For me, the best romance books are the ones that make me laugh as hard as I sigh. & while I did do the latter from time to time, the former not so much. First, I liked the hero but the heroine was much staider than I expected. The dialogue had only glimmers of witty banter. This in turn kind of made the plot drag. Also, the hero‘s possessiveness at some turns stopped being sexy or cute & veered slightly into “not ok” territory. ★★☆☆☆.