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Nolan O’Brien is a public prosecutor, and if he ever sees the name Bruno Barbieri again, it will be too soon. After a long week preparing for the trial of the decade, it takes no convincing to hit the men’s club for a few drinks.
Except the club wasn’t the only thing he hit that night.
Benji Smith works on Wylde Street as a rent boy. When he’s chased by two men, he runs into the path of a moving car. With a no-cops, no-hospital policy and needing to escape the men following him, he agrees to go back to the driver’s place.
The last thing Nolan expects is to offer Benji a place to stay, to recuperate, and to lie low. And the last thing Benji expects is to be attracted to the man who saved him.
But their worlds are about to collide in a way neither of them was prepared for, and both men need to decide what’s at stake, what they’re prepared to lose, and what they’ll fight for.
Except the club wasn’t the only thing he hit that night.
Benji Smith works on Wylde Street as a rent boy. When he’s chased by two men, he runs into the path of a moving car. With a no-cops, no-hospital policy and needing to escape the men following him, he agrees to go back to the driver’s place.
The last thing Nolan expects is to offer Benji a place to stay, to recuperate, and to lie low. And the last thing Benji expects is to be attracted to the man who saved him.
But their worlds are about to collide in a way neither of them was prepared for, and both men need to decide what’s at stake, what they’re prepared to lose, and what they’ll fight for.
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First published January 21, 2025
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N.R. Walker
124 books5,346 followersAuthor also writes as A. Voyeur
N.R. Walker is an Australian author, who loves her genre of gay romance. She loves writing and spends far too much time doing it, but wouldn't have it any other way.
She is many things; a mother, a wife, a sister, a writer. She has pretty, pretty boys who she gives them life with words.
She likes it when they do dirty, dirty things...but likes it even more when they fall in love. She used to think having people in her head talking to her was weird, until one day she happened across other writers who told her it was normal.
She’s been writing ever since...
https://www.facebook.com/N.R.WalkerAu...
N.R. Walker is an Australian author, who loves her genre of gay romance. She loves writing and spends far too much time doing it, but wouldn't have it any other way.
She is many things; a mother, a wife, a sister, a writer. She has pretty, pretty boys who she gives them life with words.
She likes it when they do dirty, dirty things...but likes it even more when they fall in love. She used to think having people in her head talking to her was weird, until one day she happened across other writers who told her it was normal.
She’s been writing ever since...
https://www.facebook.com/N.R.WalkerAu...
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January 24, 2025
This book is appalling on so many levels, but the worst of it is exploiting sex workers as a romantic commodity.
The entire setup, with impoverished young men having oh-so-much-fun sucking dick and singing the joys of sex-for-pay to the world, made me physically ill. There's a chasm between OnlyFans or filming porn in a safe environment vs. standing on a street corner ffs. What the fuck was Walker thinking?
Benji is a rent boy, and not a glamorous one. He sells his body in seedy alleys, lives in a hovel, and is on the run from something/someone.
Wealthy lawyer Nolan is driving drunk when he hits Benji with his car, something we're supposed to dismiss as an "oops" meet-cute apparently, but which made my blood boil.
Nolan brings Benji home and cares for him. Of course he does. And it's purely altruistic. 🙄 🙄 🙄
I may have believed that had the two men not started fucking within 48 hours. Benji supposedly wants it, but the power imbalance is huge. Consent doesn't exist in these kinds of situations.
I was revolted by Nolan and his bestie abusing street boys for their pleasure (yes, it's abuse, because, again, consent is not a thing when your only choice is saying "yes" to survive). At one point, Nolan refers to Benji as a "hooker" even as he's seemingly falling in love with him.
There's no connection between Nolan and Benji except sex. Everything skims the surface, with dramatic nonsense about a mafia/crime family trying to kill Benji thrown in for good measure.
Nothing is developed: not the characters, not the relationship, not the crime plot. Pretty Woman had more depth and emotions.
Incidentally, this movie is briefly referenced in the story as a sort of wink-wink, nudge-nudge, like the author is signaling, "See? Prostitution is wonderful and can lead to a HEA," but let's be real. As much as we may want to romanticize Julia Roberts' Hollywood fairytale, it was released in 1990 - almost four decades ago. Now we know better, and WE MUST DO BETTER.
Nic Walker should be ashamed. I feel dirty just writing this review.
The entire setup, with impoverished young men having oh-so-much-fun sucking dick and singing the joys of sex-for-pay to the world, made me physically ill. There's a chasm between OnlyFans or filming porn in a safe environment vs. standing on a street corner ffs. What the fuck was Walker thinking?
Benji is a rent boy, and not a glamorous one. He sells his body in seedy alleys, lives in a hovel, and is on the run from something/someone.
Wealthy lawyer Nolan is driving drunk when he hits Benji with his car, something we're supposed to dismiss as an "oops" meet-cute apparently, but which made my blood boil.
Nolan brings Benji home and cares for him. Of course he does. And it's purely altruistic. 🙄 🙄 🙄
I may have believed that had the two men not started fucking within 48 hours. Benji supposedly wants it, but the power imbalance is huge. Consent doesn't exist in these kinds of situations.
