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| Possum Hollow Book 1 |
CADE
I always thought of Silas Rush as my biggest rival on the track and a stuck-up loner off it. But he and his fancy pro career left our crappy hometown in the dust before high school even finished, and then I didn’t think of him much at all.
I was too busy trying to keep my little sisters from turning into addicts like our mom, and myself from turning into a rage-junkie like our dad. All while keeping food on the table.
Now he’s back, reminding me of all the things I don’t have, just like he always did.
Except now we’re both adults. And when I… y’know… talk to the guy for once, it looks like my teenage self might have been too distracted to see all the things that Silas didn’t have as well.
After catching him at his lowest possible moment, my heart goes out to the guy I used to hate. All my anger turns to guilt, and instead of a rival, I somehow end up with a socially-awkward new best friend that’s just as screwed-up as I am.
Which I can handle. I can admit when I’m wrong. As long as things between us don’t get any more complicated or confusing, I can handle it.
SILAS
I have a very camera-ready smile. Dad always told me if I wanted to make my pro motocross career stick, I needed to get over all the awkwardness and anxiety that ruined high school for me and learn to act like a real boy for the public.
Never mind that I didn’t want to be a pro rider, or smile for the camera, or live life with Dad on the road and never know what it’s like to have a real friend or - gasp - relationship. Years and years of motocross training, publicity training, and all-the-rest-of-it training; I still don’t have a life and one stupid mistake has left my precious career in the toilet.
The last person I expect to pull me out of this hole is Cade Waters. I’m pretty sure everyone hated me in high school, but Cade was front and center. Which sucked, because with everyone else, he was sunshine personified. I was always the only person who sparked that anger in him, and I never even knew how I did it.
So, when Cade not only swoops in to help me in my darkest moment, but decides to abandon our childhood rivalry and adopt me as his newest bestie/pity project, I’m not sure how to take it.
What I do know is that after a lifetime of having nothing I really wanted, all it takes is one glimpse of Cade’s life to get me hooked. He’s a mess, sure, just like I am. But all that sunshine… I want to grab onto it with both hands and never let go. No matter how confusing that feeling may be.
Stupid Dirty is a high-heat, high-angst M/M romance about dirt bikes, childhood trauma and figuring out how to love someone the best way you can. It contains explicit sexual content as well as potentially triggering themes regarding mental health, and is not suitable for readers under 18. Please see the content warning at the beginning of the book (included in the sample) for more details.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205167500-stupid-dirty
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My Review: 4/5 Stars
Silas has always been Cade’s rival on the track. And Cade has always been bothered by Silas. The way he never talked to anyone and just seemed like this stuck up loner. So when he went away, Cade didn’t care. But now Silas is back in town and just beat Cade at their latest race. Which just sparks all those feelings up again. But when he actually talks to Silas at a party after the race? Well, Cade realizes quickly that he may have pinned Silas all wrong. Silas has always been awkward and drowning in anxiety. He has let his dad push and pull him in every direction. Especially in this career of dirt bike racing. But that career has come to an end and Silas is back home. Once again alone and friendless. And looks like Cade is still mad at him…until he isn’t. They form an unlikely friendship. One Silas clings to because being around Cade actually makes him happy. He still may be insecure about a lot of things and is walking around with untreated depression but being friends with Cade is everything. Cade is a protector and a caregiver. And once he takes Silas under his wing, there is no turning back. Their friendship comes easy and strong and Cade is actually happy with Silas around. Though for both of them, it takes a while to realize that they are starting to feel more than friendship to one another. And I love the moment where it finally just clicks for them what they truly are to one another. Loved their relationship! The two of them have so much on their shoulders. Their lives have never been easy but they are trying. The journey isn’t easy but I loved how by they learned to fight for one another and for themselves. Really loved these characters and I am looking forward to reading the other books in this series!
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