The Rajes, Book 2
Review of The Rajes, Book 1
Heat Factor: Fade to black
Character Chemistry: Swoon-worthy
Plot: Ashna enters a cooking competition in a bid to save her floundering restaurant, only to discover that her competition partner is her high school boyfriend slash love of her life.
Overall: If you can power through the angst, the payoff is so worth it
Heat Factor: So pure. Like, shy first kisses pure.
Character Chemistry: Off the charts.
Plot: Teen boy has no interest in dating, is dared by his peers to date anyone who asks. Other teen boy asks.
Overall: I am dying of the sweetness.
Bromance Book Club, Book 1
Heat Factor: moderately warm
Character Chemistry: Pretty good, for a marriage in meltdown. But I liked the Bromances best.
Plot: Marriage in Trouble! Romance novels to the rescue!
Overall: It’s fun, but it’s especially great as an intro-to-romance book.
Hard Play, Book 3
Heat Factor: I’m going to resist this…maybe I don’t want to…please put your hands on me
Character Chemistry: He asks her to be his wings!
Plot: Famous single parent meets a sexy former acquaintance
Overall: So satisfying
Playbook, Book 1
Heat Factor: Not all closed door, but not burning down the house either
Character Chemistry: When both parties are crying during the hard parts of the relationship, I am here for it!
Plot: Woman needs to figure herself out without men getting in the way. But what happens when one man is kind of perfect?
Overall: I need more!
New York Sabers Football, Book 1
Heat Factor: It’s got kitchen heat, athlete heat, and sexy heat!
Character Chemistry: They’re well-matched from the first witty clash
Plot: A book reviewer/writer pans a famous football player’s book and puts his new restaurant venture at risk – both are in the middle of critical shifts in their careers. If they can team up to help one another, they’ll both benefit…but only if they can keep their sizzling romance under control.
Overall: Loved the chemistry and characters, but the climactic moment was a little sudden and unexplained for me
Heat Factor: Sloooooooooooooooooooooooooooow burn
Character Chemistry: They’re such good soccer besties!
Plot: Women’s soccer star befriends former men’s soccer star coach
Overall: This is a pretty good enemies to friends to lovers romance. But it’s also 570 pages.
