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Summer Skin (University District Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Dani Lakely (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 100 ratings

The only thing worse than Aven Sinclair’s longtime roommate moving out, is his first love moving in...

When Aven’s town-skipping high school boyfriend reappears out of nowhere five years after leaving with no explanation, the only welcome back to Seattle he’s getting is an ice-cold shoulder.

But an unwelcome snag unravels Aven’s plan when he’s forced to spend time with Chase Matthews and those undeniably familiar sparks fly. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the way his heart remains drawn to the other man. Harder and harder to see why he shouldn’t give in to what he craves and kiss Chase breathless.

Chase was once an insecure loner from the other side of the tracks, now he’s one of the most talented rock stars in the world. With Chase’s international tour kicking off shortly, Aven’s determined to spend the time they have left together healing old wounds. One summer of reconnecting, creating music side-by-side, and spending warm, starry nights locked in each other’s arms.

One summer to make Chase Matthews fall in love all over again.

Summer Skin is an MM second chance romance told in dual POV over five years of time. The story features rivals to lovers, coming of age, forced proximity, rock star/dive bar musician, mutual pining, only one bed, high heat, and a happy ending.

* This story is the second in the University District series, which follows a new couple for each book. As such, Summer Skin may be read as a standalone

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    University District
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    April 22, 2024
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BZK5YY9X
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (April 22, 2024)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 22, 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.6 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 396 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B0D26913RS
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DANI LAKELY is a recovering people-pleaser who lives in a small town by the sea in the United States. She likes days spent at the ocean, her cats (and your cats ... all cats, really), creating themed playlists, bonkers The Dodo videos involving rescued animals, messing around in Canva, and helicopter parenting the birds who frequent her yard. Often to be found with a book in hand, she reads across many genres, but her favorite remains romance. Dani’s fondness for love stories carried over from reading to writing, and she is happy to share her kissing books with fellow lovers of queer romance.

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  • 🫧 Ren 🫧
    5.0 out of 5 stars THIS is how you do second chance!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2024
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    𝐌𝐂𝐬: Aven + Chase
    𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

    𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵, 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵, 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲. 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻. 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

    Second chance isn’t a favorite trope of mine. It hurts my heart when a couple is separated for a time only to find each other again. I always cringe and think, “so much wasted time.”

    But every once in a while a second chance, fortunately, makes sense. Aven and Chase met as seniors in high school. Aven was a d*ck and Chase was the awkward new guy. From enemies to friends to young lovers, we experience it all. Very few second chances give us the beginning. We get it here. We are gifted with WHY Chase ran away and despite many reviewers not liking it, it was exactly what Chase would do and I’m glad Dani listened to him. Add in some honest miscommunication and it makes sense.

    Did it hurt? Yep. But these were 18 year old kids. Chase felt inadequate and unmatched to Aven. He did what he thought was right. We CAN’T fault him. Being able to experience the beginning and then getting to see their reunion hit HARD. From boys to men, this was an emotionally beautiful ride from start to finish. I’m glad Aven didn’t just jump in. Both had misconceptions of what happened but the pull between them was too strong.

    “𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀?”
    “𝗜’𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂.”

    The smexy scenes were SO good. Passionate and playful and beautiful. We got to watch two little bi-babies learn together and eventually come back together as adults. The flow was AMAZING and I honestly think this is my favorite second chance romance ever because it was believable, understandable, and the HEA was genuine.

    And I’m once again reminded of why I love this group of friends. Great to see Tyler and Justin again!
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  • Daniiireads
    4.0 out of 5 stars Solid 2nd chance romance
    Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2024
    3.5 ⭐️

    - rivals to lovers
    - opposites attract
    - roomies
    - mutual pining
    - second chance

    After touring with a band for the last month, Aven is ready to be back with his roomies and to meet the newest one that the others can’t stop gushing about. Color him surprised when his newest roommate is none other than his first love Chase, the boy who broke his heart when he left without a word five years ago.

    As to be expected things are icy between Aven and Chase. There’s a lot of unresolved feelings and hurt between the two, but like magnets, no matter how upset he is with what Chase did, Aven cannot resist the pull between them.

