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
Review: Beyond the Veil by Pippa DaCosta
Beyond the Veil by Pippa DaCosta (The Veil Series #1) Released: February 10, 2014 Urban Fantasy Self Published Reviewed by May Charlie Henderson is living a lie. Her real name is Muse and her attempt at a normal life is about to go up in smoke. When a half-demon assassin walks into her life, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake, Muse must return to the one man she hoped never to see again and ask for help. The Prince of Greed isn’t known for his charity. The price is high, but Continue Reading
Review: Nobody by Sarah M. Anderson
Nobody by Sarah M. Anderson (Men of the White Sandy #3) March 8, 2014 Contemporary Romance Self-Published Reviewed by Helyce From Goodreads: Nobody Bodine came from a nobody and will always be a nobody. He can disappear into the shadows—no one can see him if he doesn’t want them to. He exists on the edge, in neither the white man’s world nor the tribe’s, dispensing vigilante justice when he sees fit. There’s no other place for a man like him in this world. Until Melinda Mitchell shows Continue Reading
Review: Dreams Of Lilacs by Lynn Kurland
Dreams Of Lilacs (de Piaget, #16) by Lynn Kurland Historical Romance Paperback, 336 pages April 29, 2014 Jove Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “You de Piaget have strange and unwholesome ideas of independence.” Isabelle de Piaget, the last child of Rhys and Gwen de Piaget, is tired of being unnoticed and referred to as “that one” by all the suitors who invade her family’s estate wanting to see if her sister Amanda is indeed married and unavailable. When she received a missive, Continue Reading
Review: The Kraken King: Parts 1-3 by Meljean Brook
The Kraken King (Parts 1-3) by Meljean Brook Steampunk, Romance Serial - 8 Installments April 2014Intermix Reviewed by Tori Meljean Brook’s Iron Seas series is a rip roaring steampunk adventure filled with dastardly pirates, steamy romance, and dangerous adversaries. In her latest work, The Kraken King, Brook’s takes a different approach by releasing the book in serial form (eight installments total).This format works well as the story revolves around Zenobia Fox, a writer who enthralls Continue Reading
Gena Showalter Giveaway!
Blurb: New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter returns with a sizzling Angels of the Dark tale about a winged warrior renowned for his ruthlessness, and the woman who becomes his obsession... A tormented past has left Thane with an insatiable need for violence, making him the most dangerous assassin in the skies. He lives by a single code: no mercy. And as he unleashes his fury on his most recent captor, he learns no battle could have prepared him for the slave he rescues from Continue Reading
Review: Flying by Megan Hart
Flying by Megan Hart Releases: April 29, 2014 Erotic Contemporary Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi Sometimes Megan Hart writes books that make me have all the feels - for example here and here. And sometimes she writes books that don't work for me. Flying gave me feels, but annoyed me a little bit too. But overall I'm glad I read it. I crave this author's voice and it satisfied me this time. Stella's ex-husband is the CEO of an airline, and as part of the divorce settlement, she gets free Continue Reading
Winners!
The winners of Take My Books are: Set #1 - Tiffany Set #2 - Nancy Set #3 - Diane Sallans Set #4 - lee weatherbee All winners have been emailed. Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Thanks so much for having me here at Smexy Books to celebrate the upcoming release of Fix You, Bash and Olivia, Book Two! The release day is officially April 29th, but I have an exclusive excerpt of Book One today, as well as some cool news. Book #1 is FREE EVERYWHERE right now! Fix You is a three-part, new adult serial chronicling the relationship between sexy boxer Bash McDaniels and college student Olivia Beckett. Each novella releases a month (or less, in the case of book #3) Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-UP
This week at Smexy... B+ review - Still Life With Strings by LH Cosway (contemporary) B review - Grimm Consequences by Kate SeRine (paranormal) B review - Spencer by JP Barnaby (m/m) B review - Don't Let Go by Sharla Lovelace (contemporary) B review - Copper King by Vivian Arend (paranormal) C+ review - I Survived Seattle by JK Hogan (m/m) C review - Rising Assets by Rebecca Zanetti (contemporary) C review - Unfixable by Tessa Bailey (new adult) C- review - Love in Straight Sets by Continue Reading