Again, the writing just keeps improving. Other than that, this one was very different from the others. There was a lot more focus on the emotional aspect of things, as opposed to the purely physical. There was a lot of past emotional trauma that made this relationship move in fits and starts and, not to say that wasn't there in the others, but it was just different in this one. While the steamy parts were wonderfully so, they were not as raunchy as in the past and were deep in a different sort of way. Also, the act of sex itself was handled very differently here. It's not my favorite of the series, but it was a refreshing different look, mixing things up a little bit. And I enjoyed it. The cameos from old main characters remain fun, though this particular book had a very icky side character, worse than in any of the others (but realistic....ugh). And again, I really love that all these books are told from both POVs - one of my favorite things about the series.