Rainbow Dorset University Book 2.5: Doink by Crea Reitan

Rainbow Dorset University Book 2.5

Unrequitted love can make you blind.

I’ve crushed on the wrong person for years, all because he showed me kindness in a time when I greatly needed it. But my coach isn’t interested in me and that’s a hard pill to swallow. 

The man who is interested turns out to be someone I talk to almost every day. He bids on a date with me at a charity auction and I take him on an adventurous kayaking picnic date on a large remote lake in a valley surrounded by mountains. 

As it turns out, I doom our date from the beginning by not taking note of the weather report. A lightning storm strands us on a small island in the middle of the lake with a tiny cabin and only one bed. This could be awkward and disastrous if we manage to survive the storm.

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

Peyton has had a crush on his football coach for years. But despite his hints at what he is feeling, his coach has zero interest in him. And when there is an auction for dates to raise money, Peyton is sure that maybe his crush will finally show him he feels something. But to his disappointment, his coach does not bid. But there is someone else who has had feelings for Peyton for a while and now finally has a chance to act on them. Dana has had a crush on Peyton for a while now. Dana works for the coffee shop on campus and he loves when Peyton comes in and flirts with him. But asking him out has been a challenge. But he can’t help but bid on a date with Peyton when this auction happens. Now he has a chance to go out on a date and try to tell Peyton how he feels. But neither expect their kayaking date to be interrupted by bad weather where they are stranded on an island in a small cabin for a few days. A curse? Or a blessing in disguise? Because Peyton is finally waking up to what was in front of him all along and that maybe this man in front of him is actually a better match for him than his crush. And for Dana he finally gets to know Peyton more and realize the more they get to know one another, the more they have in common. A really sweet novella! I liked how these two fit together so well. And how they turned what could have been a disaster into something fun and meaningful. Would love to see them appear in more future books!

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.