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Sunday Brothers #3.5
Bone to Pick
Never fall for your professor�
Especially when that professor is Theo Hancock, the man who failed you in your final semester, causing you to have to repeat a class in your millionth year of college when you’re already twenty-freaking-six years old�
Especially when the professor is the most stunning, eye-popping piece of perfection who ever walked on campus. So brilliant, his voice alone changed the course of your life. So gorgeous, students affectionately call him Dr. Hotco� Well, you get the idea.
And especially don’t fall for him so hard you show up at his house after midnight fueled with tequila and armed with a sense of justice, a frantic-mad sonnet, and a bone to pick with your professor.
Because you might just end up snowed in with him, his tiny cabin might just have one bed, and fate might have a new future in store for both of you.
Especially when that professor is Theo Hancock, the man who failed you in your final semester, causing you to have to repeat a class in your millionth year of college when you’re already twenty-freaking-six years old�
Especially when the professor is the most stunning, eye-popping piece of perfection who ever walked on campus. So brilliant, his voice alone changed the course of your life. So gorgeous, students affectionately call him Dr. Hotco� Well, you get the idea.
And especially don’t fall for him so hard you show up at his house after midnight fueled with tequila and armed with a sense of justice, a frantic-mad sonnet, and a bone to pick with your professor.
Because you might just end up snowed in with him, his tiny cabin might just have one bed, and fate might have a new future in store for both of you.
131 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 17, 2023
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May 11, 2024
Bone to Pick is book #3.5 in the Sunday Brothers series by May Archer. I have adored this series since the first book. My love for the Sunday siblings has no end! I have no idea how this fun novella got by me when it was released a few months ago. Thankfully, I found it and now I can add Porter Sunday to the list of the Sunday’s I love so much.
Porter Sunday is twenty six years old. He feels like he’s been in college all his life. But now, it is going to have to be one more semester because a certain English professor failed him in his class. So after a lot of tequila shots, Porter and his friends decide it’s a good idea to go out to the cabin where his professor lives and recite an angry sonnet to let him know how he feels. But then his friends leave him there, and a freak blizzard traps the two of them together in the tiny cabin, with only one bed! Well, you can probably figure the rest of it out!!
Dr. Theodore “Theo� Hancock is a professor of English at Hannabury College. He is thirty four years old and is living in a small cabin his grandfather built that Theo inherited after his grandfather’s death. Theo has been secretly fighting his attraction to Porter Sunday all semester. And now he is on his doorstop, drunk, wanting to recite a sonnet! This is not good. He can’t stay. Because Theo’s resistance is only so strong.
These two had already had a huge impact on each other’s lives before this fateful weekend. You can always count on a freak blizzard to bring out the truth. And it was the events of this weekend that showed Porter what his future could look like if he wanted it. And want it he did, with Theo at his side. And he would do whatever it took to make that happen.
This was so amazing. How could it not be with the Sundays involved! And now we have something new to look forward to. We’ll get to see the Sunday clan again in a brand new series coming soon called Copper County. The first book will be called The Pretenders of Copper County. I can’t wait!
For more about this book and so many others, come and visit me at Carol's Crazy Bookish World.
Porter Sunday is twenty six years old. He feels like he’s been in college all his life. But now, it is going to have to be one more semester because a certain English professor failed him in his class. So after a lot of tequila shots, Porter and his friends decide it’s a good idea to go out to the cabin where his professor lives and recite an angry sonnet to let him know how he feels. But then his friends leave him there, and a freak blizzard traps the two of them together in the tiny cabin, with only one bed! Well, you can probably figure the rest of it out!!
Dr. Theodore “Theo� Hancock is a professor of English at Hannabury College. He is thirty four years old and is living in a small cabin his grandfather built that Theo inherited after his grandfather’s death. Theo has been secretly fighting his attraction to Porter Sunday all semester. And now he is on his doorstop, drunk, wanting to recite a sonnet! This is not good. He can’t stay. Because Theo’s resistance is only so strong.
