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
Review: Under the Lights by Shannon Stacey
Under the Lights by Shannon Stacey (Boys of Fall #1) Contemporary Romance Released: May 26, 2015 Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Chase Sanders was a high school football star who went on to leave his hometown of Stewart Mills, move to New Jersey and start a life working in construction and having a serious girlfriend. But then things go south. His business partner drained most of his money out of their business. His girlfriend fell in love with someone else. So when he gets a phone call from Continue Reading
Wicked Wednesday: Filthy Dirty Alpha by Grace Morgan
I own Second Circle, the hottest underground sex club in Texas. And ashard as it is, pun intended, I’ve learned better than to fuck with the playthings at my club. It only leads to trouble. But being twenty-seven, well-hung, and a millionaire, coupled with a brand of kink that makes most romance novels look like nursery rhymes, it’s a magnet for pussy. The one exception to that rule seems to be the tight-assed reporter named Lola who joins Second Circle seeking answers about the girl who went Continue Reading
Review: Behind the Mask by Carolyn Crane
Behind the Mask by Carolyn Crane (The Associates #4) Released: May 19, 2015 Romantic Suspense Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I love, love, love this action-packed romantic suspense series. This one is a little darker and I liked it a lot. Zelda is a former CIA agent who now helps run The Associates, another secret organization who takes down bad guys. When she learns her identical twin sister (who is involved in drugs and prostitution) is going to be loaned to a cartel group, Zelda Continue Reading
DNF Round-Up
Sheena: Ashes (The Divided Kingdom #1) by Sophie Morgan The blurb suggested a cool, new fantasy/paranormal romance. Instead, "Ashes" was a cacophony of unorganized frenetic words being blasted at me. Hello! This is the inaugural book in the series. World build dammit! Don't act as if this is book 7 of the series - who ARE these characters?? I had the beginnings of a headache by 9% and a full grown migraine 15% into the novel. To add to the frenzy, there was a crazed Continue Reading
Review: Rescuing the Bad Boy by Jessica Lemmon
Rescuing the Bad Boy by Jessica Lemmon (Second Chance #2) Contemporary Romance May 26, 2015 Forever Reviewed by Helyce Favorite Quote: “I didn’t tell you his story to resurrect your demons,” she said before he’d taken a single step. “Just thought you should know that someone sees you. Even if it is a little late, Donovan, I see you.” From Goodreads: For Donovan Pate, the lake town of Evergreen Cove is a minefield of tough memories—including the day he had to let go of Sofie Continue Reading