This was a steampunk romance, set in the Victorian era. Astrid is a businesswoman in a time when women were restricted from fully participating in society. She creates felicitation devices for women’s pleasure. She has a hard time making a go of it until she decides to try and enter a business fair. That brings her to respected businessman Eli’s attention. The two are instantly attracted and fighting points of view. Along the way devices are tested and tried.
This is a well written book that incorporates toys as a natural part of sex and the scenes are realistic and hot. I really enjoyed Astrid because she was knowledgeable about sex instead of being the timid virgin. I also liked the fact that Eli was a typical alpha jerk. Each learned to grow and trust each other. A fabulous book with plenty of steam and two sexy British narrators.