4.5 stars. Believe it or not, a story that basically started with such a risque letter in the plot was really a pretty sweet story. Sure, there were steamy bits, but they came later, and didn't encompass the whole story. The sexual tension between Rome and Peyton built up throughout the story, and kept me hanging, waiting for it to be gratified, probably as much as the characters themselves felt it!

As I've come to expect and look forward to from these two authors, the banter between these two leads, as well as between their friends, had me laughing out loud and thinking to myself how much they reminded me of me and my own friends. Rome and his best friend's conversations were so funny! I love characters like that. And then we had Peyton's friends, who after asking her to come out on Friday evening, and she turns them down to stay home, ask her if that means "no bra". When she confirms that it does, the one friend does say that tops going out for just about any reason. I totally agree. Although they were going out to have chicken strips, which is a weakness of mine!

Since we didn't really get much more than the thoughts of what the two wanted to do to each other when they were close until way at the end of the book, this is one of those stories where less can work more than sex right away. It kept the characters straight on their paths and standards for not fooling around in the work place. While I was a little confused at how it seemed Rome couldn't figure out who the anonymous email writer was even with his first few interactions with Peyton, the authors didn't keep it a secret from him way past when it would make sense. Although I did feel that he misunderstood it a bit at first, and that his reaction to her somewhat rejection might have been a little off for his own views of sex with employees, it wasn't dwelt upon in any way that normally I feel is taken too far for dramatic purposes in stories. The amount of time for them to deal with their misunderstandings was realistic in my opinion, and made me really enjoy the story without scoffing at my normal annoyances in a romance.

I loved this project from these two authors, and look forward to possible reading more like this from the two of them together possibly, as well as looking forward to reading from each of them independently.

Review first posted on Lisa Loves Literature.