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Compromising Positions, by Jenna Bayley-Burke

Twenty-six year old Sophie has spent way too many years taking care of everyone else - first her ailing parents, and now her pregnant sister, Daphne. She even sacrificed her nest egg to prop up Daphne's business venture, a gym catering to women.

When Daphne is put on bed-rest for the remainder of her pregnancy, Sophie must take over teaching her exercise classes, including a very steamy yoga workout designed for couples only.

She'll need a partner to demonstrate the moves, of course. Enter David, her secret crush for years, who's been roped into this gig by family obligations of his own.

I loved this story right from page one. It's fun, it's sexy, but it's never smarmy or overblown.

Bayley-Burke gives us a heroine who is innocent, but knows her own mind, and a hero who is sophisticated without being the usual romance jerk. Sparks fly between them because sparks should fly between them. I rooted for this couple all the way.

My one quibble is a technical one. I read the downloadable pdf version, and when the point of view shifts from Sophie to David mid-chapter there is no break to warn the reader. An extra space or two between paragraphs is all that's needed to signal a scene or time change; a small detail, but one that would make a difference.

Now if I could just find one of those Kama Sutra yoga classes.....

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