We are so happy to have Thea Harrison here today, author of Dragon Bound which comes out tomorrow! Thea, take it away… What do you get when Wyr fall in love? Do you ever have a song get stuck in your head? So often it seems like a random thing, when usually it’s not as random as it seems. For example, you might have heard the song playing at a store and you just didn’t register it consciously. This morning while I got ready for work, I started singing a song. “What do you get when you fall in Continue Reading
Review: Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison
Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison (Elder Races #1) Paranormal Romance May 3, 2011 Paperback Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “There’s my bad boy,” she whispered. God, he was breathtaking. I read a lot of books. I read a lot of paranormal books. So when one comes into the Smexy household that is exciting, refreshing and just all around awesome, it is cause for celebration! Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison is the first book in the Elder Races series. Our hero, Dragos Cuelebre is Continue Reading
Winners!
Two sets of winners to announce today. The winner of Tangled Threads by Jennifer Estep is: latisha depoortere The winner of When You Dare by Lori Foster is: Shamara Congrats! Continue Reading
Guest Review: Get Lucky by Lorie O’Clare
Get Lucky (The Bounty Hunters Book #2) by Lorie O’Clare March 29, 2011 Romantic Suspense Paperback, St. Martin’s Press Helyce, who I love to chat book with, is guest reviewing today. You can find her on Goodreads. Get Lucky is the second book in Lorie O’Clare’s Bounty Hunter series. Centering around the King family and their business, King Fugitive Apprehension (KFA), this story picks up sometime after Play Dirty ends with Marc King arriving in Colorado for a much needed vacation. Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten–April 29th
10. My week – I have no idea what I did this week. I’m so boring it isn’t even funny. I meet my friends for lunch and they ask – what’s new? I just sit there with a little drool coming out the side of my mouth. What do I do? Read a little, tweet a little, scrub a toilet. That’s all I got people. But I do love me ;) 9. I’ve wanted to read a Samantha Kane book for quite some time now. I have her first Brothers In Arms book on my Kindle, but haven’t gotten to it Continue Reading
Review: Savage Nature by Christine Feehan
Savage Nature (Leopard People #5) By Christine Feehan Paranormal Romance April 26, 2011 Paperback Jove Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I think my leopard is a freakin’ hussy!” Savage Nature is the 5th book in Christine Feehan’s seductive Leopard People series. A heady passionate seductive story filled with romance, suspense, and my favorite...shapeshifters. Rowr!!! I’ve waited for Drake’s story and I’m pleased to say that I feel this is the best one in the series. Continue Reading
Review and Giveaway: Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill
****I don’t state what the big spoiler is in this book, but I do talk about my reaction to it, which is spoilerish. Please don’t read further if you want a clean slate going into this book**** Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill (Chicaogland Vampire #4) May 3, 2011 Urban Fantasy Trade Paperback NAL Trade Reviewed by Mandi I have become quite invested in the Chicagoland Vampire series. From the early pages of book one, I fell in love with Merit’s snark, her strength Continue Reading
Review: Any Man of Mine by Rachel Gibson
Any Man Of Mine (Chinooks Hockey Team #6) by Rachel Gibson April 26, 2010 Contemporary Romance Paperback Avon Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “You seem to have lost your panties again.” “Oops. I bet that happens a lot around you.” Rachel Gibson is an auto buy for me. From her smexy Chinooks to her crazy Writers Friends series, Ms. Gibson gives me everything I need in a contemporary. Romance, laughter, engaging characters, and a realistic life altering lesson. In her Continue Reading
Winner of Hush by Cherry Adair
Winner of Hush by Cherry Adair is: Johanna J Congrats! Thanks to Simon & Schuster for the giveaway! Continue Reading
Recent DNF’s
A few recent books I couldn’t finish: Wickedly Charming by Kristine Grayson May 1, 2011 Wickedly Uncharming more like it. I read 170 pages of this book and was not charmed at all. The premise is cute – Meliie aka Snow White’s step-mother comes to the “real world” (from the Greater World) and wants to ban books. She is upset that the “evil” step-mothers and other creatures in fairytale lore get a bad rap. It is at a book fair where she is staging a protest she meets Prince Charming – Continue Reading