Semi-Charmed by Isabel Jordan August 29, 2014 Paranormal Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I guess you could say I was semi-charmed by this book. The hero and heroine were intriguing and engaging, but this book had an overall rushed feel to it and a disappointing resolution with the bad guy. While it's an okay paranormal romance, it could have been better. Harper Hall gets premonitions - visions of crimes as they are happening, which greatly help the police in some cases. She Continue Reading
Review: Act of Mercy by Mandy M. Roth
Act of Mercy by Mandy M Roth March 2014 Paranormal Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Duke and his buddies are Paranormal and Security Intelligence (PSI) Operatives, kind of like cia/navy seals of the paranormal world. They have been alive for centuries. Duke is a lycan, but others in his unit are lion shifters or other animal shifters. There are also vampires and fae that roam this world, all a secret to the humans. We don't really dive too deep into world building in this one, so I Continue Reading
Review: Miles from Kara by Melissa West
Miles from Kara by Melissa West (Charleston Haven #2) Released: December 2, 2014 New Adult Penguin Intermix Reviewed by Mandi I expected this book to be darker than it was based on the blurb. Instead, I think this book is written for a younger audience than my 36 years. I felt like I was reading about a very immature heroine who eventually got on my nerves so much that I disliked this book. Kara Marcus got pregnant at 16 and her mom dragged her to the doctor to have an abortion, never giving Continue Reading
Review: Schooled by Lorelei James
Schooled (The Mastered, #2.5) by Lorelei James Erotic Romance E book, Novella December 2, 2014 Intermix Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: How could a man be so arrogant yet so humble? Schooled is a short peek back into the lives of Ronin and Amery Black. Despite their differences (cultural and sexual) they learned to adapt and have gotten married. When Ronin heads to Japan for his yearly martial arts training with his sensei, he decides to take Amery along as he can not bear to be Continue Reading
Inkslinger Holiday Giveaway
Happy holidays, everyone! Everyone at InkSlinger - the publicists and the fabulous authors they work with - wanted to do a little something special for the bloggers and readers who constantly amaze them with their support, so they put together an advent calendar full of fun prizes! Each day you can check their advent calendar to check for the giveaway for that date! They'll be hosted by different bloggers on each day, but the advent calendar will link directly to the posts! And don't worry if Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Mike. Widower. Big, tough, stubborn...oh so sexy. Heroine: Del. Tattooed mechanic. Strong, stubborn....oh so sexy. Her legs wrapped around his waist, and he yanked off her sweatshirt in one move. Then he ran his fingers through the smooth, golden strands of her hair. “I want to feel this over my cock while you suck me,” he growled. “Later. After you come all over me the first time.” Her eyes glittered with lust. She seemed as into their encounter as he felt, if Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... A review - Light My Fire by GA Aiken (paranormal/may) A review - To Kiss a Kilted Warrior by Rowan Keats (historical/sheena) B+ review - A Gentleman in the Street by Alisha Rai (erotic/mandi) C+ review - Part-Time Lovers by Shelly Munro (erotic/tori) C+ review - Wild for Him by Jill Sorenson (contemporary/tori) C+ review - The Masseuse by Sierra Kincade (contemporary/mandi) C review - Throw Away Girl by Kristine Scarrow (ya/tori) C review - Return to Me by James Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten -December 5th
10. Amen and pass the scotch. 9. Merry Christmas and Ho Ho... WHOA! I wish all Santas dressed like this. *wink* The Annual Santa Speedo Run is a nationwide event held every December all over the US and Canada. Men and Women race through the city, wearing speedos (or any revealing under roo style bottoms) and other various Christmas appeal to raise money for various charities. 8. The gift that keeps on giving. This mistletoe belly button Continue Reading
Release Day Giveaway: Solving for Nic by Lexxie Callahan
(Why hello bearded fella!) Blurb: Now that Lizzie Sellers is twenty-one, Nic Maretti can't think of a single reason why he has to stay away from her any longer. When he sees her again at Stefan and Jen's wedding, he decides he wants her. And what Nic wants, Nic gets. He just gets a whole lot more than he bargained for with Lizzie. Lizzie Sellers has had a crush on Nic since she was seventeen. Now that she's started a doctoral program in theoretical math, she decides Continue Reading
Review: What A Lady Needs for Christmas by Grace Burrowes
What A Lady Needs for Christmas by Grace Burrowes (MacGregors #4) Released: October 7, 2014 Historical Romance Sourcebooks Reviewed by May This story opens as Lady Joan is trying to book passage on a (full) train and a child comes to her aid. The child happens to belong to Mr. Dante Hartwell, a man Joan has met and thinks well of. As the pair get to know each other on the train a bit Mr. Hartwell realizes that a marriage to Joan could be most advantageous, and Joan realizes while Continue Reading