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Prove Me Wrong
Coping with a genius is never easy and Tennyson Mycroft takes it to a whole new level with his quirky attitude and all-too-accurate 'psychic' abilities. He's never let anyone get close to him. and thinks he's perfectly happy as a solitary professor. Then Kristian Dawlish arrives on campus and suddenly everything is in uproar.
The pair engage in a battle of wits as Kristian tries to prove Tennyson is a fraud. A bet is made in a moment of lust, but soon Tennyson longs for more. Will Tennyson come to terms with the fact he is as susceptible to emotions as everyone else, and finally drop his walls? Even if he does, is Kristian willing to take the risk? Follow them on their journey filled with laughs, nosy students, and a discovery that uncertainty isn't always a bad thing.
The pair engage in a battle of wits as Kristian tries to prove Tennyson is a fraud. A bet is made in a moment of lust, but soon Tennyson longs for more. Will Tennyson come to terms with the fact he is as susceptible to emotions as everyone else, and finally drop his walls? Even if he does, is Kristian willing to take the risk? Follow them on their journey filled with laughs, nosy students, and a discovery that uncertainty isn't always a bad thing.
89 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 28, 2012
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April 29, 2012
I love it when you can be surprised and delighted by a character even if he is quite obnoxious and always right. I happily enjoyed every minute it was funny and both MC's were delightfully romantic. Poor Kristian his attempts to win and catch Tennyson out never worked but he did try. A complex man our Tennyson, his safe boring day to day routine is about to get a well needed shake up with Kristian's arrival. Life is so much better happier, not so sad anymore. I really enjoyed this a lot and would love another peek at Tennyson and Kristian.
April 30, 2012
Felt like the little brother of Alix Bekin`s Written in the Stars.
Smoothly written and entertaining BUT - the wooing and counting the "claimed" kisses over the lenght of a semester before the hands finally made it beneath the clothes - that`s how blushing schoolgirls would act but not grown men with a healthy libido.
Sweet and endearing,yes - but very hard to believe...
Smoothly written and entertaining BUT - the wooing and counting the "claimed" kisses over the lenght of a semester before the hands finally made it beneath the clothes - that`s how blushing schoolgirls would act but not grown men with a healthy libido.
Sweet and endearing,yes - but very hard to believe...
April 27, 2012
Tennyson is the quintessential academic fruitcake. He enjoys pushing the limits of social norms and making people squirm. He’s not exactly effeminate, but he opens the book in purple shoes. He’s an arrogant sod who looks down at the masses with utter disdain. When Kristian finds out Tennyson claims to have psychic abilities he scoffs at the very possibility. Tennyson, feeling generous, proposes an interesting wager. Kristian has ten opportunities to debunk Tennyson’s claim. Despite his skepticism, Kristian agrees, even to the part where he pays for every loss with a kiss.
I almost didn’t read this book. I assumed, incorrectly that “Kristian” was a female. Something told me to order Prove Me Wrong, anyway. I am beyond thrilled that I did. Despite being written in 1st person (Tennyson’s) POV, my least favorite, I loved this book. The writing is fluid and perfectly paced. Poor Tennyson, for all his genius, is clueless as to intimacy and relationships. His feelings scare the bejeezus out of him, but his natural curiosity makes him forge on.
Kristian and Tennyson’s relation is so sweet. It’s almost like they accidentally fall in love. For most of the book, it is mostly stolen kisses and cuddles. Tennyson is amazed at how satisfying dinner and a movie at home can be. Little by little their lives intermesh until they look up and realize what all their friends suspect…their dating. J The secondary characters that help them are great. I loved how by allowing himself to care for Kristian, Tennyson opened up to other relationships. Relationships with people who had been in his life, but he never really noticed.
My heart practically stopped when Kristian had an assphat moment near the end, but the ending left me with a smile on my face. Exquisite. Highly recommend.
I almost didn’t read this book. I assumed, incorrectly that “Kristian” was a female. Something told me to order Prove Me Wrong, anyway. I am beyond thrilled that I did. Despite being written in 1st person (Tennyson’s) POV, my least favorite, I loved this book. The writing is fluid and perfectly paced. Poor Tennyson, for all his genius, is clueless as to intimacy and relationships. His feelings scare the bejeezus out of him, but his natural curiosity makes him forge on.
Kristian and Tennyson’s relation is so sweet. It’s almost like they accidentally fall in love. For most of the book, it is mostly stolen kisses and cuddles. Tennyson is amazed at how satisfying dinner and a movie at home can be. Little by little their lives intermesh until they look up and realize what all their friends suspect…their dating. J The secondary characters that help them are great. I loved how by allowing himself to care for Kristian, Tennyson opened up to other relationships. Relationships with people who had been in his life, but he never really noticed.
My heart practically stopped when Kristian had an assphat moment near the end, but the ending left me with a smile on my face. Exquisite. Highly recommend.
