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
Guest Review: Unbound by Kay Danella
Unbound by Kay Danella Erotic/Futuristic Romance October 5, 2010 Trade Paperback, 320 Pages Berkley Trade Today I’m happy to have Lynette from Lynette’s Two Cents guest reviewing!! LYNETTE'S TWO CENTS: Back in January of this year, my local Waldenbooks aka Borders was going out of business so all their trade paperbacks were 60% off. I used that opportunity to stock up on trade paperbacks of author's I hadn't read before but whose stories caught my eye. Ms. Danella's previous Continue Reading
Spankin’ New J.R. Ward News!
This past weekend, J.R. Ward did a book signing in Radcliff, Kentucky. An acquaintance of mine attended this signing and she she took notes during the question/answer session. She is kindly letting me share them with you today. She gets all the credit for getting this information, but she doesn’t want to share her name. So thank you! Before we get into it let me remind you that J.R.Ward does not allow information learned at a signing to be posted on her message board or Yahoo group – so don’t Continue Reading
Interview and Giveaway With Nana Malone
I’m happy to have Nana Malone here at Smexy today. We are talking about her debut book, Game,Set,Match. Game,Set,Match is your debut novel. Tell us about your road to publication. Was it bumpy or smooth sailing? Totally smooth sailing. Ha! I wish. When I started writing 11 years ago, I thought I’d have a book written in a month, sell it a month after that and be a NYT bestseller in no time. Clearly I’d lost my mind. The reality was, I had a lot to learn about plot and characterization and Continue Reading
Review: Game,Set,Match By Nana Malone
Game, Set, Match by Nana Malone Contemporary Romance August 12, 2010 Paperback/E-Book, 354 Pages The Wild Rose Press Reviewed by Mandi Izzy Conners has been raising the now teenage Nick, pretty much his whole life. Although not his birth mother, he has lived with her and she has cared and loved him as if he was her own. Sabrina, Nick’s biological mother has issues of drug abuse and dropping off the face of the Earth at convenient times. Izzy is acting currently as a foster Continue Reading
Smexy Winners
I have two contest winners to announce today. First, the winner of Scoundrel by Zoe Archer is: Twimom227 Congrats!! The winner of Grave Witch by Kalayna Price is: CrystalGB Congrats!! Big thanks to both Zoe Archer and Kalayna Price! Continue Reading
Review: Our Wicked Mistake by Emma Wildes
Our Wicked Mistake (Notorious Bachelors #2) by Emma Wildes Historical Romance October 5, 2010 Paperback, 336 Pages Signet Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “You just feel....enormous.” Lady Brewer is in trouble. She is being blackmailed and believes she has killed the blackmailer. She immediately sends for Viscount Altea. After all, someone of his reputation knows all about sordid affairs. Luke Daudet, Viscount Altea, shared one incredible night of passion in the arms of Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – October 8th
10. My week – Hmmm..what did I do this week. I took my MIL to a wine bar for the first time. (for her, not for me..HA!) And I bought tickets to see Brandon Flowers in Atlantic City. It’s a win win for me and the hubs – he loves AC, and I love…well…you know who. ;) Hot tub update - We now realize the brick patio the hot tub is going to be sitting on needs to be supported with concrete. Maybe 2012 we will actually be able to use the thing? 9. Look at this new pretty book coming out in Continue Reading
Review: My Give a Damn’s Busted by Carolyn Brown
My Give A Damn’s Busted by Carolyn Brown (Honky Tonk #3) Contemporary Romance October 1, 2010 Paperback, 384 Pages Sourcebooks Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "...Lord, he could be a serial killer and I'd still peel those jeans off that firm little hind end and enjoy doing it." Hank Wells and Larissa Morley both want the same thing, the Honky Tonk bar. But each keep the reason for it close to their hearts. When passions, secrets, and ulterior motives each vie Continue Reading