This week at Smexy… A review – The Redhead Plays her Hand by Alice Clayton (contemporary) B+ review – A Righteous Kill by Kerrigan Byrne (romantic suspense) B+ review – Law Man by Kristen Ashley (contemporary) B+ review – Shadowdance by Kristen Callihan (Pnr historical) B review – Chasing Kings by Sierra Dean (erotic) B review – Love the one You’re With by Lauren Layne (contemporary) B review – Take me On by Cherrie Lynn (contemporary) C+ review – The Professional by Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten Year in Review
Looking ahead at the calendar, this will be the last Top Ten list for 2013. From here on out I’m drunk on eggnog bishes! It’s the only way to welcome 2014. So before I gain 50 pounds and fall into an incoherent lump, let’s review my ten favorite Top Ten items of 2013. 10. I discovered The Lizzie Bennet Diaries and became OBSESSED with this youtube series. And then Lizzie goes and touches Darcy’s shoulder. And Darcy is all – OMG she just touched my shoulder - and I fell off my couch. Continue Reading
Review: Shadowdance by Kristen Callihan
Shadowdance (Darkest London, #4) by Kristen Callihan Paranormal Historical Romance December 17, 2013 Forever Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I think you want revenge so badly, your teeth ache.” Once a heart is lost in shadow... Life has been anything but kind to Mary Chase. But the Society for the Suppression of Supernaturals has given her purpose. Now she's been tasked with catching a vicious murderer dubbed the Bishop of Charing Cross. But someone is already on the case—and the Continue Reading
Winners!
The winners of Take My Books are: Set #1 – Kara Bohnet Set #2 – Anita H. Set #3 – Tanya @ Rantings of a Reading Addict Set #4 – Diane Sallans Set #5 – Stacy Congrats! All winners have been emailed. Continue Reading
Review: Take Me On by Cherrie Lynn
Take Me On by Cherrie Lynn (Ross Siblings #4) Released: December 17, 2013 Contemporary Romance Samhain Reviewed by Mandi Review contains spoilers Ever since I read my first Cherrie Lynn book this year (Leave me Breathless) I’ve been excited to try something else by her. I think I liked Leave me Breathless a little more, but Take Me On is still a solid romance book. Gabby is thirty-six and recently dumped by her fiancé the day of her wedding. Having a plan in place to finish Continue Reading
Review: Law Man by Kristen Ashley
Law Man (Dream Man, #3) by Kristen Ashley Romance Contemporary/Suspense Paperback, 544 pages December 17, 2013 Forever Reviewed by Tori Note: This book was originally self published in 2011. It is now being re released through Forever Publishing and will be available in print on 12/17/2013. Favorite Quote: “I was made to protect you and you were made in a way that it would always be worth the effort.” Love is just around the corner . . . Law Man has to be my second favorite Continue Reading
Review: Love the One You’re With by Lauren Layne
Love the One You’re With by Lauren Layne (Sex, Love & Stiletto #2) Contemporary Romance Released: December 9, 2013 Loveswept Reviewed by May Favorite Quote: Watch out for that one, Grace 2.0 whispered. That smile will have you tucking your heart into your panties and handing the whole shebang over before he even buys you a drink. Blurb: As a leading columnist for Stiletto, Grace Brighton has built a career warning women about rotten, cheating liars. She just never suspected her Continue Reading
Review: Chasing Kings by Sierra Dean
Chasing Kings by Sierra Dean Erotic Romance/Contemporary E book, 141 pages December 17, 2013 Samhain Publishing Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I wasn’t expecting to see my dick in 1080p HD at like…three times its normal size when I walked in here.” When Samantha Hart arrived in Los Vegas for a much needed vacation, she never expected to be escorted to the luxury and naughty BDSM Provocateur penthouse suite in the Hard Rock cafe. Shocked but intrigued, she is further shocked when Continue Reading
Review: Kentucky Christmas by Sarah Title
Kentucky Christmas by Sarah Title Released: December 5, 2013 Contemporary Novella Kensington Reviewed by Mandi I really enjoyed Sarah Title’s debut earlier this year, Kentucky Home and was happy to see a holiday novella set in the same town. This book is cute, but a little too short to be sold on the romance. Andrew Bateman is from New York has been laid off. His cousin offers him a sales job, so he finds himself in Kentucky, in a snow storm a few days before Christmas. He is Continue Reading
Review: The Redhead Plays her Hand by Alice Clayton
The Redhead Plays Her Hand (Redhead, #3) by Alice Clayton Romantic Contemporary Trade Book, 320 pages December 17, 2013 Gallery Books Reviewed By Tori Favorite Quote: “In a town built on playing the odds, I hope I hadn’t bet everything on a long shot.” After landing a coveted TV role, Grace Sheridan is back in the tabloids when the producers ask her to lose 15 pounds. Grace takes to the internet to get her fans to weigh in on her weight and Hollywood’s skewed thoughts on body image. Continue Reading