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Terribly Tristan (Bad Boyfriends, Inc.) by [Lisa Henry, Sarah Honey]

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FROM EXCITING AUTHORS OF LGBTQIA ROMANCE LISA HENRY AND SARAH HONEY

Book three in the Bad Boyfriends, Inc. series

When it comes to dating, one and done has always been Tristan's rule—so what happens when once isn't enough?

Leo Fisher is a sensible guy, with a sensible life. He's the picture of respectability, just like his parents raised him to be. But when he inherits a crumbling terrace house in Newtown from his uncle, he also inherits a tenant who turns his world upside down. Tristan is brazen, gorgeous, experienced, and doesn't care what anyone thinks of him. He's everything Leo is not—maybe that's why Leo is drawn to him. Leo has only ever made the right choices—the sensible choices, yet here he is, hooking up with his tenant—who happens to be a rent boy.

Tristan Montague is not a rent boy. Not exactly. He's a Bad Boyfriend. For a modest fee, he'll turn any date into the kind of disaster that will have his client's unsuspecting parents begging them to rethink their life choices. Boyfriending for cash is fun, but for real? No thanks. There are way too many flowers in the garden of life to settle on one single bloom. Tristan flits happily from lover to lover like a glorious gay butterfly, and he doesn't do repeats.

Except when he meets cute, awkward Leo, Tristan finds himself rethinking his ‘no repeats' rule. Tristan's mission to show Leo that he, too, can be a glorious gay butterfly takes an unexpected turn when physical attraction develops into something more, and Tristan realizes he might not want to be a fake boyfriend anymore...he might want to be a real one?

But for Leo to take a stand against his overbearing parents, Tristan's going to have to be a Bad Boyfriend one last time—and it's going to have to be spectacular.

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October 18, 2022
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B59PS15B
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pride Publishing (October 18, 2022)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 18, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2424 KB
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 238 pages

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- #9,661 in Gay Romance
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Lisa Henry
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Lisa likes to tell stories, mostly with hot guys and happily ever afters.
Lisa lives in tropical North Queensland, Australia. She doesn't know why, because she hates the heat, but she suspects she's too lazy to move. She spends half her time slaving away as a government minion, and the other half plotting her escape.
She attended university at sixteen, not because she was a child prodigy or anything, but because of a mix-up between international school systems early in life. She studied History and English, neither of them very thoroughly.
She shares her house with too many cats, a dog, a green tree frog that swims in the toilet, and as many possums as can break in every night. This is not how she imagined life as a grown-up.
Lisa has been published since 2012, and was a LAMBDA finalist for her quirky, awkward coming-of-age romance Adulting 101, and a Rainbow Awards finalist for 2019’s Anhaga.
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Sarah Honey
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Sarah started life in New Zealand. She came to Australia for a working holiday, loved it, and never left. She lives in Western Australia with her partner, two cats, two dogs and a life-size replica TARDIS.
She spends half her time at a day job and the rest of her time reading and writing about clueless men falling in love, with a dash of humour and spice thrown in along the way.
Her proudest achievements include having adult kids who will still be seen with her in public, the ability to make a decent sourdough loaf, and knowing all the words to Bohemian Rhapsody.
She has co-authored both the Bad Boyfriends, Inc and the Adventures in Aguillon series with Lisa Henry. Socially Orcward, the third book in the Aguillon series, was runner up in the Best Asexual Book category in 2021's Rainbow Awards.
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Loved It.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 29, 2022

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First review rejected. I don't have time to write lots of reviews. So, mark2 review: The nice version. Terribly Tristan is lots of fun with awesome characters set in Sydney, Australia. Drama free. Adorable. Loved it. Even though I only have 2 thumbs, I'm giving it 5 thumbs up. *Sweet, smiley face.

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Lisabet Sarai

More fun with the Bad Boyfriends!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 15, 2022

Tristan Montague is gorgeous, and he knows it. He can bed pretty much any gay guy he wants. So why shouldn’t he? Sleek and self-satisfied as a cat, Tristan believes in enjoying life. He sees himself as a beautiful butterfly, flitting from one man to the next, too enchanted with the delicious variety available to consider repeat performances.

He starts to question his dedication to promiscuity, however, when he meets Leo Fisher, the new owner of the dilapidated terrace house he inhabits with his friends Harry and Jack. Serious, sensible and a bit shy, Leo has inherited the house as well as the Pleasure Palace sex shop from his elderly, flamboyantly gay great-uncle Jimmy. Leo is seriously hot as well as adorably awkward. In addition to an intense (and mutual) physical attraction, Tristan discovers he has all sorts of unaccustomed feelings for Leo. But Leo’s aggressively respectable, upwardly mobile family, who barely acknowledge their son is gay, will never accept a boyfriend as fabulously unconventional as Tristan.

