A decade ago, Naomi confessed her feelings to Ira, an artist that her mother had been mentoring. He was ten years older than her, and his rejection gutted her which sent her running as far away as possible. Now, she is in the need of a vacation and her mother suggested that she stay with him for a week as she recharges. And when the world stops due to covid-19, her trip is extended.

I found this book to be extremely intimate. And I think it worked. Naomi and Ira are the only two people in this book. There are very few scenes with other people around them. And this was even true before the entire state had shut down. Because the book was so intimate, I found it easier to buy into their history and their chemistry. Readers are only told about their past, not shown. In addition, the book is in third person. But despite all of that, I think the author did a wonderful job conveying the past and writing these two characters with such chemistry.

This isn’t a second chance romance. They hadn’t dated before. It’s a right person, wrong time situation. And as the story progressed, we got to see them realize that the present is the right time for them.

Unfortunately, I enjoyed the yearning more than the actual together part. The last part of the book was filled with a lot of heat and passion and I wanted more navigation of this new relationship between them.