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Learning from Isaac (Tarnished Souls #1)

by Dev Bentham (Goodreads Author)

3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 · rating details · 107 ratings · 36 reviews

Nathan Kohn has been teaching Aquatic Science at St. Genevieve College for 15 years. It’s not a perfect situation, but he's resigned to being a gay man in a straight culture, a Jew among Catholics and single in a world of couples. Until the stunningly attractive Isaac Wolf appears in his classroom. Isaac is a few years older than his fellow students, brilliant, self-compos...more

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Sep 30, 2012 Alina rated it 5 of 5 stars

Well it seems that once again I'm not on the same wavelength, as most of the readers )))

I for one, loved Nathan a great deal. I loved his part self-ironical and part self-deprecating POV, I loved his attitude about his profession and his relationships with the students. He's definitely a good guy in my books, but he has flaws, he's not perfect, obviously, but that makes him interesting as a character.

I didn't blame him for his first 'encounter' with Isaac in the club. He was drunk and lonely, he...more

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Mar 07, 2013 Jess Candela rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m, read-in-2013

If I hadn't lived a student-professor-waiting-for-the-student-to-graduate situation, I probably would have enjoyed this book more. Or maybe not. There's so much that could have been done with that situation, showing the growing intellectual connection over months of office-hours discussions, leading to meandering conversations, developing friendship and emotional intimacy. Then the sexual tension waiting for graduation makes sense.

This story didn't seem to me to show why Isaac and Nathan were so...more

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Jan 27, 2013 Macky rated it 3 of 5 stars

I can't say that the story was just OK but at the same time I can't say I loved it. The problem for me was that it was all a bit too ' nice ' and tasteful, even the sex scenes, although they are sensual. Everything about it was right but at the same time it seems to lack a little something, possibly a bit more passion ( not particularly in relation to the love scenes ) and the gritty feel that usually goes alongside the male prostitute angle. It's all a bit ' safe '.

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Apr 11, 2012 Cindi rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: m-m, 2012, series

I really like books that have a major age difference (as long as both characters are legal) and I'm big on the professor/student angle so I knew when I saw the description that this was my type of book. I also like the fact that Isaac was a prostitute working to pay his way through college. All of that was good and it was a very good story.

But......

What I did not like about the book is Nathan. He is a college professor who doesn't exactly teach something that I personally would call overly excit...more

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Oct 02, 2012 Becky Mrs Condit Reads Books rated it 4 of 5 stars

LEARNING FROM ISAAC is a character-driven novel. I very much enjoyed the snippets of Jewish holidays and customs that are embedded throughout the book without going so far as to be preachy. Nathan and Isaac are not wholesome good men who simply make mistakes. They are imperfect and behave in ways that cause harm to themselves and others, but they learn from their lapses in judgment and slowly grow into the men they want to be for themselves and those they love.
The HEA at the end is well earned....more

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Apr 03, 2012 Sadonna rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mm, pdf

This is the second book I've read by this author and once again, I really enjoyed the journey. In this story we have a professor and a student, but their relationship does not follow any sort of traditional route. Nathan has a wonderful mother, a good job at the college and a non-existent love life. Then Isaac Wolf walks into his classroom. I felt for Isaac trying to make his way in the world after being disowned by his parents when he comes out. While his choices wouldn't have been everyone's,...more

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Apr 25, 2012 Baywin rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: college, contemporary, m-m

Earlier this month, I read Dev Bentham's beautiful "Moving in Rhythm" and was excited to see that this book was out. I'd browsed through some reviews on it beforehand and was surprised that one reader thought there was a little too much detail about one of the MC's (Nathan's)profession as an ecologist. I did not have this thought at all and was actually very pleased to see the thoughtful research. I've read some romance genre books where certain details are alarmingly incorrect - usually related...more

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Apr 18, 2012 Mandi Schreiner added it

I just can't get into this one. College professor and student fall for each other, but they try to wait until student is out of school to explore their relationship. Honestly, I'm bored and I don't feel any chemistry between the characters. DNF.

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Apr 05, 2012 Ami rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: mm-contemporary, mm-romance-or-erotica

3.5 stars
Hmmm, technically, I can't find something wrong, however, emotionally, I'm not feeling the story as much.

