While I liked the first few books of the series, this book lost its way in a multitude of romances (at least five), all of which were basically the same. The repetition was overwhelming and took up most of the book. Even the words describing the romantic actions were so similar that it became rather tedious. For example, I don't think I'd ever heard the phrase '...in a decadent rush...' before, but in this book, it was used about 15 times.
I appreciate the general idea and the values, and I understand that the freedom to love anyone is key to the story, but unfortunately, this theme was expressed in a very two-dimensional way. The loss of depth was compensated for by sheer volume, though.