This week at Smexy… (all B reviews – don’t think that has ever happened!) B review – The Striker’s Chance by Rebecca Crowley (contemporary) B review – Junk by Josephine Myles (m/m contemporary) B review – The Untamed Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley (historical) B review – Smoke by Ellen Hopkins (YA) B review – High Passion by Vivian Arend (contemporary) B review – Past Regrets by Shelly Munro (contemporary) B review – Hydraulic Level Five by Sarah Latchaw (contemporary) B- Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten–September 13
10. No comment needed. 9. Tori read Girls’ Night Out by Lauren Dane and here are her thoughts: In Girls’ Night Out, Lauren Dane takes us back to Petal, Georgia for a brief visit with the sexy Chase and Murphy family. Those who read this sexy and humorous romance contemporary series know it is actually a spin off of Dane’s delicious Chase Brother series. I love Dane’s Chase brothers and the Murphy siblings so it was no great leap for me to zero in on her Petal series. In this very Continue Reading
Review: Hydraulic Level Five by Sarah Latchaw
Hydraulic Level Five by Sarah Latchaw Romance Contemporary E book, 225 pages Omnific Publishing Reviewed by Tori How does a woman get over her one great love? With whitewater rafting, bluegrass, and a touch of revenge… Kaye is an extreme sports addict with a kind heart and an axe to grind with her childhood sweetheart and ex-husband, renowned writer Samuel Caulfield Cabral. While Samuel enjoys a celebrity life in New York, Kaye remains in their hometown of Lyons, Colorado, running her PR Continue Reading
Review: Price of a Kiss by Linda Kage
Price of a Kiss by Linda Kage Released: August 15, 2013 New Adult Self Published Reviewed by Mandi When I read in the blurb that this new adult book featured a hero who is a gigolo, I had to read it. Mason Lowe has a sister with cerebral palsy and a single mom who works and works. Their rented house is owned by their next door neighbor who is about to evict them for not keeping up with the rent. But the lady next door also proposes that if eighteen year old Mason sleep with Continue Reading
Mandi reads a Cracky, Slightly Horrifying MC Book, and Lives to tell the Tale
Have you ever read a book that you secretly guilty-pleasure loved, that you want everyone to read yet at the same time you don’t want everyone to read? This is me with Undeniable by Madeline Sheehan. This book came out last year and I remember general buzz – some loving, some hating – but all saying “whoa, this book has some crazy in it.” Last night my hair dresser went on and on about this book so I came home and thought I’d read the first chapter or so just to get a feel. But it was so cracky, Continue Reading
Review: Past Regrets by Shelley Munro
Past Regrets (Love and Friendship, #2) by Shelley Munro Erotic Romance/Contemporary September 10, 2013 Samhain Publishing Reviewed By Tori Favorite Quote: “This was home. Now all he had to do was convince her.“ Julia Maxwell was the consummate party girl when she met Ryan Callander. Once they started dating she became fully committed to the relationship and him. Ryan, who is now a famous rock star, was just starting out when he and Julia met and married and stupidly heeded to his Continue Reading
Review: High Passion by Vivian Arend
High Passion by Vivian Arend (Adrenaline Search & Rescue #2) Released: September 3, 2013 Contemporary Romance Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Devon and Alisha are both members of an elite search and rescue squad in Banff Canada. They are the ones called out when people are in danger on nearby mountains and other tough terrain. They must be in top form for these rescues, and they train relentlessly year round. Which means they are in close contact year round. Devon and Alisha have Continue Reading
Review: Smoke by Ellen Hopkins
Smoke (Burned #2) by Eileen Hopkins YA Romance Contemporary Released: September 10, 2013 Margaret K. McElderry Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “We are nothing if we cannot tell each other our secrets.” Pattyn Von Stratten’s father is dead, and Pattyn is on the run. After far too many years of abuse at the hands of her father, and after the tragic loss of her beloved Ethan and their unborn child, Pattyn is desperate for peace. Only her sister Jackie knows what happened Continue Reading
Winners!
The winners of the Take my Books – September! are: Set #1 - Kimh Set #2 – Elizabeth Ziko Set #3 – Martha Lawson Set #4 – sweetiepiepen The winner of Tear You Apart by Megan Hart is: Natasha The winner of The Protected by Shiloh Walker is: Natalie’s Mama Emails have been sent to all winners. Continue Reading
Review: The Untamed Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley
The Untamed Mackenzie (Highland Pleasures 5.5) by Jennifer Ashley Historical Romance Novella September 10, 2013 Intermix/Penguin Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I wish you didn’t hate me for it, but if the price of keeping you free is hatred, so be it.” A WOMAN OF BREEDING MEETS A MAN OF NO STANDING… To redeem her family’s disgraced name, Lady Louisa Scranton has decided to acquire a proper husband. He needs to be a man of fortune and highly respectable in order to restore Continue Reading