Tripped Out
This is a contemporary romance novella between a glasses-wearing scientist hero and a heroine who co-founded a marijuana dispensary and grow house. The unconventional occupation of the heroine and the fact the hero wears glasses are the two main reasons why I picked this one up.
The romance is really cute, as the hero and heroine start out having a playfully antagonistic relationship at work. It’s really the novella format that sells everything short. I struggled with whether I found the romance and plot satisfactorily balanced with a believable resolution.
The novella packs in a lot of detail on how a dispensary is run, the science behind cultivating different strains, and the process of making things like oils, edibles, and the like. While these things are interesting and fascinating from a nerdy standpoint, it overwhelmed a lot of the story. The sheer amount of detail of this career niche also eclipsed the hero and heroine in a way that made it seem that marijuana was central to both of their characters.
Could this have been solved with more pages? Maybe. I don’t know. I know I wouldn’t want to read 200+ more pages of the intricacies of pot science, but it would have spread out those details a bit more in favor of addressing the romance on a deeper level. It was still a fun read with a fascinating couple, but superfluous details drowned out any emotional arcs.
– Amanda
Where there’s smoke…
Stirling Gradsky abandoned the corporate rat race for a more laidback lifestyle. So it’s ironic she’s partnered with a hard-bodied, know-it-all scientist who treats her like a stoner instead of a stone cold business woman capable of running a large scale marijuana farm. Dr. Hot and Tattooed with the big…brain needs to stop sampling their product; he’s under the half-baked idea that he’s the boss.
Dr. Liam Argent’s doctorate isn’t in chemistry, but from the moment he meets his sexy new coworker, there’s enough heat between them to short out all the grow lights in the greenhouse. First item on his agenda? Clearing up the sassy, blunt blonde’s hazy notion that she’s in charge.
Sparks fly as their attraction blazes. But can they weed out their differences without getting burned?
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