Art History

Woodlawn College #1

by Hartlee Finn

Sebastian finally felt he belonged at Woodlawn College until the new president appeared and threatened his job.

Derek Morton thought his first love was lost forever until he saw his scowling face at the faculty meeting.

Their reunion is ultimately disrupted by uncovered family secrets and academic betrayal.

Will Derek and Sebastian fail to reconcile or is their love story a date with destiny?

Art History, Book #1 of the Woodlawn College Romance series, is a sweet mm workplace romance, with low angst, a grumpy-sunshine main couple, and an adorable cupid that gets his own story in Book #2.

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, M M Romance

202 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 19, 2025

Reviews

[Lane]

So much better than I expected

I didn't know what to expect when I first downloaded it but I quickly was pleasantly surprised. I loved the flashback chapters so much. I was not expecting so much of a mystery as I got and loved it.

[PJ]

DNF'd at 35 percent.

I thought the basic blurb/premise sounded interesting but it just got a little too convoluted and "Dark Shadows" for my tastes. (Obviously, YMMV.)

And what I did read was....not good. Sorry.

[Nicole]

This was insanely boring. I wouldn’t call it a romance, either. The couple barely interacts with each other.

[Sarah☀️ Somerville]

DNF @ 8% - Not for me.

[Gee Rothvoss]

Since the cover looked very cute and I hadn't heard of the author before, I decided to give this novella a go, and it was quite a pleasant surprise. Although at first it just looks like a professor romance, the story has got a number of aces up its sleeve that kept me on my toes until the very end! I thought that the plot twists regarding the MC's pasts were really clever, and although I didn't see them coming, neither did I feel cheated or like they were gratuitous - which is really difficult to pull off! There was also a very sweet confession scene that had me giggling and kicking my feet like a teenage girl reading the Bravo! special issue about their fave boyband. One more round of editing could have made it even better, but I overall enjoyed the read and look forward to reading more of Finn's works.