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Curvy College Reunion #1
Campus Good Girl
It's time to dirty the good girl...
Landon Greer has pined for good girl Emily Houghton from the moment he caught her dancing in the rain their senior year. But after a lackluster first meeting, it's ten years before he sees her again at their college reunion, and he's ready to make his secret crush known through any means necessary. But will his curvy girl trust him enough to give in?
Emily Houghton lives by the rules, invisible to others until they need something from her. Except Landon Greer, the former playboy jock, sees her. But his sudden interest seems too good to be true. Can a cautious woman learn to trust the man willing to give her everything she desires?
CAMPUS GOOD GIRL features a curvy good girl who isn't used to being noticed and the basketball player whose obsession for her has never faded. A short & steamy romance for those who've wondered What if...?
TROPES INCLUDED: Instalove, Good Girl/Bad Boy, Forced Proximity, Pining Hero, Secret Crush, & Curvy Heroine
Landon Greer has pined for good girl Emily Houghton from the moment he caught her dancing in the rain their senior year. But after a lackluster first meeting, it's ten years before he sees her again at their college reunion, and he's ready to make his secret crush known through any means necessary. But will his curvy girl trust him enough to give in?
Emily Houghton lives by the rules, invisible to others until they need something from her. Except Landon Greer, the former playboy jock, sees her. But his sudden interest seems too good to be true. Can a cautious woman learn to trust the man willing to give her everything she desires?
CAMPUS GOOD GIRL features a curvy good girl who isn't used to being noticed and the basketball player whose obsession for her has never faded. A short & steamy romance for those who've wondered What if...?
TROPES INCLUDED: Instalove, Good Girl/Bad Boy, Forced Proximity, Pining Hero, Secret Crush, & Curvy Heroine
84 pages, Paperback
Published August 17, 2022
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Hallie Bennett
55 books282 followersHallie prefers steamy stories where the curvy girl finds love with a filthy-talking hero. And when she ran out of reading material, she decided to write her own stories. If you want a quick, hot read, she's your girl!
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November 27, 2022
This is a sweet second-chance novella. Logan, a basketball playing jock, had a secret crush on Emily, the sweet nerd, all senior year in college. And now it’s their ten-year reunion, and he’s not going to let her slip away again!
It’s super cute and sweet, and I do wish that it had been a bit longer. The author introduces some intriguing obstacles (ex. Emily’s family and money troubles), but it’s just wiped away far too easily, which I guess makes sense because the book is so short!
Definitely check this book if you’re looking for a sweet, short read. It’s a great pick-me-up! :)
It’s super cute and sweet, and I do wish that it had been a bit longer. The author introduces some intriguing obstacles (ex. Emily’s family and money troubles), but it’s just wiped away far too easily, which I guess makes sense because the book is so short!
Definitely check this book if you’re looking for a sweet, short read. It’s a great pick-me-up! :)
August 21, 2026
He wanted the good girl for ten years. This time, he refuses to walk away.
Emily has spent her life being useful to everyone around her. At their ten-year college reunion, she expects a weekend away from the pressures back home. She doesn't expect Landon, the basketball player who once left her flustered, to reveal she's the woman he never forgot.
Landon has had a decade to wonder what might've happened if he'd tried harder. Now older, steadier, and done hiding what he wants, he makes his intentions clear. But for Emily, being wanted this fiercely is almost harder to accept than being overlooked.
As attraction turns into trust, Landon draws out the adventurous side Emily keeps buried beneath caution. His praise, possessiveness, and confidence invite her to explore what she wants instead of worrying about everyone else. Being his good girl becomes something different.
But the life Emily escapes for the weekend won't stay away. When pressures pull her back into guilt and obligation, her instinct is to push Landon out. He won't be protected from her reality, leaving Emily to wonder if love can mean sharing the weight instead of carrying it alone.
Emily stops equating goodness with self-denial, allowing herself to trust, desire, and be cared for. Landon's decade of longing becomes devotion, blending possessive confidence with patience and tenderness. Together, they turn a missed chance into a high-heat connection built on praise, surrender, emotional safety, and being fully wanted.
An ultra-steamy, second chance, good girl/bad boy romance with decade-long pining, a secret crush, possessive devotion, praise kink, and sexual awakening. It’s about letting go of the need to earn love, finding freedom in asking for what you want, and discovering that being chosen doesn't have to come with conditions.
