Mood
Heat Factor: Lots of foreplay.
Character Chemistry: I like you, but can I trust you?
Plot: Amalia hires Julian to kidnap her in an attempt to rescue her sister from their controlling uncle/guardian. Julian has an ulterior motive. Plus there are a bunch of villains.
Overall: The premise is bonkers, the execution is fun.
Sass and Steam, Book 5
Heat Factor: It’s a sweet and sassy kind of steamy—not too many scenes, but you’re not left hanging.
Character Chemistry: These two are fantastically well-matched. It makes absolute sense almost immediately, even when they’re butting heads.
Plot: A pirate and a therapist fly around in an airship and take down an evil bad guy, fool around, and fall in love.
Overall: This was a sweeping, adventurous romance with heavy hints the rest of the series is worth catching.
Dangerous Damsels, Book #2
Review of Dangerous Damsels, Book #1
Heat Factor: Charlotte and Alex have a lot of sex, but the reader does not get to watch.
Character Chemistry: Mutual kidnapping is always a winner.
Plot: Everyone is trying to get a magical amulet, and more shenanigans ensue than you can shake a stick at.
Overall: A bit heavy-handed and there’s some weird stuff going on with the tone
Sugar & Vice, Book #1
Heat Factor: Yeah, so, we barely even know they like each other at the end of this one
Character Chemistry: I don’t know how Therin managed it, but I wanted them to touch SO BADLY even though 1) it’s dangerous and 2) they mostly snip at each other
Plot: Empaths are a persecuted group, feared for their abilities even though they have to be pacifists (and vegans) by virtue of their extreme empathy, except that there’s a triple homicide that looks suspiciously like Reece’s nightmares, and the man rumored to keep empaths in check suddenly arrives in town.
Overall: It is not actually a romance (yet), but it is SO FREAKING GOOD
Heart and Hand, Book #3
Heat Factor: She’s a slowwwww burn folks
Character Chemistry: They’re fated mates, but they spend the majority of the book at odds
Plot: Princess Anwyl is on a quest to bring pijala trees and pihaberries to different lords in order to protect the people from brainwashing. She’s also on a quest to find a husband—but she’s already learned that she’s destined to be with a dark haired man with blue eyes who affects her like no other. Warin is that man, she’s pretty sure; but he acts like he can’t stand her. Plus, a LOT of other stuff.
Overall: This book is an epic quest in a series, and it is LONG and complex.
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