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Campus Cravings #1-3
Campus Cravings Vol. 1
"Gay coaches and athletes find passion On The Field as they fulfil their Campus Cravings..."
Coach - Being a gay high school football coach isn't easy, especially in a small town. For five years Justin has repressed his sexuality in order to keep the job he loves. His only serious temptation is the father of his star running back. Sparks fly between the two men, and one Friday night after a winning game, Justin just can't say no.
Side-Lined - College is supposed to be a time of exploring new things, learning about yourself and having a good time doing it. For Max Henley, it was the hardest time of his life. After losing his lover in a car wreck, his entire focus became academics. The problem is, whenever Max thinks about his Professor, the guilt over Nick's death returns. Can Max ever forgive himself enough to love again?
Sacking the Quarterback - Julian Malono loves his job as conditioning coach for the university football team. When he meets incoming freshman quarterback Koby McIntire, he's instantly attracted and offers to help with Koby's conditioning regime.Koby is thrilled when his all-time favourite player agrees to help him. Not only can they work on Koby's upper body strength, but maybe on the growing attraction between them.
Coach - Being a gay high school football coach isn't easy, especially in a small town. For five years Justin has repressed his sexuality in order to keep the job he loves. His only serious temptation is the father of his star running back. Sparks fly between the two men, and one Friday night after a winning game, Justin just can't say no.
Side-Lined - College is supposed to be a time of exploring new things, learning about yourself and having a good time doing it. For Max Henley, it was the hardest time of his life. After losing his lover in a car wreck, his entire focus became academics. The problem is, whenever Max thinks about his Professor, the guilt over Nick's death returns. Can Max ever forgive himself enough to love again?
Sacking the Quarterback - Julian Malono loves his job as conditioning coach for the university football team. When he meets incoming freshman quarterback Koby McIntire, he's instantly attracted and offers to help with Koby's conditioning regime.Koby is thrilled when his all-time favourite player agrees to help him. Not only can they work on Koby's upper body strength, but maybe on the growing attraction between them.
215 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
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Carol Lynne
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July 24, 2015
Book 1 = 3
Book 2 = 2 (The Babas thing made me so uncomfortable)
Book 3 = 3
So far not as good as Cattle Valley but i'll keep reading because I know some characters cross over.
Book 2 = 2 (The Babas thing made me so uncomfortable)
Book 3 = 3
So far not as good as Cattle Valley but i'll keep reading because I know some characters cross over.
February 26, 2017
Overall, this was a mess of things. Some seriously underdeveloped stories and then some heavy stuff where you're left without a full understanding. There should also be content warnings for previous sexual assault for the 3rd story. The lack of sober discussion and negotiations in book 2 are problematic. Just messy.
May 12, 2013
$5.51 on Nook, three shorts/novellas but definitely more cost efficient (They were kinda pricey as stand alones)
Coach - 2 stars That was a little painful. It wasn't bad per say but too much telling and not enough showing. Things went way to quickly and I just didn't feel any emotional connection what-so-ever. And they talk like cheesy romance characters, not like real people. Lastly, the big drama wasn't realistic to me But of course everything wrapped up perfectly with an itty-bitty bow. Hope the next ones are better since they're longer.
Side-Lined - 2.5 stars I definitely liked this better than the first, although still not great. I liked the way Max and Alec converse better, I still find Luc and Justin's way of talking to be overly cheesy and unrealistic. But Max and Alec still say stuff I would never say (ie: Max getting up from talking to the new qb he just met and saying "I'm getting the evil glare from the Neanderthal on the patio. Good thing I love him to piece.") Don't get me wrong, I love my husband, but I don't go around gushing about it to random strangers and I've always found it odd and awkward when characters do that.
So now to the big White Elephant in this book. Babas. I've read a few other books with Daddy kink or 24/7 relationship and it's not really my thing but doesn't bother me too much. But in those books the younger guy usually talks about his need for this type of relationship too, prior to it happening. Granted, by the end it seemed to work for Max. But it bothered me a little that Alec just laid down the law of how he wanted things, and Max went with it. And I just don't think he explained it well.
By the end, their relationship ended up being one of strong D/s with a little Daddy kink but Max still had cute little rebellions he's get spanked for, etc, but it was really fine and not that a-typical. But the way Alec initially described it as "we won't be equals" really bothered me. Just because he's the Dominant doesn't mean they're not equal. So yeah, I didn't like that. And a main problem with Daddy kink, is when they talk about themselves in the third person. UHG! "Babas likes that." "Come to your Babas." "Your Babas loves you." Just sounds silly.
Also, the big climax was stupid because if Alec didn't treat Max like a child then it wouldn't even have been an issue So since the whole set-up was stupid, the scene didn't effect me emotionally like it was supposed to. And no one even mentioned ?!?
They set up Julian's story well, and I'm glad I already have the third one. Hopefully these will steadily get better. If you're looking for something similar to this, Bound and Determined is also about an undergrad who gets with a Dominant professor (minus the Daddy kink) and I thought it was pretty good.
Sacking the Quarterback - 3 stars I liked this and I felt like it had a little better flow then the first two books. They said "I love you" way too soon, as usual. It's just not necessary. They went from being interested in exploring what was between them... to love. There's no reason they couldn't have just said they had been training together for a few months and had it be later in the season, so they at least would have seemed to know each other better first. But it seems the insta-love is Ms. Lynne's MO so I guess I should get used to it.
