The Space Between Us by Megan Hart Erotic Contemporary Releases: September 25, 2012 Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi I think Megan Hart is an excellent erotic story teller. I have read Broken, Dirty, Tempted and Stranger and pretty much loved each book. She challenges me as a reader and makes me stretch my boundaries. Her endings are rocky HEA’s at best (although that is one of the things I love about her books), and the ending of The Space Between Us to me is very sad. The prologue Continue Reading
Review: Hanging by a Thread by Sophie Littlefield
Hanging By A Thread by Sophie Littlefield Paranormal YA September 11, 2012 Delacourte Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I wondered if I could live with the version of me that Rachel was trying to create.” Clare, a budding fashion designer and clothing repurposer, doesn't remember a whole lot about the sleepy seaside town of Winston, California, having moved away as a child. After her parents get divorced, she and her mother move back into the “haunted” family home and are Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Hero: Jake Wethers. World famous rock star. Recovering drug addict. When he is reunited with Tru, his childhood best friend, he wants a lot more than to just be friends. Heroine: Tru Bennett. Journalist. Has been in a relationship with her boyfriend for two years, but then Jake comes along and woos her with memories of her crush on him all those years ago. What’s a girl to do? His hand moves from my breast, down my body. Lifting up, he kneels between my legs, and it’s at that point I Continue Reading
Review: Night Seeker by Yasmine Galenorn
Night Seeker (Indigo Court #3) by Yasmine Galenorn Urban Fantasy July 3, 2012 Penguin Reviewed by Tori Favorite quote: “There is much to fear in the dark. There are monsters under the bed and in the closet, and now they walk aboard at will. “ Wind witch and owl shifter, Cicely Waters, rescued her lover, Fae Prince Grieve from the Indigo Court, but not before Myst, the Queen Of Winter, turned him. The rescue destroyed Cicely’s alliance with Lainule, the Queen of Summer and Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy…. B+ review – How to Drive a Dragon Crazy by G.A. Aiken (paranormal) B+ review – Silver Mine by Vivian Arend (paranormal) B review – Delusion in Death by JD Robb (rom suspense) B- review – Confessions of an Angry Girl by Louise Rozett (ya) C+ review – The Reluctant Amazon by Sandy James (paranormal) C+ review – No Flowers Required by Cari Quinn (contemp) C review – Blackwood by Gwenda Bond (ya fantasy) C- review – Much Ado About Magic by Shanna Swendson Continue Reading
Winner!
The winner of an Avery Flynn book is: Willa Blair Congrats! And thanks to Avery Flynn for stopping by Smexy! Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten–September 21st
10. Someone knit this for me immediately. I need this in the morning. No one is allowed to talk to me if you can’t see my face. This will be the new rule. My head will slowly emerge as I drink my coffee. With a straw. (Thanks Molly!) 9. I’ve been blabbing all over Twitter about this book, but one last time I need to recommend it to everyone. Seriously one of the best Alpha-hole, stubborn heroes I have read. Yet…while Tack is a jerk, he has this soft spot for the heroine and by the Continue Reading
Guest Review: Delusion in Death by J.D. Robb
Delusion in Death by J.D. Robb (In Death #35) Futuristic Romantic Suspense Released: September 11, 2012 Penguin It’s become a tradition around here for Claire aka Roarke lover extraordinaire to guest review the In Death books. Claire…take it away. (Visit Claire’s Blog). BOOK THIRTY FIVE! And still the In Death series by J.D. Robb is in an exceptional category all of its own. 'Delusion in Death' brings one of the most terrifying murder cases for Eve Dallas and her team Continue Reading
Review: No Flowers Required by Cari Quinn
No Flowers Required by Cari Quinn (Love Required #2) Contemporary Romance Released: August 23, 2012 Entangled Reviewed by Helyce Alexa Conroy inherited the upscale flower shop, Divine Flowers, from the previous owner, Roz, when she lost her battle with cancer. She was determined to make Roz proud, but when Value Hardware started adding things like flowers and plants to their inventory at budget friendly prices, her business tanked. Forced to sell her dream home to help with expenses, Continue Reading
Review: Playing with Fire by Tamara Morgan
Playing with Fire by Tamara Morgan Paranormal Romance Released: September 7, 2012 Entangled Reviewed by May Theirs was a classic tale- if classic played by Freudian rules. Boy spurns girl, girl sucks a lot of teenage cock, and thus begins a lifetime of bad decisions related to men. Ian Jones is a scientist, and currently he’s working on some super secret stuff to try and help track down the Corrupted and keep the world a safer place. Fiona Nelson took some conversion serum and got Continue Reading