Hello lovelies, So to save us all from having to read a huge review on the 20 or so box set of Sinful Secrets an anthology of different authors that rang from somewhat clean romance to steamy fan yourself and feel your face turn beet red romance. I decided to break this up into how I would rate the books separately. Warning this is not the order that the books are in the box set and there might be spoilers and some inappropriate topics due to the nature of some of the books. Please read at your own discretion.
Up next are the ones where it is really minor things that for me prevented it from being five stars, but it easily could be one.
1. Mr. Right Now by Taylor Dawn is cute as hell, but the only problem I had with it is that the love interest is named Ben Barnes and all I was picturing was the actor who plays Prince Caspian in Narnia, so it did not go as planned. Wren is adorable and I love how much trepidation she has over using her own app, but she will do it to get investors. I think what would have made it five stars for me is if for a brief second Wren thinks that Ben is like the actor or something as a little nod to the fact that it is an actual person's name, but it is very minor. Heck, I was laughing my head off when I read the love interests name because it was like oh hey a celebrity name I actually recognize (I am usually clueless when it came to celebrity names, but somehow I remember his).
2. The Hate Vow by C. Hallman is quirky and steamy, but if I played the take the sex out of the book game there would not be a lot of the story left. However, I do love how Ryder has morals even if he is supposed to be this bad boy and honestly, he is the whole reason it is getting the rating that it does because any character that does the things he does and can still act like a human being deserves all the credit in my opinion. I also love how Penny does start to change her opinion about Ryder near the end of the book. The one thing that for me that would bring it up to five stars is if Penny saved herself at least once instead of Ryder (as much as I love him) always coming into save the day especially since Penny is supposed to be this feisty woman that he knows who is strong. It just did not quite fit with what we were given. I so wanted Penny to save herself because she needed it to give herself the validation that she is okay.
3. Trusting the Doctor by Dezi Dixon is hilarious and I could picture most of the story easily, which I love in books. However, the author needs to go over the book again because the timeline does not match up with what she said two paragraphs ago, which is why it is not five stars because I had to stop a couple of times and be like "wait a minute, that's not what you said two pages ago". Also, I feel like Harvard and Letty's first meeting could have been condensed into one chapter. I feel like the second chance is more important than the first chance meeting. I also love Harvard could not figure out that if you met two years ago there is no way a two-year-old could be your child like that had me being like "no, you idiot, that is not how pregnancy works. It takes at least nine months of a girl being pregnant full term, but for some, it could be sooner, but not bam you have a baby right after you had sex". And he calls himself a doctor.
4. Dazzle Me by Elodie Colt is cute, quirky, and oh so steamy, but it felt a little too quick to me between Nick and Janice. Don't get me wrong I fell in love with them and thought they were adorable together, but some things made no sense like Janice has spent a lot of time with Nick and you cannot tell what the back of his head looks like? Also, you had been eyeing his watch, and not once did it clue into you that it was him especially when he did mention something about going to be at the place? I don't know what but it felt like something was missing to bring it that extra spark of magic.
5. What Happens in Miami by Tarrah Anders is a heartwarming, quirky romance that had me glad that someone could admit that he is fluid when it comes to either men or women. However, I felt like the drama could have been resolved more easily if both characters had sat down and talked, but they never did and so most of the issues were like "you never said anything, so don't get mad at the result". I loved Devin and Connie as a couple because they brought out the best in each other and Devin really did try, but Connie knew his secret, so she should not have reacted as she did with some of the things that happened. However, the ending is so sweet and made me want more.
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