Faking It
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"After breaking off her engagement, thirty-something writing professor Andi Cutrone abandons New England for her native Long Island to focus on her career and start over. When she meets Devin at a cocktail party, the sight of an honest-to-goodness male escort shocks her--and fascinates her more than a little. Months later, Andi impulsively calls Devin. Over cheesecake in Brooklyn, she offers him a proposition: he will teach her how to be a better lover, and in return, she will give him writing lessons. He agrees, and together they embark upon an intense partnership that proves to be as instructive as it is arousing. For in the midst of lessons in rhetorical theory and foreplay, Andi and Devin delve into deeper questions about truth, beauty, and self, gradually coming face-to-face with the issues at the core of their emotional limitations. Smart, witty, and introspective, Faking It is an engrossing novel about two people discovering their authentic selves."--
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3.75Oops! Forgot to add my 2cents. I did this because I found it in my Audio Library. How did that happen? Dunno. I'm happy I listened to it though. [a:Cynthia Barrett 6979965 Cynthia Barrett https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] does an excellent job of rendering a credible Long Island accent. The story itself is less of a romance and more of a ‘women's lit'. Andi Cutrone is a writing professor who has come back home to Long Island, after a failed relationship drives her out of Boston. She's teaching in Brooklyn and hoping to become a publisher author in the world of academia. While hobnobbing at a work party she meets beautiful Devin and she's smitten. The only problem is that Devin is a male escort. Over the course of the book Andi & Devin enter into a barter relationship. Andi will teach Devin to write and he will teach her about sex, and how to be at ease in her body. The premise is good and the characters are interesting, however, like always, the female lead sort of disappoints. After being so bold as to hire an escort to sort through long standing sexual hangups, she ends up being quite judgmental and tradition bound as per how she views Devin, and his career choice, but I guess we're all provincial in our own way. I noted there are some sequels and I'll surely follow up mostly because Devin is an interesting character, and I hope the author explores his story further. I'd recommend this if you were a fan of [b:Curio and the Curio Vignettes 30916905 Curio and the Curio Vignettes (Curio #1-6) Cara McKenna https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1467838014l/30916905.SY75.jpg 51752572], similar premise but without the HEA.
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3 primary booksAndi Cutrone is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2008 with contributions by Elisa Lorello.
