The Proposal by Mary Balogh May 1, 2012 Historical Romance Hardcover Reviewed by Mandi Lord Trentham or Hugo, has been home from the Napoleonic War for a few years now. But he didn’t come home unscathed, much like many other soldiers. The Duke of Stanbrook who lost his son in the war, and eventually lost his wife due to her grief, has opened up his home to Hugo and six other wounded former soldiers (one is not a soldier, but a widow whose husband was tortured and then shot, which she Continue Reading
Review: A Perfect Storm by Lori Foster
A Perfect Storm by Lori Foster (Men Who Walk the Edge of Honor #4) Romantic Suspense March 27, 2012 Harlequin Reviewed by Helyce Spencer Lark is a bounty hunter who wakes up one day to find the one and only Arizona Storm sitting on a chair, watching him sleep. Spencer and Arizona met under some rather interesting circumstances when they found themselves helping Dare, Trace and Jackson bring down a human trafficking ring. While there were clearly some sparks, or more a butting of Continue Reading
Winner!
The winner of the eight books given away by Lila DiPasqua is: Nahal Momin Congrats! Thanks to Lila and the authors with Rock*It Reads for hosting the giveaway! Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
I just finished Bared to You by Sylvia Day last night. It is by far the sexiest book I’ve read this week (and most of this year). So I had to pick it for this post. Hero: Gideon Cross. Billionaire. Tortured soul. Dark past. Becomes obsessed with Eva. Is good in bed. Heroine: Eva Trammell. Also comes from money.Also has dark past. Has bi-sexual male model BFF as roommate who also is screwed up. Tries to resist Gideon. Fails. She likes to sneak to his office (just upstairs from Continue Reading
Blog Tour: A Perfect Storm by Lori Foster and Giveaway
A Perfect Storm by Lori Foster is book four in her Men Who Walk the Edge of Honor series. Helyce will have her review up on Monday. But for now here is an excerpt: Dear God, Jackson looked into large-scale trafficking rings—not Arizona! And he didn’t work alone—he worked with other men who were equally skilled. They backed each other up—and they’d given Arizona computer duties in an effort to involve her, while keeping her away from the more dangerous Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
Here is what we talked about at Smexy this week: A Review – The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan B Review – Handle With Care by Josephine Myles B Review – On the Prowl by Christine Warren B- Review – Undone by Lila DiPasqua C- Review – The Fireman Who Loved Me by Jennifer Bernard D+ Review - Under a Vampire Moon by Lynsay Sands D Review – Royal Street by Suzanne Johnson D Review – Kiss of Pride by Sandra Hill D Review – The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts Guest Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten–April 27th
10. THIS sums up every HEA in a romance book and makes me smile. (Well, the m/f HEA’s. There are others. Some involving three fingers.) (Thanks Claudia) 9. In case you haven’t entered yet, Ilona Andrews is giving away two arcs of Gunmetal Magic on their blog (book releases 7/31). This will be Andrea’s book, in her Kate Daniel’s series. So go enter! Contest ends tomorrow. 8. This coming Tuesday, Larissa Ione will be releasing The Lords of Deliverance Compendium (in Continue Reading
Review: The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts
The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts (Inn Boonsboro #2) Contemporary Romance May 1, 2012 Reviewed by May Owen Montgomery and his family are restoring an old inn, and in the process discover love, ghosts, and all of the details that go into such an epic project. This story opens as the restoration of the inn is finishing up and over the winter. The couple from the first book plan to get married (and you do see that in this book), and other town square projects and restorations are Continue Reading
AAD Spotlight: Joey W. Hill
Our Authors After Dark Spotlights continues with the multitalented AAD 2012 master of ceremonies *drum roll please*....Joey Hill. In the world of erotic romance, Ms. Hill is as common a name as Kellogg's. As tasty too! Vampires, mermaids, boardroom executives, cops, witches, angels, simple housemaids...if there’s an erotic romance to be told, she has probably written about it. Or is in the process of writing it. The result is five series and almost thirty award-winning and highly acclaimed Continue Reading
Review: Kiss of Pride by Sandra Hill
Kiss of Pride by Sandra Hill (Deadly Angels #1) Paranormal Romance April 24, 2012 Reviewed by Mandi Long ago God created “good” vampires to fight the dark ones that roamed the earth. Vikar Sigurdsson and his six brothers are all Vikings who have disappointed God with their many sins. Ready to banish the race from the Earth altogether, Archangel Michael stepped in and came up with a plan for “good” vampires to be created. And so the “Viking vampire angel” was born. They are actually Continue Reading