A second chance towards love and a delay of time that brings drama to the scene, is exactly what Penelope Ward has done in this poignant story... 
 As a first grade teacher at a Catholic private school Francesca encounters upon the presence of the one true man she let her emotions open towards, but broke down after their parted ways due to unchangeable circumstances. Seeing Mackenzie (also known as Mack) again stirs feelings in her that she has been keeping away in a capsule for a long time. As those feelings arise, so do the memories of their past history. How they first met, how their friendship evolved from friends, to having a strong physical attraction for each other. Something that did not start off that way. Their encounter as friends in the beginning was purely emotional. Keeping everything sane and thoughts of lust not at one end. Slowly throughout time, and the encounter of a strange feeling of jealousy, they both come to terms that they need each other; 
 "I'd never had feelings for someone that didn't start out as sure physical attraction. With Frankie, it was the opposite. I was extremely attracted to her brain, to her heart, to just being with her, to how she made me feel..." 
 As feelings and the honesty aroused, drama and obstacles in their path way did as well. After not seeing each other for eight years, Mack and Frankie finally encounter the moment to live and not waste time. Frankie though is in a pickle, trying to figure out her feelings towards a man that broke her heart with the devastating news that he gave her eight years ago and still follows him around with his little tiny shoes, to following the feelings of another man that as come towards her life and shown her that she is safe with him. 
 Overall, this story took a turn that I was no expecting. I am not referring to the story plot, but how Penelope wrote the story in general. I found it rather slow and rapid at the same time. When it came down to the story itself, how Mack and Frankie rekindled, it all went beyond slow. However when it came down to the dialogue, and all their conversations, everything just went absolutely fast. I wished there were a balance in the way she wrote her dialogue because that would have helped me a little bit in comprehending how these two characters actually feel, without the wording of descriptions coming from the inner thoughts of the individual characters. I do not recommend this book for those who are looking for a safe story. This book has everything that is NOT safe, and will make you cringe for sure hahaha! However I did enjoy it, but I hope in the future with Pen's writing that she elaborates a little bit more on her way of writing. 
 Hero rating: 4.0 
 Heroine rating: 4.0 
 Sexual tension rating: 4.0 
 Sex scenes rating: 4.0 
 Sex scenes frequency: 4.0 
 Plot rating: 4.5 
 Dialogue rating: 3.0 
 Storytelling rating: 3.5 
 Story ending rating: 4.0 
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