Very happy to have Tori St. Claire at Smexy Books today. She is celebrating the release of two books, Stripped and Immortal Hope under her pen name Claire Ashgrove. Let’s get to it. Who is Tori St. Claire? Give us the low down. Tori St. Claire -- well, that's me! I'm an author, a mother, a sometimes website designer, and a horse-lover. I have a small farm with way too many animals: horses, dogs, cats, bird, mouse. When I'm not writing (hah!), I really like to cook, Continue Reading
Review: Stripped by Tori St. Claire
Stripped by Tori St. Claire Erotic Romantic Suspense January 3, 2011 Penguin Reviewed by Mandi When Tori St. Claire contacted me to request a review of Stripped, I honestly wasn't sure I wanted to read it. I believe this is the first book for St. Claire, although she also is published under the name Claire Ashgrove. The blurb sounded a little over the top — but I was kind of in the mood for that. And, I have to say, this book turned out to be very good. The actual story is maybe not Continue Reading
Smex Scene Sunday
Please Note: This post is more explicit than the normal posts here at Smexy. No contest in this week’s favorite sex scene..the hard part was figuring out which of the many smexy scenes in this book to include. So I’ll tease with the start of the very first scene…. “But it is a long ride. I don’t want you to get bored and change your mind. Unzip.” “What?” But his hand was already on his zipper. “Open your pants and take out your cock.” Quinn accelerated up the ramp to the Continue Reading
Weekly Up-Date
Here is what we talked about this week at Smexy: Moira Rogers Truckers v. Outcast Showdown – with EReader Giveaway AAD Spotlight: Stacey Kennedy Guest Author: Shiloh Walker Guest Author: Carly Phillips B+ Review of Hidden Summit by Robyn Carr B+ Review of Midnight Reckoning by Kendra Leigh Castle B+ Review of The Departed by Shiloh Walker B+ Review of The Daemon Prism by Carol Berg B Review of Destiny by Carly Phillips C+ Review of Charmfall by Chloe Neill D Review of Dirty Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten–January 6th
10. It’s a new year! Anyone make any resolutions? I think the only resolution I made last year was to have sex with Barrons. Oddly enough, that didn’t come true. Should I continue to wait? 9. Speaking of Barrons, Karen Marie Moning has said she will begin posting teasers for ICED, the first book in her new series featuring Dani, on her Facebook page starting January 17th. (Instead of her newsletters as she did with the Fever series). Last week on Facebook, she also posted a quote from Adam Continue Reading
Guest Author Carly Phillips
Boys and their Toys Is the choice of a hero’s vehicle important? In the case of the Barron brothers, the heroes of the Serendipity series, you betcha! After all, their vehicles are even on the book covers! The car a character drive can define them. Take Ethan Barron in Serendipity – what else would the resident bad boy drive but a motorcycle? Even ten years later and millions of dollars later, Ethan still has a motorcycle except this one is brand new. What else does military software Continue Reading
Review: Destiny by Carly Phillips
Destiny by Carly Phillips (Serendipity #2) January 3, 2012 Contemporary Romance Berkley Reviewed by Helyce Nash Barron’s teenage years were tough, to say the least. At 15, both his parents were killed when their car was hit by a drunk driver. His older brother, Ethan, left town leaving Nash and their younger brother, Dare, to the foster care system. Nash was placed with an affluent family in Serendipity while Dare was placed in a home that already had too many foster children. Continue Reading
Review: Assume the Position by T.C. Lee
Assume the Position by T.C. Lee Erotica December 15, 2011 Firefly & Wisp Publishing Reviewed by Mandi I’m not sure why I accepted this review request. Maybe because it was the start of a new year and I was feeling adventurous. The title made me snort, and I liked the idea of an erotic book involving a police officer. I tried to go into this book just expecting crazy sex (which there is) and go with the erotica. But the non-sex scenes are weak. There is a murder storyline which just Continue Reading
Review: Supernaturally Kissed by Stacey Kennedy
Supernaturally Kissed (Frostbite #1) by Stacey Kennedy Paranormal Romance Ebook January 5th, 2012 Ellora’s Cave Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Your exactly the type of woman I’d spend the rest of my life trying to make happy.” Tess Jennings, an event manager, has a secret. She can see and talk to ghosts. As a child, she “died” in a terrible car accident but was revived and now possesses this remarkable gift. Tess tries to ignore these spirits and live a normal life but when Continue Reading
Review:The Daemon Prism by Carol Berg
The Daemon Prism (Collegia Magica #3) by Carol Berg Fantasy January 3, 2012 Roc Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “You say you can see what lies within me, lady. Tell me I am not going to destroy the light.” The Daemon Prism is the final installment of Berg's complex renaissance based character driven trilogy, The Collegia Magica. It picks up not long after The Soul Mirror ends. Each book in this trilogy has been presented from one character’s viewpoint. The Spirit Lens was from Continue Reading