Because this is an important topic and it affects many, Sophia and I decided to blog together today and post this on both of our blogs in hopes of reaching out to as many of our fellow bloggers as possible. What Happened Author Roni Loren was sued because of a photo she posted on her blog. (It happened to be one of those ‘mancandy/hot man’ photos that are popular on romance sites.) She recently bloggedaboutherexperience and educated many bloggers on what copyright and fair use is and how it Continue Reading
AAD Spotlight: Samantha Sommersby
We continue our Author’s After Dark series spotlight with Samantha Somersby. Now a full-time writer, she credits her background in the psychiatric field to bring a unique perspective to her characters and stories. A few highlights of her backlist: Shelter from the Storm In any other circumstance, Jennifer Jones's first meeting with Maclain Moore would have been called serendipity, a happy coincidence. She's looking for a new roommate; he's looking for a place to live. It doesn't hurt that Continue Reading
The Awesome that is Firelight by Kristen Callihan
Saturday I woke up, hopped onto my Google Reader and read this early review of Moonglow by Kristen Callihan. Pam is one of my go to readers for recs, so I was very intrigued. After some research I realized Tori, Bells and many others loved the first book in the series, Firelight. So with a quick ‘one-click’ at Amazon I had it on my kindle. I loved this book. It is a paranormal historical, although I’d say the first half of the book only hints at the paranormal aspects. But we have Continue Reading
Review: Rodeo Rebel by Debra Kayn
Rodeo Rebel by Debra Kayn June 15, 2012 Contemporary Romance Entangled Publishing Reviewed by Mandi When I read a romance book, I enjoy feeling fictionally attracted to the hero. In this book we have Cole. Now Cole lost his wife to a reckless accident years ago and he is now raising his seven year old daughter by himself. He is extremely cautious, as his wife’s death haunts him still. Which is why, when he becomes the new owner of Turner Grain Corporation, he decides to end the Continue Reading
Pimp My Read Winners!
I’d like to thank Sarah Mayberry, Shannon Stacey, Ruthie Knox and Molly O’Keefe for hosting such a fun contest. Sarah Mayberry has chosen the winner of the Kindle Touch and the two runner-up winners of a set of e-books. The winners are: Kindle Touch – AmyB Runner-Up winners of - Exclusively Yours, Undeniably Yours, and Yours to Keep by Shannon Stacey, Her Best Worst Mistake and Within Reach by Sarah Mayberry, About Last Night and Ride With Me by Ruthie Knox, and Can’t Buy Me Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Rob Coleman. Millionaire.Thirty-six. Likes to follow heroine to get coffee every day at the same time. It’s not creepy stalker, but hot and sexy stalker. Heroine: Ella Lachlan. Twenty-four and just starting out in the world. Secretly fantasizes about Rob every day while getting coffee. She wears short skirts for him. She'd made a coffee run to the cart in her office building's lobby every workday at two-thirty for the two weeks. He'd shown up for the last four days. He never Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy….. B+ review – Country Mouse by Aleksandr Voinvov and Amy Lane (contemp m/m) B review – On the Island by Tracy Garvis Graves (contemporary) B review – One Small Thing by Piper Vaughn and M.J. O’Shea (contemp m/m) B- review – Star Crossed by Kele Moon (erotic contemporary) B- review – Hot in Handcuffs Anthology (erotic contemporary) C review – Giving it Up by Amber Lin (erotic contemporary) D review – Hawaiian Gothic by Heidi Belleau and Violetta Vane (pnr m/m) D Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten–July 20th
10. I think we should all take a swig from my new Mustache Flask before continuing with the Top Ten. ‘Stache Flask makes everything go a little better. Thank you to my friend Sarah, who is awesome sauce. (The brown bottom is even fuzzy – *giggle*) 9. Jill Shalvis has announced that she is writing a third trilogy set in her Lucky Harbor world. Copied from her website: I know that the first new hero will be a San Francisco Lieutenant Detective who goes through hell at work and escapes to Continue Reading
Review: Hot in Handcuffs Anthology
Hot In Handcuffs by Shayla Black, Sylvia Day, Shiloh Walker Erotic Anthology July 3, 2012 Berkley Reviewed by Helyce Arresting Desire by Shayla Black Two years ago, Jon Bocelli was working a case that ended with his brother framed for the death of Lucia’s DiStefano’s father. Jon’s brother was no angel, he knew that, but he also knew that he hadn’t killed Lucia’s father. Jon had more than noticed Lucia DiStefano back then, but she was very young and innocent and he just couldn’t Continue Reading
AAD Spotlight: Damon Suede
Our Authors After Dark Spotlights continue with Damon Suede. He has pretty much lived everywhere and tried every profession, but couldn’t be happier writing stories. Last summer he released Hot Head to good reviews. It finished #3 in the Goodreads 2011 Best Romance contest. Since 9/11, Brooklyn firefighter Griff Muir has wrestled with impossible feelings for his best friend and partner at Ladder 181: Dante Anastagio. Unfortunately Dante is strictly a ladies' man and the FDNY isn’t exactly Continue Reading