Review

Review: Alliance with His Stolen Heiress by Lydia San Andres (2023)

Heat Factor: Lots of foreplay.

Character Chemistry: I like you, but can I trust you?

Plot: Amalia hires Julian to kidnap her in an attempt to rescue her sister from their controlling uncle/guardian. Julian has an ulterior motive. Plus there are a bunch of villains.

Overall: The premise is bonkers, the execution is fun.

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Review: Hotel of Secrets by Diana Biller (2023)

Heat Factor: I’ll never look at linen closets the same way again.

Character Chemistry: Do you want to see a stern, bossy hero who is competence porn personified come undone? Because Maria sure does.

Plot: Eli is sent to Vienna on a wild goose chase and ends up in the middle of a conspiracy.

Overall: Loved it.

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Review: The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by K.J. Charles (2023)

The Doomsday Books, Book #1

Heat Factor: We open with sex, then get a whole lotta feelings, and then some more sex toward the end.

Character Chemistry: Both the antagonism and the support hit perfectly.

Plot: Gareth inherits a barony, a house, and a whole lot of trouble with smugglers when his father dies. Luckily, Joss is only too happy to help him out.

Overall: An enjoyable read.

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Review: Four Seconds to Lose by K.A. Tucker (2014)

Ten Tiny Breaths, Book 3

Heat Factor: Sex is frequent but not super detailed; we get only the cursory information of what bits are naked and in contact. 

Character Chemistry: Girl with daddy issues + older man with white knight syndrome

Plot: Charlie needs money to disappear so she gets a job as a stripper and starts a thing with her boss. Also she’s reluctantly running heroin.

Overall: The purity overtones were unreal.

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Review: The Black Diamond by Bella Barnes (2022)

The Lost Boys of Hell’s Kitchen, Book #3

Heat Factor: It’s got everything! I-think-you’re-a-hooker sex, hate sex, building-trust sex, AND love sex

Character Chemistry: Forced proximity and some sass turns mistrust to love

Plot: Natalia and Connor are forced to marry, plus a bunch of mafia shenanigans

Overall: I’m not gonna lie—I was apprehensive about reading this book, but I loved it

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