Thank you to Pride Book Tours for providing me with a free digital copy in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
SPOILER WARNING: This review may contain spoilers!
| Format | NetGalley, eBook, Kindle |
| Pages | 216 pages |
| Published | June 11, 2024 by Bold Strokes Books |
| Genre | LGBTQIA+, Gay, Adult, MM Romance, Contemporary |
| Book Series | standalone |
| Content Warning | ??? |
One night of passion and possibly one more chance at love…
Determined, motivated, goal-driven, and eternally single, Dr. Taylor James is an accomplished university administrator in San Francisco determined to get his campus successfully through an upcoming accreditation process. The process could set him up for his ultimate career goal–to be one of the only Black and openly queer university presidents in the US. Taylor gives himself just one day a week to have fun and let loose with friends–a one and done Sunday Funday brunch in the Castro District.
Dustin McMillan is a consultant and project manager who reluctantly returns to the Bay Area, his hometown, for an assignment. The first in his family to finish college, earn a healthy six-figure income, and have choice and agency in his life’s direction, Dustin is fearful that returning home could mean falling back into roles that he’d thought he’d resolved by moving miles away…and equally fearful of falling back into bed with one sexy and toxic ex-boyfriend who still lingers in his memories.
One chance encounter. One night of passion. Will Taylor and Dustin leave it at one and done?
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Taylor is hyper-focused on his career and on his goal of becoming the youngest black and openly queer college president in history; love and relationships simply do not factor into his life equation.
On the Sunday before a big accreditation project, Dustin “bumps” into Taylor at a drag show but Taylor doesn’t fall for Dustin’s confidence and the two don’t exactly hit it off. But Taylor is suddenly forced to spend a month or so with Dustin when Taylor finds out that Dustin is heading the accreditation team at Taylor’s college – expect a little:
- Forced proximity
- Only one bed
- Found family
- Happily ever after
I enjoyed the story and I liked the characters; the author tried to create two people who grew up in vastly different ways. Dustin is a much more layered character than is Taylor, but I think they are both great and relatable. There is something about this author’s writing style that is a little weird; I can’t put my finger on it, exactly, but I got confused a few times.
The only thing I didn’t like, though, was that there were too many things happening off-page only to be “resolved” later – the Wes Jenkins plot-line, the third act break-up, etc.
Overall, One & Done has some super cute moments and some gorgeous landscapes and I enjoyed this a lot.
Happy reading!
Mr Pink Ink 
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