Melinda and I have been DMing not stop about the new Chicks album since it debuted. We both love it. When Melinda pitched this list to me for a post on Smexy, I couldn't say yes fast enough. In the comments, tell us your favorite song from this album and what romance novel you would match it up with. Huge thank you to Melinda (@MelindaEdits) for this post. The Chicks released their 8th studio album on July 17th and I’ve probably listened to it at least 300 times since then. I can’t Continue Reading
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Guest Post: Smexy Welcomes Emma Salah
It’s been my dream to be published since I was a small child. But as a young, black woman growing up in London (vibrant, but expensive London), the concept of being an author was appealing, but being an author was never truly feasible. I was raised on the immigrant idea that I must become either a doctor, an engineer (if you’re a boy, of course) or a teacher. But I couldn’t stop dreaming about characters and worlds that were so vivid I had to write them down. And I didn’t just want to write, I Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!
Five well-bred sisters, one sensational scandal. Now the Duke of Marymount’s daughter Ida is about to find love in the most unconventional way . . . It was easy for society to overlook Lady Ida Howlett; they found her bookish, opinionated, and off the marriage mart. But little did they know that behind a calm exterior beats the heart of an adventuress, one who, determined to discover her runaway sister’s whereabouts, steals a carriage and sets off on a daring mission. Then she discovers she’s Continue Reading
Review: Finding Joy by Adriana Herrera
Our friend Melinda @melindaedits, is here with a review for Finding Joy by Adriana Herrera, available now! This book is appropriately titled Finding Joy and the joy veritably leaps off the page at every turn. Desta comes to Ethiopia as an American aid worker, and his family had previously lived there when he was young. His connection to the country, the food, and the culture there was really beautiful to see throughout the book. I felt it at every turn and it was apparent that Hererra had a Continue Reading
Review: Hate Crush by Angelina M. Lopez
Our friend Melinda @melindaedits, is here with a review for Hate Crush by Angelina M. Lopez, out today. Princess Sofia, her female MC in Hate Crush, was introduced to us in Lopez's debut last year, Lush Money. I immediately liked Sofia. She seemed complicated and misunderstood and one of those MCs that the public and paparazzi love to hate when constantly in the public eye. And IRL as well as in books - I am always here for rooting for the underdog, especially when it's a vilified Continue Reading
Sunday Smexy Deals! (lots of free reads)
In the Dirty Games duet, Laurelin Paige delivers a brand new, scorching hot, enemies-to-lovers romance. "Holy Hot Damn, this book was smokin' hot..." -- Shayna Renee, Reviewer I wasn't supposed to want her. It was a stupid game we were playing. A way for her to get her inheritance and me to get out from under Donovan's thumb. I didn't even like her. I wasn't supposed to daydream about getting her off. Or fantasize about the way she'd look riding me. Or wonder if she Continue Reading
Mid Year Update: Kini’s Favorites of 2020 So Far
I have been logging my books in a notebook. I haven’t been great about keeping up with the notes but I have managed to write down all the titles I have read this year. To date I have read 51 books and marked 19 as DNF’s, in total I have started 70 books this year. Last year I think I finished around 100, including DNFs so I am doing better than last year. Here is my list of favorites so far this year. The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa- This feels like a cheat because Angela also had it, Continue Reading
Angela’s Mid-Year Update: What to Read Next… July-December 2020
Brace yourselves, I have a LIST. I had to change the title of this post from Most Anticipated to What to read next because apparently, I want ALL THE BOOKS. LOL. July You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria 07-07-2020 Contemporary Romance Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall 07-07-2020 M/M Contemporary Romance Lost Talismans and a Tequila (The Guild Codex: Spellbound Book 7) by Annette Marie 07-10-2020 Urban Fantasy Forbidden Desire (Planet of Desire Book 4) by Robin Lovett 07-13-2020 Continue Reading
Guest Review: 40 Love by Olivia Dade
Today we have a guest reviewer- Melinda @melindaedits with a review for 40 Love by Olivia Dade which pubs June 18. Olivia Dade is one of those authors that has slowly become one of my auto-buys because of the way she handles fatness, consent, and so many other topics. She has this way of weaving these issues into the fabric of her books without sacrificing plot, character, or emotion and always gives me incredible pay-off. 40-Love opens with truly one of the best and funniest scenes Continue Reading
Top Ten June 12, 2020
We made it to another Friday. I was hoping to have some mini reviews to share, but I've been reading the same book for a week <insert crying face> so I've got nothing to share. Here are some things I saw on the internet that you might enjoy. 10. Angela wants to make sure everyone saw this cover for the Guild Hunter book by Nalini Singh. The new book releases November 24, 2020. 9. Another great cover and blurb. You can pre-order Honey Girl now, pub date 2/23/2021 8. One more Continue Reading