How to Misbehave by Ruthie Knox (Camelot #1) January 28, 2013 Contemporary Novella Loveswept Reviewed by Mandi “Honey, somebody’s got to teach you how to misbehave. You’re doing it all wrong.” How much fun is this novella? A whole lotta fun. The hero is nicknamed The Italian Stallion, need I say more? Okay I do, because Tony is an adorable, blue-collared hero who is this big lug of a man who is a little damaged and has fears and…well let me back up and set up the story. Amber Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday: Addicted by Charlotte Stein
Addicted by Charlotte Stein January 24, 2012 Erotic Contemporary Mischief Books Favorite Quote: “You know how big I am, right? Cause otherwise I’m gonna warn you now.” I don’t think he could have said anything better if I’d given him a script. Charlotte Stein released a new erotic romance this week titled, Addicted. If you follow this blog at all you know I am a huge Charlotte Stein fan and Addicted did not disappoint. I think one of Charlotte Stein’s strengths is pairing up a Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy…. A review – Killing Time by Cindy Gerard (romantic suspense) A guest review – Hopeless by Colleen Hoover (new adult) B+ review – Haunted Sanctuary by Moira Rogers (paranormal) B review – Don’t by Jack L. Pyle (erotic m/m bdsm) C review – Revving Her Up by Joy Daniels (contemporary) C review – The Downfall of a Good Girl by Kimberly Lang (contemporary) Mandi Discovers the Bound by Magick series by Lauren Dane May discusses The Much Loathed Triangle A Continue Reading
A Visit and Giveaway From Moira Rogers
THE BACKSTORY From the time we announced the final Red Rock ebook in 2009, people have been asking us when we'd go back to the Sanctuary world and write more about werewolves and their witch rivals. In the beginning we didn't want to return--we had our four books and our two prequel novellas, and those were the stories we had to tell. But people kept asking, and we kept saying, "Well, what if...okay, no, but maybe if..." A watched pot never boils, and I'm starting to think a watched Continue Reading
Guest Review: Hopeless by Colleen Hoover
I’m happy to have Shelly back with another guest review. She reads a lot in the New Adult genre and wanted to share her review of Hopeless. As I was looking through Goodreads and scanning the internet for other reviews of this book I found it quite intriguing that it either got 5-stars or 1-star reviews. Nothing in the middle. There was either immense love (as Shelly has for it) or immense dislike. One person who really disliked this book is Brie from Romance Around the Corner. I encourage you Continue Reading
The Much Loathed Triangle
By May. Will Stephanie Plum, who first appeared in book form 18 years ago, ever choose between Ranger and Morelli? Who is right for her? If you ask series fans, you will get very different answers. She loves each man for different reasons, but can’t imagine life without either of them, right? I’ve not read this series in five years or more, but I know it’s still the same story. Now, this example isn’t a romance but rather a mystery series, but it still makes my point. Love triangle plots are Continue Reading
Review: Haunted Sanctuary by Moira Rogers
Haunted Sanctuary (Green Pines #1) by Moira Rogers Paranormal Romance January 22, 2013 Samhain Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Family is complicated.“ Eden Green just wants to live in peace and quiet. Raised in a family surrounded by dark, deadly secrets, Eden knows for fact that the monsters we fear most do exist. This causes problems in both her professional and private life. She now resides in the sleepy little town of Clover, Tennessee, hoping and praying her family’s problems Continue Reading
Review: The Downfall of a Good Girl by Kimberly Lang
The Downfall Of A Good Girl by Kimberly Lang Contemporary Romance January 22, 2012 Harlequin KISS Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "Losing to the devil himself has never been sexier" The Downfall Of A Good Girl is a classic enemies to lovers trope centering around “good girl” Vivienne (Vivi) LeBlanc and “bad boy” Connor Mansfield. Vivi is a quintessential southern debutante. A former pageant queen, she now spends her time running her gallery and working on committees to Continue Reading
Mandi Discovers the Bound by Magick Series by Lauren Dane
Over the summer, Pamela and Kati recommend this series to me, and I bought the first book but then never got around to reading it. A bit ago I received an arc of the third book, Going Under and saw many positive reviews for it on Goodreads and decided it was time to give this series a try. How pleasantly surprised I was! And I say that because it’s hard for me to find a new paranormal series to get excited about. Lauren Dane writes an exciting world filled with witches, mages, shifters and other Continue Reading
Review: Killing Time by Cindy Gerard
Killing Time by Cindy Gerard (One Eyed Jacks #1) Romantic Suspense January 22, 2013 Pocket Reviewed by May Hero cries. Gabe shows up. (Grade: A) Ok, so perhaps my five word review (that I texted to Mandi) isn't quite enough, so I will explain in a few more words. I am a huge fan of Cindy Gerard, and I recommend pretty much every book she’s written since the first Bodyguard book. When she ended that series she did so in a way that launched us smoothly into her next series – known as Continue Reading