Some romances are designed to read like sunshine and lollipops, some to please with sass and snark, or comic situations and big laughs. Some show the storm clouds. Like a lot of authors, I write romance in part to explore issues that interest me. Sometimes that means showing the darker underbelly of storm clouds. I’ve written a mentally ill hero who was homeless, a male nanny, a female executive in a male dominated industry, a tech titan who got sacked from his own company for being a Continue Reading
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Guest Post: Five Contrary Heroines I Adore by Therese Beharrie
I started writing ONE DAY TO FALL because I wanted to write a heroine who didn’t conform. Not to society, which doesn’t favour women, or to her family, who favours society’s expectations of women. We tend to call these heroines unlikeable, but I like the idea of them being grumpy. They’re too busy fighting the patriarchy to smile, thank you very much. I like the idea of them being contrary even more. Even to the expectations of the reader… I think these heroines should be celebrated, so here Continue Reading
Smexy Deals!
How to tell if a man is an unrepentant rogue: 1. He has no patience for frivolous debutantes 2. He kisses you after a single dance 3. He makes you forget yourself and kiss him back . . . After years away from London, Captain Bennett Wolfe is back—and alive, much to Society's surprise. Having been presumed dead, this rugged adventurer is now much sought after by every marriage-minded young woman . . . but Bennett only has eyes for the intriguing Lady Phillipa Eddison. Phillipa would Continue Reading
Four reasons to start the Four Horseman series by Laura Thalassa
The Four Horsemen series by Laura Thalassa is all of the sexy, epic fantasy that I've been missing during my most unwanted reading slump. Aside from the occasional highlight (hello, all things Nalini Singh and the always reliable Kennedy Ryan and Ruby Dixon) it's been a rather 'meh' reading year. And then I see this gorgeous cover for War on my timeline, and I'm reminded that I've yet to read book 1, Pestilence of the Four Horseman series, that's been perched on my shelf for months. I knew War Continue Reading
Smexy’s June TBR
Angela- There tons of good books releasing this month! My request button finger must have been on overdrive because I have a ridiculous amount of books on my ARC TBR list this month. Wolf Rain by Nalini Singh 06/04- I've been holding on to this one because it'll be a YEAR before the next release. But we finally get back to the SnowDancer Wolves and I am excited to dive in. Review to come. Give Up the Ghost by Jenn Burke 06/03- I enjoyed the first book in this series SO MUCH. Wes and Continue Reading
Lucy Parker’s TBR
Last week at Smexy Angela and I posted our TBR and today we have a special guest, Lucy Parker, to share her TBR with us. Take it away Lucy- We’re rapidly heading towards winter in the southern hemisphere, which will soon mean it’s dark by five o’clock, the car windows will frost over, extra blankets will go on the bed, and I’ll slip on black ice in public at least once. However, there’s no point even pretending I’m gloomy about the changing seasons, because this time of year also means Continue Reading
Smexy March TBR
Angela: My reading list for March is long and varied. A mix of genres, some pre-ordered, some ARCs, I have a few already available on my TBR. Here is just a few . Wild Country by Anne Bishop 3/5- I adore Anne Bishop and her Others series. Love. Jacked Cat Jive by Rhys Ford 3/5- Kai Gracen #3!! Finally! Down & Dirty by Rhenna Morgan 3/11- This is it guys. The story we've all been waiting for. Finally, FINALLY, Axel gets his HEA. Defective by Mel Teshco 3/18- So I get this email Continue Reading
Angela’s Monday Mornings
What I read this week: Archangel's Prophecy by Nalini Singh Guild Hunter #11 Urban Fantasy October 30, 2018 by Berkley I'm not sure how to review this book without giving away spoilers. Although I'm sure by now, most romance readers aware that Elena and Raphael are once again in the spotlight and have heard the ruckus over the cliffhanger ending. Archangel's Prophecy starts out slow and easy, readers are thrown right back into a familiar world. I always enjoy those first few chapters Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap Up
Angela reviewed: A review - Band Sinister by K.J Charles (historical m/m)B- review - Sentinel of Darkness by Katie Reus (paranormal) Tori reviewed: B review - Lionheart by Thea Harrison (paranormal)A review - Fall by Kristen Callihan (contemporary)B+ review - Angel's Prophecy by Nalini Singh (urban fantasy)D review - Beautiful Sinner by Sophie Jordan (contemporary) Sheena's dirty quote... Dirty Like Jude by Janie Diamond Helyce reviewed: C+ review - Soaked by Courtney Continue Reading
Tori’s Tuesday Tinys
Fall by Kristen Callihan VIP#3 Contemporary Romance October 23, 2018 Plane Jane Books Fans have waited breathlessly for this installment in Callihan's steamy and emotionally deep VIP series. Rich in sensory detail and boldly unapologetic, in Fall, Callihan tackles the serious issues of mental health, self-harm, depression, and abuse with compassion and a heavy dose of common sense while building a romance that brims with laughter and heart. Jax aka John Blackwell, lead singer for the band Kill Continue Reading