Heroine – think Lara Croft
Hell’s Bells, Book #1
Heat Factor: He really likes to go down on her.
Character Chemistry: It started before the book, so there’s not a ton of buildup.
Plot: She’s in an extralegal girl gang, he’s got dark secrets, being together isn’t going to work, but everything swirling around them connects them. As does sex.
Overall: There’s a lot in this book that should be more prevalent in historical romance.
Region Two Series, Book #1
Heat Factor: She does pull-ups during sex, because she is that bad-ass (it’s sexier than it sounds)
Character Chemistry: Bruce is an arrogant asshole, but Vee seems to like that about him
Plot: He is attacked by a giant lizard monster, and she protects him
Overall: A really fun reading experience
The Dark, Book 17
Heat Factor: They don’t bone until the 75% mark, but before that there’s a lot of womb clenching
Character Chemistry: Soulmates, but also, he’s the only man in an uber-alpha society who truly appreciates Ivory’s badassery
Plot: We must destroy the evil mage!
Overall: It wasn’t bad, but I won’t be reading books 1-16 of the series
The Hunters, Book 8
Heat Factor: She’s a fucking Surprise Virgin
Character Chemistry: Fate keeps bringing them together. Or something.
Plot: She is a vampire who hunts vampires. He is a human who hunts vampires.
Overall: DNF at 30% after the first sex scene
BeWere My Heart, Book 2
Review of BeWere My Heart, Book 1
Heat Factor: Barely there (though there is some closed door hanky panky just before the end)
Character Chemistry: “I’m weirdly driven to procreate with you” + antagonism in the mode of grumpy/sunshine
Plot: Non-shifter accidentally rescues child werebear and gets roped into all the were-CPS crime-solving shenanigans
Overall: If you like your books with a healthy dose of absurdity, this checks the box
