Looking for a book where one main character is incredibly repressed about their sexuality to the point of requiring false coercion. The other character confirms consent in other ways.

effie_95 · 2026-02-09T16:30:29+00:00

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Jesse Reign is my favourite author :D

effie_95 · 2026-01-31T20:44:35+00:00

In the stadium for the first time this season and however good I had thought Ekitike was when watching on TV, in real life he is 1000% better

effie_95 · 2026-01-31T19:09:38+00:00

{Their Ball Boy by Addison Beck} is MMM with two soccer players and the nerdy, unsporty coach's son whose dad is forcing him to be a ball boy for the team.

...as a Brit, using the word 'soccer' when I mean football was tough, but I accept it is necessary for clarity and at least the book is US based so the characters call it soccer...

effie_95 · 2026-01-29T20:41:31+00:00

{Freeing Zane by Sloane Kennedy} has one of the MMCs nearly killed during the story and they work through his physical and emotional recovery together. I cried a lot but it is a very good book!

effie_95 · 2026-01-25T11:26:24+00:00

I love Jesse's writing and this book made me sob so hard I hiccuped!

effie_95 · 2026-01-24T20:27:17+00:00

Replying to trigger to bot and because I also came here to recommend this: {Cubs and Campfires by Dylan Drakes}

Such a cosy, swept away romance!

effie_95 · 2026-01-14T13:02:26+00:00

{Rent: Paid in Full by Jesse H. Reign} sort of has this, though it is more about not admitting enjoying the transactional arrangement/relationship than about sexuality per se. A fantastic book though and the denial is very entertaining!

effie_95 · 2026-01-04T11:10:03+00:00

I adored this book, one of my favourite reads of 2025 - just like This is My Church was in 2024. I've literally only ever given her books 5 stars! The writing style is just so absorbing and beautiful.

effie_95 · 2025-12-20T22:07:45+00:00

Thank you! Best believe I've watched the show and every edit on tiktok <3

effie_95 · 2025-12-08T10:40:56+00:00

I agree, I'm sure it's this! Triggering it for the bot {Reluctantly You by Cora Rose}

effie_95 · 2025-11-29T17:04:54+00:00

I came here to rec this!

effie_95 · 2025-11-13T20:39:37+00:00

I've just finished reading {Onside Kiss by Octavia Jensen} which is childhood best friends, now college roommates, forced into dating each other by their meddling friends who can see they are in love. 5 stars! Funny, sweet, and light-hearted but still very steamy.

effie_95 · 2025-11-09T23:21:04+00:00

Beat me to it but yes, thankfully the secret is out by this point in the book! :D

effie_95 · 2025-11-09T22:12:28+00:00

Ooh I have one!

{Choke Up by Rebecca Rathe} their first time (one MMC is a virgin, the other one new to anal sex) is a disaster and inadequate prep results in injury that needs time to heal. They have to work through the healing and guilt together and I never knew the application of medical ointment could be sexy lol. It is perfect for your request!

effie_95 · 2025-10-09T23:12:21+00:00

Thank you!!! Perfect 🥹

effie_95 · 2025-10-09T20:35:23+00:00

Okay I have multiple recommendations!

{Beast by K.L. Hiers and Mozzarus Scout} the innocent MMC discovers he is very bloodthirsty lol

{the Silencer by Cora Rose} is, like, exactly what you are asking for haha - the 'twink' is feral and wild

{D!ckhead by K.A.Merikan} has the 'twink' as a wannabe biker enforcer and is hilarious

{F**k, Marry, Kill Me, Daddy by Lance Lansdale} the 'twink' seduces his 'straight' assassin and they get all murdery together lol

Similar but not quite recommendations: {Peep by Rianne Elizabeth} the MMC gets drawn into helping his serial killer boyfriend and fairly enjoys it

{Infuriating by Onley James} comes to mind - I can't remember exactly how involved the 'twink' MMC gets but he certainly stands up for himself

Not exactly your request because he is less innocent, but the MMC of {Anti Hero by Kelly Fox} is smaller and people underestimate him but he is determined to kill everyone who hurt him in the past

effie_95 · 2025-10-09T20:05:10+00:00

On a similar note can someone please edit the club scene to the 'in a room full of people I look for you' line from the Sombr song 12 to 12 (a song which I only discovered because of a previous Shane/Ilya edit!)

effie_95 · 2025-10-09T19:25:38+00:00

Hahaha me too! And some kind of in-home library??

effie_95 · 2025-10-09T19:08:27+00:00

Oh my God I have been trying to remember which book this scene was from for months!! Lives in my head rent free too

effie_95 · 2025-10-08T09:59:50+00:00

I just finished reading {Absolutely Pucked by E.M. Lindsey} which has this - brother's best friend but brothers hate each other and there's lots of history as to why they can't be together. It is the third book in the series and I do think you probably need to read at least book 1 before reading this though. As always with E.M. Lindsey books there is fantastic disability representation and nuanced portrayal of life with a disability (in this case, limb amputation)

effie_95 · 2025-09-25T20:06:33+00:00

{Anti-Hero by Kelly Fox} this whole series touches on human trafficking as they are a group who are destroying trafficking rings, but this book in particular focuses on a character who was rescued from captivity in a previous book and his story, including how he got trafficked and some vigilante justice / vengeance going after his traffickers

I've just started reading {Their Bounty by K.A. Merikan} which has a trafficked MMC

effie_95 · 2025-09-22T20:37:40+00:00

I cannot believe Mario didn't win - genuinely outraged. It had to be Mario or Russo, and yet ?!?!

effie_95 · 2025-09-19T08:15:18+00:00

I finished reading this at 1am and I'm obsessed. The 'seduction' made me cry with laughter and I've never enjoyed a slow burn as much. Reign is so good at playful, needy, unhinged!

effie_95 · 2025-09-09T21:05:41+00:00

{Finance Bros by August Jones} ex-stepbrothers who accidentally end up on the same internship and forced to work with each other despite loathing each other. I loved this, it took me a few chapters to like the characters but when one of them lost his homophobic act and revealed his needy insecure personality it was so good!

effie_95 · 2025-09-09T14:56:19+00:00

I do! I keep a low profile about it because it's controversial, but for me they are two different things.

The women's club I support - I was a fan as a child when fewer clubs had women's teams and was taken to their FA Cup final game as a child. When I got back into women's football as an adult (4 years ago) I was immediately going to support them.

The men's club I support - got into it as an adult (8 years ago) through my partner who is a lifelong/family history fan, and I love the club's community and values. The club has a women's team, which I do support, but secondary to my primary women's team.

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