My Rating: 3 Stars
I love Leta Blakes writing and her Heat Of Love series so I knew I needed to read this prequel novella. It's quite different from the other books in the series as this one is told primarily through journal entries. We follow Vale from Book 1 as he finishes his studies and begins reading a historical journal. Knowing Vale from his book, I knew that the things he went through in this book were going to hurt but Leta Blake weaved it in so well that what was going on in the rest of the story kind of took away the sting of it. The story of Sian and Avila was both heartbreaking and incredibly tender - the heartbreaking coming from the world around them and the tender coming from the moments that they got to be together. I loved how much work Sian put into getting to be with Avila - even though it changed him as a person.
By the end, I really just wanted to pick up Slow Heat and read that for a third time - I need some Vale getting loved on after getting his past from his perspective.
Synopsis:
Forbidden love conquers all.
Sian Maxima, the heir to a great lineage, yearns to marry his childhood sweetheart, Avila Rossi. But their love is outlawed. After a secret, desperate tryst is discovered, Avila alone will be punished for their transgressions.
Only Sian can save him.
White Heat is a standalone prequel to Leta Blake’s Heat of Love universe. It’s set against a faux-historical backdrop and contains tropes such as mpreg, knotting, and heats.
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Re-read for a third time?? That's high praise all on its own!
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