I was revolted by Nolan and his bestie abusing street boys for their pleasure (yes, it's abuse, because, again, consent is not a thing when your only choice is saying "yes" to survive). At one point, Nolan refers to Benji as a "hooker" even as he's seemingly falling in love with him.
There's no connection between Nolan and Benji except sex. Everything skims the surface, with dramatic nonsense about a mafia/crime family trying to kill Benji thrown in for good measure.
Nothing is developed: not the characters, not the relationship, not the crime plot. Pretty Woman had more depth and emotions.
Incidentally, this movie is briefly referenced in the story as a sort of wink-wink, nudge-nudge, like the author is signaling, "See? Prostitution is wonderful and can lead to a HEA," but let's be real. As much as we may want to romanticize Julia Roberts' Hollywood fairytale, it was released in 1990 - almost four decades ago. Now we know better, and WE MUST DO BETTER.
Nic Walker should be ashamed. I feel dirty just writing this review.
January 28, 2025
Disappointing. Not a lot of substance in the characters or the story.
The premise: sexy single lawyer accidentally bumps into rent boy/streetwalker one evening when driving home. Think - gay Pretty Women. It’s mentioned a ton in the story, so you won’t forget.
The good:
Excellent discussion about sexual health. Appreciate the addition of rimming, prepping, douching and no condoms.
The bad:
Simpering, pouting, squealing, preening, and puppy-dog eyes. It doesn’t matter who does it, it’s obnoxious. Stop it.
The use of the word creampie.
We are reminded, repeatedly, what a sexual creature he is.
“I’m not playing. I told you I was a sexual person.”
“I like sex. I want it all the time.”
I was a sexual person. I loved dick. And since I’d come out at eighteen and began living my truest life, I hadn’t gone two days without some kind of sex.
The intimacy was missing, it was just bodies, exchangeable with another.
The mystery is quickly forgotten until the very end.
Side note:
Someone from Australia needs to help me understand how you make a ham sandwich “packed with ham and salad.” Do you mean packed with lettuce, or are you actually compiling a salad and then plopping that on top of a sandwich with two slices of bread? I’m confused.
The premise: sexy single lawyer accidentally bumps into rent boy/streetwalker one evening when driving home. Think - gay Pretty Women. It’s mentioned a ton in the story, so you won’t forget.
The good:
Excellent discussion about sexual health. Appreciate the addition of rimming, prepping, douching and no condoms.
The bad:
Simpering, pouting, squealing, preening, and puppy-dog eyes. It doesn’t matter who does it, it’s obnoxious. Stop it.
The use of the word creampie.
We are reminded, repeatedly, what a sexual creature he is.
“I’m not playing. I told you I was a sexual person.”
“I like sex. I want it all the time.”
I was a sexual person. I loved dick. And since I’d come out at eighteen and began living my truest life, I hadn’t gone two days without some kind of sex.
The intimacy was missing, it was just bodies, exchangeable with another.
The mystery is quickly forgotten until the very end.
Side note:
Someone from Australia needs to help me understand how you make a ham sandwich “packed with ham and salad.” Do you mean packed with lettuce, or are you actually compiling a salad and then plopping that on top of a sandwich with two slices of bread? I’m confused.
January 24, 2025
DNF 52%
I cannot believe this is the same author that wrote Davo and Tallowwood.
The sex worker rep is bizarre. The rent boy is a real person lectures were uncomfortable, and the rich lawyer who is not a stranger to paying rent boys acting like a bumbling weirdo didn't work well. Also, the Pretty Woman vibes were blatantly OTT, I don't get it. Humor mixed with lectures and trying to paint a picture of a harsh life while trivializing it ..
Will add excerpts and tags later.
I cannot believe this is the same author that wrote Davo and Tallowwood.
The sex worker rep is bizarre. The rent boy is a real person lectures were uncomfortable, and the rich lawyer who is not a stranger to paying rent boys acting like a bumbling weirdo didn't work well. Also, the Pretty Woman vibes were blatantly OTT, I don't get it. Humor mixed with lectures and trying to paint a picture of a harsh life while trivializing it ..
Will add excerpts and tags later.
January 22, 2025
2⭐️ Well this is disappointing. NR Walker is so hit or miss for me. There just isn’t any substance to the story or chemistry or butterflies or anything. This is a very short book, 200 pgs, and it’s mostly just sex.
Goes like this:
Nolan hits Benji (a stranger) with his car so he takes him home to care for him for a week. Benji is a sex worker and apparently a sex addict because they immediately start having sex because Benji can’t control himself. There’s no lead-up or angst or banter or anything interesting. I didn’t get to know either of them very well. Not enough to care.
Honestly, I’m getting pretty tired of MM authors writing lazy erotica with no substance and passing it off as romance.
Goes like this:
Nolan hits Benji (a stranger) with his car so he takes him home to care for him for a week. Benji is a sex worker and apparently a sex addict because they immediately start having sex because Benji can’t control himself. There’s no lead-up or angst or banter or anything interesting. I didn’t get to know either of them very well. Not enough to care.
Honestly, I’m getting pretty tired of MM authors writing lazy erotica with no substance and passing it off as romance.
January 23, 2025
✰ 2.25 stars ✰
If I've ever needed a reason to remind me why I haven't read an NRW book in awhile, this was a definite wake-up call.
