The Geeky Jock Paradox
The Geeky Jock Paradox

Author: Hayden Hall

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2022-03-06

Total Pages: 0

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History will repeat itself if I fall for another straight(ish) guy. Isaac When my roommate-to-be opens the door wearing nothing but a wet towel and a smile on his face, I only know one thing for sure: my world is about to be turned upside down. A wrestling jock, a hottie, and as straight as a plank, Hunter is not the guy I should want. But all the shoulds and shouldn'ts fly out the window when it turns out that Hunter is actually a huge geek and not nearly as straight as I thought. The fact that my high school crush asked me to wait for him until after college only makes my problems worse. But some terrible timing and an unlocked bedroom door end up being less of a problem than the ticking clock. Can this college-only fling really be all that I have ever wanted? Hunter My new roommate is a total cutie, which is the weirdest way to describe a guy when you're straight. The more time I spend with Isaac, the less certain I am about everything I thought I knew. Either I am not myself, or I never have been. The weird thing is, I've never felt more alive. It doesn't matter, though. A no-good, terrible, horrible guy from his past leads him on with the sweetest promises and I'd be a fool to get involved. Yet I need to have him, even if it's for a little while. The Geeky Jock Paradox is the fifth and final book in the College Boys of New Haven series. It's the perfect match for all fans of college MM romance, high steam and low angst, bisexual awakening, and nerd/jock pairings. It features the sweetest the-right-one-was-there-all-along moment and a very happy ending. All College Boys of New Haven books can be read as stand-alones and in any order

The Nerd Jock Conundrum
The Nerd Jock Conundrum

Author: Hayden Hall

Publisher:

Published: 2021-03-22

Total Pages: 234

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A chemistry nerd should know opposites always attract. Troy Of course I fell for a football jock. How could I not? But Jackson and I are polar opposites. He's popular, confident, and as hot as hell in a tight T-shirt. Me? I'm just a scrawny, awkward nerd. Another point of difference: he's straight. And as I trip, stumble, and stammer my way through all our conversations, my desire is growing at an alarming rate. I keep wondering what he looks like when he's on his knees. As if my crush on him isn't bad enough, Jackson is assigned to be my partner on a year-long project, and I have no choice but to spend time with the hottest guy on campus. Bummer. But the attraction is intensifying. We're on a collision course. I shouldn't be leaning in... I think I'm going to kiss him. Jackson Sweet. I got partnered up with the biggest nerd on campus. If I play my cards well, a passing grade is guaranteed. Troy's all shy and awkward; a classic nerd. But there's more to him than he's showing. And it's making me curious. I want to see him come out of his shell. I know he would be better off if he let his guard down. I want to be his friend, but he thinks I'm just another dumb jock. Except, I see him looking at me the way I could never look at him. Am I sending the wrong message? Is he falling for me? He's leaning in fast... He's about to kiss me. And I'm not even ducking. The Nerd Jock Conundrum is the first book in the College Boys of New Haven series, but it can be read on its own. It features a fresh twist on the nerd jock trope, opposites attract, bisexual awakening, enemies to friends to lovers, and a very happy ending.

The Macho Paradox
The Macho Paradox

Author: Jackson Katz

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2019-06-04

Total Pages: 526

ISBN-13: 1492697133

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A fully revised and updated edition to a classic bestseller, The Macho Paradox is the first book to show how violence against women is a men's issue—and how all genders can come together to stop it. From the #MeToo movement to current discussions about gender norms in schools, sports, politics, and media culture, The Macho Paradox incorporates the voices and experiences of the women, men, and others who have confronted the problem of gender violence from all angles. Bestselling author Jackson Katz is a pioneering educator and activist on the topic of men's violence against women. In this revised edition of his heralded book, Katz outlines the ways in which cultural ideas about "manhood" contribute to men's sexually harassing and abusive behaviors and that men have a positive role to play in challenging and changing the sexist cultural norms that too often lead to gender violence. This important book for abused women covers topics ranging from mental and emotional abuse to sexual harassment to domestic violence and is a vital read for women with controlling partners or as a self-help book for men. Praise for The Macho Paradox: "A candid look at the cultural factors that lend themselves to tolerance of abuse and violence against women."—Booklist "If only men would read Katz's book, it could serve as a potent form of male consciousness-raising."—Publishers Weekly "These pages will empower both men and women to end the scourge of male violence and abuse. Katz knows how to cut to the core of the issues, demonstrating undeniably that stopping the degradation of women should be every man's priority."—Lundy Bancroft, author of Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men

