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Contactless Pickup by Nico Rosso
4.0

When Ray's rich friend offers up his fancy Hollywood Hills manse as a place to shelter during the pandemic, he isn't expecting to find his friend's ex-girlfriend Tyler has already broken in and made herself at home.

Tyler and Ray agree to share the big space, social distancing and wearing masks until they can quarantine for two weeks. But masks and distance cannot hide their magnetic attraction, and soon quarantine turns into a massive experiment in edging.

I liked the details of Tyler's comic book art, and how tender yet horny these two were. I wasn't sure how I'd feel about a pandemic romance, but this one worked for me. I was a little worried about the HFN, but was glad to see the author didn't try to envision what a future post-pandemic was like, instead leaving our couple to have their HFN while still isolating.

Bonus points for my first gloryhole and the most creative use of a shower curtain I've ever seen.

Thank you to the author for a chance to read an early copy.