Kesley Richmond, a social worker, wants to burst out of the rut she has found herself in. Much of her life is spent working where she takes it as a personal failure if she loses some of the city’s homeless children to the streets. She is getting burned out, and knows she needs to get herself a personal life; get a man, a house, a family. Yet, at the age of almost thirty, she has no sexual experience apart from a little on-top-of-the-clothing petting. Now that she’s met one that has struck her fancy – Ted, there's the matter of her complete inexperience. Ted believes she has been in a long-term relationship; so she needs to get experience and fast. Who better to show her the ropes than her best friend, Drew? If half the tales about his sexual exploits are true, then he definitely knows his way around a woman's body, as well as having tried every game and toy out there. She wants adventure, passion and hot sex – but she cannot see how her perfect friendship with Drew could change should they embark on the forbidden journey. That is, not until it is too late. Will their new physical relationship destroy their close friendship of ten years? Or will it build on their friendship, developing into something more, much more?

Andrew Chandler has never thought about Kesley in a sexual way. They can talk about anything under the sun – but stay far away from the subject of sex. She opens up to him and unloads about her work; he helps her when she needs help and makes her laugh. There is nothing he wouldn't do for her. Their friendship means everything to him. Their relationship is perfect. When she approaches him and asks him to initiate her to the world of sex, her request is so unexpected he is knocked sideways. Yet, from that point on, he cannot stop seeing her in a sexual light. His best friend, whom he had always looked at platonically, he now looks at with lust – and possessiveness. He quickly determines that they are meant to be together, and sets about wooing her, seducing her…loving her with all that he is. But at the end of the day, is she only using him? Does she love him as he realizes he has always loved her? Will their newfound sexual relationship screw up their perfect friendship? And what is the one massive secret he has always kept from his best friend?

Screwing With Perfect is an excellent read, a real page-turner! As a reader you are dragged into the plot and the lives of the characters. Kesley and Drew are fully developed, with their lives, emotions and friendship explored in great detail. You'll love them both, though there are times when you might want to shake some sense into them for not seeing what is plain for everyone else to see. Their denial of their true feelings towards one another, in particular Drew's original self-denial, has been excellently portrayed and written in such a way as to be real, yet Laugh Out Loud Hilarious. Secondary characters are also developed very well, though Kesley and Drew are undoubtedly the focus of the story. Furthermore, secondary characters have been chosen and written about in such a way that adds further depth and reality to the story. A nosy landlady. A troubled teen. An insightful colleague. The chemistry between the characters sizzles on the screen, and it is impossible not to wonder how two such intelligent people could have been so oblivious to the attraction between them for ten years. Their close friendship is a true marvel to behold, and of the type I would gladly give an arm and leg to have myself. Sex between the characters is fabulously described and quite varied, including an encounter in the great outdoors, a spanking, though not thoroughly detailed, as well as anal sex, depicted in a fair amount of detail. Not to mention, there are hints of submissiveness, bondage and enjoyment of pain, though these are not delved into in depth and are barely noticeable in the plot (for which I, for one, am thankful). Screwing With Perfect is a quirkily told tale that will hold your attention, engage you in the plot, make you wish you had a friendship as close as the hero and heroine, and make you beg for more from Louisa Trent. I know I'm now going on the prowl for more – are you going to catch me up?

Reviewed by: Elizabeth