Pack Of Lies (Paranormal Scene Investagations #2) by Laura Anne Gilman Urban Fantasy January 18, 2011 Paperback, 384 Pages Luna Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote:”Nifty gave me six fingers for skill. I gave him one in reply.” Bonita (Bonnie) Torres was an unemployed collage student 8 months ago. Now she’s an investigator for PUPI (Private Unaffiliated Paranormal Investigations). When the team is given a case that pits humans against the fatae, Bonnie and the team will be tested on Continue Reading
Winner, Winners, Winners
The three winners of Notorious Pleasures by Elizabeth Hoyt are: Sylvia StacieDM yaquelin The winners of Tori’s Review-aversary are: SET #1 – Allison SET #2 – Sherry SET #3 – Mariee SET #4 – Blodeuedd SET #5 – Amanda SET #6 – JenM Winner of Amazon Giftcard (Tori’s favorite book is Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews) is Sarah! Congrats to all winners. Emails have been sent out. Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten–February 11th
10. My Week – Someone just hose me down with some bleach. Rinse and repeat style. Hubs has strep. Kid #2 has a sinus infection and Kid #1 has things coming out of his nose that scare even me. Where does this leave mama Smexy? I’ve slept on the couch for four nights in a row trying to avoid hubs. I’ve bleached and washed this house. And I have to say – A glass of wine a day, DOES keep the doctor away. 9. Thanks to the heads up from Angela James, I bought this “Read” necklace and I Continue Reading
Review: Blood Challenge by Eileen Wilks
Blood Challenge (World of the Lupi #7) by Eileen Wilks Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Giving me a chance to object is not the same as asking permission. Your used to telling people what to do. That’s works with those guards your in charge of. You’re not in charge of me. You have to ask.” “It’s more efficient my way.” “If your primary goal in life is efficiency, you should just die." When Lily Yu and Rule Turner announced their engagement, there were some that were not wishing the Continue Reading
Interview with Scarlett Parrish and Giveaway
Tell the Smexy Readers about yourself. Give us the dirty low down. I’m 34 years old and I live in Scotland, where I was born. No husband or kids or pets and my time is pretty much my own. I’ve always been a writer, although everything I wrote pre-2008 was, in no uncertain terms, rubbish. I flitted from genre to genre and broke all the rules against which writers are counselled – show don’t tell, avoid dialogue tags, minimise adverb use and the like – but I had enthusiasm. I finished what I Continue Reading
Review: By the Book by Scarlett Parrish
By the Book by Scarlett Parrish Primarily Male/Male Romance, some ménage January 4, 2011 E-Book Loose ID Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “I’m Daniel Fucking Cross.” Librarian Reece Hutton has a great time with his girlfriend Georgia. They have a very passionate life, and they also like to play. As a birthday gift, Georgia invites her best friend into the bedroom for a little threesome enjoyment. Reece loves it and loves Georgia for giving him this gift. Reece has something, Continue Reading
Review: Stroke of Midnight by Bonnie Edwards
Stroke of Midnight by Bonnie Edwards Contemporary Erotic Romance January 24, 2011 E-Book, Novella Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Jaye Sinns is a single mom, raising her now 16 year old son by herself from the time she was fifteen. She is a bookkeeper and has never really taken time out of her schedule just for her. She finds herself at a very swanky car auction with her brother and sister in-law. She catches the eye of a very sexy man – and they do the staring game for awhile Continue Reading
Review: Primal Anthology
Primal Anthology Paranormal Romance February 1, 2011 Paperback, 392 Pages Penguin Reviewed by Mandi Bleeding Heart by Michelle Rowen Please note: Bleeding Heart contains spoilers related to the first book in the series, Nightshade. Bleeding Heart picks up a few days after Nightshade ends. Declan’s friend tells them of a Dr. Reynolds who has stated he could help get the poisonous Nightshade serum out of Jill’s veins. Jill was injected with Nightshade, a deadly poison to vampires. Continue Reading
Tori’s Review-aversary!
What’s today??? It’s my 1 year REVIEW-AVERSARY at Smexy Books!!! That’s right folks. I have been reviewing books here at Smexy Books for ONE.WHOLE.YEAR. *gasp* Time sure does fly when you’re having fun. How did this all come about you ask? Well, sit down and let me tell you. Sit down I said, you’re not going anywhere now. I had been tweeting for awhile stalking getting to know all the book bloggers when I saw a tweet from Mandi asking if anyone wanted to guest review on her blog? At Continue Reading
Review: Sweet As Sin by Inez Kelley
Sweet As Sin by Inez Kelley Contemporary Romance January 31, 2011 E-Book Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “Love him hard. And when he pushes you away – and he will – love him harder.” Livvy has a new neighbor – a very sexy new neighbor. John is an author writing a very popular young adult fantasy series that he also illustrates. But he has been having writer’s block for the past month. Once he meets Livvy, the words start to flow. John grew up with an extremely Continue Reading