I'm gonna admit that the reason I wanted to try and read this book was because I hoped it took place in Providence, RI, and, it did. And then, it started with Riverwalk, WaterFire, and such and that made me glad that I had picked it up (also will add that it's so so awesome to see in person. So amazing)

From that point, though, this was a real three star book. Not in a 3 star Plus sort of way, or a 3 star negative sort of way, but, in that I had such mixed feelings while I was reading it.

Rebekiah was a photographer who does boudoir shots in a very artsy way. She has just come into a lot of money from her ex-partner (I never did get a super handle on how partner and how girlfriend-y they were, although, that makes sense with Rebekiah's character, them never putting a name to their relationship). Lindsey becomes Rebekiah's wealth manager. At first, but, quickly, the barrier between client and manager thins, and then goes away when Lindsey poses for Rebekiah to take photos. And, then as the book goes on they sort of start this relationship that is sort of friends with benefits, with a slow burn towards an actual relationship, sortaish (trust me, there is no slow burn towards sex though).

I don't know, maybe I'm just too old. The world I grew up in wasn't a commune or other sort of free love one, but a very monogamous world, and, so, while on an intellectual level I could understand parts of the plot, on a deeper level it sort of baffled me?

Hey, it was a good book. I mostly (90% enjoyed it). It didn't make me want to rip my hair out like some of the plots in my recent reads have. All good things. So, if someone wants something slightly different (still grounded in lesfic, but, also, different than it in a way I can't put into words correctly), I'd give this novel a try for sure.

I was given this ARC by Netgalley on behalf of Bold Strokes Books. ( )