Release Blitz and Review: Curious by Leslie McAdam

21 August of 2023 by ButtonsMom2003

Curious By Leslie McAdam

Genre: Contemporary Romance, GLBTQ, MM

Tropes: Bisexual awakening, marriage of convenience

Released: August 21, 2023

Publisher: Self-Published

Series: IOU, Book 4

Length: 242 pages / 63,000 words

Cover Design: Garrett Leigh, Black Jazz Design

Synopsis

I’m desperately attracted to my husband.
Which wouldn’t be a problem, except he’s straight.

What happened is, my longtime crush/hero got badly injured saving me from my evil ex-boyfriend. When I found out he (my hero, not my ex) didn’t have health insurance, I did the logical thing: I proposed. To my surprise, he said yes.

I knew that Camden wasn’t interested in me like that. This deal was always meant to be temporary—just until he healed and could get his own insurance and I found a place to stay, since I’m not moving back in with my ex. No feelings involved.

Except Cam kissed me at our wedding ceremony, and ever since, we can’t seem to stop kissing. He says he’s curious what sex with a man would be like, but I don’t want to be another straight guy’s experiment.

Still, Cam is so kind and beautiful, with his dark eyes and tousled curls shoved into a backward baseball cap. His patience makes me want to throw out all my carefully crafted rules. And don’t get me started on how his first instinct is to protect me …

But I’m scared if I open my heart, I’m going to get hurt. Again.

Can I risk telling Cam how I feel before our deal ends? Or should I let him go and lose the best (fake) relationship I’ve ever had?

Curious is a stand-alone contemporary M/M romance novel with a marriage of convenience and bisexual awakening. It features Shelby, a receptionist who’s never met a vision board he didn’t like; Camden, an internet-famous contractor; and a hasty wedding for medical insurance reasons. Happy ever after guaranteed.

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Review

Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003

Sweet story, no angst.

I’m so glad that Shelby got his own story; he’s been a fun and interesting secondary character in other books in this series. This is a really sweet story and I loved these two characters together. The author’s note at the front of the book warns much of this story couldn’t happen in real life and that “suspension of disbelief” is required and basically to just enjoy the story and don’t pick at things that would never happen in real life. Well enjoy it I certainly did!

I love bisexual awakening stories and this one really good. Shelby is doing a good turn for someone who tried to help him and got injured as a result. Camden is a great guy and he didn’t hesitate to act when he heard shouting and discovered Shelby being yelled at by his boyfriend (now his ex-boyfriend).

There’s not a lot to say about the book that wasn’t already covered in the blurb. I highly recommend this book for anyone who’s looking for a sweet, low angst story to read. I’ve enjoyed every single book in this series!

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O Factor: Spicy

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About Author

Leslie McAdam is a California girl who loves romance and well-defined abs. She lives in a drafty old farmhouse on a small orange tree farm in Southern California with her husband and two children. Leslie’s first published book, The Sun and the Moon, won a 2015 Watty, which is the world’s largest online writing competition. She’s gone on to receive additional literary awards and has been featured in multiple publications, including Cosmopolitan.com. Her books have been Top 100 Bestsellers on both Amazon and Apple Books. Leslie is employed by day but spends her nights writing about the men of your fantasies.

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