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Summer School

by Tam Ames (Goodreads Author)

3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 · rating details · 28 ratings · 17 reviews

English teacher Jeremy Decker's split with his boyfriend has left him with no plans for the summer and credit card debt. One solution is to teach summer history classes. College history major Lucas Van Sloan is brought in to assist Jeremy, and is thrilled to have a summer job that doesn't include supervising kids at the hometown swimming pool. A summer heat wave has Jeremy...more

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Published July 28th 2012 by Silver Publishing

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Aug 08, 2012 Lucy rated it 3 of 5 stars

One of the biggest things you can take away from this book is that hiding who you really are, or what you really want, just hurts everyone. Had David been more open, maybe they would have saved so much heartache.

Jeremy is having a terrible summer, and he has to teach summer school. He has broken up with his long-time boyfriend due to infidelity (which David denies sex was involved but I can see where Jeremy would believe it cheating), he has a huge credit card debt to pay off from visiting Davi...more

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Jul 28, 2012 Pixie Mmgoodbookreviews rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Jeremy is not looking forward to the summer; he has just split with his boyfriend, has huge credit card debts and is teaching summer school. And to top it all off, his A/C breaks in the middle of a heat wave. Things begin to look up when Lucas starts as his assistant. But, Jeremy tries to keep his distance as Lucas is eight years younger than him. Lucas doesn’t care about age, he just cares about the hot sexy...more 4 Hearts

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Jeremy is not looking forward to the summer; he has just split with his boyfriend, has huge credit card debts and is teaching summer school. And to top it all off, his A/C breaks in the middle of a heat wave. Things begin to look up when Lucas starts as his assistant. But, Jeremy tries to keep his distance as Lucas is eight years younger than him. Lucas doesn’t care about age, he just cares about the hot sexy teacher he is working with. Now, if only he can tempt him with a nice cool pool and working A/C.

This is a very good novella that flows smoothly and is well written. Jeremy caught his boyfriend with his pants down and a whip in his hands and both of those were huge deal breakers for Jeremy. Now, he has to work through the summer to pay off the debts that visiting his boyfriend caused. When he meets Lucas he is cautious, but soon falls under the younger man’s spell. Lucas is happy as a clam to be working in summer school, when he meets the teacher he is assigned to he is even happier. Now, he just has to convince Jeremy to relax his guard a bit. But, as the end of summer approaches and Jeremy’s ex-boyfriend turns up the two men have decisions to make.

Jeremy and Lucas are two wonderful men, who come together and begin a relationship that means more to both of them than either of them thought. Jeremy is very wary. He was with his ex for eight years before he realized that he never really know him. But, Jeremy learned a lot, like not taking for granted that his partner wants the same things. So with Lucas in the picture he makes sure that they are on the same page by talking with him. Lucas brings a bit of fun to the story and gets Jeremy to lighten up a bit. Lucas also doesn’t let Jeremy fall into his old ways of going with the flow and he makes sure that they are in it together every step of the way, although he is still a bit pushy.

I really enjoyed this story. Jeremy and Lucas were great characters and their story was very sweet. Their sex life was hot and I loved when they experimented a bit, very steamy kink . I also loved the fact that they talked about what they expected from a relationship and from each other. I must admit to feeling sorry for the ex, David, as he was never open about what he really wanted and lost Jeremy because of it. But, if they had talked about it in the first place then both men would have saved themselves a lot of heartache and maybe been happy with people who did want the same things. Could there be a story for David in the future?

I am going to recommend this to those who love hot teachers, men being honest with each other, a hot steamy kinky love scene, hot sex, slightly older men and a happy ending.(less)

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Oct 24, 2012 Cryselle rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 3-75, silver

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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... Oh yeah, Dickens did get that line first, but it does apply to the summer session where Jeremy’s teaching a subject he’s woefully unprepared for, and Lucas is getting his first real experience in his field. They’re approaching the session from completely opposite mindsets.

Jeremy’s coming off a bad breakup—his long distance lover had more going on in the area than Jeremy could tolerate, although he made a frantic last ditch effort to salv...more 3.75

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... Oh yeah, Dickens did get that line first, but it does apply to the summer session where Jeremy’s teaching a subject he’s woefully unprepared for, and Lucas is getting his first real experience in his field. They’re approaching the session from completely opposite mindsets.

Jeremy’s coming off a bad breakup—his long distance lover had more going on in the area than Jeremy could tolerate, although he made a frantic last ditch effort to salvage an 8 year relationship. That did bad things to his credit card and led him directly into this unappreciated teaching gig. He’s surly and comes off as kind of a jerk. He’s got an assistant who knows the subject inside out, but Jeremy prefers to stand up and admit he’s not sure when the sixteenth century was. A heat wave that turns his apartment into an oven is the last straw.

Lucas thinks Jeremy’s the grumpiest hotty he ever encountered, and little things that keep Jeremy from acting on his interest, like an age gap, being his supervisor, and being truly single for the first time in his adult life don’t mean as much to Lucas. He’ll reach for what he wants, and be honest about it.

