**2017 RITA Finalist**A rebellious cabaret owner and her stubborn chef pursue, life, liberty, and happiness in 1917 Harlem...and find love where they least expect it. After spending half her life pretending to be something she’s not, performance is second nature for cabaret owner Bertha Hines. With the election drawing near and women’s voting rights on the ballot, Bertha decides to use her persuasive skills to push the men of New York City in the right direction. Chef Amir Chowdhury jumped Continue Reading
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Angela’s Most Anticipated for 2020
I have a mix of historical romance, fantasy romance/urban fantasy/Sci-Fi/PNR, and contemporary romance on my gimme, gimme, gimme list. Munro (Immortals After Dark #18) by Kresley Cole- I have no idea when this is releasing.... fingers crossed it comes out sometime in 2020. A Heart of Blood and Ashes (A Gathering of Dragons #1) by Milla Vane 2/4- I've actually already this (it's fabulous), but I'm adding it to the list to make sure non of you forget to add it to your TBR. Chasing Continue Reading
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"Rough & Tumble by Rhenna Morgan will warm your heart and melt your panties." —#1 New York Times bestselling author Audrey Carlan (Calendar Girl series) Live hard, f*ck harder and make their own rules. Those are the cornerstones the six Men of Haven bleed by: taking what they want, always watching each other's backs, and loving the women they claim with unyielding tenderness and fierce passion. A self-made man with his fingers in a variety of successful businesses, Jace Kennedy Continue Reading
Take Our Books Giveaway!
CONTEST IS CLOSED. Winners have been notified by email. It's that time again! Kini and I have some ARCs that need good homes and we thought Black Friday was the perfect day to give them away! Leave a comment for the set you would like to win. Contest runs through 11:59 PM EST Sunday, December 1, and we will draw random winners Monday evening. Open to US residents. Set # 1Blitzed by Alexa MartinThe Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams Set # 2Faker by Sarah SmithNot the Girl You Continue Reading
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“A fresh new voice." --Susan Elizabeth Phillips, New York Times bestselling author Ria Parkar is Bollywood's favorite Ice Princess--beautiful, poised, and scandal-proof--until one impulsive act threatens to expose her destructive past. Traveling home to Chicago for her cousin's wedding offers a chance to diffuse the coming media storm and find solace in family, food, and outsized celebrations that are like one of her vibrant movies come to life. But it also means confronting Vikram Continue Reading
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He can’t forget the past . . .INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!★★★★★ Goodreads Choice Award Semi-Finalist for Best Romance ★★★★★Hunches, horse races, and heartbreak Ten years after Simone Payton broke his heart, all Roscoe Winston wants is a doughnut. He’d also like to forget her entirely, but that’s never going to happen. Roscoe Winston remembers everything—every look, every word, every single unrequited second—and the last thing he needs is another memory of Simone. Unfortunately, after Continue Reading
Smexy’s October TBR
Angela: I actually have a few more, but by the time this posts I'll have already reviewed them. Look for reviews for The Library of the Unwritten, Aurora Blazing, and The Twisted Ones. They all release on 10/1 and were solid, well written reads. Sharpest Sting by Jennifer Estep 10/8- Ms. Estep is self- publishing her Gin Blanco, Elemental Assassins series now and I'm always afraid I'll miss the next release. This is book #18 and I'm eager to find out what Gin, Owen, the gang are up to now. Continue Reading
This day on Smexy…
Y'all it's been a week and it's not even over yet (sobbing). I didn't have much to anything new to share with you so I thought I would look back and see what we were talking about on September 26th over the last few years. Some of these are OLD and probably have broken links, so be forewarned :) 2009, 2010: No posts 2011: Review: Spider’s Revenge by Jennifer Estep 2012: Review: Run the Risk by Lori Foster 2013: Mandi Rants but is also Intrigued by a Homeless Heroine (Who doesn't love Continue Reading
Smexy Deals! (Sci-Fi/Fantasy Romance Edition)
From global phenomenon C. S. Pacat comes the first novel in her critically acclaimed Captive Prince trilogy.Damen is a warrior hero to his people, and the rightful heir to the throne of Akielos, but when his half brother seizes power, Damen is captured, stripped of his identity, and sent to serve the prince of an enemy nation as a pleasure slave. Beautiful, manipulative and deadly, his new master Prince Laurent epitomizes the worst of the court at Vere. But in the lethal political web of the Continue Reading
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Blood might be thicker than water, but venom is stronger than just about anything … It was supposed to be a nice, quiet, simple dinner with friends—but nothing is ever nice, quiet, or simple when you’re Gin Blanco, the Spider, notorious assassin and current queen of the Ashland underworld. This time around, someone seems to be targeting Stuart Mosley, the president of First Trust bank. Lots of people have grudges against Mosley, but the more I investigate, the more Mosley’s problems seem Continue Reading