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We are promised a forced proximity, enemies to lovers femdom romance. It would be a bit more accurate to describe this as a story about a stalker, who conspires with a vulnerable woman’s friends to manipulate her into a third chance with him. Answering whether or not I enjoyed this is complicated. I was definitely entertained and the femdom sex scenes were excellent, but I don’t think the author was trying to write psychological horror. Which, unfortunately, is a lot closer to the reading experience. On the other hand, there’s a lot to praise here, too. And given that the author seem to otherwise lean to writing age gap/dark romance, I can see how her style may have leaned into the more over the top aspects. The main problem, I think, is that the set up is that Elle, our main female character, is supposed to learn she can be loved the way she wants through the persistent dedication of the male lead, Jackson. However, while Dangerfield gives readers a really plausible reason why Elle…

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