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
Bareknuckle Bastards, Book 3
Review of Bareknuckle Bastards, Book 2
Heat Factor: Very sexy
Character Chemistry: If you’re looking for a 380-page grovel, you’ve come to the right place
Plot: Stay with me – He tried to kill her when they were kids – Stay with me! – Now he’s a fraudulent duke – Stay with me – And she’s the queen of the Covent Garden criminal underground
Overall: MacLean nailed the close on this trilogy.
Heat Factor: It’s a slow burn and it’s HOT
Character Chemistry: These two are 100% meant to be together and I needed them in my life
Plot: Desta, a humanitarian aid worker, finally returns to Ethiopia after having lived there with his parents as a small child. He soon meets Elias, who is studying psychology and works for the same humanitarian aid agency. Basically, they become this beautiful, sexy thing that will haunt me for years to come.
Overall: This book knocked me straight on my hiney in all the best ways, and you have to read it.
The Brown Sisters, Book 2
Review of The Brown Sisters, Book 1
Heat Factor: Unapologetically sexy
Character Chemistry: Zaf is a book boyfriend.
Plot: Friends → Fake Relationship → Boning → Meltdown
Overall: This book made me melt.
Heat Factor: Hot, tender, touching, strong, hopeful
Character Chemistry: All four couples have undeniable and complicated chemistry.
Plot: Four stories of love and hope entwined with Juneteenth–each story set in a slightly different time period, each story SO historically and emotionally vivid.
Overall: This is an absolutely phenomenal MUST read — it’s going to hit you right in the “feels” and stay there.
