A college romance Enemies to lovers Anything can happen in a college library Mason: Being the second-string quarterback for Moray College has its perks. Girls throw themselves at me and I get a free ride to college so I can get my education degree. It pays to be one of the big men on campus. Off-campus is a different story. At a townie party I meet Calvin, who is completely unimpressed by me. I’m not too big a fan of his either at first. But fate forces us to be in each other’s life, and with every argument and debate, I can’t stop getting this irresistible urge to kiss him. I’m not sure what scares me the most, him or my emotions. Calvin: Our town lives and dies college sports. These guys get everything they want and barely attend any classes. I work a full-time job at the campus’ tutoring facility to put myself through school and I resent those assholes who don’t even have to show up. They catch a ball for God’s sake! How hard can that be? So, I meet Mason and instantly hate him. But life has a funny way of sticking it to me. I’m assigned to be his English tutor and I have no choice but to be in his space. He isn’t quite like all the other himbo football player’s on campus, I’ll give him that. If he weren’t so damn handsome this wouldn’t suck so much. But I refuse to fall for another straight boy, no matter how much I want to.

Being a baseball star has always been my identity, until that kiss hit me like a freight train. Rusty: I’ve ignored and denied being gay my whole life. Being from a small country town in Kentucky, being gay was not an option. The boys in the locker room would have made my life a living hell, and I was team captain. But something happened over the summer that woke me up and I knew I owed it to myself to discover the truth. That’s when my new roommate walked into our dorm room, and I knew. I tried to resist my feelings for him, but one kiss has led to more than I ever dreamed of. Now my entire life is up in the air and I’m not sure I have the courage to be my honest self. He was dressed in cosplay as my favorite super-hero, when he gave me my very first kiss. Matt: I came to college to escape the fear and ridicule of my past. Here I could grow into the strong gay man I had always dreamed about. College was my chance to finally be me. Then I met my roommate. A jock. The star of the baseball team. The kind of guy who made my adolescent life hell. He is so hot I’m unsure how I can even stand to live with him. I go to the LGBT back to school dance and met someone dressed in cosplay as my favorite comic book character. He kissed me that night and I never even found out his name, but he seems so familiar. My mind is spinning and Rusty is only making it worse. Clothes repel from his body as soon as he enters the room. I’m falling for the kind of guy I wanted to escape. If he won't step out into the light with me, how can we ever have a future?

Benji- I have had a crush on my brother’s best friend since I was 12 years old. Let’s say I had an awakening and I never looked back. After my freshman year of college where I major in debauchery and drinking, I’m home for summer break and plan on making a splash. My ex-boyfriend, Morgan, still has feelings for me, and I do him too – but it’s my childhood crush Ty I can’t get out of my head or my fantasies. However, after all my college conquests, my battered player’s heart is filled with an overwhelming sense of numbness that makes me question everything. Even though I look at Ty and Morgan, and know I have feelings, how can I trust that they’re true? Ty- I wish life were simpler, but I’m resigned to lie in the bed I made, even if it has turned into an epic dumpster fire. I’m twenty-six years old and already in a relationship that’s falling apart. I love Aaron, but he’s unhappy, and that means I’m miserable. Sometimes, love isn’t enough. No matter how hard you try. As I grapple with the feelings that come with such a difficult situation, along comes Benji like a freight train. I’ve always thought of him as a kid brother, since his family has taken me in as one of their own. He’s always had a crush on me, but he’s also been a hot mess for most of his life. He’s not in love with me, but will he realize it soon enough? If not, he might just ruin all our lives. A Summer Called Desire is a steamy new adult story of chosen family. It’s an expanded version of a newsletter serial from 2021. It is Book 3 in The Bluegrass Boys Series, and follows Benji and Ty as they unravel the mess they have made of their lives and learn what it is to accept the truth of their feelings.