    Their story didn’t hook me in immediately like it did with Justin & Tyler’s in Cam Fan, but I still really enjoyed Aven and Chase’s story all the same. & I totally cannot wait for more of this series!
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  • bexbookrex
    5.0 out of 5 stars Steamy sweet!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2024
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    Summer Skin by Dani Lakely is the 2nd book in the University District series and it's lovely! Chase and Aven meet in high school and their spark ignites quickly and burns hot! This is a second chance, rivals to lovers, hot AF summer read and I highly recommend it!
    Romance - 4/5
    Steam - 5/5
    Humor - 4/5
    Angst - 2/5
    Writing - 5/5
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  • Golden Child
    3.0 out of 5 stars Aven & Chase
    Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2024
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    Enemies in Aven’s mind, things don’t start out great for these two. New to the school, Chase just wants to fit in but Aven makes things difficult at first. Soon they are spending time together, writing songs and getting to know each other on a very real lever. First loves and first heartbreaks until Chase comes home to mend what is broken. Good story with fun side characters.
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  • CS
    5.0 out of 5 stars First love
    Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2024
    Chase had a vagabond school and home life until finally he went to a school and met Aven. It was a perfect first love and sexual relationship. This is that story told in past remembrances and then the present 5 years after they were not together anymore. It is touching and scary and all the ambiguities of teenage life with all the passion and angst built in. They are fascinated and absorbed in each other until the world changes their lives. Now Aven is bitter and Chase has to win his love back. I loved this tender, angsty, passionate story with all the twists of past actions. I received a copy of this book through Gay Romance Reviews and this is my honest opinion.
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  • avidreader4ever
    4.0 out of 5 stars the thing that stays with you
    Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2024
    Sometimes that love that did not work passes through your life and stays in the rear view and sometimes it is not quite done. Aven and Chase were once high school boyfriends who lost touch and there was some heartbreak in there that leads to a not so happy reunion. That is problematic when the one who went away returns only to have to be the roommate of the one left behind. This story is told both with flashbacks and history and in the present with the second chance reunion that brings them back into one another's lives. There is still chemistry, attraction and emotion along with those other emotions that they must reconcile as they work their way to a current HEA. In this story I got attached and felt for both of them - there really are more sides to any story than just one and it is possible to understand more than one. Nicely done.
    I received an ARC from GRR and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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  • Tracy Ann
    5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome read
    Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2024
    I have been waiting for this story ever since I read Cam Fan! I am glad it’s finally here! And I loved it. Second chances. And I empathized with both MC’s! Normally that is not the case for me. I always tend to lean towards one MC more. Awesome read!
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  • K-Me
    4.0 out of 5 stars When You Find Your First Love Again!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2024
    Forced proximity romances are a favorite of mine. This one had the added touch that Aven and Chase were each other's first loves in high school. As High School often goes, they were young, passionate and did not clearly communicate their situation with each other. When they meet again as roommates, they are both a bit bitter and hurting. I was happy we did get to know them in the past when they were young and in love and plenty of angsty but spicy reunited time in the present. Five years was a believable separation time for them to reclaim what they lost with each other. I enjoyed all the other "roommates", so I see some future romances needed!
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  • MP_Reads_Romance
    5.0 out of 5 stars Emotions, emotions
    Reviewed in Canada on April 26, 2024
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    Summer Skin is book 2 in the University District series by Dani Lakely.

    I swear I had what we call in French "le motton" this whole time I read this book, from the prologue to the final words. You will ask: But MP... what does "having the motton" mean??? Well my friends, it means that my stomach was in knots and that it felt like something was stuck in my throat from all the EMOTIONS. I cried... a lot.

    This is exactly how I love my second chance romances: witnessing the first chance, seeing all those butterflies grow, the first looks, the first touches and the first times. And yes, the parting of ways (boy did this one hurt!). I find that by doing this, the second chance makes so much more sense. We know the characters and we understand their feelings and issues. I loved it!

    In Summer Skin, Aven and Chase have a little bit of a rivalry when Chase is the new student at Aven's school. Both MCs' interests are similar and Chase will shake Aven's world by just... being everywhere. I adored how the author approched the rivalry, i.e. without making pricks put of the characters (not too much anyways loo). It was easy to see the confusion and the questionning behind Aven's behaviour toward Chase. The switch from rivals to lovers was also beautiful, where I could feel the hesitation to trust but was totally smitten with the little moments between Aven and Chase.

    I loved how the family drama was present but not overshadowing the focus on the relationship. The side characters were AMAZING. The MCs were acting their age, there was fun and swoon, and deep and harder moments. I am totally in love with this story.

    Dani Lakely really delivered on an emotion packed romance this time. I will carry these boys in my heart.
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  • Ami Etsuko
    5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the wait!
    Reviewed in Australia on May 6, 2024
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    I'd been waiting for this book for ages, ever since I read Cam Fan. So glad I finally got to read it!

    Spoilers ahead!

    I'll start by saying that from the beginning, I was surprised about the dynamic. I don't think I've read it in any other book. Aven was the more experienced and confident one, and Chase was the v!rg!n and quite introverted, so I was surprised that it was Aven who got "left behind" and was pining all these years (Chase was pining off-screen, lol but you get the gist). It's the opposite dynamic to what you normally see in books, or movies. That was a nice surprise and so refreshing! I like it when a book takes an unexpected turn.

    I normally don't like flashbacks but this was so neatly done that i had no issue following the timeline. There were no confusing jumps, so it read very smoothly.

    Dani has a real gift for writing spicy scenes, balancing the sexiness and fluffiness, and this book was no exception. Aven and Chase were so good together, both when they were younger and even now.

    I liked how Chase knew what he wanted and didn't let Aven push him away. And honestly, Aven wasnt that hard to convince since he wanted the same thing 🤣

    I also loved Tyler/Justin cameos and seeing them be all mushy. I feel like having a re-read of Cam Fan for the tenth time lol

    This story was well worth the wait 🥰
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