That Mitchell comes up with a new lube is lame, but then unless Harbin's a chemist, I guess it's good enough to be credible.
But then the competition and the story turn ugly. And that's when as a reviewer, I want to bail. I don't mind odd twists of fate or really disgusting characters made believable and turned good (thanks, Rick Reed!), but when characters do something really underhanded and ugly and then think a couple of "so sorry" apologies will heal everything, I'm outta here.
I'm particularly put off by one character forcing sex on another in an act of revenge or retribution. I understand that Harbin's story is billed as erotica, but I still don't think meanness is admirable no matter what the motive.
As the saying goes, I read this so you don't have to.