There were perhaps two glaring points that made --- whatever this was 🙂↔️🙂↔️ --- a major disappointment - the length and myself.
Honestly, me not being prepared is entirely on me and what I believed the story would focus on more... Curious about the blurb that hinted of the collision course that twenty-one-year old rent boy Benji and thirty-sex-year old public prosecutor Nolan O'Brien would set off on after their own collision in which they met, and the inclusion of Bruno Barbieri- I half-hoped that we would get some intrigue or mystery. 😮💨
But that focus of the plot was less than a fourth of this --- novella. Yes. It is very lacking in depth, substance, story - save for the fact that Benji has a very high sex drive - 'I want it all the time', which, thus leads him to entice Nolan into having sex - multiple times, without qualms from either of them. 😒 Since the mutual attraction is on high lust even before Nolan is guilt-ridden into bringing him home after literally colliding into him...
That is something to celebrate - passionately and aggressively as they make sure to do so. Nolan's a good guy. A great guy, actually - 'just so understanding, so nice. So perfect' - one which we're reminded of countless of times by Benji at how he is so very different from his previous johns, who've never treated him with the same kindness and warmth and affection during his two-year stint as a rent boy. But, the sex... It just happened so fast - I know this is so hypocritical, since I have read books with even less of a time duration of falling in love, but this was a bit too unbelievable. 🤦🏻♀️
I blinked and they collided.
I blinked and they shook hands.
I blinked and they were in bed together.
I blinked and they were in bed together.
I blinked and the mystery wearily surfaced.
I blinked and it was over.
And this is in no way discrediting sex workers, either. NRW did spend copious times affirming that with the trio and Nolan's thoughts on the matter, considering how he frequented the club as he did. For one thing, I really appreciated this comment and how it resonated with Benji so deeply, in fully realizing that his job didn't define who he was. 🥺
“Some people can’t get past the stigma, and that’s on them, not on you. It’s no different to any other paid work, and at the end of the day, like most other jobs, it’s just what you do. It’s not who you are.”
Btw, did anyone else read Wylde Street Boys and think Backstreet Boys? 😄
The blurb is very tame considering what the intentions and sexual drive is of the two - no shame, fair game, it's just not what I play or read. It was kinda odd, though, when Nolan is usually wanting to just have a hot no strings attached hook-up, but the moment Benji insists that I Want It That Way and attempts to seduce him, he holds off, saying he does prefer a more intimate connection first. 🤷🏻♀️ But, then boom shaka laka - it's really only We've Got It Going On and Get Down for the majority of the read! Nolan just fulfills Benji's needy lustful sexual cravings - not at all caring of saying Bye, Bye, Bye' to life's responsibilities. 😑
Look, I just needed to get those BSB, etc references out of my system, okay? 😅
No time to really feel anything for the characters, no chance to have any emotional connection to either party - it was all so very hastily put together, the ending rushed and not at all fulfilling. I wanted to go deeper into the mystery aspect - what really was the primary reason I wanted to give it a shot! 😫 But, it was so glossed over, almost as if the entire intention of the Wylde Street Boys series is just to focus on how 3 best friends-rent boys find their Pretty Woman-esque HEA.
“That’s why the three of us stick together. Me, Benji, and Ky.”
Even with their daddy issues, Fitch and Ky shared a solid and open friendship with Benji - very sex-positive, very candid, very protective and considerate of one another, you can't help but like them. Working in a job where people 'look down at us, or worse, just pretend we don’t even exist', they're still very honest in their interactions, which is sweet. ❤️🩹 I liked Fitch, I did! I'm just not a fan of daddy romances, so I'm in a bit of a pickle of whether to continue or not...
To be extra petty - which I really am not - mostly - there was a typo... one only, but still... So yeah, maybe it just needed to look like the writing actually cared about the story it wanted to tell, rather than this lukewarm lackluster attempt... 😣
“I won’t use you,” I said quietly. “Like other men.”
“You’re already nothing like other men,” he replied simply. “You treat me like a person.”
“You deserve nothing less than that.”
If I've ever needed a reason to remind me why I haven't read an NRW book in awhile, this was a definite wake-up call.
There were perhaps two glaring points that made --- whatever this was 🙂↔️🙂↔️ --- a major disappointment - the length and myself.
Honestly, me not being prepared is entirely on me and what I believed the story would focus on more... Curious about the blurb that hinted of the collision course that twenty-one-year old rent boy Benji and thirty-sex-year old public prosecutor Nolan O'Brien would set off on after their own collision in which they met, and the inclusion of Bruno Barbieri- I half-hoped that we would get some intrigue or mystery. 😮💨
But that focus of the plot was less than a fourth of this --- novella. Yes. It is very lacking in depth, substance, story - save for the fact that Benji has a very high sex drive - 'I want it all the time', which, thus leads him to entice Nolan into having sex - multiple times, without qualms from either of them. 😒 Since the mutual attraction is on high lust even before Nolan is guilt-ridden into bringing him home after literally colliding into him...
