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Tools of Engagement
by Tessa Bailey
This book contained the words "beefy erection" and I'm pretty sure that's all I need to write for this review.
Okay, I'll add a bit more. Oh, how I love and Enemies to Lovers romance and the snapping, heated, foreplay-fighting between Wes and Bethany was epically good. There were so many good things about this story. There is an age gap, with Bethany being 7 years older than Wes and I loved her insecurity about the gap. Wes has taken in his half-sister's daughter and he is beautifully inept as a first time parent. I love how these two stumble through adjusting to raising a child with his niece. Bethany has an anxiety disorder, which I just really appreciate in romance novels. Normalizing this issue and giving it to a strong, powerful, and smart female is the best sort of character writing.
Let me tell you, the steamy scenes between these two are freaking HOT. Kindle-melting hot. Dirty Talk for days and it's perfection.
My only qualm with this book (and I have this qualm often with books that feature small children) is that the child in this book is so very perfect. Besides waking before sunrise, she is the ultimate fantasy Kindergartner. It's just not possible. I always wish authors would throw in a tantrum, an eye roll, some back talk, some picky eating...anything to make this kid real and flawed as well. Instead we get wonderfully flawed adults and a completely unrealistic child.
Child perfection aside, this book is steamy, sweet, funny, sexy, and wonderful!
Okay, I'll add a bit more. Oh, how I love and Enemies to Lovers romance and the snapping, heated, foreplay-fighting between Wes and Bethany was epically good. There were so many good things about this story. There is an age gap, with Bethany being 7 years older than Wes and I loved her insecurity about the gap. Wes has taken in his half-sister's daughter and he is beautifully inept as a first time parent. I love how these two stumble through adjusting to raising a child with his niece. Bethany has an anxiety disorder, which I just really appreciate in romance novels. Normalizing this issue and giving it to a strong, powerful, and smart female is the best sort of character writing.
Let me tell you, the steamy scenes between these two are freaking HOT. Kindle-melting hot. Dirty Talk for days and it's perfection.
My only qualm with this book (and I have this qualm often with books that feature small children) is that the child in this book is so very perfect. Besides waking before sunrise, she is the ultimate fantasy Kindergartner. It's just not possible. I always wish authors would throw in a tantrum, an eye roll, some back talk, some picky eating...anything to make this kid real and flawed as well. Instead we get wonderfully flawed adults and a completely unrealistic child.
Child perfection aside, this book is steamy, sweet, funny, sexy, and wonderful!