I do appreciate the idea of having Isaac, the student, working as rent-boy. It gives the twist of the teacher/student trope. But, considering that this is a 1st person narration, everything I need to care about the story, including the relationship, depends on Nathan's voice ... and , I don't know ... I feel like Nathan is taking the fact of Isaac's profession, with such a stride, s...more

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May 02, 2012 Kaetrin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebook, m-m-romance, contemporary

Nathan Kohn is a college professor. Isaac Wolf is one of his students and 17 years his junior. It is of course, forbidden for Nathan to have a relationship with a student but it is clear that there is mutual interest and attraction. Isaac is due to graduate in a few months so they plan to wait to do anything about it. After Isaac came out to his family, he was disowned and he is now weighed down by student loans and tuition fees. In order to try to get out from under this mountain of debt, he wo...more Nathan Kohn is a college professor. Isaac Wolf is one of his students and 17 years his junior. It is of course, forbidden for Nathan to have a relationship with a student but it is clear that there is mutual interest and attraction. Isaac is due to graduate in a few months so they plan to wait to do anything about it. After Isaac came out to his family, he was disowned and he is now weighed down by student loans and tuition fees. In order to try to get out from under this mountain of debt, he works at a gay club in the back room. He and Nathan have an encounter there when a friend of Nathan's takes him out to "buy him a boy". In the Chicago area it seems that Isaac is easily recognised and even when he quits being a rent boy, he is constantly recognised and propositioned. The main conflict between the two men is Isaac's sex worker past. Nathan doesn't have a moral conflict with it, but he dislikes being confronted with it all the time. He starts to feel that Isaac has been with almost every gay man in the Chicago area. I liked how this was eventually resolved - with Nathan taking responsibility for his own jealousy and their practical solution made sense. I also liked how not a lot was made of the age difference between the two. At one point Isaac says that it's Nathan's hang up, not his and I think Nathan realised that he would only push Isaac away if he kept on worrying at the issue.
While I was reading the story, I was engaged and enjoyed the characters and the writing but after finishing I realised there were a couple of things missing for me. Early on in the book Isaac comes to class bruised and battered. It isn't made clear but I inferred he'd been beaten by a client. Nothing was made of this in the book at all and I would have liked that explored. The other main thing which I felt was lacking was that I didn't see on the page the reasons that Nathan and Isaac felt so deeply for each other. Part of this might be because it was told from Nathan's first person POV I guess and maybe because it's not a super long story at 99 pages. I saw the attraction and mutual lust but not how that changed into a desire for an long term exclusive relationship. It just kind of happened without me seeing how it had. It's why I've dithered on the grade a bit. It was a B+ when I was reading, but a B when I thought about it later.
There has been discussion around the place recently about the portrayal of female characters in m/m romance and how they are often cardboard, eeeevil and/or absent altogether. This is one book where that is definitely not the case. Nathan's flower child mother is a positive force in his life and students Jane and Sue are also positively portrayed. The "villains" in this book are all men.
I liked this one better than Moving in Rhythm and I'm looking forward to reading more from this author.(less)

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May 05, 2012 Mariana rated it 2 of 5 stars

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May 10, 2012 Kazza rated it 3 of 5 stars

When this book started out I thought to myself 'yes, I'm really going to like this'. The writing was intelligently styled but, unfortunately, the characters were not fully developed/3 dimensional which let the book down for me. In my opinion, Dev Bentham has a nice turn of phrase, but it could have been helped by her 'feeling' the characters she laid out here in this book, thus helping their passion and the world they live in seem more realistic.

Nathan Kohn is a professor at a Catholic Universit...more When this book started out I thought to myself 'yes, I'm really going to like this'. The writing was intelligently styled but, unfortunately, the characters were not fully developed/3 dimensional which let the book down for me. In my opinion, Dev Bentham has a nice turn of phrase, but it could have been helped by her 'feeling' the characters she laid out here in this book, thus helping their passion and the world they live in seem more realistic.

Nathan Kohn is a professor at a Catholic University. He is still feeling the impact of his last relationship breakdown but otherwise likes his job, has a good mother and a some decent friends. He sees Isaac one day in class and is smitten. Isaac is attractive, smart and Jewish, all positives in the older Nathan's mind, except he's a student. Isaac comes on to Nathan at a field trip but Nathan lets him know he will not break with faculty law(s) that strictly prohibit staff and student relationships.

