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
Review: Montana Actually by Fiona Lowe
Montana Actually by Fiona Lowe Contemporary Romance January 6, 2015 Berkley Reviewed by Helyce From Goodreads: City doctor Josh Stanton and his sports car don’t suit the country, but with his medical school debt about to bury him, Josh has to make the best out of a bad situation. Adjusting to his new job and life in the middle of nowhere isn’t easy, but at least the views of the mountains—and one distractingly attractive local—are stunning… After eight years away, Katrina McCade is Continue Reading
Review: Explicit Instruction by Scarlet Finn
Explicit Instruction (Explicit, #1) by Scarlett Finn Erotic Romance/Dark/Suspense E book June 26, 2014 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: 'I wouldn't do that if I were you.' Felicity ‘Flick’ Hughes should have listened to the voice that repeatedly warned her not to enter the bar. Maybe if she had listened then she wouldn’t be in the nightmare she is in now. But Flick was having a horrible day and her cab breaking down was the last straw. Now she finds herself in every Continue Reading