Lucas is living in the lap of someone else’s luxury while he housesits, and there’s lots of room, plus a pool and other amenities. It’s a sweet set-up for Jeremy to come to terms with a lot of things, like admitting he’s really interested in Lucas, finding out what he wants and doesn’t want, and getting over David, the ex, who wanted a lot of things Jeremy didn’t know about and wouldn’t have agreed to anyway.

The story is sweet—they get past the initial difficulties, plus others that aren’t so dire, and have lots and lots and lots of sex. David never did certain things, so Lucas has plenty of chances to expand Jeremy’s horizons in some fairly basic directions. It’s kind of cute, the expectations from his experience of a long relationship are so different from his reality.

This story is really about Jeremy’s slow flowering—the relationship that consumed most of his adult life had a certain toxicity and he’s getting over that, so of course when ex makes a last play, it’s a bit stomach churning but Jeremy’s found a spine somewhere. This is the best part of the story—Lucas wants to take over but reins himself in. Although he’s desperate to tell everyone how things are going to be, he lets Jeremy direct the encounter and Jeremy needs the confidence that brings. These two are going to be good as a couple.

This author does humor well, and there are lots of little touches to keep things light, though she wasn’t going for a humor piece here. It’s a sweet romp with an underlying serious theme of knowing what you want and being willing to speak up to get it. The couple does spend a lot of time in bed, which did occasionally have me thinking “Again?” and Jeremy was hard to like at first, being prickly-funny with a side of dumb (teachers use lesson plans for a reason, Jeremy!). He grows more likeable with time. Lucas is just adorable—young and ready to grab life with both hands, he’s got lots of confidence, and he doesn’t need to change much over the course of the story because he’s got his act together.

What I didn’t get, really, was what had kept Jeremy and David together as long as they were—Jeremy was kind of clingy, but David seemed like a “want all the shinies” kind of guy. The relationship was all over except for the shouting when we meet any of these guys though, so we can’t really see why David was so cavalier for eight years and then so insistent after he was told no. Maybe it was the novelty of “no”.

The story is sweet and sexy, and if it’s not breaking major new ground, it’s still a pleasant light read.

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Jul 28, 2012 Ami rated it 3 of 5 stars

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

Tam Ames's characters are usually likeable; their conversation easy and light. This one has that too. I like how Lucas, the younger one, is the one with the determination and possesiveness. It's cute. Jeremy doesn't really stand a chance with him. I like his optimism too. Jeremy is also cute when he is so very grumpy in the beginning. Though I can imagine the heat making him crazy.

Unfortunately, I'm a bit put off with a number the clichés in the sexual scenes (jerk-off while showering, the manua...more

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Nov 05, 2012 Janna rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Genre & Keywords:
M/M Romance, Contemporary, Summer, Teacher/TA, Heat, Age Difference

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Heat level: 2 out of 3 flames
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The back blurb summarizes the plot of Summer School quite accurately. The story is told from both heroes' alternating POVs in a clipped and clear writing style. The sentences flow nicely and the information is handed out in a rather high speed. So, you have to pay attention or else you miss a change of...more

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Jul 30, 2012 Meggie rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance

This story was definitely annoying, at least for me. Jeremy's behaviour at the start was bitchy and rude. I really didn't like him in first half of a story. When Jeremy behaved like a gloomy rainy day, Lucas behaved like a sunny beautiful day. Somehow I really couldn't sympathise with Jeremy's past with David.

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Genre: M/M Contemporary
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Aug 08, 2012 Erin rated it 4 of 5 stars

What a sweet story! Not too long or complicated, just a short, sweet story! I enjoyed it, and need to see what else Tam Ames has written.

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Jul 29, 2012 jules0623 rated it 3 of 5 stars

Never really warmed up to Jeremy, but Lucas was cute. Lots of sex and building up to sex and only a little plot.

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Aug 30, 2012 Rachel rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemp-m-m, romance-m-m, high-school-or-college-m-m

Pretty good short read. It took me a while to warm up to Jeremy but I loved Lucas.

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Sep 29, 2012 Katy Beth Mckee rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m, 2012-read

Sweet romantic tale that lets you know that summer school can be a lot of fun at least for the teachers.

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Oct 24, 2012 Tutu rated it 4 of 5 stars

3.5 stars

Quite an enjoyable read. It was light, no great amount of angst and sweet where it should have been.Didn't really worm up to Jeremy but I really liked Lucas. He was pushy and determined and lovable...everything Jeremy should have been but wasn't .

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Jul 29, 2012 Sally halliday rated it 5 of 5 stars

loved it very sweet and sexy

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Shelves: contemporary, male-male

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Mar 14, 2013 Slashreader rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mm-romance

Mar 08, 2013 Jennifer rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m, contemporary

Mar 07, 2013 Dionne rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m

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Shelves: m-m-romance, older-man, taboo

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I'm a single mom to a great 17 year old daughter, and I have a full-time job as well. I started reading m/m romance about 4 years ago, then went to reviewing and then writing. I still review on my personal site and along with my colleague Jenre on our joint site dedicated to short m/m romance stories. http://briefencountersreviews.com

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