Character Chemistry: OMGGGGG, he’s so hot (and he has a great personality, too)
Plot: Nate, recently dumped and starting over in a small town, almost runs over Linc, single dad widower who’s stifled in the small town, so obviously they’re MFEO but it takes a while to get there
Heat Factor: They have a lot of sex. And it’s good sex.
Character Chemistry: Really awesome friends to lovers energy.
Plot: Closeted baseball player kisses his widowed best friend, kicking off a series of events that leads to Max’s bi-awakening and Jack’s outing.
Overall: This had a great skeleton (see above). I’m really sad that it apparently didn’t also have a sensitivity read because it also had a lot of problematic content.
Heat Factor: It’s sexy – they get up to all kinds of things when they get some privacy – but it’s mostly yearning
Character Chemistry: Oh my word, the pining!
Plot: Widower is goaded (jealousy is such an instigator!) into helping out his bestie by letting the little brother room with his family over the summer in exchange for childcare.
Overall: This book was so charming but it was also delightfully thrilling