Two Boys, One Cabin

by C.E. Kilgore

When Alex agreed to spend spring break camping with his best friend from college, he expected Emily to actually go with him. Stuck in her dorm with the flu, Emily convinces Alex to go enjoy the outdoors and finish working on his master’s degree thesis. Alex has never been much for the great outdoors, but some peace and quiet away from a bustling college campus is too tempting to pass up. Loaded down with hastily bought camping supplies and enough bug spray to fumigate an apartment complex, Alex heads off into adventure.

But, Emily forgot to mention one minor detail: her brother, Ryan. Now Alex is stuck inside a tiny cabin in the middle of nowhere, with no cell service, no heat and a distractingly handsome man who is completely off-limits. As his thesis goes nowhere, Alex may go insane from attempting to act as hetero as possible around Ryan, if the mosquitoes don’t eat him alive first.

Genres: M M Romance, Romance, College, Contemporary, Amazon, LGBT

215 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 6, 2018

About the author

C.E. Kilgore (1981 - ) is an author without genre, who likes to dabble in several genres from romance to science fiction. She also enjoys pushing the boundaries of those genres, trying new things, venturing outside formulas and turning tropes on their heads. Admittedly a control freak, she is currently a self-published author under the name Tracing The Stars, and hasn't quite found the publisher who fits all her quirks. Be sure to check out her website, cekilgore.com

Reviews

[Jenny (Nyxie) · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF at 77%. I tried, I really did. Honestly it just wasn’t very interesting. At one point I skimmed through an entire chapter about making pancakes that could have been summarized in one paragraph. No fun sexual tension, no revealing dialogue, just pancake making. There were also a few fairly unbelievable circumstances - like the best friend / sister possibly getting sick (lots of vomiting) deliberately so she could set up her best friend and brother in a cabin for a week? I could have dealt with that though if it didn’t drag on so much.

[Zee♥ · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a nice light-hearted and funny story in the beginning but then it became a really sweet, emotional journey with two guys who turned out to be just what the other needed. Emily was a bit underhanded with her matchmaking plan but her heart was in the right place for her brother and best friend. A really enjoyable book.

[Amneris Cesare · Rating 3 out of 5]

The plot had all the characteristics to be a very good romance story, but due to the extreme slow running of the narration, it became incredibly boring. I love slow burning love stories, but here reading of how one makes hamburgers and the other writes his essay for the university end of term I really could not stand anymore. I jumped pages after pages and at the end, I must confess, I did not get moved from the two secret stories of the MCs either. Just didn't click, but this is due to the extreme boring and slow narration of their getting to know better.

[Ed Davis · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was really a sweet story. Two very likable main characters that I found myself routing for. This is my second book by C. E. Kilgore and I enjoyed both of them.

[Rachel]

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[Jenn (not Lily) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well, that wasn't the story I was expecting from the cover, but it was still excellent!

[Don Bradshaw · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story had a lot more to it than the blurb suggested. While tempered with a comedic slant, it actually had some depth along with well developed characters.

[Christina Kovatch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story!

I really enjoyed reading this latest book from Kilgore. I fell in love with these characters and their journey. Great read!

[T. CH · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved this romance!

Over Spring Break two boys (Alex & Ryan) in one cabin fall in love, face issues of their respective pasts and decide to forge a future together. This romance was layered and even gave me a brief appreciation of fly fishing! I loved it and I could not put it down! Many things within the story made me laugh out loud including Alex’s internal monologues! There were some serious issues discussed here too including be kind to the environment, addressing grief and the freedom to make life choices that speak to your soul and not the expectations of others.

[Mark]

Loved the characters and story

The characters were really sweet and the story was well thought out. It was nice to have a story that wasn't all sunshine and rainbows. The harsh realities and some sadness were there and actually made me think in the midst of my escape into the story. I highly recommend this book.

[Tracie Luna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this one!

I loved this book. It was really well written and kept me hooked all the way through. I didn’t find very many typos or words in the wrong spot. Those can be very distracting. Kudos to the author and the proofreader!

[Tom · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the humor!

The first, snarky/light/fun (3*) portion of the book becomes serious at the 60% point, and earned a 4th * from me for changing the tone

[Lene · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars MM romance.

[Claudia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sweet, zero angst story.

[Denise GremoryKohta · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very pleasant surprise.

I was thinking this would be a sweet read but I wasn't expecting the complex depth of the story. So much more and I loved every word.

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

KSKS

[Lu]

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