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Xeni by Rebekah Weatherspoon
4.0
funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

 When Xeni's beloved aunt Sable dies, she is the one that has to travel to the small New York town her aunt made her home and look after her burial and estate. Xeni is shocked when it turns out Sable left her practically everything but there's a condition - she must marry Sable's friend, burly Scotsman Mason, for a minimum of 30 days to receive the money - and Mason will also receive the cash she left him in her wills. Xeni and Mason agree to the marriage but have no idea just how well Sable matched them together.

This was a lot of fun, and while some aspects of the book have to be taken with a grain of salt, I loved the freshness of this book and how mature it was in comparison to the typical tropes you see in romance.

Xeni and Mason are grown adults who understand that a short, happy marriage benefits the bot of them - and why not have a bit of fun while doing it, they're both attracted to each sure. There are parts of this book that are VERY steamy, and the two get a bit freaky quite quickly which is a little bit surprising but hey, a little kink never hurt anyone (when done in the right way, of course).

The open communication and honesty between Xeni and Mason was the best part of this book, as well as the deep love and respect that blossomed between the two. In so many romance novels, silly miscommunication becomes a ploy for the silly break up plot point but that's not the case here. Xeni and Mason always knew what page each other was on out of respect for the other, and I loved it - a real breath of fresh air.

Both characters in this book are bisexual - Xeni is Black, and Mason is White so it's also a biracial coupling. I loved Xeni - she was so fierce, intelligent and she knew her own worth as well as her own hotness. It was great to read about her. 

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