Stacey is a retired ballet dancer that has instant chemistry with Andre, the CFO of a billion-dollar financial enterprise. This novel was okay, but out of the three in the series, I liked this one the least of all. I feel like Stacy and Andre's romance could have been a secondary love story with another couple. There were lots more intimate moments than anything else in this novel. It became apparent Ms. Patterson has a formula when it comes to love scenes. Since I read the formula in the previous two novels, I ended up skipping over the love scenes in this novel. The storyline for Stacey and Andre was okay, but at the halfway point, it began to get annoying, and felt like the author was trying to fill pages. The physical antagonist in this novel was not a good one in my opinion and the character of Maria was pointless after some time.
I did notice that one character's name changed from what it was at the beginning of the novel to another name by the end of the novel. Although the character was secondary, it was obvious that the name was different and I also think the race/ethnicity of the character.
I am a mental health provider, so the use of the wrong credentials for the social work license was noticeable to me. I think with a little more research, Ms. Patterson could have found the correct license acronyms and titles. I liked that she referenced a real eating disorder clinic in the Atlanta area and she briefly addressed eating disorders among BIPOC, low SES, and queer community.
Overall it was a nice read, but not as good as the first novel in this series in my opinion.