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Freshman: Uncut (Ivory Towers #1) by Daisy Harris (3 Stars)

A grad student, Shane, hooks up with a freshman, Angel. Although both guys seem to have good hearts, Angel has serious issues with communicating anything. He pretty much comes across as a jerk which made it really hard to like him. The majority of the story is focused on their sexual experiences before they even get to know each other. I just found it very frustrating to watch this non-relationship in action. There is a teaser at the end of this HFN book which made it clear that Angel’s issue doesn’t get any better.

I didn’t realize this was part 1 of a serial book. I didn’t care for the characters, so I won’t be reading the rest of the series. The writing was fine, and I would read other books by this author, but not this series.

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Time to Do (Perfect Timing #3) by Kim Dare (5 Stars)

Best friends to lovers theme, this erotic romance focused on Rigby’s realization that maybe he wasn’t straight after all. Hearing the thoughts of both Rigby and Brennan, and seeing them work through this major change in their relationship, made for a very touching read.

My second time with this amazing story! Although part of a series, stories are not related and order is not important. However, I’ve read all of them and highly recommend each one.

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Speechless by Kim Fielding (5 Stars)

Simply brilliant! Although Drew lost his ability to speak after a car accident, he and Travis communicated extremely well together. I really felt like I got to know both of these characters in a meaningful way. The major angst in the story was realistic, and the wonderful ending made me well up with tears.

The Gig is a free short epilogue, available at Dreamspinner Press, which was also excellent!

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Love Lessons by Heidi Cullinan (4 Stars)

Dorm mates to friends to lovers, a relationship based plot with engaging characters. Interesting college and family issues including job loss, divorce, and a parent’s mental health problems. Smart and charming bad-boy Walter with sweet, down to earth Kelly made for quite the pair. As Walter’s personality became subdued toward the end, and the focus wasn’t on the relationship, the story lost its edge and became a little bit flat. Story ends at 94% on Kindle.

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