You know how, sometimes, it seems everyone and your grandma is telling you about this book (or movie) they just experienced. "You can't miss this! It's SOOOO good!" they say. 
 Well, I'm always cautious about those sort of reviews. If they come from someone I know and trust, I tend to give it more weight. I heard about Alice Clayton's WALLBANGER long before I found it on the shelf. It has over 2000 5-Star reviews on Amazon, all singing such high praise. It's been on my TBR a long time, languishing, because I was afraid to be disappointed by the hype. 
 SILLY ME!!!! 
 This is a first-class, snappy, romantic comedy that is long on sexual tension and short on time between laughs. I loved every second of it. 
 Caroline is a no-nonsense woman. She takes her life, and her job, seriously. She works hard and plays a bit, having two great friends from college with whom she regularly connects. As an interior designer, NOT decorator, she is moving up, taking on bigger clients and adores her boss--another career-focused woman. Caroline is also single. And, semi-okay with that. She had a rather long term thing previously, with a man who wanted her to change too much, to adapt her life to suit his career/life goals, so she walked away. In the interim a sloppy one-night fling destroyed her O--got it lost somewhere out in the Hinterland, always just out of reach. 
 Hearing the orgasmic caterwauling and banging of her sexually-gifted neighbor's headboard through their adjoining wall (night after night) is wearing down Caroline's patience, however. One night the motion of his ocean actually brings down a piece of art, onto Caroline's head. She tears into him, and the meet-cute is set. 
 Simon is a good guy. Sure he has a few regular gals with whom he has some no-strings sex, but it's all open. The gals know about each other, and are comfortable with their casual arrangements. The altercation between Caroline and Simon only becomes more interesting when they meet in person, again, at the home of mutual friends. Inconveniently, Simon's two best buds seem smitten with Caroline's BFFs. They begin a dating circle, alternately inviting either Simon or Caroline out as fifth wheel. 
 Realizing the awkwardness of their position, Caroline and Simon strike a tentative truce, cemented with baked goods. Simon was orphaned in his teens and craves home-baked treats--while Caroline bakes away her frustration. The truce soon morphs into a friendship. Caroline has no interest in joining Simon's harem, even if he is very attractive. It seems Simon, however, may be changing his ways. One after another of his regular visits seem to be off-schedule. 
 Caroline isn't sure, but the idea that Simon is interested in a real relationship is certainly appealing to her, and her girly bits. Especially as Simon is a proven O finder. It takes him quite a while, however, and the journey is delicious. 
 I liked Caroline. She was sexy and sardonic. She talked to her cat as if he was a person. She has a good heart and a lot of respect for herself. At first, she believes Simon to be a shameless womanizer, but learns that he isn't. He's more of an opportunist, I'd say, having discreet relations with a few friends, for mutual satisfaction. When Caroline really gets to know him, she finds him to be very charming, and kind, and someone she honestly fears becoming intimate with, unwilling to upset their friendship. Caroline is a brave lass, however, and Simon can be irresistible, at times. Particularly when he's got the right bait--a luxury trip planned to a destination Caroline longs to visit. 
 Lookit. This book is really something. If you enjoy romantic comedy, baking, cats with strong personalities, humorous plot twists and/or people slowly falling for each other in a very real way, this book won't let you down. It has some heat, but it won't melt your kindle. And, when the physicality develops, it's all long, long after a true bond has been forged. I was glad I started it on a night the hubs was out-of-town because I couldn't stop reading and spent half the night snortling with suppressed laughter trying not to wake my toddler in the next room. I had to power nap through the wee hours just so I could race to the finish.