The Elevator Pitch: A cautious good girl returns to college and finds the secret crush she never knew existed waiting for a second chance. Ten years of wanting has made him certain, but being desired without having to earn it challenges everything she believes about love and her own worth. As old insecurities collide with an unexpectedly intense connection, giving in might become her first real act of choosing herself.
Heat Level: 🔥🔥🔥 Ultra-Steamy / Erotic Romance
Emily has spent her life being useful to everyone around her. At their ten-year college reunion, she expects a weekend away from the pressures back home. She doesn't expect Landon, the basketball player who once left her flustered, to reveal she's the woman he never forgot.
Landon has had a decade to wonder what might've happened if he'd tried harder. Now older, steadier, and done hiding what he wants, he makes his intentions clear. But for Emily, being wanted this fiercely is almost harder to accept than being overlooked.
As attraction turns into trust, Landon draws out the adventurous side Emily keeps buried beneath caution. His praise, possessiveness, and confidence invite her to explore what she wants instead of worrying about everyone else. Being his good girl becomes something different.
But the life Emily escapes for the weekend won't stay away. When pressures pull her back into guilt and obligation, her instinct is to push Landon out. He won't be protected from her reality, leaving Emily to wonder if love can mean sharing the weight instead of carrying it alone.
Emily stops equating goodness with self-denial, allowing herself to trust, desire, and be cared for. Landon's decade of longing becomes devotion, blending possessive confidence with patience and tenderness. Together, they turn a missed chance into a high-heat connection built on praise, surrender, emotional safety, and being fully wanted.
An ultra-steamy, second chance, good girl/bad boy romance with decade-long pining, a secret crush, possessive devotion, praise kink, and sexual awakening. It’s about letting go of the need to earn love, finding freedom in asking for what you want, and discovering that being chosen doesn't have to come with conditions.
The Elevator Pitch: A cautious good girl returns to college and finds the secret crush she never knew existed waiting for a second chance. Ten years of wanting has made him certain, but being desired without having to earn it challenges everything she believes about love and her own worth. As old insecurities collide with an unexpectedly intense connection, giving in might become her first real act of choosing herself.
Heat Level: 🔥🔥🔥 Ultra-Steamy / Erotic Romance
April 4, 2023
Campus Good Girl by Hallie Bennett is a short story about Emily, the quiet girl of campus, who is plagued with family issues that keep her awake at night. Landon is the popular basketball player who has a crush on the quiet Curvy girl much to amusement of his friends. Fast forward 10 years when they meet again at the Collage reunion, does he still feel the same?
I have to start by saying that this book just wasn't for me. I know it was a short story but everything about the plot just seemed over rushed, not one part of it was ever actually explored in any depth so even Emily and Landons relationship was purely surface level stuff. There was nothing memorable about this book and it seems that as soon as you read the last page you forget everything that happened in it.
Emily, as a character, wasn't too bad though she is a little bland, very naive and could do with growing a backbone. As it's a short story you don't go too deep into their lives which wasn't a problem, what I did have an issue with was Landon himself. I did not like his character at all, he's very possessive and domineering with Emily despite having only spoken to her twice in 10 years.
Their whole "relationship' didn't sit well with me either. They jump straight into a sexual insta love relationship all over the course of one day because Landon "claimed her" and apparently that's all it takes in this book to know someone has genuine feelings for you. There's nothing cute or romantic in this story, no taking about feelings or anything it's just Landon making desisions and crude sexual remarks and Emily excepting everything thinking it means love. He is definitely on the boarder line of being controlling which I didn't like and not something to base a relationship on.
I can't honestly think of anything positive to say about this book, it isn't anywhere near as good as the plot makes it sound so I don't recommend reading it.
I have to start by saying that this book just wasn't for me. I know it was a short story but everything about the plot just seemed over rushed, not one part of it was ever actually explored in any depth so even Emily and Landons relationship was purely surface level stuff. There was nothing memorable about this book and it seems that as soon as you read the last page you forget everything that happened in it.
Emily, as a character, wasn't too bad though she is a little bland, very naive and could do with growing a backbone. As it's a short story you don't go too deep into their lives which wasn't a problem, what I did have an issue with was Landon himself. I did not like his character at all, he's very possessive and domineering with Emily despite having only spoken to her twice in 10 years.
