My Perfect Screwup

An MM Second Chance, Age Gap, College Romance

By: Ryan Taylor, Joshua Harwood

Narrated by: Alexander Cendese

Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins

Publisher's summary

Daniel

I got my Ph.D. and a fantastic teaching job by keeping my nose to the grindstone and avoiding relationships. Not that I didn’t like men—quite the opposite—but getting involved took time I didn’t have. One summer evening, I went out for a drink and met the most beautiful guy I’d ever seen. After an unforgettable night, I couldn’t wait to meet up again, but I missed our date. Imagine my panic when I realized we’d forgotten to trade numbers.

Caleb

A summer job as a law firm intern kept me busy, but one night, I needed to blow off some steam. At the bar, a gorgeous man saved me from an overzealous admirer. My rescuer gave me the kiss of my life, and I wound up in his bed. After the night turned out to be even better than the kiss, we made a date to meet again. Unfortunately, he no-showed on me, leaving me disappointed and confused for months. The following spring, when I showed up for a class taught by some hotshot new professor, a breathtaking man walked into the room. My heart stopped because my new professor was the guy who stood me up last summer. Was I glad to see him? I wasn’t sure. But one thing was certain—I was the very last person he wanted in his class.

One man is trying to get tenure in the job of his dreams; the other is set to graduate and begin law school. Life brought them together under random circumstances, and their path isn’t an easy one. How can they make a relationship work without sacrificing everything?

My Perfect Screwup is a contemporary gay romance involving a missed opportunity and second chance to get it right. The book includes a relationship between a college professor and student, age gap, unwavering connection, incendiary heat, found family, and dreamy HEA.

©2023 Ryan Taylor & Joshua Harwood (P)2023 Ryan Taylor & Joshua Harwood

Wonderful book

Loved this book....wish it was longer. any sequel s to this book? one for luca?

My Perfect Screwup

Alexander Cendese is one of my fav narrators. His narrations always convey the emotions of the MC he is portraying without sounding forced. As this was a book by Taylor and Harwood that's a real good skill to have since their MCs tend to be more emotional than most. Now onto the story. The blurb is definitely what pulled me in. A professor who has a hot AF one night stand who then turns out to be a student in the college class he's teaching? Count me in on that drama please and thanks.

I really liked Caleb. He had such a big heart and was a genuinely nice person. This is supported by his many friends who all seem to adore him as well. I liked Daniel too, but there were moments when he ran hot and cold. As the older of the two I expected him to be more mature, but he enjoyed a good banter just as much as his young lover. Caleb was actually pretty mature for a college boy his age. He had big aspirations and I liked that Daniel was supportive of him in that.

Their love story wasn't all hearts and rainbows. There were bumps along the way, but in the end they agreed that they were it for each other and were determined to make it work. Compromise folks is the name of the game. On a side note I'm hoping that Caleb's bestie Luca will get an HEA of his own. Though I started out really disliking him, by the end I had warmed up to him considerably and would be happy to see him get his own book.

makes a great book better

Alexander Cendese has a way of making all the emotions of a book even more real you laugh, cry and smile along with your favorite characters.

Josh & Ryan wrote a great story of two men meeting on a chance night at a bar, having that perfect connection followed by a screwup hurting both parties. it takes time and communication for these men to get over past mistakes but that's what makes this book real.

Fun story

This was a fun story. I love the professor/student trope and this one was done well. I liked how Caleb and Daniel met again months after a memorable night neither could forget. There is a little angst as these two try to figure out if they could really build a life together. Alexander Cendese did a wonderful job with the narration. I really liked how he voiced the main characters.

Daniel and Caleb

I love Daniel and Caleb's story. The author duo wrote a wonderful book and the narrator, Alexander Cendese did a fantastic job narrating this book.

This audiobook contains some of my favorite tropes: age gap, professor/student, second chance at romance. Also there are several steamy scenes as well. And a wonderful HEA as well.

Enjoyable! Narrator Alexander Cendese is perfect!

Whenever I read a book by Joshua Harwood and Ryan Taylor; I am in love with their writing and plot development!!

I loved the moment Daniel and Caleb met and spent the evening together.

Unfortunately, both main characters don’t see each other for a while after that, but the moment they meet again, their chemistry is palpable! Daniel is Caleb’s professor for his history class, so with some misunderstandings along the way and the age gap concern, both have to hide their relationship.

The author's writing style when describing the pressures both main characters feel is outstanding. The audience really emphasizes with them. I was so happy their communication allowed them to solve issues that arose between them. Often in romance books a stupid problem or instance will break the characters up for a time. I’m glad both characters had the intelligence to solve their problems together. Alexander Cendese, did a great job embodying Daniel and Caleb!

I loved the chemistry, and connection Daniel and Caleb have. I definitely recommend this book!

First Audiobook Review!

I've got ADHD. Listening to books means that I still need to do something with my hands, therefore I tend not to listen to them because I wind up missing so much. However, since I'd already read the book, I was able to tune in with about 89% attention span while I did my nails.

Listening to Ryan and Josh's characters was an entirely different experience than reading them. Alexander did such a lovely job and I was so happy to have had the opportunity to hear Daniel and Caleb.

I'm also grateful to have received an Audible code to allow me the chance to listen to the audiobook before its release.

College drama

This story covers everything, age gap, student professor, instant attraction, second chance and some I’m sure I’m forgetting. This is about two grown guys that for different reasons hook up one night and make plans on getting together again but things don’t quite work out and then the surprise happens. Caleb attends class and finds Daniel is the professor. There are a number of events that occur that put road blocks in them trying to have a relationship. The final nail in the problems is Caleb being accepted at colleges in a cities far away from where Daniel teaches.
I really enjoyed the narration by Alexander Cendese.

What a great book!

This was such a simple yet addictive love story to follow. You could feel the love between these two, and the fantastic narration made all the little quirks and insecurities of the characters shine through!

I wish there were more to come……

Loved it!

This book may just be my favorite Taylor Harwood novel yet! I LOVED it! I was hooked from the beginning and couldn’t put it down! This is a beautiful love story! The characters have such a strong emotional connection you can actually feel it. This book demonstrates the importance of communication and honesty in a relationship, two things that I love and expect from these authors. I love Daniel and Caleb. They are great characters! And let’s not forget the secondary characters! I can’t wait for their books, especially Luca’s! This book is full of undeniable chemistry, humor, lots of romance, friendship, and love. I highly recommend this audiobook! Alexander Cendese does a fantastic job of bringing the story to life! Loved it!