He knows what he wants, he has goals and he does not let anyone push him around.

Life is not going to be the same for either one, but is Noah going to give Will the push he needs to come out of the closet? What I liked about this story was that Noah is such a strong gay man. The two are thrown together by a masters level art class where they are both vying for the same prestigious scholarship. He does not let anyone or anything steer his choices in his life and certainly doesn't hide behind societal walls. Noah is a struggling artist that has had a hard knock life all the way around, but a survivor. Although he has great friends and a rich family, he has to hide what really makes him tick, his art and his love for being a bottom.

He is living his life for everyone else and denying his most basal needs. Will is a rough and tough quarterback who is not ready to rid himself off all the crap holding him back. Writing/Editing 5 Romance 3 Sex/Heat 3 Storyline 3 World Building/Characterizations 4 Audio 2 Overall 3.3 of 5 stars For me, unfortunately, it detracted from the overall listening experience. I didn’t care much for his intonation and emotionality (acting) and didn’t like his overall “narrator voice” much. Some of the voices were better than others.

I really appreciated that he tried to differentiate each person with a unique voice. Audio John-Paul Barrel is a new narrator to me. I thought the writing was excellent, it was edited well, and of course I loved the happy ending, but overall, I just wasn’t wowed. I really liked the secondary characters, Jamal and his sister Ev, and am excited to read Jamal’s story in the next installment, however. The storyline was predictable, which can be fine if there are other things to hook you in, but I just didn’t feel any zing with this story. The attraction between Will and Noah wasn’t spectacular. It took several starts for me to finish, I just wasn’t swept overboard by any of the elements. ** I’m a huge Tara Lain fan and this book just sort of underwhelmed me. Will and Noah make a go of it and with some razzle dazzle Noah ends up with a scholarship, Will ends up in art school and we get a really lovely HEA. Noah loses the scholarship (sort of) due to sour grapes. Noah and his professor end their relationship (this isn’t taken well by the prof.). In the meantime he’s having an affair with his teacher, who is also a judge for the scholarship. Noah is an out and proud artist, working 3 jobs to pay tuition, hoping for the same scholarship Will is after because he’s so broke he’s having a hard time paying the bills. His goal is to win a scholarship for next year and be honest then. What he really wants is to be a gay painter, but he can’t afford to be honest with either his sexuality or his preferred profession. Will is in his last year of business school (to satisfy Daddy) playing the straight, star quarterback for SCU.

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