1) by Sotia Lazu PNR E book March 15, 2014 Smashwords Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “My mom always told me not to play with my food [...] She never told me not to let my food play with me.” Cherry Stem was involuntarily turned into a vampire. A former model and rising adult film star, her now undead status has stymied her career and left her hustling for food and rent. When her normal trolling hooks her up with the gorgeous detective, Alex Marsden, Continue Reading
Review: #1 Crush by Kaia Bennett
#1 Crush by Kaia Bennett (Loose Ends #1) Erotic Romance December 1, 2014 Self Published Reviewed by Helyce From Goodreads: Nicole Langley’s #1 Crush has always been Gabriel Roberts, but settling for being a friendly acquaintance has had to be enough. Gabriel has always seen Nicole as his good friend’s very pretty, but extremely off limits baby sister. Then a hot summer day and an even hotter discovery pushes them over the lines of friendship, over the lines of unrequited desire, Continue Reading
Review: Owl and the Japanese Circus by Kristi Charish
Owl and the Japanese Circus (The Adventures of Owl, #1) by Kristi Charish Urban Fantasy E book January 13, 2015 Pocket Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Sometimes what your friend really needs is a good shove under a moving bus…” Alix Hilboux aka Owl is a disgraced archaeology student turned international antiquities thief. She has only one rule...no supernatural jobs. Ever. When a powerful business man offers her a job finding two ancient scrolls, she jumps at the chance and Continue Reading