That is something to celebrate - passionately and aggressively as they make sure to do so. Nolan's a good guy. A great guy, actually - 'just so understanding, so nice. So perfect' - one which we're reminded of countless of times by Benji at how he is so very different from his previous johns, who've never treated him with the same kindness and warmth and affection during his two-year stint as a rent boy. But, the sex... It just happened so fast - I know this is so hypocritical, since I have read books with even less of a time duration of falling in love, but this was a bit too unbelievable. 🤦🏻♀️
I blinked and they collided.
I blinked and they shook hands.
I blinked and they were in bed together.
I blinked and they were in bed together.
I blinked and the mystery wearily surfaced.
I blinked and it was over.
And this is in no way discrediting sex workers, either. NRW did spend copious times affirming that with the trio and Nolan's thoughts on the matter, considering how he frequented the club as he did. For one thing, I really appreciated this comment and how it resonated with Benji so deeply, in fully realizing that his job didn't define who he was. 🥺
“Some people can’t get past the stigma, and that’s on them, not on you. It’s no different to any other paid work, and at the end of the day, like most other jobs, it’s just what you do. It’s not who you are.”
Btw, did anyone else read Wylde Street Boys and think Backstreet Boys? 😄
The blurb is very tame considering what the intentions and sexual drive is of the two - no shame, fair game, it's just not what I play or read. It was kinda odd, though, when Nolan is usually wanting to just have a hot no strings attached hook-up, but the moment Benji insists that I Want It That Way and attempts to seduce him, he holds off, saying he does prefer a more intimate connection first. 🤷🏻♀️ But, then boom shaka laka - it's really only We've Got It Going On and Get Down for the majority of the read! Nolan just fulfills Benji's needy lustful sexual cravings - not at all caring of saying Bye, Bye, Bye' to life's responsibilities. 😑
Look, I just needed to get those BSB, etc references out of my system, okay? 😅
No time to really feel anything for the characters, no chance to have any emotional connection to either party - it was all so very hastily put together, the ending rushed and not at all fulfilling. I wanted to go deeper into the mystery aspect - what really was the primary reason I wanted to give it a shot! 😫 But, it was so glossed over, almost as if the entire intention of the Wylde Street Boys series is just to focus on how 3 best friends-rent boys find their Pretty Woman-esque HEA.
“That’s why the three of us stick together. Me, Benji, and Ky.”
Even with their daddy issues, Fitch and Ky shared a solid and open friendship with Benji - very sex-positive, very candid, very protective and considerate of one another, you can't help but like them. Working in a job where people 'look down at us, or worse, just pretend we don’t even exist', they're still very honest in their interactions, which is sweet. ❤️🩹 I liked Fitch, I did! I'm just not a fan of daddy romances, so I'm in a bit of a pickle of whether to continue or not...
To be extra petty - which I really am not - mostly - there was a typo... one only, but still... So yeah, maybe it just needed to look like the writing actually cared about the story it wanted to tell, rather than this lukewarm lackluster attempt... 😣
won-t-read-bc-nopes
January 25, 2025This is painful because I LOVE this author and probably can't read her next few books, but, I've decided I really am not in the mind space to handle sex-worker MCs these days. I think this tries to be sex-positive, but, romanticizing what is often in unique ways a dangerous and mentally taxing profession...I'll wait for NR's next series. Much love for the author though, truly. She's written several of my absolutely favorite MM reads.
January 24, 2025
N.R. Walker is one of my favorite authors, and her sweet, optimistic romances usually hit all the right notes for me. Unfortunately, Benji didn’t work well for me. I felt like I didn’t really get to know the characters, and the story didn’t feel grounded in reality.
The plot didn’t just lack believability; the "twist" was glaringly obvious and predictable from the start.
The entire premise felt far-fetched, and while I’m usually okay with suspending disbelief for a good story, there wasn’t enough character development or thoughtful plot setup here to really draw me in.
Given the direction the next book in the series (Dom and Fitch) seems to be taking, I’m not sure this is the right series for me. For now, I think I’ll stick with my tried-and-true favorites of Walker’s other books that I’ve loved—Red Dirt Heart, Imago, Dearest Milton James, among so many more—and hope her future releases capture that same magic. It’s a shame Benji didn’t join the ranks of her other works for me, but I’ll continue enjoying her earlier books and look forward to what’s next.
The plot didn’t just lack believability; the "twist" was glaringly obvious and predictable from the start.
The entire premise felt far-fetched, and while I’m usually okay with suspending disbelief for a good story, there wasn’t enough character development or thoughtful plot setup here to really draw me in.
Given the direction the next book in the series (Dom and Fitch) seems to be taking, I’m not sure this is the right series for me. For now, I think I’ll stick with my tried-and-true favorites of Walker’s other books that I’ve loved—Red Dirt Heart, Imago, Dearest Milton James, among so many more—and hope her future releases capture that same magic. It’s a shame Benji didn’t join the ranks of her other works for me, but I’ll continue enjoying her earlier books and look forward to what’s next.
February 6, 2025
Nolan + Benji 🖤
Age gap | Lawyer + Rent boy | First times | Hurt/Comfort
Meh.
Slow, boring start and abrupt ending but everything in between was good.
