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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
Devil’s Rock, Book #1
Heat Factor: Their attraction is very physical, and the sex is animalistic (rawr!)
Character Chemistry: They give each other spidey senses, but, like, in a hot-for-you way
Plot: Convict meets nurse volunteering at the prison, rescues her, is released, and much should-they-shouldn’t-they angst ensues
Overall: It fills a specific desire and is written (pretty well) accordingly
The Family, Book #1 & 5
Review of The Family, Book #2 & Book #3
Heat Factor: There is plenty of time for sex no matter what else is happening
Character Chemistry: A lot of this couple’s chemistry occurs in Beautiful & Dirty, but they’re so happy to be reunited in The Don
Plot: Shae meets Salvatore on a day that she’s about done with her selfish boyfriend, and when her day in Naples ends with a pregnancy, she’s a little lost…until her cousin’s disappearing act takes her right back to Italy and Salvatore’s restaurant
Overall: You kind of have to read the whole series, but if half sex, half mayhem sounds fun to you, I definitely recommend it.
Continue reading “Review: Beautiful & Dirty and The Don by Katrina Jackson (2020-2022)”
Heat Factor: There’s a lot of sex. It’s graphic. And most of it isn’t between the protagonists.
Character Chemistry: So, the book isn’t actually focused on Mack and Jason’s relationship as such
Plot: Sociopath vampires wreak havoc on a ranch in colonial Australia. And then it’s the 90s.
Overall: WUT
Heat Factor: It’s…extremely steamy.
Character Chemistry: It’s pretty electric and from the start you know they’re going to even though…they probably ought not.
Plot: Nicole is a driven, well-regarded, successful up-and-comer in finance and acquisitions when she’s forced into working for Raphael–one of the biggest players in the industry, kind of a bully, and very very sexy. She’s got major baggage (yikes!), he’s one of those guys everyone warns you about (not a good idea, honey) and it’s crisis after sexy crisis for these two.
Overall: I can’t review the entire plot arc, because I’ve only read books 1 and 2 out of 3–but there’s some major red flags AND some major steam in this series that I’ll happily pick apart for you.
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