This week at Smexy... B+ review - Enlightened by Joanna Chambers (m/m) B+ review - Breakable by Tammara Webber (new adult) B+ review - How to Say Goodbye by Amber Lin (new adult) B review - The Lucky Charm by Beth Bolden (contemporary) B review - It Happened One Wedding by Julie James (contemporary) B review - Noble Intentions by Katie MacAlister (historical) C+ review - Make you Mine by Macy Beckett (contemporary) D review - Once Bitten, Twice Burned by Cynthia Eden (paranormal) D Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – May 9th
10. Awww, it's Mother's Day this weekend. We usually don't do anything big for Mother's Day - but it was cute last night when my husband realized Mother's Day is this Sunday - he got that panicked look in his eyes until I was like - a bottle of wine and grill something and I'm so good to go. Maybe I should have made him panic a little longer. ;) - of course his next sentence was - "What should I get my mom?" *bangs head on table* 9. Lisa Kleypas has announced she is going to write a new Continue Reading
Review: Make You Mine by Macy Beckett
Make You Mine by Macy Beckett (Dumont Bachelors #1) Contemporary Romance Released: May 6, 2014 Signet Reviewed by Mandi I had never read Macy Beckett before and when I saw this was the start of a new series, I decided to give it a try. I didn't dislike this book - there are some cute moments that made me laugh and a sexy romance that turns romantic. But it also felt a little over the top with all of the curse stuff. For close to 100 years, the men in the Dumont family of New Orleans Continue Reading
Review: How to Say Goodbye by Amber Lin
How to Say Goodbye by Amber Lin New Adult Released: April 7, 2014 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I've read several of Amber Lin's previous books, and while sometimes the stories don't work for me, her voice is just lovely and I'm always eager to read her next one. This time, I thoroughly enjoyed the story. I was hesitant because it's a New Adult (hero is 18 and heroine is 19) and I'm kind of over the super, emo angst that this genre always brings, but this one is different. I'd say Continue Reading
Review: The Lucky Charm by Beth Bolden
The Lucky Charm by Beth Bolden (Portland Pioneers #1) Released: May 4, 2014 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Jane from Dear Author recommended this to me. I've been on a sports romance kick lately and I'm so glad I read this one. I will say it took me a few chapters for me to warm up to our hero and heroine, but I ended up really enjoying them. The hero especially becomes quite adorable. Izzy Dalton loves journalism behind the camera, but when her boss and mentor Continue Reading
Review: Frisky Business by Tawna Fenske
Frisky Business by Tawna Fenske Released: May 6, 2014 Contemporary Romance Sourcebooks Reviewed by May Marley recently broke up with her fiancé and then moved to Bend, Oregon where she has begun working for a local wildlife sanctuary drumming up donations and getting them funding from wealthy folks, businesses, and more. Public relations and helping with events is something she’s great at – and she’s determined to make a new life here. The town is full of interesting characters and she Continue Reading
Review: Once Bitten, Twice Burned by Cynthia Eden
Once Bitten, Twice Burned by Cynthia Eden (Phoenix #2) Paranormal Romance May 6, 2014 Brava Reviewed by Helyce Ryder Duncan is starving! He’s been held for months at the Genesis Labs-a facility where paranormals are being studied-read: tortured and dissected. It’s getting harder and harder for him to stop himself from revealing exactly who he is and how truly powerful he is. So when the guards finally bring him a woman to feed on, his control slips and he drinks her dry. Sabine Continue Reading
Review: Enlightened by Joanna Chambers
Enlightened (Enlightenment, #3) by Joanna Chambers Historical Romance/MM E book, 230 pages May 6, 2014 Samhain Publishing Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Nothing about you could ever be ugly to me.” The third and final installment of Joanna Chamber’s historical M/M romance brings a conclusion to this poignant and sensual love story between two men who defy convention and society’s edicts to be together. Lush emotional scenes and heartfelt declarations only serve to remind us that no Continue Reading
Review: It Happened One Wedding by Julie James
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
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