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
Home to Milford College, Prequel
Heat Factor: Not a “hot” book – more of a tender book.
Character Chemistry: Kind of an “us against the world” type love.
Plot: Realie is tantalizingly close to freedom in Canada, but is accidentally shot when she attempts to steal a horse. Lawrence, an upstanding Miami Indian/Negro man and aspiring laywer, is determined to heal and help Realie after accidentally shooting her. These two sacrifice and take great chances to build a life together, and it’s both heartbreaking and beautiful as they strive for their dreams.
Overall: This is a remarkably balanced historical romance. Huguley somehow manages to hold to the truth of history and weave a story of love and commitment between Realie and Lawrence, which is perhaps easier said than done when “happily ever after” can’t ever mean truly “free” for Realie.
Continue reading “Review: The Lawyer’s Luck by Piper Huguley (2014)”Nubia Love Series, Book 1
Heat Factor: Not exactly closed door, but not particularly
Character Chemistry: They’re reincarnated lovers so not much opportunity for chemistry growth
Plot: Pharaoh kidnaps rebellious vassal prince’s bride before marriage is consummated…but they were lovers in a past life
Overall: Has some good meat but tells rather than shows
Heat Factor: Torture porn
Character Chemistry: Troubled
Plot: A textured look at a dystopia built on an extreme form of slavery
Overall: There is definitely an audience for this book, but it is not me. If you’re a superfan of Anne Rice’s Sleeping Beauty trilogy, you might like it?