The Three Hearts Equation
The Three Hearts Equation

Author: Hayden Hall

Publisher:

Published: 2021-05-16

Total Pages: 258

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If love makes sense to you, you're doing it wrong. Mason I loved Leo from the moment I met him. But life gets busy when you grow up. Leo took good care of me, and now he needs someone to take care of him. I must step up and be that person. Except I can't do it alone. Leo I could carry everyone's worries on my shoulders but mine. In just a few days, my dad ruined our family and the only person I can lean on is Mason. He worries and cares and I love him endlessly, but our lives are messy with no signs of improvement. Can we endure this on our own or is the solution to all our problems right under my nose? Quinn I never meant to fall in love. That's just not what I do. But Mason and Leo could use some help and who better to help them but their best friend? The more I'm with them, the more I realize I'm going down a dangerous road. Of millions of possible outcomes, all are bad but one. Do we even stand a chance? The Three Hearts Equation is the second book in the College Boys of New Haven series. It can be read as a standalone, but it's more fun if you've read The Nerd Jock Conundrum and the free prequel novella. This is a sweet and steamy MMM romance featuring two nerds and a jock with a guaranteed HEA.

The Two Stars Collision
The Two Stars Collision

Author: Hayden Hall

Publisher:

Published: 2021-08-08

Total Pages: 232

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When an adorable force meets an irresistible object they might just fall in love. Miles Studies astrophysics? Check. Loves Star Wars? Check. Still a virgin at twenty-one with zero experience in real life? Double-check. I didn't want any fanfare around my twenty-first birthday. But when a series of unfortunate accidents confirming Ramsey's rules of randomness takes place right in front of my eyes, I find myself dancing with the hottest, most popular jock on campus. Liam makes me feel special. He makes this night one to remember. He becomes the very first boy I ever kissed. Except it's all a charade. He's just making his crazy ex-girlfriend crazier and I'm happy to play along. Call it a kissing practice. But when the door is closed and his ex isn't around to see us, are we still faking it? Or are we the crazy ones? Liam Am I going through one helluva breakup? Yes I am. Am I coping with it by dancing with the first guy who accidentally pissed my ex off? You bet I am. Hayley and I were supposed to spend our lives together. Well, that was the plan until she changed the plan. She's now hooking up with some random caveman and I'll be damned if I'm just going to stand here and watch. Oops, the nerd just kissed me; and you can bet your life I kissed him back. Now she knows what it feels like. And I discover it feels way better than I expected. The Two Stars Collision is the third book in the College Boys of New Haven series, but it fully works as a standalone. If this is your first encounter with the series, feel free to start here! You will find a nerd/jock pair, opposites attract, gay for you, and a happily ever after.

The No Strings Theory
The No Strings Theory

Author: Hayden Hall

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2021-10-13

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13:

