Burn For Me (Secrets & Shadows, #0.5) by Shiloh Walker Romance Suspense E book, Novella, 80 pages April 1, 2014 St. Martin’s Paperbacks Reviewed by Tori Tate Bell has never forgotten the night his mother disappeared. Convinced his father had something to do with it, Tate has spent years trying to find out what happened that fateful night and has locked down emotionally, much to the dismay of Ali Holmes. Ali and Tate have engaged in a three year no strings affair but the lines have Continue Reading
Review: Fool Me Twice by Meredith Duran
Fool Me Twice by Meredith Duran (Rules for the Reckless #2) Released: March 25, 2014 Historical Romance Pocket Books Reviewed by Mandi Meredith Duran is an author that has quietly become a favorite historical author of mine. I've read almost all of her books and have rated all of them favorably so it's a fun time when she has a new release. I have a weakness for cold, broken, tortured heroes and the duke of Marwick, Alastair de Grey's demeanor wooed me from the beginning. Once Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
HEROINE: Mia. A compulsive list maker and life planner. Dumped one week before her wedding. Travels to Paris to recover. HERO: Lucas. A native Parisian and NYC professor. He helps Mia “recover” and discover some things about love. “You’re all wet. I like you that way,” he said, his mouth searing a path down my throat. We were both panting, hands groping, our sodden clothing too heavy on our bodies. “I’m wet everywhere,” I whispered. With a groan he tore his mouth from me and Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... A review - Bite Me by Shelly Laurenston (paranormal) A review - Four Friends by Robyn Carr (contemporary) A review - Dash of Peril by Lori Foster (contemporary) B review - Unwound by Lorelei James (erotic) B review - Hope Ignites by Jaci Burton (contemporary) C+ review - Waiting on You by Kristan Higgins (contemporary) C review - Spirited by Mary Behre (paranormal) D review - Trying Too Hard by Molly Ann Wishlade (erotic) Feature: Marked by Alex Hughes Smexy's Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – March 28th
10. Perfect bag for me! (thx Danielle!) Link 9. I just noticed that Decadent Publishing is doing a Calendar Men series. Each month, a new book with a new featured hero. I have yet to read any of these, but it looks like a fun premise. Read more about it here. 8. The RITA and Golden Heart finalists have been announced. These are the awards given out at the annual RWA convention for best romance books in all of the different categories. Congrats to all the Continue Reading
Feature: Marked by Alex Hughes
Over the past two years, I've read and really enjoyed the first two books in the Mindspace Investigations series by Alex Hughes. It features a hero with very strong telepath skills who is also a recovering drug addict and a heroine who works for the police department and reluctantly becomes his partner. I like to say it's Jim Butcher meets J.D. Robb. Set in the future, with paranormal suspense, our hero Adam reminds me a lot of Jim Butcher and the romantic relationship (and I hesitate to imply Continue Reading
Review: Dash of Peril by Lori Foster
Dash of Peril by Lori Foster (Love Undercover #4) Contemporary Romance March 25, 2014 Harlequin Reviewed by Helyce From Goodreads: To bring down a sleazy abduction ring, Lieutenant Margaret "Margo" Peterson has set herself up as bait. But recruiting Dashiel Riske as her unofficial partner is a whole other kind of danger. Dash is 6'4" of laid-back masculine charm, a man who loves life—and women—to the limit. Until Margo is threatened, and he reveals a dark side that may just match her Continue Reading
Review: Spirited by Mary Behre
Spirited (Tidewater, #1) by Mary Behre Paranormal Romance Paperback, 294 March 4, 2014 Berkley Sensations Reviewed by Tori After a nasty divorce, Juliana Scott just wants a quiet normal life and to find her missing sisters, but fate has other plans for her. Able to hear and see ghosts, Jules finds herself embroiled in a dangerous mystery when an insistent ghost implicates her in a series of deadly jewel heists. The only one who can keep her safe is a sexy hot detective who doesn’t Continue Reading
Review: Four Friends by Robyn Carr
Four Friends by Robyn Carr Contemporary Romance March 25, 2014 Harlequin Reviewed by Helyce Warning: there is infidelity in this book. It affects two of the woman featured. There is also drug abuse and domestic violence-though that’s told in the form of memories. If you are uncomfortable with any these things, this story may not be for you. In Four Friends, we meet four, everyday- but no less extraordinary women who live in the affluent town of Mill Valley, California. Some are Continue Reading
Review: Hope Ignites by Jaci Burton
Hope Ignites by Jaci Burton (Hope #2) Contemporary Romance March 25, 2014 Jove Reviewed by Helyce Favorite quote: Des figured he must have PMS-penis malfunction syndrome. Because he was acting like a dick. Logan McCormack is a man pretty set in his ways. He’s a cattle rancher, and it’s a life he’s chosen for himself. He loves the ranch, loves the land and is not afraid of hard work. But his world gets turned upside down when he leases out a small portion of his 45,000 acres to a Continue Reading