Heroine
Heat Factor: A little bit of feisty bedroom action in an otherwise very gentle book
Character Chemistry: So. Much. Angst.
Plot: How to buck oppressive expectations + Interrogating gendered expectations
Overall: I expected this book to make me cry, and it totally did not.
A Turner Series Novella
Heat Factor: Marshmallow toasting levels
Character Chemistry: Molly is just what Alice needs
Plot: Disgraced vicar’s daughter grows spine, learns art of blackmail
Overall: Good build up, abrupt resolution
Season of Scandal Book #1
Heat Factor: It’s not throbby and there’s no slick flesh but by golly it was satisfying
Character Chemistry: It was seriously the sweetest, most adorable romance and I MELTED
Plot: Lady-in-Waiting is tricked and compromised, and then rescued by hands-down my current favorite hero (this man is like, 50% chill and 50% capable and my heart swelled so much I was concerned for my health)
Overall: After what has felt like a tiny smut slump, this absolutely adorable and totally sexy regency reminded me why I love this stuff in the first place.
Wallflowers, Book 4.5
Heat Factor: Get cozy on the rug in front of the fire heat level
Character Chemistry: Very solid, considering it’s a novella that also involves all four Wallflowers
Plot: I shouldn’t love you, you rogue, but I can’t help myself.
Overall: Very good for a snuggle with a blanket and a cuppa
Lords of Worth, Book 2
Review of Lords of Worth, Book 1 here.
Heat Factor: High
Character Chemistry: Excellent banter and touching moments of real connection
Plot: Presents a legitimate moral dilemma
Overall: It’s ridiculous, but I’m not reading this for the realism
The Smut Report 