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Out For Spring Break
Jay hasn’t been out long and has messed around with a couple of guys, but hasn’t really done much besides that. He’s booked a gay cruise as a way to go far away from where anyone knows him or where anyone might see him, and just be his nerdy self.
It’s really far out of his comfort zone, but maybe that’s what he needs in order to cut loose and start living a little. Maybe he’ll even talk himself into hooking up with some guy there. On a ship full of gay guys, surely he’s got a shot with someone, right?
College jock, Tyler, won two tickets to a cruise. A gay cruise. He’s not out – not even fully come to terms with his sexuality yet. He’s pretty sure he’s bi. He’s definitely attracted to guys, but has only been sexually active with girls.
So, he hasn’t given friends and family any details of this cruise, just that he’ll be gone over Spring break. On the inside, he’s anxious but excited for his chance to finally at least have the opportunity to do something with a guy. Nobody will know or care – and if he doesn’t follow through with it, at least he’s still going to be on a cruise. It can’t be that bad.
When Jay and Tyler meet, sparks fly between them. Neither were expecting such a connection...but when the cruise comes to an end, will either of them have the courage to face their true feelings? Or will it just end up being nothing more than a Spring fling?
This is a steamy, standalone MM contemporary book - enjoy!
It’s really far out of his comfort zone, but maybe that’s what he needs in order to cut loose and start living a little. Maybe he’ll even talk himself into hooking up with some guy there. On a ship full of gay guys, surely he’s got a shot with someone, right?
College jock, Tyler, won two tickets to a cruise. A gay cruise. He’s not out – not even fully come to terms with his sexuality yet. He’s pretty sure he’s bi. He’s definitely attracted to guys, but has only been sexually active with girls.
So, he hasn’t given friends and family any details of this cruise, just that he’ll be gone over Spring break. On the inside, he’s anxious but excited for his chance to finally at least have the opportunity to do something with a guy. Nobody will know or care – and if he doesn’t follow through with it, at least he’s still going to be on a cruise. It can’t be that bad.
When Jay and Tyler meet, sparks fly between them. Neither were expecting such a connection...but when the cruise comes to an end, will either of them have the courage to face their true feelings? Or will it just end up being nothing more than a Spring fling?
This is a steamy, standalone MM contemporary book - enjoy!
- GenresM M RomanceRomance
382 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 12, 2018
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March 14, 2019
This book actually contained *TWO* entirely different, standalone stories.
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Out for Spring Break
This story was a light-hearted tale of an average young man taking a break from his small-minded small town and a closeted jock testing the Big Homosexual Waters, while on a week-long gay cruise.
Since we're only talking about a week here, the story felt pretty insta-lovey, but there were a good number of steamy scenes, including one particularly good one while the ship had stopped on a small, secluded island. Skinny dipping hotness anyone?
The one thing that I wasn't too impressed with was that the story was VERY short on personal details. As in they never discussed *where* they were from geographically. Uhh, that would be maybe my third question, but definitely one I would've asked pre-sex.
3 stars
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Love Song
This second story was a bit more serious, with more feels, and also a few more obstacles.
For the past five years, Sawyer had been a famous artist, after winning a singing contest and leaving home at age seventeen. But with the bloom off the rose, he returned to his small Oklahoma hometown to lick his wounds after his last music contract ended.
After renting the house next to his best friend's older brother, whom he'd had a crush on for years, Sawyer and Michael began spending more and more time together, eventually dating.
There's also a VERY energetic four y.o. daughter, Lily, on the scene, who was pretty present throughout the entire story.
The press finds out about their Big Gay Lurve, drama and separation ensues, followed by a huge Grand Gesture and they live happily ever after.
The End.
3.25 stars.
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March 17, 2018
It was a sweet book. I love cruises so I have to admit that I decided to buy this book when I saw the word "cruise." Hehe.
Anyway. It was not what I expected, but that did not stop me from reading it. It was romantic and cute but I hadn't expected certain scenes but well, it's nothing I haven't read before, so I liked it.
The characters are both sweet and loving, and easy to like. Jay is charming and adorable, Tyler is considerate, patient and nice. I liked their interactions and how they got their happy ending.
However, I'm giving it 4/5 stars because of the pace. Some things happened a bit too fast. I'd love to give them more time to fall in love. But it was so adorable and fluffy that I survived, and I will most likely read it again.
Anyway. It was not what I expected, but that did not stop me from reading it. It was romantic and cute but I hadn't expected certain scenes but well, it's nothing I haven't read before, so I liked it.
The characters are both sweet and loving, and easy to like. Jay is charming and adorable, Tyler is considerate, patient and nice. I liked their interactions and how they got their happy ending.
However, I'm giving it 4/5 stars because of the pace. Some things happened a bit too fast. I'd love to give them more time to fall in love. But it was so adorable and fluffy that I survived, and I will most likely read it again.
March 17, 2018
This is a really cute and sweet story that is very enjoyable. Tyler and Jay meet on a gay cruise and their chemistry is off the charts. After a blissful week together, the cruise comes to end. Will that mean the end of their relationship, or can they find a way to make it work? I love their back and forth banter and how their relationship grows.
I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book.
I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book.
March 13, 2018
What happens when two young men who need to find their true selves, join a week-long cruise for gay men for the first time and literally bump into each other. Their attraction is instantaneous and result in a hot week-long romp. But what happens afterwards?
This is such a hot story of love at first sight between two men who both have their own hangups.
This is such a hot story of love at first sight between two men who both have their own hangups.
August 15, 2018
Two books in one
There are two books here. The first one is the one that is advertised on Amazon. The second is the one that should be advertised. The second story is longer and better than the first.
