Losing Streak by Kristine Wyllys (The Lane #2) Released: September 22, 2014 Contemporary Romance Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi The first 20% of this book had me hooked. Rosemary (Rosie) Young is a bartender on The Lane, a poorer area where she has lived and worked her entire life. Rosie is an angry person, for good reason. Her mother has advanced cancer and it's very hard on Rosie to scrape money together to get her mother proper care. Rosie would work any job to get the money, but her Continue Reading
Review: Taking Control by Jen Frederick
Taking Control (Kerr Chronicles, #2) by Jen Frederick Erotic Romance Contemporary Ebook, 280 pages September 2, 2014 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “What does he see in you?” “I give really good head.” Taking Control is the second book in Jen Frederick’s Kerr Chronicles. An erotic suspenseful romance series that introduced us to two protagonists who meet by a twist of fate and embark on a whirlwind romance filled with sexual exploration and intriguing revenge all Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Drew. College football superstar. All around great guy (seriously one of the best heroes I've read in a long time) Heroine: Anna. Not sure if she wants to fall for the star quarterback. But damn those pesky romance feelings. “Some games are tougher than others. This one was a bitch.” My throat hurts. There’s a black bruise just above his hipbone. I touch it with the very tip of my finger, and he shivers again. Instantly, I draw back. “Does it hurt?” Of course it does. Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... A review - Don't Judge a Book by Scarlet Blackwell (m/m/helyce) B review - Black Rook by Kelly Meade (paranormal/tori) B review - Afternoon Delight by Anne Calhoun (erotic/tori) B review - Private Politics by Emma Barry (contemporary/mandi) B/C review - Harlequin Contemporary Boxed Set (contemporary/mandi) C+ review - Unsuitable Secretary by Maggie Robinson (historical/mandi) C review - Mind Sweeper by AE Jones (paranormal/mandi) D review - Melt for Him by Lauren Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – September 19th
10. I'll blog until my phone arrives in the mail. And then I'll forget all about you. 9. Amazon has announced a new Kindle! The Kindle Voyage is the first e-reader to feature a flush glass front. It also has buttons on the side to turn the page, or you can still touch the screen like the Paperwhite. I'm happy for these buttons because touching the paperwhite's screen isn't always that responsive. You can read more of a review here. The Voyage releases in late November for Continue Reading
Review: Black Rook by Kelly Meade
Black Rook (Cornerstone Run Trilogy, #1) by Kelly Meade Urban Fantasy E book/Novel July 15, 2014 Intermix Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "The Little Magus Who Could." Brynn Atwood, a low level magus, has come to Cornerstone Run to circumvent a vision she had of her father’s death. An embarrassment to her father, a high level Magus, and the Magi council, Brynn figures that she can prove herself useful if she is able to prove her visions are real and not figments of her imagination. Continue Reading
Review: Private Politics by Emma Barry
Private Politics by Emma Barry (The Easy Part #2) Released: September 8, 2014 Contemporary Romance Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Last year I read and enjoyed Special Interests by Emma Barry and was excited to see she had another book coming out revolving around DC politics. Now, before you scrunch your nose and tell me you don't want to read about our lovely government, let me tell you - Emma Barry makes it very interesting. Where we could get bogged down in dry terminology and boring Continue Reading
Review: Harlequin Contemporary Boxed Set #3
Harlequin Contemporary Boxed Set #3 Released: September 1, 2014 Contemporary Romance Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi Note: I'm only reviewing two of the four stories in this set. I believe each story will be sold separately sometime in the future. When the Lights go Down by Amy Jo Cousins Maxie Tyler is Chicago’s toughest stage manager. Her latest gig is just the break she needs, and she’s not going to let anyone get in her way. Not even the producer with dreamy blue eyes Continue Reading
Review: The Unsuitable Secretary by Maggie Robinson
The Unsuitable Secretary by Maggie Robinson (Ladies Unlaced #4) Released: September 16, 2014 Historical Romance Penguin Reviewed by Mandi Harriet "Harry" Benson has to supplement her father's banking income to make sure her father has enough income to support her two younger brothers. After having surgery to remove her appendix, Harry needs time to recover and can't quite keep up with her strenuous duties at the Evensong Agency (an employment agency of sorts). Her employer comes up with Continue Reading
Review: Don’t Judge a Book by Scarlet Blackwell
Don’t Judge A Book by Scarlet Blackwell M/M Romance August 2014 (originally released in 2012) Totally Bound Reviewed by Helyce From Goodreads: Bookworm Rhys lives in the idyllic town of Hawks Bridge and spends his days working at the local library, his evenings quietly reading. He thinks it's all about books and even the occasional interruption 'real life' throws his way cannot change his beliefs. When car thief Darren arrives to do his community service, Rhys's world is turned upside Continue Reading