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Mandi’s Favorite Books 2017 and Giveaway!

December 30, 2017 by Mandi

Most of All You by Mia Sheridan - This book made me feel so much. I expected it to be about the hero healing himself, but it turns into this amazing journey for the heroine. Heart break, darkness and pain all eventually lead to peace, love and a HEA. I really loved it. (review) Royally Endowed Emma Chase - I just absolutely adored this book. The hero is the heroine's bodyguard. I wrote in my review that they have super hot, broody sex. I mean - what else is there in life??? (if you haven't Continue Reading

December Mini Reviews

December 21, 2017 by Mandi

Mandi: The Storm by Amanda McKinney Series: Berry Springs, #3 Romance Suspense Grade: C The hard sell in this one is that the heroine's husband is murdered when the book starts, and by the end, she is in love with the hero, the police detective in charge of the investigation. Yes, she had not been married long, and yes she had reservations before getting married - but her lack of distraught and the fact she is smiling and laughing with the hero, shortly after her husband's murder was Continue Reading

Weekly Wrap-Up

December 16, 2017 by Tori

This week at Smexy… A review – Archangel's Assassin by Barbara Elsborg (paranormal mm/helyce) B review – Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu (fiction ya/tori) C+ review – The House on Foster Hill by Jaime Jo Wright (mystery romance inspirational/tori) C+ review – West Coast Love by Tif Marcelo (contemporary/mandi) C+ review – Sniper's Devotion by Christa Tomlinson (contemporary mm/mandi) C review – To the Duke, with Love by Amelia Grey (historical/sheena) C review – Spartan Heart by Jennifer Continue Reading

Weekly Wrap-Up

December 9, 2017 by Mandi

This week at Smexy... B+ review - Once Upon a Christmas Eve by Elizabeth Hoyt (historical novella/mandi) B review - Roomies by Christina Lauren (contemporary/tori) B review - So Over You by Kate Meader (contemporary/kini) B review - Flame in the Dark by Faith Hunter (UF/tori) C+ review - Heart Sight by Robin D. Owens (fantasy/tori) D review - The Wicked Vampire by Kate Baxter (pnr/sheena) Cover Reveal - Man Card by Sarina Bowen and Tanya Eby Guest Author Jen Gilroy and her Favorite Continue Reading

Weekly Wrap-Up

December 2, 2017 by Tori

This week at Smexy… B+ review –Wrong To Need You by Alisha Rai (contemporary/mandi) B+ review – A Rancher's Heart by Vivian Arend (contemporary/helyce) B review –A Cruel Kind of Beautiful by Michelle Hazen (contemporary na/tori) B review –Mississippi Roll by George R.R. Martin (science fiction fantasy/tori) C+ review – Close Contact by Lori Foster (suspense/helyce) C+ review – A Duke in Shining Armor by Lorretta Chase (historical/mandi) C- review – A Crazy Kind of Love by Mary Ann Continue Reading

Smexy’s To-Be-Read List

November 30, 2017 by Tori

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: A Cruel Kind of Beautiful by Michelle Hazen

November 28, 2017 by Tori

A Cruel Kind of Beautiful by Michelle Hazen Series: Sex, Love, and Rock & Roll, #1 Contemporary Romance December 4, 2017 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Men are like beautiful agents of Satan, spreading insecurity and misery throughout the world.” Jera McKnight has a full plate with her indie band, college, and work. Wholeheartedly embracing celibacy after her last boyfriend blamed her for his performance issues in the bedroom, Jera is definitely not on board Continue Reading

Weekly Wrap-Up

November 11, 2017 by Tori

This week at Smexy… A review – The Right Kind of Rogue by Valerie Bowman (historical/sheena) A review –The Scot's Bride by Paula Quinn (historical/sheena) B- review – Rewritten by Bronwyn Green (contemporary bdsm/mandi) B- review – Someone To Wed by Mary Balogh (historical/tori) C+ review – The Other Brother by Meghan Quinn (contemporary na/kini) C+ review – Twisted Truth by Melinda Leigh (suspense/helyce) D review – Bodyguard by C.D. Reiss (suspense/tori) November Mini Continue Reading

Weekly Wrap-Up

October 28, 2017 by Tori

This week at Smexy… A review – The Highlander is all That by Sabrina York (historical/sheena) B+ review – Bountiful by Sarina Bowen (contemporary/tori) B+ review – His Perfect Partner by Priscilla Oliveras  (contemporary/kini) B+ review – Take The Lead by Alexis Daria  (contemporary/kini) B review –Ivar's Prize by Amy Pennza  (sci-fi erotic/tori) B review – Hamilton's Battalion by Rose Lerner, Courtney Milan, Alyssa Cole (historical/may) B- review – The Jingle Bell Bride by Scarlet Continue Reading

Weekly Wrap-Up

October 14, 2017 by Mandi

This week at Smexy... B review - In Tune Out of Sync by Kate Forest (contemporary/helyce) B review - Wild Thing by Liberty Laine (contemporary/helyce) C+ review - Rule Changer by Sienna Snow (contemporary/tori) C+ review - Completely by Ruthie Knox (contemporary/kini) C+ review - Tell Me by Abigail Strom (contemporary/mandi) C review - Highland Promise by Alyson McLayne (historical/sheena) C- review - Night's Caress by Mary Hughes (paranormal/sheena) Cover Reveal: The Real Deal by Continue Reading

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