These two had already had a huge impact on each other’s lives before this fateful weekend. You can always count on a freak blizzard to bring out the truth. And it was the events of this weekend that showed Porter what his future could look like if he wanted it. And want it he did, with Theo at his side. And he would do whatever it took to make that happen.
This was so amazing. How could it not be with the Sundays involved! And now we have something new to look forward to. We’ll get to see the Sunday clan again in a brand new series coming soon called Copper County. The first book will be called The Pretenders of Copper County. I can’t wait!
For more about this book and so many others, come and visit me at Carol's Crazy Bookish World.
November 3, 2024
BOOO! Porter deserved a whole book, not just a perfect piece of wonderful novella.
God, I love the Sundays💘💘 I dare you to find a better fictional family. You can't.
PS. the cover is so bad and is NOT how Porter looks in my head!
November 6, 2023
What made this novella work:
~ Grumpy English professor (aka Dr. Hot Cock) + disgruntled former student
~ Tequila-fueled sonnets
~ Forced proximity and, you guessed it, only one bed
~ Cozy cabin in the middle of a snowstorm
~ Uptight professor losing his cool because ...
~ Naked Porter Sunday
Prepare for Insta Love at its finest. The MCs spend but three days together before going all in, but the flip side of hate isn't indifference; it's love.
~ Grumpy English professor (aka Dr. Hot Cock) + disgruntled former student
~ Tequila-fueled sonnets
~ Forced proximity and, you guessed it, only one bed
~ Cozy cabin in the middle of a snowstorm
~ Uptight professor losing his cool because ...
~ Naked Porter Sunday
Prepare for Insta Love at its finest. The MCs spend but three days together before going all in, but the flip side of hate isn't indifference; it's love.
December 21, 2023
What a fun novella this was and a great entry for the Sunday Brothers series.
I loved seeing Porter and Theo fighting their attraction and snarking at each other about English and non-creative fiction.
I'd very much like a little wooden cabin filled with books and a wood burner to get trapped in by a tree fall and loads of snow too!
This still manages to pack a lot of story into fewer pages than the full-length stories and still gives you plenty of humour, sexy times and a lovely Epilogue.
I loved seeing Porter and Theo fighting their attraction and snarking at each other about English and non-creative fiction.
I'd very much like a little wooden cabin filled with books and a wood burner to get trapped in by a tree fall and loads of snow too!
This still manages to pack a lot of story into fewer pages than the full-length stories and still gives you plenty of humour, sexy times and a lovely Epilogue.
March 21, 2025
Very cute, way too short but still a full story. I liked this a lot more than expected when I read the blurb. Porter is fun, but also has a lot more depth than I expected from him in seeing him in the previous books.
And Theo is his perfect counterpart.
Both the backstories and their dynamic could have used so much more to make it a full length book. It was a great read though. And deserves 5 stars.
Will reread and definitely recommend
And Theo is his perfect counterpart.
Both the backstories and their dynamic could have used so much more to make it a full length book. It was a great read though. And deserves 5 stars.
Will reread and definitely recommend
December 29, 2023
⭐︎
4.5 Stars Rounded Up
⭐︎
Porter Sunday finally gets his time to shine, as he's been mostly absent from this series until now.
Does this do the teacher/student trope in the least interesting, least taboo way possible? Yes. So much so that it isn't really teacher/student at all. Porter is 26, full on adult. Theo is 34, not that much older. Nothing actually happens when he's Theo's student. Even though they have sex holed up in the cabin, they stay away from each other for a further 7 weeks before Porter graduates because ~ethics and all.
But, did I end up caring all that much once we got these two interacting? Nah, not really.
Because I enjoyed Porter and Theo Hancock aka Dr. Hot-Cock so much. Their chemistry was just so on point and perfect. While their sex scene wasn't quite as detailed as I would have liked, what we did get was so good and I loved it.
This was also incredibly well paced for about 90% of this. The build up of their relationship was just done so well. The foundation for them to fall in love was just so good.
I really loved this novella - which, honestly should have been full length. Like show us their pining era when Porter was his student instead of just telling us? It would have been delicious! - and my only real reason for giving it .5 stars off is because I felt the "I love you" stage came too fast.
