Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare (Castles Ever After #1) Released: January 28, 2014 Historical Romance Avon Reviewed by May When Papa overspent their income, and the maid was dismissed, she told herself the drudgery would pay off someday. Everyone knew that Cinderella had to scrub the floors before she could win the handsome prince. Isolde Ophelia Goodnight, daughter of a famed author who recently passed away and doesn’t know where she will live or how she will survive. Until, that is, Continue Reading
Review: In Too Deep by Tracey Alvarez
In Too Deep by Tracey Alvarez (Due South #1) Released: December 19, 2013 Contemporary Romance Icon Publishing Reviewed by Mandi Blurb: To save her brother from financial ruin, Piper Harland must do the one thing she swore she’d never do—return to the tiny island home-town where Ryan “West” Westlake crushed her heart. Piper is tough, resilient and a little wild—much like the remote and beautiful Stewart Island where she grew up. As a cop who’s part of the elite New Zealand Police Continue Reading
Review: Forsaken by Jacquelyn Frank
Forsaken by Jacquelyn Frank (The World of the Nightwalkers #3) Paranormal Romance Released: January 7, 2014 Ballantine Reviewed by Helyce From Goodreads: As a mercenary, Leo Alvarez has signed on for a lot—but he never signed on for his best friend becoming host to the soul of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh. Jackson is now inhabited by a Bodywalker, and Leo is forced to grapple with a realm of supernatural beings far more dangerous than anything he’s ever encountered. But when Jackson Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
(This book takes place at a ski resort. Ignore the cover! LOL) Hero – Shanti. Crashes off the side of a difficult ski trail. Is rescued by a handsome, gruff stranger. Hero – Mick. Said rescuer. Builds houses and chops wood. Sees Shanti and gets wood himself. He doesn’t do relationships. Taking a big gulp of wine, Shanti watched Mick lower himself into the bubbling water, muscled torso easing down. Eyes still on Shanti, Mick grinned as he took a sip of his own wine. “You’re too Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smex… A+ review – The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan (historical) A review – Black Arts by Faith Hunter (urban fantasy) A review – Iron Night by ML Brennan (urban fantasy) B+ review – Live by Mary Ann Rivers (contemporary) B+ review – The Spider by Jennifer Estep (urban fantasy) B+ review – Fury of the Demon by Diana Rowland (urban fantasy) B review – The Dom Project by Heloise Belleau and Solace Ames (bdsm) C review – Still so Hot! by Serena Bell Continue Reading
Looking Ahead to February (With bonus smexy pics!)
Top Ten will return next week. But, because it’s Friday and we all need some smexy action here is the Olympic Canadian Bob Sled Team. OH CANADA (HI beards and thighs!) And if you need slightly nsfw action, here is a sexy Red Sox player who likes to take nakey selfies of himself. (There is a tea bag(ging) joke just waiting to burst forth…) Anyway – oh right book news. Last month I did a ‘Looking Ahead to January’ post so let’s continue on for February. May has read Continue Reading
Review: The Dom Project by Heloise Belleau and Solace Ames
The Dom Project by Heloise Belleau and Solace Ames Released: December 23, 2013 BDSM Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Blurb: By day, Robin Lessing has a successful career as a university archivist. By night, she blogs about her less-than-successful search for Mr. Tall, Dark and Dominant. Living up to her handle "The Picky Submissive," she's on the verge of giving up and settling for vanilla with a side of fuzzy handcuffs when she discovers her best friend and colleague Continue Reading
Review: The Devil Wears Kilts by Suzanne Enoch
The Devil Wears Kilts by Suzanne Enoch (Scandalous Highlanders #1) Released: November 26, 2013 Historical Romance St. Martin's Reviewed by May On a mission to rescue his runaway sister from the lure of flowery compliments and a useless lot of satin-clad scalawags disguised by their snooty titles, Ranulf MacLawry, Marquis of Glengask, has roared into British society like a storm across the Scottish Highlands. But he’s about to find out that satin has its appeal, especially when it covers Continue Reading
Review: Fury of the Demon by Diana Rowland
Fury Of The Demon (Kara Gillian, #6) by Diana Rowland Urban Fantasy Paper back January 7, 2014 DAW Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: Some things are worth the price you pay. Though upset with the kidnapping of fellow summoner, Idris, Kara had to take precious time to recover from the events in Touch of the Demon. Now, Kara and her demon lord lover, Mzatal, have begun the search for him. This leads them back to Earth and FBI Special Agent Ryan Kristoff. We have already learned that Ryan Continue Reading
Review: The Spider by Jennifer Estep
The Spider by Jennifer Estep (Elemental Assassin #10) Released: December 24, 2013 Urban Fantasy Pocket Reviewed by May Gin Blanco is a stone cold assassin, known for her patience, skill, and absolute control when it comes to her work. It turns out though, that there was one event that really made her how she is today. Gin faced one job so pivotal in fact, that it made her embrace her mentor’s lessons absolutely and never again try to rush into anything. This is the story of the Continue Reading