I loved this book. Maybe it's not perfect--I don't know why Cath's past had to be so over the top-- but Knox gets the basics so right. There are no stupid misunderstandings, there's no contrived conflict. Just the ups and downs of an intense relationship between two very different people. Cath and Nev (really? some of the cutesiness was too much for me) were great characters. They had respect for each other as well as a lot of chemistry. I also really liked how they were allowed to have real intellectual interests: Cath's work curating an exhibit at the V&A was fleshed out in detail, which I've never seen before in a romance. And by the end of the book Cath and Nev's connection is as much about art as about sex. They both grow or develop as characters. I'd love to read more of Knox's work now but I'm put off by the other descriptions. Even the teaser at the end for another of her books fell flat for me. But this was so good that I'll definitely try another one.