Northern Lights, Book #1
Heat Factor: There is a good deal of self-love happening before the loving each other happens
Character Chemistry: Overall good, but she played some games with him that I didn’t like
Plot: Woman decides she wants to figure out how to push past her PTSD agoraphobia anxiety for the life she wants. Man decides to focus on family after his hockey career is ended.
Overall: Everything is just fine.
Continue reading “Review: A Change in Tide by Freya Barker (2020)”Loveless Brothers, Book #3
Heat Factor: Back scratches give it all away
Character Chemistry: Yep. Yes.
Plot: Best friend’s sibling with a temporary timeline twist. Also tree murders.
Overall: This contemporary romance leveled up
Matchmaker Bay, Book 2
Heat Factor: The perfect amount of spice – that sweet spot where there’s enough sex so it’s sexy, but not so much sex that it’s erotic romance
Character Chemistry: I absolutely believe that Jake and Nora are best friends.
Plot: Big City Doctor moves to Small Town, Befriends Local Hermit. With Benefits. But also, this is a story about grief and finding love where you least expect it and letting yourself feel.
Overall: I am an emotional mess and I loved every minute of it.
Heat Factor: It’s a slow and scorching burn
Character Chemistry: It comes on slow and then BAM
Plot: Megan and Scarlett were BEST friends but had a falling out. When their old friend begs them to attend her wedding in Quebec, they agree to pool resources in order to roadtrip there. And boom goes the dynamite.
Overall: This book had me up until 2 am and I wasn’t even mad about it.
Continue reading “Review: Hairpin Curves by Elia Winters (2020)”Feminine Pursuits, Book 2
Review of Feminine Pursuits, Book 1
Heat Factor: Slow, steady, burn.
Character Chemistry: So much pining! But also, believable BFFs. And they do that thing where they call each other by last name and I swoon every time.
Plot: A year in the life of Flood and Griffin.
Overall: The plot meanders but sometimes a book (even a romance) is more than a tight plot. I recommend reading this one.
