Bad Romeo (Starcrossed, #1) by Leisa Rayven New Adult Released: December 23, 2014 St. Martin’s Griffin Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “If there was a Nation of Stupid People, I would be their queen.” Cassie Taylor, a sheltered young woman, comes to drama school to spread her wings and explore her love of acting. In acting class she meets Ethan Holt. A broody gorgeous young man who seems to ignore her one minute but won’t leave her alone the next. Cassie tries to stay out of his Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten Sex Scenes of 2014
It's the eve of a new year. Authors are at their computers right now writing dirty, dirty words. What hot things await us for 2015? We will soon find out. But first, let's revisit the naughtiness that was 2014. I like to pick books that are very dirty, but they also have to be good stories. There are a ton of books out there filled with dirty sex, but I need more than just that. These books satisfied me (oh yeah) in 2014. And for a new fun game, I'm including how many times the word "cock" is Continue Reading
Review: Say Yes to the Marquess by Tessa Dare
Say Yes to the Marquess by Tessa Dare (Castles Ever After #2) Released: December 30, 2014 Historical Romance Avon Reviewed by May After waiting eight years for a fiancé to marry her Miss Whitmore has had enough. Truth be told, she just inherited a lovely castle and this good fortune has made her financially independent. She no longer has to wait for the Marquess who would rather traipse about the globe than return to her. She doesn’t need a man who doesn’t want her. All she needs Continue Reading
Review: Off Campus by Amy Jo Cousins
Off Campus by Amy Jo Cousins (Bend or Break #1) M/M New Adult Romance Released: December 30, 2014 Samhain Reviewed by Mandi All Tom wants to do is graduate from college and start a career - to basically live a normal life. But last year when his father was arrested by the FBI for one of the largest price-fixing takedowns ever, his life is no longer so normal. Besides his family's name being on the front page of every newspaper, Tom no longer has any money, which means paying for college Continue Reading
Review: Vanished by Elizabeth Heiter
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