Campus Crush, 1
Milo Caldwell is so eager to get out of his abusive stepfather’s house that he shows up to college early, only to find out that he can’t check into his dorm room for another two whole weeks. Desperate, unsure of where to go next, he sits in a sub shop making the most of a six-inch value combo when he hears the owner firing someone over the phone. Stopping her as she goes to put a “Help Wanted” sign in the window, he tries not to sound desperate as he asks if a room is included in the job description.
Sammy Peterson never thought she’d be including the spare room above her sub shop to one of her employees, let alone a tall, dark and handsome country boy who can’t keep his eyes off of her. It’s the wrong decision at the right time, but one she’s almost powerless to resist. It’s only two weeks, after all, and then Milo—sweet, willing, eager, hungry, desperate Milowill be gone, off to the freshman dorms and out of her hair forever. Why not make the most of it, right?
Excerpt:
“Go on,” Milo murmured, hand warm and smooth beneath her own. She should have pulled hers back, but the moment was so confessional, so raw and naked, for both of them, it still felt right to leave it there. Even when his hand gently turned over so that they were palm to palm, a moment more tender and intimate than the entirety of her last sexual encounter combined. “How long, Sammy?”
“Four years!” She sank back, breaking contact and avoiding Milo’s eyes, awaiting the nonstop laughter that was the only appropriate response to such a ridiculous, pathetic, private revelation. “Can you believe that?”
But Milo didn’t laugh. Or snort or tease or use his slow, tantalizing, country drawl to do anything but comfort. “I can believe it, actually. Busy as you are, employees dropping like flies, working open to close every day, who has the energy, or the opportunity, to do anything but drop dead after fourteen hours on your feet a day?”
“It wasn’t always like this, though,” Sammy reasoned, as if digging her own grave. “I’ve been fully staffed in the past, able to work regular hours and, still, I’m just … not very good at all this. What? Why are you grinning? No judgment, remember?”
“I’m grinning because I get it, girl. Once all my little honeys left town, once that last baseball season was over and the trophies got dusty and I had to be myself, start from scratch, with no varsity prep rep or letterman’s jacket to prop me up, turns out my game was pretty damn lame, after all.”
She gave him a soft “tut-tut” tongue cluck. “I still find that hard to believe, Milo.”
“Yeah, well … believe it. From stud to dud in record time, that’s my life story.”
She chuckled, self-consciously, almost relieved to have shared her deepest, darkest secret with another human being. She hadn’t even told Kiera the real number, always leaving it vaguely at “too long” when the subject of her nonexistent sex life inevitably came up.
“Your life story’s not written yet, Milo. Not even close. You’re literally a kid, about to start school. I know it doesn’t feel like it now, but in a few weeks’ time you’ll be all settled in that dorm building, surrounded by young, willing flesh and, well … you’ll get tired of our little talks after work, trust me.”
He leaned gently forward, big knuckles white as his hands gripped the arms of his chair. “I’ll never get tired of this,” he insisted. “You … you saved my ass, plain and simple. You come first, Sammy. Remember that.”
“Fine, fine, I’m just saying … our little talks aren’t going to be able to compare to some hot young coed who wants to follow you back to your dorm room after class for a little ‘extra credit,’ know what I mean?”
Milo shook his head, lifting up his cap and running his fingers through the sweaty brown locks beneath before sinking it back on top, slightly higher and far more crooked than before. “Seems like forever until then, though, you know?”
“I’m sure it does, right now. But trust me, once school starts up, all this,” Sammy circled her fingers, to indicate more than just the cozy little break area behind the sub shop, “will dry up and fade away, like the sweat on the bill of your work hat.”
He sat back, sipped his beer cockily, as if he knew just what those full, wet lips, wrapped around that long sexy bottle top, were doing to her already sticky panties. “Trust issues, see.” He wagged the index finger of his free hand, long and lingering and tempting. “There you go again.”
She chuckled, coyly, too coyly by far. Sammy sensed, in that moment, it might have happened. Him. Her. Hot, sweaty, naked in that comfy little day bed under the open window, moonlight flattering his long, lean body as they pumped and thrust and gushed their way through a regrettable escapade that would make quick work of their joint dry spells.
Maybe that’s why she stood so abruptly, the chair behind her almost toppling over as Milo’s eyes studied her the whole way up. “Well,” she huffed. “Long day tomorrow, so…”
“But I’m still thirsty,” he teased, wriggling his half-empty bottle as he sat, long limbed and lazily like a piece of taffy just waiting to be tasted, turned, and twisted, just for her pleasure.
“You still got beer upstairs,” she hastened, using her best boss bitch tone as she stood just inside the screen door. “And your key, so … stairs are right there, you know the drill.”
Her eyes led his to the short flight of stairs beside her, eight short steps leading to the landing outside his temporary door. When she glanced back, he was still watching her. “You mind if I stay and finish this one first? It’s … lonely up there.”
Sammy heard the offer in his voice, clumsy and awkward but soft and sincere, too. Every cell of her body craved to answer it in kind, taking his hand and leading him upstairs and giving him the wildest night of his life. Of her life, if things went as they did in the nonstop fantasies she’d been having since they’d first met. Instead she sighed and slid the screen door tight between them, like a life-size chastity belt. “Lucky you only have a few hours until your shift starts in the morning then, huh, kid?”
She gave him one last glance before shutting the back kitchen door, his dark eyes soft and quiet as they watched her seal it tight. She knew, even as she turned the lock and strode away, purposefully, toward the front door and safety from his long, tempting arms, she’d be seeing those sad, lonely eyes for the rest of the night.
If only in her revved up sexual fantasies once she climbed into bed.
