C Reviews

Shades Of Desire by Virna DePaul

Posted on by Dirty Girl Anne

 
 
Shades of Desire (SIG, #1)


 

Grade-C
Hotness Level-Blaze
Kink Level-None
Series-SIG #1
Reviewed by Kay

Natalie Jones is a photographer who has recently become legally blind. She has many personal issue she is trying to overcome. With trying to become accustomed to her loss of sight, she is also being stalked by a killer. That brings in Special Agent Liam “Mac” Mackenzie to handle the investigation that is the suspense part of this story.

The suspense part of the story was better than the romance part. I used to read strictly mystery/suspense years ago so I hoped to enjoy this story. I also am a big fan of romantic suspense. This story had a lot of sexual tension but when it came time to close the deal so to speak, it was almost boring. There was explicit language and scene description but I just couldn’t connect with the characters by that time. It was too far into the book(over 250 pages) for me. I expect more from a contemporary romantic suspense novel. I hate to say it but I won’t be reading anything by this author which is sad because when it is done right, romantic suspense is a personal favorite genre of mine.

Reckless For Cowboy by Daire St. Denis

Posted on by Dirty Girl Anne

Reckless for Cowboy (Stampede Sizzlers, #3)

Grade-C-
Hotness Level-Inferno
Kink Level-Low
Series-Stampede Sizzlers Short Story
Reviewed by Kay

Her name is Brooke. His name is Cooper. She works as a waitress in a bar but starting law school soon. He is a bronc rider in the rodeo. They have an instant attraction at her work. They set up a date after a bet is lost by her. The bet was Cooper would kiss her best friend who’s a gay man by the way. He did and it was a real kiss. Their date of course soon leads to sex and it’s hot.

My problem was none of this meshed for me. A straight guy is not under any circumstances gonna kiss an openly gay man. I just don’t buy it. The story seemed rushed and almost jumbled. I know this is a novella/short story but still. I will say it has a very nice cover.

The Bilionaire of Bluebonnet by Jessica Clare

Posted on by Dirty Girl Anne
The Billionaire of Bluebonnet (Bluebonnet, #1.5)
Grade-C

Hotness Level-Inferno
Kink Level- None
Series- Bluebonnet 1.5
Reviewed by Kay

This is a novella in the Bluebonnet series. It is about a woman named Risa Moore, who was a caregiver to an elderly woman and a man named Travis Jesson who was the elderly lady’s grandson.

Travis returns to his grandmother’s hometown to basically settle her estate. He hired her a caregiver a couple of years earlier because he’s a workaholic and wasn’t around to help. He is a very successful business man and has no time to handle the estate and the pet pig his grandma left him. Since he can’t seem to find anyone to take the pig quickly enough, he ends up hiring Risa to help him.

The chemistry of this couple is hot if not a little rushed. No real development of the couple happened in this story. I realize it can be very difficult to pull off that development in a novella but that is the reason for only 3 stars. It is still a quick and cute enough read.