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My (Not So) Grumpy Professor
- Not So University Series, Book 2
- By: D. K. Sutton
- Narrated by: Kevin Earlywine
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
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Professor Gabriel Morgan is in southern Missouri for one reason: to repair his relationship with his brother. It is definitely not to make friends or coddle the teaching assistants the university throws at him. Benjamin Carter is young, barely competent, and more trouble than he’s worth. He’s also fun and charming and stunningly beautiful.
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Story of Benji and Gabriel
- By Turtlebetty2022 on 27-12-2024
- My (Not So) Grumpy Professor
- Not So University Series, Book 2
- By: D. K. Sutton
- Narrated by: Kevin Earlywine
Story of Benji and Gabriel
Reviewed: 27-12-2024
This is a professor x teacher’s assistant to more college romance, featuring Benji Carter and Gabriel Morgan, and is book two in the Not So University series.
Gabriel is a grumpy professor, Reid’s big brother and came to work at the university to try and reconcile with this brother. What he doesn’t expect is to be assigned a TA for his class. Benji is all sunshine.
This one was more fast paced than book one. These two were complete opposites to begin with but as the story moves on, Gabriel becomes softer, letting Benji in, and Benji grows up and confronts how his dad’s behaviour has impacted him. They have a little break up but with some grovelling, they reconcile and get their HEA.
Book three is about Atticus and the Drama professor.
Things to expect in this book are:
Book 2 in series
MM college romance
Professor x TA
Opposites attract
Grumpy x Sunshine
Age gap (35/22)
Cameos - prev books
Neurodivergent rep
Secret relationship
FWB Rules
Bit of spice & dirty talk
3rd act break up
Little bit of drama
Reconciling
HEA
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My (Not So) Slutty Professor
- Not So University Series, Book 1
- By: D. K. Sutton
- Narrated by: Kevin Earlywine
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
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Maddie. I’m a sucker for nerds. So a biology professor who wears geeky ties and doesn’t realize how hot he is, puts every part of my body on high alert. It also means I’m failing his class. There’s only one way to get him out of my head so I can focus. Seduce him. Turns out that boyish innocence isn’t an act, and while Dr. Reid Emerson is a genius, there are many things he’s never learned. His eagerness to catch up takes my breath away. Will he let me be the one to teach him?
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Story of Maddie and Reid
- By Turtlebetty2022 on 27-12-2024
- My (Not So) Slutty Professor
- Not So University Series, Book 1
- By: D. K. Sutton
- Narrated by: Kevin Earlywine
Story of Maddie and Reid
Reviewed: 27-12-2024
This is a professor x student to more college romance, featuring Maddie Evans and Reid Emerson, and is book one in the Not So University series.
I enjoyed this story. It was low angst, sweet, bit of a slow burn and just a little bit spicy.
Maddie was an outgoing student that had a massive crush on his professor. Reid was this oblivious, adorable, innocent sweetheart but I loved how their demeanours kind of reversed. As the book progressed, Reid gained confidence and Maddie let his guard down enough to be vulnerable for the first time.
They were seriously cute together and I loved that they were around the same age and taking it slow as Reid had never been with a home before. It was pretty swoony.
Things to expect in this book are:
Book 1 in series
MM college romance
Professor x Student
Opposites attract
Slow burn
Virgin MC
Fantasies & crushes
Social lessons
Secret relationship
All the firsts
Phone spice
Bit of spice & dirty talk
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Better for You: A Harrison Campus Novella
- By: Andy Gallo, Anyta Sunday
- Narrated by: Nick J. Russo
- Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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A lonely bookworm. A struggling jock. A snowstorm that steers them together. Charlie’s got five days working in the library to earn enough for Christmas. Being stuck in the frat house with his secret crush? Torture. Rich, hot jocks don’t look twice at nerds like him...Evan’s got five days to finish this stupid paper he can’t wrap his head around. Should he let the cute straight-A Charlie help him? Shit. He’s gonna see how stupid he is...
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Story of Evan and Charlie
- By Turtlebetty2022 on 21-12-2024
- Better for You: A Harrison Campus Novella
- By: Andy Gallo, Anyta Sunday
- Narrated by: Nick J. Russo
Story of Evan and Charlie
Reviewed: 21-12-2024
This is a roommates to more holiday romance, featuring Evan and Charlie, and is a standalone novella related to the Harrison Campus series.
Charlie is extremely smart when it comes to school. He has had a crush on Evan for a while and gets all tongue tied around him.