It was a quick read. I enjoyed it. First time reading from author. Loved the main characters Milo and Sammy. Looking forward to reading other titles from authors. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I liked the heat and passion of this story. The chemistry between the two main characters was awesome.
Milo is finally away from his abusive home life and eager to check into his dorm only to find out he can’t get in for two weeks. While having something to eat he hears the owner of the sub shop fire someone and jumps at the chance asking if he could get room included. Sammy knows he is too young for her but the is something about Milo that draws her in. What will happens when it’s time for him to check into his dorm room and no longer needs a place to stay?
Sammy own a sub shop new campus. Finding good help his hard, especially since she just let go one of her workers. Who would have thought her help was sitting at the table. It was a couple of weeks before classes started, and Milo's housing did not work out like he thought. When he heard Sammy needed help, it wanted did it come with a place. This is a steam OW/YM fast romance that heat up and burn hot throughout. I love how Milo is determined to prove to Sammy his feelings.
Early Admission is a short and steamy, instalove, OTT, reverse age-gap, girl gets her young hunk romance. Milo is a 21 year old hunky college freshman. Sammy is a sassy 30 year old sub shop owner. When Milo arrives to college 2 weeks early, he never expects the dorm to be unavailable. He's stuck now with no place to stay until college starts. While eating a sub at Sammy's shop, he overhears her firing an employee. When she puts out the help wanted sign, he asks for a job and a room and she agrees. These two had amazing chemistry!! It got hot ? hot ? hot ? for those two weeks. But will it last when school starts? This was a great steamy read with a happy ending.
Sammy is a mature woman who owns a sandwich shop. Milo is a young man finally escaping his abusive family and going to college. He’s sitting in the sandwich shop eating when he hears a woman fire someone over the phone. Milo needs somewhere to stay for the next few weeks until his dorm room situation is fixed. Milo is incredibly attracted to Sammy and although Sammy is too she knows that he is much too young for her. What happens when lines are crossed ? Can a May -December romance survive? This was a fast read great story with some spicy moments.
This is the first story in the "Campus Crush" series. It is a a fairly short and quick read that is about an older lady and younger man. The story is about Sammy and Milo. He is desperate to escape and start fresh so he heads to college early. He is a Freshman but cannot move into the dorms yet. Sammy is older and owns her own business. She gives him a job and a place to stay. The attraction between them is strong and the chemistry explosive. I enjoyed their steamy and passionate romance. It is entertaining, flirty and fun!
A great read. I enjoyed this from the beginning. He gets to school early and needs a job. Milo is at a sub shop and hears they are hiring and he apply's when Milo and Sammy get to know each other they are great together
Quick read. You will read this in one sitting. It was a really good story about w people at different points in life who come together and realize they are right where they need to be. Definitely recommend this book
Sammy and Milo are at different points in their lives. He's looking for a fresh start away from home. She has her own business and has been burned by life. When he hears she needs an employee, he takes a shot at the job and a place to live. It was a nice and steamy short read with likeable characters.
I read through this book so fast, it was just so much fun! I like a little story to go with my erotica, and this one fit the bill perfectly. Characters that I wanted to like right from the get-go, excellent descriptions of the “cool” parts, and a nice come together ending. I want to read the next one, but I don’t feel like I HAVE to.
This is a short but steamy read with Sammy and Milo. Sammy hires Milo to work in her sandwich shop, and he asks about a room to go with the job. From there it is an increasingly friendly read, steamy and loving too.
This one really packs a punch... So many of my favorite elements (twists, turns, things going sideways, drama, angst, all the feels, strong and determined heroine, alpha male with so much heat. I was hooked from beginning to the very end!
This book was the perfect age gap romance--forbidden love at its best. This series is going to be a great read for sure. Can't wait to see where it goes from here.
Milo and Sammy's tale is one of instant attraction. Milo is sat in Sammy's sub shop when he over hears her fire her employee. As she goes to put the help wanted sign up, he asks about the job. Sammy has been watching the young Milo out of the corner of her eye whist firing her hapless employee. Their attraction is instant altough Sammy isn't sure about taking things further due to the difference in their ages. Will Milo and Sammy get their happy ending or will it all change when semester starts. A sweet story that was read in one go
This was a great romance for Sammy and Milo. He's escaped his home to get to college early, only to find out that he can't get into his dorm room until scheduled. Sitting in Sammy's sub shop, he overhears that she's having a staffing problem and promptly offers himself as an employee, as long as she has a room to rent him, too... These two come from very different backgrounds, she's a bit older than him and they have different life plans. All that gets set aside when they give into the smoking hot chemistry between them. I like that their romance wasn't an insta-love but I could feel the tension between them from the get-go. I also like that neither got in the way of the other's goals - they supported each other and found a wonderful HEA together :D
Sammy and Milo are at different places in their lives, Milo just starting out in College while Sammy is older, has completed College and runs her own business. After Sammy provides Milo with a job and a place to stay, there is an instant connection between the two, however Sammy resists it at first due to the circumstances. I enjoyed the story, and how despite their differences, they were able to support each other and make their relationship work, there were hot scenes and it was great to read about older woman / younger man rather than the opposite, which is far more common.
I love a good reverse age gap, and this one was definitely done well. It’s an afternoon sized read that’s packed with some mental drama making life difficult for our characters.
Wise beyond his years Milo and sub sandwich shop owner, Sammy, has good chemistry. I could see why Sammy was having trouble trusting their relationship. Milo is definitely a unicorn though. Good fast read.
I enjoyed it. It was simple and sweet. It did take a lot of time for them to just go for it in my opinion but still it was beautiful. Good job
