Heat Factor: It’s pretty steamy for a reasonably standard old school historical romance
Character Chemistry: Galen makes Hester feel things. He also thinks she’s arresting.
Plot: Slave catchers are roving around, looking for our protagonists, in antebellum Michigan
Overall: The work this book does is really something special
Heat Factor: Quantity varies but it’s always magnificently explicit
Character Chemistry: Super insta
Plot: Humans getting into weird situations (mostly requiring rescue) with a bunch of aliens
Overall: Satisfying sci-fi smut fluff
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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
Time Traveler’s Network, Book 1
Heat Factor: Three short sex scenes with a few details
Character Chemistry: Instalove based on shared trauma
Plot: Downton Abbey, but with time travelers
Overall: So much drama
Originally published in the anthology For Love and Liberty: Untold Love Stories of the American Revolution.
Heat Factor: Just a little bit warm
Character Chemistry: Surprisingly believable emotional connection considering the length
Plot: Two enslaved Black people choose opposite sides in the Revolution and find themselves thrown together in a British encampment
Overall: The depth in this short story was marvelous
