Today’s Smex Scene Sunday, I’m going to highlight a post that Jennifer from Romance Novel News posted yesterday, titled – The Great Spurt Study: A Seminal Look at Lora Leigh’s Usage of Spurt. A brilliant post. Jennifer is a huge Lora Leigh fan and last year noticed that Lora uses the word “spurt” excessively in each sex scene. Jennifer went on a year long crusade to uncover every “spurt” in every Lora Leigh book. And she has analyzed them in spreadsheet form for us! Out of 86 Lora Leigh Continue Reading
Winner!
The winners of the Take My Books Contest – October – are: Set #1 – Becky M. Set #2 – maered Set #3 – Dana Buck Set #4 - bdrapinski Set #5 - Jenifer: Congrats! All winners have been emailed. We’ll do it again in a few weeks. Continue Reading
Review: Until There Was You by Jessica Scott
Series: Coming Home #2 Released: October 8, 2012 Military Romance Loveswept Reviewed by Mandi Last year I read and really enjoyed Jessica Scott’s debut, Because of You. I like military romances and this book was right up my ally. Her latest release, Until There Was You didn’t deliver the same emotional impact as her first. It starts out well as we are introduced to Captain Evan Loehr and Captain Claire Montoya. Evan is a West Point grad and does everything by the books. He Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy…. A- review – Together for Christmas by Lisa Plumley (holiday contemp) B+ review – Pride and Politics by Daisy Harris (m/m contemp) B review – Howl for It by Shelly Laurenston and Cynthia Eden (pnr) B- review – The Care and Feeding of an Alpha Male by Jessica Clare (erotic contemp) C+ review – Offside by Juliana Stone (contemp) C review – Dark Currents by Jacqueline Carey (UF) C- review – My Favorite Mistake by Chelsea Cameron (new age contemp) C- review – The Return Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten–October 12th
10. I saw this on my friend’s facebook last night and it took me a few minutes to get it. (hey..it was late!) But now - My new favorite word – ‘HAPPENIS’ 9. Meljean Brook has posted the cover and blurb for the final book in her Guardian series. I don’t read this series (*hides*) but I know Tori is mighty excited for Michael’s book. Guardian Demon is set to release in May. 8. Another new cover! One of my favorite contemporary series – book five in the Kowalski series is due out next month. Continue Reading
Review: Howl For It by Shelly Laurenston and Cynthia Eden
Released: August 28, 2012 Paranormal Romance Brava Reviewed by May A pair of paranormal romance novellas, each around 150 pages long and each features a wolf shifter, finding true love, and of course trouble with humans. For me the reading experience was very uneven - I adored the one story and merely tolerated the other. Like a Wolf With a Bone by Shelly Laurenston “Are you talking about condoms?” Lord, he looked absolutely mortified. “Yeah. Condoms.” “It’s ok to mention Continue Reading
Review: Hard Core by Jennifer Lowery
Released: October 8, 2012 Romantic Suspense Lyrical Press Reviewed by Mandi I’m always in the mood for a romantic suspense book that features a hero who is a mercenary stuck in the jungle somewhere ready to kill some bad guys. I love a sweaty, bug-bitten hero. And by all accounts, Cristian is pretty hot and gruff. He has been assigned to kill Gavin Ross on an island somewhere in the Caribbean Ocean, he doesn’t know much about him except he is the target, and that is his job. As he Continue Reading
The Sexy Forearm
“Clearly the sight of a well-muscled forearm incited a woman to utter depravity.” – Goddess of the Hunt by Tessa Dare He swiped a muscled forearm over his sweaty brow and gave her a lethal grin. – Down for the Count by Christine Bell She could see his forearms were sprinkled with light brown hair. For a moment she was captivated by those naked arms. – One Final Step by Stephanie Doyle The sleeves of his shirt were cut off, revealing his corded biceps and roped forearms. – Feeling Hot Continue Reading
Review: Velveteen by Daniel Marks
Series: Velveteen #1 Released: October 9, 2012 YA/Paranormal Delacorte Books for Young Readers Reviewed by Tori Velveteen (Velvet) Monroe was killed in her teenage prime by a serial killer. Trapped in Purgatory, a never ending sea of gray grimy ash, Velvet’s anger demands revenge on her killer and soon she finds a way to cross the mortal plains to haunt him. Velvet’s need for justice though is causing problems for Purgatory. Her constant crossings between the land of the living and Continue Reading
Take My Books–October!
I didn’t do a giveaway in September, so this one has a mix of both October and September books. Let’s go. SET #1 Mate Claimed by Jennifer Ashley How to Lose a Demon in 10 Days by Saranna DeWylde Riveted by Meljean Brook Incarnation by Emma Cornwall SET #2 They Ugly Duchess by Eloisa James How to Capture a Countess by Karen Hawkins A Study in Seduction by Nina Rowan Never Seduce a Scot by Maya Banks SET #3 Playing to Win by Jaci Burton Continue Reading