There are two books here. The first one is the one that is advertised on Amazon. The second is the one that should be advertised. The second story is longer and better than the first.
May 21, 2019
Totally Opposite Two-Fer
SPOILER ALERT: If you're looking for one book please be advised that there are two in this edition. The second one, "Love Song," is longer and IMHO much more believable and better than the title tome, "Out For Spring Break."
Not that the spring break one is to be ignored--I give both of them four instead of five stars because each book has character that is becoming increasingly prevalent in the gay genre and which I am getting quite annoyed with. That character--Tyler in the first book, Michael in the second--is a late developing bisexual. This gay-4-you genre often misses the mark when it comes to describing how the character has "flipped."
That is certainly the case in "Out For Spring Break" where Tyler (foreground on the cover), a post-college jock has come to enjoy watching gay porn but has never had an experience with a man. But he suddenly wins a ticket to a gay cruise in the Caribbean because he was chosen by lot as a member of one of the porn sites he signed up for. On the other hand, Jay, a somewhat self-conscious nerd who needs to get out of his small town and burst out of his closet, is a more conventional character with a big heart and a sweet approach to life.
They meet on board "cute," and before you know it, they are in bed. Almost all the time. This is an insta-lust that turns into an insta-love while both of them realize the end of the cruise will be the end of their shipboard romance. Meanwhile, the readers don't really know why it should end because we have no clue where either man is from, what their lifestyles and social circles are like, and how they are likely to deal with their loss. Indeed, it's only in the last chapter that we get any idea where they're from and what solution they have come to, both of which are surprises and extremely satisfying.
On the other hand we have a much more complicated situation in "Love Song," where Sawyer has returned to his small Oklahoma hometown after five or six years of over-the-top fame after winning a mega TV music talent contest at the age of 18. Openly gay to his family and closest friends, Sawyer has lived on the down-low on the road, and now that his popularity has diminished because of a poorly performing album, he comes back home to find himself.
What he knows he will also find is his older brother's best friend, Michael, whom he crushed on forever as a teenager, but who is now married with a child. What he doesn't know is that Michael's wife left him and he has had no social contact since that time, and over this time has started to show interest in men without taking a chance. He is too tied up providing for his very precocious daughter and keeping out of the way of his miserable, homophobic, father with whom he works in a family owned glass blowing business.
Of course, when Sawyer and Michael become reacquainted all lust bursts loose, though each keeps his feelings well hidden for much of the story. However, when they eventually get together, this story--which has been beautifully detailed up to that point--takes off in a number of ways and turns this book into a super read and very satisfying romance.
The only problem seems to be you have to buy the first one to get this one, but that's OK because they are both fine reads, even though I am getting tired of the gay-4-you genre.
SPOILER ALERT: If you're looking for one book please be advised that there are two in this edition. The second one, "Love Song," is longer and IMHO much more believable and better than the title tome, "Out For Spring Break."
Not that the spring break one is to be ignored--I give both of them four instead of five stars because each book has character that is becoming increasingly prevalent in the gay genre and which I am getting quite annoyed with. That character--Tyler in the first book, Michael in the second--is a late developing bisexual. This gay-4-you genre often misses the mark when it comes to describing how the character has "flipped."
That is certainly the case in "Out For Spring Break" where Tyler (foreground on the cover), a post-college jock has come to enjoy watching gay porn but has never had an experience with a man. But he suddenly wins a ticket to a gay cruise in the Caribbean because he was chosen by lot as a member of one of the porn sites he signed up for. On the other hand, Jay, a somewhat self-conscious nerd who needs to get out of his small town and burst out of his closet, is a more conventional character with a big heart and a sweet approach to life.
They meet on board "cute," and before you know it, they are in bed. Almost all the time. This is an insta-lust that turns into an insta-love while both of them realize the end of the cruise will be the end of their shipboard romance. Meanwhile, the readers don't really know why it should end because we have no clue where either man is from, what their lifestyles and social circles are like, and how they are likely to deal with their loss. Indeed, it's only in the last chapter that we get any idea where they're from and what solution they have come to, both of which are surprises and extremely satisfying.
On the other hand we have a much more complicated situation in "Love Song," where Sawyer has returned to his small Oklahoma hometown after five or six years of over-the-top fame after winning a mega TV music talent contest at the age of 18. Openly gay to his family and closest friends, Sawyer has lived on the down-low on the road, and now that his popularity has diminished because of a poorly performing album, he comes back home to find himself.
What he knows he will also find is his older brother's best friend, Michael, whom he crushed on forever as a teenager, but who is now married with a child. What he doesn't know is that Michael's wife left him and he has had no social contact since that time, and over this time has started to show interest in men without taking a chance. He is too tied up providing for his very precocious daughter and keeping out of the way of his miserable, homophobic, father with whom he works in a family owned glass blowing business.
Of course, when Sawyer and Michael become reacquainted all lust bursts loose, though each keeps his feelings well hidden for much of the story. However, when they eventually get together, this story--which has been beautifully detailed up to that point--takes off in a number of ways and turns this book into a super read and very satisfying romance.
The only problem seems to be you have to buy the first one to get this one, but that's OK because they are both fine reads, even though I am getting tired of the gay-4-you genre.
April 15, 2018
Out For Spring Break
Omg this book was absolutely amazing. This book was a page turner that I just couldn't stop reading until the end. I had absolutely loved reading this book. I would highly recommended this book.
Omg this book was absolutely amazing. This book was a page turner that I just couldn't stop reading until the end. I had absolutely loved reading this book. I would highly recommended this book.
October 13, 2018
Can't wait to read Ty if I like keep it Ty
April 17, 2019
It's a silly story but It does no harm and I enjoyed myself while reading it.
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