By May. Just a few nights ago I sat down to order the Tara Janzen “Steele Street” series as a gift. If you’re not familiar with it – it’s a very sexy, fun, over the top romantic suspense series that has plenty of black ops, twists, intrigue, hot cars, and smexy time. Anyhow, as I went to order I realized that there are eleven books in the series. This made me frown, because I can only recall about five or six that I read and loved. Which leaves about half the series that I definitely Continue Reading
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Helpless Females Need Not Apply
By May. As a kid I loved Wonder Woman, and as an adult I’ve already shown my girls that original series as well (and they loved it too). Rainbow Brite, She-Ra, Princess Tiana, Mulan, and now Merida too. There’s a lot of awesome fictional females that rule in this house and for good reason – who wants a helpless heroine? Personally, I will take emotionally stunted, physically disabled, vulnerable, unpredictable, crazy, killer, badass, potty mouthed, super nice, or even insecure heroines but do Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten–June 15th
10. I’m not going to fill up today’s top ten with Magic Mike pictures again. I swear. *shifty eyes* Of course, that means you miss the red band trailer where you see Channing’s butt. Or this picture of Channing’s butt. Or this one of Matt Bomer’s butt. Or these butts. I COULD DO A TOP TEN OF JUST BUTTS! But let’s keep it classy, folks. 9. I love Charlotte Stein’s voice. She wrote Sheltered, which is a contemporary I highly recommend. And Control, which is an erotic Continue Reading
May’s Summer Recs
Over the next week or two, the Smexy Reviewers will be posting their picks for the best books to read this summer. May is here to kick it off. Looking for a tortured hero, a journalist trying to get her groove back, a psycho bent on revenge, and a whole lot of action? Cindy Gerard’s BOI series is romantic suspense at its finest – they are all good reads! I especially recommend the first: Show Now Mercy. It’s a book I still re-read now and then. Goodreads l Amazon l Continue Reading
Take My Books–June Edition!
I have some late May/early June releases that want to be adopted. Let’s do it. SET #1 Colters’ Promise by Maya Banks Hot for Fireman by Jennifer Bernard Jacked Up by Erin McCarthy Rescue Me by Rachel Gibson SET #2 Chaos Burning by Lauren Dane A Blood Seduction by Pamela Palmer Lethal Rider by Larissa Ione When Passion Lies by J.K. Beck SET #3 Obsidian Flame by Caris Roane Vengeance Moon by Lee Roland Midnight’s Master by Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This week at Smexy…. A&B review – Tangle of Need by Nalini Singh B+ review- A Night Like This by Julia Quinn B+ review- Dark Frost by Jennifer Estep B review – Three Weddings and a Murder by Tessa Dare, Leigh Lavalle, Courtney Milan, and Carey Baldwin C+ review- The Hostage Bargain by Annika Martin C review – Beguiling the Beauty by Sherry Thomas C review – The Forbidden Ferrara by Sarah Morgan C review – Improper Relations by Juliana Ross C- review - Fastball by Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-Up
This is what we talked about at Smexy this week: A review – Dance With Me by Heidi Cullinan B+ review – Rocky Mountain Desire by Vivian Arend B+ review – Gone to Ground by Brandilyn Collins B+ review – Nightborn by Lynn Viehl B review – Nice Girls Don’t Bite Their Neighbors by Molly Harper B- review – Tempted by Blood by Laurie London B- review – Deep Dark Secret by Sierra Dean C- review – Protector by Catherine Mann C- review – Dire Needs by Stephanie Continue Reading
Smexy’s Top Ten–January 20th
10. My Week – I don’t have much to report this week. My septic is done. I know you all have been waiting on pins and needles for that news. My kids can flush the toilet without being totally freaked out. I swear I won’t talk about my toilets anymore. Someone did have a good suggestion last week that Mike Rowe should have been the one to come out to do our “dirty job.” *grins* 9. Did you all see the teaser Karen Marie Moning put on her Facebook page for Iced (her new series coming out this fall Continue Reading
Interview with Veronica Wolff and Giveaway
Who is Veronica Wolff? Give us the low down. I’m a what-you-see-is-what-you-get kinda girl. I have two bickering kids, a couple of rescue dogs, a cat who meows at all the wrong times, and a snake for whom I bear a deep and abiding resentment. I enjoy walking on the beach in San Francisco and traveling to the mountains in Tahoe, too. I am a cookie fanatic. I hate talking on the phone, and so writing is my dream job. I can be both a morning and a night person, which means I steal the Continue Reading
Guest Author Ashley March and Giveaway
Behind Every Writer is an Author You Must Read First of all, thanks so much to Mandi for having me visit today! It’s always a treat to get to be a guest at Smexy Books. Writers often get asked a variation of the same question over and over again: What inspires you? Sometimes the answer to this question leads to a discussion of music or movies, sometimes a newspaper article or friend-related story the writer heard. Those might be sources of inspiration for ideas, but what’s Continue Reading