Tori: June is a month of awesomeness. Not only it the month I was married in, the month I was born in, and the month my kid was born in , but it is also the beginning of summer and some majorly anticipated releases. Woo!Hoo! The Kiss Quotient (Untitled series #1) by Helen Hoang 6/5 (Com Rom) This has been on my radar for months. A fun, poignant, sexy, bittersweet romance contemporary about young economist with Autism who decides to hire an escort to teach her how to enjoy a sexual Continue Reading
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Tori’s Favorite Books for 2017 & Giveaway
I think we can all agree that 2017 needs to be cut up into teeny tiny pieces, burned, buried, and the ground salted so it can NEVER EVER come back. Thankfully, we had some pretty impressive and fantastic books to comfort and offer us an escape from reality. From romance to fantasy to horror…below is my list of some of my favorite reads that helped to keep me reasonably sane this year. Devil in Spring by Lisa Kleypas Kleypas writes another swoony worthy winner as she builds a Continue Reading
Smexy’s To-Be-Read List
Tori's TBR: Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews 12/?- It's Ilona Andrews. How could I NOT want it??? #9.5 in the Kate Daniels series bring us Hugh's story and what a story it promises to be. Roomies by Christina Lauren 12/2-A fake marriage romance? Sign.Me.Up. I actually have this for review and super stoked for it. Year One by Nora Roberts 12/5-Nora Roberts writes dystopian? Ummmm...YES PLEASE!! Flames in the Dark by Faith Hunter 12/5-The 3rd in Hunter's Soulwood series, a spin-off from Continue Reading
Review: The Kingpin of Camelot by Cassandra Gannon
The Kingpin of Camelot by Cassandra Gannon A Kinda Fairytale, #3 Romance Comedy/Fantasy July 31, 2017 Star Turtle Publishing Favorite Quote: He needed more guards. And weapons. And supplies. … And girly things... Reviewed by Tori The Queen: Guinevere must save Camelot. Ever since Arthur died, the evil Scarecrow has been trying to marry her and gain the crown. If she and her daughter are going to survive his mad schemes, Gwen needs to find Merlyn’s wand. Fast. Unfortunately, the Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy... B+ review - Spellbinder by Thea Harrison (paranormal/tori) B+ review - Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai (contemporary/mandi) B+ review - The Red Lily by Juliette Cross (paranormal/sheena) B review - Wildfire by Ilona Andrews (urban fantasy/may) B review - Eye Candy by Jessica Lemmon (contemporary/helyce) B review - Welcome Home, Katie Gallagher by Seana Kelly (contemporary/mandi) B review - Faking It by Christine d'Abo (m/m/tracey) B- review - Blackthorne's Bride by Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up (July 21st)
This week at Smexy… B+ review-Down Home Cowboy by Maisey Yates (contemporary/mandi) B+ review-Trust by Kylie Scott (contemporary/tori) B+ review- Kiss My Boots by Harper Sloan (contemporary/mandi) B review-The Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian (historical lgbt/tracey) B review –Rocky Mountain Home by Vivian Arend (Contemporary/Helyce) B review- Some Kind of Hero by Suzanne Brockman (suspense/tracey) C+ review –Mister Hockey by Lia Riley (contemporary/kini) C review –Lucky Charmed by Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… A review- White Hot by Ilona Andrews (fantasy/may) B review-The Most Dangerous Duke in London by Madeline Hunter (historical/tori) B review- The Debt by Molly O'Keefe (suspense/tori) B review-Shacking Up by Helena Hunting (contemporary/mandi) B review- Turn Me Loose by Anne Calhoun (suspense/tori) B- review-Technically Mine by Isabelle North (contemporary/kini) B review- Enticing the Enemy by Jules Court (contemporary/mandi) C- review – Need You Now by Nicole Helm Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy… B+ review- Never Trust A Pirate by Valerie Bowman (historical/kini) B review – Borrowed Souls by Chelsea Mueller (urban fantasy/tori) B- review-All The Lies We Tell by Megan Hart (contemporary/mandi) C+ review- Red Wolf by Jennifer Ashley (paranormal/tori) C+ review – Open Hearts by Eve Dangerfield (contemporary/mandi) C review -Good Girls Guide to Talking Dirty by Alice Faris (comedy/kini) C review-Intercepting the Chef by Rachel Goodman Continue Reading
Mandi’s May To-Be-Read
White Hot by Ilona Andrews - 5/30. May has read this and book three coming out later this year and LOVED both. If you have yet to read book one, get on it. It's going to be a great trilogy. Goodreads l Kindle The Queen and the Cure by Amy Harmon - 5/9. Last year I read The Bird and the Sword and loved it so much. A Fantasy romance, the author has a wonderful voice. I think this book is Kjell's book, a secondary character from book one. So excited to read it. Goodreads l Kindle The Continue Reading
Mandi’s Favorite books of 2016
Another great year of reading! My favorite books in no particular order: Listen to the Moon by Rose Lerner - This was the first book I reviewed for 2016 and it is fabulous. The hero is a butler, the heroine is a maid and it is a marriage of convenience. Rose Lerner consistently writes some of the best historical romances I read. Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat - The end to a trilogy that holds a dear, dear, place in my heart. During this series, my heart was ripped out more than once. Continue Reading