Life had been somewhat complicated since my five-year-old daughter was sent to live with me after her mother died. She drove away every nanny I hired to take care of her. Then one afternoon, while we were having lunch at a diner, a beautiful waitress and my daughter shared a special connection. She was exactly what Sophie needed. My brother Liam insisted she was just what I needed. I was nothing but a man with a heart of stone, compliments of a girl I loved so many years ago. Now that I’ve Continue Reading
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From New York Times bestseller Kendall Ryan comes a delicious new standalone romance featuring an accidental Vegas wedding and a totally perfect alpha hero. Remember that time you accidentally woke up in Vegas married to your hot younger guy friend? That’s basically my life right now. Mistakes were made, okay? He's too young for me. Twenty-three to my thirty. And he's saving himself for the right girl. Yup. Apparently I've married the last alpha-male virgin on the Continue Reading
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From a New York Times bestselling author comes a Regency romance featuring a decadent duke and a secretary with a secret.HE MAY BE A DEVILHe’s infamous, debaucherous, and known all over town for his complete disregard for scandal, and positively irresistible seductions. Gabriel St. James, Duke of Langford, is obscenely wealthy, jaw-droppingly handsome, and used to getting exactly what he wants. Until his attention is utterly captured by a woman who refuses to tell him her name, Continue Reading
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A fiercely independent engineer walks out on the man her parents have set her up with -- only to start working side-by-side with him at her job in this laugh-out-loud debut with "delicious banter, deep wounds, heartwarming friendships, and a path to love that often feels impossibly hard, and [a payoff] satisfying enough to give you a book hangover the size of Texas" (Sonali Dev, USA Today bestselling author of Recipe for Persuasion). Liya Thakkar is a successful biochemical engineer, takeout Continue Reading
Reader Feature
I love learning more about who is reading Smexy and thought it would be fun to occasionally feature a Smexy Reader on the site. First up is Mag. Tell Us About Yourself: I am a mother, wife, sister, daughter, teacher and friend. I enjoy trying new things- most recently whittling and co-leading a community ukulele jam group. While I enjoy a wide variety of activities, my favorite by far, is reading. I read several romance books blogs daily. Currently my favorite sub genre is contemporary Continue Reading
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The Most Dangerous Duke in London by Madeline Hunter Kindle NOTORIOUS NOBLEMAN SEEKS REVENGEName and title: Adam Penrose, Duke of Stratton. Affiliation: London’s elite Society of Decadent Dukes. Family history: Scandalous. Personality traits: Dark and brooding, with a thirst for revenge. Ideal romantic partner: A woman of means, with beauty and brains, willing to live with reckless abandon. Desire: Clara Cheswick, gorgeous daughter of his family’s sworn enemy. FAINT OF HEART NEED NOT Continue Reading
Guest Post: Minerva Spencer Talks about Life, Romance, Writing, & Her Debut Book-Dangerous
SmexyBooks is so happy to welcome author Minerva Spencer to the blog. WELCOME MINERVA!! Minerva Spencer's debut historical romance, Dangerous, releases June 26, 2018. My Journey Down Romance Road . . . I read my first romance novel—THE DEVIL ON HORSEBACK, by Victoria Holt—in seventh grade. I still remember how deliciously shocking the philandering hero was and how I stayed up all night to finish the book. I was hooked. I ripped through all the Holts in the library and Continue Reading
April’s To-Be-Read
Tori's TBR: Dread Nation by Justina Ireland April 3 Goodreads I Kindle When the dead rise from the ground at Gettysburg, the Civil War takes a turn that changes the lives of all those involved. And one young woman is determined to save her family no matter the coast. Peachy Flippin Keen by Molly Harper April 9 – Goodreads l Kindle I love this southern fried world of funeral home/bait shops, family, forgiveness, and laughter. The Thief by J. R. Ward April 10 Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… A review- White Hot by Ilona Andrews (fantasy/may) B review-The Most Dangerous Duke in London by Madeline Hunter (historical/tori) B review- The Debt by Molly O'Keefe (suspense/tori) B review-Shacking Up by Helena Hunting (contemporary/mandi) B review- Turn Me Loose by Anne Calhoun (suspense/tori) B- review-Technically Mine by Isabelle North (contemporary/kini) B review- Enticing the Enemy by Jules Court (contemporary/mandi) C- review – Need You Now by Nicole Helm Continue Reading
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NOTORIOUS NOBLEMAN SEEKS REVENGE Name and title: Adam Penrose, Duke of Stratton. Affiliation: London’s elite Society of Decadent Dukes. Family history: Scandalous. Personality traits: Dark and brooding, with a thirst for revenge. Ideal romantic partner: A woman of means, with beauty and brains, willing to live with reckless abandon. Desire: Clara Cheswick, the gorgeous daughter of his family’s sworn enemy. FAINT OF HEART NEED NOT APPLY Clara may be the woman Adam wants, but there’s one Continue Reading