J.W. Woodward does a great job in writing this, it had everything that I was looking for and enjoyed the way the historical setting worked. The concept was brilliant and I was invested in what was going on with everything that I wanted. J.W. Woodward writes a strong story and characters and I'm glad I read this.

Was this book what I was expecting? No not at all.

I originally went into this book expecting it be a mystery with some romance/sexual aspects sprinkled in. It ended up being an incredibly sexually descriptive book with an undercurrent of a mystery. While not what I was expecting, it wasn't bad at all.

Unforntuatley, for me, I find spicy scenes that are written by men a little off-putting. The scenes were written with a heavy focus on the MFC body and what appealed to the MMC. The author also seemed to focus quite heavily on the MFC c-section scar and how he was attracted to it which as a woman reading this gave me the "ick" in these moments. If the author had gave equal emphasis to the emotional connection of the characters and not just the physical aspects I feel as though these scenes would have been more impactful.

Overall an interesting read that definitely has a more niche audience but I'm sure if it hits right could find a lot of popularity on "BookTok" in the coming months.

I don’t think I was remotely ready for this book at all and I am okay with that. The old saying don’t judge a book by its cover really applied to this one because once you get into the book you realize we are dealing with a Mystery, who done it story. Though also there is a lot of sex and sexual encounters all throughout and while the main characters are trying to solve the mystery they are also trying to find themselves again after being married for so long and going through normal life changes and illnesses. I would have liked a little more of the mystery part to play out better.