Which, again, is why this should have been full length. We got such a great start between these two, but they only truly started to get to know each other during their weekend trapped in the cabin. There was attraction before, sure, but they didn't truly know each other until the cabin.
Then aside from seeing each other here or there during the 7 weeks left of the semester, they stay away from each other. So when Porter is finally finished with school, the next day they get together - in yes, a really sweet and romantic and wonderful way - but something along the lines of "i'm falling for you" is said.
After only about 3 days of really knowing each other, it was a tad rushed. At least the more firm "I love you" came later, but still. It got intense fast, and I think more time of them interacting/being together should have happened before any "falling in love/I love you" talk happened.
But anyway, it wasn't too big a deal and this was still, overall, such an enjoyable read and I loved it.
I can't remember if we have any more Sunday brothers left, but if we do, I can't wait for that story! And if not, I just can't wait to see what new town and bunch of great men looking for love May Archer graces us with next.
Onto the next! 😍
My ratings for the Sunday Brothers Series:
🔆 : 5 stars (my review)
🔆 : 5 stars (my review)
🔆 : 4.5 stars (my review)
🔆 : 5 Stars (my review)
🔆 Bone To Pick: 4.5 stars
Porter Sunday finally gets his time to shine, as he's been mostly absent from this series until now.
Does this do the teacher/student trope in the least interesting, least taboo way possible? Yes. So much so that it isn't really teacher/student at all. Porter is 26, full on adult. Theo is 34, not that much older. Nothing actually happens when he's Theo's student. Even though they have sex holed up in the cabin, they stay away from each other for a further 7 weeks before Porter graduates because ~ethics and all.
But, did I end up caring all that much once we got these two interacting? Nah, not really.
Because I enjoyed Porter and Theo Hancock aka Dr. Hot-Cock so much. Their chemistry was just so on point and perfect. While their sex scene wasn't quite as detailed as I would have liked, what we did get was so good and I loved it.
This was also incredibly well paced for about 90% of this. The build up of their relationship was just done so well. The foundation for them to fall in love was just so good.
I really loved this novella - which, honestly should have been full length. Like show us their pining era when Porter was his student instead of just telling us? It would have been delicious! - and my only real reason for giving it .5 stars off is because I felt the "I love you" stage came too fast.
Which, again, is why this should have been full length. We got such a great start between these two, but they only truly started to get to know each other during their weekend trapped in the cabin. There was attraction before, sure, but they didn't truly know each other until the cabin.
Then aside from seeing each other here or there during the 7 weeks left of the semester, they stay away from each other. So when Porter is finally finished with school, the next day they get together - in yes, a really sweet and romantic and wonderful way - but something along the lines of "i'm falling for you" is said.
After only about 3 days of really knowing each other, it was a tad rushed. At least the more firm "I love you" came later, but still. It got intense fast, and I think more time of them interacting/being together should have happened before any "falling in love/I love you" talk happened.
But anyway, it wasn't too big a deal and this was still, overall, such an enjoyable read and I loved it.
I can't remember if we have any more Sunday brothers left, but if we do, I can't wait for that story! And if not, I just can't wait to see what new town and bunch of great men looking for love May Archer graces us with next.
Onto the next! 😍
My ratings for the Sunday Brothers Series:
🔆 : 5 stars (my review)
🔆 : 5 stars (my review)
🔆 : 4.5 stars (my review)
🔆 : 5 Stars (my review)
🔆 Bone To Pick: 4.5 stars
December 5, 2023
This was a riot!
I had such a fun time with Porter and Theo.
They were a perfectly suited imperfect pair.
Hot professor + sexy ex-student + snowstorm + ONE bed = a good ol' time.
And saucy sonnets will be remembered!!
I had such a fun time with Porter and Theo.
They were a perfectly suited imperfect pair.
Hot professor + sexy ex-student + snowstorm + ONE bed = a good ol' time.
And saucy sonnets will be remembered!!
