Dirty Mind by Roe Horvat
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This one just really, really worked for me.

By day, Alex is a professor of writing. He's got a steady income, has good friends and a decent life at age 30. Oh, and he also is a successful writer of porn.

When he saves 18 year old Chris from being fondled by some seriously trashy guys in a bar, they start a friend/mentor/brother relationship that includes phone calls, emails and occasional visits.

When Chris gets accepted into college in Alex's hometown and they start seeing more and more of each other, it becomes obvious to Alex that his feelings have been shoved into a deep, dark corner and they come toppling out at the worst time.

The story gripped me in it's fist and just kept tightening it's hold. I couldn't stop reading, couldn't put it down until the end. There were so many times that I just really had to catch my breath, but then kept going. Roe Horvat has a way with making my insides gooey and I love/hate every second of it. I was burning during the entire story.

While the title and the whole 'porn writer' character sort of alludes to a descriptive, kinky, sex fueled story, this was not that. This was two people finding their way to each other and then finally getting their own love story.

So well done. I just can't say enough.

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