Hmm, cute, but the author teased a lot and then didn't use the material... which is a little sad and kind of wasted potential. I appreciate that there aren't an excessive number of smut scenes, and that Wilder was such a green flag and waited, and that they first got together and then the whole thing developed. However, it was mentioned repeatedly from the beginning that Josh likes kink, and particularly pain and flogging, etc. ... and it was hinted at ... and none of that was worked with. So, if I don't even get a whole scene where they talk about it and try something out (although not getting one is already wasted potential), then at least mention in a side sentence that they started exploring that-otherwise, it feels like the author just forgot it