January 14, 2024
"Theo Hancock was fire, and I craved heat enough to enjoy the burn."
I loved this little novella set in the Sunday Brothers' universe. Yes Porter is technically a Sunday brother, but his story takes place at his college, not Lil Pippin Hollow. I was excited to get his story ever since reading Hawk's book and that little teaser Hawk threw out during his temper tantrum about all his brothers getting some. Who doesn't like the student/professor trope?
I couldn't get enough of Theo's grumpiness. But he was also kind and ended up being super sweet by the end. He and Porter may have had an unconventional start to their romance, followed by a bit of a wait, but they held out and got everything they could have wanted in the end. And that's what I'd call a hell of an HEA.
I loved this little novella set in the Sunday Brothers' universe. Yes Porter is technically a Sunday brother, but his story takes place at his college, not Lil Pippin Hollow. I was excited to get his story ever since reading Hawk's book and that little teaser Hawk threw out during his temper tantrum about all his brothers getting some. Who doesn't like the student/professor trope?
I couldn't get enough of Theo's grumpiness. But he was also kind and ended up being super sweet by the end. He and Porter may have had an unconventional start to their romance, followed by a bit of a wait, but they held out and got everything they could have wanted in the end. And that's what I'd call a hell of an HEA.
November 12, 2023
3.5 stars. Great filler book.
December 31, 2023
I'm kind of sad because I loved the other books so much, but I had a hard time liking Porter and Theo, so this book ended up being just fine, but not as amazing as the previous books.
April 6, 2024
VERY mid. The sonnets were nice, seeing the other characters was so nostalgic. I still love Knox and Cage’s interactions.
October 17, 2023
Steamy, hilarious and heartwarming
I loved, loved Theo and Porter’s enemies to lovers, forced proximity, only one bed novella. After drinking copious amounts of tequila, Porter Sunday decides it would be a good idea to recite rage poetry at Professor Theo Hancock’s house after he failed his class. Theo wakes up in his one room remote cabin to a drunk Porter on his lawn. Thus begins the HEA for Theo and Porter assisted by an inpatient Lyft driver, an unexpected blizzard and a fallen tree that conspire to force them into days of close quarters. Despite being short, the story was well written and included witty dialogue, big feels, three dimensional characters and an engaging storyline. As an added bonus, Porter is one of the Sunday brothers from the Sunday Brothers series. I love Little Pippin Hollow.
I loved, loved Theo and Porter’s enemies to lovers, forced proximity, only one bed novella. After drinking copious amounts of tequila, Porter Sunday decides it would be a good idea to recite rage poetry at Professor Theo Hancock’s house after he failed his class. Theo wakes up in his one room remote cabin to a drunk Porter on his lawn. Thus begins the HEA for Theo and Porter assisted by an inpatient Lyft driver, an unexpected blizzard and a fallen tree that conspire to force them into days of close quarters. Despite being short, the story was well written and included witty dialogue, big feels, three dimensional characters and an engaging storyline. As an added bonus, Porter is one of the Sunday brothers from the Sunday Brothers series. I love Little Pippin Hollow.
October 18, 2023
Cute story about Porter Sunday. I didn’t really like Theo until more than halfway through the story. He was so abrasive and smug. As an educator myself, I struggled with this idea that he failed him and never made a true effort for him to improve or even understand why he was failing. However, by the end, I did like him more. If Porter forgave him, guess I should too 😂
March 29, 2025
Giorgia Nancy - per RFS
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Bentornate fenici, per voi oggi ho la recensione della novella Scelgo te, della fantastica May Archer, autrice di romanzi M/M, che rappresentano per la sottoscritta una vera novità, non essendomi mai cimentata nella loro lettura. Sono rimasta piacevolmente stupita dalla bravura della Archer nel descrivere alla perfezione la tensione e le emozioni provate dai protagonisti. Gli ambienti sono ben strutturati nella loro semplicità, capaci di trasportare il lettore nel freddo autunno del Vermont. I personaggi sono autentici e imperfetti, pieni di contraddizioni e sfaccettature. Il “rancore� di Porter e “l’indifferenza� di Hancock accompagneranno il lettore in questo viaggio breve e intrigante .
