Hero – includes pastry chefs and bakers
Comes in Threes, Book #1
Heat Factor: Holy Motherforking Shirtballs
Character Chemistry: I like to have sex with him, and you like to have sex with him, and I like to have sex with you, so how about we all have sex together? That sounds fun, right?
Plot: How can I be attracted to two people? Now how can this possibly be a fling between three people? Now I can’t possibly make myself vulnerable enough to be in a relationship, right?
Overall: OMG so many happy feels!
Heat Factor: It has a few moments but I wouldn’t say it screams “fire”
Character Chemistry: They just don’t have that connection that leads to a satisfying HEA
Plot: Wylie is a freelance beachside yoga instructor who ends up temporarily homeless after getting kicked out of her sublet. She strikes up an Instagram promotional deal with a food truck vendor and before long she finds herself forging ahead with a new life in a shared house situation, all while falling for Nolan (the food truck secret billionaire).
Overall: This book leaned into Smut Adjacent territory because the couple’s romance ended up taking a back seat to the sub plot.
Bridesmaids Behaving Badly, Book 3
Heat Factor: So steamy!
Character Chemistry: Each understands what the other needs without words. Plus great banter. Basically, perfection.
Plot: Bridesmaid and Best Man need to travel from New York to Florida in the middle of a snowstorm in time to get to the wedding.
Overall: I felt lied to by the blurb, but the emotional payoff was so good that I didn’t care.
Heat Factor: They have a one night stand and then several weeks of the most severely comical sex interruptions.
Character Chemistry: Instalust.
Plot: It’s a lot.
Overall: More like: A Hot Mess.
Heat Factor: There’s a fire in this kitchen
Character Chemistry: He’s a manipulative douchenozzle
Plot: It went some unexpected places
Overall: I was so excited about the premise, but the execution was disappointing
