Ann cannot understand why everyone is continually telling her to lighten up, to do more than just work. Ok, so her teeth are so sore from grinding them she can barely open her mouth, her neck, back, and shoulders are always aching because of hours at her desk and computer, but she’s an up-and-coming lawyer, aren’t these just part and parcel of the trade? With her friends and her doctor insisting that she do something, she decides that the least troublesome thing to do is to get a massage. How could she imagine that one small decision will change her life completely?

Adonis is man who loves to go as the wind blows him, the product of a Sixties-empowered mother he knows that in order to enjoy life you must live it. When he meets Ann and is immediately inappropriately attracted to her, he can’t help but wonder what has this beautiful woman tied up in literal knots. Stepping outside of their euphemistic ‘boxes’ they decide to try and have a ‘fling’. Will this be an end to their extreme lifestyles?

I had a lot of fun watching Adonis work on Ann. Not only was she a driven woman, but he also had to contend with a lifetime of childhood doctrine about how Ann wasn’t good enough, smart enough, or pretty enough. I hurt for her a number of times while reading her mother’s influence and it made me realize how dangerous words really can be. The fact that Adonis came with his own baggage made this book that much better. A perfect man is all good and fun, but not even close to real, but Ms. Lyons did a phenomenal job in creating a man that was gorgeous yet flawed in his own way to balance the enigma that Ann could be at times. I enjoyed this book and will continue to look for Ms. Lyons’ books in the future.

Reviewed by: Serena