Next week, True Pretenses by Rose Lerner releases. I loved this historical romance. If you haven't read book one, Sweet Disorder, now is the time! They are both stand alones, but set in the same town. Today Rose is stopping by to chat a bit about her upcoming release. I'll post my review of True Pretenses on release day. Who is Rose Lerner? Give us the low down. I'm a cook by day, a historical romance author by night, and a big nerd always. My current obsession is the TV show Continue Reading
Review: Back to Before by Tracy Solehim
Back to Before by Tracy Solheim (Second Chances #1) Contemporary Romance January 6, 2015 Berkley Reviewed by Helyce Gavin McAlister is back home in Chances Inlet, North Carolina to star in a new home restoration reality television show which will showcase the restoration of Dresden House, the town’s historical landmark. It’s absolutely the last thing he’d ever thought he’d be involved in, but when certain facts about the financial stability of the family’s construction company came to Continue Reading
Review: What If by A.J. Pine
What If (If Only, #2) by A.J. Pine New Adult E book, 342 pages December 8, 2014 Entangled: Embrace Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I see you, and I’m amazed and scared…” Maggie Kendall survived a condition that should have killed her, however it left her fundamentally changed. The Maggie you see now is not the Maggie from before. She must be ever vigilant, using various means to keep herself from making what could be a fatal mistake. The last thing she needs is an attractive Continue Reading
Excerpt and Giveaway: Falling Away by Penelope Douglas
Falling Away - Chapter 9 Excerpt “Jax, I can’t,” she breathed, placing her hands on my chest. “I . . . ,” she stammered, “I don’t exactly dislike you anymore, but this isn’t a good idea. As much as I’d like to give in, I can’t be that girl.” “What girl?” She stared at me. “A one-night stand.” My fists tightened around her shirt. So that was what she thought I wanted? My voice hardened. “What makes you think you’d be a one-night stand?” “Because you’re Jared Trent’s brother. Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Miguel “Smoke” Santos. Enforcer for the Iron Horse MC. He is dangerous, dominate, and very, very dirty. Heroine: Sue Wanda “Swan” Anderson. A young college student caught up in a war she didn’t start and has no hope of winning. Smoke saves Swan from a kidnapping only to kidnap her himself. Swan learns her mother has scammed some of the underworld’s most dangerous players and now they want their money or her. Suddenly, Swan finds herself trapped in a violent and Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... B review - Say Yes to the Marquess by Tessa Dare (historical/may) B review - Off Campus by Amy Jo Cousins (m/m mandi) B review - Vanished by Elizabeth Heiter (suspense/tori) B- review - Falling for the Enemy by Samanthe Beck (contemporary/sheena) C review - Bad Romeo by Leisa Rayven (new adult/tori) D review - Bad Behavior by KA Mitchell (m/m helyce) Guest Author Tawna Fenske: 5 Reasons You Can't Take a Romance Author Anywhere Smexy's Top Ten Smexy's Top Ten Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – January 2nd
10. New year, same ol' Top Ten - hot guys with beards, hot guys in sweatpants, play doh peens. Some things will never change. 9. This is a recent picture Karen Marie Moning posted on her Facebook Page. What does it mean? 10 books? Another added to Barrons' 9 guys (it's 9 right? or 8?) 18 days until Burned. I want. (even though I'm worried about Mac now being the narrator again) (but who am I kidding? It's KMM.) 8. I'm not one for making New Year Resolutions Continue Reading
Author Tawna Fenske: 5 Reasons You Can’t Take a Romance Author Anywhere
People are often surprised to learn I have a day job outside my career as an author of romantic comedy. The surprise has less to do with expectations about my income and time management, and more to do with an assumption that I should not be allowed in public unsupervised. I can’t fault the observation. It’s true I write romantic comedy, as opposed to more serious romances about love and loss and longing. Still, I think it’s safe to say that if you threw a party and invited a bunch of Continue Reading
Review: Bad Romeo by Leisa Rayven
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