Studious Audiobook Review

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Book Title: Studious (IOU #2)

Author and Publisher: Leslie McAdam

Narrator: Declan Winters

Release Date:  May 31, 2024

Genre: Contemporary M/M Romance

Tropes: Love tutor, virgin MC, reformed rake, nerd-popular, online bet

Themes: Self-acceptance, triumphing over past hurts, sweet and steamy, heart-warming

Heat Rating: 5 flames  

Length:  7 hours and 10 minutes

A standalone story within a series.

It does not end on a cliffhanger.

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 Buy Links

 Audible US   |  Audible UK

Amazon US  |   Amazon UK 

Blurb 

After a disastrous high school game of spin the bottle, I gave up trying to get a boyfriend and spent my time studying instead. Now I’m twenty-four, and I’m not only a virgin, I haven’t even been kissed.

When I meet Danny, a handsome legal hotshot, he catches my eye. Right before I trip on flat ground. Ugh.

He’s got a massive … reputation. He’s the most popular guy in the club, a total playboy with a new conquest every night. There’s no way he’d be interested in me.

But one night after I imbibe too much, he winds up taking care of me. And when I ask for his help with my travesty of a social life, he agrees to teach me how to be less awkward with men … if I let him document my progress so he can win a bet with his best friend.

Even though he’s just my love tutor and I’m just his apprentice, this starts to feel like more.

Too bad it can’t be anything but a high-level seminar in how to seduce someone else.

Studious is a sweet and sexy contemporary opposites-attract m/m romance about a suave attorney who’s scared to love and the shy, nerdy bookkeeper he’s teaching how to be a player. Cue makeover montage and a smoldering first kiss. These heroes most definitely are not falling in love. (Okay, heartwarming HEA guaranteed.)

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Ornery Owl's Review

Rating: Five out of Five Stars

Alden is a sweet and nerdy guy who has never even been kissed. When he goes to work for a law firm specializing in cases of civil rights violations, he meets Danny, a handsome lawyer with a heart of gold and a well-earned bad-boy reputation. After getting his heart broken by his first boyfriend, Danny swore off love. He never has sex with the same guy twice, and he doesn't let feelings get in the way of a good time. 

When Alden asks Danny to help him become a stud, Danny agrees, thinking it could be a fun challenge, not to mention increasing his social media ranking so he can win a bet with his friend Charlie. Danny doesn't anticipate the feelings getting close to Alden will bring, and when he realizes he's falling, it's too late to turn back.

If you want hot m/m romance that gives you a chance to hear about two likable characters falling in like, lust, and then love, this is the audiobook for you! Read by the perfect narrator with a deep, smooth, and seductive voice, you'll be along for the very detailed ride as Alden and Danny get to know each other a whole lot better.

I love the fact that there are no off-putting extreme bedroom activities in this story. There's just good old-fashioned sex between two willing guys who are crazy for each other. The dynamic between Alden and Danny is playful and tender. This isn't just one of the best stories I've listened to this year; it's one of the best erotic romances I've ever experienced. I'm giving two very enthusiastic thumbs up for this one!

This story is only suitable for adult listeners. 

About the Author

Leslie McAdam is a California girl who loves romance and well-defined abs. She lives in a drafty old farmhouse on a small orange tree farm in Southern California with her husband and two children. Leslie's first published book, The Sun and the Moon, won a 2015 Watty, which is the world's largest online writing competition. She's gone on to receive additional literary awards and has been featured in multiple publications, including Cosmopolitan.com. Her books have been Top 100 Bestsellers on both Amazon and Apple Books. Leslie is employed by day but spends her nights writing about the men of your fantasies.

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