The V Card

by Lili Valente and Lauren Blakely

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This was my last audiobook of 2017 and what a fun listen. CJ, a young successful entrepreneur, and sister to Graham Campbell's deceased best friend and business partner decides at the age of twenty-five that it's time to lose her V card. She enlists the help of Graham to teach her the fine art of sex. Rumor has it he is an excellent teacher.

I loved this "friends to lovers" romance. The two share a friendship and mutual respect for each other, and it was fun seeing Graham move CJ from the best friend's sister slot to potential lover. As the lessons begin we go from pantie melting lessons too leisurely, fun conversations that highlighted their chemistry. The plan is seven days of lessons, but we all know how these arrangements go.

Low on drama and high on sizzling sexy times, conversation and relationship development, I quickly became vested in this couple. It was easy to understand how CJ held on to her V-card for so long and I enjoyed seeing this develop into something more. The authors did a delightful job of sharing the characters history, personal hangups, and growth. While the story is guaranteed to melt your earbuds, it was balanced with adorkable moments and the male perspective that I have come to enjoy in Blakley's stories.

I haven't read anything from Lili Valente but felt the story was strong and they partnered well together.

Sebastian York and Andi Arndt brought our characters povs to life and made listening to The V Card,  a wonderful escape from reality. It was fun seeing these author's pair up, but in all honesty, the story didn't feel much different from Blakely's collection of RomCom romances. This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Reviewer