Reviewed by True

TITLE: Collide

SERIES: Rainbow Dorset University

AUTHOR: Crea Reitan

PUBLISHER: Dragon Fire Fantasy

LENGTH: 335 pages

RELEASE DATE: September 12, 2024

BLURB:

Hockey and football coaches on a collision course….

Lemon

With years of hard work, I’ve made the Rainbow Dorset University Unicorns football team the pride of the state. My reputation speaks for itself, so the school stays out of my way, and that’s how I like it. If they can’t handle my sparkle, they have no business in my shine.

Now there’s someone new on campus—a washed up hockey player hired to whip the team into shape. The school had the audacity to cut my budget to pay him!

Needless to say, I’m furious. He just made an enemy he definitely doesn’t want. But why does he have to be so gorgeous?! Why does he have to have a beautiful wife and a perfect life? And why can’t I keep my hands off him and just yell at him like I intend?

Hansley

I was directionless when I retired from hockey. So I jumped on the offer from Rainbow Dorset University to be their head hockey coach. The campus is like nothing I’ve ever seen; full of rainbows, community, kindness, inclusivity. It feels like I’m in a brand new world—a better world—and I’m excited to be a part of it.

Everything is amazing until I meet Coach Lemon Frost, who clearly despises me, though I don’t know why. He’s definitely out for my job. But then he keeps kissing me and sending my entire world spinning on its axis.

I can’t tell if he hates me or wants me. The line is blurred. All I know is Lemon is about to make my entire world implode when I tell my wife I’ve been having an affair. Yet… I think I’m here for it.

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This is a LGBTQIA+ story with content not intended for those under 18 years of age due to graphic scenes and situations.

REVIEW:

Lemon is one sour grumpy personality, colorful but hateful. When his coaching football budget was decreased because of a new hockey coach and team, he had a reason to hate him too, deeply.

Hansley is confused by Lemon’s behavior, one moment he’s screaming at Hansley, and the next he’s kissing him.  He can’t get him out of his mind. It is a precarious situation, and above that, Hansley is married!

Lemon goes too far by boycotting Hansley’s fundraising campaign until he gets reprimanded by the Dean. Now he’s even more bitter, he has to listen because doesn’t want to get fired.

Why does every encounter end in heated kisses, where Lemon starts and then takes off?

Hansley is intrigued by the way smaller Lemon, who is so glorious himself every single day. He’s standing out with what he wears and wears it with pride. His students adore him.
Lemon is quite theatrical, expressive, loud… and jealous ha! And does the stupidest things to get Hansley’s attention, like sucking him off in his office, kissing him, make him desperate.

Hansley is quite lovable, even when he’s cheating, he’s soft and considerate.
I had to warm up to Lemon, because dang he has a haughty and nasty attitude. But along the ride, I really got to like him. I was a bit afraid the situation would turn out to be repetitive, but thank goodness not.
Besides their interactions, we got family matters, university matters and last but not least, we got Hansley and the cheating on his wife. I’m not against cheating in a story, I’m always curious how this is woven into a read. My verdict about this isn’t out yet.
Overall it was an entertaining story with nicely portrayed characters.

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