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Jacob
This year my life imploded.
Now I’m sleeping in my tiny office inside the university’s football complex because I have nowhere else to go.
Until my quarterback finds me passed out in the makeshift bed I’d made and offers me a room at his cabin.
I’m exhausted. I’m broke. I don’t have anywhere else to turn. And it’s not like there’s anything wrong with a coach staying with a player for a little while, right? Nothing inappropriate. Nothing crossing a line.
Except for the way Hayden looks at me sometimes.
Except for the moment I realize…I might be looking right back.
Hayden
I think I did something really, really stupid.
I invited my QB coach to live with me until he can find a place of his own.
You know, the guy I’ve had a massive crush on since I started playing football here my freshman year. The same man who has ruined every chance I’ve had at a relationship because no one else has ever measured up.
This was the year I was getting over him. But now he’s in my private space, walking around my cabin in nothing but his boxers, showing off that sexy chest tattoo like my little gay heart isn’t being put through torture right now.
I’m doing my best to hide my interest; the last thing I want is to expose my feelings and make things awkward as hell. And, I mean, I’m the star quarterback. I’m an expert at handling pressure on the field.
Apparently, what I can’t handle is living with the man I’ve wanted for years.
Especially after the night everything changes.
In the small town of Twisted Oak Valley, the fall season is holding on, but you’ll be cozy in this multi-author MM novella/short story length shared universe series. Forbidden Temptation is a steamy, emotional, and banter-filled coach x player college football romance where a bi-awakening collides with cabin-bound forced proximity to ignite a desire that is impossible to resist.
This novella is set in the Bridgeport Jetties universe, following Hiding in the Outfield, the story of Jacob’s younger brother, Jackson. It can be read as a standalone, but if you’re curious about his brother’s love story, you can follow Jackson’s own happily-ever-after in Hiding in the Outfield.
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My Review: 4/5 Stars
Hayden has had a crush on his QB coach since he was a freshman in college. Four years of falling for this guy but knowing that nothing can happen. But when he finds Jake sleeping in his office and has no place to go, Hayden offers his extra bedroom. A mistake? Probably, but he is gonna do it anyway. But now he gets to see Jake all the time and keeping his attraction in check is going to be a major problem. What he doesn’t expect is for Jake to start looking back at him with the same heat in his eyes. Coach and a player can never date, even with Hayden being 22 and Jake 30. So what can really happen? Jake knows he hasn’t always been a good guy, but cutting off his toxic parents after they cut off his brother? He is done. He wants to be better. But falling for his player isn’t exactly a good thing. But Hayden makes him feel something he never has before. More than just the fact that Jake is realizing he is into guys too. But being together is a risky game. Can they find a way? After reading Jake’s brother’s story, I was happy to see Jake getting his own. This novella was a fun read! These two had a great dynamic and we had a some great cameos from Jackson, Jake’s brother, and Frankie, Jackson’s boyfriend. I also loved that these two had a chance to really get to know one another more when they became roommates rather than just coach and player. It gave them a chance to develop real feelings. Great story all around!
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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