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The Theory of Us: A Contemporary Slow Burn Romance About Second Chances
"Sneaky... Did not go as I imagined... A complete and very satisfying happy-ever-after." - Amazon and Goodreads Reader Reviews
Twenty-three-year-old teaching assistant Rebecca Tinselman has one rule: never fall for a student.
She's spent years protecting her reputation and keeping her private life off-limits. But when Rivergate College's star football player walks into her classroom, all her rules go straight out the window.
Paul Powell is brilliant, confident, and disarmingly sincere—a beloved athlete with limitless potential. But beneath the jersey and easy smile is the body of a Greek god, a mind that challenges Rebecca's…and a heart that sees straight through her defenses.
When a late-night tutoring session turns into something more, Rebecca tells herself it's harmless... Until it's not. Until it becomes an unforgettable trip to New York City, and the penthouse suite at The Four Seasons, where she learns the truth about Paul's plan to change his life—and hers—forever...
A heartfelt, slow-burn romance about second chances, impossible choices, and the courage to follow your heart—even when it breaks every rule.
Twenty-three-year-old teaching assistant Rebecca Tinselman has one rule: never fall for a student.
She's spent years protecting her reputation and keeping her private life off-limits. But when Rivergate College's star football player walks into her classroom, all her rules go straight out the window.
Paul Powell is brilliant, confident, and disarmingly sincere—a beloved athlete with limitless potential. But beneath the jersey and easy smile is the body of a Greek god, a mind that challenges Rebecca's…and a heart that sees straight through her defenses.
When a late-night tutoring session turns into something more, Rebecca tells herself it's harmless... Until it's not. Until it becomes an unforgettable trip to New York City, and the penthouse suite at The Four Seasons, where she learns the truth about Paul's plan to change his life—and hers—forever...
A heartfelt, slow-burn romance about second chances, impossible choices, and the courage to follow your heart—even when it breaks every rule.
203 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 17, 2025
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October 23, 2025
Alright
It was an ok book I guess. It did not suck me in at all. If it hadn't been a short story I probably would not have finished it. The main female character is too obsessive and just over thinks everything. There is no really story of their relationship building up. In the entire book they have only a couple interactions and one real scene of being together and then a happily ever after. I would have liked to see more development in their relationship. Found it to only be an ok story.
It was an ok book I guess. It did not suck me in at all. If it hadn't been a short story I probably would not have finished it. The main female character is too obsessive and just over thinks everything. There is no really story of their relationship building up. In the entire book they have only a couple interactions and one real scene of being together and then a happily ever after. I would have liked to see more development in their relationship. Found it to only be an ok story.
October 4, 2025
New to me author with an overly fast-paced storyline that showed great potential but fell short of the goal line. Both main characters were under-developed without much back story that explained their personalities or their paths to the present. It's a quick and disappointing build -- but does end leaving readers with a complete and very satisfying happy-ever-after -- and the reason that I gifted the extra star.
December 26, 2025
Un romance particular
Antes de iniciar el libro pensé que sería más de lo mismo pero me equivoque, la historia de Paul y Rebeca inicia con un amor prohibido y la búsqueda de esa realización como persona, de salir de los esquemas, perseguir los sueños. En mi opinión faltó más desarrollo y la intervención de personajes secundarios relevantes.
Antes de iniciar el libro pensé que sería más de lo mismo pero me equivoque, la historia de Paul y Rebeca inicia con un amor prohibido y la búsqueda de esa realización como persona, de salir de los esquemas, perseguir los sueños. En mi opinión faltó más desarrollo y la intervención de personajes secundarios relevantes.
October 5, 2025
"Don't judge a book by its cover" definitely rings true for this. The cover is pretty but the story felt like something the author threw together over a weekend. Honestly, I wondered if AI wrote it with how choppy the dialogue was and how abruptly story line changed. Weird.
October 21, 2025
No sé qué podria decir y no sé qué fue peor. Si la trama o las voces del audiolibro… malísimo
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