The special thing about this anthology is that all of the stories are themed around Resistance. What type of resistance? That varies, but they are all valid. Some hit the nail right on the head, and some we wish could happen IRL.
I enjoyed this collection of stories, both for the value of the tales and for the romance. Gotta love a good romance, right?
Grassroots – Adriana AndersOh how I loved Zach and Veronica. This story is unique, unexpected and so freaking sexy I absolutely loved it.
Zach’s handicap surprised me, and the way Veronica just accepted it without even thinking twice was amazing.
I loved the honesty and the integrity of the characters, both to each other and to the story.
I wish this could’ve been written as a full length novel. Beautiful.
5 Stars ~0~ Deep Throat – Dakota GrayThis one had me baffled. Up to a certain point I didn’t quite get what’s going on, and then all of a sudden they were having this dirty, panty melting sex.
Hayley and Davis are combustible, that’s for sure. When Davis – who’s is deep trouble and trying to gain his freedom – is suspecting Hayley – his maid when he’s staying at the hotel doing his business – to be trying to sabotage his plans… let’s just say his months’ long attraction to her is put to the test.
There’s a HEA to this (naturally), though the whole thing felt rushed and stilted to me.
3 Stars
~0~ Resistance – Amy Jo CousinsResistance varies depending on the situation. AJ Cousins managed to throw two situations into one, and did it beautifully. Even though I can argue that one of those resistances crumbled here and there.
A TA and a strong minded student, determined to do the right thing, is almost a forbidden romance. You can guess from which direction the resistance is coming, but what I loved is that there’s no ending to this one. I can imagine it going a million different directions.
This is a side story to Cousins’ Bend or Break series, but can be definitely read as a standalone.
4 Stars Kissing and Other Forms of Sedition – Emma BarryTalk about being on point. LOL
Emma Barry brings us a political romance so sweet, it pretty much gave me a cavity. Or that may have been the M&Ms. IDK. Whatever it was, both Graham and Cadence are adorable, nerdy and perfect.
Enjoyed that one a lot, even if I didn’t quite get it until a certain point.
4 Stars ~0~ Truth, Love and Sushi – Stacey AgdernThere’s something about this story, especially after reading Emma Barry’s contribution to this anthology, that makes you think “yes, this CAN happen.” But then you realize a little notebook doesn’t really exist in our reality.
I’m giving this 4.5 stars because it’s not perfect, but it’s damn close. And the idea is too realistic to actually be true.
Sorry if I’m not making sense with this review, but it’s the best I can do for this story.
~0~ My Delight is in Her – Jane Lee BlairThis was adorable. And slightly too Christian for me. I’m all for spiritualism and religion in books. Whatever moves the plot forward, and I enjoy the simple, innocent romance. With this one I felt like Leonard lost himself a little in being a pastor.
Glad there was a sane HEA and I loved how the author, while not writing a straightforward political resistance story, managed to throw that in there.
3.5 Stars ~0~ Personal Disaster – Ainsley BoothNow this is a story you don’t read every day. Take a park ranger, gruff and frowny. Take a sexy journalist, determined and quite desperate. Put the two in a setting where the world is on its way to hell. What do you get? Some clash, some flirting, some banter and a lot of wit.
And the fact that this might not be the end of the story? Imma going to have to follow up on Booth and see if she writes more Poppy and Marcus. YUM!
4 Stars
~0~ Life, Liberty and Worship – Tamsen ParkerThis one was awesome. I both loved that we got a wee glimpse into Cooper’s professional life (from Personal Geography), and that this resistance story is more about how not all democrats are saints and not all republicans are the devil.
Also, there’s pegging and there’s a freakin’ hot, hotter than hot, sex scene that could very well be described as incredibly filthy.
5 Stars
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Eight brand new romances for fans of the West Wing, fired-up #resistance fighters, and everyone who ever had a crush on that guy at a protest…
GRASSROOTS
by Adriana Anders
Veronica Cruz is in the fight of her life for a seat on the city council. Meeting reclusive finance genius Zach Hubler should be a stroke of good luck—he has the power to sway public opinion. But when Election Day comes around and things don’t go as expected, Veronica has to know: just how shady is the man of her dreams?
DEEP THROAT
by Dakota Gray
He’s an escort, but that’s not his biggest secret. She’s a maid at the hotel he uses “for business.” When their worlds collide, everything is put on the line. But indulging every secret desire comes at a cost, and the sins of the past won’t be forgotten.
RESISTANCE
by Amy Jo Cousins
All Kaz Shamsi wanted to do was get his college students to and from the DC protest without losing any of them. Getting caught up in the fringes of anarchist violence was not on the agenda. Neither was a motorcycle escape, messing around with a bandanna-masked antifa protestor, or figuring out that guy was one of the students he was supposed to be chaperoning. Now he’s got a ten-hour bus ride back to campus ahead of him, with a stupidly cute student who makes terrible decisions trying to talk Kaz into making one more.
KISSING AND OTHER FORMS OF SEDITION
by Emma Barry
When a global crisis threatens to go nuclear, the world tips upside down and spills out Graham Wilcox’s unspoken feelings for Cadence Martel. Cadence is equal parts shocked and delighted by his confession, but one night of passion isn’t enough. So the new lovers set out on a road trip to save the world.
TRUTH, LOVE AND SUSHI
by Stacey Agdern
When First Daughter Caroline Crosby finds herself in possession of the one document that can bring her father and his administration down, she turns to a real life social justice warrior for help. Max Wilcox isn’t sure what to make of Caroline: is this an elaborate hookup or a political conspiracy? But he has to make up his mind fast because the information and their chemistry could change the world—or break their hearts.
MY DELIGHT IS IN HER
by Jane Lee Blair
When Leonard West chose the pastorate, his college girlfriend chose a life without him. But not wanting to be a pastor’s wife didn’t mean Kim Jones didn’t want to work for the greater good. Now, her resistance work has led her back to Leonard, and they must grapple with their old pain. Can they trust God and each other enough to try again?
PERSONAL DISASTER
by Ainsley Booth
Marcus Dane left the tech world and joined the National Park Service a decade ago. Now an intrepid reporter has tracked down the park ranger-who-could-have-been-a-billionaire and, even worse, she has a theory that could blow his quiet life to smithereens. He needs to send her packing. But he’s already tumbled head-over-heels in insta-lust with her flippy ponytail and smart mouth, and he just can’t seem to let her go.
LIFE, LIBERTY AND WORSHIP
by Tamsen Parker
Paige Robinson has been working out her angst about the new administration in spin class, until a handsome stranger with maddening politics harshes her mellow. Now she’s determined to get even…in the bedroom. Always awkward Carter Cox is shocked when his crush propositions him, but there’s no way he’s turning her down. Will their filthy assignation provide the catharsis Paige has in mind, or can they truly cross the aisle to find more? Advertisements Spread the Word:
