Title: Practice Makes
Perfect
Author: Jay Northcote
Publisher: Jaybird Press
(self published)
Length: 54,000 words
Genre: Contemporary gay
romance
Cover Artist: Garrett Leigh
Release Date: Wednesday
22nd June 2016
Series info: #3 in the
Housemates Series but it may be read as a standalone
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Blurb
Getting experience with the guy next
door seems like a great idea—until the lines blur.
Dev, a geeky first year physics student, has zero sexual experience and he’s determined to change that ASAP. After a bad time in halls of residence, he’s starting the summer term with different housemates and a new plan of action.
Ewan lives in the house next door to Dev. He’s young, free and single, and isn’t looking to change that anytime soon. When awkward circumstances throw them together, Ewan offers to help Dev out in the bedroom in return for maths tutoring, and Dev jumps at the chance.
They work their way through Dev’s sex-to-do list, but what starts as a perfect no-strings arrangement gets more complicated as their feelings for each other begin to grow. If they’re going to turn their lessons in lovemaking into something more permanent, they need to work out how they feel about each other—before they get to the end of Dev’s list.
Dev, a geeky first year physics student, has zero sexual experience and he’s determined to change that ASAP. After a bad time in halls of residence, he’s starting the summer term with different housemates and a new plan of action.
Ewan lives in the house next door to Dev. He’s young, free and single, and isn’t looking to change that anytime soon. When awkward circumstances throw them together, Ewan offers to help Dev out in the bedroom in return for maths tutoring, and Dev jumps at the chance.
They work their way through Dev’s sex-to-do list, but what starts as a perfect no-strings arrangement gets more complicated as their feelings for each other begin to grow. If they’re going to turn their lessons in lovemaking into something more permanent, they need to work out how they feel about each other—before they get to the end of Dev’s list.
Excerpt
Sitting
on his bed, Dev yawned, his full stomach making him sleepy. He stared at his
phone as he contemplated calling home but decided he couldn’t face it tonight.
He loved his mum, but she did tend to bang on. Once she got him on the line,
she’d end up talking for ages and asking him a million questions he was too
tired to answer. Instead, he sent his mum a quick text.
All moved in, everything’s good. I’m shattered now so I’m
going to have an early night. I’ll call you tomorrow.
She
replied within seconds as though she’d been waiting for him to call.
Okay sweetie, glad you’re settled. Sleep well xxx
He
picked up his notepad and crossed off phone
home. Texting counted. He also crossed off everything else on his list for
today. That was Saturday done.
Dev
set his notepad aside, opened his laptop, and pulled up his lists app. He liked
his notepad for day-to-day organisation; it gave him a certain satisfaction to
cross out the things he’d done and to get to the end of the day with all the
tasks completed. But for longer-term planning, he kept his lists on his Mac,
synced to his phone.
For the
first time in six months, Dev could breathe again. Finally he had a safe place
where he could get back on track and look to the future. He began to type.
Things To Do This Term
Make some friends
Learn to cook
Research sex stuff
Join Grindr
Get some experience
Find a boyfriend
He
stared at the words on the screen and sighed. That seemed like a lot of things
to aim for. But it was good to have goals, right? Jez and Mac seemed really
nice, so hopefully Dev was already on his way to achieving the first objective.
And that bloke Ewan… Dev’s mind conjured up the image of the flame-haired hunk
who lived next door. Ewan had been friendly.
Maybe
there was potential there too.
REVIEW
I'm always a sucker for a geek stories in my MM books. And when Jay told
us about this book, I just can't stop wondering, how she can manage it.
Oh, then I have my "PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT" in my hand, read it, and
read it, and can't stop until it finished. And I'm missing Dev and Ewan
already !
The first meeting was cool, but the second.... AWKWARD!
OMG I can't stop smiling and feeling awkward myself . I mean, come on ! Having someone open your 'dirty little secret' is not everybody wants. Especially when it's a cute ginger head who has become your new neighbor and having an infectious smile ! Not at all.,
But, Dev, of all geeks community, is a very geek. Having all list for whatever they wanna do (don't look at me with that smirk ! I'm not like him ! Well...maybe, a little.)
Something like this,
Do you see any 'evil motives here?'. Yeah, yeah.
Then they made and agreement.
Oh those were so funny, and awkward and full of sexual tension and it was 'HOT'! .
I think this is my favorite of the series so far, and Jay makes me happy for having this series in my hand.
Practice Makes Perfect is an example of a perfect geek story I craved so much .
Well done, Jay !
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