Last night, JR Ward had one of her crazy online chats – the kind where your eyeballs start to bleed towards the end trying to keep up with everything ;) Earlier in the week, I posted spoilers from her book signing – Go HERE to read those. Much of what she said last night she had previously addressed..but we get a few more thing. There is too much Vishous in Lover Unleashed to do much with Mhurder..but we will see him again Her plan is to finish the Rhage/Mary novella, then write Continue Reading
Take My Books – October
I’m back with some October releases that I have either received duplicate arcs or I will just not have time to get to the review. All books are brand new, finished copies. SET #1 Styx’s Storm by Lora Leigh Eternal Hunger by Laura Wright Something Wicked by Michelle Rowen SET #2 Seducing the Duchess by Ashley March The Accidental Wedding By Anne Gracie To Save the Devil by Kate Moore SET #3 Last to Die by Kate Brady Two Lethal Likes by Annie Solomon Just Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – October 15th
10. My Week – It’s been a nice week. Kids have off school today and How to Train Your Dragon is out on DVD. So in the words of Rose from Ilona Andrews’ On The Edge - “Go brush your teeth, comb your hair, put on dry clothes, and get the guns. We're going to Wal-Mart." 9. Cover alert! Sydney Croft is the pen name for the writing team of Larissa Ione and Stephanie Tyler. Taken by Fire will be the final book in their ACRO series. Hello waterfall sex! I always say desk sex is my favorite Continue Reading
Review: Undertow by Moira Rogers
Undertow by Moira Rogers (Building Sanctuary #2) October 5, 2010 Paranormal Romance E-Book Samhain Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I can’t remember a time when I didn’t want you” Victor has been many things in his long life. Farmer, thief, mercenary, smuggler. But now he’s has a new job-helping his alpha build an island sanctuary for werewolves. A harsh life has prepared him for the hardships ahead, but not with dealing with a pack of young brutalized females who have escaped Continue Reading
Game, Set, Match Winner
The winner of Game, Set, Match by Nana Malone is: JenM Congrats!! Please email me at mandischreiner (at) gmail (dot) com. Thanks so much to Nana Malone for stopping by Smexy! Continue Reading
Author Websites – The Good and The Bad
Since I am a long time reader, have been a blogger for awhile now and have spent an obsessive amount some time on the internet, I have seen a lot of author websites. As a blogger, I use them more as a tool to get my reviews ready. Going to them for links, cover art and to see what books are included in a series. As a reader, I use them to stalk future releases and read blog posts. I can’t say how frustrating it is when you go to an author’s website and you can’t find what you are looking for. Or Continue Reading
Review: A Season of Seduction by Jennifer Haymore
A Season of Seduction by Jennifer Haymore (Tristan Family #3) Historical Romance October 1, 2010 Paperback, 416 Pages Forever Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote:”What do you want from me then? Besides my fortune?” “Your love.” After surviving a cruel marriage, Lady Rebecca Fisk has decided that marriage is not for her, but men are another story. Rebecca (Becky) longs to be loved and and decides to find a lover to satisfy her needs and desires. Someone handsome, discreet, and as Continue Reading
Review: Take a Chance on Me by Jill Mansell
Take A Chance On Me by Jill Mansell Contemporary Romance October 1, 2010 Paperback, 432 Pages Sourcebooks Landmark Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote:”You’re not suppose to enjoy funerals. Next you’ll be giving it 5 stars on Amazon.” Living in a small town, Cleo has learned to accept the fact that there are just certain people you can never avoid no matter how hard you really, really want to. When her job throws her in constant contact with her childhood nemesis, Johnny La Venture, Continue Reading
Review: Hard to Hold by Julie Leto
Hard to Hold by Julie Leto Contemporary Romance September 14, 2010 Paperback, 264 Pages HCI Reviewed by Mandi Michael Davoli has just moved to Albany, New York – single, with only his beloved dog to keep him company. He has some friends in the area, but he is ready for a relationship – if he can only find a girl. Out one night with some friends, he literally runs into Anne Miller. Anne is a crime reporter for a local newspaper, and is single herself. They fall into easy Continue Reading
Review: Broken Angels by Anne Hope
Review: Broken Angels by Anne Hope August 6, 2010 Romantic Suspense E-Book, Novel Length Samhain Reviewed by Mandi Zach and Rebecca have been divorced for two years. Rebecca’s constant worry and disappointment of not being able to get pregnant during their eight year marriage was just too much for them to stay together. Writing for a women’s magazine, she had the marriage and great career, but yearned to have children. Zach an ad executive for a successful ad firm in Boston, Continue Reading