Evan is on the swim team and comes from a well off family. He struggles with school because of his dyslexia but he tried his hardest.
Evan and Charlie are part of the same frat house and have bedrooms opposite each other. They are the last ones left in their frat house as the semester is finished and everyone has gone home for Christmas. Evan needs to finish an assignment and Charlie is working but he offers to help Evan. All alone in the house and close proximity, what could happen.
This book is a light, low angst, sweet and spicy. These two are serious cute together. Once Charlie gets over inability to speak around Evan, they form a quick bond and their attraction turns psychical. There is a very minor mis communication but it is quickly resolved.
This is a great holiday read, had a bit of the hallmark vibes.
Things to expect in this book are:
Related to series
MM holiday romance
Low angst
College frat bros
Roommates
Nerd x jock
Both have a crush
Neurodivergent theme
Offers to tutor
Closed proximity
Spicy times & dirty talk
Shower spice
Minor mis communication
Supportive family
Sweet HEA
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Silent Knight
- A Christmas Falls Standalone
- By: Beth Bolden
- Narrated by: Darcy Stark
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
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Of all the things Murphy Clark loves about Christmas Falls, there's always been one he loves a little more than the rest: His childhood best friend, Jem Knight.
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Story of Jem and Murphy
- By Turtlebetty2022 on 30-11-2024
- Silent Knight
- A Christmas Falls Standalone
- By: Beth Bolden
- Narrated by: Darcy Stark
Story of Jem and Murphy
Reviewed: 30-11-2024
This is childhood friends to more romance, featuring Jem Knight and Murphy Clark, and is book four in the Christmas Falls multi-author series - Season One.
Jem comes back to Christmas Falls to be the spokesperson for the festival. He runs into a handsome lumberjack in the local bar but doesn’t get his name. It’s not until the mystery guy leaves that he finds out it was his old childhood friend Murphy.
This book is super cute! Jem and Murphy are such gentle souls and it doesn’t take long for them to fall hard. Such a swoony HEA too. We see lots of festival activities, which makes me want to visit Christmas Falls, and we also see cameos from other series too.
Things to expect in this MM romance are:
4th book in series
Multi author
MM holiday romance
Small town
Childhood best friends
Footballer x artist
Long term crush
Reconnected
Forced proximity
Super cute
Cameos - previous books
Swoony HEA
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Snowbody Loves Me
- A Christmas Falls Standalone
- By: Jacki James
- Narrated by: Liam DiCosimo, Nick J. Russo
- Length: 4 hrs and 10 mins
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When I get ditched at the airport right before a holiday trip to the Bahamas, spending Christmas at home alone isn't all that appealing. So impulsively hopping on a plane to the most Christmasy place on earth seems like a good idea. At least until I realize I've got no plan, no place to stay, and nothing but beach clothes. Luckily, Arlo, the handsome B&B owner, comes to my rescue.
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Story of Emerson and Arlo
- By Turtlebetty2022 on 30-11-2024
- Snowbody Loves Me
- A Christmas Falls Standalone
- By: Jacki James
- Narrated by: Liam DiCosimo, Nick J. Russo
Story of Emerson and Arlo
Reviewed: 30-11-2024
This is holiday romance to more, featuring Emerson Maxwell and Arlo Harper, and is book two in the Christmas Falls multi-author series - Season One.
Emerson is an author who gets dumped at the airport but instead of heading home, he heads to Christmas Falls on a whim. When it gets there it’s not the Bahamas weather he was planning to vacation at, no it’s a winter wonderland - shorts and tropical shirts just won’t do. As luck would have it, he meets Arlo on his arrival, who is the B&B owner in town, and Arlo offers him a room to stay for a couple of nights as the whole town is booked out for the festival.
This is such a sweet book. It’s a slow burn but these two give off all kinds of dreamy hallmark vibes. They both kind of just click with each other and the age gap is not really mentioned, I love that it wasn’t an issue.
This town sounds so beautiful too. If there was a real life place like this, I would visit. Being in Australia, our Xmas time is super hot because it’s summer - I haven’t seen a white Christmas in decades.
