The Kiss Quotient
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- Author：Helen Hoang
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Summary
There's not enough data in the world to predict what will make your heart tick。
Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe。 She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases--a job that has given her more money than she knows what to do with， and way less experience in the dating department than the average thirty-year-old。
It doesn't help that Stella has Asperger's and French kissing reminds her of a shark getting its teeth cleaned by pilot fish。 Her conclusion: she needs lots of practice--with a professional。 Which is why she hires escort Michael Phan。 The Vietnamese and Swedish stunner can't afford to turn down Stella's offer， and agrees to help her check off all the boxes on her lesson plan--from foreplay to more-than-missionary position。。。
Before long， Stella not only learns to appreciate his kisses， but to crave all the other things he's making her feel。 Soon， their no-nonsense partnership starts making a strange kind of sense。 And the pattern that emerges will convince Stella that love is the best kind of logic。。。
Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe。 She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases--a job that has given her more money than she knows what to do with， and way less experience in the dating department than the average thirty-year-old。
It doesn't help that Stella has Asperger's and French kissing reminds her of a shark getting its teeth cleaned by pilot fish。 Her conclusion: she needs lots of practice--with a professional。 Which is why she hires escort Michael Phan。 The Vietnamese and Swedish stunner can't afford to turn down Stella's offer， and agrees to help her check off all the boxes on her lesson plan--from foreplay to more-than-missionary position。。。
Before long， Stella not only learns to appreciate his kisses， but to crave all the other things he's making her feel。 Soon， their no-nonsense partnership starts making a strange kind of sense。 And the pattern that emerges will convince Stella that love is the best kind of logic。。。
Reviews
Celah Convis
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This was hard to rate。 It got four stars because of how enjoyable the storyline and characters were。 However， it attempts to tackle somewhat larger issues than a simple romance， without giving them due diligence。 The main character is autistic and has suffered what is essentially r*** from her previous sexual partners， although not fully realizing。 These elements are only used as material to bring her and her partner closer together， which doesn't seem fair to the topic or the character。 This was hard to rate。 It got four stars because of how enjoyable the storyline and characters were。 However， it attempts to tackle somewhat larger issues than a simple romance， without giving them due diligence。 The main character is autistic and has suffered what is essentially r*** from her previous sexual partners， although not fully realizing。 These elements are only used as material to bring her and her partner closer together， which doesn't seem fair to the topic or the character。 。。。more
Katelyn Maliszewski
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Super cute， realistic romance！
Valentina Kukaj
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5/5 I literally loved this book so so so much :） It was EXTREMELY steamy but not corny at all。 I got so attached to the characters， I never wanted the story to end。 I highly recommend this book！
Lyndsey McBean
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4。5
jenna
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4。75！
Kell Lorimer
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This book just read like a pretty average fanfiction for me。 At least it was a super quick read and I could get through it quite quickly。 I wish we could give out half stars because it’s probably more of a 2。5 star read than a 3。
Michelle Mann
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3。5 stars rounded up
Shauna Diane
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Ok this was SOOO cheesy and I found myself actually rolling my eyes at some of the dialogue， but I didn't hate it？？？ It was hella steamy， unique and a fast paced read。 Solid 3 stars for me Ok this was SOOO cheesy and I found myself actually rolling my eyes at some of the dialogue， but I didn't hate it？？？ It was hella steamy， unique and a fast paced read。 Solid 3 stars for me 。。。more
JM Spade
