Secure By The Book Authored By Maria Vickers Readable In Edition

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Josh left his home town the day after he graduated high school to attend college in Florida, and he never had any intention of going back.
When he left that day he was running away from his mother who never accepted that he was gay even though his father always had his back until he passed away when Josh wasand he was running away from Sam his baseball coach, science teacher love of his life.
Josh confided in his dad about his feelings for Sam, he told him to wait not to do anything until after he graduated.
That is exactly what Josh did, after graduation he handed Sam a sealed letter poring his heart out but he ran and did not wait to find out that Sam felt the same about Josh.
years had passed and Josh got a phone call from his nosey neighbor telling him his mother was sick amp he better come home.
Josh thought should be go amp would he see him If so what will be do, . Sam and Josh caught the same battle, Josh's mother could not understand why he chose to be gay and Sam's brother amp father would not accept Sam's life and was constantly trying to make him straight.
Could Sam and Josh find their way back to one another and if they did could they survive the haters.
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Blurb:
Joshua Dayton met the man of his dreams as a sophomore in high schoolhis mentor and biology teacher, Mr.
Cayden. Fearing his love would be considered forbidden and rejected, he ran away to college, determined to move on and forget.
Three years later, he is summoned home and comes face to face with the man he tried to leave in the past.
The same man he never stopped loving,

Samuel Cayden was looking for a fresh start and an escape, What he was not expecting was to develop feelings for his student, Joshua, Yet when the boy returns home a man, Samuel can no longer pretend the pull between them doesnt exist.


Will the student become the teacher, showing Samuel how to open his heart Will Samuel be able to prove to Joshua that things are not always what they appear Or will the spark fizzle before it has a chance to ignite

Its time they got a lesson in love and temptation.
This is my first book by this author, I really liked it, I'm a sucker for M/M books, By The Book is a sweet sexy read, I loved the characters Joshua and Sam,

Sam was Joshua high school science teacher, On graduation day Joshua gave Sam a letter telling him his feelings before leaving the state for college, Now three years later he gets a call his Mom is sick and he's needed at home, A place he hasn't returned to since finishing high school, Walking in the door to his childhood home he gets the surprise of his life,

These two are sweet caring characters who love and love big, The writing was great and I loved the story, First and foremost lets all remember that love is love and that it does not care about who you are or what you look like, all it does is swoops in, disregards everything and all that matters is that you are with the one you love.

Joshua Dayton met the man of his dreams while still in high school, as always an ugly little monster managed to infiltrate his life making him afraid that it would be a forbidden love and that he would be rejected.

Yet live has a strange way in making things right in her own way, three years later he finds himself going home after a call that his mother was ill and in the hospital.
But low and behold when he arrives home he comes face to face with the man he fell in love while in high school and is still in love with and he is in his Mothers home, well his home too.

Samuel Cayden was looking for a new start and and escape, what he did not expect was to have feelings for his student Joshua.
Yet when the boy comes home, Sam discovers that he is not longer the boy that left but a man and Sam can not pretend that the feelings between them do not exist.

Will both Sam and Joshua overcome the twist and turns life has for them and admit what both of them feel, read the book to find out, a great love story.


I received a free copy for my honest review!

by Jara I'm a sucker for a student/teacher story.
Even though this book takes placeyears after Josh was a high school student, there's still a slight element of taboo when you think about a kid falling for their biology teacher.
I'm glad that there was ayear gap, honestly ayearold and ayearold is a little more understandable than anyearold and ayearold.
But I digress.

Josh and Sam had SMOKING chemistry, They didn't spend TOO long pining for each other during the story not counting those three years!, which is great, because while I love a good slow burn once in a while, I felt they'd waited long enough.
The majority of the book is spent deepening their relationship and learning to interact as peers/adults instead of student/teacher, and dealing with the obstacles thrown in their way.


The obstacles were my only real negative of this book, I felt like Sam's brother was almost a cartoon villain, all bluster and no real threat, and rather onedimensional.
And Josh's mom, though eventually there comes to be more of an understanding, got frustrating after the umpteenth conversation covering pretty much the same ground as had been discussed many times before.
I mean, I get it I know that in real life, major arguments and differences of opinion aren't usually resolved in one encounter but that doesn't mean I want to read about every one of them in detail.


Still, my frustrations were minor and I really enjoyed this book overall, Josh and Sam seemed like such a perfect fit for each other, and I loved reading about them, both in AND out of the bedroom.
I enjoyed the glimpses we got of Josh's friends, and am hoping to read about them in future books!!! No, no.
. . just, no. I really can't get into this book, DNF and at this point if I kept going and rated, looking at a,star. . maybe. Going to just "not rate" and hope a lot is changed prior to publication,

Choppy, undeveloped characters, conflict that makes no sesnse, . .

Made it toThis is an MM romance story,
Josh finally comes out to his dad about his sexuality while he is in highschool, Confessing to his dad that he has fallen in love with Sam, his teacher, Josh's dad asks him to wait before acting on his feelings, When Josh leaves for college, he leaves his heart behind,
Sam has always known he was gay, and after having had enough dealing with his painful family, starts a new life as a teacher at Josh's school.

When Josh returns home to help his sick mum, all his feelings are for Sam are brought back to the surface when he is face to face with Sam.

Their story is one with ups and downs, and some characters are easy to like and love and others.
. well they won't leave you warm and fuzzy, . . quite the opposite in fact,
I voluntarily read an advanced copy of this book, By the Book is a story that will give you the warm fuzzies as you pray for Josh and Sam to get together, and to STAY together.
This may sound easy, but these two have both families against them, Josh does act immature at times, but he is actually mature enough to realise it! Sam is trying so hard to do the right thing, that he may end up losing the best thing for him.


This is a wonderful story, excellently told, and giving great insight into how family can cause issues even if they are not on the doorstep! With plenty of situations to keep the characters on their toes, their characters grow throughout.
This is definitely a feelgood book, that has no editing or grammatical errors that I noticed,

Hot, steamy, tender, poignant, it's all here, Definitely recommended by me.

A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review, I voluntarily read this book, and the comments here are my honest opinion,

Merissa
Archaeolibrarian I Dig Good Books! DNFstar
AfterI started skipping and atStopped with this book.
I couldn't imagine what came next and at that point I couldn't care less The first official review, kind of like a blank slate, lots of pressure :
M/M Romance between high school teacher Sam and his exstudent Josh, Josh has been away foryears at college he's grown up now, mature.
not the awkward high school boy he once was, But, the only thing that hasn't changed is his love for His ex teacher Sam, When Josh returns home Sam notices right way that Josh has changed, but, still the young man he fell in love with.
Now it's sort of safe for him to act on his feelings, but old habits of holding himself back are hard to break, Josh wants Sam, he's not his student anymore and he's an adult Damit Family stands in their way, wanting each to find a good woman to settle down with.
Family I want to bash over the head with a stick, lots of emotions in this book, the

struggle to love and defend your choice of who you love, grab the tissue. an get ready to fall in love withgay men, .