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Love conquers all Julian got his game set and match and Isaac found his real self and love of his life. So glad they got their happy ever after despite Adrianna's attempt to derail it.

It's a familiar trope to those who read m/m books; a guy finds himself in a situation where pretending he's not straight could be beneficial, asks his gay friend to play along, then realises he's really NOT as straight as he thought he was. Sean Ashcroft has even written it before, but that doesn't take anything away from this book. I freely admit I love their writing style, the depth they puts into their characters, and the emotions leaping off the page. This is a great example of not just a familiar trope, but of Sean's work in general, and I would absolutely recommend this book, and this author, to any m/m fans out there.

Enjoyed this about Isaac who's a tennis player with shoulder injury who gets his best friend Julian to pretend to go out with him

This is one of those books that's okay just being what it is, which is basically a sappy and probably unlikely best friends romance. I'm not sure its believable because life is never that smooth sailing and I doubt many people suddenly realise that they are not only Bi but have been in love with their best friend for 13 years BUT that being said it was an enjoyable book, Sean wrote Isaac and Julian in a way that made you want them to have their sappy happily ever after and as it was a short easy read I didn't particularly mind it's lack of depth.

Isaac and Julian were great together, but it was Isaac's journey into finding out who he is, with and without Julian, that really set this story apart. When Isaac is kissed by a man and it was splashed all over the press, Isaac takes advantage of the opportunity by posing as bisexual for three weeks before a tennis tournament so he could show kids that it's okay to be who you are. In order to do this, he asks his best friend, Julian, who has been with him through thick and thin, to pose as his boyfriend. I love how things get complicated from the beginning with these two. Isaac realizes that even when he was a kid he harbored feelings for Julian that he suppressed, and he might not have been as straight as he thought. And as his relationship with Julian develops, you see another side to Isaac and you root for the two of them. It's a sweet and sexy read, but the relationship between the two best friends are what you read this book for. Isaac and Julian are perfect for each other.

..., wie die meinsten Bücher von diesem Autor! Ungewöhnlicher Ansatz mit dem "Fake-Outing", der Auseinandersetzung damit, was es bedeuten kann, plötzlich anders gesehen und behandelt zu werden - und der langsamen Entdeckung der wahren Gefühle. Manchmal geht es mir ein bisschen auf die Nerven, dass ein Protagonist bei Sean Ashcroft immer so super unsicher sein muss, aber ansonsten wie immer super sympathische Protagonisten und eine schöne Story!

Nothing to exciting about this book. But it was a great story. Fun to read. Well worth a rainy night in!

Love the player hate the game! Isaac was a good guy while healing from a shoulder injury but he must have not been so good before. The story picks up where Isaac and Julian reunite after I'm guessing about 8 years. The two guys pick up where they left off only now they're expressing their feelings for each other under a pretend relationship. I love how they put the other one first when it came to their shared love. The backlash from the ex girlfriend should have been handled without the men being wussies, lol All in all it was a great book. "I received this book for a honest review."

This was a very sweet love story, almost a second chance, between two old friends with little angst and quite a few hot scenes, but I would have loved to get more description of their life outside of their home and their bed. Isaac is a tennis player but the author does not dedicate one scene to the game, except when the two MC’s practice together. So my rating is not a full 4*