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Absolutely。Love。It。It's steamy， great chemistry， and I love the characters。 Definitely steamy。。。 Excited that I have The Bride Test to listen to when I'm done！Stella is a complex character with a challenge that she's ready to overcome。 Enter Michael - a man with the skills Stella is looking for。 What she doesn't expect is the patience that he has。As the book moves along， you learn that Stella has autism。 The book does a good job of depicting some of the feelings someone with autism might ex Absolutely。Love。It。It's steamy， great chemistry， and I love the characters。 Definitely steamy。。。 Excited that I have The Bride Test to listen to when I'm done！Stella is a complex character with a challenge that she's ready to overcome。 Enter Michael - a man with the skills Stella is looking for。 What she doesn't expect is the patience that he has。As the book moves along， you learn that Stella has autism。 The book does a good job of depicting some of the feelings someone with autism might experience， for example the anxiety in a crowded bar。 The reason it's written so well？ The author is autistic as well！I found the relationship between Michael and Stella endearing - he is supportive and gentle while still being a protector。 He listens to her and allows her to be herself around him。 No hero complex here。 My heart may have melted as most women hope to find themselves someone like Michael！ 。。。more
Michelle Sena
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Oh my gahhh！ Ok。 Soooo， at first， I wasn’t loving this book。 The shit Michael was saying during foreplay annoyed me a little。 I thought It was cheesy at times and frankly， a little awkward。 But damn！ I’m so glad I stuck with it。 The ending had me tearing up and changed my whole opinion。 And I have to mention， I really loved both Stella and Michael。
Fthcf
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😍
Dani Perla
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3。5/5 stars。 This is enjoyable to read！ Stella and Michael are both likeable and layered characters and they have very believable and great chemistry :）
Mia Mallen
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💸 La ecuación del amor - Helen Hoang 💸Empecé el libro sin demasiadas espectativas y he de decir que me ha gustado mucho más de lo que me había imaginado al principio。 A pesar de que le he dado 5 ⭐️ la nota final es de un 4'5。 Ahora os cuento el por qué。«La ecuación del amor» es una historia donde una chica autista con carencias en el aspecto de comunicación social contrata a un chico de compañía para que le enseñe a cómo mantener relaciones （primero sexuales y luego amorosas） con los chicos， dad 💸 La ecuación del amor - Helen Hoang 💸Empecé el libro sin demasiadas espectativas y he de decir que me ha gustado mucho más de lo que me había imaginado al principio。 A pesar de que le he dado 5 ⭐️ la nota final es de un 4'5。 Ahora os cuento el por qué。«La ecuación del amor» es una historia donde una chica autista con carencias en el aspecto de comunicación social contrata a un chico de compañía para que le enseñe a cómo mantener relaciones （primero sexuales y luego amorosas） con los chicos， dado que quiere impresionar a un compañero de trabajo que a sus padres les agrada mucho。 És un libro fresco， divertido， apasionado， ligero， romántico， perfecto para leer en cualquier momento del día o de la vida。 Es un acierto asegurado。Y como todo acierto tiene sus puntos fuertes:💸 La historia es una variante de «Pretty Woman» pero al revés。 La autora hace mucho hincapié en el cambio de roles y en que la chica sea quien contrate a un chico que se prostituye por dinero。 Que sea ella la que tenga poder y que se deje de lado la idea de chico = dinero = poder。 Las chicas también pueden ser listas， tener decisión propia y estar forradas。 Punto súper positivo。💸 Otro punto a favor es cómo trata el autismo。 En la nota de autora está muy bien explicado pero Stella es una chica normal y corriente。 ¿Con trastorno Autista？ Sí。 Pero eso no le impide ser persona y hacer su vida。 Me ha gustado que no se haga una exageración de este trastorno sinó que se trate con naturalidad。💸 La narrativa que tiene Helen es de otro mundo。 Me ha encantado。 He sentido que he conocido a los dos personajes a la perfección （a los dos y a todos los que los rodean） y eso siempre es un punto súper positivo a la hora de leer un libro。💸 La diversidad cultural que se trata en el libro。 Me encanta leer por gozo y， a la vez， aprender algo。 Me encanta。En definitiva es un libro espectacular que recomiendo mucho。 Pero aquí viene la razón por la que no le he puesto las 5 ⭐️。 A pesar de que tiene muchos puntos positivos （como ya bien he dicho justo arriba） se me ha hecho un poco bola algunos comentarios de machito educado por el patriarcado de los chicos que aparecen。 Los que más me han molestado han sido los de Mikel， el protagonista， donde siente que tiene que proteger a Stella partiéndole la cara a otro chico。 O las cuantas veces que la llama «Mi Stella» o «es mía»。 Pienso que hemos avanzado en esto y me ha sobrado un poco。 Pero no ha sido algo super cantoso。📻 Heartbreak Anniversary - Giveon 。。。more
foxy books
