NOEL
Being called a “loner Knight” doesn’t faze me; I’m not a typical eighteen-year-old compared to my classmates, and that’s fine. I prefer solitude.
The only reason I'm a Knight in the first place is because my mom thinks I'm alone too much. She wants me to make friends, which is why I joined the Knight's fencing club, even though I'd much rather be stargazing or watching anime.
When a new student shows up, I'm surprised to see it's Alexander Madison, a boy who was my science partner at thirteen, and broke my heart when he moved away without a goodbye.
He was my best friend.
But Alex doesn't recognize me when I take off my mask, and I don't tell him who I am.
I’m devastated, but more than that, I’m pissed.
From this moment on, I hate Alex.
ALEX
Running away and moving back to Vermont, into the home of a woman that never wanted custody of me, is the last thing I wanted to do my senior year of high school.
But I didn't have any other choice.
My father took things too far, and I had to get out.
Now I'm at Knight's Valor Academy and on the fencing team for shits and giggles.
Noel Hale likes to challenge me every chance he gets, and I push every single button of his with my biting comments and playful personality that he doesn't understand.
When our coach catches wind of the animosity and the almost fight we get into, she forces us to practice together outside of school.
Our mandatory bouts turn into so much more.
Our foils clash just as hard as our personalities do, but I like our kind of foreplay.
Noel's senior year gets a little wild when our three teammates and I drag him along into our world of parties, drama, and illegal activities he’d never attempt, resulting in unexpected friendships, a brawl or two, and I somehow make him fall in love with me, even though he doesn’t like people.
But fate had already written our love in the stars a long time ago.
KBB is written in first person, dual POV. Knight Blade Boys is a high school fencing romance with +18 consenting adults. There is found family, high angst, slow burn to high heat, and features a neurodivergent MC. It is a full length MM romance standalone in a series. Each book will have a separate couple.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222803134-knight-blade-boys
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My Review: 5/5 Stars
Noel has always had trouble making friends. He’s always felt different and views things differently from others. Then there was the time he thought he finally found someone who had understood him. Alex was different and the best friend Noel had been waiting for. Until he left without saying goodbye. Now, Noel is a senior in high school just trying to make it to graduation. He is used to being on his own and hasn’t tried to make any friends. But then Alex shows up at Noel’s fencing practice. And for a moment, the hope that Noel had sparked to being reunited. Until Alex looks at him without recognition. Acting like they have never met before. Heartbreak once more but this time anger too. He won’t let Alex hurt him again. Meanwhile, Alex’s home life has been anything but good. His father hurts him and finally Alex’s self-preservation forces him to flee. Back to Vermont and to a mother who wants nothing to do with him. But he doesn’t expect Noel. Or any of the guys who want to be his friend. And Noel has a way of getting under his skin. And no matter how much Alex pushes away, he finds himself right back by his side. The two of them are magnets. Bound to come together again and again. And when they finally accept that truth, they’ll realize they are exactly what one another needs. I really loved this story! I couldn’t put it down. We had such interesting characters and dynamics. It was fun getting to know them. Even when things got rough when it came to their pasts that shaped them. I loved Noel and Alex’s romance and how they found one another once more. This time giving them a chance to be together in a way they were beginning to unwrap when they first met. Great story all around! And it looks like we are getting another one!
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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