⚠️potential spoilers below in detailed tropes and trigger warnings
Tropes:
Age gap
Rent boy + lawyer
They meet when Nolan hits Benji with his car
Bareback
First time raw was with each other
Hurt/comfort
Found family
Strangers to lovers
Forced proximity
Strict roles
Begging and seducing
TWs:
Death
Abuse
Violence
Murder
Sex work
No medical attention after getting hit by car
Driving under the influence
Age gap | Lawyer + Rent boy | First times | Hurt/Comfort
Meh.
Slow, boring start and abrupt ending but everything in between was good.
⚠️potential spoilers below in detailed tropes and trigger warnings
Tropes:
Age gap
Rent boy + lawyer
They meet when Nolan hits Benji with his car
Bareback
First time raw was with each other
Hurt/comfort
Found family
Strangers to lovers
Forced proximity
Strict roles
Begging and seducing
TWs:
Death
Abuse
Violence
Murder
Sex work
No medical attention after getting hit by car
Driving under the influence
January 22, 2025
3.5 stars. I usually love everything NR Walker but this one just felt a little superficial and rushed to me. The mystery and suspense aspect was not well detailed and ultimately felt rushed and a bit unrealistic. The plot was interesting and unexpected but the story wasn’t well fleshed out enough to keep it interesting. Benji was a cute character but Nolan was a bit 2-dimensional.
Did not finish
February 25, 2025DNF @ 29%
Savior meets troubled rent boy is one of my favorite guilty pleasure tropes, even when the dynamic would be a bit problematic IRL. That's not my complaint here. In 2025, though, I expect *something* novel, unique, or at least specific in a new release that uses this trope. Especially from an experienced author like N.R. Walker. No such luck here (at least not by the 29% mark).
It doesn't help that although this is dual POV, Nolan (the "savior" character) is the more primary MC in that the reader has full knowledge of his thoughts, background, etc., while the rent boy (Benji) remains shrouded in mystery even in his POV chapters. This makes Benji seem one dimensionial, a bit like a catalyst to serve Nolan's development rather than a nuanced character in his own right. Usually not a big deal, and often unavoidable in dual POV romances, but feels a bit icky here because Benji is (narratively) reduced to just his identity as a rent boy. As of 29%, his only distinguishing personality traits are that he has a high sex drive and a strong preference for bottoming. His POV is full of "omg a man is treating me with basic human decency" on repeat. I'm sure their relationship develops into more eventually (I sure hope it does), but at this point it's just repetitive and boring. Plus, on a subjective note, I find the "savior" type much less interesting and harder to identify with in these sorts of stories. So for Benji to be so one dimensional is...not my vibe.
All of that said, this is sound writing on a technical level, and the audiobook narration by Glen Lloyd is fantastic—probably the only reason I made it as far as I did. Readers who are getting into this trope for the first time or those who aren't bothered by a lack of originality could still enjoy this book. But why bother, when there are so many better options?
Savior meets troubled rent boy is one of my favorite guilty pleasure tropes, even when the dynamic would be a bit problematic IRL. That's not my complaint here. In 2025, though, I expect *something* novel, unique, or at least specific in a new release that uses this trope. Especially from an experienced author like N.R. Walker. No such luck here (at least not by the 29% mark).
It doesn't help that although this is dual POV, Nolan (the "savior" character) is the more primary MC in that the reader has full knowledge of his thoughts, background, etc., while the rent boy (Benji) remains shrouded in mystery even in his POV chapters. This makes Benji seem one dimensionial, a bit like a catalyst to serve Nolan's development rather than a nuanced character in his own right. Usually not a big deal, and often unavoidable in dual POV romances, but feels a bit icky here because Benji is (narratively) reduced to just his identity as a rent boy. As of 29%, his only distinguishing personality traits are that he has a high sex drive and a strong preference for bottoming. His POV is full of "omg a man is treating me with basic human decency" on repeat. I'm sure their relationship develops into more eventually (I sure hope it does), but at this point it's just repetitive and boring. Plus, on a subjective note, I find the "savior" type much less interesting and harder to identify with in these sorts of stories. So for Benji to be so one dimensional is...not my vibe.
All of that said, this is sound writing on a technical level, and the audiobook narration by Glen Lloyd is fantastic—probably the only reason I made it as far as I did. Readers who are getting into this trope for the first time or those who aren't bothered by a lack of originality could still enjoy this book. But why bother, when there are so many better options?
February 21, 2025
Nolan O’Brien is a public prosecutor, and if he ever sees the name Bruno Barbieri again, it will be too soon. After a long week preparing for the trial of the decade, it takes no convincing to hit the men’s club for a few drinks. Except the club wasn’t the only thing he hit that night.
Someone please, please tell me that a spaceship from some far distant planet landed on Earth with alien monsters on board...wrote this book and then they sold it as having been written by one of my absolutely favorite authors, N.R. Walker. Less than 20 pages into it I KNEW without a single doubt, that N.R. Walker could never in this lifetime, have produced this. She writes sweet, optimistic romances that I have read more than once, and have a bookcase filled with the majority of them. Do you get the idea that Benji didn’t work well for me?
