Decent short story, but left much to be desired. Because the characters have already known each other for a while, it feels like we're dumped into it half-way, rather than taken along for the ride of attraction. It contains one of my least favorite romance tropes - an abusive husband, to make the pairing of the heroines more platable. He could have just been indifferent for the purpose of the story, but instead he is physically abusive and a rapist. Yet, when the heroine has sex, all of that trauma is suddenly fixed, because of magic healing sexings. I mean, some fingering action with a lady is all you need to forget years of excrutiating horribleness, right?
In that one act it was as if a heavy weight had been lifted, like something broken had been reset and now healing would begin.
If there is not sufficient room in a work to fully address traumatic experiences, do. not. include. them.
