The Queen’s Guard, Book 1
Heat Factor: 🍆🍆 ← that’s two sexy rumpuses
Character Chemistry: It gets better
Plot: She gets forcibly married to the king and then makes the best of it. It’s good to be queen!
Overall: The opening is extremely YIKES but the second half is excellent
Heat Factor: There’s a little bit of ghost on ghost action, but not too much
Character Chemistry: It’s amazing what can happen when one stops being unnecessarily mean to someone and starts listening to them…
Plot: She used to antagonize him for being some dumb ghost who does the same thing every night. Then she also died, and now they’re the only ones who can talk to each other.
Overall: I regret nothing
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
Steampunk Proper Romance, Book 4
Heat Factor: Their first kiss was boring
Character Chemistry: Hate and love are two sides of the same coin
Plot: It’s marketed as Steampunk Cinderella but it’s more enemies-to-lovers / bodyguard / road trip
Overall: DNF at 50%. I was slogging and then just couldn’t take it any more when Gus-Gus the friendly pumpkin farmer appeared.
Bad Boys and Wallflowers, Book 3
Heat Factor: A scene where they masturbate together is spectacular
Character Chemistry: Prudence is terrified of men, but John wins her over.
Plot: Prudence and John are both stuck in an inn because it’s raining. (Rain! In England! Shocker!)
Overall: Despite a rocky start, this book delivers
