Handle With Care by Josephine Myles M/M Contemporary Romance April 24, 2012 Samhain Reviewed by Helyce Ben was forced to grow up really fast when his parents died unexpectedly. Just 18, he suddenly became responsible for his younger sister, Zoe, who was only six at the time. He accepted this without question and raised his sister, making her his priority. He worked, bought a flat and against the odds, succeeded in keeping custody of Zoe and keeping their little family together. Ben Continue Reading
The Aftermath of Plagiarism
In case you haven’t heard, yesterday news broke that the popular young adult blog The Story Siren, written by Kristi Diehm was accused of plagiarism in January of this year. You can read how this plagiarism was discovered here and here. In that article, they do not name The Story Siren, deciding to keep her name private. However, yesterday it was discovered that it was for sure The Story Siren who was the plagiarizer, which is why the drama unfolded a few months after the the original date of Continue Reading
Review: The Fireman Who Loved Me by Jennifer Bernard
The Fireman Who Loved Me by Jennifer Bernard (The Bachelor Firemen of San Gabriel #1) Contemporary Romance April 23, 2012 Reviewed by Mandi Melissa McGuire is a television news producer who left her big time gig in LA after her now ex-boyfriend screwed her over. With her elderly (yet very feisty) grandmother having some health issues, Melissa moves in with her and takes a job with a smaller television station. Her grandmother wants her to get married, and takes it upon herself to drag Continue Reading
AAD Spotlight: Cat Grant
Our Authors After Dark 2012 Authors Spotlight continues with the delectable and erotic writer Cat Grant. This EPIC award-winning author lives by the sea in beautiful Monterey, California, with one persnickety feline and entirely too many books and DVDs. When she's not writing, she sings along (badly!) to whatever's on her iPod shuffle, watches lots of movies, and fantasizes about kinky sex with Michael Fassbender. Currently publishing with Ellora’s Cave, and Riptide Publishing, Ms Grant Continue Reading
Guest Author: Lila DiPasqua and Giveaway
A Tortured Hero by Lila DiPasqua Have you ever wanted something so badly, it was all you could think about? Have you ever had a dream, one that you’ve chased for years, that became your whole focus in life? The hero in my Rapunzel retelling, UNDONE, Simon Boulenger, is a privateer fleet commander. He’s come a long way from his days as an orphan, born into the lower class. Left to starve. All he’s ever thought about, all he’s ever wanted was to climb out of poverty and never be that Continue Reading
Review: Undone by Lila DiPasqua
Undone by Lila DiPasqua (Fiery Tales #4) Erotic Historical Romance April 23, 2012 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I think I’ve read all of Lila DiPasqua’s previous books which are fun, erotic historicals based on fairy tales. In Undone, she plays off of the story of Rapunzel. Angelica is running from France, and her evil stepfather. Under the guise of a commoner, she takes shelter in a convent in the Republic of Genoa. She finds peace and contentment, and most of all security. No Continue Reading
Winners!
The two winners of Shadow Visions by Gabriella Hewitt are: Rebe Stella (Ex Libris) Congrats! Thanks to Gabriella Hewitt for the giveaway. Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Set-up: Nicholas is a very alpha male tiger shifter. Due to tradition, his parents have arranged his marriage to another tiger shifter Saskia. He is arrogant, and expects Saskia to obey his every command. Saskia has other ideas. But they both accept the arranged marriage, they just have a lot of issues to work out. Oh, and they have hot sex. Every swipe of his tongue, every sting of his teeth, every draw of his mouth as he swallowed and purred and pinned her in place made her Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
Here is what we talked about at Smexy this week: A Review – Twisted by Laura Griffin A Review – The Witness by Nora Roberts A Review – Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson C+ Review – Fortune Hunter by Ava March C+ Review – Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright by Justine Saracen C+ Review – Temptation Rising by AC Arthur C Review – Ocean’s Touch by Denise Townsend C Review – Table for One by Ros Clarke D Review – Playing for Keeps by Liz Matis Revenge Sex and Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten–April 20th
10. I love shoes, but I need a shirt that says, I <3 Books, Booze and Boys with Tattoos. Ha! But THIS shirt is awesome. 9. The cover is now out for K.A. Mitchell’s August release, But My Boyfriend Is. No blurb yet and yes I know August is so far away. This is #4 in her Florida series – which can be read as stand alones, but I adore this series and if you haven’t read it yet, get going! I suggest starting with Collision Course (book #2), then read No Souvenirs, and then go back to book #1, Continue Reading