Isaac is paying his student loans and fees off by prostituting himself out and dancing at a local gay bar/club. He has a passion for his study and his professor. His family have stopped being a part of his life after he came out. One night Professor Kohn ends up as a client, after his BFF Kenny paid for a blowjob. Both Isaac and Nathan are shocked to see each other in this way but Nathan gets what he paid for.

After the bj Nathan decides they must continue in a professional teacher/student capacity and Isaac agrees, with the proviso that all bets are off post graduation. He wants his older professor in his life and vice versa.

There are some nice secondary characters in the mix, including but not limited to, Nathan Kohn's mum, his BFF, Kenny, and Kenny's partner George and two other graduates Jane and Sue.

My problems with this book - it was flat. It was from Nathan Kohn's POV and he did not come across as a particularly passionate or animated man, so that impacted the others' around by POV association. To be fair he's 42, not getting much action, teaching students over and over plus dealing with campus politics, which can all get rather boring. Also, it seems every second man was gay and had been with or seen Isaac at the club. I understand that there would be a likelihood of some people knowing, but the ratio was too high here in this short read, and stretched credibility. Also Nathan knew what Isaac was, had sampled the wares, but got bitchy about it. On one occasion he got over his jealousy way too quickly and Isaac forgave him equally as quickly, that didn't help. The sex scenes were too clean and clinical for me (I like my sex scenes more down and dirty). That disappointed me as the premise really did lend itself to steamy.

The positives were that the writing was concise and attractive. I could not spot an error anywhere which was nice for the flow of the book. Never once did it read like fanfic, it was a professionally written book. There is much promise in Dev Bentham's writing, but perhaps it will remain too nice for my tastes, that's a personal thing. If you like more of a romantic than erotic read, something nicely put together, with more staid characters for a quick weekend or late night read then there is something here for you. I would read another of Ms Bentham's books just to see what transpires as the writing style in Learning from Isaac was of a high quality.
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May 19, 2012 Lou rated it 1 of 5 stars

Joint review done with MinnChica

Lou: MinnChica and I didn’t have enough good things to say about Moving in Rhythm. So it’s with sadness that I’m writing this negative review about Learning from Isaac. I first want to say that this author is a very talented writer and has a great author voice, but the plot of Isaac and the character, Nathan, left me with a distasteful feeling which I’ll get to later on in the review. Firstly, there is not much pace in this book. It’s very slow and nothing seems t...more

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Apr 06, 2012 Manuela rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: mm

I enjoyed this book, even though I wasn't entirely satisfied with how some things were handled.
I thought Nathan's reaction to finding out what Isaac did for work was lacking something, it left me kinda annoyed at him and his attitude. Also, Nathan's mom was so understanding to the point of being a little unrealistic.
The pace of the story is very fast, there are months passing which are summarized in just a sentence and that made it feel a little disjointed to me. But in spite of those problems,...more

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Jan 17, 2013 Natālija rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mm

"Learning from Isaac" is a wonderful beginning to a series centered around Jewish holiday themes.

In the core of this story is Passover, an eight-day festival commemorating the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt.

Nathan and Isaac are my favourite couple in this series. Even though I loved the instant chemistry, I really appreciated that Ms. Bentham took time in developing the relationship between the characters.

I'd recommend it to readers who like books with significant...more

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Sep 14, 2012 Valentina Heart rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: the-romance-reviews

This review was originally written for The Romance Reviews and can also be found there.

This experience is a good example of how an author can write two completely different books and while sometimes it's a great thing, for me this time it went the other way.

Nathan is a professor teaching Aquatic science and has held the same position for fifteen years. He's great at what he does and can safely say he's always done his best. But even with all of that experience with different students passing thr...more

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Apr 15, 2012 Nicole rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: review, m-m, read-in-2012

Joint review with Lou originally posted here: http://thebookpushers.com/2012/05/02/...

