Behind Every Writer is an Author You Must Read First of all, thanks so much to Mandi for having me visit today! It’s always a treat to get to be a guest at Smexy Books. Writers often get asked a variation of the same question over and over again: What inspires you? Sometimes the answer to this question leads to a discussion of music or movies, sometimes a newspaper article or friend-related story the writer heard. Those might be sources of inspiration for ideas, but what’s Continue Reading
Review: Romancing the Countess by Ashley March
Romancing the Countess by Ashley March (Romancing #1) Historical Romance September 6, 2011 Paperback Signet Reviewed by Mandi Upon finishing Romancing the Countess I realized this is really a sad book. And I don’t mean that it makes this is a bad book – there are some parts in here that are really well done. But the book starts with such a painful moment that sets the course for these characters. The book opens with Sebastian learning the news his wife, Angela was killed in a Continue Reading
Review: Song of Oestend by Marie Sexton
Song of Oestend by Marie Sexton August 22, 2011 Paranormal M/M Romance E-book Total E-Bound Reviewed by Helyce Aren has good reason for making the huge, life changing decision to move to the Oestend prairie and take the job of bookkeeper on the BarChi ranch. His four-year relationship with his professor is over and he finds he has no other options. When he receives word of the job he figures he has nothing to lose and makes the very long journey out to Oestend. Upon arriving in the Continue Reading
More BDB Tidbits!
The wonderful Liza of Blogging with Liza attended the J.R.Ward signing over the weekend and took amazing notes! She blogged about all she learned at her site, HERE. Spoliery things below. Highlights include: We will not be happy with who Layla loses her virginity to. This means Qhuinn, right? *sobbing* Because I can’t imagine being upset about Layla sleeping with anyone else. Ward has also said Qhuay fans won’t be happy with Tohr’s book. *sobbing again* The angst…oh the Continue Reading
Guest Review: New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb
New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb (In Death #33) Futuristic Romantic Suspense September 13, 2011 Hardcover Putnam In sticking with tradition, Claire, aka sparklybearsy aka Roarke lover is back with a guest review of the latest In Death book! When a fresh faced rookie cop, Eve Dallas, stumbled upon a sick twisted pedophile murderer while investigating another crime, she didn't think 12 years later she'd have to track him down again. And in the city she loathed and didn't want to go Continue Reading
Winners!
Lots of winners to announce today. The winner of Trading Cards from Carly Phillips is: Victoria Zumbrum The winner of Deadly Descent by Kaylea Cross is: PamK The winners of the Take My Books Contest are: SET #1 – Lauren SET #2 – JenM SET#3 – MollieW SET #4 – Violette SET#5 – JessS Congrats!! All winners have been emailed. Continue Reading
Review: Ghost Soldiers by Keith Melton
Ghost Soldiers by Keith Melton (Nightfall Syndicate #2) Urban Fantasy July 12, 2011 E-Book Samhain Reviewed by Mandi It’s been a long wait for book two in Keith Melton’s Nightfall Syndicate trilogy. As Ghost Soldiers opens, vampire Karl is in Romania working on an assignment from The Order of the Thorns. A violent organization that protects the world from the knowledge of the supernatural, they have forced Karl to help them on a dangerous mission. Karl is to hunt down a dangerous Continue Reading
Review: Midnight Sins by Lora Leigh
Midnight Sins by Lora Leigh (Heroes and Heartbreakers #1) August 2, 2011 Romantic Suspense Paperback St. Martin’s Press Reviewed by Helyce Wow! How do I even begin to write about this book? I feel like a need a disclaimer: I am a huge Lora Leigh fan. I completely adore her Breed series as well as her Elite Ops/Navy Seals books. I’ve read the Nauti Boys books too, but seriously-if you’ve read those you know that those are fluff-good sexy time reads with hot studly boys who are good Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten–September 9th
10. My Week – Kids are back to school. See how I said “kids” as in plural. Yes. Both kids are in school. What to do with myself? If hubs is reading this I’m cleaning, ironing, running errands and making a delicious dinner. Really. I swear. *shifty eyes* 9. Now through September, 19th, Pocket Books is offering Spider’s Bite, first book in this gritty, sexy Elemental Assassin series by USA Today Bestselling Author Jennifer Estep at $1.99. E-book Only! So, hurry now on this Continue Reading
Interview with Erin Kellison and Giveaway
Who is Erin Kellison? Give us the low down. The low down is that Erin Kellison is my author alter-ego. She usually sits in a big comfy chair, is well supplied with snacks, and writes dark, scary, dangerous, and sexy stuff whenever she has free time. I, on the other hand, am mom to two fantastic kids. I’ve got an amazing support system in my husband, who I was assigned to sit next to in 10th grade biology. I’d love to see the world with them. We’re supposed to get a pet this year, but since I Continue Reading