Milk & Cookie by Elena Dawne

Elena Dawne returns to her Spice in the Mountain series with Vince's story and I couldn't be more than ecstatic about it! I had been highly anticipating his story and it did not disappoint. Vince and Frederica's story felt like a smutty fever dream and I absolutely loved it. Although it was personally missing the angst factor for me, I almost didn't care because these two were so adorable. They had that instant connection and it didn't take long for Vince to decide that she was the one. Fred was known as the "baby-maker" in town and I loved that Vince had no problems with it. She was a single mom who always wanted a big family—with or without a man in the picture. Once Vince came into the picture, Fred realized that she wanted a family with him. While I didn't like that Gail, Fred's mom, was giving Vince a hard time at first, he eventually won her over with his relentless and sweet pursuit of her daughter. And the way he did it? Amazing.

“I'm in love… It's everything I've wished for, and nothing's going to stop me from this dream come true. I'm all in. I'm moving to town and making her mine.”

 

In the end, this was another winner by Elena Dawne and I was so happy with how Vince's story turned out. Vince and Fred's relationship was so incredibly sexy, passionate, and instant. Fans of the breeding kink will be happy with this one. Daryl absolutely cracked me up in this book and I can't wait for his story with the town's innocent librarian—Cadence Malone. I'm sure that it's going to be another incredibly sexy and fun one because he was unfortunately known as the "ass-fucker" in town, which made me laugh so hard. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a sexy small town romance with plenty of spice and heat between an adorable mountain man and his precious heroine.

*This ARC was generously provided by the author for an honest review*

Rating: ★★★★★

Tame Me, Daddy by Sara Fields

Sara Fields returns to her Boston Kings series with Maxim Morozov's story. Those who previously read Watch Me, Daddy will know that he is Irona Morozov's father. I had been anticipating his story for some time now because I initially thought that he was going to end up with Anastasia Kozlov from Share Me, Daddy. However, he has his own heroine to love and obsess over instead. While I did enjoy the explosive sexual chemistry between Maxim and Riley, I had a difficult time believing in their fast romance. It felt more like Maxim wanted someone to protect and come home to instead because he was lonely following the death of his wife and daughter's marriage. I liked that he was a patient and firm protector for Riley because of her defiant and reckless nature. I couldn't help but feel annoyed by some her antics because she defied and lied to Maxim about her identity. The fact that she had multiple chances to tell the truth but didn't made for a somewhat frustrating read.

“I wanted to know what it would be like to be taken by him and have him possess me, heart, body, and soul.”

 

In the end, I enjoyed Maxim and Riley's story even though it wasn't my favorite from the author. I loved the spicy scenes but it felt repetitive at times because Maxim and Riley kept doing the same dance over and over again. Riley would defy Maxim leading him to punish her and them having sex. I didn't mind it, but I would have liked a bit more variety other than Riley making a dumb mistake or talking back to Maxim resulting in a consequence because of her actions. Other than that, I am looking forward to Sara Fields moving on from Boston to New York with a potential new series featuring Maxim's brothers. Fans of Sara Fields and the forced marriage trope will certainly enjoy this age-gap romance between a fiercely protective older hero and his innocent and defiant heroine.

*This ARC was generously provided by the author for an honest review*

Rating: ★★★★☆