Anyway, the story-line had it's drama, but I was glad she kept to basically the one thing so things didn't get too busy, since this is only about 90 pages. I did think it was a little weird that they talked about Koby's somewhat messed up family life, but then never brought it up again. I guess they just wanted to explain why he's so mature for his age and make it more realistic that he would be so understanding with Julian. But I don't even know if Julian knows about his home life. I wish they would have showed us at least one scene with Koby opening up to Julian, instead of telling us in a narrative.
They set up Dimitri and Aaron's book, Off-Season, which is next. And I'm interested to find out more about Rocco, Coach Williams' son, and can't wait for his book, Forbidden Freshman. (Both of these can be found in Campus Cravings Vol. 2: Off The Field)
SIDE NOTE: This takes place in the U.S. so I find it a little odd that the author occasionally uses British spelling (colour, flavour, etc) and I've at times noticed some British slang but I don't remember any examples. Just a little inconsistency.
Coach - 2 stars That was a little painful. It wasn't bad per say but too much telling and not enough showing. Things went way to quickly and I just didn't feel any emotional connection what-so-ever. And they talk like cheesy romance characters, not like real people. Lastly, the big drama wasn't realistic to me But of course everything wrapped up perfectly with an itty-bitty bow. Hope the next ones are better since they're longer.
Side-Lined - 2.5 stars I definitely liked this better than the first, although still not great. I liked the way Max and Alec converse better, I still find Luc and Justin's way of talking to be overly cheesy and unrealistic. But Max and Alec still say stuff I would never say (ie: Max getting up from talking to the new qb he just met and saying "I'm getting the evil glare from the Neanderthal on the patio. Good thing I love him to piece.") Don't get me wrong, I love my husband, but I don't go around gushing about it to random strangers and I've always found it odd and awkward when characters do that.
So now to the big White Elephant in this book. Babas. I've read a few other books with Daddy kink or 24/7 relationship and it's not really my thing but doesn't bother me too much. But in those books the younger guy usually talks about his need for this type of relationship too, prior to it happening. Granted, by the end it seemed to work for Max. But it bothered me a little that Alec just laid down the law of how he wanted things, and Max went with it. And I just don't think he explained it well.
By the end, their relationship ended up being one of strong D/s with a little Daddy kink but Max still had cute little rebellions he's get spanked for, etc, but it was really fine and not that a-typical. But the way Alec initially described it as "we won't be equals" really bothered me. Just because he's the Dominant doesn't mean they're not equal. So yeah, I didn't like that. And a main problem with Daddy kink, is when they talk about themselves in the third person. UHG! "Babas likes that." "Come to your Babas." "Your Babas loves you." Just sounds silly.
Also, the big climax was stupid because if Alec didn't treat Max like a child then it wouldn't even have been an issue So since the whole set-up was stupid, the scene didn't effect me emotionally like it was supposed to. And no one even mentioned ?!?
They set up Julian's story well, and I'm glad I already have the third one. Hopefully these will steadily get better. If you're looking for something similar to this, Bound and Determined is also about an undergrad who gets with a Dominant professor (minus the Daddy kink) and I thought it was pretty good.
Sacking the Quarterback - 3 stars I liked this and I felt like it had a little better flow then the first two books. They said "I love you" way too soon, as usual. It's just not necessary. They went from being interested in exploring what was between them... to love. There's no reason they couldn't have just said they had been training together for a few months and had it be later in the season, so they at least would have seemed to know each other better first. But it seems the insta-love is Ms. Lynne's MO so I guess I should get used to it.
Anyway, the story-line had it's drama, but I was glad she kept to basically the one thing so things didn't get too busy, since this is only about 90 pages. I did think it was a little weird that they talked about Koby's somewhat messed up family life, but then never brought it up again. I guess they just wanted to explain why he's so mature for his age and make it more realistic that he would be so understanding with Julian. But I don't even know if Julian knows about his home life. I wish they would have showed us at least one scene with Koby opening up to Julian, instead of telling us in a narrative.
They set up Dimitri and Aaron's book, Off-Season, which is next. And I'm interested to find out more about Rocco, Coach Williams' son, and can't wait for his book, Forbidden Freshman. (Both of these can be found in Campus Cravings Vol. 2: Off The Field)
SIDE NOTE: This takes place in the U.S. so I find it a little odd that the author occasionally uses British spelling (colour, flavour, etc) and I've at times noticed some British slang but I don't remember any examples. Just a little inconsistency.
May 3, 2022
Three short stories. I read these a long time ago when I first started reading mm. I enjoyed it then more than now. I still enjoyed it but I saw a lot more of the lack of depth to the stories. I also at the time felt the first story was a little unlikely, even then schools wouldn't just fire someone like that. Too much chance of a lawsuit, would have been for something else if they really wanted him gone. Still I enjoyed the books as a light fun read. Yes, even the last one, I think because though it was a very serious situation knowing that there was an HEA made it easier and something with the writing made it a little less heavy.
December 29, 2019
Carol Lynne builds a world with realistic dilemmas, developed characters, insta-love, and football. It is another one of my favorite series written by her. In this volume "Side-lined" was my favorite.
September 21, 2022
Nope, nope, nope. Read the first story and the second one half-way through and I came to the conclusion that I really have better things to do with my time. I've read fanfiction created by teenagers that was written better than this.
Did Not Finish
March 13, 2017I started this book, but only a few pages in the cheesy porn soundtrack started in my imagination and just wouldn't stop. I didn't make it through a chapter.
March 5, 2017
3 MM romances.
Read
March 5, 2017DNF at 42%
October 7, 2008
On the Field (Campus Cravings) (Campus Cravings) by Carol Lynne (2008)
May 1, 2015
one of my most favorite gay romance series, EVER
July 19, 2017
Very low angst and quick reads.
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