Barbara's fairytale life has hit a brick wall. Worst part, she didn't see it coming. Barbara navigates the NYC corporate world as a confident Black lawyer, balancing sky-high career goals with heavy family expectations. But while her career thrives at 31, her engagement crumbles, leaving her heartbroken—and stuck with a non-refundable destination wedding. Arriving at her island paradise, Barbara is swept away by Sebastian—a hazel-eyed lawyer with a snake tattoo and a mysterious past. Their connection is so deep, Barbara feels seen for the first time in her life. For Sebastian, time stops when he's with Barbara. It doesn't matter that she's rich, and he grew up on food stamps. That her clothes are designer and his hide old gang tattoos. Even that he's white, and she's Black. None of their differences matter until he's handed the job meant for her. Jobless and stripped of her family's wealth, Barbara digs deep to find...

IN A BOLD AND EMPOWERING NOVEL ABOUT A VERY REAL ISSUE, PAULETTE STOUT INTRODUCES AN ADORABLE GAL WITH AN INTIMATE SECRET. "Stout excels at describing and dramatizing Rebecca's issues, seizing a welcome opportunity to address common (but often avoided) issues surrounding female sexuality and intimacy." —BookLife "Brave in a way women desperately need." —Reader Review For Rebecca, sex is a joke missing a punchline. No crashing waves. Only pangs of inadequacy. At twenty-eight, shouldn't she have had one by now? Her snickering ex thought so. His taunts echo in her ears as he rolls out of her bed. Then out of her life. Lost, Rebecca seeks expert help, joining a study for women who can't "finish" in the bedroom. There is such a thing? It's unconventional, for sure, but she's desperate for answers. The no-sex mandate is a no brainer. Who'd want to be with her anyway? Then Kyle moves in. Her blue-eyed,...