I didn’t really get to, and eventually didn't want to, get to know the characters, and the story just didn't feel real. The entire thing was...well...predictable. I started questioning the way the story was going when Nolan failed to recognize Benji. Really? He recently had helped Benji take down his low-life father. The entire dynamic between Nolan and Benji also didn't come cross well for me either. Nolan would risk his career and his future hopes for someone he hardly even knew and had just met under dubious circumstances??? I don't think so...but by this time the brain was not the organ Nolan was thinking with. I thought that I was fairly good at suspending my disbelief...but I guess not.
I do really like this author so I'm willing to over-look this one and try the next in this new series. I really want to add this series to her others like Red Dirt Heart, Imago, Dearest Milton James, and so many more that have her special magic touch.
Someone please, please tell me that a spaceship from some far distant planet landed on Earth with alien monsters on board...wrote this book and then they sold it as having been written by one of my absolutely favorite authors, N.R. Walker. Less than 20 pages into it I KNEW without a single doubt, that N.R. Walker could never in this lifetime, have produced this. She writes sweet, optimistic romances that I have read more than once, and have a bookcase filled with the majority of them. Do you get the idea that Benji didn’t work well for me?
I didn’t really get to, and eventually didn't want to, get to know the characters, and the story just didn't feel real. The entire thing was...well...predictable. I started questioning the way the story was going when Nolan failed to recognize Benji. Really? He recently had helped Benji take down his low-life father. The entire dynamic between Nolan and Benji also didn't come cross well for me either. Nolan would risk his career and his future hopes for someone he hardly even knew and had just met under dubious circumstances??? I don't think so...but by this time the brain was not the organ Nolan was thinking with. I thought that I was fairly good at suspending my disbelief...but I guess not.
I do really like this author so I'm willing to over-look this one and try the next in this new series. I really want to add this series to her others like Red Dirt Heart, Imago, Dearest Milton James, and so many more that have her special magic touch.
January 22, 2025
Not for me
I felt the blurb for this book to be misleading as it set up the novella as more of an action/suspense story, but that stuff didn’t come up until the 75% mark. It was really just lots and lots of sex which I honestly found to be boring. This book only takes about two hours to read, but I kept putting it down to workout or to vacuum the house. Other than being sexually compatible, I didn’t see any real connection between the two MCs either. I don’t see myself continuing on with this series at all.
I felt the blurb for this book to be misleading as it set up the novella as more of an action/suspense story, but that stuff didn’t come up until the 75% mark. It was really just lots and lots of sex which I honestly found to be boring. This book only takes about two hours to read, but I kept putting it down to workout or to vacuum the house. Other than being sexually compatible, I didn’t see any real connection between the two MCs either. I don’t see myself continuing on with this series at all.
February 3, 2025
I'm really sorry to be saying this about one of my favourite authors but this book was just not it. Other reviews have said it better than I would be able to. It felt so very rushed, who are these people, I didn't feel connected at all and it's not about the length of the book because I've read many books this short that managed to have characters you get to know and care about. In this book way too much time is spent having sex everywhere in the apartment than actually getting to know the characters. I don't believe all the wanting to spend the rest of your life together with someone you know nothing about. And it's not them knowing each other a couple of weeks, but them not talking, just having sex for 90% of the time. I do love smutty books, but they're either all smut no plot and I accept them as they are, but not all smut then random plot parts that are poorly executed, just thrown there to add some drama.
I will read Finch when it's released because I'm curious, though. I will give it a chance.
I will read Finch when it's released because I'm curious, though. I will give it a chance.
January 26, 2025
Dnf 52
Ja nie wierzę, że to napisała NR Walker.
Ja nie wierzę, że to napisała NR Walker.
January 23, 2025
Disappointing
Love this author, have read all her books, most of them many times over - but I couldn’t even finish this book (got to 90%). Main characters not overly likeable, storyline blah, little character development. Too much of a short book spent introducing characters that the next 2 books in the series will be based on.
Love this author, have read all her books, most of them many times over - but I couldn’t even finish this book (got to 90%). Main characters not overly likeable, storyline blah, little character development. Too much of a short book spent introducing characters that the next 2 books in the series will be based on.
January 22, 2025
I am not sure I liked this book that much but I managed to finish it as it wasn't too long. But in my opinion it was just too much everything: sweetness, sex, dramatics, overused tropes, you name it. Nolan was just too perfect as well and so accepting, in a way that did not feel real. It was great to see sex work not being stigmatised but at the same time it did not feel very believable.
As I don't really enjoy daddy or MM+, which seems to be what the other two books will be about, I don't think I will be carrying on with the series. This author remains a hit or miss for me.
As I don't really enjoy daddy or MM+, which seems to be what the other two books will be about, I don't think I will be carrying on with the series. This author remains a hit or miss for me.
June 15, 2025
Ya. No.
January 22, 2025
Lacked depth and was mainly smut, but an entertaining quick read nonetheless.
A little bummed as an NR Walker stan. Where were the feelings? 😭
A little bummed as an NR Walker stan. Where were the feelings? 😭
January 21, 2025
Easy, convenient erotica. Attraction and desire(and necessity) and secrets with a twist of danger.
I lovely quick read.
I lovely quick read.