Lou: MinnChica and I didn’t have enough good things to say about Moving in Rhythm. So it’s with sadness that I’m writing this negative review about Learning from Isaac. I first want to say that this author is a very talented writer and has a great author voice, but the plot of Isaac and the character, Nathan, left me with a distasteful feeling which I’ll get to later on in the review. Firstly, there is not much...more Joint review with Lou originally posted here: http://thebookpushers.com/2012/05/02/...

Lou: MinnChica and I didn’t have enough good things to say about Moving in Rhythm. So it’s with sadness that I’m writing this negative review about Learning from Isaac. I first want to say that this author is a very talented writer and has a great author voice, but the plot of Isaac and the character, Nathan, left me with a distasteful feeling which I’ll get to later on in the review. Firstly, there is not much pace in this book. It’s very slow and nothing seems to happen, and it was also weak in character development. Nathan is a 40 year something college professor who keeps fantasising about his student, Isaac, who is in his mid 20’s. Isaac returns Nathan’s attraction, but nothing can happen because they are student and teacher. This is where things turned sour for me because of what happens in the club, when Nathan sees that Isaac is a prostitute. Knowing he’s his professor, Nathan still lets his friend pay for a backroom blowjob with Isaac. And from there, the story went downhill fast for me.

MinnChica: I absolutely adored Moving in Rhythm, everything about it was wonderfully done, so when we got the chance to review Bentham’s newest release, I jumped on the chance to joint review it with Lou. I have to admit I was a little leary based off the blurb. There have been very few books in which theme works for me: professor/student. Maybe it’s just because I had older professors, but there is something about the age gap and the their roles that can occasionally set me off. While I wanted to love this book, it just didn’t work out that way for me. I had a hard time connecting with both Nathan and Isaac, and I had an especially hard time once Isaac’s secret for paying for school was revealed.

Lou: Yes, that’s what my major issue was with the book. How Nathan interacted with Isaac just seemed to be too creepy for my taste. In that club scene, knowing that Isaac was terrified, knowing that he had been beaten black and blue not long ago, knowing that he was selling himself which must have caused Isaac agony, Nathan went and had his encounter with Isaac, and afterwards claimed to his creepy friend, Kenny, that it was the most astonishing encounter of his life. It just left me feeling horrible for Isaac’s behalf, and I didn’t understand what Isaac saw in Nathan.

MinnChica: I agree, that scene was not an easy one to read. For me, adding the fact that Nathan was sooooo adamant about them not having any kind of relationship until Isaac graduated, it seemed sleazy to me. I wanted to be able to cheer these two on, to see them overcome and have a decent relationship, but pretty much from the club scene and forward, I had a really hard time believing in them. Like Lou said, I didn’t know what Isaac saw in Nathan, and I didn’t see how Nathan had or ever would come to grips with Isaac’s past. Especially since it seemed as if they never really dealt with it.

Lou: I kind of felt that Isaac was more mature that Nathan. Isaac kept telling Nathan, are you going to be able to deal with what I did if we’re together. Nathan said yes, it’s your past, you can move on. Then what does Nathan go and do? He goes and throws a tantrum towards Isaac, and is incredibly cruel when people recognise Isaac from the club and makes inappropriate comments. I was like, dude, what’s the matter with you. But Nathan wasn’t the only aspect of the book I didn’t get. Some of the descriptions left me gagging because they were really unsexy. The spit dripping down to the knuckles, lips stained greasy from steak, sour morning breath — and the cucumber scene where Isaac jokes if it breaks in half, Nathan can shit it out…I really really wanted to stop reading there and then.

MinnChica: Yeah, the sexy scenes in this book didn’t really work for me, and thankfully, haven’t stuck with me either. I almost forgot about the cucumber scene until you brought it up (Thanks for nothing…). I think the only thing I did like about this book was Nathan’s mother. She was spunky and loved her son regardless of his faults. She also accepted Isaac with open arms, even after he admitted bits and pieces of his past. She pushed for them to move and start over fresh in someplace where they could both have a clean slate and nothing in their pasts following them. Other than that, this book really just didn’t work very well for me.

