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Review: It Happened One Wedding by Julie James

May 6, 2014 by Mandi 2 Comments

It Happened One Wedding by Julie James (FBI/US Attorney #5) Releases: May 6, 2014 Contemporary Romance Berkley Reviewed by Mandi The year long wait between Julie James books is a hard one, but it's always worth it too. Just knowing you are going to get that smart banter and sexy romance makes me smile. Sidney is recovering from a broken engagement with a brand new job. Moving from New York to Chicago, she has accepted the position to manage a four billion dollar fund. Sidney is Continue Reading

Review: Breakable by Tammara Webber

May 6, 2014 by Helyce 10 Comments

Breakable by Tammara Webber (Contours of the Heart #2) New Adult Romance May 6, 2014 Penguin Berkley Reviewed by Helyce Note:  If rape is a trigger of any kind for you, this may not be a story for you. Last year I fell into the New Adult craze and when Easy was all over Twitter and Goodreads I read it and really liked it. So when Breakable came to my attention I had to read it.  It was only after the book was in my possession that I realized that Breakable was actually the same story as Continue Reading

Spotlight and Giveaway: The Spellmason Chronicles by Anton Strout

May 5, 2014 by Mandi 19 Comments

Urban Fantasy author Anton Strout is pleased to announce the third and final installment of his Spellmason Chronicles, INCARNATE, coming to readers' bookshelves and e-readers on September 30th from Penguin/Ace Books. Like the two previous books in the series, ALCHEMYSTIC and STONECAST, the book will focus on spellmason Alexandra Belarus, who has the ability to give stone life-like qualities, and Stanis, the centuries-old gargoyle who has sworn to protect her. At the end of STONECAST, readers Continue Reading

Review: Noble Intentions by Katie MacAlister

May 5, 2014 by admin 2 Comments

Noble Intentions by Katie MacAlister Releases: May 6, 2014 (originally published in 2005) Historical Romance Sourcebooks Reviewed by May “The most exciting thing has happened- the Black Earl is here.” “The black who?” “The Black Earl. Lord Wessex. It’s rumored he’s going to take a bride again.” “No, truly? And this is an event we must not fail to witness? Is he going to take her right there in the ballroom?” Gillian is awkward to say the least, and while her cousin Charlotte is Continue Reading

Smex Scene Sunday

May 4, 2014 by Mandi 8 Comments

Hero: Tom. An accountant. Actually, let me have our heroine Ellie describe him: Something occurs to me then, something that I’d not bothered to think about until today. I mean, he isn’t stereotypically good looking. He’s quite tall, but what with the constant big-brain-heavy-head stooping thing, he makes himself look shorter. And then there are the awful clothes. Everything is dorky and nondescript and beige, like he went into Marks and Spencer’s and bought exactly what was on the mannequin. Continue Reading

Weekly Wrap-Up

May 3, 2014 by Mandi 4 Comments

This week at Smexy... B review - The Kraken King 1-3 byMeljean Brook (steampunk) B review - Nobody by Sarah Anderson (contemporary) B review - Island Peril by Jill Sorenson (romantic suspense) B review - Risky Game by Tracy Solheim (contemporary romance) B- review - On the Surface by Kate Willoughby (contemporary) C+ review - Flying by Megan Hart (erotic) C+ review - Beyond the Veil by Pippa DaCosta (urban fantasy) C review - Dreams of Lilacs by Lynn Kurland (historical) Smexy's Top Continue Reading

Smexy’s Top Ten – May 2nd

May 2, 2014 by Mandi 10 Comments

10. I do love a yoga pant... (thanks Jen!) 9. Speaking of wine, if you ever find yourself without a cork screw, here is how you can open a bottle with a steak knife. I would 100% cut off a finger or stab myself - or both. BUT - if it's the difference between not drinking wine and drinking....it very well would be worth it. Here are a few other ways too, including using your car keys.      8. I adore this interview Julie James did with an active Chicago FBI agent as Continue Reading

Review: Risky Game by Tracy Solheim

May 2, 2014 by Tori Leave a Comment

Risky Game (Out of Bounds, #3) by Tracy Solheim Contemporary Romance/Sports Releases: May 6, 2014 Berkley Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I like conundrums.” Brody Janik, the uber sexy tight end for the Baltimore Blaze has just learned he has a medical condition that could sideline him permanently. With his contract coming up for negotiation, Brody needs to keep his health issues under wraps. PhD student Shannon (Shay) Everett works multiple jobs to help her family out of a Continue Reading

Review: Island Peril by Jill Sorenson

May 1, 2014 by Mandi 2 Comments

Island Peril by Jill Sorenson (Aftershock #3.5) Released: May 1, 2014 Romantic suspense novella Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi Ella Hammond heads out to Channel Islands state park near the pacific ocean for a camping trip with her sister and niece. After surviving the earthquake of San Diego years ago, she changed her college major to become a geophysicist in hopes that future research would help save lives. But now is not the time for studying as she is on this trip to have fun. The group Continue Reading

Review: On the Surface by Kate Willoughby

May 1, 2014 by Mandi 6 Comments

On the Surface by Kate Willoughby (In the Zone #1) Contemporary Romance Released: April 14, 2014 Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi I'm always on the lookout for a good sports romance, and On the Surface does a nice job of balancing the sport of hockey while also giving us a fulfilling romance. Tim Hollander has recently been traded to San Diego from Chicago, where for many years he was a star player. While in Chicago, his five-year old daughter died from Leukemia and his marriage fell Continue Reading

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