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| Virdian Falls Book 1 |
Jackson Ellis
My world shifted when I realized I wasn’t completely straight, all thanks to the crush I’ve developed on my professor. My girlfriend dumped me, and I had to move back in with my dad. Worst of all, the professor who awakened something in me now seems to despise me for it.
Isaac Kendall is brilliant and passionate and maybe a little mysterious if there’s any truth to the rumors about his dark past.
In a town like Viridian Falls, everyone has their secrets. But his are the ones that keep pulling me closer until I might just be leaning too far.
Isaac Kendall
For too long, I’ve carried the weight of mistakes this town refuses to let me forget. Rumors cling to me like shadows I can’t shake. My classroom is the one place where I still feel in control, at least until Jackson Ellis walks in.
He’s all bright eyes and temptation. Eager to learn. And far too curious about the parts of me I’ve spent years burying.
But desire is a dangerous thing in a town that feeds off whispers. The closer Jackson gets, the more I fear the past might come back to claim us both.
Hands Like Ours was originally a 22k word novella that first appeared in the We Shall Rise anthology. It has been revised and extended into the first full novel of the Viridian Falls series—a dark MM series where desire and danger blur, the shadows are always watching, and some secrets refuse to stay buried.
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My Review: 4/5 Stars
Picking up this book it took me a minute to remember that I had in fact read a shorter version of it before. So if the story sounds familiar to you, that is why! The story has been expanded which once I familiarized myself with what I originally read, I was excited to see more details given to the story. Everything changes for Jackson when he realizes he is in fact not straight. And it starts with a crush on a professor. But too bad for Jackson, acknowledging that meant that his girlfriend dumps him and then the whole campus finds out. And no one is treating him that great except his two best friends. Even Professor Kendall. The man not only Jackson has a crush on but the one who Jackson had a great connection in class. But even he is treating him different. Isaac knows he has to keep his distance from Jackson. Rumors have spiraled about him in the past when his last relationship with a student ended when the student disappeared without a word on why he left. With threats to his job, Isaac has kept in line. But Jackson threatens Isaac’s control. And with the chemistry between them, well, it makes it harder and harder to keep it. As they try to navigate this growing things between them, there are outside threats of not only about them but the threat of history repeating itself. Can Jackson and Isaac stop that from happening? This had such a good suspense feel to it on top of being a romance. It made it so easy to get lost in the story and fuel your need to find out what happens next. I’m interested in seeing where this series goes and I have a feeling on who is up next!
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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