Selah is piecing her life back together after leaving an abusive relationship and using the SoulBlend app to find fun, casual dating partners to complete her list of new experiences. Then she meets her neighbor Greyson, owner and developer of SoulBlend who, after a failed marriage, believes in happily ever after for everyone else, but not for himself. And the two meet in an elevator, and the spark is instant.

This was a very sexy, sometimes irreverent, good time. It was so super cute and very fun. Selah is neurodivergent and risk averse, but so brave and so very aware. I loved her spirit, loved how playful and quirky she was. Her fears were real, and easy to understand and I loved to see her make strides. Greyson was the stuff book boyfriends are made of. Not just fine and smooth with his delivery, but self-aware and pretty emotionally intelligent. Watching him rebuild his faith in himself was very enjoyable. He falls first, it's very obvious and he is down bad--him and his dog, lol. I loved them blending families with their pets. The banter was really great. The book had short chapters and a really rhythmic cadence so it was an easy read. Selah and Greyson peeled back layers and I love how they got to know each other, learned each other, and fell into a comfortable routine with each other. I love the glimpses of Greyson's culture, and that the author provided a key. I also loved Selah's love of music and how it was so deeply personal to her. The incorporation of family and friends was pretty well done.

This book was super hot and Greyson's Dom energy paired with Selah's bratty personality was so good. I like the passion between them and love that it was so potent, and believable. They were overdosing on "good girl" just a tiny bit, but I still loved the way they connected physically. The edging, and the use of toys showed diversity in the sex scenes--I enjoyed that. And I enjoyed watching them fall apart for each other. The way Greyson fed her desires, indulged her, and kept himself unselfish was beautiful. I also love the way he was eager to learn from her; a good man knows what he doesn't know.

I will say that the internal monologues were sometimes a bit of a ramble, and there were places where I thought the showing vs. telling was off (places where the conversation was described instead of just writing the actual dialogue). Also, while I enjoyed the steady normalness that Greyson's friends offered, Selah's friend group sometimes felt like the author was trying too hard to make them "quirky,' or "eccentric." I didn't really vibe with them. Also, for Selah to be so risk averse and working so hard to create boundaries, her insistence on continuing to date (or at least using the app to date) seemed counterintuitive considering she wasn't having fun, and kept getting treated poorly. I found myself wondering why she bothered. The only other point of contention was the "fake girlfriend" angle for Greyson's ex's wedding. At that point, they were actively seeing each other. I didn't understand why they defined it as a "fake" date when they were actually dating. That part didn't make sense.

Overall, I enjoyed this so much and I love Selah and Greyson. Good job. Thank you to the author and Good Girls PR for the ARC and the opportunity to review