I’m so happy to have Erin McCarthy at Smexy today! I recently enjoyed Hot Finish by her and now she has a new book out with Bianca D’Arc and Jennifer Lyon, The Beast Within. Take it away Erin! Happy Birthday to me! Today is my birthday, which means 365 days until I turn 40. It’s a milestone age that gets most of us thinking in some way and I figure if I get the thinking done now, I can just party next year. ;-) I’m not afraid of aging, though I could do without the encroaching Continue Reading
Winners, Winners and more Winners
I have the winners of both the Dust and Take my Books Giveaway. The five winners of Dust by Joan Frances Turner Myra C Kelsey Felicia Jessica Rabbit Dottie The winners of the Take My Books Contest are: SET ONE: Kristin (commenter #37) SET TWO: justpeachy36 SET THREE: Megan (commenter #111) SET FOUR: Elizabeth (ccommenter #180) Kristin, Megan and Elizabeth – please send an email to mandischreiner (at) gmail (dot) com. Thanks to everyone who Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – September 10th
10. My Week – School is in full session, which means I get two hours a day to myself. I like it :) We also got a hot tub delivered! Woot! But it is sitting in my driveway because it weighs 500 pounds and we have no idea how to get it over our fence into our backyard. Unwoot. 9. JR Ward has scheduled an online chat to discuss Crave and the Brotherhood books on Friday, October 15th at 8pm EST. Here is a link to the chat room. Her chats are fun – crazy, but fun :) 8. Speaking of Crave , I just Continue Reading
Review: Healer’s Choice by Jory Strong
Healer’s Choice by Jory Strong (Ghostland #3) Urban Fantasy September 7, 2010 Trade Paperback, 384 Pages Berkley Trade Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I’ll be your first. And your last.” Rebekka is a healer who lives in the red zone; a district filled with shape shifter brothels. Having grown up in this violent and oppressive atmosphere, her life has never been easy but she cannot abandon the outcasts who ply their trade with often disastrous results. With just a Continue Reading
Review: Wicked Surrender by Jade Lee
Wicked Surrender by Jade Lee (Wicked #1) Historical Romance September 7, 2010 Paperback, 326 Pages Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Scheherazade Martin, or Scher has grown up in The Tavern playhouse. She was born there to an actress mother, and now, lacking acting talent, runs the theater troupe. Although she considers the fellow members as part of her family and she makes a decent living, she yearns for more. Watching those die around her because actors are treated like second class Continue Reading
Review: As Lie The Dead by Kelly Meding
As Lie The Dead (Dreg City #2) By Kelly Meding Urban Fantasy July 27, 2010 Paperback, 416 Pages Dell Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "The brass no longer controlled me. I was done being their bitch." As Lie The Dead picks up right where Three Days To Dead left off. Evangeline Stone (Evy) and Wyatt have survived the battle with the goblins and are trying make sense of all that happened. When Evy is approached by one of the last surviving Owlkins, Phineas (Phin), and Continue Reading
I Have Books – Take Them!! (September)
Hey, hey, hey. I have September books up for grabs. These are either duplicates or books I will not have a chance to review. All books are brand new, finished copies. Click on the cover for more information about each one. SET ONE Warrior Avenged by Addison Fox The Darkest Hour by Maya Banks Renegade by Lora Leigh SET TWO Improper Ladies by Amanda McCabe My Lord Scandal by Emma Wildes Veil of Shadows by Shiloh Walker SET THREE Atlantis Betrayed by Alyssa Continue Reading
Review: Wildthorn by Jane Eagland
Wildthorn by Jane Eagland YA Historical Fiction September 6, 2010 Hardcover, 359 Pages Houghton Mifflin Books for Children Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "The light goes out in the room. I’m in the dark again. The fear is waiting.” Louisa never imagined that a simple trip to her new position as a governess would end with her institutionalized against her will. As she is stripped of her possessions and identity, Louisa attempts to maintain her sanity all while trying to Continue Reading
Review: My Lord Scandal by Emma Wildes
My Lord Scandal (Notorious Bachelors #1) by Emma Wildes September 7, 2010 Historical Romance Paperback, 336 Pages Signet Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "Others may not know you, but I know you." Lady Amelia has led a rather sheltered life in the country. When her father brings her to London for her introduction to the ton she is an instant success. Dubbed the "Elusive Venus", her beauty commands sonnets and brings the fortune hunter out of the Continue Reading
Guest Review: The Darkest Hour by Maya Banks
The Darkest Hour by Maya Banks (KGI #1) Romantic Suspense September 7, 2010 Paperback, 290 Pages Berkley Sensation Julie from the fab blog Yummy Men and Kick Ass Chicks is guest reviewing today! Take it away Julie! Favorite Quote: “’Trying to drown me, woman?’ ‘You can’t drown a SEAL,’ she taunted. ‘How embarrassing would that be?’ ‘God yes,’ he muttered. ‘Shoot me, hand me, let me die of infection from a hangnail, but don’t let me die in the water. They’d send me to hell on Continue Reading