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INHALT:Küssen sollte einfach sein。 Jeder tut es。 Es ist nicht viel dabei。 Aber Stella kommt sich jedes Mal vor wie ein Hai， dem gerade ein paar Pilotfischchen die Zähne reinigen。 Und das ist nicht schön， weder für sie noch für den Mann。 Sie hat die Sache mit der Liebe schon beinahe aufgegeben – als Asperger-Autistin mag sie ohnehin nichts， was ihre Routine stört –， doch dann bringt ein dahingesagter Satz sie ins Grübeln: Übung macht den Meister。 Stimmt das？ Braucht sie einfach mehr Erfahrung？ Un INHALT:Küssen sollte einfach sein。 Jeder tut es。 Es ist nicht viel dabei。 Aber Stella kommt sich jedes Mal vor wie ein Hai， dem gerade ein paar Pilotfischchen die Zähne reinigen。 Und das ist nicht schön， weder für sie noch für den Mann。 Sie hat die Sache mit der Liebe schon beinahe aufgegeben – als Asperger-Autistin mag sie ohnehin nichts， was ihre Routine stört –， doch dann bringt ein dahingesagter Satz sie ins Grübeln: Übung macht den Meister。 Stimmt das？ Braucht sie einfach mehr Erfahrung？ Und wenn ja， wer bringt einem das Küssen bei – und mehr？ Vermutlich ein Profi， ein Escort。 Wie Michael Phan。 Auch wenn der eine ganz eigene Vorstellung von ihrem Unterricht hat …Quelle: rowohltBUCHINFOS:Autor: Helen Hoang | Reihe: Kiss， Love & Heart #1 | Seiten 419 | Einband: Paperback | Erschienen am: 15。10。2019 | ISBN: 978-3-499-27536-4 | Preis （D）: 12，99€ | Verlag Rowohlt PolarisMEINE MEINUNG:Was für eine schöne und emotionale Geschichte！ Ganz anders als erwartet， dafür aber nicht weniger berührend。Das hat mir gefallen…Wo fange ich da nur an？ Ich habe nämlich nicht damit gerechnet， dass mir das Buch so gut gefallen würde。 Buchidee und Schreibstil haben mich sofort angesprochen。 Am meisten hat mich die Autorin aber mit ihrer feinfühligen Art und der Ausarbeitung ihrer Protagonisten überzeugen können。Der Schreibstil…hat sehr viel dazu beigetragen， dass ich dieses Buch so mochte。 Helen Hoang hat eine wundervolle Art， die Dinge realistisch und emotional greifbar darzustellen。 Viele Szenen sind mir daher sehr unter die Haut gegangen， manche haben mich tief im Inneren berührt。Die Charaktere…Die Protagonisten dieser Geschichte haben mir unheimlich gut gefallen und ich kann die Autorin nur dafür bewundern， wie authentisch und realistisch sie ihre Figuren dargestellt hat。 Besonders bei Stella， die Ausperger-Autistin ist， ist ihr das besonders gelungen。 Stella fühlt sich nämlich in vielen Situationen unwohl oder gar hilflos， da sie nicht weiß und einschätzen kann， wie sie sich verhalten soll。 Als Außenstehender ist das natürlich schwer nachvollziehbar， sodass ich es umso faszinierender finde， wie die Autorin uns Lesern Stellas Welt erklärt。 Doch nicht nur Stella ist in diesem Buch eine spannende Figur。 Auch Michael bringt von Anfang an einiges an Entwicklungspotential mit， das die Autorin auch vollkommen ausschöpft。Ich muss sagen， dass mir neben der aufkeimenden Liebesgeschichte die persönliche Weiterentwicklung von Stella und Michael am besten gefallen hat， denn beide legen eine große Verwandlung hin。Die Umsetzung…Wenn man den Klappentext liest ist einem gleich klar was dieses Buch mit sich bringen wird。 Eine besondere Ausgangslage， die für die meisten von uns erst einmal nicht greifbar ist。 Die Umsetzung ihrer Buchidee ist der Autorin aber absolut wunderbar gelungen。 Alles passt zusammen， verfolgt einen roten Faden， sensibilisiert und klärt auf。 Dieses Buch holt den Leser auf hochemotionaler Ebene ab， verpasst eine Gänsehaut und geht in die Tiefe。 Liebe kennt halt keine Grenzen…Leseempfehlung？Definitiv！ Dies ist ein Buch， dass ich allen ans Herz legen möchte， die eine andere Art der Tiefe in einer Lovestory erleben möchten。 Macht euch auf Gänsehaut pur und ein paar fließende Tränchen hier und da gefasst！ 。。。more
Becca
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Basically every single romance novel I read ends up as 3 stars but I can't stop picking them up because I am hopelessly addicted to feel-good fluff pieces with predictable endings。 The world is dark but these novels are always a reprieve。 This one has some good autism rep！ Basically every single romance novel I read ends up as 3 stars but I can't stop picking them up because I am hopelessly addicted to feel-good fluff pieces with predictable endings。 The world is dark but these novels are always a reprieve。 This one has some good autism rep！ 。。。more
britney ✨
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3。5/5I was hooked on this book instantly and I devoured its pages within a day。 A steamy romance that not only makes your heart skip but also explores the insecurities of opposing characters in a relationship。 A shy autistic girl meets the confident， charismatic male and a whole lot of gripping， funny and sultry dialogoes allure the reader to read till the end。 Even though the characters seem so perfect to the other， some insecurities plague the minds of both and they try hard to cover their ins 3。5/5I was hooked on this book instantly and I devoured its pages within a day。 A steamy romance that not only makes your heart skip but also explores the insecurities of opposing characters in a relationship。 A shy autistic girl meets the confident， charismatic male and a whole lot of gripping， funny and sultry dialogoes allure the reader to read till the end。 Even though the characters seem so perfect to the other， some insecurities plague the minds of both and they try hard to cover their insecurities from the other person， assuming that they would not like them for who they are。 A fast-paced， emotional romance that also touches upon autism and the mental health of the two protagonists。 Would recommend it to people going through a reading slump。 。。。more
Aastha Anand