Tristan took over the Bad Boyfriend business when Harry “retired” to be with Jack. It’s just a lark and a bit of ready cash, until he has to use his skills to show Leo’s parents that they can’t dictate their son’s life or stand in the way of his freedom.

Terribly Tristan is another rollicking installment in Lisa Henry’s and Sarah Honey’s delightful Bad Boyfriends, Inc. series. Like the previous books, it’s lively and funny, dramatic and heart-warming. The dialogue is sharp, the characters vividly drawn and the comic situations skillfully realized. I’m impressed at the authors’ ability to spin out this premise into yet another entertaining volume.

Possibly my favorite aspect of this novel was its depiction of the genuine, generous gay sub-culture to which Uncle Jimmy belonged and of which Leo becomes a part. Along with the outrageous drag queen Miss O’Jenny, Jimmy was a pioneer for gay rights, and throughout his life he devoted some of his apparently considerable income to supporting LGBTQ+ youth. The warmth of Jimmy’s friends forms a strong contrast to the rigid, judgmental homophobia of Leo’s family.

The climactic scene, in which Tristan and Leo join the Fisher parents at a charity/political dinner in a swank yacht club, is a tour de force of plot twists. Every page offers another reveal. It’s a bit unbelievable, but it’s so much fun that I was more than willing to go along for the ride.

(That’s all I will say. It would be a shame to spoil the surprises!)

Terribly Tristan is yet another unparalleled success, an intelligent, well-crafted MM romance that will leave you feeling good all over.

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For m/m readers who enjoy rom-coms

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 19, 2022

Having a side job as a bad date to pay for "pocket money" whilst at Uni is a fabulous idea and I only wish I could have done it. If this is a real job some entrepreneurial college kid makes happen, then I am quite impressed. Going into this story, I figured I would enjoy it. There are ups and downs and I am not sure I fully liked everything that happened here, but it was a wild and fun ride.

Tristian is a confident college student enjoying life and living with two roommates. He is bigger than life and he is comfortable in his skin. I like him because he is a nice guy even if he puts his foot in his mouth one too many times. He is definitely not perfect as he makes questionable decisions that fortunately do not backfire on him. Which makes him perfect for Leo. Leo is a darling guy who lives in his parents' shadow. He tries to stay under the radar to ensure he comes across as the "right kind of gay". Just seeing this phrase makes my skin crawl. It isn't that his parents are bad. They are set in their ways and do not want what they cannot accept to be flaunted in their face.

This one point is probably the only reason why I did not rate the book 5 stars. Whilst I empathize entirely with Leo's feelings, his parents were never bad to him. Were they accepting? Not really, but they were never malicious. I don't like how his parents view those who are "not normal" but that doesn't mean they need to be humiliated and put on the spot. Because that isn't going to make them an ally. That is only going to push them harder away from those who live life loud. And for this, I'm sad.

I found Tristian's parents to be fantastic. They are supportive and it shows in Tristian's behaviours. So Tristian's insensitivity towards those who are different in an uptight way comes across as hypocritical. It still does make for a dramatic read that made me torn between laughing out loud or cringing. I would say in my 20s and 30s, I probably would have only seen Tristian's point of view. In my late 40s, my viewpoints have differed as I have interacted with more and more people who want to avoid the loud and proud groups. When they find that I'm not as "normal" as they expected it is usually too late because they already kind of understand me. And this is how I change their perspective. *Steps off soapbox*

The romance in this story is deliciously sweet. The sex is lovely and fun as Leo expands his horizons. The sex-positive message in this story warms my heart. This contemporary romance is recommended to m/m readers who enjoy rom-coms.

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4.25 stars- Fun, bright romance

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 17, 2022

The Bad Boyfriends, Inc. series has been fun to read, and Terribly Tristan lived up to that expectation. I was also happy this book featured some of the outlandish behavior and humor that hooked me with the first book. While each book features a new couple, I think the storyline and character overlap make these best read in order.

If you read the other books in the series, you know Tristan is a lot to process, even as a secondary character. That big ego, playful c'est la vie attitude continues in Terribly Tristan, so I loved it when he matches with a reserved man who is a people pleaser by nature. The romance between Tristan and Leo happens fairly quickly, but I really enjoyed the fun, misunderstandings, and revelations. I also really liked seeing Leo come out of his shell throughout the book.

If you enjoy some kooky behavior and scenarios and appreciate a good laugh, I'd recommend Terribly Tristan and the entire Bad Boyfriends, Inc. series.

*** Copy provided to Bayou Book Junkie for my reading pleasure. A review wasn't a requirement. ***

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This book was a lot of fun.

Reviewed in Italy 🇮🇹 on October 22, 2022

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This book was a lot of fun. I laughed a lot in reading it, Leo mistaken Tristan for a rent boy caused a lot of hilarious scenes. But I also appreciated to learn about the 1978 Mardi Gras gay protest march and all the fights the LGBTQ+ community had to endure to be accepted.

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