Up From the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (Night Huntress #7) Released: January 28, 2014 Urban Fantasy Avon Reviewed by Mandi The final Cat & Bones book – I’m sad this is the end because I do love these characters, but to be honest the past couple books have only been okay for me. I still remember starting this series and thinking how incredible the world and these characters are. I’m not going to go into a lot of detail with this book but I do have a few thoughts. This book starts Continue Reading
Interview with Avery Flynn
Avery Flynn has a brand new book and series out! High-heeled Wonder released yesterday and she is stopping by Smexy for a chat…. Who is Avery Flynn? Give us the low down. I live a super glamorous life that includes all the bon bons I can eat (never gaining an ounce) and daily personal visits from Jon Hamm. … Wait, what? You know that’s a total lie? Okay, you caught me there. :) In reality, I’m married to a hockey-addicted husband (Go New Jersey Devils!), have three mostly wild kids (the Continue Reading
Review: Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare
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