Connor’s To-Do List:-Learn to accept my future on the family farm-Be social, to a degree-Make a secret bucket list-Have a real conversation with Travis BradfordTravis’s To-Do List:-Get into my top law school-Get the hell out of Elkville, Oklahoma-Stay focused on my dreams and goals—no crushes, no distractions-Get spanked by hot and perfectly fussy farm boy, Connor BlumeTravis and Connor do not… hot and perfectly fussy farm boy, Connor Blume
Travis and Connor do not like each other, but after being paired together in Entomology 101, their mutual hostility explodes into secret after-class hookups and unexpected feelings. With graduation looming near and their careers taking them in different directions, they’ll have to decide if a future together is worth adjusting their to-do lists and letting go of their carefully laid plans.
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This book gave me all the feels. I fell in love with Travis during book one and i just HAD to have his story. I read it on my phone in one sitting. If I’d had it in paperback form, I’d have hugged it when I was done. I fell in love with these characters just as they fell for each other. I’ve said it before and I’ll said it again, McLellan is a powerful voice in the M/M genre and a one-click author for me for the rest of time.
This is such a terrific story. Connor and Travis are characters I truly fell in love with. They are both flawed but determined, and they each bring out the best and worst in each other. Connor needs something in his life that isn’t stressful and anxiety-inducing. He wants that something to be Travis, who brings out feelings Connor can’t hide. Unfortunately, Travis worries that letting this “thing” with Connor get any more serious could derail his plans for the future. What can happen with them long-term if they can’t live in the same town?
This is book two of the Farm College series, and I love all the characters. All of these young men and women – and nonbinary Roy – are thoughtful, caring, and often funny, and they’re a wonderful group of friends. I love that Travis and Connor both have loving and supportive families as well.
This book had me in tears many times, and I wanted to step in to help the guys figure out how to make things work between them. Their story is engrossing and, really, just wonderful. I enthusiastically recommend this book.
I loooooved Connor and Travis. I really like the opposites attract trope, and this story was just that. Connor is quite, introverted, and a bit awkward. Travis is very out and proud. As a gay, black man in rural Oklahoma he definitely stands out. While very different, they do have a few similarities. One of which is they both love to hide their feelings. You could see they were both desperate for love and affection, but were unwilling to let themselves fall.
It took a lot of work and effort for both these characters to lay down their defenses and really be honest with each other. I do wish we had been able to see a bit more of them just be happy in their relationship with secrets. The epilogue made me smile uncontrollably. They really were a beautiful couple when they weren’t weighted down by their insecurities.
5 stars
Heat Level: 4
Just Incredible!! Something very special about this story and its characters!!
An unlikely pairing with so much depth, heart and a (fair) bit of baggage to make it interesting. Erin has created the perfect pair who fight against the odds of their somewhat ‘predestined’ lives to find their way to be together. I loved Travis and Connor!!
Erin’s writing is filled with so much heart and character it’s so easy to read and draws you into her world of love and lust right from the start. I found these characters so dynamic and real, I just wanted to hug them!! Travis is confident in what he wants and how his life (goals) will turn out, but Connor throws him off his game. Connor is adorable, quirky and deep and his smiles and laughter was a treasure to read. He battles his OCD and anxiety daily and Erin’s writing was so true and compassionate to these conditions and she wrote with such care I could feel Connor’s troubles as well as his progress and healing.
Travis and Connor will hold a place in my heart for a while and I loved reading such a meaningful book with such depth and passion. I loved it!!
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5 BIG stars
So soooo much feelings in this read.
I know the following lists are in the blurb but they are of importance !!
Connor’s To-Do List:
Learn to accept my future on the family farm
Be social, to a degree
Make a secret bucket list
Have a real conversation with Travis Bradford
Travis’s To-Do List:
Get into my top law school
Get the hell out of Elkville, Oklahoma
Stay focused on my dreams and goals—no crushes, no distractions
Get spanked by hot and perfectly fussy farm boy, Connor Blume
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Travis hates Connor for over more than a year. Connor said something horrible when Travis had his dick in his hand. And here they are, sitting in the same college class, forced to a be in a project together.
Connor is shy, has anxiety and OCD, sometimes this makes him lock up and freeze. Connor makes to-do and bucket lists, it gives him some order and purpose. His family expect him to take over the family business and Connor doesn’t know how to tell them this isn’t what he wants for his future.
“He’d only broken my ridiculously easy-to-break heart last year,”
Hateful comments coming from Travis mouth toward Connor. They take their anger out on each other by kissing in the storage-closet at school.
Okey Connor was adorable and Travis was an adorable brat. After kissing they take it a step further. Travis only wants to be friends with benefits, but the thing between them says something else.
Travis is very conflicted about his growing feelings for Connor. He is fighting it hard. He can’t feel because he has to leave town.
Connor is stuck in Elkville and Travis has big plans and Elkville in not involved in any of those.
Something incredible intense is growing between them and Connor wants nothing more than to be with Travis. Travis can’t… just can’t commit. It’s heartbreaking, devastating to watch.
They hurt each other being so close. This has to end!
This story was something special, really special! Travis and Connor were one of a kind.
I loved them both hard, they were beautifully developed, with their own special characteristics. You can only love them for who they are and why they make their decisions.
The way of writing made me delirious, it was intoxicating and addictive, it kept me in its spell.
The pace was wonderful perfect, no rush and no stalling. The hurt and comfort so palpable.
Their sexy scenes in the storage-closet, bedroom or wherever were breathtaking and their lovemaking was sexy, steamy and so insanely intense.
The whole story was extremely captivating and an absolute must read!
I didn’t wanted this story to end. I couldn’t say goodbye to Travis and Connor.
Highly recommended
Clean Break by Erin McLellan is the second book in The Farm College series but can be read as a stand-alone novel. It tells the tale of Connor and Travis. After a rough start filled with miscommunication and misunderstanding, the two are thrown together for a class and things start to heat up between them. And man, does it heat up… I love their chemistry together and wanted to see things work. The story is well told, grabbing you right off the bat and never letting go. Sweetness, hotness, humor and kink… this book delivers an enjoyable and entertaining experience.
I received an advanced reader’s copy of the book and I am voluntarily leaving my honest review and recommendation.