If you’re looking for a sweet and spicy, “teach me” romance featuring two strong and sexy women set in the lush Napa Valley, look no further. Jasmine Guillory has got you covered! Event planner Avery has always been bi, but only dated men. After a bad relationship ends, she’s ready to try dating women - but doesn’t know how to even flirt. Enter Taylor - a new acquaintance with a reputation who offers to give her flirting lessons. As the weeks go on, their attraction grows - but do they have what it takes to last? Or will this fling fizzle out?

I adored their chemistry and also how much they supported each other in their other friendships, careers, and developing hobbies. Another superb romance from Guillory, one of my favorites! I Received an advanced reading copy, receipt of which did not impact my review.

I really wanted to love this, but just wasn't feeling excited about it. It felt perfectly FINE, but I wasn't really sold on the relationship between the two characters. I felt like my mind was wandering instead of rooting for them.
What I did like:
-that this is JG's entry into queer romances (I think this is the first?)
-the cover is eye-catching
-the opposites attract vibes of the book
-the California Napa Valley setting
-the idea of flirting lessons

What I didn't like:
-lack of clear communication
-the pace of the book
-a lack of a sense of investment in the characters

This was a decent lighthearted romance, between two very different women who find love when the more experienced woman (Taylor) teaches Avery, who doesn't have much experience with woman, how to flirt. They go on a series of dates and start to fall for each other.

It's pretty lighthearted and easy reading, which is always how Jasmine Guillory books are for me. They border on bland, but maybe that's not a bad thing if you're looking for something light and not angsty. or maybe if you need an easy reading intro to the genre.

It did feel a little long for what it was, I was pretty bored through the middle but again, overall, it was fine!

I got about halfway through the book before I lost access! However, I absolutely loved every second of it and will be getting my own copy to complete it. I adore reading from Avery's POVs especially. The premise is cute and I love how relatable she and the dates are. I cannot wait to complete her and Taylor's story!

I really enjoyed this queer romance centered on two Black women. It was fun to watch Avery and Taylor slowly fall for each other while also figuring out other parts of their lives. I especially liked that the story focused on characters who are a little older and still going through big life shifts—it felt relatable and refreshing. The Napa Valley setting added a nice touch, too. Overall, this was a fun and heartfelt read.

This was cute, but ultimately not for me. It just felt like it was missing something, and I didn't feel as if the two main characters had a lot of chemistry. I was much more interested in the friendships the characters were forming than in the central romance. I'll definitely give another book by Jasmine Guillory a chance, but this one just wasn't grabbing me.

3.5 - Thank you so much to Berkley Romance for the complimentary copy of this ebook & free copy of the book!

I will always have a soft spot for Jasmine Guillory as she was the first romance reader I have read and really got me back into reading. I was super excited to be given an advance copy of this one especially knowing she was trying something new with a sapphic romance.

The writing itself was typical Jasmine - fun and flirty! There was banter and of course spice. I loved that she showed the complicated relationship between friends and also making friends as an adult (though it was not done intentionally).

Taylor offered to help Avery flirt through a series of lessons as she was new to dating women. What I would have loved to have seen is Taylor actually going on dates with other women. I think this would have helped fueled jealous in Taylor to make her want to pursue Avery on a relationship level and Avery to realize that Taylor is who she likes. Since Avery was new with dating women, I think this would have been good for her to do and to get comfortable with going out on dates and putting the flirting into practice.

As much as I love the cover, I wish we got to see them more dancing! They only went to one class and I think that could have been a way for them to get close if they went to weekly classes together. Or perhaps that could've been how they met.

"Yeah, you don't know if she was serious, but isn't it better to go and maybe do something fun, rather than stay home out of fear? This is low stakes, it's a gardening class. If it's weird or whatever, you just leave! And I get it, rejection sucks and is scary. But the only thing to make it less scary is to face it over and over."

I really like the quote above as I have learned in my thirties that if I want to do something, I need to just do it even if I'm going to be alone, I cannot let fear dictate that because I could be missing out on something fun and worthwhile. I thought that was so smart of Taylor to give that push to Avery. She made this connection with Beth while attempting to pick her up (she did learn she was in a relationship) and Beth was gracious enough to invite her to this gardening club. Avery went and ended up loving it! And not only that she became pretty good friends with Beth.

I think my biggest issue of this book was that it felt and was long. I am not sure what could have been taken out but it just seemed like it was going on for a long time and I kept losing interest and not wanting to go back to it.

Overall I did enjoy it and wanted to keep reading to see how they end up together. Looking forward to seeing what Jasmine does next!

I liked this one, but I was surprised I didn’t love it; everything I’ve read from this author I loved. The characters were cute and the story was good. I felt like there was a little something missing-couldn’t put my finger on what.

Flirting Lessons was so cute and sweet. I loved this book so much! Jasmine is the queen of light and fun contemporary romance reads, and this was no different. Avery and Taylor are such an adorable pair, and I loved their connection. They were such a good balance and fit well. I love that while this book touches on important points, it's still a light romance and sucks you in for a good time!

Read this if you love:

🫦 Friends to Lovers
🫦 Slow Burn
🫦 Found Family
🫦 Sapphic Romance
🫦 Contemporary Romance

I highly recommend adding this one to your list!

