Rounding up from a 3.5!

Down on his luck Teddy meets SW corporate mogul Cole and gets his own Pretty Woman moment.

I was initially interested in this book because of the sx positivity and fake dating aspect and truly had a great time.
I liked seeing Teddy be unapologetically himself and Cole being so grounded by that. The two were very much from different worlds, but definitely worked well together. The smut was definitely smutting, but this wasn't necessarily a book about sx despite Cole's occupation. It truly was about these two finding comfort and friendship within one another after being spurned by love in the past. While I loved the fake dating trope in this book, I did feel like there was a lot of back and forth regarding the paid - escort situation (The Boyfriend Subscription for those who love a title drop in a book) that took away plot wise for me of them falling in love.

I also didn't really care for the big baddie in this - and think that it was bit distracting from Teddy and Cole's story line.

Overall, this was a cute little book to read and definitely a palette cleanser. Teddy and Cole are definitely comfort characters that I think a lot of people would enjoy.

Thank you NetGalley and Harlequinn Books (Afterglow) for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.