Book Title: Awakened Desires (My Kinky Housemate Book 5)
Author and Publisher: Colette Davison
Cover Artist: Designs by Jo
Release Date: November 23, 2022
Genre: Contemporary M/M Romance
Tropes: friends to lovers, slow burn, first-time dad, bi-sexual awakening, kink
Heat Rating: 3 flames
Length: 78 000 words
It can be read as a standalone, but is better read as part of the My Kinky Housemate series.
It does not end on a cliffhanger.
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Will reconnecting with my childhood best friend awaken desires?
Blurb
Seventeen years ago, my life fell apart. By attempting to protect me, my best friend, Rory, accidentally tore us apart. After being in a dark place, I’m getting my life back on track.
A surprising summons to London threatens to throw my life into disarray once more. It’s probably the worst time to reach out to Rory, yet rekindling our friendship could lead to something new. Something stronger.
Rory and his kinky housemates welcome me and open my eyes to things I never thought I’d be interested in. When my life gets more complicated, Rory is there to help. The closer we get, the more I realise I want more than friendship. Will past trauma stop me from having what—or who—I want now?
Awakened Desires is a friends-to-lovers, slow-burn romance with a first-time dad, a bi-sexual awakening, several first experiences, some hurt/comfort, and sensory play. It’s the fifth book in the My Kinky Housemate series. While it can be read as a standalone, it’s better to read it as part of the series.
Trigger warning: One of the main characters is an alcoholic who has been sober for some time and was a victim of abuse in their youth.
“I only wish you’d reached out to me sooner.”
“Me too.” He looks up. His eyes are red-rimmed, but there are no tears. He stares into my eyes again, and time stands still.
Although my heart was beating crazily a moment ago, now it seems to slow to almost nothing. It’s like the world has stopped. Like it’s not even spinning on its axis anymore. There’s nothing but Callan and me and the sadness in his eyes.
“Thank you,” he whispers.
“What for?”
“Being there for me. For not judging me. For introducing me to something new. As confusing as it was to get turned on, I can’t say I didn’t like it. And I definitely can’t say that I didn’t like that you gave me that reaction.”
“What are you saying?”
He half shakes his head. “I don’t know. I’m not sure I’m making any sense. I’m not sure I understand what’s happening right now. I still feel weird, but it’s a good sort of weird. All I know is you make me feel safe and that I want to be around you. You make me happy. You make things a little less confusing. I—”
I graze my knuckles over his cheek. His skin becomes red again, and his pupils shrink. I can’t help but gaze into his emerald eyes. They’re so beautiful. He’s so beautiful. He’s the first boy I loved. Probably the only person I’ve ever truly loved. But I don’t tell him that for fear of destroying the moment.
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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