Let me start this off by saying I was SO excited for this one. I love sapphic romance and I've heard good things about Jasmine Guillory. This was my first experience with her work and unfortunately I was disappointed. I think the premise of Flirting Lessons is really fun and I badly wanted to like it but I could not get over the writing style. It felt clunky and a bit juvenile and just took me right out of the story. I suspect if I was able to continue to push through that the plot would have been pretty solid, so I will give it points for that. I don't think it's a bad book by any means and I think a lot of people will really enjoy it and I hope they read it! I think it just isn't for me and that's okay. This experience won't stop me from giving Guillory's work another shot though, perhaps this just wasn't the one for me and I'd like one of her others more!

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkeley for this advanced copy.

I am very familiar with Jasmine’s work. It was her Wedding Date series that helped me to rediscover the joy of reading during the Pandemic. Unfortunately, I didn’t care for this book. I felt the storyline moved a little too slowly & it was a bit repetitive (the self doubt talk). As hard as I tried to make a go of it, I put this book down around 31% into it. I truly wanted to like it. Hopefully, I’ll be able to get back to it one day.

As much as it pains me to say this, I don't think I was the demographic for this novel. I felt like there wasn't much chemistry when it came to the pairing, and once it did occur it was a pure explosion of things that didn't quite track for me. I felt that Taylor was a prototype to some characters that I often feel like I need to get away from, both fictional and in real life. And I felt that Avery would have blossomed so much more had she just decided to take some alone time rather than trying to learn how to flirt in a town where it seems every has or will sleep with each other. There were tropes I appreciated and others that I felt stigmatized an already established "fetish" that seems to be rolling around in the queer community. Though I didn't enjoy it, I'm sure this will resonate for someone else, it just wasn't me.

Thanks to @ for the blog tour invitation.
Guillory is one of my auto buy authors. This sapphic romance is a departure from her other romcoms, and I enjoyed it. She grabs your attention from the very beginning and keeps it throughout the book.
Avery is fresh out of a relationship and wants to date women, but she doesn’t have a lot of experience and feels awkward. Enter Taylor, whose friends joke that she’s dated every lesbian in Napa. She agrees to give Avery flirting lessons.
Taylor takes Avery on practice dates where she introduces her to her own friends. Avery catches on quickly and Taylor finds herself catching feelings.
Avery is falling for Taylor too, but she’s cautious because Taylor has a reputation of short relationships only.
The dates the two go on are very creative and sound like fun. I like the way their relationship unfolds, it feels very natural. I could have done without the details of the sex scenes, I found myself paging ahead. Otherwise, I highly recommend this book.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley, I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

This queer romance has some fun scenes, as one character gives the others lessons on how to flirt, but the overall plot is a tad predictable, and I didn't really feel the chemistry between the characters.

One of my 2025 anticipated reads, read AND LOVED.

I can hardly believe it’s been 3 years without a Jasmine Guillory book at my fingertips. It was soooo good to go back to Napa Valley and see Black people be beautiful, drink wine, and fall in love.

I love Avery and Taylor so much! Both individually and for one another. While the “flirting lessons” may have been Avery’s queer debut around town, Taylor learned as much about herself as Avery did about opening up to a new life. I loved the adventure, the chemistry between the pair, and everything about their path to an HEA.

Unfortunately I DNFd this one at 23%. I love Jasmine Guillory and am so sad that I'm just not vibing with this book. It's her first foray into sapphic romance and I really wish it had been better. The writing is incredibly simplistic and I'm just not engaged with the characters. Hopefully her next book has all the things I love about her romances!

I loved this. I was a little wary for Jasmine's first sapphic romance, but she absolutely nailed it. Everything about the characters and their dynamics and emotional complexities felt so real and relatable. Just so sweet and delightful!

Happy Pub Day 🎉

Very cute and steamy Sappic contemporary Romance that follows Avery & Taylor. Avery is fresh out a heterosexual relationship & wants to explore her sexuality, while Avery is a player with the ladies.

Avery done started flirting lessons like real deal lessons with Taylor. That was so hilarious to me because GIRL. Of course they fall for each other. The banter was cute, the dates & activities were vibes. I mean it is set in Napa 😍They were also very honest with each other.

The side plots I didn’t really care for and the chapters are TOO LONG but that’s all the time in a Jasmine book. This is also Dual POV if you love that.

Thank You to Netgalley & Berkley Publishing Group for the ARC

Very steamy sapphic romance which was entertaining enough, but the main characters lacked depth to the point that I couldn't understand why they were so interested in each other. They are obviously highly attracted to each other, as most of their interactions in the second half of the book involve sex or talking about sex. It became redundant. Not my favorite Guillory, but will try again.

Thanks so much to Berkley Romance for the free book! Vague spoilers for the friendship subplot are below.

This was a very sweet sapphic romance and a perfect vacation read. I loved uptight, insecure Avery, and free-spirited Taylor was a great “opposites attract” foil. I would have liked to see Avery want to explore her newfound confidence a bit more—like, maybe she could have actually wanted to go on a date with the woman whose number she got and who was never mentioned again lol—rather than for the central conflict to turn on Avery and Taylor denying their growing feelings for each other. I’m also not sure I fully bought their attraction beyond the physical chemistry, especially for the long term. But a “happy for now” ending is just as valid for a romance as “happily ever after,” so I’ll suspend my disbelief just a little.

Unexpectedly, I found the subplot about Taylor’s strained relationship with her best friend Erica to be almost more compelling than the romantic plot. The jealousy and resentment they each felt toward the other, and the heartfelt and vulnerable conversation they had to have to clear the air, were well written and relatable. I’m glad there was a happy ending on the friendship side, because I was STRESSED!

All in all, this wasn’t my favorite Guillory book, but it was a sweet, light, fun read. I think anyone who has enjoyed any of her other work will like this one too.