A heart-felt story about how non-linear grief is and the uncertainty of new relationships after a certain age. Marco is a Dom in his 30s who has been establishing his business and Greg - a sub in his 50s - has been mourning the death of his spouse and Dom. The dynamic between Marco and Greg was so interesting because their kinks didn't line up perfectly; it took time and a lot of work for them to find a way to connect - every step forward also saw some fumbling backward. I love how Reese Morrison writes kink so seeing a couple work out the kinks (lol) in their kink was refreshing. Although there was instant attraction, it was several months before this couple felt solid - which worked so well for their individual journeys.

CWs provided by author: This book contains hurt/comfort themes, predicament bondage, sounding, shibari, wax, and CNC role play, just to get started... and a HEA ending. ( )

This series the 3 books so far have 3 stars for me so my reviews will be similar.

I liked the romance side of the story with Marco and Greg and I understand where the author was going with the ASL but I found I kept getting distracted from the romance by the ASL descriptions so felt like I kept getting thrown out of the story.

This book as first in the series can be read as a stand alone. ( )