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I started out not really liking this book but over time, it won me over little by little. Cade is a punctual, smart and driven young woman that is helping her parents run their art gallery. Her aunt dies and she goes to her funeral when she meets Selena after she has given her toast about her aunt and her vagina. (That was honestly pretty funny). Cade's aunt has given Cade and Selena her house but it is pretty worn down and Cade wants to fix it up and sell it.

Selena honestly annoyed me for a while. She felt way too upbeat and was using that personality to mask her real issues. Cade was a bit stuck up and looked down on a lot of people. They were complete opposites. Over time, like I said, they grew on me. They showed that their different personalities really helped balance each other out. They were also pretty cute together.

Overall, this was a cute book and I enjoyed it but it just didn't fully do it for me. I am looking forward to reading Karelia Stretz-Waters books in the future though. Definitely has potential! I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

F F contemporary romance with humor, lots of steam, sex positivity and many many toys.Cade from New York, who's been pigeonholed to be the “boring accountant” by her family, and the free-spirited ex-artist Selena come together to try to save Cade's aunt's sex toy shop. At the beginning I had some trouble with these two characters, who both seemed a little too one-dimensional. Especially Selena comes across incredibly naïve to the point of feeling unrealistic. But then about a third/half into the book, they both start being more balanced, and multi-faceted. This is also when they start opening up to each other, both on the business side as well as romantically. When the two get together... It's fireworks. They're so good together; supportive, sexy and cute. Even the conflict feels so real. I actually especially related to their conflict, since I almost broke up with my significant other that way at the beginning of our relationship.(We've now been together for almost 9 years)One of my favorite parts of the book was the sex positivity and all the sex toys that were introduced in the steamy scenes. Especially in straight romance books, this is never brought up, or if it is, it's considered to only be important for solo acts. I loved that this book addressed the fact that they can enhance the experience and talked about sex and genitals in a free way, without reservations.I loved the journey this book takes both of the characters through. I love that they realize they're more than who they or others thought they were. And no spoilers, but I loved where they ended up in the end, not tied to expectations of others.One final note is that the book does get a little spiritual at times. Just as a heads up, if this is an issue for you. I had a bit of trouble getting through those parts, but I didn't let that impact my overall experience of the book, or my rating.Overall, even though the beginning of the book was a little rough for me, I really enjoyed it once the romance started and found the sex positivity to be a fresh of breath air.