Hero: Nicolai. A Ukrainian hitman. Watches Daisy through her window. Heroine: Daisy. Escaped her father’s confinement and now looks to experience the world. ************************************ The jeans I wore during the laundry confrontation lie folded in the corner. In the back pocket, I pull out the pale pink cotton that once touched Daisy’s ass, her pussy lips, and the soft thatch of hair between her legs. I lift the cotton to my nose but it Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… A- review – Broken Blade by JC Daniels (urban fantasy) B+ review – Bitter Spirits by Jenn Bennett (historical paranormal) B+ review – Back to You by Jessica Scott (contemporary) B review – Before Jamaica Lane by Samantha Young (contemporary) B- review – Rome by Jay Crownover (new adult) C review – The Smuggler Wore Silk by Alyssa Alexander (historical) C- review – Love your Entity by Cat Devon (paranormal romance) C- review – Hope Flames by Jaci Burton Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten–January 10th
10. I DO use lip balm several times a day. All I’m sayin. In lip balm news: I am obsessed with EOS lip balm. I bought it because I have a girl crush on the actress that is in this commercial. Plus it’s a funky big shape. I have the summer fruit flavor but I want them alllll (bought mine at walmart) 9. Last week I mentioned I was going to read The Do-Over by M.K. Schiller and I did! And I really enjoyed! Kyle is a total jerky man-slut (sounds awesome, yes? Stick with me!) Lanie is a Continue Reading
Review: Back To You by Jessica Scott
Back To You (Coming Home, #3) by Jessica Scott Romance Contemporary E book, 304 pages January 7, 2013 Forever Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I was always coming back to you. It just took me awhile to get here.“ Army Captain Trent Davila thought he had it all. A beautiful wife, two wonderful children, and a fulfilling career in the military. When he is wounded in combat and almost dies, Trent finds pieces of himself missing. Unable to explain the dark thoughts and the emptiness he Continue Reading
Review: Hope Flames by Jaci Burton
Hope Flames by Jaci Burton (Hope #1) Contemporary Romance January 7, 2014 Berkley Reviewed by Helyce Emma Burnett has returned home, to the small town of Hope to take over the veterinary practice of the town vet who has recently retired. She is excited and scared-this is a huge step for her, but something she’s wanted for herself for a very long time and that’s she’s worked very hard for. She’s got a plan and she’s not going to do anything that will hinder her from being successful Continue Reading
Must I take the High Road? A rant in the making.
By Tori. I am positive I would not make a good romance heroine. At least, not a nice one. Because one, I’m not very nice. I’m polite and well mannered, but I don’t filter my thoughts and there aren't many whose opinions mean much to me. I'm loyal, selfish, a tad insane, perpetually grumpy, and anyone who messes with those I love will see a whole other side of me. The side that gives you until the count of five to straighten up or run. I don’t believe long suffering and virtuous automatically Continue Reading
Interview with Molly Harper
Molly Harper is celebrating the release of How to Run with a Naked Werewolf and is stopping by Smexy for a chat. Who is Molly Harper? Give us the low down. I’m a snarky, Southern girl trying to control all of the pretend people in my head. My family laughs when I get angry at my characters for not doing what I ask them to, or if I go into mourning because I had to kill one of them off. Because, after all, “They’re not real people, Mom.” I’m married to my high school sweetheart, David, Continue Reading
Review: The Smuggler Wore Silk by Alyssa Alexander
The Smuggler Wore Silk by Alyssa Alexander (Spy in the Ton #1) Released: January 7, 2014 Historical Romance Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Blurb: After he is betrayed by one of his own, British spy Julian Travers, Earl of Langford, refuses to retire without a fight, vowing to find the traitor. But when the trail leads to his childhood home, Julian is forced to return to a place he swore he’d never see again, and meet a woman who may be his quarry—in more ways than one. Though she Continue Reading
Joint Review: Before Jamaica Lane by Samantha Young
Before by Jamaica Lane by Samantha Young (On Dublin Street #3) Released: January 7, 2014 Contemporary Romance Berkley Reviewed by Mandi and Tori Blurb: Despite her outgoing demeanor, Olivia is painfully insecure around the opposite sex—usually, she can’t get up the nerve to approach guys she’s interested in. But moving to Edinburgh has given her a new start, and, after she develops a crush on a sexy postgrad, she decides it’s time to push past her fears and go after what she Continue Reading
Edie Harris Cover Reveal and Giveaway!
Last January I read my first Edie Harris book, Wild Burn and I fell in love with her voice. She wrote a gunslinger hero and he made me swoon. Then I read her erotic historical, The Corrupt Comte and then her contemporary romance Stripped, and now in 2014, I sit and wait for more. Today I’m happy to reveal the cover for Wild Chase, book two in her Wild State series. Blurb: She needs to run. He loves the chase. Esther Beldonne grew up bad—breaking laws and breaking hearts in New Continue Reading