Earlier today I reviewed Lay it Down, the start of Cara McKenna's new series. Now she is here to chat a little more about it! Lay it Down kicks off your brand new Desert Dogs series. I have to say I'm quite familiar with your work and this book has a bit of a different feel to it. With multiple characters and an intriguing world that leaves a lot left to explore, this seems like a bigger, more intentional series than what you've done in the past. Tell us about the inspiration not only for Continue Reading
Review: Lay it Down by Cara McKenna
Lay It Down by Cara McKenna (Desert Dogs #1) Released: August 5, 2014 Contemporary/Suspense Romance Signet Reviewed by Mandi Despite the cover or what you may have heard, this is not a motorcycle club book. There is a murder mystery, a sexy and gritty romance and a desert setting that contributes a lot to this story. I have a fondness for Cara McKenna's voice, and I really enjoyed this book. It's different from her previous work and surprised me a bit. Vince Grossier lives in a very Continue Reading
Review: Sister Golden Hair by Juli Page Morgan
Sister Golden Hair by Juli Page Morgan (Illicit Rockers #1) Contemporary Romance June 16, 2014 Carey On Publishing Reviewed by Helyce Favorite Quote: “You’d still like to bang him, though, wouldn’t you?” Rhett grinned before she could stop herself. “Like a screen door in a hurricane.” Rhett Davis is at a crossroads. She’s lived in the same small Texas town all her life, but she never felt like she fit in. She got pregnant her senior year, married her boyfriend, raised her Continue Reading
New: Hillbilly Rockstar by Lorelei James
Hillbilly Rockstar (Blacktop Cowboys, #6) by Lorelei James Romance Contemporary Paperback, 400 pages August 5, 2014 NAL Trade Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Are you sure I can’t talk you into takin’ an admin position when your probationary period is up?” “Do I still get to Taser people from behind a desk?” “No.” “Then no way.” Devin McClain is a mega star in the country music business. Gorgeous and popular, he has more than his fair share of exuberant fans. When it looks like Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Devin McClain. Country Music star. His sexy bad boy ways get him all the women he can handle but can they get him the one woman he wants? Heroine: Liberty Masterson. Ex military. Bodyguard. She may be protecting Devin's body but who will protect her heart from this notorious playboy? As he walked towards her, rendering her mindless with that I'm- gonna- fuck -you- hard stare, he shrugged off his shirt, letting it float to the floor behind him. Liberty's pulse skipped a beat Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... A review - Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews (urban fantasy) A review - Lead by Kylie Scott (contemporary) B+ review - Between the Sheets by Molly O'Keefe (contemporary) B review - Looking for Trouble by Victoria Dahl (contemporary) B review - Two Week Seduction by Kathy Lyon (erotic) B review - Rogue with a Brogue by Suzanne Enoch (historical) B- review - Deceptive Innocence by Kyra Davis (contemporary) C+ review - Falling for the Pirate by Amber Lin (historical) C Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – August 1st
10. I've never said "yeth" *shifty eyes* 9. Earlier this year I read Indecent...Exposure by Jane O'Reilly (see my smex scene post) and I really enjoyed. It was hot, dirty and awkward. I had kind of forgotten that two more (with different heroes and heroines) were going to be released in this series until Katherine recommended I try book two (thanks Katherine!) These are very short novellas so they are quick reads. Indecent..Proposal was DIRTY FUN. The heroine is very promiscuous, and Continue Reading
Review: Falling for the Pirate by Amber Lin
Falling for the Pirate by Amber Lin (Men of Fortune #2) Historical Romance Released: July 21, 2014 Entangled Reviewed by Mandi Captain Nate Bowen has had a difficult life. His father survived sailing most of his life, only to die at the hands of a murderer. This thrust Nate into the streets, where he barely survived. But Nate turned his life around. The captain of the Nightingale, he feels most at home on the sea. But he is also part owner of Fortune Investments, along with a few other Continue Reading
Two Week Seduction by Kathy Lyons
Two Week Seduction by Kathy Lyons Contemporary Romance Released: June 30 Entangled Publishing (Brazen) Reviewed by Sheena Tech Sergeant John O’Donnell was never fond of his hometown. Too many reminders of poverty, his rocky family life, and the girl he was never allowed to have. Now he has exactly two weeks to sort out his mother's finances before he heads back overseas. Two weeks that he's determined to spend as far from his best friend’s little sister as possible.Alea Heling has a Continue Reading
Review: Between The Sheets by Molly O’Keefe
Between The Sheets (Boys of Bishop, #3) by Molly O’Keefe Romance Contemporary E book July 29, 2014 Bantam Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "When I'm with you it's like I'm the person I'm supposed to be and I want that." With a young son in tow, Wyatt (Ty) Svenson has stopped running and decided to settle in the small town of Bishop, Arkansa. Fixing motorcycles in his garage helps to keep his hands busy and his mind off the multitude of problems that plague him. When his attractive Continue Reading