This book was such a bummer. I have read all of Kleypas' books prior to this...and this was a HUGE disappointment. I really don't like the first half of the book talking about her adolescence, and honestly, it wasn't as steamy as her historicals. I would classify this as a work of FICTION, but not as a romance. And a book being written in the first person seems akward to Kleypas...I'm not dissing the author...I absolutely love her...but it seems that historicals are not her thing. If you like contemporaries...and are not looking for a Kleypas style book...this would be good. I think it's getting harder and harder to find a good steamy contemporary that compares to the historicals. If anyone knows of a good one, let me know...cause this definitely isn't it!