Faking It

3.75Oops! Forgot to add my 2cents. I did this because I found it in my Audio Library. How did that happen? Dunno. I'm happy I listened to it though. [a:Cynthia Barrett 6979965 Cynthia Barrett https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] does an excellent job of rendering a credible Long Island accent. The story itself is less of a romance and more of a ‘women's lit'. Andi Cutrone is a writing professor who has come back home to Long Island, after a failed relationship drives her out of Boston. She's teaching in Brooklyn and hoping to become a publisher author in the world of academia. While hobnobbing at a work party she meets beautiful Devin and she's smitten. The only problem is that Devin is a male escort. Over the course of the book Andi & Devin enter into a barter relationship. Andi will teach Devin to write and he will teach her about sex, and how to be at ease in her body. The premise is good and the characters are interesting, however, like always, the female lead sort of disappoints. After being so bold as to hire an escort to sort through long standing sexual hangups, she ends up being quite judgmental and tradition bound as per how she views Devin, and his career choice, but I guess we're all provincial in our own way. I noted there are some sequels and I'll surely follow up mostly because Devin is an interesting character, and I hope the author explores his story further. I'd recommend this if you were a fan of [b:Curio and the Curio Vignettes 30916905 Curio and the Curio Vignettes (Curio #1-6) Cara McKenna https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1467838014l/30916905.SY75.jpg 51752572], similar premise but without the HEA.