Zarley, once on her way to an Olympic Gold in gymnastics, is now an exotic dancer at not-quite a strip club. She's there to pay her way to a new future, but doesn't know what she wants that future to look like.
When she stumbles across the passed out body of the broken down, drunk stranger who has been in the back booth at the club every night she works, she takes a chance and makes sure he gets home okay.
Turns out this stranger is Reid McGrath, the former CEO of the prestigious tech company Plus. He's on the skids after being forced to leave the company for breaking his own "no assholes" rule. He doesn't know what to do with himself as forming the company with his best friends has consumed his entire existence, so much so he's never had a relationship, or sex. He's now consumed with the woman he knew as "Lux" but who turns out to be so much more.
Zarley only meant for it to be about showing Reid the ropes, but as she falls for him, she struggles to not also lose her own search for identity.

I at turns LOVED and hated this story, but overall it kept me captivated. The first third was just steamy to die for great, but the conflicting plot points between Zarley's search for a career and Reid's struggle to get his job back and become a better person went on FOREVER. Plus, there were about five climatic fights between Zarley and Reid that caused them to break it off, but then quickly come back together. It grew a bit exhausting.

There are a couple scandalous moments in this book - including some voyeurism and the inclusion of a third participant (albeit briefly) that while hot, felt a bit out of place? Also, there is a brief question of cheating if that bothers anyone.

Overall, enjoyable and I'm definitely reading the next books in the series. I loved the friendships.

This book was recommended to me as part of November 2018 #RomBkLove fest online as a trope I find it difficult to find - a virgin hero.