Vanished (The Profiler, #2) by Elizabeth Heiter Mystery Suspense Paperback, 400 pages December 30, 2014 Mira Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: She had found the truth she had been searching for [...] now she just had to find a way to live with it. Evelyn Blaine lost her best friend, Cassie, eighteen years ago when she was abducted out of her backyard and never seen again. The only clue was a message left in the form of a nursery rhyme. The message also hinted at Evelyn’s possible Continue Reading
Review: Bad Behavior by K.A. Mitchell
Bad Behavior by K. A. Mitchell (Bad In Baltimore #5) M/M Romance December 16, 2014 Samhain Reviewed by Helyce David “Beach” Beauchamp has been a delightful and colorful character since the beginning of this series and I was excited to read his book in spite of the fact that I’d been a tad disappointed in the last couple of Baltimore books. Rich, handsome, intelligent and funny, Beach comes off as a carefree, no troubles playboy-but in reality it’s a bit of a facade. Behind the pretty Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Tom. Twenty-two, trying to finish college after a big family scandal. Tired. Cranky. Bi-sexual. Hero: Reese. Trying to finish school after an assault. Gay, kind, sweet, scared. Tom and Reese are forced together as roommates and they don't get a long (it's fun). To annoy Tom, Reese brings back guy after guy to their dorm room - unknown to him, Tom starts to enjoy it.... Tom could see the moment when the boy’s dick must have pushed into Reese’s throat because the Continue Reading
Falling for the Enemy (Private Pleasures #3) by Samanthe Beck
Falling for the Enemy (Private Pleasures #3) by Samanthe Beck Released: December 1, 2014 Contemporary Romance Entangled Brazen Salon owner Virginia Boca has declared herself celibate...at least until she wins the election for mayor of Bluelick, Kentucky. No hot men. No sex. And her plan to play the good girl might have worked—if the mysterious, hard-bodied stranger she’s seen around town hadn't pulled her from the street and saved her life. The least Ginny can do is offer her savior a free Continue Reading
Sheena’s Best Reads for 2014
*Sips Wine* Well! I've done it! This was such a hard list to compile. 2014 was an amazing year in reading for me. Selecting my fave's really put me to the test and it felt so good to reflect on the 2014 high notes. My auto-read authors came through with amazing material and I was introduced to some truly amazing authors who now have secured spots on my "must-read" lists. Check out my picks below-in no particular order- primarily because that would be akin to a self-induced aneurysm as Continue Reading
May’s 2014 list of Awesomeness
When I sat down to look at all I’ve read and consider what might make my list this year the contenders were few. What I mean is, I didn’t have to cut anything from my list of favorites or make tough calls because this is THE list of A grade books I read this year. There is no new motorcycle badass, tortured lumberjack, wicked werewolf, and sadly no sigh worthy military hero. These are crimes against romance land, and I won’t have it! I demand some smexy tortured loner mountain man with a Continue Reading
Helyce’s Top Reads of 2014
I can’t believe 2014 is nearing it’s end. Seems like just yesterday I was trying to put together my list for 2013! Once again, I struggled to pull together a listing to publish here. Life, work, my family--made reading time extremely rare this year. While you will see two books that are likely to top many reader lists this year, the rest of my choices were books that spoke to me or touched my heart in some way and gave me all the feeeelz! Here we go in no particular order: Heart by Continue Reading
Mandi’s Favorite Books of 2014
What makes me happy about my favorite book list this year is that it encompasses so many sub-genres of romance. I think I hit almost every category, and that makes me happy. In no particular order: Rogue Spy by Joanna Bourne - I highly recommend The Forbidden Rose, The Black Hawk and Rogue Spy for fans of historical spy romance. I'll be a Hawker groupie for life. A Bollywood Affair by Sonali Dev - Debut book and I couldn't be more excited to see what this author puts out Continue Reading
Tori’s Best Reads for 2014
Per usual, I had a hard time picking out just a few books that blew me away this year. I LOVED THEM ALL!!! Well, most of them. My qualifications for bestest book EVAH isn’t flawless writing, intense subject matter, or where they fall on best selling lists, but rather the emotions they invoke in me while reading and what I’m left feeling when I’m finished. Push by Claire Wallis-A psychological romantic thriller that addresses the long term emotional and mental damage caused by childhood abuse Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... A review - Revenant by Larissa Ione (paranormal/tori) B+ review - The Lover's Knot by Erin Satie (historical/mandi) B+ review - Shadowed Heart by Laura Florand (contemporary/mandi) B review - Gunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie Lin (steampunk/tori) B review - A Secret to Die For by Sierra Dean (paranormal/tori) B review - Foundation of Trust by AM Arthur (m/m / tori) B- review - I've Got My Duke to Keep me Warm by Kelly Bowen (historical/may) C+ review - One Kiss With a Continue Reading