Top Secret
Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy
Genre: Contemporary Romance / LGBTQ
Published: May 7, 2019
Rating: 
LobsterShorts, 21. Jock. Secretly a science geek. Hot AF.
LobsterShorts: So. Here goes. For her birthday, my girlfriend wants…a threesome.
SinnerThree: Then you’ve come to the right hookup app.
LobsterShorts: Have you done this sort of thing before? With another guy?
SinnerThree: All the time. I’m an equal opportunity player. You?
LobsterShorts: [crickets!]
SinnerThree, 21. Finance major. Secretly a male dancer. Hot AF.
SinnerThree: Well, I’m down if you are. My life is kind of a mess right now. School, work, family stress. Oh, and I live next door to the most annoying dude in the world. I need the distraction. Are you sure you want this?
LobsterShorts: I might want it a little more than I’m willing to admit.
SinnerThree: Hey, nothing wrong with pushing your boundaries…
LobsterShorts: Tell that to my control-freak father. Anyway. What if this threesome is awkward?
SinnerThree: Then it’s awkward. It’s not like we’ll ever have to see each other again. Right? Just promise you won’t fall in love with me.
LobsterShorts: Now wouldn’t that be life-changing…
Keaton and Luke’s story was the total pick-me-up that I needed after the disaster of a week I have had. I haven’t had a chance to read a collaborative piece with Bowen and Kennedy before, even though HIM is on my TBR, and when I saw in the bookstagram/book blog community that Top Secret was to be released soon I knew I had to pre-order the book and see if it lived up to the hype.
Now admittedly, this book will not be for everyone. If you don’t care to read about M/M romances then don’t pick this one up. IF you are looking for a delightfully steamy romance featuring muscle-y main characters with an appropriate amount of angst sprinkled in, then this book will be your jam.
Top Secret sets a quick pace right from the start, switching POVs from Keaton to Luke. Frat brothers and roommate stories are a trope that is quickly becoming a favorite for this reader. I wouldn’t say the book is a slow burn, those steamy texts definitely weren’t even PG-13, and yet the relationship part of Keaton and Luke’s story slowly forms. It made this story immensely satisfying for this reader.
I really had a tough time putting this book down and highly recommend it for steamy romance fans and those that are curious to try reading something that might be out of their wheelhouse. Top Secret truly was a great book from a talented power duo that has me rushing to get to their other books. HIM has officially moved up to priority TBR!
Have you had a chance to read Top Secret? What did you think?
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