Out of Bounds

by A.R. Barley

Overview

When the weather outside starts cooling down, inside the dorm things are heating up. Can these college roommates fall in love without going out of bounds?

Beaten and heartbroken, Jesse Cole is placed in a new dorm room after his last roommate attacked him. Just wanting to be left alone to heal in peace, he's shocked when tall, dark and dangerous-looking Nick Moretti walks in.

Nick doesn't have time to tiptoe around his new roommate—he's too busy working in order to pay for school. But something about Jesse brings out his protective instincts. As their cautious friendship grows and becomes loaded with sexual tension, he wants to make Jesse comfortable.

Enter the perfect plan: a line of tape down the center of the room. Boundaries established.

But as innocent movie nights become hours-long temptation marathons, and whispered chats from across the room delve into straight-up dirty territory, crossing the line has never been so satisfying.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781459293533
Publisher:	Carina Press
Publication date:	03/01/2016
Sold by:	HARLEQUIN
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	39,914
File size:	3 MB

Editorial Reviews

02/01/2016
Barley (Too Hot to Handle), who writes heterosexual romance as Aleah Barley, ventures into male-male romance with this sweet but uneven tale of two college roommates falling for each other. Jesse, a sophomore at Halston University, N.Y., was beaten up by his previous roommate for acting on his crush, and he arrives in his new room traumatized. He finds it hard to hide his instantaneous attraction to Nick, a muscular, sexy senior, but he fears “putting clumsy moves on another straight roommate.” Nick recognizes Jesse’s vulnerability and feels attracted to him, even though “Nick didn’t do twinks.” To allay Jesse’s instinctive fears, Nick divides their room with a line of tape, promising, “I will never go out of bounds.” After Jesse learns Nick is gay and his trust develops, the boundary allows for safe exploration of their growing attraction. The early violence is handled lightly, and Nick’s insecurities are overdone, but sympathetic protagonists, entertaining supporting characters, and numerous playful sex scenes make this an entertaining read. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly