Heat
by Penny Reid
Hypothesis #2
Publication Date: April 30, 2015
Genres: Contemporary, Humor, R
by Penny Reid
Hypothesis #2
Publication Date: April 30, 2015
Genres: Contemporary, Humor, R
~*SYNOPSIS*~
Elements of Chemistry: HEAT is part 2 of a 3 part series (65k word novel) and ends in a cliffhanger.
**Blurb contains spoilers if you haven’t read Elements of Chemistry: ATTRACTION**
Four days left.
Private beach (…and boat).
Not so invisible girl.
And maybe less of a jerk-faced bully than originally thought.
What’s the worst (or the best) that could happen?
Four days left.
Private beach (…and boat).
Not so invisible girl.
And maybe less of a jerk-faced bully than originally thought.
What’s the worst (or the best) that could happen?
Kaitlyn is finding life outside of the science cabinet of obscurity to be quite illuminating …and so are her pants.
When things heat up between Kaitlyn Parker and Martin—previously known as the jerk-faced bully—Sandeke, she places her trust in the one person she never thought capable of earning it, let alone keeping it safe. Fortunately or unfortunately for Kaitlyn, where she gives her trust she can’t help but also give her heart.
When things heat up between Kaitlyn Parker and Martin—previously known as the jerk-faced bully—Sandeke, she places her trust in the one person she never thought capable of earning it, let alone keeping it safe. Fortunately or unfortunately for Kaitlyn, where she gives her trust she can’t help but also give her heart.
But
how will the world beyond the sanctuary of their newfound connection
react to their relationship? Soon senators, chinless billionaires, and
elements beyond Martin and Kaitlyn’s control want to weigh in on the
young couple’s future.
Navigating
the chaotic inferno of new love might be more than Kaitlyn bargained
for, and much, much more than her trust—or her heart—can handle.
~*EXCERPT*~
~*EXCERPT*~
“How long have you been up?” I scowled
at him, willing my heart to calm and the brief spike of adrenaline to recede.
“For about five minutes. I was up when
you knocked and I heard the door open.” He grinned down at me. His voice was
deliciously roughened by sleep.
“Do you always grab girls and throw
them on your bed when you wake up?”
“Only if that girl is Kaitlyn Parker.”
I appreciated that he’d just used my
own line against me and I shook my head at his shenanigans. This seemed to make
him happy because his eyes lit with menacing satisfaction.
But then the longer we stared at each
other the thicker the air grew between us, and the more difficult it became for
me to breathe. His gaze also changed and lit with a new flame, both ominous and
hungry. I momentarily forgot why I was there and what my super genius idea had
been. All I knew was that his look held the promise of something that was going
to feel fantastic.
“I like you here,” he whispered, his
eyes half lidded as they moved to my mouth, lingered there.
“You like me where?”
“In my bed. Being in my bed every
morning should be one of your life rules.”
“Oh…” Every inhale felt painful, tight.
“All I can think about is touching
you,” he said, lowering himself to kiss me.
It was the key phrase and it sparked my
memory. I remembered why I was there. I remembered my super genius idea.
“Wait!” I said, turning my face to the
side.
“Wait?”
“Yes, wait. I have an idea and it
involves you not kissing me.”
“That sounds like a terrible idea.” He
nuzzled my neck, licking my throat, using his hot breath to make me squirm.
“It also involves you letting me go.”
“Another terrible idea.”
“But it’s not. It’s really genius…oh!”
~*REVIEW BY ELYSSA*~
Fallers, I'm back with another Penny Reid review. I don't know how
to process this one. It's so, it's so... it's so HARD. If you've read it
yet, (or even if you haven't), you're suffering the same as I am, with
the world's most gigantic cliffhanger in the history of cliffhangers.
That might be an exaggeration. The biggest cliffhanger in the history of
cliffhangers is always whether or not a Winchester brother is going to
die at the end of a Supernatural season. But they're both similar--even
though I KNOW there's another installment coming, I'm heartbroken for a
while and super worried about what's going to come next. Despite the
giant cliffhanger (and giant, gaping hole left in my heart--thanks
Penny), I'm giving Heat four and a half stars!
So
after sorting out their lack of communication at the end of book one,
Kaitlin and Martin are off like a rocket. Of sex. Guys, remember how I
said there was a lot of build-up in book one and we had to wait for book
two to get to the good stuff. It was SO worth the wait, kids. So worth
it. Martin and Katy have really, really good sex. And do you know why?
Because it's realistic. Unlike in a lot of books we read (and I'm not
demeaning those books. They're fantastic for the most part and I love
them as well), the sex doesn't start out explosive and perfect and
everyone is happy. Katy's never had sex before. So it's SO not the
definition of perfect, even though Martin did his best to make it pretty
damn close. I love it when things like this happen in stories (and why I
love Penny Reid's books so much, because it happens so often). Life
isn't perfect. We don't have explosive, mind-blowing, perfect sex every
time. But we really love each other, and that's what counts. Also,
despite my love of the fact that this story is very human and not
everything is perfect, the sex is pretty awesome. Like, ghost
pepper-hot, guys. Once again, I ask myself, "WHY couldn't you have met a
Martin in college? WHY?"
Anyway, a lot of the
story is spent exploring Katy and Martin's budding relationship (which,
while occasionally fraught with arguments from two hot-headed people),
and things are great and adorable. Until they're not. I don't like to
give spoilers unless it's for a previous installment of the story, so
I'm just going to tell you... cliffhanger. Big, giant cliffhanger of
sadness coming at you. But never fear! The next installment (Capture)
comes out very soon.
The only thing I really
wasn't a fan of in this book was Katy and Martin's absolute refusal to
get some communication skills. While, yes, they are new adults (read,
college kids), and yes, neither of them is particularly adept at
relationships, there came a point where I was like, "Really? Again?"
They have a tendency not to learn from their mistakes in this one, and
it can be a little frustrating. As a very recent college kid (like,
last-year recent), I wish that our age group could be given a little
more benefit of the doubt. Just... talk to each other, guys. It works
wonders. Other than that, this book was a trademark Penny Reid delight,
full of quips, nerdy one-liners, and all of the things nerdy girls like
myself love. BUY IT NOW. OR ELSE.
No, really. Buy it. And the previous installment. And the next one. It's an awesome series, and everyone should be reading it.
~*ABOUT THE AUTHOR*~
SEX! It all started with sex, between my parents. Personally I don’t like thinking about it, but whatever works for you is a-ok with me. No judgment. The sex happened in California and much of my life also occurred in that state until I moved from the land of nuts (almonds), wine, silicon… boobs, and heavy traffic to the southeast US. Like most writers I like to write, but let’s get back to sex. Eventually I married and gave birth to 2 small people-children (boy-6, girl-4 as of this writing).
By day I’m a biomedical researcher with focus on rare diseases. By night I’m a knitter, sewer, lino block carver, fabric printer, soap maker, and general crafter. By the wee hours of the morning or when I’m intoxicated I love to listen to the voices in my head and let them tell me stories. I hope you enjoy their stories.
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