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| Radford U Book 1 |
The one who broke him may just be the one who puts him back together.
Kellan O’Reilly’s life is a delicate balancing act. He needs to have a stellar last season to get picked up by an NHL team, not get caught by his coach working an overnight job that he desperately needs to keep to help his family, and, adding even more to his plate, figure out why his new tutor seems to hate him on sight.
Bennett “Wells” Wellington III has done everything that he can to avoid tutoring athletes. So, when he’s forced to help Kellan O’Reilly, the carefully crafted facade he’s worked for years to perfect starts crumbling. Because even if Kellan doesn’t remember him, he’s part of the reason that Wells is unrecognizable as his past self.
Now, it’s Wells that holds the power after all these years, and he has no plans to give it up. The only problem is… Kellan’s nothing like the kid he used to know, and as he tries to make Kellan’s life hell, he’s starting to wonder who’s actually in charge. Or why being with Kellan is suddenly making him feel more like himself than ever before.
As they spend more time together, Wells’ commanding presence and dominating nature unlocks a part of Kellan that’s like a drug to experience. Better than the sleep he desperately needs. More gratifying than the record goals he’s putting up this season. And, honestly, the best sex of his life, hands down.
But Wells seems to hate that he wants him. How can Kellan make him realize that the two of them together could be the best thing that’s ever happened to both of them?
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My Review: 4/5 Stars
Kellan is doing everything he can to stay above water. He’s in his senior year of college where he needs to play his best hockey in order to get signed on by a NHL team. But he is also constantly working when he can to help his mom pay the bills after his stepdad left her and his brothers several months earlier with no warning. Not that Kellan isn’t glad to see the guy gone, but taking care of so many people is a lot for Kellan and his mom. And because of all that, it’s no matter that his grades are slipping a bit and his coach signs him up for a tutor. But the moment he walks into Wells’s office, he knows the guy hates him. But he can’t figure out why. Wells has a good reason to dislike Kellan. Back when he was a freshman in high school, Kellan wasn’t exactly nice and it led to Wells transferring. But he can see the look on Kellan’s face that he has no idea who Wells is. And as hard as he tries to hang on to his anger, he is conflicted when he doesn’t see a hint of the guy that Wells used to know. Has Kellan truly changed? Even more mind blowing is the attraction they have with one another. One that once they act on is hard to resist after that. But Wells has plenty of reasons besides their shared history to keep his walls up. Doesn’t mean Kellan won’t try to break them down bit by bit. A good story all around. Definitely looking forward to reading the next one.
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