When the sexy little brother of Aidan’s best friend suggests a hookup pact, it's the perfect storm for a bi-awakening . . .
Toronto
Thunder quarterback Aidan Flynn always believed he was straight, until
his close friend and favorite wide receiver signs with a team across the
country. Distance opens his eyes and unlocks a desire he can’t deny.
Even if his feelings aren’t returned, Aidan still wants to learn more
about this part of himself.
Frustrated and a little heartbroken,
the last thing he expects is for his crappy mood to get called out by
his best friend’s little brother. Or for Levi to offer, on one drunken
night, a pact: if Aidan never gets together with his guy, Levi will show
him everything he’s been missing—and wanting—in bed.
It’s a stupid promise, fueled by booze and heartbreak, and Aidan expects that Levi will never call him on it.
Except
Levi does. He shows up at Aidan’s house in Toronto less than two months
later, not only willing to fulfill his side of the pact, but now signed
to the Thunder as Aidan’s new right tackle. Aidan assumes it’ll be easy
to get rid of him, but Levi is charming and persistent, and he not only
ends up living in Aidan’s house, but sleeping in Aidan’s bed.
It’s
easy and fun and the best hookup Aidan’s ever had in his whole life.
It’s so good, in fact, Aidan starts to experience feelings he believed
were long gone, traded away with his friend. Maybe with Levi in his
life, love isn’t such a lost cause, after all.
They’re great on
the field and between the sheets. But when Aidan’s past returns, he must
decide whether Levi also has a place in his heart.
Copy received via Neon Rainbow Reviews for an honest review
Another Flynn/Banks "collaboration"? Yes please!
Now, I know absolutely nothing about NFL, but I know I like Beth's storytelling of the players.
Our leading men Aiden and Levi have been in the periphery of the storyline in books in the Condor's world, being the brothers of Riley and Landry.
When Aiden is heartbroken over unrequited love, Levi is the last person who he expects to turn to.
Enter a sex pact, feelings that move from familial to romantic, and we are given an at times awkard but also exciting and beautiful relationship.
Of course it is not all plain sailing, but I wouldn't have it any other way. We sometmes need that push to realise what we really want, and it is definitely what our Aiden needed.
And it is more than just about "ooooh gay football players". It is a quiet, introspective tale of Aiden becoming the man he is at the end of the book. He has a lot of personal change and growth as the story progresses.
I will say though, it is a bit of an incestual kind of group, with brothers and best friends getting together with their brothers etc etc haha. But not in a creepy eeeew way!
I enjoyed this book, and am looking forward to more in the Thunder series in the future.
