Part of Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, book 23
First published 2014
Jason Schuyler faces a crisis with J.J., his childhood flame turned New York ballet dancer. Both want an open relationship, but J.J. cannot understand why Jason seeks rough sex and bondage elsewhere when she happily finds female partners for needs he cannot meet. Jason turns to his friend Anita Blake for help explaining his desires before J.J. walks away from their relationship. Anita has her own struggles with Jade, her first female lover, creating relationship tensions she has never navigated before. Jason proposes a solution where J.J. flies to town to help Anita while Anita helps him communicate with J.J. Other lovers in Anita's complex romantic life encourage this arrangement. The story explores how people in unconventional relationships must bridge understanding gaps when physical needs and emotional connections do not align perfectly.
Genres: romance, adult-fiction, lgbt, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
304 pages · Paperback · Headline
Content warnings: explicit-sexual-content