Let's talk dirty books
Heat Factor: Steamy
Character Chemistry: Opposites attract in the best way
Plot: Scandalous Widow wants to renovate haunted house, hires ghost hunter to de-hauntify
Overall: This Gothic Romantic Comedy was wonderful. I was utterly captivated.
Untamed Highlanders, Book #1
Heat Factor: Thought it was going to be totally innocent. Was totally wrong.
Character Chemistry: Do pieces of cardboard have chemistry?
Plot: Woe is me, I must marry for $$$
Overall: zzz
The Ravenels, Book 5
Reviews of previous books in the series: Book 1, Book 2, Book 3, Book 4
Heat Factor: It’s a slow warmup, but when it gets going, it really goes
Character Chemistry: It acts like hate to love, but it’s really just getting to know and like what you see in another person
Plot: Does she hate him? Is he not good enough for her? Does she face a threat? So many options here
Overall: I was looking forward to this one, and I was not disappointed
Royal Highlander, Book #2
Heat Factor: Not so much
Character Chemistry: It works in that “let’s get married after we’ve talked 4 times” sort of context
Plot: I don’t even know what to tell you
Overall: Historical Fiction? Yes… Romance? … Ehhhh…
The Wildes of Lindow Castle, Book 4
Heat Factor: There is an involved encounter after promises and declarations are made
Character Chemistry: Bickering besties
Plot: Not a great trope, further reading works us out of some of the trope traps
Overall: A fun read, but not inspiring the post-read glow of older EJ novels
