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Indigo by Beverly Jenkins

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4.5

Does it bang? Yes

Beautiful, interesting, emotional, romantic, sexy… a fantastic read. 
Grumpy Jake by Melissa Blue

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4.0

Does it bang? Yes

Fun, cute, quick, sexy read. 
The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon

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slow-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

I really liked the setup of the book, but I found it too slow in the middle. So much detail about their work and it felt like the romance was stuck in Daniel’s guilt for too long. And then it all wrapped up so quickly. 
Meet Me in Paradise by Libby Hubscher

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3.75

Does it bang? No

This was a really interesting set up and overall I did enjoy the story. But I think it really would have benefited from having the hero’s POV. There was often a lot of silence between the two main characters and the sex was off page, so didn’t get much of the hero’s thoughts/emotions to understand their developing romance. Very slow burn. 

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Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

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3.5

Does it bang? Yes

Read this based on the recommendation from Fated Mates.  I did enjoy the friction and banter between the two main characters, but there were some things I found a bit hard to overlook. I tried to keep in mind that this was written in 1997.
The whole sabotaging-the-condom plot was hard for me to look past. I know she didn’t get pregnant on that occasion, but still. It’s so awful. And I know Cal says shouting is his “style of communication” but he uses such violent language that really turned me off - “I’m going to kill you”, “I should slap you”, etc. I guess we’re supposed to know he wouldn’t actually do those things, but that sets a bad precedent. The fact that he says them seems like a huge red flag that women should not ignore. However there were some hilarious moments too - the Lucky Charms, locking him out, the naked on the staircase scene.