Their whole "relationship' didn't sit well with me either. They jump straight into a sexual insta love relationship all over the course of one day because Landon "claimed her" and apparently that's all it takes in this book to know someone has genuine feelings for you. There's nothing cute or romantic in this story, no taking about feelings or anything it's just Landon making desisions and crude sexual remarks and Emily excepting everything thinking it means love. He is definitely on the boarder line of being controlling which I didn't like and not something to base a relationship on.
I can't honestly think of anything positive to say about this book, it isn't anywhere near as good as the plot makes it sound so I don't recommend reading it.
May 10, 2024
This is a quick read. I listened to the audible in about an hour on 2x.
Landon and Emily met in college, had one interaction, then continued on with their lives. Landon held a crush on her for 10 years after graduating. When they end up face to face at their reunion, Landon decides it's time to come clean and tell Emily how much he has wanted her over the years. She's the one that got away.
Emily has some family drama that is discussed briefly, but you get the idea of what is going on. She finds it hard to believe Landon could be interested in here. But he is on a mission to prove to her that he's ready to commit.
Overall, it was a decent read. It is written to be a quick paced steamy read, and the author did just that. There is not a whole lot of depth to the story, no real connections with the characters formed. But it's enjoyable and spicy.
The audible irritated me because the narrators kept using the wrong tense of words for the sentences and said pronounced "come" like it rhymed with tomb. It's hard to stay in the story when the words don't match the scene. At one point the author mentioned the word read. It should have been pronounced read in past tense, but they she said "reed." It was just odd.
For the story 3.5 stars. Spice 3.5. Audible experience 3.
Happy Reading Ya'll
Landon and Emily met in college, had one interaction, then continued on with their lives. Landon held a crush on her for 10 years after graduating. When they end up face to face at their reunion, Landon decides it's time to come clean and tell Emily how much he has wanted her over the years. She's the one that got away.
Emily has some family drama that is discussed briefly, but you get the idea of what is going on. She finds it hard to believe Landon could be interested in here. But he is on a mission to prove to her that he's ready to commit.
Overall, it was a decent read. It is written to be a quick paced steamy read, and the author did just that. There is not a whole lot of depth to the story, no real connections with the characters formed. But it's enjoyable and spicy.
The audible irritated me because the narrators kept using the wrong tense of words for the sentences and said pronounced "come" like it rhymed with tomb. It's hard to stay in the story when the words don't match the scene. At one point the author mentioned the word read. It should have been pronounced read in past tense, but they she said "reed." It was just odd.
For the story 3.5 stars. Spice 3.5. Audible experience 3.
Happy Reading Ya'll
October 11, 2022
A sweet story of a long-time coming romance. The H was having regret for not pursuing h way back when they were in college. Met again during the reunion, he felt that this was his last shot at getting the One. Unbeknownst, to him, our h was down her luck. Maybe this time with love coming her way, she could be an optimist again.
I always liked a long-time-crush-came-true kinda story. It was uplifting and gave an overall positive vibe for all hopeless romantics in the world; especially when the one who did the crushing was the jock and the popular guy. The h was your typical unassuming nerdy girl who never realized that she was special. She was sweet and tough, but even the toughest one need a shoulder to cry on. See, this story had a good premise already. It was an uplifting kinda story with a sprinkle of instalove. Though I had to say it's kinda short. I kinda wanna know the dynamic between MCs after the reunion. There's an epilogue, but it's not enough for me.
Virgin h
Dual PoV, 1st person
No drama/angst
No cheating, No OW/OM
Separation after graduation
No kinks
Safe read, HEA, epilogue
Overall score: 4 reunited stars.
I always liked a long-time-crush-came-true kinda story. It was uplifting and gave an overall positive vibe for all hopeless romantics in the world; especially when the one who did the crushing was the jock and the popular guy. The h was your typical unassuming nerdy girl who never realized that she was special. She was sweet and tough, but even the toughest one need a shoulder to cry on. See, this story had a good premise already. It was an uplifting kinda story with a sprinkle of instalove. Though I had to say it's kinda short. I kinda wanna know the dynamic between MCs after the reunion. There's an epilogue, but it's not enough for me.
Virgin h
Dual PoV, 1st person
No drama/angst
No cheating, No OW/OM
Separation after graduation
No kinks
Safe read, HEA, epilogue
Overall score: 4 reunited stars.
