Giving it Up by Amber Lin Erotic Contemporary June 18, 2012 LooseID Reviewed by Mandi I think Giving It Up has a really intriguing and good premise and it has very dark, emotionally damaged characters, which is always something I enjoy. And while the first 10-15% of this book is really strong, I feel like nothing comes together at the end. But there is still something about this story that will stick with me. Allie was raped by her best friend two years ago and it changed her Continue Reading
Review: One Small Thing by Piper Vaughn and M.J. O’Shea
One Small Thing by Piper Vaughn and M.J. O’Shea Contemporary M/M Romance May 4, 2012 Dreamspinner Press Reviewed by Mandi Based on the blurb and cover (the feet creep me out) for One Small Thing, I don’t think I would have ever picked it up on my own. But there is this thing called Twitter (have you heard of it?) where people recommend books to me every day (that’s the sound of my credit card weeping). Brie from Romance Around the Corner (also a fab person to follow on twitter) Continue Reading
A Few DNF’s
We all have DNF’s (Books we “did not finish”) and usually we just put the book down and move on. But every once in awhile, we like to explain why we didn’t like the book. Here are a few: Moonshell Beach by JoAnn Ross Reviewed by May If you are looking for a very community focused small town on the Oregon coast where everyone knows the business of everyone else book, this may be one you really like. I have read and really liked some of this author’s previous books, though none based in Shelter Continue Reading
Review: Star Crossed by Kele Moon
Star Crossed by Kele Moon (Battered Hearts #2) Erotic Contemporary July 3, 2012 LooseID Reviewed by Mandi Kele Moon is has definitely hit my radar as a solid erotic contemporary author. She has two series that I follow: Her Eden series which is a darker, bdsm, m/m/f and Battered Hearts, a more straight up erotic contemporary. (She also has one book in a m/m series that I’m keeping my eye on). She writes the dirty sex really well and gives us some interesting characters along the way. Continue Reading
Review: Hawaiian Gothic by Heidi Belleau and Violetta Vane
Hawaiian Gothic by Heidi Belleau & Violetta Vane M/M Paranormal Romance June 12, 2012 Loose ID Reviewed by Helyce This is the story of Ori and Kalani, childhood best friends. Ori knows he’s in love with Kalani but believes that Kalani can never feel the same way about him. So he joins the Army and spends about three years away from home. In that time, he’s dishonorably discharged for punching an officer and spends a year in jail. When Ori learns that Kalani was attacked, beaten Continue Reading
Winners!
The winners of the Take my Books Contest are: Set #1 – Amelia Set #2 – Selena Mc Set #3 – ClaudiaGC Set #4 – Elizabeth H. Set #5 – Diana N. Congrats. All winners have been emailed. We’ll do it again in August. Continue Reading
Pimp My Read! Win an E-Reader
The Contest Pimp My Read is your chance to win one of four fantastic e-readers, as well as best-selling, super-sexy, fun contemporary romances by authors Ruthie Knox, Sarah Mayberry, Shannon Stacey, and Molly O’Keefe. This week, we four authors bedeck ourselves in (virtual) feathers and gold chains, climb on top of our Pimp Caddies, and sing the praises of e-readers and digital books at four fantastic romance review sites: Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, Smexybooks, Dear Author, and The Season for Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy…. B review – Blood Before Sunrise by Amanda Bonilla B review – The Carny by Brooke Moss B- review – Keeping Secret by Sierra Dean C+ review – My Lady Mage by Alexis Morgan C+ review – More Than a Stranger by Erin Knightley C+ review – The Theory of Attraction by Delphine Dryden C review – Size 12 and Ready to Rock by Meg Cabot C- review – The Great Escape by Susan Elizabeth Phillips Guest Author – Amanda Bonilla Why Kristen Ashley is the Queen of Continue Reading
Winner!
The winner of Blood Before Sunrise by Amanda Bonilla is: Maureen Congrats! Thanks to Amanda for hosting the contest. Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten–July 13th
10. It’s Friday the 13th. Have you got your freak on yet today? Is that what we are suppose to do when it is Friday the 13th? Or am I mistaken? 9. Kresley Cole has announced her next book in her Immortals After Dark series will be titled, Macrieve and the hero will be Uilleam. Did you have the same reaction as me, which was…WHO? Thankfully Cole has a list of characters on her site (I love when authors do this!). Per her site: Uilleam and Munro: Twin Lykae warriors, AKA: Hot Continue Reading