December 9, 2013
I loved this short story so much!
Tennyson and Kristian are both so different and complex characters also entertaining as hell and so freaking sexy!
Tennyson's quirkiness and annoying habit of knowing it all is adorable and Kristian's playfulness and the way he got Tennyson out of his routine and bubble is just the icing on the cake.
Tennyson and Kristian are both so different and complex characters also entertaining as hell and so freaking sexy!
Tennyson's quirkiness and annoying habit of knowing it all is adorable and Kristian's playfulness and the way he got Tennyson out of his routine and bubble is just the icing on the cake.
October 15, 2022
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Depends on your milage with the genius Tennyson. I very much disliked him.
Arrogant renown professor who acts like an unpleasant child.
Not for me
Depends on your milage with the genius Tennyson. I very much disliked him.
Arrogant renown professor who acts like an unpleasant child.
Not for me
April 28, 2012
Really good written comical novella. Main plotted storyline was unique warm and really well written. The slow developing romance between Tennyson and Kristian was great, full of laughter, real emotions and new found friendship. I really enjoyed this story, even if Kristian behaved like an ass at the end. But he did came back and apologized, too.
Good work from this Author!!
Good work from this Author!!
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May 6, 2012DNF 30 % into the book and I hated the characters. Geeky, intelligent and competitive should not equal snide IMHO, but that's the way it was coming off to me. Perhaps I'm too American. I don't have enough time to read as I like. Not going to waste it on something I'm not enjoying.
January 24, 2019
Not the best one of the series. I liked the bits in Tennyson's class the best, it reminds me of the anthropology classes I took back in college.
May 5, 2012
This review can be found at Brief Encounters Reviews.
The paranormal aspect of this story is very light, however your enjoyment will depend on how much you like, or dislike Tennyson. He’s an anthropology professor who takes great delight in freaking out his colleagues with his “psychic” abilities. At first you aren’t sure he has any, since he takes great pride in twisting things to his advantage and he’s not above using information he found in more traditional manners such as eavesdropping, and then attributing it to his psychic abilities. However he does have a certain level of natural ability.
When Kristian shows up as a new professor, it doesn’t take them long to start a competition. Kristian is determined to prove that Tennyson is a fraud, however Tennyson soon turns the tables by giving Kristian ten chances to prove him a fraud, however each time he fails, Tennyson claims a kiss. At first Tennyson just does it to be an annoying ass, but soon he realizes he actually likes Kristian and they are if not more, at least good friends. I did not care for Tennyson all that much. He really does believe he is superior to everyone and that they barely merit his acknowledgment. However, I did appreciate that his feelings for Kristian threw him off kilter. But he still came across as an arrogant jerk, so I was never completely on his side.
I also found it hard to believe that two seemingly healthy men in their prime would do no more than kiss or hold hands for 8+ months. You only find out at the end that Kristian was married to a woman, but the details of that are never revealed and I wasn’t sure if he was gay or bisexual. Was his relationship with Tennyson a first? When they finally sleep together it doesn’t appear to be. I also found the ending a bit abrupt. Kristian demands the truth, but is not prepared for the answer, although Tennyson seems to prove it in record time. The end. HEA.
So if you like a slow-moving relationship story, with rather quirky characters, this might be right up your alley, but Tennyson was just a bit too quirky for me to get completely behind the relationship. Still, I found the writing smooth enough and I’d check out future works by the author, this one just didn’t quite hit the right notes for me.
The paranormal aspect of this story is very light, however your enjoyment will depend on how much you like, or dislike Tennyson. He’s an anthropology professor who takes great delight in freaking out his colleagues with his “psychic” abilities. At first you aren’t sure he has any, since he takes great pride in twisting things to his advantage and he’s not above using information he found in more traditional manners such as eavesdropping, and then attributing it to his psychic abilities. However he does have a certain level of natural ability.
When Kristian shows up as a new professor, it doesn’t take them long to start a competition. Kristian is determined to prove that Tennyson is a fraud, however Tennyson soon turns the tables by giving Kristian ten chances to prove him a fraud, however each time he fails, Tennyson claims a kiss. At first Tennyson just does it to be an annoying ass, but soon he realizes he actually likes Kristian and they are if not more, at least good friends. I did not care for Tennyson all that much. He really does believe he is superior to everyone and that they barely merit his acknowledgment. However, I did appreciate that his feelings for Kristian threw him off kilter. But he still came across as an arrogant jerk, so I was never completely on his side.
I also found it hard to believe that two seemingly healthy men in their prime would do no more than kiss or hold hands for 8+ months. You only find out at the end that Kristian was married to a woman, but the details of that are never revealed and I wasn’t sure if he was gay or bisexual. Was his relationship with Tennyson a first? When they finally sleep together it doesn’t appear to be. I also found the ending a bit abrupt. Kristian demands the truth, but is not prepared for the answer, although Tennyson seems to prove it in record time. The end. HEA.
