Two Times as Hot by Cat Johnson (Oklahoma Nights #2) Released: September 24, 2013 Contemporary Romance Kensington Reviewed by Mandi Emma comes home for her sister’s wedding and is faced with lots of hot cowboys. One is Jace, who she almost hooked up with a year previous, but he left right before getting to the good stuff although he currently still has his eye on her. Another guy Emma sees is Logan Hunt. A Lieutenant Colonel who grew up with the man that is marrying Emma’s sister. There Continue Reading
Guest Author Anton Strout: Para-urban Rom-antasy
Para-urban Rom-antasy By Anton Strout If there’s something that the publishing industry loves to do, it’s to put authors neatly in their respective pigeonholes. In fact, they give us not only genres of books out there to catch up on, they create subgenres too. I’m not knocking this approach. After all, people looking for the latest Laurell K, Hamilton and Jim Butcher can also discover my Simon Canderous paranormal detective novels or my newly releases Spellmason Chronicles on the shelves Continue Reading
Review: The Funeral Dress by Susan Gregg Gilmore
The Funeral Dress by Susan Gregg Gilmore Contemporary Fiction/Southern Released: September 24, 2013 Broadway/Random House Reviewed by Tori Emmalee Bullard dropped out of school to begin work at the Tennewa Shirt Factory at age sixteen when her father refused to take her to school anymore and demanded she find a job. She is paired with Leona Lane, a long time employee, whose own life could have mirrored Emmalee’s but for some of the decisions she made. Leona teaches Emmalee everything Continue Reading
Review: Snow-kissed by Laura Florand
Snow-Kissed by Laura Florand Released: September 1, 2013 Contemporary Novella Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I really enjoy marriage in trouble themed romance books. It is a different dynamic than boy meets girl and fall in love. These books usually have older characters and always seem more…mature. And the pain – oh the pain. I love to torture myself with a very painful book and hope to be rewarded with warmth at the end. Laura Florand does a nice job with this. Kai and Kurt Continue Reading
Review: Always on my Mind by Jill Shalvis
Always on my Mind by Jill Shalvis (Lucky Harbor #8) Released: September 24, 2013 Contemporary Romance Hachette Reviewed by Mandi We meet Jack in the previous book and I already knew I would fall for him. Jack is a firefighter with a mom battling breast cancer. His dad died years ago as a firefighter, and that devastated his mother. She fell apart and has never fully recovered. While Jack is a good-natured guy, he works hard - really hard, and never fully commits in Continue Reading
Winners!
The winners of So Tough to Tame by Victoria Dahl are: Chelsea B. Krysten M. Ada Congrats! Emails have been sent. Continue Reading
Review: Stripped by Edie Harris
Stripped by Edie Harris (City2City #1) Released: September 17, 2013 Contemporary Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi So listen up. Not too long ago I read Wild Burn, a western by Edie Harris that I really enjoyed. Then she came out with The Corrupt Comte, an erotic historical that I gobbled up and made everyone read. Not long after she sent me Stripped, a contemporary book about an actor and a make-up artist. I thought, geez, will I like this? I’m not always super keen on Continue Reading
Review: Getting Rowdy by Lori Foster
Getting Rowdy by Lori Foster Love Undercover #3 Contemporary Romance September 24, 2013 Harlequin Reviewed by Helyce Charismatic bar owner Rowdy Yates isn't the kind of man women say no to. So when he approaches waitress Avery Mullins, he fully expects to get her number. However, the elusive beauty has her reasons for keeping her distance-including a past that might come back to haunt them both. Avery spends her nights working for tips...and trying to forget the secret Rowdy is Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Wolf shifter Jaxon Durham helps find missing hikers. When he sniffs out a firefighter who got in trouble battling a big blaze, he realizes it’s a “she” and she happens to be his mate. Heroine: Brianna White can’t believe the wolf in front of her just shifted into a sexy, naked man. She thinks he is dreaming. Until he has dirty, dirty smex with her. “Leave your hands here. If you touch me, I’ll come before I’ve had a chance to enjoy you.” Didn’t seem fair to Brianna. “What about Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… B+ guest review – Thankless in Death by JD Robb (futuristic suspense) B+ review – Requiem for the Dead by Kelly Meding (urban fantasy) B+ review – The Bridge by Rebecca Rogers Maher (contemporary) B review – Cake by Lauren Dane (contemporary) B- review – Covet by Tracy Garvis Graves (contemporary) C+ review – And Then Comes Marriage by Celeste Bradley (historical) C+ review – How to Entice an Enchantress by Karen Hawkins (historical) C- review – All of You by Continue Reading