Practice Makes Perfect (Housemates #3) - Jay Northcote - Release Blitz, Review Tour & Giveaway
Author: Jay Northcote
Release Date: June 22
Universal Buy Link: http://mybook.to/PMP_JayN
Length: 54,000 words
Cover Artist: Garrett Leigh
Genre: Contemporary Gay Romance
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.
NB: Although this book is part of a series, it is a complete story with different main characters and can be read as a standalone.
REVIEW
This is third book in the Housemates Series and another great addition i loved Dev and Ewan story. Even though this is the third book it can be read as a standalone the characters mentioned from the first two books do play their part but if you haven't read them you don't feel lost not understanding whats going on and that's down to Jay's writing. One of things i love about Jay's writing is when reading you get the feeling of being there like a fly on the wall it feels like real life, real believable stories instead of huge dramatic scenes and unbelievable stories. But don't mistake me saying that as boring Jay's books are anything but boring i say it because Jay's writing flows beautifully and keeps you intrigued from the start to the end.
Dev and Ewan are both young students at Uni, Dev moves in next door to Ewan after having a bad experience in halls of residents and is quite shy and a loner, looking to make a fresh start.
Upon meeting Ewan, Dev is quite awkward but there is attraction from both sides. Things become even more awkward when Ewan mistakenly accepts a package that was meant for Dev. Not going to spoil that surprise but that leads to interesting conversations with a compromise of helping each other out. Dev needing sexual experiences Ewan offers his service and Dev offers in return to help him with maths tutoring.
Dev with his need to organise everything makes a list for Ewan to show what he wants to try and Ewan is definitely up for assisting finding Dev's shyness and need for questions about everything and direct approach a turn on.
"Jesus, you like the dirty talk, then? You're pretty kinky for a virgin."
"I wasn't trying to talk dirty. I just want to know what you like."
Ewan chuckled breathlessly. "Somehow that makes it all the hotter."
Is it possible to make an agreement especially a sexual one and keep the heart out of it, does the whole "Friends With Benifits" really work??
Well you'll just have to read and found out!!
I really enjoyed reading Practice Makes Perfect. I had a smile on my face the whole time I was reading Dev's and Ewan's story their banter was perfect for them.
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.
Author Bio:
Jay lives just outside Bristol in the West of England, with her husband, two children, and two cats.
She comes from a family of writers, but she always used to believe that the gene for fiction writing had passed her by. She spent years only ever writing emails, articles, or website content. One day, she decided to try and write a short story–just to see if she could–and found it rather addictive. She hasn’t stopped writing since.
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