Continuing our Authors After Dark Spotlights, today we are featuring Lara Adrian. She published her first Breeds book, Kiss of Midnight in 2007, and tomorrow will release the tenth book in that series. Lara Adrian’s Breed series is a dark, convoluted PNR world filled with non stop action, blood curling suspense, and hot smexy characters that will hold you hostage to the very end. The Breed is a group of otherworldly warriors, descended from aliens who landed on our world thousands of years Continue Reading
Review: Darker After Midnight by Lara Adrian
Darker After Midnight by Lara Adrian (Midnight Breed #10) Paranormal Romance January 24, 2012 Hardback Dell Reviewed by Helyce NOTE: Small spoilers from previous books included. Darker After Midnight picks up right after Deeper Than Midnight. Sterling Chase, bound and determined to get to Dragos before he can do any more damage, had attended a soirée with the who’s who of the political world. Unfortunately, his attempt to kill Dragos was not successful, starting a chain of events Continue Reading
Smexy Scene Sunday
Today’s excerpt is more of a building up to a sexy scene. ML Buchman writes a really great alpha hero and sexual tension. Before I give the excerpt, I have to give a description of Major Mark Henderson, nicknamed “The Viper.” Six feet of cliched soldier. Broad shoulders, raw muscle, and the most dangerous-looking man Emily had ever met. His straight black hair fell to his squared-off jawline. His face clean shaven, eyes hidden by mirrored Ray-Bans. Rumor had it they were implanted and Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
Here is what we talked about at Smexy this week: Classic Nora Robert Titles, now as eBooks Stop SOPA/PIPA Nicole and Mandi Chat about Emotional M/M Books Top Ten – 1/20 B+ Review of Rocky Mountain Haven by Vivian Arend C+ Review of Reign Fall by Michelle Rowen C+ Review of True Shot by Joyce Lamb C Review of Demon Crossings by Eleri Stone C- Review of Whispers in the Dark by Maya Banks D Review of Twisted Up by Lissa Matthews D Review of The Source of Magic by Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten–January 20th
10. My Week – I don’t have much to report this week. My septic is done. I know you all have been waiting on pins and needles for that news. My kids can flush the toilet without being totally freaked out. I swear I won’t talk about my toilets anymore. Someone did have a good suggestion last week that Mike Rowe should have been the one to come out to do our “dirty job.” *grins* 9. Did you all see the teaser Karen Marie Moning put on her Facebook page for Iced (her new series coming out this fall Continue Reading
Review: True Shot by Joyce Lamb
True Shot (True Trilogy #3) by Joyce Lamb Paperback Romantic Suspense December 6, 2012 Berkley Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “It’s like you're Jason Bourne and I’m... the resourceful girlfriend who gets killed in the beginning of the second movie.” Sam Trudeau ran away from her home and family at eighteen and never came back. Manipulated into joining the FBI, Sam was experimented on and used as a weapon. When a fellow agent comes to her accusing their boss of unethical practices Continue Reading
Review: Twisted Up by Lissa Matthews
Twisted Up by Lissa Matthews December 20, 2011 Samhain Publishing Contemporary Romance EBook Reviewed by Helyce Justin and Ella are already a couple when this story begins. Justin wasn’t looking for anything when he walked into that bar, that night. A group of women were there, playing some sort of Trivia game and they were short a player. He figured, what the heck, and sat down next to a gal to start the game. She looked up at one point and smiled and that small, simple thing was Continue Reading
Nicole and Mandi Chat about Emotional M/M Books
I talk a lot on Twitter with Nicole (who also blogs at The Book Pushers) about books. After a little pushing (me pushy? No way.) she tried the m/m romance genre...and she has found some great books. We wanted to do a post exploring just what it is that draws us so emotionally to certain characters in this genre. Mandi: First of all Nicole, we know you tweet and blog. Give us a little more background about yourself. Nicole: Oh dear, I’m not very interesting... Let’s see - I’ve been married Continue Reading
Review: Demon Crossings by Eleri Stone
Demon Crossings by Eleri Stone Paranormal Romance E book January 2, 2012 Carina Press Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Not a god at all, only a man. “ Grace is a private investigator who’s specialty is missing children. She has a very special gift that allows her to “see” the child and zero in on their location. Her boss doesn’t ask a lot of questions and that suits Grace just fine. When her boss hands her an assignment, she knows within minutes where the child is. Grace heads Continue Reading
Review: Reign Fall by Michelle Rowen
Reign Fall (Demon Princess #3) by Michelle Rowen YA Paranormal E book January 1, 2012 Self-Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Oh, go point that thing somewhere else, you idiot!” In Reign Check, the second book, Nikki took a field trip to Hell and almost dies...only to be saved by her crush, Michael. Reign Fall picks up three weeks later. Nikki hasn’t seen Michael in all that time so when she is summoned to her father’s castle, she prepares to give him an earful. Continue Reading