This is a very spicy novella, but there's a lot going on beneath the surface as well. It's not pure smut for smut's sake, although-yes-the spice is delicious.

The main characters are Luca and Thorn, who are both underwear models. Luca is world famous and excels at harnessing his raw sexuality in front of the camera; Thorn, on the other hand, makes use of his his serious nature for photoshoots, but flounders when he needs to act overtly sexy (especially around Luca). With the director losing his patience when Thorn keeps clamming up, the stoic model has one night to learn everything he can from Luca, or risk losing the job.

Luca and Thorn lock themselves in the studio overnight (we love a forced proximity trope, don't we, folks?), and Luca focuses on trying to train Thorn how to emote in front of the camera. And what better way to draw out someone's passion than to rub up on them? 😉 But it's not only the physical which helps Thorn come out of his shell. It's lovely to see in this novella how Thorn begins to blossom under Luca's praise. He slowly gains the confidence to speak his mind and go for what he wants.

Once Luca and Thorn start to get close, for me it feels like the book is moving in slow motion-and I mean that in a good way, so let me explain: It feels like the reader gets to witness every tiny touch and how those make the characters feel, and witness every tiny thought, and how those show on the characters' faces. I'm calling these microsensualities (making up words is fine, right?), and boy did they give me goose bumps. It's like watching a sexy, slow-motion erotic dance, but in book form.

Some Details:
Pairing: MM, Thorn & Luca
POV: 1st Person, Dual 🗣️🗣️
Tense: Present
Angst: 2.5/5 😟😟😟
Spice Frequency: 4.5/5 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Spice Level: 3/5 🌶️🌶️🌶️

I received a free ARC of this book; this is my honest review of it.