Infamous (Nick Chronicles #3) Sherrilyn Kenyon YA-Urban Fantasy March 13, 2012 St Martin’s Griffin Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Baby, I ain't trash. Trash is something you throw away. My people keep me.” Nick Gaulter, our 15 year old reluctant hero who stands at the crossroads of good and evil, is back and in more trouble than ever. Someone at his school has set up a webpage that is spreading horrible, hateful rumors about the kids in school, causing tensions to rise and nobody Continue Reading
Review: At Your Pleasure by Meredith Duran
At Your Pleasure by Meredith Duran Historical Romance March 27, 2012 Pocket Reviewed by Mandi “A villain’s love is not a comfortable thing,” he said. “But I promise, I will endeavor to make it a pleasure to you.” And so goes our hero…a very villainous one at that. What makes it even better, is the heroine’s response to the above quote. “Wipe your face, jackanapes. Or would you prefer that I slap it off?” To her disbelief, he laughed softly. “You may try.” This Continue Reading
Let’s Talk Lover Reborn by JR Ward
Lover Reborn by JR Ward (Black Dagger Brotherhood #10) Paranormal Romance March 27, 2012 Signet Reviewed by Mandi Please Note: I hid the big spoilers under spoiler tags. Only click, if you want to be spoiled. I also suggest staying away from the comment section, if you do not want to read spoilers. Initial thoughts – For those who don’t know, I love the BDB. These are my boys. For me, Lover Reborn is so much better than the previous book, Lover Unleashed. The romance, the smexy Continue Reading
Review: Sacrificial Magic by Stacia Kane
Sacrificial Magic (Downside Ghosts #4) by Stacia Kane Urban Fantasy March 27, 2012 Del Rey Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I choose you. “ Chess Putnam once again finds herself caught between two rival crime lords when her drug dealer and boyfriend’s boss demands she use her skills at the scene of a violent murder that speaks of dark magic. Chess is also commanded by her Elder to investigate a haunting at a school that has already caused one debunker to disappear. Trust becomes an Continue Reading
Tessa Dare Blog Tour with Giveaway!
Edited to Add: Contest is now closed. The winner is : Arianne Congrats! You’ve made it to the 2pm EST stop on the Tessa Dare Blog Tour to celebrate her release of A Week to be Wicked which releases today! (May reviewed it here). Tessa is doing a travelogue for this blog tour. Our entry: From the Journal of Colin Sandhurst, Lord Payne: M advises me, strongly—and with a blunt object—to keep my own journal, rather than poking through hers. Notes to Continue Reading
Interview with Kate Noble and Giveaway
Welcome back to Smexy Books! Tell us a little bit about your upcoming release, If I Fall. That’s for having me Mandi! I’m very happy to be back in the land of the smexy. If I Fall is about Sarah Forrester, who was last seen getting her heart cruelly broken inFollow My Lead, when her fiancé breaks their engagement because he loves another. In the eyes of society, this marks her as The Girl Who Lost a Duke, with everyone pitying her, expecting her to have a breakdown in public. Thus to survive Continue Reading
Vote For Your Favorite Caption!
Yesterday, I posted a picture of Vishous and Butch (it’s true love y’all) and asked that you submit a caption. Today, I have chosen my five favorites, and will now leave it up to a vote to decide the winner! The caption with the most votes will win a $50 gift card to either Amazon, Barnes and Noble or JR Ward’s Café Press Store. We will announce the winner of the Caption prize and the winner from yesterday’s scavenger hunt ($25 gift card) tomorrow. Place your votes Continue Reading
Review: Covet by Felicity Heaton
Covet by Felicity Heaton (Vampire Erotic Theater Series #1) January 14, 2012 E-Book, Novella Dark Rose Publishing Reviewed by Mandi For two years, Javier and Lilah have had an intense attraction to each other but they are unable to act upon it for a very important reason. Javier is a vampire, and an Lilah is a human, but owned by a master vampire. Rule number one in their world – “an owned human must never be touched by a vampire other than their master.” If touched out of desire or Continue Reading
Review: The Kingdom by Amanda Stevens
The Kingdom (The Graveyard Queen #2) by Amanda Stevens Paranormal Horror March 27, 2012 Mira Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “He was the perfect companion. Noble, loyal, and I didn’t have to hide my secret from him. He already knew about the ghosts.” My name is Amelia Gray. Often referred to as the Graveyard Queen, I restore old historical cemeteries. I also see ghosts. In order to protect myself from my “gift”, I've always held fast to the rules passed down from my father. 1. Continue Reading
Review: Wicked as They Come by Delilah S. Dawson
Wicked As They Come (A Blud Novel #1) Delilah S. Dawson Steampunk PNR March 27, 2012 Pocket Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Is it inevitable?” “Only if you want it to be.” Tish Everett has just come out of an abusive relationship. She is finally free after three years and has no plans to enter into another relationship that could take away her fragile new found freedom. When she attends the estate sale of a former patient, she finds an old locket that opens up to reveal the most Continue Reading