Pretty Perfect

Boys in Makeup, Book 1

By: Christina Lee, Riley Hart

Narrated by: Michael Dean

Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's summary

Jesse

After spending the first part of my life trapped in a small town where it wasn’t okay to be a makeup-wearing boy who liked boys, I swore I’d leave and never be anything but loud, proud, and unapologetically me. I’ve kept that promise. I’m following my dreams, have an apartment with my bestie, and get to dance my nights away at one of the hottest gay bars in Portland.

The only downfall is Dane, the sexy bartender with a perma-scowl always aimed my way. The tension between us is so strong that even the clubgoers notice, and they eat that stuff up. Our boss makes us dance on the bar together every Friday night. I might shake my booty a little more with Dane just because I love getting under his skin. It’s not my fault he doesn’t know how to have any fun, but I kind of want to teach him.

Dane

I got burned bad by my last boyfriend. Thankfully, my sister Bree and my niece Hailey make my days a whole lot brighter. I’m getting back on my feet, including a decent job as a bartender. But working in a gay club makes it harder to keep to myself. No way do I want to get reeled in by another charming, pretty face and get hurt again, and definitely not by someone like Jesse, whose audacity frustrates me to no end.

So, why do I want to shove him against the wall and screw that boldness right out of him?

Only, sometimes, he’s pretty sweet, especially with Hailey. As we go from enemies to angry hookups to friends, our feelings are changing and moving into uncharted territory. This can’t go anywhere. Jesse and I are like oil and water. We just don’t mix. Right?

©2020 Christina Lee (P)2020 Christina Lee

Excellent

Another well done book and the narration was awesome. I look forward to more of this series

I just LOVE this book !

Christina & Riley are amazing together !
Jesse & Dane are Mr. Sunshine & Mr. Grumpy Pants and it's perfect !
It's insta hate/lust - the characters have depth but not a lot of angst . There's schmexy SCHMEXY times 🔥but it's also sweet and loves along at a realistic pace .

This has gone on my go to re-listen list for when I'm feeling a certain way or for when I'm having readers block. It cleanses my palate lol

Amazing Story

I really enjoyed this book! it did not disappoint. So looking forward to Book 2!

Oh My Heart!

I love this couple. Their story. The sneaky feelings. I sometimes feel that many "Opposites Attract" stories just go through the motions, but these two authors NAILED IT! Had to give it a straight 5 Stars, because Michael Dean nailed the narration too. Cannot wait to read/listen to the next one. Excited for Sweet Seth's story.

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I love this but I'm going say that it was so perfect in every way

Cotton candy

Great start to a new series. Hopefully more to come. I Love that they have a man who is so into wearing make up to feel good. Hard working middle class men, getting there hands dirty to swrvive and finding Love along the way. As always an outstanding narration job by Michael Dean. Bring on book 2 and so on and so on.....Worth the credit and your time to listen.🌟⭐🌟⭐🌟

Cotton Candy and Cranky Pants!

I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about this book, but given that it’s written by two authors I love & narrated by one of my favorite narrators, I gave it a try. And was I glad that I did.

Jesse and Dane’s story is very relatable. Unique in a sense that nobody’s ridiculously rich and that both are just doing whatever they can to get by. It’s two hardworking individuals trying to live their lives. Dane is healing from being burnt real bad by his ex. Jesse is trying to make his own way and his own dreams come true, living his life in his own terms unapologetically. But somehow, they didn’t get along from the beginning. Complete polar opposites and all.

I love how they gradually fall in love. There was no insta-love here. It was organic. And maybe both can thank Hailey because she was very instrumental in bridging their gap, allowing each to know the other more.

It’s relatively low angst. There was hot animosity sexy times. But also loving tender moments. I love Jesse’s snark and his friendship with Seth. Dane’s loyalty and love for his family makes him a pretty great guy.

This book made me smile, it made me laugh and made me swoon. Perfect quarantine period listen.

Michael Dean did an incredible job with his narration. The range of voices making each characters distinct was pretty stellar.

Solid narration, solid book. I can’t wait for the next one. 💜💜💜💜💜

Wholesome. Hot. Witty.

I love these books! I’ve listened to this series multiple times cause there just that great. In this one the banter between Jess and Dane is great, their both wonderful characters that learn to see past there first impressions to the true person underneath. And honestly Jess’ confidence and drive to be who he truly is is inspiring. And of corse Micheal Dean is one of my favorite narrators. Definitely recommend this book to someone looking for some wholesome witty love.

Dane and Jesse are the cutest thing!

So glad I gave this book a teu.But nos I've got a problem... I'm hooked to these boys in makeup, and I'm afraid I'll have to stick with them untill the end! Thank you, Christina Lee, and Riley Hart, the guys até adorable. And Michael Dean surely delivered, particularly the grumpy Dane. Nice work, guys. Can't wait till I grab the next one!

Cute

I enjoyed this book and narration. It wasn't an "OMG that was amazing" type of book, but it was cute and I liked the characters. I can't wait to hear what Seth's story is.