Let's talk dirty books
Women Who Dare, Book #1
Heat Factor: warm to moderately steamy
Character Chemistry: sudden but believable
Plot: worked, but there was a lot going on
Overall: This would be a good holiday read except that it’s also heavy because it’s set during Reconstruction
The Loyal League, Book 1
Heat Factor: HOT
Character Chemistry: Immediate attraction plus innate distrust
Plot: A lot happens – they are spies! – but it doesn’t distract from the love story
Overall: An excellent romance, with a bonus lesson on how to be a good ally.
Heat Factor: You’ll start it for the steam, but you’ll stick with it for the one-liners.
Character Chemistry: It starts off strong and just pretty much stays that way
Plot: Pro hockey player and very nice nerd veterinarian start off as friends with benefits and veterinarian grows a backbone, wherein pro hockey player suddenly shapes up and their relationship ends up being just genuinely nice. And hilarious.
Overall: Worth a read.
Heat Factor: There is sex. Details are included.
Character Chemistry: She thinks he is a madman. He thinks she is a spy / prostitute. If this isn’t true love, I don’t know what is!
Plot: They go back and forth through a scary time portal.
Overall: This is some Confederate Apologist Nonsense.
Fire and Ice Trilogy, Book 1
Heat Factor: No sex, but some very explicit moments of “we are very very ready to bone”
Character Chemistry: Lots of mistrust, but they are stuck with each other
Plot: Vampires vs mages plus inscrutable magic politics with a high body count
Overall: Too much snark