Un conto in sospeso con il destino, ecco cosa spinge Porter Sunday a presentarsi a casa del professor Theo “Bel culo� Hancock alle due del mattino dopo un bicchiere, o due, di troppo di tequila. Non tutto andrà come previsto, sovvertendo completamente le aspettative di entrambi.
Colui che gli ha rovinato la carriera universitaria meritava una lezione.
“Ricordare le ingiustizie che avevo subito la scorsa primavera mi fece divampare un fuoco nelle viscere� o forse era solo la tequila.�
Colui il quale non avrebbe dovuto sortire effetti provocava squilibri interiori con la sola presenza.
“Strizzai gli occhi contro la luce accecante della cucina, un’autopunizione per aver osato sbirciare.�
La narrazione scorre impetuosa, le situazioni sono in continuo divenire, un breve racconto ben scritto, divertente e spicy, adatto a una serata da passare in casa a causa di condizioni meteorologiche avverse.
L’unica pecca che ho riscontrato è dovuta alla brevità della novella stessa che non ha permesso un maggior approfondimento dei turbamenti e dei cambiamenti intercorsi tra i due protagonisti. Con la convinzione che sia possibile incontrare un Porter Sunday ubriaco che intona un sonetto di Shakespeare o un Theo “bel culo� Hancock accigliato e “indifferente�.
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Bentornate fenici, per voi oggi ho la recensione della novella Scelgo te, della fantastica May Archer, autrice di romanzi M/M, che rappresentano per la sottoscritta una vera novità, non essendomi mai cimentata nella loro lettura. Sono rimasta piacevolmente stupita dalla bravura della Archer nel descrivere alla perfezione la tensione e le emozioni provate dai protagonisti. Gli ambienti sono ben strutturati nella loro semplicità, capaci di trasportare il lettore nel freddo autunno del Vermont. I personaggi sono autentici e imperfetti, pieni di contraddizioni e sfaccettature. Il “rancore� di Porter e “l’indifferenza� di Hancock accompagneranno il lettore in questo viaggio breve e intrigante .
Un conto in sospeso con il destino, ecco cosa spinge Porter Sunday a presentarsi a casa del professor Theo “Bel culo� Hancock alle due del mattino dopo un bicchiere, o due, di troppo di tequila. Non tutto andrà come previsto, sovvertendo completamente le aspettative di entrambi.
Colui che gli ha rovinato la carriera universitaria meritava una lezione.
“Ricordare le ingiustizie che avevo subito la scorsa primavera mi fece divampare un fuoco nelle viscere� o forse era solo la tequila.�
Colui il quale non avrebbe dovuto sortire effetti provocava squilibri interiori con la sola presenza.
“Strizzai gli occhi contro la luce accecante della cucina, un’autopunizione per aver osato sbirciare.�
La narrazione scorre impetuosa, le situazioni sono in continuo divenire, un breve racconto ben scritto, divertente e spicy, adatto a una serata da passare in casa a causa di condizioni meteorologiche avverse.
L’unica pecca che ho riscontrato è dovuta alla brevità della novella stessa che non ha permesso un maggior approfondimento dei turbamenti e dei cambiamenti intercorsi tra i due protagonisti. Con la convinzione che sia possibile incontrare un Porter Sunday ubriaco che intona un sonetto di Shakespeare o un Theo “bel culo� Hancock accigliato e “indifferente�.
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November 10, 2023Audio: 4 stars, I enjoy Michael Dean, I know many people don't haha
Book:: no rating...
I zoned out on this short novella after being only 30% in... it was good background noise, but I forgot where in the Sunday brother line up Porter was... so I didn't feel the connection with him or with Theo... so to me this passed the time, but at the moment I remember nothing besides a tree falling down and they are trapped at Theo's lol, after that it's all a blur.
Book:: no rating...