Things to expect in this MM romance are:
2nd book in series
Multi author
MM holiday romance
Small town
Author x B&B owner
Age gap (26/38)
Slow burn
Close proximity
Friends to more
Hallmark vibes
All in
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Get Frosted
- A Christmas Falls Standalone
- By: Amy Aislin
- Narrated by: Kale Williams
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
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As former pro hockey players, they've been rivals for years. It started in Mik's rookie season when a reporter pitted him against his older brother's best friend. Rudy pushes Mik's buttons like no one else, going out of his way to one-up him at every turn. Now they're both pub owners in a small town that takes Christmas to a level best seen in Hallmark movies, but not much else has changed. They're still rivals, this time pitting gingerbread martinis against pomegranate sangria.
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Story of Mik and Rudy
- By Turtlebetty2022 on 30-11-2024
- Get Frosted
- A Christmas Falls Standalone
- By: Amy Aislin
- Narrated by: Kale Williams
Story of Mik and Rudy
Reviewed: 30-11-2024
This is brother’s best friend and rivals to more romance, featuring Mik Gilmore and Rudy Snow, and is book three in the Christmas Falls multi-author series - Season One.
Rudy is the best friend of Mik’s brother. They both played in the NHL together and were rivals on the ice. When Rudy retired he moved to Christmas Falls to be near his BFF, which just so happened to be in the same town as Mik.
I absolutely loved this book. It was low angst, had witty banter, heat, hockey, secret long term crush, building attraction, bit of spice, dates (love it when MCs go on dates), great supporting characters, and two MCs that just fit so well. I laughed, I cried, I swooned.
The narration made this book extra special too because hello, Kale Williams!
Things to expect in this MM romance are:
3rd book in series
Multi author
MM holiday romance
Small town
Rivals to more
Brother’s best friend
Retired NHL players
Rival pub owners
Long term crush
Light stalking
Dates
Witty banter
Heat & spice
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You Can Count on Me
- Christmas Daddies, Book 2
- By: Fae Quin
- Narrated by: Stephen Dexter, Liam DiCosimo
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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As a young single dad with a teaching job, I haven't had much opportunity to date. My son is my entire world, and though I would love to have a partner and someone to count on, the passing years have shown that it's just not in the cards for me. So when the gorgeous lumberjack of a man—the same man that I've had a massive crush on since the moment we became neighbors—suddenly asks me out on a date, I'm completely blindsided.
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Story of Trent and Miles
- By Turtlebetty2022 on 21-11-2024
- You Can Count on Me
- Christmas Daddies, Book 2
- By: Fae Quin
- Narrated by: Stephen Dexter, Liam DiCosimo
Story of Trent and Miles
Reviewed: 21-11-2024
This is a neighbours to more holiday romance, featuring Trent Montgomery and Miles “Rooster” Johnson, and is book two in the Christmas Daddies series.
Miles and Trent have been neighbours for five years but it takes a kid (Bubba) with a baseball bat to persuade Trent to ask his dad out on a date. Unfortunately the date is a disaster, with Miles not saying a word and being his clumsy self, and Trent not wanting to give it a chance at all. This doesn’t stop the two men from becoming friends through the persistence of Bubba.
This was such a beautiful story. Miles has crippling anxiety which makes him unable to speak sometimes. I loved seeing Trent be around him and not pressure him to speak but allow him to get comfortable and eventually open up. In the silence, Trent could finally see Miles and falls for him harder every day. It’s a bit of a slow burn but once they connect, it takes off in a spicy flurry.
Bubba was the best kid ever! He fiercely loved his Pops and knew Trent would love him too, such a smart kid for so young.
I love how these books are free of any negativity towards the couples, nothing but support and love. This series is such a joy to read, highly recommend it.
I am in two minds about waiting for the audio for the third book or jumping in. Either way, I would reread these books again and again.
Things to expect in this MM romance are:
2nd book in series
MM holiday romance
Neighbours
Tree farmer x teacher
Player x Single dad
Anxiety themes
Matchmaking son
Disaster first date
Both have a crush
Friends to more
Slow burn
Spicy times & dirty talk
Book lovers
Love of their lives vibes
HEA
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Let Your Hearts Be Light
- By: Fae Quin
- Narrated by: Stephen Dexter, Liam DiCosimo
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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As a 42-year-old single father, the last thing I expected before Christmas was for my daughter to sign me up for a community matchmaking event. The Christmas Buddies program becomes a challenge I can't wait to overcome when I realize the man that has been assigned as my buddy for the holiday season is none other than Paxton Montgomery. He's massive, grumpy, incredibly gorgeous (in a lumberjack kinda way), and also—weirdly enough—the only person in town who doesn't like me.