Lou: Yeah, Nathan’s mom was pretty cool. I liked how she pushed her son, because it was obvious to see Nathan wasn’t very pro-active. I just didn’t buy their HEA. Nathan apologies to Isaac, and it’s all happy ever after. I didn’t see Isaac coming to terms with what he did because it was obvious in the book that it affected him. I also think the age gap in this novel didn’t work for me. Nathan came off as way too slimy for my liking, and I do think Isaac was taken advantage of in that club scene. Nathan is a college professor, and I find it incredibly hard to believe that he would act like he did without any thought or care about the moral repercussions afterwards. All he thought about was ‘sexy’ Isaac. For me, this novel didn’t work, though I’ll definitely read more novels from this author in future. I give Learning from Isaac a D-

MinnChica: All in all while I wanted to like this book, it really fell short for me. I didn’t like the way that Nathan treated Isaac throughout the course of their friendship and relationship. I felt as if Isaac didn’t stand up for himself enough against Nathan, and that the two just didn’t seem to have a really loving and solid relationship. However, I will definitely be willing to try more books by Bentham in the future, given how incredible Moving in Rhythm was.
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Jun 03, 2012 DarienMoya rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-reads, my-m-m-lovin, release-2012, pants-off-reviews

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Nathan is a professor of aquatic science, he’s Jewish and gay and so single. Not exactly, the life he wanted but it’s the life he has. The only thing that makes his day a little brighter is one of his students, Isaac. Nathan knows there is no getting dirty with the students but there is no law against looking, and fantasizing. When a class project has him spending some alone time with Isaac on a boat he finds out his attraction isn’t one sided but he’s gotta obey the rules. No loving with h...more 3.75

Nathan is a professor of aquatic science, he’s Jewish and gay and so single. Not exactly, the life he wanted but it’s the life he has. The only thing that makes his day a little brighter is one of his students, Isaac. Nathan knows there is no getting dirty with the students but there is no law against looking, and fantasizing. When a class project has him spending some alone time with Isaac on a boat he finds out his attraction isn’t one sided but he’s gotta obey the rules. No loving with his students.

Well rules are meant to be broken, and a run in with Isaac at a club comes as a surprise to Nathan. He never thought his first sexual encounter with Isaac would be at a club, and he never thought he would have to pay for it. Isaac’s late night job keeps the bills paid, and food on his table but will Nathan be able to handle that the man he likes get paid for sex, or is it all just too much trouble. The men come to a decision to keep a relationship from forming until graduation; maybe by then Isaac will have given up his night job?

Things don’t run smoothly for the guys, because Isaac was a pro, men from his backroom dealings keep recognizing him, and it’s putting a strain on the relationship. Isaac fears Nathan won’t be able to handle his life before as a prostitute even though that time is over.

All right, I was really feeling this book, and smiling and loving it. I had no problems with Isaac sleeping with people for money, because sometimes you gotta do what ya gotta do. Why the book lost some credit is the fact that men kept recognizing Isaac. I could have dealt with one man in bringing some drama and angst to the story, but after the second, I was deeply annoyed. I’m thinking Isaac was exceptionally good at giving head because he is just one unforgettable dude.

Overall, I really enjoy Dev’s writing; it flows well and knows when to be sweet and all kinds of hot. Just didn’t enjoy the extra drama with Isaac’s old tricks, too many of them for me to really enjoy it. I liked Nathan, but he’s somewhat sporadic his behaviour kept surprising the crap out of me *not always good surprises*. Isaac, I loved! His acceptance of his situation and the fact that his job didn’t make him jaded or an unconfident character was refreshing. He was smart, and accepted his old life and when it was time to move on, he did. Like a boss. I did like the story, just some things really irked, but it was still an enjoyable cute read.
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Jan 14, 2013 Elizabetta rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: rentboy-slut-porn-star, age-diff

“The first rule of ecology is that small shifts beget big change. Everything is connected.” So teaches Nathan Kohn.

