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LOVED….Top Secret by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy 🦞 🌈 💖

Posted on 9 May, 2019 by in Elle Kennedy, Review, Sarina Bowen / 1 comment

LOVED….Top Secret by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy 🦞 🌈 💖Top Secret Buy on Amazon
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four-half-stars

Bestselling authors Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy return with their first Male / Male romance in 3 years.

LobsterShorts, 21
Jock. Secretly a science geek. Hot AF.

LobsterShorts: So. Here goes. For her birthday, my girlfriend wants…a threesome.

SinnerThree: Then you’ve come to the right hookup app.

LobsterShorts: Have you done this sort of thing before? With another guy?

SinnerThree: All the time. I'm an equal opportunity player. You?

LobsterShorts: [crickets!]

SinnerThree, 21
Finance major. Secretly a male dancer. Hot AF.

SinnerThree: Well, I’m down if you are. My life is kind of a mess right now. School, work, family stress. Oh, and I live next door to the most annoying dude in the world. I need the distraction. Are you sure you want this?

LobsterShorts: I might want it a little more than I’m willing to admit.

SinnerThree: Hey, nothing wrong with pushing your boundaries...

LobsterShorts: Tell that to my control-freak father. Anyway. What if this threesome is awkward?

SinnerThree: Then it’s awkward. It’s not like we’ll ever have to see each other again. Right? Just promise you won’t fall in love with me.

LobsterShorts: Now wouldn’t that be life-changing...

Q&A about Top Secret:

Q: Have we met these characters before in another book?
A: No! These guys are brand new, and we can’t wait for you to meet them.

Q: Is this story MM? Or is it a MMF / MFM / menage?
A: This book is MM.

Q: Is this a love triangle story?
A: Not really. You’ll see.

OMG I LOVED….Top Secret by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy 🦞 🌈 💖

Throughout the book I found myself trying to force myself to read slowing to savor every word!

The story of Luke and Keaton was so much of what I read for… great banter, the reader witnessing the relationship developing… love….. love coming from friendship and chemistry that bleeds off the pages!

On the surface Keaton is a jock frat boy from a privileged family  (oh I will say college romance is not usually my sweet spot but this one proved me wrong) but in a fun and enjoyable fashion the reader (and Luke) learn Keaton is much more.

Keaton’s love is science, specifically animal behavior adding both humor and insight into his character. It also played really well with his coming to terms with his attraction to Luke.

Luke’s isolation and desire to have sex be just sex makes so much sense as his personal story unfolds.

The banter is at first fun, then sexy and then yes dirty… but it also allows for some soul barring and this really starts to bond these men, yes before they know who the other is.  This really worked for me, because this kind of bond is so hard to ignore and the how these men go from fremenies (in this case frat brother who don’t really like each other) to men you know are destined to be together unfolded with pure literacy genius.

Luke’s backstory is heartbreaking and both men’s family’s added to this story.

The epilogue put a huge smile on my face and I hope this book leads to more from this writing duo.  They write so well together, the blend of their voices is seamless and the world they craft is real (sorry it is)

I do hope like with HIM these authors write more about these men and this world!

 

four-half-stars

About Elle Kennedy

A RITA-award nominated author, Elle Kennedy grew up in the suburbs of Toronto, Ontario, and holds a B.A. in English from York University. From an early age, she knew she wanted to be a writer, and actively began pursuing that dream when she was a teenager.

Elle currently publishes with Harlequin Romantic Suspense, Harlequin Blaze, Samhain Publishing, and NAL. She loves strong heroines and sexy alpha heroes, and just enough heat and danger to keep things interesting!

About Sarina Bowen

Sarina Bowen writes steamy, angsty Contemporary Romance and New Adult fiction from the wilds of Vermont.

She is the author of The Ivy Years, an award-winning series set amid the hockey team at an elite Connecticut college.

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