I zoned out on this short novella after being only 30% in... it was good background noise, but I forgot where in the Sunday brother line up Porter was... so I didn't feel the connection with him or with Theo... so to me this passed the time, but at the moment I remember nothing besides a tree falling down and they are trapped at Theo's lol, after that it's all a blur.
November 15, 2023
Age gap between college student and professor though not actively teacher/student.
Minor love/hate feelings to start out.
Porter Sunday gets his HEA, finally!
Enjoyable shorter story, under 200 pages.
Minor cameos from previous characters.
Minor love/hate feelings to start out.
Porter Sunday gets his HEA, finally!
Enjoyable shorter story, under 200 pages.
Minor cameos from previous characters.
November 29, 2023
Bring on the tropes! Some of my favorite ones! From A, attraction(and antagonism) to Z,😴, as in they do sleep together, but very little sleep is had! I love a snowed in cabin story and this was so very well done and enjoyable.
A satisfying read.
A satisfying read.
November 11, 2023
Nice but short.
March 7, 2025
Tre stelline e mezzo.
April 16, 2024
The Sunday Brothers Series is a fun and humorous read, and this short Novella to round our the final Sunday Brother was a welcome addition to the series. If you looking from a slightly taboo student/professor story, complete with drunken shenanigans, horrible sonnet renditions and weekend of getting snowed in, then this book is for you.
It's a quick read, with a nice HEA. Plus, getting to see (even briefly) the rest of the Sunday Brothers and their husbands, is always welcome.
It's a quick read, with a nice HEA. Plus, getting to see (even briefly) the rest of the Sunday Brothers and their husbands, is always welcome.
November 22, 2024
Bone To Pick was the perfect read to kick off the holiday reading season with! It’s got all the Gilmore Girls meets Hallmark Christmas movie vibes you could ever want. I loved that Porter thought they were in an enemies-to-lovers romance and Theo thought they were in a forbidden romance. The mutual pining was astronomical and I loved that they got stuck together in Theo’s one bedroom cabin during a blizzard. It just let all the feelings come to the surface! Bone to Pick was so much fun and is getting four out of five stars.
October 2, 2024
If you listen to audiobooks, please listen to this whole series because the narrator is just fantastic!
December 23, 2024
I will never not love a Sunday Brothers romance.
February 23, 2024
I probably would have rated this 3 stars if it wasn’t for how much it made me laugh. Especially the first few chapters. Grumpy professor perfection.
December 29, 2023
Porter Sunday is a six year senior at his university. He's got a grudge against Dr Hotco--... Dr Hancock for failing him in Creative Nonfiction last semester, and delaying his graduation. He's also got a huge crush on the Professor. One night, he's out with friends and they're drinking and comparing notes and in their inebriated state they agree Porter needs to show up at the professor's house and read him the totally bitchin' hate sonnet they've just composed.
Theo Hancock is has a lot of patience with the adorable student, but he's not infinitely so. Last semester he gave Porter dozens of suggestions to come talk to him about the class, but Porter just didn't do it. (Porter is so attracted to Theo he wouldn't be alone in a room with him in case he'd do something inappropriate.) Then one night Theo is awakened at 2:30 in the morning by drunk-off-his-ass Porter yelling about hate sonnets from his front lawn, before the student passes out.
So Theo brings Porter in, gets him warm, and is about to drive him home, when a massive snowstorm traps them in his one room cabin for the long weekend.
Will they kill each other or will they fuck their way through their problems?
Well, this is May Archer's Sunday Brother's series so we know what they wind up doing. ;-)
This wasn't awful, but I found parts of it very middle of the road. If this had a been a full length novel, I'm not sure the story would have held up. As an English Lit nerd, I LOVED the literature references within.I liked that Theo was doing the appropriate thing about not dating a student, even one about to graduate. I thought Porter was a little immature (he's 26, Theo is 34.) His educational program, his lack of direction just seems a mess. Maybe Theo's calmer head will be a good guide for him.
Three stars.
