Let's talk dirty books
Just Desserts, Book 1
Heat Factor: This bedroom door is wiiiiiiiide open
Character Chemistry: We are told they are friends, and then shown that they are compatible in the sack
Plot: Woman inherits bakery from her estranged father, falls for the baker (who is sort of her adoptive brother? Let’s not focus on that part)
Overall: Great sense of place, hot sex, middling romance
Heat Factor: 1 story kisses only, 2 stories low heat, 1 story moderate heat
Character Chemistry: Ranges from “You guys still have some stuff to work out” to “Soulmates, obviously.”
Plot: Thematically cohesive. Plus, I learned some history, which is always a bonus!
Overall: Uneven, particularly in tone
Forbidden Hearts, Book 3
Heat Factor: For as raunchy as the sex is, there is not nearly enough of it.
Character Chemistry: They are too busy having Feelings about their Complicated Family Drama to actually interact that much.
Plot: She’s had a crush on him since forever. He’s had a crush on her since…last month. Now they are in a wedding together at a secluded cabin in the woods.
Overall: Too. Much. Angst.
Uptown, Book 1
Heat Factor: It’s…warm and fuzzy
Character Chemistry: They are very cute together–and very polite.
Plot: Fay is recently divorced and Oliver is recently unemployed. When the meet up in an open house, sparks fly and a romance progresses–but Oliver is up for a job at Fay’s company. Miscommunication ensues, etc.
Overall: I’m a very proper person and this one might have been a tad too proper for me.
Heat Factor: Somewhat variable, nothing terribly explicit
Character Chemistry: All over the map
Plot: Eliza Hamilton is collecting stories about her husband, and our protagonists are all somehow involved
Overall: As a basis for linking stories, this was a little odd
