New Release-Review: BEAUTIFULLY DEVOTED by Michele Lenard (Front Range University #2)

BEAUTIFULLY DEVOTED by Michele Lenard is out now! Check out the gorgeous new MM sports romance and be sure to get your copy today!

Beautifully Devoted

by Michele Lenard

Genre: MM Sports Romance

Series: Front Range University

Blurb

Forgetting to Knock Changed Everything.    

  Cam When I was ten, I made a promise. One that I’m still honoring a decade later, even though it means hiding a part of myself from the most important person in my life. My best friend, Jagger. And truthfully, burying that part of me is a small price to pay if it means nothing comes between us. I’m Jagger’s rock, the one stable thing in his life, and I’ve held that role for so long it’s now central to who I am. Which is why, after he sees something he shouldn’t and gets an idea that he wants my help with, I’m faced with the biggest decision of my life. Saying yes could break me, but saying no could break us. I guess there isn’t really a choice, is there?    

  Jagger There I was, innocently letting myself into my teammate’s room to search for some protein powder, when I came across a different type of protein altogether. I learned two things that day. Knock first, and straight guys might be missing out. As usual when I have an epiphany, I turn to my best friend Cam for help, and learn another two things. Neither of us is as straight as I thought, and I’m not the only one who needs protecting. Hopefully I can be as strong for him as he’s been for me.   

  **Beautifully Devoted is a high-heat MM romance between two co-dependent best friends. It’s a medium angst story that includes hurt/comfort situations and a bi-awakening with lots of humor and spice. This is book two in a series of interconnected standalones. 

Purchase Links:

Amazon US - Amazon UK

Catch Up On the Series: 

Beautifully Fractured (Book 1)

  

Carra's Review

We all know the general gist of a story centered on best friends to lovers, right?  When executed well, this particular trope makes for a solid, satisfying read.  Now imagine two best friends whose lives and personalities are so intertwined that it’s hard to tell where one ends and the other begins, and you’ll have a really good idea of what to expect with Beautifully Devoted.

Cam and Jagger have been in each other’s back pockets since they were little.  Where you find one, you’ll likely find the other—doing things together, finishing each other’s sentences, communicating full conversations with just glances and facial expressions.  They are totally open with each other, no shyness, no secrets.  

I’m sure you can guess the logical progression physically once one of them becomes curious, then the other starts to echo that curiosity.  And with these two, though they each think they are just satisfying their inquisitiveness about the same sex…well, they both get territorial about the other, even when it is just in their own head—but we know where that will eventually lead.

Everything between Cam and Jagger is so easy, a product of their incredibly close friendship that makes the evolution of their relationship inevitable.  And while yes, the outcome may be predictable, that doesn’t make it any less satisfying as a reader.  There is a very slight bit of drama with Jagger’s father, but for me it was really just a blip in their overall tale.

This type of story is a comfort read for me, and the author does a great job telling it.  Beautifully Devoted was a 4.5-star read for me, and if you’re a fan of M/M romance—and in particular the friends to lovers trope—adding this one to your personal library is a no-brainer.   Cam and Jagger are fantastic together, and are scorchingly hot in their physical intimacy.  This book is meant for readers 18+ for adult language and sexual content.

About the Author

Hi! I'm Michele-or at least that's the name I write under-because my parents and my kids are not allowed to read my books. Ever. Though sports romance is my guilty pleasure, I like to dabble in all tropes, genres and genders. My books are set in my home state of Colorado, because to me the mountains are the only thing that can compete with a good book. My favorite food is Mexican, my favorite shoes are flip-flops, and my drink of choice is whiskey, the same as virtually every character I've ever written.   

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