When Ben Loved Tim

He Loved Him, Book 1

By: Jay Bell

Narrated by: Kevin R. Free

Steamy and fiercely emotional, this coming-of-age romance captures the raw ache of an all-consuming crush.

I never thought I’d find love. I spent all of high school watching others pair up, my little gay heart slowly withering in despair… until the fateful summer night that I met Tim. His meaty muscles and smoldering silver eyes already haunt my dreams. And I know for a fact that he’s lonely like me. I’ve been taking care of Tim ever since he got into an accident that was technically my fault, but the healing he needs goes so much deeper than that. I need him too. With any luck, I’ll end senior year with the man of my dreams at my side. Assuming, of course, that he's not just another curious straight guy.

When Ben Loved Tim breathes new life into Jay Bell's cherished Something Like… series, returning to the very beginning to explore Ben’s profound feelings for Tim. The story has never been so intimate before, or so revealing. This isn’t Something Like Summer... It’s exactly like love!

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Thank you Jay Bell

Falling back into the world of Ben and Tim made me pick up Something Like Summer again. This one really helped a hopeless romantic gay guy accept his heartbreak just like the original series did. Time to make my way through them all again.

Ben and Tim Return!

I am a huge Jay Bell fan, and the Something Like series made me a fan of his work. I've read/listened to all the Something series books and graphic novel interpretations. I love that Kevin R. Free returned to narrate this because he is indeed the voice of the Something Like Characters. Fans of Bell will enjoy it.
This version does have a few differences from the original Something Like Summer, and I am curious how different Ben's time with Jace will be in the second book.

Another amazing story from this author

If this is your first book by this author, trust me go back and read the original set of books, the Something Like series, that inspired this book. This author has never failed to give me a five star read.

good

I love something like summer, though not as much as something like winter. this extended version of Ben and Tim's story is what the movie should have been. Though Tim is a jerk, he is still my favorite character due to his complexity. Another amazing novel by Jay Bell.

Tim is useless

Im sorry to say, but i've hardly ever met a less appealing lover for the main character. Tim is garbage as a lover, as a protector and as a citizen.

That said, if the storyteller is fully aware of these facts. The writing itself is very good, even if i get so annoyed i want to punch Tim every second paragraph.