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I keep falling for Dallas, and it's not just gravity's fault. Dallas Kai's nothing like I expected. The scrawny kid I once knew is gone, replaced by a nerdy, curious young man who crawls deep under my skin. The moment he enters my life, he disrupts everything. I don't do attachments. I don't do dates. There are so many other college guys to keep me distracted. Yet I can't get him out of my head. I shouldn't want my best friend's little brother. But I've never been great at resisting temptation. What starts as messing around in secret, soon becomes a lot more serious. I'm gambling my friendship and risking more than I should. But I'm falling, and I'm falling hard. Kai I've had a crush on Dallas since I was old enough to crush. He's my oldest fantasy; my only fantasy. He's also an obnoxious, insufferable, smug jock with the stupidest adorable dimples and a gorgeous... Uh... Where was I? Oh right, he never noticed me except when I was the punchline of his jokes. He's also the very definition of a guy I shouldn't want. Just ask my big brother; he warned me time and again not to look up to Dallas. He'd lose his mind if he only knew the things Dallas and I did when the lights were out. But Dallas and I have an agreement: no strings attached. That way, we get to have fun and nobody needs to know. I get to live out my fantasies, to get them out of my system. No harm done, right? Yeah. I was dumb enough to think my crush on him wouldn't come back to life. It's not gravity that's pulling me in. Now I'm falling for him faster and harder than ever despite knowing what's at stake. The only way this ends is with a lost friendship and a broken heart. It's too late anyway. I'm in free fall already. The No Strings Theory is the fourth book in College Boys of New Haven series but it can be read on its own. It is a full-length story featuring best friend's younger brother, forbidden love, nerd/jock relationship, close proximity, and the happiest of endings. Sink your teeth into this sweet and steamy romance.

The Art of Fielding
The Art of Fielding

Author: Chad Harbach

Publisher: Little, Brown

Published: 2011-09-07

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 0316192163

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At Westish College, a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan, baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom. But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course, the fates of five people are upended. Henry's fight against self-doubt threatens to ruin his future. College president Guert Affenlight, a longtime bachelor, has fallen unexpectedly and helplessly in love. Owen Dunne, Henry's gay roommate and teammate, becomes caught up in a dangerous affair. Mike Schwartz, the Harpooners' team captain and Henry's best friend, realizes he has guided Henry's career at the expense of his own. And Pella Affenlight, Guert's daughter, returns to Westish after escaping an ill-fated marriage, determined to start a new life. As the season counts down to its climactic final game, these five are forced to confront their deepest hopes, anxieties, and secrets. In the process they forge new bonds, and help one another find their true paths. Written with boundless intelligence and filled with the tenderness of youth, The Art of Fielding is an expansive, warmhearted novel about ambition and its limits, about family and friendship and love, and about commitment--to oneself and to others.

Mathematicians in Love
Mathematicians in Love

Author: Rudy Rucker

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2008-07-08

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 1466804866

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A riveting new science fiction novel from the writer who twice won the Philip K. Dick Award for best SF novel.Bela and Paul, two wild young mathematicians, are friends and roommates, and in love with the same woman, who happens to be Alma, Bela's girlfriend. They fight it out by changing reality using cutting edge math, to change who gets the girl. The contemporary world they live in is not quite this one, but much like Berkeley, California, and the two graduate students are trying to finish their degrees and get jobs. It doesn't help that their unpredictable advisor Roland is a mad mathematical genius who has figured out a way to predict isolated and specific bits of the future that can cause a lot of trouble. . .and he's starting to see monsters in mirrors. Bela and Paul start to mess around with reality, and when that happens, all heaven and hell break loose. Those monsters of Roland's were really there, but who are they? This novel is a romantic comedy with a whole corkscrew of SF twists. At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied.

Age of the Geek
Age of the Geek

Author: Kathryn E. Lane

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-10-29

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 3319657445

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This collection examines the nerd and/or geek stereotype in popular culture today. Utilizing the media—film, TV, YouTube, Twitter, fiction—that often defines daily lives, the contributors interrogate what it means to be labeled a “nerd” or “geek.” While the nerd/geek that is so easily recognized now is assuredly a twenty-first century construct, an examination of the terms’ history brings a greater understanding of their evolution. From sports to slasher films, Age of the Geek establishes a dialogue with texts as varied as the depictions of “nerd” or “geek” stereotypes.

Songs in the Key of Z
Songs in the Key of Z

Author: Irwin Chusid

Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1556523726

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Irwin Chusid profiles a number of "outsider" musicians - those who started as "outside" and eventually came "in" when the listening public caught up with their radical ideas. Included are The Shaggs, Tiny Tim, Syd Barrett, Joe Meek, Captain Beefheart, The Cherry Sisters, Daniel Johnston, Harry Partch, Wesley Wilis, and others.