An ok read for fans of butch-femme relationships with lots of sex scenes. Although the main theme "no love, no ties, no drama, no strings, just sex" was not very original one thing was - one of the leads was a plus-size woman. This story was fine for a couple of hours of light reading.

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I am pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. I almost didn’t it read it because of the cover and also o wasn’t sure if I’d like the book based on the summary. I decided to read it because I read her first book and enjoyed it. Cardic and Olivia are two independent and hard working women. When they meet, sparks fly but Olivia refuses dinner. After another chance meeting and a best friend letting her last name slip, Cardic convinces Olivia to have dinner. At that dinner they enter into a no-strings agreement. Usually at this point (this plotline has been done before) the rest of the book is all sex and superficiality. Don’t get me wrong but there is plenty of steamy sex, but the reader gets to know the two mains better and is able to learn why their both so jaded. Cardic and Olivia are great mains and I am so thrilled I was given permission to read this book!

Book received from Netgalley and Bold Strokes Books for an honest review

I nearly didn’t read this because of the cover but I’m learning to look beyond the first page and in this case I’m really glad I did. Cardic (I struggled a bit with this name) is a cultural anthropologist just returned from studying and living with a little known tribe in the Amazon. She’s easy going, flirtatious and doesn’t believe in monogamy professionally or personally. Olivia is a brand manager for a sportswear company that is introducing a plus line into its brand. She’s controlling, ambitious, a workaholic and doesn’t believe in love everlasting.

Seems like a match made in hell. The fire, sparks and heat are definitely in this story but it’s so much more than that. It’s a relief to finally have a character with a sexy fuller figure, also one who is comfortable in her body and sexuality, even if Olivia is somewhat uptight. Anthropologist is also not a career choice that comes up often and I liked the way the tribe (fictional or not) was used as a mirror to Cardic’s beliefs.

There is some great power play between Olivia and Cardic that not only gave them some sizzling chemistry but also reflected the development of their relationship. The secondary characters were interesting in their own right.

This is definitely worth reading. 4.5 stars rounded up.