King of Hearts by L.H. Cosway Series: Hearts, #3 Contemporary Romance July 16, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I fear if I made you my queen, I could no longer be a king.” I used to rule the world. There might be wolves on Wall Street, but there were crocodiles in Canary Wharf. Some of us craved money. Some of us craved power. I liked money, and power had its advantages, but what I really wanted was to excel, to surpass the men who came before me. I never Continue Reading
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Review: The Shadow Revolution by Clay & Susan Griffith
The Shadow Revolution by Clay and Susan Griffith Series: Crown & Key, #1 Historical/Steampunk/Sci Fi Fantasy June 2, 2015 Del Rey Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Let’s not argue in front of the children, dear.” As fog descends, obscuring the gas lamps of Victorian London, werewolves prowl the shadows of back alleys. But they have infiltrated the inner circles of upper-crust society as well. Only a handful of specially gifted practitioners are equipped to battle the beasts. Continue Reading
Review: The Friend Zone by Kristen Callihan
The Friend Zone by Kristen Callihan Series: Game On, #2 Contemporary Sports Romance/NA May 5, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “The sum of my existence equals you.” Gray Grayson has it all. A top NFL draft pick; he has the looks, the moves, and the reputation of being a playa but when he is forced to borrow his soon to be agent’s daughter's pink Fiat for the summer, he discovers the one thing he has been missing. Ivy Mackenzie is spending a year abroad with Continue Reading
Review: Snap by Katie Porter
Snap by Katie Porter Samhain Publishing Released September 30, 2014 Erotic Romance Reviewed by Sheena Blurb: Trust is a four-letter word… Captain Laurence Madigan is an anomaly—a levelheaded risk taker who learned the dark side of life in Manchester’s slums. He needed those skills to survive fourteen months as a prisoner of Firebird, a shadowy Russian cartel. When rescued, he receives less than a hero’s welcome. He’s considered a wild card—or even a double agent. After enduring agony Continue Reading
Review: Sweet Disorder by Rose Lerner
Review: Sweet Disorder by Rose Lerner (Lively St. Lemeston #1) Released: March 18, 2014 Historical Romance Samhain Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: "You're one of the somebodiest somebodies I ever met." Phoebe lives in Lively St. Lemeston, a town with an upcoming election. Phoebe is poor, living in two small, cramped attic rooms and barely supports herself by writing stories for young girls for a publication. Her husband printed the town's newspaper but died, leaving Phoebe's Continue Reading
Smexy Scene Sunday
Hero: Jack Talent. A man whose need for revenge wars against his overwhelming need for a certain woman. Heroine: Mary Chase. Her past history with Jack places them at odds. She’s never sure if she wants to kiss him or punch him in the throat. ******************************* Crystalline beads of water trickled over his skin, found the valleys between his muscles, coalescing and traveling down to the dark thatch of hair just peeking out above the line of his drawers. Linen Continue Reading
Review: No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean
No Good Duke Goes Unpunished (The Rules Of Scoundrels, #3) by Sarah MacLean Historical Romance November 26, 2013 Avon Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Aren’t we all victims of fate?” William, The Duke of Lamont, wakes one morning only to discover himself laying in an unknown bed, covered in blood. Unable to remember what has happened, he finds himself accused of killing his soon to be step mother, Mara Lowe. Forced to leave his birthright, a new man rises from the ashes of his Continue Reading
Review: Sinner’s Heart by Zoe Archer
Sinner’s Heart Zoe Archer (The Hellraisers #3) Historical Paranormal Romance April 2, 2013 Zabra Reviewed by May “Welcome back to London, Hellraisers,” Bram said. “You’re just in time for the end of the world.” When Bram speaks these words, he isn’t kidding. The five friends known as the Hellraisers unleashed the devil himself upon the world so that they could indulge in their vices and enjoy life. The problem, of course, is that the price is not what it seemed and the world as they know Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap Up
This week at Smexy… B review – Lord Of The Darkness by Elizabeth Hoyt (hist. romance) B review – Uncommon Pleasure by Anne Calhoun (erotic romance) B review- House Rules by Chloe Neill (urban fantasy) B Joint review – Edge Of Dawn by Lara Adrian (paranormal romance) B- review-Raid by Kristen Ashley (romantic contemporary) C review – A Most Scandalous Proposal by Ashlyn Macnamara (hist. romance) C review- Agent of Desire by Charlie Evans (romantic suspense) C- Guest Continue Reading
AAD Spotlight: Manda Collins
We continue or AAD Spotlight with author Manda Collins. Manda is an academic librarian by day, and writing her Ugly Ducklings Trilogy at night. Her debut book, How to Dance With a Duke came out earlier this year. Miss Cecily Hurston would much rather explore the antiquities of Egypt than the uncharted territory of marriage. But the rules of her father's exclusive academic society forbid her entrance unless she weds one of its members. To clear her ailing father's name of a scandalous rumor, Continue Reading