Seeing dead people is all very well...unless one of them wants to kill you. To Mallory Sharpe, vampires are a fact of life. They exist, walk the streets, and for the most part mind their own business. As a second-year university student, she doesn’t pay the undead much attention until she meets Jonathan Cutler. He has needs, and blood is only one. The other, Mallory is more than willing to help him with. After all, he has but one rule: to never spend more than one night with a woman. He won’t Continue Reading
Review: The Many Sins of Lord Cameron by Jennifer Ashley
The Many Sins of Lord Cameron by Jennifer Ashley (Highland Pleasures #3) Historical Romance August 2, 2011 Paperback Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Six years ago, Lord Cameron Mackenzie found Ainsley Douglas rooting around his bedroom. Before she left, she was seduced and had secretly taken a necklace which she thought belonged to another woman. Later, Cameron was angry she took the necklace, but more angry that she stopped the seduction. Feeling she would betray her elderly husband, Continue Reading
Review: Bound by Moonlight by Nancy Gideon
Bound By Moonlight by Nancy Gideon (Moonlight #4) July 26, 2011 Urban Fantasy Paperback Pocket Star Books Bound by Moonlight is book four in Nancy Gideon’s Moonlight series that centers around the life of Detective Charlotte Caissie and her shifter lover Max Savoie. I have not read the previous three books in this series, so if I infer anything incorrectly, I apologize in advance. In this installment, Charlotte and Max are now a couple and they are not hiding their relationship. Continue Reading
The Smexy Girls’ July Recommendations
These are the books the four of us read this past month that we especially enjoyed. Mandi The Amorous Education of Celia Seaton by Miranda Neville – Historical Romance (July 26, 2011) Review, Goodreads, Amazon Heartbreak Creek by Kaki Warner – Historical Western Romance (July 5, 2011) Review, Goodreads, Amazon The Many Sins of Lord Cameron by Jennifer Ashley – Historical Romance (August 2, 201) Review to come, Goodreads, Amazon (Also rec’d by Tori) Turn It Up by Continue Reading
Review: Blood Hunt by Shannon K. Butcher
Blood Hunt (The Sentinel Wars #5) by Shannon K. Butcher Paranormal Romance August 7, 2011 Paperback Signet Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Okay. Take a peek, but I swear if you try anything funny, I’ll beat your head in with my flashlight.” Ms. Butcher once again delivers a dark, gritty, action packed story that held me spellbound. A smooth storyline and continuously evolving arc engages the reader and sets a fast pace. The premise revolves around Logan and Hope; two Continue Reading
Touch of Frost Winner
The winner of Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep is: Barbara Elness Congrats! Big thanks to Jennifer Estep for hosting the contest. Continue Reading
Reviews: Wolf Town and Push Pull by Joely Skye
Wolf Town by Joely Skye (Wolf Town Trilogy #1) M/M Romance June 15, 2010 E-Book, Novella Samhain Reviewed by Mandi Scott Lund has been living a very lonely existence for the past nine years. A Minder, he has psychic abilities that allow him to manipulate others minds. He is able to push thoughts into people to make them do his will. Scott was abused once when he lived in a pod, with other Minders. Never wanting to experience that again, he has been on the run for years – trying Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Six–July 29th
6. My week – Yes, you read that right. Only a top six this week but I have a good excuse for being offline for a few days. My new niece, Katherine Elizabeth was born yesterday. She is the first baby for my brother and his wife. Oh, Auntie Smexy is excited. A girl in the family – finally. Is it too early to give her some romance books and a Killers album? Maybe. I did have a Brandon Flowers shirt on the first time she saw me. It’s a good start. Baby and SIL are doing well. 5. Jeanine Continue Reading
Review: Storm’s Heart by Thea Harrison
Storm’s Heart by Thea Harrison (Elder Races #2) Paranormal Romance August 2, 2011 Paperback Berkley Reviewed by Mandi *Spoilers for book one, Dragon Bound* By the end of Dragon Bound, Dragos had killed the crooked Dark Fae King, Urien, setting up Tricks, whose real name is Niniane to be the new Queen. Niniane’s father (the previous king before Urien) and family were slaughtered by Urien, but she escaped and for the past 200 years has taken refuge with the Wyr demesne. During this Continue Reading
Guest Author Jennifer Estep and Giveaway
Greetings and salutations! First of all, I want to thank Mandi and Tori for having me on the blog again today. Thanks so much! My name is Jennifer Estep, and I write the Mythos Academy young adult urban fantasy series for Kensington. The books focus on Gwen Frost, a 17-year-old Gypsy girl who has the gift of psychometry, or the ability to know an object’s history just by touching it. After a serious freak-out with her magic, Gwen is shipped off to Mythos Academy, a school for the Continue Reading