The winner of the Charley Davidson giveaway is: Kimberly Prenatt Dacey Congrats! An email has been sent. Continue Reading
#RT15 Giveaway!!
Tori and I survived RT! Barely! By Saturday night I was sooooo tired but it was worth it. We roomed with Angela who reviews for Fiction Vixen and she was absolutely lovely. I adored her. We laughed - a lot. Tori and I had lunch with Ilona and Gordon Andrews *quietly flails* We had drinks with Jaci Burton. Tori, Angela and I went through lots of wine one night while Laura Curtis told us funny, funny stories. We sat in on good panels. I went to the Avon dinner and met lovely authors and Continue Reading
Review: The Virgin’s Daughter (A Tudor Legacy Novel) by Laura Andersen
The Virgin's Daughter by Laura Andersen Historical Romance Releases: May 26, 2015 Ballantine Books Reviewed by Sheena What if Elizabeth the First, the celebrated Virgin Queen, had a daughter? Since the death of her brother, William, Elizabeth I has ruled England. She’s made the necessary alliances, married Philip of Spain, and produced a successor: her only daughter, Anne Isabella, Princess of Wales. Elizabeth knows that her beloved Anabel will be a political pawn across Europe unless Continue Reading
Review: Ripped by Edie Harris
Ripped by Edie Harris (Blood Money #2) Releases: May 18, 2015 Romantic Suspense Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Last year I read Blamed, book one in this series and I loved it. I also loved the supporting character of Tobias - cold as steel, intense, no-nonsense and deadly while wearing a three-piece suit. Gimme. We also meet his eventual heroine in book one, the imprisoned Chandler. High attitude, deadly as well, with hatred in her eyes. I couldn't wait to see how these two would fall Continue Reading
Guest Author Stacey Kennedy!
Please welcome Stacey Kennedy. She’s the USA Today bestselling author of the CLUB SIN series. Growing up, Stacey’s mind wandered the path less traveled and that path most often led to love. She has always broken rules and she continues to feed off emotion – staying true to her heart. Those traits are now the bones of her stories. She lives in southwestern Ontario with her husband, who puts any of the heroes in her books to shame, and their two young children. If she’s not on mom duty or plugging Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... A review - Wolf Bride by Elizabeth Moss (historical/sheena) B+ review - Grave Phantoms by Jenn Bennett (historical paranormal/mandi) B+ review - Beauty and the Rake by Erica Monroe (historical/tori) B review - Taming the Legend by Kat Latham (contemporary/tori) C review - Once Upon a Dare by Jennifer Bonds (contemporary/mandi) C review - Eighth Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones (urban fantasy/tori) C- review - Meet me at the Gates by Kelly Wyre Continue Reading
Charley Davidson Giveaway!
Prizes and samples provided by St. Martin's Press One random commenter will win: Shimmer eye shadow for a Grim-like glow; custom Charley Davidson Grim Reaper nail decals; a branded coffee mug; plus the complete Charley Davidson series! Charley Davidson has enough going on without having to worry about twelve hellhounds hot on her trail. She is, after all, incredibly pregnant and feeling like she could pop at any moment. But, just her Continue Reading
Review: Eighth Grave After Dark by Darynda Jones
Eighth Grave After Dark by Darynda Jones Series: Charley Davidson, #8 PNR St. Martin’s Press May 19, 2015 Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Sometimes I wonder if the purpose of my life is to serve as a cautionary tale to others.” Charley’s back and finding trouble everywhere; including her postage size closet. Pregnant, and forced to live in a church surrounded by twelve hell hounds who want her dead, Charley is suffering from serious boredom. And when Charley is bored, everyone Continue Reading
Review: Beauty and the Rake by Erica Monroe
Beauty and the Rake by Erica Monroe Series: The Rookery Rogues, #3 Historical Romance April 21, 2015 Quillfire Publishing Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “This must be what heaven smelled like: musty books and leather furniture.“ A poor weaver from the ghetto of Whitechapel, Abigail Vautille may not have had much, but she had her looks and her job until a madman takes it all away from her. With no means of employment and a gambling addict for a father, Abigail is faced with the Continue Reading
Review: Ruby Ink by L.J. Wilson
Ruby Ink by LJ Wilson (Clairmont #1) Released: March 31, 2015 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi When this review request came through, the blurb caught my attension Aaron Clairmont has been granted an early parole. He returns home to Nickel Springs and finds employment at Abstract Enchantment, a trendy new inn. But Aaron’s mind can’t let go of its predecessor, the vintage Rose Arch Inn, the setting for his passionate love affair with Ruby Vasquez. Ruby—the girl he Continue Reading