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Story of Baxter and Paxton
- By Turtlebetty2022 on 20-11-2024
- Let Your Hearts Be Light
- By: Fae Quin
- Narrated by: Stephen Dexter, Liam DiCosimo
Story of Baxter and Paxton
Reviewed: 20-11-2024
This is an opposites attract holiday romance, featuring Baxter and Paxton, and is book one in the Christmas Daddies Series.
Baxter and Paxton couldn’t be more opposite. After being parent trapped by their kids, they are forced to spend time with each other over the holidays. These two single dads, and their kids, had me giggling and smiling the whole way through this book with the dad jokes, the awkwardness and the banter.
This is a low angst and light read, it’s a fantastic holiday read. And I love the single dad trope when they get a HEA.
Thanks @jjsrainbowreads for the recommendation.
Things to expect in this MM romance are:
1st book in series
MM holiday romance
Opposites attract
Single dads
Grumpy / Sunshine
Builder x Baker
Forced proximity
Meddling kids
Pet names
Dad jokes
Fun with icing, wink
Bit of spice & dirty thoughts
Swoony HEA
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Only One Coffin
- A Paranormal MM Romance
- By: A.J. Truman
- Narrated by: Nick J. Russo
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
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I’m stuck sharing a coffin with the world’s perkiest vampire. This vacation is going to suck. After centuries of eternal existence, and still mourning the loss of my lover to vicious slayers, I needed a few days of peaceful solitude at the Hotel Draugr. But thanks to a double-booking mishap, I’m forced to share my coffin with Kilroy, a freshly bitten vampire who loves his new afterlife as much as he loves hanging ten. My unexpected roommate is determined to show me how “totally awesome” being a vampire can be.
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Story of Kilroy and Magnus
- By Turtlebetty2022 on 12-11-2024
- Only One Coffin
- A Paranormal MM Romance
- By: A.J. Truman
- Narrated by: Nick J. Russo
Story of Kilroy and Magnus
Reviewed: 12-11-2024
This is paranormal romance, featuring Magnus and Kilroy, and is a standalone book.
Being alive for centuries, Magnus felt like he was only just existing, that is until Kilroy came into his life and they were forced to share a room and coffin, while on holidays in Iceland.
This was sweet, low angst, humorous story and I enjoyed every minute of it. Both MCs brought harmony to each others lives and their HEA was so cute.l, it left me smiling.
Nick J Russo nailed the narration!
Things to expect in this MM romance are:
Standalone
MM Paranormal romance
Christmas time
Vampires
Grumpy x sunshine
Unexpected roommates
Forced proximity
One bed (well, coffin)
Bi awakening
Slow burn & low angst
Dates
Bit of spice
Wee bit of drama
HEA
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Flash
- Ink Slingers, Book 1
- By: K.M. Neuhold
- Narrated by: Tim Paige, Liam DiCosimo
- Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins
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Lewis. Clingy, needy, Too Much. Just a few choice words from men who never deserved me anyway. I'm not going to make the same mistakes again though. I plan to ride the motorcycle hottie of my dreams just until we both get bored. Besides, who has time for anything but a quick fling when the jerks at the tattoo shop next door insist on doing everything they can to annoy the hell out of me with some stupid prank war?
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Story of Lewis and Arrow
- By Turtlebetty2022 on 05-11-2024
- Flash
- Ink Slingers, Book 1
- By: K.M. Neuhold
- Narrated by: Tim Paige, Liam DiCosimo
Story of Lewis and Arrow
Reviewed: 05-11-2024
This is hook up to more romance, featuring Lewis and Arrow, and is book one in the Ink Slingers series.
This was a seriously funny book, the Bluetooth mishap, the pranks, the guys from Ink Slingers, the banter, the cameos from previous series, the way Lewis and Arrow both fall fast, everything! I LOVED IT!
You can read this series without reading Four Brothers or Big Bull but trust me, reading those two series first only makes this book even funnier.
I am definitely in my KM Neuhold era. I love their writing style and am looking forward to book two in this series. I think I might wait for the audiobook though as I just love the narrators they use. Who am I kidding, I’ll read it now and then reread when the audio comes out.
Things to expect in this MM romance are:
1st book in series
Tattoo artist x florist
Insta-lust
Hook up to more
Business neighbours
Hilarious Pranks
Don’t know they’re enemies
Romantic Biker MC
Spicy times & dirty talk
Calls him Tater Tot
Both fall fast
Found family
Cameos from prev series
HEA
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