The Wanton Dairymaid Trilogy, Book #1
Heat Factor: The wardrobe scene is incendiary
Character Chemistry: I am so in love with you, don’t even try to talk sense to me. In fact, we don’t need to talk at all.
Plot: Best Friend’s Sibling → Sexytimes → Seducing My Spouse
Overall: The first half is EVERYTHING. Then they get married, and I want to smash their heads together.
Heat Factor: This marriage is full of amazing sex.
Character Chemistry: They totally work. Like.
Plot: Merry keeps getting engaged to men and realizing she doesn’t love them! Luckily Trent isn’t worried about nonsense like that because these two are MFEO.
Overall: Eloisa James is at her best fixing marriages.
Bromance Book Club, Book 1
Heat Factor: moderately warm
Character Chemistry: Pretty good, for a marriage in meltdown. But I liked the Bromances best.
Plot: Marriage in Trouble! Romance novels to the rescue!
Overall: It’s fun, but it’s especially great as an intro-to-romance book.
Men of Valor, Book 1
Heat Factor: moderate
Character Chemistry: They’re already married, so there’s not a ton of development in this arena
Plot: Withholding sex out of spite results in all the unrequited love misunderstandings
Overall: This woman needs to take ownership of her own life
Catalina Cove, Book 2
Heat Factor: She literally orgasms just from kissing. On the mouth.
Character Chemistry: He’s the love of her life!
Plot: Ashley’s husband died in a car accident three years ago. But then she finds him again when she’s randomly on vacation. EXCEPT! He has amnesia.
Overall: I could not suspend my disbelief enough to enjoy this book.
