SET #1 Hard as you Can by Laura Kaye Fighting Love by Abby Niles Tangled by Emma Chase (released in 2013 as e-book, now in print) Four Years Later by Monica Murphy SET #2 The Raider by Monica Murphy A Wicked Pursuit by Isabella Bradford Why Earls Fall in Love by Manda Collins When the Duke was Wicked by Lorraine Heath SET #3 The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison Vampire Most Wanted by Lynsay Sands Touch of the Angel by Continue Reading
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Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smex… A+ review – The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan (historical) A review – Black Arts by Faith Hunter (urban fantasy) A review – Iron Night by ML Brennan (urban fantasy) B+ review – Live by Mary Ann Rivers (contemporary) B+ review – The Spider by Jennifer Estep (urban fantasy) B+ review – Fury of the Demon by Diana Rowland (urban fantasy) B review – The Dom Project by Heloise Belleau and Solace Ames (bdsm) C review – Still so Hot! by Serena Bell Continue Reading
Mandi’s Favorite Books of 2013
There were a lot of surprises for me in 2013. I fell for a lizard. An actual alien lizard. I fell for a sweeping male/male fantasy story. But there were also some authors that made my list that are no surprise at all including Nalini Singh, Ilona Andrews. Let’s get to it. Captive Prince Volume One and Two by S.U. Pacat Review l Goodreads l Kindle A favorite read of the year and the trilogy isn’t even over yet! I can barely stand the wait. This is a male/male fantasy story, and while I 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
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… A review – Ripped by Sarah Morgan (contemporary) B review – Full Throttle by Erin McCarty (contemporary) B- review – Kicking It by Faith Hunter (urban fantasy/anthology) B- review – Place Your Betts by Katie Graykowski (contemporary) C review – Left Hand Path by Jeff Erno (mm/romantic suspense) C review – At Any Price by Brenna Aubrey (contemporary) C+ review – Torn by Monica Murphy (contemporary) C+ review – When It’s Right by Jeanette Grey Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… B+ review – Dangerous Seduction by Zoe Archer (historical) B review – No Good Duke goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean (historical) B review – Crash into you by Katie McGarry (ya) B- review – Dare to Love by Carly Phillips (contemporary) B- review – Move the Sun by Susan Fanetti (contemporary) B- review – The Chocolate Heart by Laura Florand (contemporary) C review – Rogue’s Proposal by Jennifer Haymore (historical) D review – As Hard as it Gets by Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten–November 15th
10. I honestly had to force myself to stop playing Candy Crush – it was all I was doing. Book reading? Making dinner? No – candy crushing. So I stopped in the mid-200’s. *starts sweating and shaking* While I’m keeping my distance, I did find this interview with the creator really interesting – so crazy how viral this game is. The game itself brings in $633,000 a DAY. Why can’t my computer husband do something like this? *wink* Do I need those Candy Crush leggings for Christmas??? OR – do I need Continue Reading
Favorites of 2013….So Far
Taking a break from the Top Ten today to bring you our favorite books of 2013 so far. Has 2013 been a good year for you up to this point? Looking over our reading lists, we have found some goodies. Before we begin, let me note that this list is brought to you by: (Thanks Linkin Fever) Mandi’s Favorites: Painted Faces by LH Cosway. Review l GR l Amz Beyond Control by Kit Rocha Review l GR l Amz Captive Prince Vol 1 and 2 by SU Pacat Review l GR l Amz Thank you for Riding by Meg Continue Reading
When Urban Fantasy Loses Tori’s Trust
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: When Urban Fantasy Loses My Trust – by Tori. When I read a certain genre, I have certain expectations. I expect Romance to be an emotional love fest, Paranormal Romance to be a love fest between supernatural entities, and Urban Fantasy to kick arse and take names in a world similar to mine. As a long time reader of Urban Fantasy, I have always been of the opinion that the main defining appeal of this genre is the low key or utter lack of romance. It’s not called UFR Continue Reading