Through the Static by Jeanette Grey Released: January 20, 2015 Paranormal Romance Samhain Reviewed by Mandi I liked the idea of this book but I needed much more world building. Aurelia is a scientist who has been studying how to link people together. Bad guys come and steal this information and start what is called "The Threes," Basically, forcing people to erase all memories and link to two other people - creating a trio who can be controlled to kill or attack or anything else needed. Continue Reading
Joint Review: ‘Til Death Volume 2 by Bella Jewel
'Til Death Vol. 2 (Til Death, #2) by Bella Jewel Romance Contemporary Ebook, 152 pages January 10, 2015 Self Published Joint Review: Sheena and Tori You know how it went for me. You know what he did. You know the fire he left inside my soul when he crushed me into a thousand tiny pieces. Since Marcus, my life has been a blur of emptiness. Since Marcus there has been nothing.I’m alone, my Mom is dwindling and I feel nothing but emptiness. I work long, I work hard, but why? There’s Continue Reading
Review: Naughty Little Wishes by Nina Crespo
Review: Naughty Little Wishes (Birthday Dare # 2) by Nina Crespo Released: January 5, 2015 Contemporary (SEXY) Romance Entangled Brazen Reviewed by Sheena Favorite Quote: "Classy? You're delusional. That dress says you plan to keep your legs open and stay busier than a two-dollar whore on nickel night." ZOMGTHISWASSOGOTDAMNAWESOME!!! Nina Crespo is a new author to me but I have fallen in insta-LOVE with her voice and damn if I have not added Birthday Dare #1 to the top of my Continue Reading
Vivian Arend Giveaway!
We are big fans of the Six Pack Ranch series by Vivian Arend, and now we have the opportunity to give away the entire series. Hooray! Helyce has reviewed them all, and here are links if you would like to read reviews. Rocky Mountain Romance (#7) Rocky Mountain Freedom (#6) Rocky Mountain Rebel (#5) Rocky Mountain Angel (#4) Rocky Mountain Desire (#3) Rocky Mountain Haven (#2) Rocky Mountain Heat (#1) Rocky Mountain Heat and Rocky Mountain Haven will be given away in Continue Reading
Review: A King Undone by Cooper Davis
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