August 11, 2026
Campus Good Girl is a super short read with lots of spice and dirty talk, a surface level plot, and an HEA. Emily is shy and reserved, a total pushover with no self-respect or back bone. I empathize with her situation to a point, but and also she has basically given up on changing her circumstances which is really disappointing. Landon harbored a secret crush on Emily and was controlling to the point of making sure no other guy ever approached her, but he didn’t have the balls to say how he felt either. He cops to this, and she (again, no self-worth) is just okay with it because he is giving her attention now. His one redeeming quality is that he refuses to let her continue her behavior of letting her family treat her like a doormat. This is not a story I would read again, as I just don’t care for the way Emily treats herself.
August 22, 2026
Landon has pined for Emily since Sr year in college. Emily has always been the responsible one who takes care everything but is never seen unless someone needed something. 10 years later at the college reunion, Landon's only reason for going is to get Emily to give him a chance to prove how good they could be as couple. A quick novella where the curvy girl gets the former basketball player and someone to help carry the burdens of life! I really am glad that Emily finally found someone who saw her and helped her out of her shell.
August 21, 2026
While this story takes place 10 years after college graduation at their reunion, it reads as if they are still in college and not in their early thirties. It was still good and I loved the idea of him pining for her for 10 years and her still be innocent when they finally decide to be together. It's pretty dang spicy too for all the different ways he corrupts her and coaxes out her inner bad girl.
May 23, 2025
Entretenido y rápido 💫🫶🏾
Me gustó el cambio de problemática interna de la protagonista. Normalmente tienen temores o inseguridades relacionados con su apariencia o su desempeño, etc...pero aquí muestra otro tipo donde el problema es su relación con otros. Su incapacidad para decir no. Algo diferente para el género.
Los protagonistas son dulces y con una historia de segundas oportunidades.
Me gustó el cambio de problemática interna de la protagonista. Normalmente tienen temores o inseguridades relacionados con su apariencia o su desempeño, etc...pero aquí muestra otro tipo donde el problema es su relación con otros. Su incapacidad para decir no. Algo diferente para el género.
Los protagonistas son dulces y con una historia de segundas oportunidades.
May 2, 2023
It was okay. He harbored a crush on the shy good girl. His nerves got the better of him and he let her go for 10 years. She never expected the popular basketball player to like her. So, 10 years later when he finally gets the courage to tell her, she doesn't know how to react.
September 29, 2023
Spicy and short. I got this as a free audio book and the narration was good. I liked how the listener was treated to both male and female voices when the point of view changed. It’s a cute story about a missed opportunity and a reconnection. Short easy lighthearted read.
December 4, 2023
Although a short one, the author did try to have a better balance between plot to spice by adding in the family drama. The audiobook narration was done as duet but it was monotone so I didn't enjoy it as much as I wanted to.
May 1, 2024
new to Hallie Bennett
I’m a new reader to Hallie Bennett and I’ve fallen in love with these characters. Landon Greer is everything I wanted in college. Emily is who I was in college. I didn’t have an HEA, but these two are life goals!
I’m a new reader to Hallie Bennett and I’ve fallen in love with these characters. Landon Greer is everything I wanted in college. Emily is who I was in college. I didn’t have an HEA, but these two are life goals!
August 7, 2026
Basketball jock with a dirty mouth and a secretly dirty thinking good girl. What could go right? Everything. Hallie can spin a short story into a fairy tale for the characters. Cute story and the epilogue (2) were amazing.
November 6, 2022
Cute enough. Nothing amazing.
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March 30, 2023
What was this gem? I absolutely adored it!! 💚
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May 17, 2023
3.25*
July 27, 2023
3.5 stars
August 26, 2023
Review to come
August 27, 2023
Only reason this is rated 1.25 is because of the 5 seconds of summer reference
September 9, 2023
Very weak story line and audiobook was narrated by a computer . Soooo bad
September 22, 2023
Short novella with all the expected insta-love. I’d strongly recommend avoiding the AI audiobook.
December 30, 2023
This was complete garbage.
May 22, 2024
A very quick read. Took less than 2 hours.
March 3, 2025
This was a fun, quick, semi-steamy read where the characters bring you along with their relationship story.
December 23, 2025
Umm okay Landon! 🥵 steamy and quick but a good one!
September 17, 2023
i mean the author wrote the story she wanted (steamy instalove) so good for her but this was not for me lol
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