February 6, 2025
Ok, this is a N.R. Walker story, sweet and mostly fluffy. Lots of spicey scenes. From strangers to lovers in 3 days. There is a bit of action at the end,but this is only for a few pages. This could have been much more detailed and would have given the story more depth and something to remember.
This story starts with some big no-nos in my opinion: Nolan drinks and drives, he hits a pedestrian (ok, Benji runs across the street without looking), then he takes Benji home with him and not to a doctor or a hospital. Benji seems to be unconcious for the night, because he wakes up the next morning on Nolan's couch and there is nothing told about the hours before. WTF? He could have been seriously hurt?
There is a time jump at the beginning of the story: it starts on a Friday night, Benji wakes up on Nolan's Couch on Saturday morning, he takes a nap in the afternoon, and suddenly it's Sunday evening. Where are the Beta Readers?
This story starts with some big no-nos in my opinion: Nolan drinks and drives, he hits a pedestrian (ok, Benji runs across the street without looking), then he takes Benji home with him and not to a doctor or a hospital. Benji seems to be unconcious for the night, because he wakes up the next morning on Nolan's couch and there is nothing told about the hours before. WTF? He could have been seriously hurt?
There is a time jump at the beginning of the story: it starts on a Friday night, Benji wakes up on Nolan's Couch on Saturday morning, he takes a nap in the afternoon, and suddenly it's Sunday evening. Where are the Beta Readers?
April 16, 2025
This was a cute read. Lots of caretaking, which I love. Benji was great. He knows what he wants and goes for it, whether that's running away from a bad situation or hooking up with the man who hit him with a car. Nolan is very sweet. He's a natural caretaker and empath. I don't feel like I really got to know either of them all that well, though, which I would've liked. I did love the side characters though and I feel like I almost know them better. I'm eager for Fitch's story next. Like I mentioned, I did love the caretaking. I also enjoyed Benji's backstory and how quickly they fell in love (and fell hard). Watching Nolan protect Benji toward the end was really great.
Notes: 2/5 spice levels, sex worker mc, lawyer/sex worker, caretaking, hidden identity, great friends, financial differences, age gap
Notes: 2/5 spice levels, sex worker mc, lawyer/sex worker, caretaking, hidden identity, great friends, financial differences, age gap
January 26, 2025
“I made him happy and he made me his.”
I’m a big fan of the film Pretty Woman so obviously I loved this book. A sex worker and a lawyer falling in love? Yes, please!
It’s a short book, so everything moved quickly, but the chemistry and connection between Nolan and Benji made it believable. It was insta-lust, maybe the smuttiest book by NR Walker so far, but still very sweet and respectful. Nolan didn't have any chance when Benji was being all bratty and sexy around him! Benji is a sexual being and he has needs, I love that about him, he likes to be a rent boy and it makes it all very powerful. He doesn’t shy away and he knows what he wants. And what he wants is the sexy lawyer who let him stay with him for a week.
It was a very enjoyable read even if the editing wasn't the best at the beginning (I found a few repetitions) but they didn’t take away from my enjoyment of the story. Other than that it was very cute, hot and I loved the happy ending very much. I’m looking forward to reading Fitch and Dom’s story. Fitch is a brat and these two will deliver a real Daddy/brat dynamic! Can’t wait!
I’m a big fan of the film Pretty Woman so obviously I loved this book. A sex worker and a lawyer falling in love? Yes, please!
It’s a short book, so everything moved quickly, but the chemistry and connection between Nolan and Benji made it believable. It was insta-lust, maybe the smuttiest book by NR Walker so far, but still very sweet and respectful. Nolan didn't have any chance when Benji was being all bratty and sexy around him! Benji is a sexual being and he has needs, I love that about him, he likes to be a rent boy and it makes it all very powerful. He doesn’t shy away and he knows what he wants. And what he wants is the sexy lawyer who let him stay with him for a week.
It was a very enjoyable read even if the editing wasn't the best at the beginning (I found a few repetitions) but they didn’t take away from my enjoyment of the story. Other than that it was very cute, hot and I loved the happy ending very much. I’m looking forward to reading Fitch and Dom’s story. Fitch is a brat and these two will deliver a real Daddy/brat dynamic! Can’t wait!
April 25, 2025
Co. To. Miało. Być?!
February 20, 2025
I would’ve DNF’d this book about a third of the way in, but N.R. Walker is a favorite author of mine so I plowed on through, skipping lots in the middle: Nolan didn’t seem believable, as there wasn’t a lot of depth in or growth to his character. Or depth anywhere in the book, actually… if you haven’t read it yet, don’t bother: you definitely won’t be missing anything
January 26, 2025
I honestly can’t believe this was written by N.R. Walker. I genuinely feel upset because she’s one of my favorites, but this book feels like more than just a hit or miss situation. The premise and the way it was used just makes me ill.
I absolutely DO NOT recommend.
I absolutely DO NOT recommend.
January 26, 2025
That was a quick sweet book, I don’t understand all the hate around it.
Honestly after reading some bad reviews, I think most of them couldn’t see the job of the MC and him being happy about it.
A guy, 21 years old, sexually active, sex worker and making a kinda happy life about it, god damn forbid sex workers to be happy about it. 🤣 that made me laugh so much.
