Lessons in Chemistry By Colette Davison
Genre: Contemporary Romance, GLBTQ, MMM
Tropes: College/university, slow burn, opposites attract, poly, asexual
Released: July 27, 2023
Publisher: Self-Published
Length: 96,500 words
Cover Design: Morningstar Ashley Designs
When Auggie’s controlling father threatens to cut short his studies, it’s time to put his life in order. Add one cute nerd and one dedicated swimmer, and he has a new lesson to learn—how to love.
Emory is all kinds of confused. He really, really likes Auggie but is also in love with his best friend, Casey. Then Auggie comes up with a plan to see if Emory and Casey share any chemistry, and nothing will ever be the same again.
Casey lives for swimming and snuggling his best friend, Emory. Except Emory is in love with him, Auggie’s confusing him, and suddenly he has to confront his feelings and his sexuality.
Three men and one conundrum. How can they all get the guy?
Lessons in Chemistry is a slow-burn MMM college/university romance between an inexperienced nerd, an asexual jock, and the slacker who’s been around. There’s a fake date, first times, three guys finding their way in love and life, and a whole lot of snuggling.
Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003
Sweet and romantic!
I don’t think I’ve ever done this before but I have to start out by saying that the epilogue for this book is probably the best one I can remember ever reading.
The story is told from all three MCs POV with alternating chapters, one for each of them.
These three guys, Auggie, Emory and Casey, go through a lot to get to their HEA but not in a real angsty way like some stories. Rather they have to go through the growing pains of forming their poly relationship and Casey has to come to terms with his asexuality and how he might be able to fit in a relationship with Auggie and Emory.
If you’re looking for a lot of heat and super-sexy time this might not be the book for you. There are several BJ scenes and lots and lots of kissing. But the real meat of this story, in my opinion, is the support that these guys give to each other. Casey and Emory have known each other for years so Auggie has to come to terms with the fact that he won’t ever have those shared experiences with them.
Emory is so good at tutoring Auggie to help him get his grades up to a level where he can graduate. He also helps Casey stay on point with his studies. Casey’s swimming obligations take up so much of his time that it’s hard to stay on track and that’s where Emory provides invaluable support.
Auggie loves to cook so he helps feed his men. He’s a bit astounded at how much Casey can consume; swimming at the level he’s at uses up lots of calories.
About the epilogue: it is lengthy and each one in the triad gets to “talk.” I hesitate to say anything more because I found it to be a wonderful surprise how Colette handled it. Just a wonderful story overall and I loved it.
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O Factor: Spicy
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“I want to kiss you,” I tell him.Casey tilts his face up so I can lean down to give him a closed-mouth kiss. It’s long, tender, and soft. His lashes flutter as I pull away and smile at him.
“That was lovely.” He lays his head on my chest again.
I smile and kiss his hair.
“That’s nice too.” He half rolls, so he’s semi-facing Auggie.
Auggie seems to know exactly what Casey wants. He pushes up onto his elbow and kisses Casey. Even though it’s a sweet kiss, watching them still turns me on. They look stunning together, especially as Auggie’s beard scruff creates a red texture on Casey’s chin.
Auggie pushes up farther and kisses me over Casey. I’m aware of Casey glancing up from the movement of his head. Is he watching us as our mouths open and our tongues connect? Auggie lies down again, and the three of us go back to snuggling.
After a while, Casey shifts position and snuggles against Auggie. I turn to spoon his back, which is a new experience. I’ve never spooned with anyone. It’s nice being so close to him, having his back resting against my chest. I loop my arm over him and stroke Auggie’s arm. A thrill runs down my spine. We’re in a three-way relationship. Okay, so it’s brand new and tentative and awkward, but I’m lying in bed, cuddling two amazing and beautiful men.
Copyright Colette Davison 2023
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Colette’s personal love story began at university, where she met her future husband. An evening of flirting, in the shadow of Lancaster castle, eventually led to a fairytale wedding. She’s enjoying her own ‘happy ever after’ in the north of England with her husband, two beautiful children and her writing.
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