This week at Smexy... A review - Elements of Chemistry by Penny Reid (contemporary/tori) A review - Nice Girls Don't Ride by Roni Loren (contemporary/sheena) A review - Sealed in Sin by Juliette Cross (urban fantasy/sheena) B+ review - Taken by Charlotte Stein (erotic/mandi) B+ review - Ares' Temptation by Aubrie Dionnne (paranormal/sheena) B review - There You Stand by Christina Lee (m/m / tori) B review - A Way Home by Keira Andrews (m/m/ mandi) C+ review - Protecting Fate by Katee Continue Reading
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This week at Smexy... B+ review - Rock Hard by Nalini Singh (contemporary/tori) B review - A Recipe for Reunion by Vicki Essex (contemporary/mandi) B review - Dark Debt by Chloe Neill (urban fantasy/tori) B review - His Wicked Reputation by Madeline Hunter (historical/tori) B review - Every Little Kiss by Kendra Leigh Castle (contemporary/helyce) B/B- review - Personal Geography and Intimate Geography by Tamsen Parker (erotic bdsm/mandi) C+ review - The Fighter and The Fallen Woman by Continue Reading
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This week at Smexy... A review - Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop (urban fantasy/tori) A review - Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs (urban fantasy/mandi) B review - One Wish by Robyn Carr (contemporary/helyce) B review - The Bedding Proposal by Tracey Anne Warren (historical/tori) B review - Return to Me by Kelly Moran (contemporary/tori) B review - The List by Anne Calhoun (erotic/mandi) B review - What a Devilish Duke Requires by Vicky Dreiling (historical/sheena) B- review - Vampires Continue Reading
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This week at Smexy... A review - Reaper's Stand by Joanna Wylde (contemporary/sheena) A review - Loving You Always by Kennedy Ryan (contemporary/sheena) B review - The Last Breath by Kimberly Belle (contemporary/tori) B review - Too Friendly to Date by Nicole Helm (contemporary/mandi) B review - Worth the Fall b Claudia Connor (contemporary/tori) B review - Carolina Blues by Virginia Kantra (contemporary/helyce) C+ review - As Long as You Love Me by Ann Aguirre (new adult/tori) C- Continue Reading
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This week at Smexy... A review - The Kraken King by Meljean Brook (steampunk) B+ review - When You Are Mine by Kennedy Ryan (contemporary) B review - The River Leith by Leta Blake (m/m) B review - Better When He's Bad by Jay Crownover (NA) B review - Lady Wild by Maire Claremont (historcal) B- review - Crossing the Line by Megan Hart (erotic novella) C+ review - Strangers on the Shore by Josh Lanyon (m/m) C+ review - The Billionaire Submissive by Joely Sue Burkhart (erotic) C review - Continue Reading
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This week at Smexy... B+ review - The Innocent by Shiloh Walker (paranormal suspense) B review - Shaking the Sugar Tree by Nick Wilgus (m/m contemporary) B- review - Love Hacked by Penny Reid (contemporary) C review - Sin's Haven by Carlene Love Flores (contemporary) C review - Night Broken by Patricia Briggs (urban fantasy) C review - Five Ways a Boy can Break Your Heart by Cate Ashwood and Skylar Cates (m/m) C review - His Abductor's Desire by Harper St. George (western historical) C Continue Reading
May’s Favorite Books of 2013
I read a lot of good books this year especially urban fantasy and contemporary romance. I am, in fact, over the moon happy that fun romantic contemporary romances are back. I am also sad that historical romances, for the most part, are disappointing right now with very few exceptions. Two books that are intentionally absent that were originally in consideration for this list that I do want to mention are The Last Hour of Gann (yeah fascinating, but it just wasn’t awesome for me) and also, Continue Reading
Tori’s Favorite Books of 2013
2013 ran the literary gauntlet from incredible never to be forgotten stories to crap I wouldn’t line my rabbit cage with. We saw the rise of emotionally angsty New Adult, erotic moody billionaire alpha hole trilogies, and intense “omg they di’nt” biker MC romances. Self publishing began to lose it’s stigma and take a larger share of the market while also contributing to the rash of plagiarism that flooded the internet. It was a crazy wild year for publishing. Below is a list of what rocked my Continue Reading
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This week at Smexy… B+ review – Crown of Midnight by Sarah Maas (YA fantasy) B+ review – Kinked by Thea Harrison (pnr) B review – Foreplay by Sophie Jordan (new adult) B review – The Sum of All Kisses by Julia Quinn (historical) B review – Falling for the Marine by Samanthe Beck (contemporary) B- review – Friends Without Benefits by Penny Reid (contemporary) C review – Chance of Rain by Amber Lin (contemporary) D+ review – Jagged by Kristen Ashley (contemporary) Casa for Continue Reading
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This week at Smexy… B+ guest review – Thankless in Death by JD Robb (futuristic suspense) B+ review – Requiem for the Dead by Kelly Meding (urban fantasy) B+ review – The Bridge by Rebecca Rogers Maher (contemporary) B review – Cake by Lauren Dane (contemporary) B- review – Covet by Tracy Garvis Graves (contemporary) C+ review – And Then Comes Marriage by Celeste Bradley (historical) C+ review – How to Entice an Enchantress by Karen Hawkins (historical) C- review – All of You by Continue Reading