Stella has Asperger's and longs for physical touch. However, she also loathes it as most people move too fast or approach her in all the wrong ways. She loves her job; she is an econometrician and gets lost in her work, spending 7 days a week at the office. After one too many setups from her mom, she decided to hire an escort to tutor her in sex.
Michael is kind, empathetic, and instinctively knows Stella takes longer to get comfortable with touch. He usually only does one night and that is it, but with Stella that changes to 3 more sessions. That changes again to a pretend boyfriend and he accepts because he needs the money.
Michael has his own thing going on. His mother is sick and he's taken over her medical bills. In addition, his dad is a scam artist and his mom has to mortgage the house to pay off that debt.
Anyway, at first Michael has no idea of Stella's diagnosis and as a result, mistakes and missteps are made. I cringed when Stella met Michael's family for the first time (she made his mother cry). I loved his family; the arguing sisters and the quiet, but strong grandma & mother.
I was so invested in Stella and Michael as a couple and individually. I loved, loved this book and bought the next 2!
Michael is kind, empathetic, and instinctively knows Stella takes longer to get comfortable with touch. He usually only does one night and that is it, but with Stella that changes to 3 more sessions. That changes again to a pretend boyfriend and he accepts because he needs the money.
Michael has his own thing going on. His mother is sick and he's taken over her medical bills. In addition, his dad is a scam artist and his mom has to mortgage the house to pay off that debt.
Anyway, at first Michael has no idea of Stella's diagnosis and as a result, mistakes and missteps are made. I cringed when Stella met Michael's family for the first time (she made his mother cry). I loved his family; the arguing sisters and the quiet, but strong grandma & mother.
I was so invested in Stella and Michael as a couple and individually. I loved, loved this book and bought the next 2!
Easy reading. A little racier than I expected. Main character has Asperger's and has difficulties with personal relationships. Author provides a lot of insight into this Autism Spectrum Disorder which she was diagnosed with. A fun, quick read. 3.5
This is a great romance novel, I couldn't put it down. When I started reading it I had no idea the lead character had a disability. It turns out this book doubles as an educational book that teaches the reader a lot about Aspergers and what types of things can bother people with Aspergers. Great book all around!