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This was my first audiobook。 I listened to the audiobook on Audible and felt that it's a well narrated book。 A hot and sexy yet sensitive and romantic read。 This book is much more than just a steamy romance， it talks about ones insecurities， self-doubt and getting out of comfort zones。 You never know what insecurities a person has till the time they open up about it with you。 Stella was insecure of her Asperger's and felt that no man liked being with her because she was bad in bed and wanted to This was my first audiobook。 I listened to the audiobook on Audible and felt that it's a well narrated book。 A hot and sexy yet sensitive and romantic read。 This book is much more than just a steamy romance， it talks about ones insecurities， self-doubt and getting out of comfort zones。 You never know what insecurities a person has till the time they open up about it with you。 Stella was insecure of her Asperger's and felt that no man liked being with her because she was bad in bed and wanted to learn it。 So， she hires Michael （an escort） to help her learn it all。 After some sessions she realises that she's bad at relationships and required more practice at that and asks Michael to be in a practice relationship with her。 While they both are involved with each other， they start falling for each other but are scared to express as they think they are not good enough for each other。 Their no-nonsense partnership starts making a strange kind of sense。 And the pattern that emerges convinces Stella that love is the best kind of logic…Overall， it was a nice read for me。This book includes lots of sexual content and references so， read it only if you are ok with it。 。。。more
Melanie
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My personal preference is that I didn't care for the sex scene dialogue。 Some people may love it， but I thought it was too cheesy。 To each his/her own。 I didn't care for the bits of jealousy and possessiveness。 I guess at this point， I notice it more often and skim read those parts。 I do find myself relating to the main character at parts。 I honestly don't want to type everything， so I should just go look at other two star reviews to remind myself the other issues I had with this book， though I My personal preference is that I didn't care for the sex scene dialogue。 Some people may love it， but I thought it was too cheesy。 To each his/her own。 I didn't care for the bits of jealousy and possessiveness。 I guess at this point， I notice it more often and skim read those parts。 I do find myself relating to the main character at parts。 I honestly don't want to type everything， so I should just go look at other two star reviews to remind myself the other issues I had with this book， though I don't tend to love romance books， nor had I seen the movie Pretty Woman when I opened this book with an open mind。 。。。more
Liz
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This was an adorable romance， not too over the top， but delightful and cute。 I love it when characters model consent appropriately and treat each other as human beings who get to have boundaries。 I read this in one fun sitting。
giuli
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RATING: 4Am I happy that this book exists？ Yes， for sure！I won’t be extreme and say that I have never read a romance with so much representation， BUT this one is definitely on top 3。 All of the characters are amazing， extremely well written， you care for them and you know their mistakes are mistakes that are okay to be made。 I just can’t <3I have seen many readers disappointed by the fact that Stella‘s autism is treated in a superficial way， and while I do agree， I think that the author’s will w RATING: 4Am I happy that this book exists？ Yes， for sure！I won’t be extreme and say that I have never read a romance with so much representation， BUT this one is definitely on top 3。 All of the characters are amazing， extremely well written， you care for them and you know their mistakes are mistakes that are okay to be made。 I just can’t <3I have seen many readers disappointed by the fact that Stella‘s autism is treated in a superficial way， and while I do agree， I think that the author’s will was literally to do that， to not make it such a huge thing！ The Author’s Note at the end clarifies it and literally makes me cry， because I am so happy she did so！ I do know that we are in a period where books about autism and with autistic characters are rare to be found， and every single one of them should try to bring consciousness， but I still think Helen has done a great job and completed the task！ I’m not part of Helen’s community， but if she feels represented， that’s already a long step taken forward！I loved reading from Stella’s perspective and getting to know her point of view， even if it was just a glimpse。 I know there are many more layers to be explored， and I am willing to discover them， especially after all reading that Helen herself had no clue that she is autistic and it made me wonder how many people around me don’t know that！ （I personally have hEDS， and while I know it doesn’t compare to autism， because it is a physical condition， it’s also a very misdiagnosed and undiagnosed condition， so I felt really empathetic by that）Literally， the only thing that made my grade go a little bit down - AND IT SHOULDN’T BE TAKEN AS A REASON TO NOT READ THIS BOOK！ - was the fact that I felt like the author had many opportunities to solve situations without the typical clichés while also discussing a little bit more about the autistic perspective （in a not-negative way for Stella）Restraining myself from giving spoilers， because I think this review needs to be open， for example the ending was written based off of such typical situations that happen， that the last 15% were really repetitive and they were an AMAZING place to discuss more about the autistic perspective and point of view - even if the objective was to normalize it， it felt off here。PLEASE READ THIS BOOK， IT IS VERY IMPORTANT！ AND IT WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY！ 。。。more
Itzel Delzingaro
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This book is a great light read。 Easy to follow without being overwhelming。
Betty Jo
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4。5I loved this so much
Brenna Tunnicliff
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Too graphic
Cheyenne
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"How did one not obsess over something wonderful？Stella Lane is a successful econometrician who has always struggled with relationships。 She blames her Asperger's diagnosis and being generally repulsed by the physical aspects of romance， so her solution is to hire an escort to teach her how to get better at these things so she can find a boyfriend。 Reverse Pretty Woman！ Obviously they fall in love！！ Cliché and cheesy， and we'll allow it！！！ "How did one not obsess over something wonderful？Stella Lane is a successful econometrician who has always struggled with relationships。 She blames her Asperger's diagnosis and being generally repulsed by the physical aspects of romance， so her solution is to hire an escort to teach her how to get better at these things so she can find a boyfriend。 Reverse Pretty Woman！ Obviously they fall in love！！ Cliché and cheesy， and we'll allow it！！！ 。。。more
Juliette
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Je me suis procuré ce livre en suivant les recommandations de booktubeuses que j’apprécie， donc je ne savais pas trop trop dans quoi je me lançais。 Je savais juste que c’était une romance adulte， mais j’aime commencer un livre sans trop connaître l’histoire。Finalement j’ai beaucoup aimé。 Bon， c’est super spicy hein 🌶 mais c’est sympa。 J’ai surtout beaucoup aimé ce petit détail dans l’histoire qui rend cette romance un peu plus originale : le personnage principal est autiste。 J’ai pu en apprendre Je me suis procuré ce livre en suivant les recommandations de booktubeuses que j’apprécie， donc je ne savais pas trop trop dans quoi je me lançais。 Je savais juste que c’était une romance adulte， mais j’aime commencer un livre sans trop connaître l’histoire。Finalement j’ai beaucoup aimé。 Bon， c’est super spicy hein 🌶 mais c’est sympa。 J’ai surtout beaucoup aimé ce petit détail dans l’histoire qui rend cette romance un peu plus originale : le personnage principal est autiste。 J’ai pu en apprendre davantage sur le syndrome d’Asperger tout en appréciant une belle romance。 ✨ Ça se lit très vite， c’est un vrai page turner mais sinon ce n’est rien d’exceptionnel。 。。。more
Kyra
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uoou this books is so， so cute and beautiful at the same time。 stella is a intelligent， brilliant woman， i loved to meet more about autism spectrum， and i loved to read how stella overcome her fears。 and michael， he's so cuteeee and beautiful 🥺。 his family's， principally his mother， i loved to meet her， she is wonderful。 so， stella is obsessed with michael and i became obsessed with them。 it was a great read 💕 uoou this books is so， so cute and beautiful at the same time。 stella is a intelligent， brilliant woman， i loved to meet more about autism spectrum， and i loved to read how stella overcome her fears。 and michael， he's so cuteeee and beautiful 🥺。 his family's， principally his mother， i loved to meet her， she is wonderful。 so， stella is obsessed with michael and i became obsessed with them。 it was a great read 💕 。。。more
Yael Blass
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uh wow i was wrong about this the first time i read it， this is good！！
Susan
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3。5 stars。 This was very cute and full of little things that annoyed me， but those things didn't really detract from the reading experience so I can forgive。 3。5 stars。 This was very cute and full of little things that annoyed me， but those things didn't really detract from the reading experience so I can forgive。 。。。more
Bia Goulart
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This has been the easiest five out of five in the latest weeks！ Since the first chapter I was already in love with these two and their story！ Steamy， funny， lovely， just the sweetest！ I have not been so invested in characters for a while and Stella and Michael have my whole heart！Loved it so much❤️
Tamekia Rochelle
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Super cute great writer
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