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Guild Hunter, Book #8
Heat Factor: This one’s a slow burn, but there is much discussion of “rutting” along the way
Character Chemistry: Naasir is looking for a mate to play secret games with and it turns out The Scholar wears two skins just like him
Plot: Naasir and Andromeda have to find the sleeping ancient Alexander before Archangel of Death Lijuan can find and kill him
Overall: This book is a ride and I enjoyed all of it.
Heat Factor: kissy → grinding interruptus → date night on a blanket next to the lake
Character Chemistry: understated fated mated
Plot: Woman on the run from abusive ex falls in with a pack of rogue werewolf bikers
Overall: it’s enjoyable
Heat Factor: Violet really wants that big bull dick (and meaty balls).
Character Chemistry: We’ve got some bossy daddy energy going on here.
Plot: Broke millennial takes pharmaceutical job “milking” (*wink*) minotaur bulls for the benefits and living wage then falls for a client.
Overall: Don’t be scared by the title or the premise. This book is *delightful*.
Heat Factor: There’s a lot of sex (even kinky sex), but we wouldn’t call this book high heat because the plot banks the flames.
Character Chemistry: There are a lot of moving parts here (pun intended) so it’s hard to generalize.
Plot: Three friends go to an orc nudist colony for some casual hookups, two find guys and catch feelings.
Overall: Even though it’s literally a girls weekend at an orgy town, this book is so much more than “SPRING BREAK! TAKE OFF YOUR TOP!!” It’s weird. In a good way. And it might not be a genre romance?
Fix-It Witches, Book #1
Heat Factor: She climbs him like a tree, so that’s fun…but I would have liked a little more communication beforehand
Character Chemistry: They were so not on the same page but also so into each other
Plot: So many drama shenanigans
Overall: Oof
Heat Factor: It’s not high heat, but it’s certainly sweet.
Character Chemistry: There’s not a ton of tension but it’s certainly an adorable romance.
Plot: Addison is a new resident of small-town Montana and gets a job at a shifter nursery where she meets single-dad Roderick. Roderick is also dealing with the arrival of his daughter’s birth mother, crazy town politics and presumably just being a shifter dad.
Overall: This book was a charming little palate cleanser. Not too tense, not too boring. Just lovely.
