I received an advanced copy of this book for an honest review.

It's actually a 4.5 but NO ONE DOES HALF STARS!! So, here we are.

This debut was a fairly solid book from Penny Aimes. It blended kink, steam, and a sweet love story all in one and found that the author did that very well. As someone who is not well versed with the kink world, I felt she did a really good job of explaining without giving a whole history of it. By that I mean it explained everything as it went along and it flowed very well with the story.

I particularly enjoyed the trade off of PoVs between the two main characters and felt that Aimes did a great job of differentiating the voices. Both characters were also honest with their short-comings and mistakes and quick to admit them to each other as well as other characters. It was also a journey of self-discovery and love for April and Dennis; the first with themselves and then with and for each other. Because they were both flawed, as most humans are, and were actively working to fix that.

It took me a while to get the pacing of the story and I don't really know why we jumped forward six months and then back twice with little vignettes. It didn't detract too much. overall but it was a bit jarring initially.

Overall a great read that I highly recommend. . I can't wait to read more from this author.