http://amzn.to/2DUNTgj Tori's To Be Read list: The Belles (The Belles #1) by Dhonielle Clayton (2/6) Goodreads l Kindle I've had this on my radar since first hearing about it last year. I love the dystopian twist Clayton puts on the concept of beauty and the lengths one goes to achieve what they feel society prizes most. Broken Beautiful Hearts by Kami Garcia (2/6) Goodreads l Kindle I'm a huge fan of Garcia's fantasy based on Beautiful Creatures series and am Continue Reading
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Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… A review- Mark of Truth by Graceley Knox (fantasy/helyce) C+ review-When It's Real by Erin Watt (contemporary ya/tori) C review-The Darkest Corner by Lillian Hart (suspense/mandi) C- review – Nudes by Sarah Robinson (contemporary/tori) C- review –Hunger by Eve Langlais, Kate Douglas, A.C. Arthur (paranormal/sheena) D review- Feel Me by Cecy Robson (Contemporary/kini) DNF review-Surrender by Tibby Armstrong (paranormal mm/mandi) Smexy Top Ten Giveaway-$50 Amazon Continue Reading
What’s on Tori’s TBR for June
All the literary goodness coming next month has me majorly excited. My TBR is exploding with all my new additions. Below are some of what I am looking forward to in June. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me By Sherman Alexie (6/10) Family relationships are never simple. But Sherman Alexie's bond with his mother Lillian was more complex than most. She plunged her family into chaos with a drinking habit but shed her addiction when it was on the brink of costing her everything. She survived a Continue Reading
Review: I Dared the Duke by Anna Bennett
I Dared the Duke by Anna Bennett Series: The Wayward Wallflowers, #2 Historical Romance/Mystery St. Martin’s Press April 4, 2017 Favorite Quote: "This was the kiss she'd been waiting for forever. And she hadn't even known till that moment." Reviewed by Tori Alexander Savage, the Duke of Blackshire, is known throughout the ton for three things: the burn scars on his neck, his ornery disposition, and the trail of broken hearts behind him. None of which would concern Miss Elizabeth Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten – May 27th
10. This will be me this Memorial Day Weekend. Except the only pool around is an inflatable kiddie pool. I still may ride on a blow up shark and yell this. 9. Kristen Ashley is coming out with a new erotic series next year. Called The Honey Series, here is the blurb for the first book, Deep End: Enter a decadent sensual world where gorgeous alpha males are pleasure slaves committed to fulfilling a woman's every desire. At the elite Honey club, no boundary will be left untested, and Continue Reading
Review: The Highwayman by Kerrigan Byrne
The Highwayman by Kerrigan Byrne (Victorian Rebels #1) Released: September 1, 2015 Historical Romance St. Martin's Reviewed by May “I was thinking,” he said some time later as she paused for a drowsy yawn. “Since ye doona have any family to love anymore, ye could love me…” Instead of meeting her gaze, he studied the way the pristine white of her petticoat bandage made his hand look that much grubbier. “That is, if ye wanted.” Farah buried her face in his neck and sighed, her lashes Continue Reading
Review: King of Hearts by L.H. Cosway
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
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