Campus Cravings: Coach by Carol Lynne

Published by Total e bound

Grade: A

Being a gay high school football coach isn’t easy, especially in a small town. For five years, Justin has repressed his sexuality in order to keep the job he loves. His only serious temptation is the father of his star running back. Sparks fly between the two men, and one Friday night after a winning game, Justin just can’t say no. Luc is the man he’s been searching for his entire life. But is this new relationship worth risking his career?

This is the first book in the Campus Cravings series. Justin is the coach of the highschool football team. He likes the dad of his star player, but he knows that he would never be accepted in town if word got out about his sexuality.

Luc has also kept his feelings hidden all these years, but with the help of his son, the two men finally get the chance to have a date, and the sparks really fly. Justin and Luc spend almost all their time together, and before long they fall in love.

After the couple is caught kissing by a reporter, Justin is forced to tell the school board what is going on with him and Luc.

This book is just more proof that all the hot nice guys are either married or gay. Coach is a touching love story, and I hope that everyone has the chance to find the type of love that Justin and Luc share.

One of the big reasons why I don't normally read short stories is because it's hard for me to believe in the love, and thats why I read romance...for the love. With shorts there just doesn't seem to be enough time for the people to fall in love. The Coach time line was perfect and Carol Lynne did a great job of making the love story believable.

Branded by gold, by Carol Lynne (Book one. Men in love series)
Published by Ellora's cave
Grade: B+

About the book:

On the run from her stepfather, Jenny Barnes wakes up in hospital to find
the two men she's loved for years are with her. Her stepbrother, Jake, and his
best friend and lover, Cree, have finally been called to her side after they
spent years searching for her. But when they take Jenny home to their new ranch,
even they can't keep her tormentor away. With the help of their ex-Seal buddies
they set out to keep the love of their lives safe and to capture Jake's own
father.

Seriously, I didn't know what this was about before I bought it. I saw the cover, fell in love with the hottie next to the girl and didn't think twice. Look at the lines of his face. Nice! I didn't even notice the other guy hiding in the background.

Jake and Cree, are two hottie guys who are in love. Please see this thread of conversation at Sanctuary's Finest for a little bit of opinion about hot male/male sex.
The guys love Jenny, and built their ranch with her in mind (she has her own bathroom and closet in the master bedroom) but they have not been able to find Jenny in years, so the guys don't feel complete with each other, or at home with out her.

When Jenny is finally found...in a hospital violated, and almost beaten to death, the guys are happy to find her, but angry that they were not around to protect her. They bring her home to the ranch where they hope to live happily ever after. It's not all smooth sailing, because Jenny's step father is the one who hurt her, and he is back to finish the job.

I liked this book. Jake and Cree are perfect Hero's. They are gentle giants who take their time with Jenny. Never forcing her to do anything she isn't ready to do. Even though Jenny has been to hell and back she is a strong soul who doesn't back down from a fight. I was rooting for her the whole way through.

My only problems..One of the guys is supposed to have an eight and a half incher. Yeah Ok. That does not sound sexy to me. There is only so much room in a body for that thing to go to. I'm the first to admit that size DOES matter, but lets not go overboard. There is such thing as too big, yah know.

Also, the dialogue tended to get long in some places. I felt like telling some of the characters to take a breath.

As far as I can tell, this is the first book for this author (at least under this name) She only has one book at EC, and I can't seem to find anything else for her on the net. I hope she writes the second book to this series soon. I can't wait for it! I want to read a story for Nicco, one of the secondary characters.

Go buy this book now!