Collided: An MM romance (LSU) by Becca Steele


Becca Steele has a knack for writing enemies to lovers books. Collided gives us all that UST and more! 

From the blurb:

When my mother told me she was getting married, I had no idea just how much my life would change.
Her new husband does his best to make me feel welcome, but his son is a different story. Huxley

Granger is rude and aggressive, and from the moment we collide, he makes it clear that he loathes me.

Then, something happens. An event that alters everything between us.
I find myself looking at him in a different way.
A way I shouldn’t be looking at the person who has been so hostile to me from the beginning. A way I shouldn’t be looking at the one person I’m not allowed to have.

Even though I tell myself to forget him, I can’t get him out of my head.
And I could be wrong, but I think he might have the same problem.
I know I should stay away.
I should.
But I won’t.

Collided is an M/M new adult romance with enemies to lovers themes. It is a prequel to the LSU college romance series. Each book in the series can be read as a standalone.



Jacqueleen the Reading Queen's Review:

"๐‘ป๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’† ๐’˜๐’‚๐’” ๐’‹๐’–๐’”๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’•๐’˜๐’ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’–๐’”, ๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’† ๐’Š๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’ˆ๐’“๐’‚๐’”๐’”๐’š ๐’Ž๐’†๐’‚๐’…๐’๐’˜, ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’“๐’‚๐’š๐’” ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’†-๐’”๐’–๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’†๐’“ ๐’”๐’–๐’ ๐’‘๐’๐’‚๐’š๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‚๐’„๐’“๐’๐’”๐’” ๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’ƒ๐’๐’…๐’Š๐’†๐’”. ๐‘ด๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’๐’š ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐‘ฐ ๐’”๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’‰๐’๐’˜, ๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’”๐’• ๐’‚๐’๐’ ๐’๐’…๐’…๐’”, ๐’˜๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐’•๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’†."

Becca Steele never disappoints me with her New Adult enemies to lovers. I eat that shit up. Huxley and Cole were no different. I mean these two HATED each other. Enough to come to blows so if violence between the MCs is not your cuppa then consider yourself warned. To be honest it was Huxley's fault. From the second Cole arrived he made sure to tell him exactly what he thought of him and his mum moving in. I have to be fair though. I don't know how welcoming I'd be to the son of the woman who my father had an affair with. On the flip side, Cole was just as blindsided as Huxley was about their parents. It was a big change all around and neither of them seemed to be taking it well.

So how did Huxley and Cole go from outright loathing each other to the sweetness of my opening quote? Trauma. A traumatic event is what it took. People react to trauma in different ways. No one way is the answer. And even though Huxley is the last person on Earth Cole wants to help, he still does it. He sticks by him and in turn he starts to see the man behind the hostility. And low and behold he likes what he sees.

"๐‘ฐ ๐’˜๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ. ๐‘ญ๐’๐’“ ๐’‰๐’Š๐’Ž ๐’•๐’ ๐’”๐’‰๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’ ๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’”๐’†๐’„๐’“๐’†๐’•๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’Œ๐’๐’๐’˜ ๐‘ฐ'๐’… ๐’Œ๐’†๐’†๐’‘ ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’Ž ๐’‰๐’Š๐’…๐’…๐’†๐’. ๐‘จ๐’๐’… ๐’Š๐’ ๐’“๐’†๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’, ๐‘ฐ'๐’… ๐’•๐’“๐’–๐’”๐’• ๐’‰๐’Š๐’Ž ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’†."

It wasn't easy. Falling for your step-brother never is. The falling part is the easiest. It's everyone else that's the hard part. How do you disappoint the people who raised you? It also doesn't help that although Huxley has opened up a bit, he still keeps most of his emotions locked down tight. It was touch and go for a while. I was worried. I didn't need to be. In fact I absolutely loved how it all came together in the end. Like I said at the start, when it comes to enemies to lovers, Becca Steele has never disappointed me.

Rating: 5 Stars


Tatted_book_freak's Review:

OMG!! What an intense step-brothers enemies to lovers read!  Their animosity and hostility towards each other reminded me of why I began reading MM, throwing hands followed with hot and scorching, revenge hate sex…ummmm…yes please!!!  Add in the step-brothers forbidden element and I’m front row seats ready for all the action! 

“๐—™๐˜‚๐˜‚๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ธ. ๐—œ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป’๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—œ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚, ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—œ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚’๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฒ,”

Oh Huxley, all your built up emotions and Cole saw right through it all!  These two were so much fun to read about, just imagining their constant bickering turn into lustful sexual tension was enough for me. But, Becca added in the truthful struggles that come with being together, even though they never asked for their family dynamic. 

Becca never ceases to amaze me with her ability to nail these enemies to lovers novels. Her skills to bring everything together, throughout their struggles, takes a level of expertise that doesn’t come easily. 

Rating: 4.5 Stars

Collided is available to buy as an ebook or to read with Kindle Unlimited subscription.

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