Contemporary Romance: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang- Here's a quote from my review "The Kiss Quotient is the very best thing I can think of… a debut novel that kept me up late into the night telling myself “just one more chapter” until I couldn’t keep my eyes open anymore." Read the rest of my review here. Historical Romance: Band Sinister by KJ Charles- A quote from my review:"I loved how their entire relationship was framed around consent. I loved that this couple was Continue Reading
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June’s To-Be Read
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
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
Sunday Smexy Deals!
Dive into the charming conclusion to the Sunken Archive duology, a heart-warming magical academia fantasy filled with underwater cities, romance of manners and found family, perfect for fans of Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries. Former correspondents E. and Henerey, accustomed to loving each other from afar, did not anticipate continuing their courtship in an enigmatic underwater city. When their journey through the Structure in E.'s garden strands them in a peculiar society preoccupied Continue Reading
New Releases- Week of September 7-11, 2026
Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense:The Love That Broke Us (Havoc Hockey Trilogy Book 1) by Maya HughesAMZ * BN * K * GP Second Chance Saloon by Maggie EckersleyAMZ * BN * K * GP The Hollywood Switch-up: A Steamy Enemies-to-Lovers Celebrity Romance (The Hollywood Fairytales Book 1) by Hallie KatherineAMZ * BN * K * GP See You Next Tuesday: A Novel (Dial Delights) by Kate Stayman-LondonAMZ * BN * K * GP Holding Ground (The Mercer Family Book 1) by Piper RayneAMZ * BN * K * GP Make it a Continue Reading
New Releases- Week of August 31- September 4, 2026
Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense:My Second Chance Summer: A Sweet Small Town Brother’s Best Friend Romance (Coastal Summer Romance Book 3) by Kai WinslowAMZ * BN * K * GP In the Frame: A Fake Dating Queer MM Romance (The London Arts Club Book 2) by Hayden StoneAMZ * BN * K * GP By Your Cider: A Fall Small Town Romance (Autumn Creek Series Book 1) by Elser MoiraAMZ * BN * K * GP Philippa Flynn's Year of Panic and Piracy: A Novel by Jacqueline FirkinsAMZ * BN * K * GP Wild Sanctuary: by Continue Reading
New Releases- Week of August 17-21, 2026
Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense:Mutual Discord by Liana De la RosaAMZ * BN * K * GP Colt (Double U Ranch Book 1) by Jessica PetersonAMZ * BN * K * GP Ship Happens: A Second-Chance LGBTQ+ Romance Where Exes Are Stuck Together on an Alaskan Cruise by Mason DeaverAMZ * BN * K * GP Something About September: A Cozy Fall Romance by Julia McKayAMZ * BN * K * GP Old Flames: A Novel by Nadine GonzalezAMZ * BN * K * GP Full Throttle: A Novel by J.K. MacLarenAMZ * BN * K * GP Take the Floor: Continue Reading
New Releases- Week of August 10-14, 2026
Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense:In What World by Bridget MorrisseyAMZ * BN * K * GP See You at the Sunset by Susan LeeAMZ * BN * K * GP Let's Kiss and Tell: A Novel by Joss RichardAMZ * BN * K * GP Back to Square One by Georgia BeersAMZ * BN * K * GP A Summer of Stars by Liana CincottiAMZ * BN * K * GP The Matchmaker's Cottage: A Cozy Fall Romance by Kat SloaneAMZ * BN * K * GP The Best Ex of My Life: The new funny romantic fiction novel with friendship at its heart for 2026 by Emmy Continue Reading
New Releases- Week of August 3-7, 2026
Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense:Lost and Found: A Spunes Novel by Tarah DeWitt AMZ * BN * K * GP Revenge Puck: An addictively spicy brother’s-best-friend hockey romance (Michigan Ice Wolves Book 1) by Sara NeyAMZ * BN * K * GP Levels of Love (Novel Haven Book 1) by Anabelle StehlAMZ * BN * K * GP Autumn in Hazel Bay: The Hazel Bay Series by Scarlett RoseAMZ * BN * K * GP Weathering The Storm: A Friends To Lovers MM Romance (Perfect Catch) by Mandy MackayAMZ * BN * K * GP Bad Continue Reading
New Releases- Week of July 27-31, 2026
Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense:Wild Goose Chase by Sarah AdlerAMZ * BN * K * GP How to Ruin a Wedding: A Novel by Elba LuzAMZ * BN * K * GP I've Got A Crush On You (Darling Springs Book 2) by Lauren BlakelyAMZ * BN * K * GP Fossil Feud: A Novel by Maggie NorthAMZ * BN * K * GP Second First Dates by Gabriella GamezAMZ * BN * K * GP Checked Out: A Contemporary MM Romance by Kellen TuckerAMZ * BN * K * GP Breakup for Two by E.M. WilsonAMZ * BN * K * GP A Shore Thing: A small-town Continue Reading