Mike Sherman has always had a crush on former siren and aging actress, Clare Calhoun. After her sixth divorce, she opened a fitness center called The Body Electric. And whether it is fate or not, Mike becomes her accountant. Claire likes Mike just as a friend because he is not the usual type she is attracted to. He is a bit on the heavy side and wears a beard. Plus, she is getting over an affair with one of her exercise instructors, a much younger man than herself.

Claire decides to take charge of their relationship as she invites him to an event one night. Ultimately, she also invites herself to his home for a night of some passionate lovemaking. Clare assumes they will have a satisfying sexual relationship along with keeping the easy friendship they have with each other. Claire is stumped, because the way Mike makes her feel is unlike anything she has ever felt for a man. But she feels Mike is too much of a nice guy and along with her shady past and lifestyle, she doesn’t know if he can keep up. Claire will try her best to enjoy Mike and take each day as it comes, but she is so use to watching out for herself and using men to the point that they are no longer useful that she may destroy Mike’s heart in the process.

PG Forte has written a very different type of romance with two older adults who enjoy sex to the fullest. Even though we are never told the ages of Claire and Mike, they are at a more mature age and are starting on the second half of their lives. Claire comes across as a bit snobbish and believes she can still act like most girls who are half her age. But she does have a sound mind and her past has molded her into the women she has become. They way she treats Mike is a bit sad because all she wants to do is take and not give anything back in return. But Mile has her number and knows what she is all about. He gives his all, right till the very end. I found Mike to be the main reason to read this intelligent and very sexy written tale. Let Me Count the Ways is unlike most books I have read in the past and by the end I wanted Claire to snap out of it and take what Mike is offering. And when Claire finally figures out that a more mature and sensible man is what she needs, that makes for a very happy and believable ending between the two. Passion, issues of trust and honesty all collide in a great read by PG Forte.

Reviewed by: Katie