I’ve read a few other books by Jay Northcote and enjoyed them all but this is the first one I’ve read in the Housemates series. Pretty in Pink can totally be read as a standalone but now I really want to go back and read the rest of this series.

When Ryan first catches sight of Johnny at a party he thinks he’s a woman. Although Ryan has only ever dated women something about Johnny keeps his attention and he can’t resist approaching him.

After Ryan and Johnny hookup Ryan has to admit, if only to himself, that he’s sexually attracted to men and woman; but he has a bit of a difficult time dealing with coming out.

Neither Ryan or Johnny is looking for a relationship so they agree to be friends-with-benefits. The problem is that they don’t communicate with each other and neither realizes that their feelings towards each other have changed.

One part of this story twisted me up a bit. I understand why it was necessary but it was still a bit difficult to read. Nevertheless, my enjoyment of the story wasn’t diminished at all. A couple of times I just wanted to shout at these two and say TALK to each other!

All-in-all the story engaged my emotions and totally held my interest throughout; a sure sign for me that the book is a hit. Another great thing is the epilogue. I absolutely love epilogues and thoroughly enjoyed the one for Pretty in Pink. I look forward to reading more books in this series.

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Ryan was a few drinks down and feeling pretty buzzed when he first caught sight of blond hair through the crowd of partygoers.He nearly hadn’t bothered coming out tonight. He had his third year project to write up, and should have been working on that, not partying with his next door neighbours. But the rest of Ryan’s housemates had talked him into it and he could do with letting off some steam, so he hadn’t put up much of a fight. One night couldn’t make too much difference, right?

The blonde arrived late and headed straight into the throng of dancers in the living room, bottle in hand. Tall and leggy in black skinny jeans with shit-kicking boots, Ryan’s interest was piqued immediately and a spike of arousal made his cock wake up. Tall and blonde was completely Ryan’s type, but when this blond slid a leather jacket off slender shoulders and tossed it on the back of the sofa, his washboard-flat chest made it clear he was a guy—so not Ryan’s type after all.

Despite the gut punch of disappointment at that revelation, Ryan found his interest persisted. The guy drew Ryan’s attention like a magnet lining up iron filings, and no matter how hard he tried, Ryan couldn’t stop watching him.

Spurred on by alcohol and reckless impulsivity, Ryan made a conscious decision not to question his attraction and just roll with it. He gradually edged his way into the group where the blond was dancing, and when he finally managed to make eye contact, the guy gave him a knowing smile that reflected Ryan’s interest right back at him. It curled around Ryan’s balls like the gentle, insistent squeeze of a hand.

Game on.

University was supposed to be all about new experiences, and Ryan only had a few months left before he graduated. He’d never hooked up with a guy before, and it had always been on his sexual bucket list, but not a high priority. As a young teen he’d sometimes admired androgynous male models on the pages of magazines that his mum used to buy and felt a confusing interest in them… but he’d never seen a guy in real life he’d wanted to fuck enough to actually do something about it.

Until tonight.

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