So if you like a slow-moving relationship story, with rather quirky characters, this might be right up your alley, but Tennyson was just a bit too quirky for me to get completely behind the relationship. Still, I found the writing smooth enough and I’d check out future works by the author, this one just didn’t quite hit the right notes for me.
April 30, 2012
Bets, and what people do to win them, can be a lot of fun. Prove Me Wrong is the story about one man with a reputation for psychic abilities setting out to show a doubter that there is more to the world than facts and figures. Or is there?
Tennyson has a huge chip on his shoulder, hates being challenged, and loves his life as an eccentric, solitary professor. Most people’s intellectual abilities are far inferior to his, so he thinks he’s ‘entitled’ to feeling superior. The saying ‘pride comes before the fall’, however, is one he seems to have overlooked. I loved reading about his attempt to maintain his ‘superiority’, and the lengths he went to – both mentally and physically to prove to himself that he is right.
Kristian is a great guy. Quirky in his own way, the total opposite of Tennyson, yet clever enough to find a way of attacking Tennyson’s emotional walls. He does not believe in anything psychic, and sets out to prove Tennyson wrong. With a bet of ten steps, no less. The attempts are hilarious, and I wasn’t sure which man I wanted to win, but loved the various challenges and the bet’s outcome that came with each stage.
If you like stories about men with genius-level intelligence and very few social graces, if you want to read about the effect a bet can have on two men who are extremely attracted to each other with one of them unable to admit it, and if the ‘unexpected’ seems like a fun topic for a story, you may like this book
NOTE: This book was provided by Silver Publishing for the purpose of a review on QMO Books.
Tennyson has a huge chip on his shoulder, hates being challenged, and loves his life as an eccentric, solitary professor. Most people’s intellectual abilities are far inferior to his, so he thinks he’s ‘entitled’ to feeling superior. The saying ‘pride comes before the fall’, however, is one he seems to have overlooked. I loved reading about his attempt to maintain his ‘superiority’, and the lengths he went to – both mentally and physically to prove to himself that he is right.
Kristian is a great guy. Quirky in his own way, the total opposite of Tennyson, yet clever enough to find a way of attacking Tennyson’s emotional walls. He does not believe in anything psychic, and sets out to prove Tennyson wrong. With a bet of ten steps, no less. The attempts are hilarious, and I wasn’t sure which man I wanted to win, but loved the various challenges and the bet’s outcome that came with each stage.
If you like stories about men with genius-level intelligence and very few social graces, if you want to read about the effect a bet can have on two men who are extremely attracted to each other with one of them unable to admit it, and if the ‘unexpected’ seems like a fun topic for a story, you may like this book
NOTE: This book was provided by Silver Publishing for the purpose of a review on QMO Books.
April 29, 2012
This was a totally adorable story. I loved the slower pace of their relationship and how they really grew into their love. The conflict was resolved a little quickly and I really would have liked to hear them say those three little words out loud, but at least there was an implication. This line of geek love stories from Silver Publishing is really going to be the death of my budget. I am loving them so far. This one is definitely recommended.
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May 5, 2012Wait just a cotton pickin' minute! I just fell for this book via cover lust with
. I mean, it's a GOOD cover AND I have a thing for hot geeks. Which one do I read? I mean is it going to be #939 on my TBR or #940? Decisions, decisions. Should I look at reviews? Hmm
. I mean, it's a GOOD cover AND I have a thing for hot geeks. Which one do I read? I mean is it going to be #939 on my TBR or #940? Decisions, decisions. Should I look at reviews? Hmm
June 17, 2012
I really loved the slow burn of this. The characters' personalities unfolded beautifully as this went on and the pacing was great right up until 95% of the way through and then the ending came in a rush. It was an unsatisfying conclusion despite the HEA that left me with more questions than answers. Had the ending been expanded, this would be a four/five star read.
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May 22, 2012
I really, really enjoyed this! It's probably my favorite of this series of short stories that Silver has published. Very enjoyable characters, great writing style and voice, and I really liked the plot. Would love to read more about these two guys. I really liked it.
September 7, 2012
Tennyson is so wrapped up in his own world and but Kristian has a way of pulling him out of his shell. The humor in this story is top notch. I like that the relationship was not rushed but allowed to build slowly and naturally.
May 18, 2020
Humorous and engaging. Part of the "A Mind is a Sexy Thing" series which brings a Geek plus another together for a lover - very entertaining.
A go-to favorite for quick afternoon read. None of the books in the series intertwine - they are all stand-alones.
A go-to favorite for quick afternoon read. None of the books in the series intertwine - they are all stand-alones.
May 1, 2012
Nice writing, but I couldn't relate to both MCs.
April 1, 2013
cute short story
October 20, 2012
Great short story that read like a novel.
March 31, 2017
ok and funny
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