Steamroller

By: Mary Calmes

Narrated by: Joshua Macrae

About the last thing Vincent Wade expected was for Carson Cress to ask him out. Vince is a dedicated biology student and a bit of a loner. Superstar quarterback Carson is larger than life, and he lives under a public microscope. There's no way they should work. But Vince is learning that sometimes people just come steamrolling into your life, and all you can do is hang on for the ride or lose your heart in the process. If their relationship can survive the fallout when an injury derails Carson's future plans, maybe Vince can finally find something to believe in.

©2012 Mary Calmes (P)2015 Dreamspinner Press

Mary is my favorite author for m/m books.

My favorite series is L’Ange, my all time favorite book is Mine. I listen to it often because it warms my heart. I enjoyed Steamroller for the same reason but it was shorter. It is worth reading.

New adult insta-love story that is pure Calmes

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This is a new adult insta-love story that is pure Calmes.

I don’t know what it is about Mary Calmes’ writing, but she just flat out works for me. Things that would normally make me nuts or cry “foul!” totally work under her magical ways. Take this novella for instance - it moves fast. Seriously. The relationship moves faster than Usain Bolt.

Vincent Wade is an assistant manager of a copy store putting himself through university with a plan to become a botanist/genetic engineer and create a species of plant, some hybrid of wheat and oat that would grow really fast and feed the world’s hungry. He’s sarcastic, snarky and a pain in the ass.

Carson Cress is the university’s quarterback football star and its resident BMOC. While Vince knows of Cress, unbeknownst to Vince, Cress has been watching Vince for a year waiting for an opportunity to approach him.

Their first meeting doesn’t go too well, but when they meet again Cress makes sure Vince knows he wants him. Vince isn’t convinced as Cress has always been straight, which is enough of a concern, but he’s also a well-known football player slated for the NFL, which does not bode well for a gay relationship or future.

They have one explosively sexy, mind-blowing night before Vince’s reservations seem to bear fruit. That is until a tragedy strikes and Cress needs Vince to prove that together they can weather the coming storm.

This is short, and like I said before, moves fast. It also ends with more of a glimmer of an HEA than an actual HEA. I wanted more. Then again, with Calmes I always want more. But I’d love to have seen more about them finding their way together.

I thought Joshua Macrae does a great job with the narration. He does a splendid job conveying both Vince’s snarkiness and vulnerability, and makes the sexy times hot. Macrae may be a new to me narrator, but I definitely enjoyed his performance and will look for other work by him.

Recommended!

A NICE STORY

This wasn't a wow story but a nice story of a gay sophomore named Vince whose out and proud and has a crush on Carson the handsome straight quarterback . Vince think Carson is so handsome especially his eyes, but he knows he doesn't have a chance with him so he just lust from afar. What he don't know is that Carson been watching him too. Carson need some posts/papers copy Vince can't do it but he tell him where to go and get it done and this open the door for them somewhat. GET IT and KICK BACK AND RELAX

Steamroller

This is the cutest gay young adult romance I have ever read. The story line is superb and the narration is out of this world, so nice and very appreciate and catching. I have listened to this book five times already but I still want to do more. It’s totally worth the money to have this book in your library.

Good, but.

Insta-love in a short story. I liked both the characters and their stories, but it was just too short with too much left out for a five star read.
Since this was an insta-love story, it would benefit greatly if it had a part two that showed the development of the relationship between Vince and Carson.
As usual Mary did put some scorching hot sexy times in the book.