And so unfolds the story of a college teacher of aquatic/environmental studies and his student. What is special here is how the author weaves in Nathan’s work and his Jewish background giving his character depth and color. The fact that Isaac, his undergrad student, comes from the same background completes the strong thread that runs through this story. Also welcome is that these tw...more

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Sep 12, 2012 Mandy*reads obsessively* rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebook-owned, m-m, rent-boy, vegtable-abuse, age-gap, cinderfella, geek-mc, hurt-comfort-disability, insta-love-lust, sweet

I'm a sucker for rent boy stories, what can I say? :)
This one is a bit different since Nate is Isaac's teacher at the University.
They find each other attractive but know that at least as long as they are student/teacher nothing can come of it.
Well.....they meet again at Isaac's place of work and Nathan's moral hesitation flies out the window.
The story was written well but I was missing something. I don't think I ever really cared about either of the two MC's very much and I really wanted too.
I d...more

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Apr 04, 2012 Natalie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: age-difference, rent-boys, favorites

Beautifully written, with a rich cast of supporting characters. The first-person narrative works really well here, and Nate's "voice" is so appealing. I saw very clearly why he fell in love with Isaac. Bonus points for sex scenes that are genuinely sensual, full of wonder and discovery. I'm a sucker for age-difference stories, and this is a great one.

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Apr 05, 2012 Anke rated it 5 of 5 stars

4.5*. *sigh* I just finished reading and have to say, what a wonderful book! I liked Nathan and Isaac with all their insecurities. I especially liked the insta-atttraction and then the careful building of the relationship. The writing was wonderful and I'm glad that I have already bought the other book by this author:) I hope, she is busy writing more!

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Apr 16, 2012 Meggie rated it 3 of 5 stars

This novella was enjoyable even if the story didn't give us much. I liked that Nathan didn't get involved with his student till Isaac graduated. The romance between them wasn't as developed and emotionally felt as it could, but overall this was good short story.

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Apr 27, 2013 Kukko rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: z-bookie-nookie-profession-hunt, 1-app-nook-borrowed, a-contemporary, a-erotic, a-romance, character-rent-boy, character-student, character-teacher, sex-mix-m-m, z-2013

Cute student/teacher MM romance.

Although I could have done without the reminders of what the MCs had eaten just prior to kissing - "His lips, a little greasy still from the steak, tasted of wine"…and "He tasted of soy sauce".

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Apr 19, 2012 Page Crusherz rated it 4 of 5 stars

Enjoyable, mostly likable MCs. I liked the idea of the conflicted feelings one mc has and I wished it was explored between them more, as it would have built towards a more satisfying conclusion. Very good book though.

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Apr 11, 2012 Book Reviews rated it 4 of 5 stars

4.5 stars. Learning from Isaac has a fresh storyline with charming and three dimensional characters. To read my review in its entirety, please visit http://www.bookreviewsandmorebykathy....

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Apr 06, 2012 Chris rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, ebook, gay, romance, done

3.5 stars. Good m/m romance about a college professor who's mutually attracted to one of his students (a senior), but they agree not to act on that attraction until after graduation. And then the professor runs into the student in a most unexpected place...

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Apr 11, 2012 Kathy rated it 4 of 5 stars

4.5 stars. Learning from Isaac has a fresh storyline with charming and three dimensional characters. To read my review in its entirety, please visit http://www.bookreviewsandmorebykathy....

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Apr 08, 2012 Stephanie M. rated it 4 of 5 stars

What a wonderful surprise this story was! This little gem left me with a big fat smile and warm fuzzy feelings which is exactly what I was hoping for. I thoroughly enjoyed it every page of it.

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Oct 10, 2012 JustJen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebook, mm

3.5 stars for me on this one. It was well written and very sweet. I am also a sucker for rent boys which was what drew me in to this story in the first place. There is a big age gap between the characters, but that didn't bother me much. There were a few things that didn't quite jive along the way or seemed really unrealistic, but, overall, this was a nice, enjoyable read for me.

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As Dev Bentham, I write contemporary gay romance. My characters are flawed and damaged adult men who may not even know they’re looking for true love, but when they meet their bershert, their true love, their lives are transformed. My stories are set in the real world where gay men have gay friends, families who do or don’t accept them, personal histories they’re not necessarily proud of and a myri...more

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“I grimaced. “I’ve never done that before.”

He smiled. “They all say that. But if it’s true, we’re even. I’ve never kissed a trick.”

I rested my arms on the rickety table between us. He looked pale, and there were dark circles under his eyes. “I want to know why. You’re brilliant, one of the best students I’ve ever had. Why are you…?”

“Sucking dick for dollars?” His mouth twisted into a cynical smile.

I sat back, aware that I didn’t like the image of his mouth on other men. “Right.” — 1 person liked it

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