Interesting concept where a bookshop owner has a special secret backroom for erotica of all types, historic through contemporary, and the sexy college professor who wants to do research in the shop. Both the bookshop owner and the professor are widowers, with ensuing complications of grief and uncertainty.

The romance was well played out, there is a somewhat of a love triangle, but overall I found the story not as erotic as billed.

Also, Clara the shop owner is basically flabbergasted by the contents of the backroom as it was her dead husband's collection. I found it hard to believe girl wasn't in there perusing with her husband!

ARC received in exchange for a fair review.