Joint Penetration (Hot Under The Collar #3)

Here's "Joint Penetration" by Katherine McIntyre. Its the third and final book in her Hot Under The Collar series.

["Liam Kelly is in love with his best friend. His straight, freshly divorced best friend, who wants to experiment…with him.

Ollie
The last thing I expected from my wife was a divorce. I’d checked all the boxes off—cozy house near my folks, joined the family business as a contractor, and married right out of high school. Except the more I think about how distant we’ve been, the more our split makes sense. And the more time I spend blowing off steam with my best friend, the more I want to actually…blow him.

Liam
Have I been hopelessly in love with Ollie my entire life? Yes, yes, I have. Has he been married for the past decade? Yes, yes, he has. However, when his wife calls it quits, my heart can’t help contriving scenarios where he might not be as straight as he seems. And when those scenarios start coming true—from scorching looks to playful grapples until we go much further—I throw myself into the deep end.
The second we start hooking up, I can’t hold back the feelings I’ve been clutching tight to for over a decade. But if this ends up a rebound for Ollie, a blip before he looks for a new wife, I won’t only be out a best friend but the love of my life."]

You know that meme of a car on the highway heading towards option A, but it suddenly (and dangerously) veers towards the exit, towards option T? That was me and this book. I was all happy, trying to pick out an ARC to read, but then I saw an add for this book (which was on my TBR). The second I saw "twink with an oral fixation," I was veering off course and barreling towards this utter gem.

There was very little angst (Ollie's guilt over telling his family about the divorce, and Liam truly believing he was a stepping stone in Ollie's future). But the heat? Holy. Fucking. Hell. That was high, very high (gloriously high). 

And Ollie's official bi-awakening? Liam's "pretty purple panties" (an official quote). Another official quote from Ollie: "who could have known my best friend would be a powder keg of heat and promise?"

Oh, you want a quote from Liam? Twist my arm. "My heart felt like it might escape my chest. He didn't understand how his hope poisoned me at a deadly pace now that he was single, now that all my fantasies were brimming again like I hadn't stamped them down for years."

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