Collide by Crea Reitan

 Collide by Crea Reitan

Release Date: Sept 12, 2024

Purchase here:  https://geni.us/crduevents

Series: Rainbow Dorset University Book 1

TW: Spicy MM enemies to lovers story with cheating, but not between the MCs.

A little about the book:

Lemon has always kept people at a distance as he was too loud, too proud and too himself. This year, as a football coach of a team that produces numerous NFL stars, he finds his budget cut significantly to accommodate  hockey, something the school's dean has decided to put emphasis on this year. Lemon now hates hockey and the NHL player that they hired on as coach after he retired. All this hating the enemy was going well except Hansley is hot hot hot, and somehow in a fit of anger, Lemon kissed Hansley, who is straight, married and has a beautiful wife. 

I devoured this book when the ARC arrived in my inbox. I rushed it to the front of my reading queue because nothing else mattered. I don't know why since I've been in a reading slump, but Crea's works always calls to me to immediately read. Her pairings are not my usual cup of tea. They are always a little spicy and a little bit confusing, however her characters are very real, and not wrapped up in a nice ribbon, but maybe that's why I find them irresistible. 

I like that the Rainbow Dorset University series is set more in the 30s and 40s age Personally I've been having a hard time connecting with MM romance in the early 20, so having this series set more in the 30s and 40s feels comfortable for me.

I really enjoyed this book and the college that Crea has created, I loved this campus where all is included and adding Hansley into the mix brought the harmony together.

Book Review: Disaster Stray by F.A. Ray

4-stars

Release date: Sept 10, 2024

Rainbow Rescue Cat Cafe, book 2

Book available on KU

Second book from the Rainbow Cat Cafe, this time it features Sebastian, that aloof sparkling guy with the long hair, the other employee. 

Both Sebastian and Luke, the other MC, have their own baggage, one is seemingly just about hooking up and closing himself off to avoid the hurt, while the other is deep, deep, in the closet due to past trauma.

Had I read the blurb closer, I would have realized that what kept Luke in the closet was how his family reacted when his brother came out, except I didn't do that, so I was kept in the dark about that pretty much the entire time, my bad. Only when Luke finally opened up to Sebastian, like more than 50 percent into the book, I was like oh! Ok, so that's why he's so firmly in the closet. 

Although there are spicy scenes in the book, this book is very much about the development of Luke and his coming to terms with his gayness. I'm sensing a theme with this Rainbow cat cafe series, both have been one party coming to terms with their sexuality and coming out. I wonder if the third is like that too. Oh! And the partner must adopt a cat. LOL. 

Recommend for those loving a good coming out story and friendship building.

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