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| Front Range University Book 1 |
Ever have someone get you so well it’s like looking in a mirror?
Cruz
Starting over is not what I had planned.
Those stories about magically becoming best friends with the person assigned to live with you… Yeah, that won’t be me. I already have a best friend. Even if I wanted a new one, Liam wouldn’t be it. He’s permanently grouchy, carrying a negative energy I don’t need since I’m finally in a good place. But I’ve never been good at ignoring when people need help, so I paste on a smile and play nice.
Predictably, Liam isn’t much of a talker, but after an unexpected accident he needs my help in other ways. Ways that offer me answers about myself. Ways that raise new questions about the football dreams I’ve been chasing since I was a kid. Ways that make me relive the past I want to ignore.
To say I’m confused is an understatement, but there’s one thing I know for certain…Liam is either the key to one door or the bolt that could prevent another from ever opening. And I have to choose which I want him to be.
Liam
Starting over is exactly what I need.
I can’t get any more invisible than I’ve been for the past few years, and I figure rooming with another person means at least one human on the planet can’t ignore me. Unfortunately, that human is Adonis personified, and not gay, so it’s looking like my invisibility streak might continue.
Then I suffer a minor accident, and Cruz’s hero complex comes out in full force.
I should be grateful to have someone to open my door and carry my books, but when you pair his selfless personality with that body… My mind starts to blur the roommate line, which makes his blur the line of not being gay.
My heart is already battered, and I doubt it can take rejection from the one person who broke down all the walls I’d built around it. That doesn’t mean I won’t try to give it to him anyway.
**Beautifully Fractured is a high-heat MM romance with medium angst that features a grumpy/sunshine relationship, forced proximity, hurt/comfort situations and a bi-awakening. This is book one in a series of interconnected standalones. Though the main characters are athletes, this is not a sports romance. Rather, it's a romance that happens to feature people who play sports.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/211055427-beautifully-fractured
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My Review: 5/5 Stars
Loving the start to this new series by Michele Lenard! Cruz and Liam were such great characters and I can’t wait to see more from this series. Cruz is starting his freshman year of college. He is on the football team like he always dreamed about while also making arrangements to make sure his studies don’t suffer. Meaning he’ll be in a dorm away from the athletes and parties. In doing so, he meets his new roommate, Liam. A broody and bit of grump guy where they don’t get off on the best foot, yet they find themselves becoming friends. Liam has come to college to escape a home where his parents barely remember his existence due to their grief. And at first he doesn’t know what to make out of his golden retriever roommate who has a bit of hero complex. And not even in a bad way. As Liam gets to know Cruz, he realizes pretty quick how protective and loyal he is. And how he has a way of breaking down Liam’s walls. A crush is easily developed but Liam believes nothing can happen between them. Yet, maybe that can change. Cruz has never felt attraction before. He’s tried but it just hasn’t happened for him. But Liam changes things as time goes on. And things between them slowly change. And it’s only a matter of time before this connection between Cruz and Liam takes a whole new level. I really adored this story. Both of these characters have been through two different kinds of tragedies. It hasn’t been easy for either. And for Cruz, his journey is about learning who he is and what that means. While Liam’s is a journey of healing. Together, they balance one another out and bring out the best in one another after both being so lost. It was just such a satisfying story to read and so sweet to watch them fall in love. I’m really excited to see where this series goes!
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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