Etched In Bone (The Makers Song #4) by Adrian Phoenix Urban Fantasy February 22, 2011 Paperback Pocket Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Each of us is shaped by the truth of our natures.” Etched In Bone is the 4th book in Ms. Phoenix’s Makers Song series. Short in terms of a timeline (everything takes place in approximately 3-4 days) but deep in emotional turmoil and angst. I recommend starting at the beginning-A Rush Of Wings- because the over all arc and it’s intertwining sub Continue Reading
Mandi’s Little Rant About Hard Bitten
**Spoilers about Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill and the series in general** I’ve been contemplating why I didn’t like the end of Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill (book 4 in her Chicagoland Vampire series). I talked about it a bit in my review, but didn’t want to go into it too much before release date. Now the book has been out a week and I need to rant again. There is a huge cliffhanger at the end and it has really bothered me. For the most part I do like cliffhangers in most urban Continue Reading
Interview with Sierra Dean and Giveaway
HOLLA everyone! It’s Tori and I’m here with Sierra Dean to talk about her debut novel, Something Secret This Way Comes (which releases May 10, 2011), nail polish, shoes, smexy men, and life in general. Welcome Sierra! So glad you could join me here at Smexy Books. Word on the street is Something Secret This Way Comes is a top notch Urban Fantasy. Will you tell us a little about it? Well "top notch" is certainly a good level to be ranked at, so if folks on the street are calling Continue Reading
Review: Something Secret This Way Comes by Sierra Dean
Something Secret This Way Comes (Secret McQueen, book #1) by Sierra Dean Urban Fantasy May 10, 2011 E-Book Samhain Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: ”You have my word that any future insults will be much more personalized and meant only for you.” Secret McQueen is a bounty hunter. Half vampire and half werewolf, she was hired by the vampire council at age 16 to hunt and kill rogue vampires. Now at age 22, her name is the vampire equivalent of the bogey man. Keeping her dual Continue Reading
Winners!
Two sets of winners to announce today. First up, the winner of Follow My Lead by Kate Noble is: Jeanette8042 And the winner of Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison is: Heather S. Congrats to all! Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – May 6th
10. My Week – Been a kind of crazy week. We had a rabid fox in our yard. Now – it wasn’t walking around drunk and foamy – it had what the vet called – passive rabies. We could walk up to it and it just stared at us. Supposedly foxes are suppose to run away scared if a human comes up to it. (Unless people feed it) But this one definitely had something wrong with it. Now, I did have a fleeting moment where I thought it might shift into a sexy, 6’8 man with red hair. But this fox wasn’t a shifter. Continue Reading
Guest Author Leanna Renee Hieber and Giveaway
The Perilous Prophecy Haunted London Blog Tour: Day 4 – The River Thames About the Haunted London Blog Tour: The Haunted tour has become tradition to celebrate release week of my Strangely Beautiful series of Gothic Victorian Fantasy novels. Here I introduce the real, documented London haunts who “ghost-star” in the latest book. Special thanks, as always, to Richard Jones, www.haunted-london.com, for being my foremost ghostly resource! About this prequel novel: The Perilous Prophecy of Guard Continue Reading
Review: The Perilous Prophecy of Guard and Goddess by Leanna Renee Hieber
The Perilous Prophecy of Guard and Goddess by Leanna Renee Hieber (Strangely Beautiful #3) Fantasy May 3, 2011 Paperback DP Reviewed by Mandi The Perilous Prophecy of Guard and Goddess is a prequel to the first two books in Leanna Renee Hieber’s adorable historical fantasy series. In this book, we are taken back to a time before The Guard that we have come to know. The Goddess and her beloved Phoenix start a new guard in Cairo. We are introduced to Beatrice, The Leader, Verena Continue Reading
Interview With Kate Noble and Giveaway
Kate Noble is back to chat about her newest release Follow My Lead! Tell us a little about your fourth book, Follow My Lead. Hi Mandi! Thank you so much for having me on the blog – I love it here. It’s like home. A naughty, naughty home. Follow My Lead is the story of Jason Cummings, Duke of Rayne – last seen being irresponsible in The Summer of You. Well, he’s grown into his responsibilities since inheriting his title. As such, he’s intent upon marriage – because “it’s what’s next.” Continue Reading
Review: Follow My Lead by Kate Noble
Follow My Lead by Kate Noble Historical Romance May 3, 2011 Paperback Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: So. This is hell, Jason thought. A garden party, being backed into a corner by three of the most baldly opportunistic furies to have been formed in the British system of wealth and aristocracy. Who knew? Jason Cummings (who has red hair, swoon), Duke of Rayne is 30 and ready to get married, because well, that is what one does when one turns 30. Being a very wealthy Duke Continue Reading