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A gym nemesis pushes a fitness influencer to the max in Amy Lea's steamy debut romantic comedy.

Curvy fitness influencer Crystal Chen built her career shattering gym stereotypes and mostly ignoring the trolls. After her recent breakup, she has little stamina left for men, instead finding solace in the gym - her place of power and positivity.

Enter firefighter Scott Ritchie, the smug new gym patron who routinely steals her favorite squat rack. Sparks fly as these ultra-competitive foes battle for gym domination. But after a series of escalating jabs, the last thing they expect is to run into each other at their grandparents' engagement party.

In the lead up to their grandparents' wedding, Crystal discovers there's a soft heart under Scott's muscled exterior. Bonding over family, fitness, and cheesy pick-up lines, she just might have found her swolemate. But when a photo of them goes viral, savage internet trolls put their budding relationship to the ultimate test of strength.

Not sure who set this up, but it was going cheap on Kindle and I fancy a quick read.

Ch1-6. So far, the light relief I needed. Crystal doesn’t seem that observant, but I think she’ll get the message soon. Wonder why they just don’t talk…

Up to ch15. Now she knows his name and the fact their grandparents are dating. Both seem keen, and getting on okay…so, when will the glitch happen?

Up to ch26. Feeling rather flustered…really don’t want this derailed!

Finished. Review on home page. Once I felt we got to know the characters a little, they became more engaging but for large chunks of this I couldn’t help but get irritated by them. It all felt rather superficial.