What a Gentleman Desires by Kasey Michaels (Redgraves #3) Released: September 24, 2013 Historical Romance Harlequin Reviewed by May “Gloves off, Miss Marchant – you’ve fallen into a den of monsters that gather here monthly to play their terrible games. A hellfire club, Miss Marchant, if you’ve ever heard the term. Devil horns, hideous costumes, sacrificial altars, the entire gambit of debauchery. They rape women like you for sport, pass them about among them – and that may be the least of Continue Reading
Review: Bound By Night by Larissa Ione
Bound By Night (MoonBound Vampire Clan, #1) by Larissa Ione Paranormal Romance September 24, 2013 Pocket Books Reviewed By Tori Favorite Quote: “I should have been a relationship therapist or some shit.“ In a world where vampires are enslaved to humans, one woman and one man seek to right a terrible wrong and find a love worth dying for. Nicole Martin hates vampires. As a child, she watched her family’s vampire slaves revolt and decimate her entire family right before her eyes. Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Kelly Davidson – he moves out of his small town to a big university, only to discover everyone is already out and he might be the only virgin around. Hero: Walter Lucas – Kelly’s roommate and out and proud. His bed is rarely cold at night. “So I can’t be with you because I’m pure and you’re tainted? Who has the Disney fetish now?” “Kelly, that’s not what I mean. I’m telling you I’m fucked up. You aren’t fucked up. You shouldn’t do this. If you came to me as a friend and asked if you Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap Up
This week at Smexy… A review – Getting Rowdy by Lori Foster (contemporary) B+ review – Stripped by Edie Harris (contemporary) B+ review – Snow Kissed by Laura Florand (contemporary) B review – Mirror, Mirror by J.D. Robb (pnr/anthology) B- review – Always On My Mind by Jill Shalvis (contemporary) B review – The Funeral Dress by Susan Gregg Gilmore (contemporary) C+ review – Unattainable by Madeline Sheehan (contemporary) C+ review – Never Desire A Duke by Lily Dalton (historical) C- Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten–September 27th
10. Saw this on Twitter. Word. 9. JR Ward announced on her FB page today, a new character in her BDB world. The name: s’EX So. Yeah. LOL. This coming Tuesday, Possession from her Fallen Angel series releases (I was sent a copy and immediately turned to the end to see if there was a BDB excerpt. Sadly no.) What do we think of this new name?? 8. Amazon announced a new Kindle Fire HDX this week. The most interesting part to me is the inclusion of a 24/7 On Device Tech Support. Continue Reading
Review: Never Desire a Duke by Lily Dalton
Never Desire a Duke (One Scandalous Season, #1) by Lily Dalton Historical Romance September 24, 2013 Hachette (Forever) Vane Barwick (Duke of Claxton) has been estranged from his wife Lady Sophia for over a year, but he holds out hope that they can reconcile and put the past behind them. Sophia does not trust Vane, more specifically she does not trust her heart with him for his rumored infidelity and the loss of their unborn child already crushed her heart once. The couple finds Continue Reading
Review: Mirror, Mirror J.D. Robb, Mary Blayney, Elaine Fox, Mary Kay McComas, R.C.Ryan
Mirror, Mirror by J.D. Robb, Mary Blayney, Elaine Fox, Mary Kay McComas, R.C. Ryan PNR Anthology Ebook, 416 pages September 24, 2013 Jove (Penquin) Reviewed by Tori Once upon a time… …in a world far removed from the days when fairy tales were new, five bestselling authors spin versions that take the classic stories into a new dimension. You’ll recognize Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and other enduring characters, but they’ll exist in realms beyond your imagination, Continue Reading
Mandi Rants but is also Intrigued by a Homeless Heroine
Falling In by Lydia Michaels (The Surrender Trilogy #1) Released: September 17, 2013 Erotic Contemporary Penguin Reviewed by Mandi I knew what I was getting with this book before I started (kind of). I knew the hotel maid fell for the tycoon hotel owner, all of this is stated in the blurb. What surprised me however was how much this heroine intrigued me at first. She has been homeless her entire life, born in an alley to a heroin-addicted mother. She lives on the streets and Continue Reading
Review: Unattainable by Madeline Sheehan
Unattainable by Madeline Sheehan (Undeniable #3) Erotic Contemporary Romance Released: September 20, 2013 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi The first half of my life I’d spent falling in love with him, and the second I’d spent trying to fall out of love with him. And so starts the story of Tegan and Cage. Although each book in this series has a new hero and heroine, the world builds upon each book, making you really have to read these books in order to understand the politics, Continue Reading
Review: Two Times as Hot by Cat Johnson
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