I do not usually read F/F romance, just not my preference. However, I have a read a few novels with F/F subplots, mostly in the science fiction field. This is a standard romance. The author takes her time in building out the meeting between the two protagonists – so the reader gets to know them as they get to know each other without the "love at first sight, committed lovers by the second glance" problem. It’s slow and seductive. The author also uses small details to make world seem real, and her writing is evocative. Ashley “fought with several outfits” before deciding what to wear on her date. Most women can relate to this –whether gay or straight! I also like how the story alternated between Ashley and Victoria – letting me into the mind of each woman. The sex scenes here are frequent and varied. The author doesn’t coast using the same clichéd words in every encounter, but I too felt the constant profanity distracted from the story. I also thought the idea of one of the women being an erotic writer and using her own encounter as inspiration for her writing was an interesting story device. It was cleverly done and built angst into the story.

Overall, I found this a quick read but not up to the quality of romance writers like Radclyffe or fiction that happens to have an F/F romantic subplot. ( )