Time Period
Gallaghers of Ardmore, Book 1
Heat Factor: It’s very poetical.
Character Chemistry: Some of their interactions made me uncomfortable.
Plot: Woman goes to Ireland to Find Herself. Succeeds, and finds love as well. Plus she meets the King of the Fairies.
Overall: A disconcerting reading experience: even though it’s a contemporary, it reads like a historical.
Department of Second Chances, Book 1
Heat Factor: Just when I was beginning to suspect it would be no sex… BAM
Character Chemistry: There was so much going on in the suspense plot, the relationship between the protagonists was relatively superficial
Plot: FBI agent + attractive single mother + serial killer
Overall: I’m not entirely sure how to reconcile my feelings about the first half of the book (chilling serial killer drama) with my feelings about the second half of the book (why are these characters so frustrating?)
Heat Factor: There is some not-very-explicit sex but the tone is quite chaste
Character Chemistry: Him: I need to resist you. Her: Why?
Plot: Twin boys wish for a mom for Christmas
Overall: Christmas special warm fuzzies in book format.
Heat Factor: Kisses only
Character Chemistry: Through the power of love, our heroine grows a spine
Plot: His cat knocks up her cat and she demands kitten support
Overall: Nothing terribly offensive, but nothing terribly interesting either
Beau Lantry, Book 2
Heat Factor: Blazing sunshine on a tropical island paradise. Bring sunscreen!
Character Chemistry: Eh
Plot: They keep saying they are facing a lot of danger but the stakes never feel really high.
Overall: Holy Purple Prose, Batman!
