Heat Factor: slooooooooooooow burn
Character Chemistry: sparking constantly
Plot: Pairs figure skating team antagonizes each other into a HEA
Overall: low drama, satisfying slow burn
Review: From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata (2018)
Tag: Athlete Hero
Review: First and Only by Allie Winters (2020)
Suncoast University, Book 4
Reviews of previous books in the Suncoast University series: Book 1, Book 2, Book 3
Heat Factor: So, so steamy it’ll be a hazard for the glasses-wearing folks
Character Chemistry: They didn’t stand a chance…just the way we like it!
Plot: Jake needs a tutor after his athletic career goes down the toilet after an injury and Eden needs to learn how to be a young adult, basically. A sexy, coming-of-age, teach-me-how-to-do-sexy-things type book that unfolds deliciously slow.
Overall: This whole series is just itching to be read in one long weekend.
Review: Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev (2020)
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
Review: Date Me, Bryson Keller by Kevin van Whye (2020)
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.
Review: The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams (2019)
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.
