I really enjoyed this friends/neighbors to lovers slash fake/practice dating why choose romance. This is my first book by this author and I didn't know what to expect but it had a lot of depth and the character's back stories were all intense (they had a link to the content warnings at the start and I didn't click on it cuz I'm usually okay but I'm guessing I would have been less surprised about certain things if I had read them). I also discovered that at least one other book is about a group of partners who were briefly mentioned as listeners of the podcast the three men in this one host, where they create the segment to help their good friend and neighbor from across the hall, Layla, figure out why she sucks at dating. She runs a growing, successful lingerie business but the regimented, very tightly organized and researched side of her spreads into her social skills, plus she had a really bad experience in high school being lied about, sexually harassed, bullied, and not believed, so she doesn't trust men easily. She agrees to the fake dating scheme that Josh (who has loved her secretly for a long time), Zack (who ignores his grief and never dates seriously as a result), and Luke (who is ten years older than the rest and was one of her teachers briefly years ago, but was getting divorced and didn't notice what she went through at the school). It's a lot to deal with (especially when some things go public), but I thought the lessons the men have her were good, showed they truly knew and respected her, as the spice was great. Looking forward to reading more by this author.