This week at Smexy…. A review – Beyond Control by Kit Rocha (erotic) B+ review – When she Said I Do by Celeste Bradley (historical) B review – Velocity by Amelia C Gormley (m/m contemporary) B review – The Problem With Seduction by Emma Locke (historical) B- review – Along Came Trouble by Ruthie Knox (contemporary) B- review – If you Give a Rake a Ruby (historical) C+ review – What’s a Witch to Do? by Jennifer Harlow (PNR) C review – The Last Debutante by Julia London Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten–March 15th
10. Best thing ever? Why have I never eaten out of the hood of my backwards hoodie? I will now set a goal to eat ALL THE HOOD FOOD. You might not even need your hands. Brilliant. (Link.) 9. I loved Sins & Needles by Karina Hall, the first book in her Artists Trilogy. The author has now released a prequel novella. I’m going to read it this weekend, but from what I hear (and for those that have read S&N) you may actually LIKE Javier after this novella. Which will just spin Continue Reading
Review: Beyond Control by Kit Rocha
Beyond Control by Kit Rocha (Beyond #2) Released: March 14, 2013 Erotic Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “Dallas O’Kane didn’t chase after women who ran. Dallas O’Kane lifted a finger and women came running.” Blurb: Alexa Parrino escaped a life of servitude and survived danger on the streets to become one of the most trusted, influential people in Sector Four, where the O’Kanes rule with a hedonistic but iron fist. Lex has been at the top for years, Continue Reading
Review: The Last Debutante by Julia London
The Last Debutante by Julia London (The Secrets of Hadley Green #4) Historical Romance February 26, 2013 Pocket Reviewed by May “You are right that I have come a very long way. I made that journey in the anticipation of a lovely reunion with my grandmother and I imagined something vastly different – a house, a small village. A servant! But I find you in a crofter’s cottage without any help at all, with a wounded, naked man.” Maime clucked her tongue at Daria. “You make it sound Continue Reading
Jessie Lane’s Big Bad Bite Gets A Makeover (Giveaway)
I was lucky enough to read and review Big Bad Bite for Smexy when it first released. I found it to be an enjoyable funny PNR on the same level as Shelly Laurenston with outrageous characters, zany situations, and a steamy romance. Now, Big Bad Bite has undergone a transformation and we at Smexybooks are pleased to announced that Big Bad Bite is being reissued with more content and a new cover. From Jessie Lane's site: We're excited to announce that Big Bad Bite had a Continue Reading
Review: If You Give a Rake a Ruby by Shana Galen
If You Give a Rake a Ruby by Shana Galen (Jewels of the Ton #2) Historical Romance March 5, 2013 Sourcebooks Reviewed by May “I’m trying very hard to resist you,” she said, her voice low and husky. “Keep trying. In the meantime, I think I shall push you against that wall, toss your skirts up, and thrust into you.” She moaned. “I wish I didn’t like that suggestion so very much.” “Me too.” Fallon (aka the Marchioness of Mystery) is one of the celebrated courtesans in England, and Continue Reading
Take My Books – March
I have books. They want homes. Here we go. SET #1 Unbound Anthology How to Seduce an Angel in 10 Days by Saranna DeWylde Edge of Dawn by Lara Adrian Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs SET #2 Wild Invitation by Nalini Singh Mating Instinct by Katie Reus Redemption by Erica Hayes Crave the Darkness by Amanda Bonilla SET #3 One Night With a Cowboy by Cat Johnson Illicit by Opal Carew Thrown by a Curve by Jaci Burton Losing It by Cora Continue Reading
Review: There is No Light in Darkness by Claire Contreras
There Is No Light In Darkness by Claire Contreras New Adult January 10, 2013 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Blake Brannon’s life became a cruel mixture of lies and half truths when her parents were murdered and she was kidnapped as a young child. Now in college, she seeks to discover what really happened that fateful night. Who took her and why? Her friends and lover try to help her in her search, though she seeks to push them away in fear that they will suffer for her asking Continue Reading
Review: The Problem with Seduction by Emma Locke
The Problem with Seduction by Emma Locke (The Naughty Girls Series #2) February 13, 2013 Historical Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Elizabeth is a wealthy former courtesan who has an infant son. She was mistress to Captain Nicholas Finn who is the father of the baby. The problem is, Finn demands the baby come live with him and his wife, leaving Elizabeth devastated. So she comes up with a plan. Lord Constantine Alexander is a penniless fourth son in a family that can Continue Reading
Review: Velocity by Amelia C. Gormley
Velocity by Amelia C. Gormley (Impulse #3) Released: March 2, 2013 M/M Contemporary Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I’m very pleased at this last installment in the Impulse trilogy, which follows the shy, handyman Derrick, and his accountant lover, Gavin. When these two first met in book one, they couldn’t have been more different. Derrick had been celibate for ten years, gay but never having been with a man. He was a shy, awkward loner. Gavin was coming out of a controlling, Continue Reading