Just because the MC is not miserable, yall putting bad reviews. Sex worker is not equal to unhappy and miserable, please stop demonizing some works. Especially in books, when it’s fiction. 😑 yall say nothing with onlyfans and porn star, but god forbids an author to use sex workers.
Yeah this is a short story, around 200 pages. Yeah this is more erotica than the usual NR Walker. Yeah, the story is quite rushed, because, still, 200 pages.
But the story is cute, well executed, the tension is good and the romance is sweet.
Don’t get me started on the “he ran over him” bla bla bla, most of yall read dark romance where the guy kills his whole family and you’re still in love with the MC 🤣.
Expecting the author to always write the same thing, is kinda preposterous, because the beauty of writing IS about change. Authors have moods too you know. And if she wanted to write something more “porny” like a lot of you said, then so be it. 😏 and she did it well.
I really appreciate NR Walker usual writing style and this is no different. Yeah, it’s more smutty than her usual, and it was good. 😌
Nolan is sweet, caring and loving. He was taking care of him the whole time. Benji, was sweet and funny.
I honestly love them together.
The side characters were good too, NR walker announces the two next books already inside the first and I can’t wait to read about the brat and Dom, and Amy and his two daddies ! ❤️
Honestly after reading some bad reviews, I think most of them couldn’t see the job of the MC and him being happy about it.
A guy, 21 years old, sexually active, sex worker and making a kinda happy life about it, god damn forbid sex workers to be happy about it. 🤣 that made me laugh so much.
Just because the MC is not miserable, yall putting bad reviews. Sex worker is not equal to unhappy and miserable, please stop demonizing some works. Especially in books, when it’s fiction. 😑 yall say nothing with onlyfans and porn star, but god forbids an author to use sex workers.
Yeah this is a short story, around 200 pages. Yeah this is more erotica than the usual NR Walker. Yeah, the story is quite rushed, because, still, 200 pages.
But the story is cute, well executed, the tension is good and the romance is sweet.
Don’t get me started on the “he ran over him” bla bla bla, most of yall read dark romance where the guy kills his whole family and you’re still in love with the MC 🤣.
Expecting the author to always write the same thing, is kinda preposterous, because the beauty of writing IS about change. Authors have moods too you know. And if she wanted to write something more “porny” like a lot of you said, then so be it. 😏 and she did it well.
I really appreciate NR Walker usual writing style and this is no different. Yeah, it’s more smutty than her usual, and it was good. 😌
Nolan is sweet, caring and loving. He was taking care of him the whole time. Benji, was sweet and funny.
I honestly love them together.
The side characters were good too, NR walker announces the two next books already inside the first and I can’t wait to read about the brat and Dom, and Amy and his two daddies ! ❤️
March 12, 2025
This was kinda sweet but I'm glad it ended on a point of 'I could see myself falling in love with you', rather than 'I love you' because it really was too short for life.
Though they had a very eventful week together.
Nolan sounded like a political correctness representative, though 🙈
It didn't quite feel like N. R. Walker.
Though they had a very eventful week together.
Nolan sounded like a political correctness representative, though 🙈
It didn't quite feel like N. R. Walker.
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January 25, 2025Well, I think Nic is having a few personalities when writing🤭
This is Nic being American and a smut author.
Nothing is wrong with that. But I miss the old time Nic. With Australian accent and drawl, it's kinda sexy. Remember Charlie and Travis? Yeah.
As for the story?
It was written well as an erotica, but my head just cannot cope with this is so 40 years ago. And the boys knowing about Pretty Woman is kinda weird imo.
I think Nolan and Dom are both cheap rich lawyers, knowing that they're okay 'playing' with a street rent boys.
And falling in love in less than a week, because the sex is epic, not a good foundation for hopefully a forever kind of love. Where's the chemistry?
And speaking of sex, I honestly skimmed through it.
It's just gross.
Will I read the rest of the series, probably yes. I'm a masochist anyway 😉
This is Nic being American and a smut author.
Nothing is wrong with that. But I miss the old time Nic. With Australian accent and drawl, it's kinda sexy. Remember Charlie and Travis? Yeah.
As for the story?
It was written well as an erotica, but my head just cannot cope with this is so 40 years ago. And the boys knowing about Pretty Woman is kinda weird imo.
I think Nolan and Dom are both cheap rich lawyers, knowing that they're okay 'playing' with a street rent boys.
And falling in love in less than a week, because the sex is epic, not a good foundation for hopefully a forever kind of love. Where's the chemistry?
And speaking of sex, I honestly skimmed through it.
It's just gross.
Will I read the rest of the series, probably yes. I'm a masochist anyway 😉
January 24, 2025
Yikes! In the very first chapter, the reason the MC hit the other MC with his car is because he was driving drunk. This was not explained in the blurb. And he’s supposed to be a prosecutor who upholds the law. And we’re supposed to be happy this criminal / drunk driver is finding love?! Gross.
This affected my ability to enjoy the rest of the book…
This affected my ability to enjoy the rest of the book…
January 23, 2025
I love N.R Walker, but I got bored really quickly with this one. Quite disappointing because the blurb was intriguing and it just fell flat. I guess it would’ve worked better as an erotica without the dramatised mafia plot line which wasn’t really that much of a twist to begin with it.
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