Theo Hancock is has a lot of patience with the adorable student, but he's not infinitely so. Last semester he gave Porter dozens of suggestions to come talk to him about the class, but Porter just didn't do it. (Porter is so attracted to Theo he wouldn't be alone in a room with him in case he'd do something inappropriate.) Then one night Theo is awakened at 2:30 in the morning by drunk-off-his-ass Porter yelling about hate sonnets from his front lawn, before the student passes out.
So Theo brings Porter in, gets him warm, and is about to drive him home, when a massive snowstorm traps them in his one room cabin for the long weekend.
Will they kill each other or will they fuck their way through their problems?
Well, this is May Archer's Sunday Brother's series so we know what they wind up doing. ;-)
This wasn't awful, but I found parts of it very middle of the road. If this had a been a full length novel, I'm not sure the story would have held up. As an English Lit nerd, I LOVED the literature references within.I liked that Theo was doing the appropriate thing about not dating a student, even one about to graduate. I thought Porter was a little immature (he's 26, Theo is 34.) His educational program, his lack of direction just seems a mess. Maybe Theo's calmer head will be a good guide for him.
Three stars.
November 22, 2023
The best that I can see is that this one was made as a novella because none of it happens at the Sunday Orchard. Yes, it does follow a Sunday brother but....Gasp.....isn't going to move back home! Porter is bound and determined to find a life away from his small town, not because he doesn't love the town he grew up in or small towns in general, but to give back. And this move away seems to have made it more of a side story, even though this is still about a Sunday.
It was clear from the last book that Porter was having problems at school, and it becomes clear that it is about grades, but grades from one professor in particular. Theo is the only professor who not only didn't like his work but seemed to personally not like him, which is awkward because Porter is both angry about the failing grade and utterly attracted and turned on by the professor. This angry attraction leads to some poor drunken decisions and a snowed in encounter that finally lets everything out in the best of ways.
This was a really enjoyable book even with the shorter length. Seeing each point of view, about the class, about English, about their attraction, was full of complimentary points and contrasting points but it all revealed so much and worked so well together. These two are fun even when they are trying to contradict each other, and even more fun when they work together. The fears about family and acceptance all were revealed in time and the push to make something in the world was understandable and well worked with. It was a really great read with it's central focus around these two characters but building up to where it all fits in this Sunday world.
It was clear from the last book that Porter was having problems at school, and it becomes clear that it is about grades, but grades from one professor in particular. Theo is the only professor who not only didn't like his work but seemed to personally not like him, which is awkward because Porter is both angry about the failing grade and utterly attracted and turned on by the professor. This angry attraction leads to some poor drunken decisions and a snowed in encounter that finally lets everything out in the best of ways.
This was a really enjoyable book even with the shorter length. Seeing each point of view, about the class, about English, about their attraction, was full of complimentary points and contrasting points but it all revealed so much and worked so well together. These two are fun even when they are trying to contradict each other, and even more fun when they work together. The fears about family and acceptance all were revealed in time and the push to make something in the world was understandable and well worked with. It was a really great read with it's central focus around these two characters but building up to where it all fits in this Sunday world.
June 10, 2024
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Who needs to finish the series you're reading when you can read May Archer's latest edition to her Sunday Brothers series "Bone To Pick"?
["Never fall for your professor�
Especially when that professor is Theo Hancock, the man who failed you in your final semester, causing you to have to repeat a class in your millionth year of college when you’re already twenty-freaking-six years old�
Especially when the professor is the most stunning, eye-popping piece of perfection who ever walked on campus. So brilliant, his voice alone changed the course of your life. So gorgeous, students affectionately call him Dr. Hotco� Well, you get the idea.
And especially don’t fall for him so hard you show up at his house after midnight fueled with tequila and armed with a sense of justice, a frantic-mad sonnet, and a bone to pick with your professor.
Because you might just end up snowed in with him, his tiny cabin might just have one bed, and fate might have a new future in store for both of you."]
I fall more in love with the Sunday brothers the more time we spend with them. They were adorable and stubborn and passionate and one-of-a-kind. They all deserve their happily ever afters, their nosy townspeople, and the crazy-as-fuck antics along the way.
Especially Porter.
With Theo.
Just saying.
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Who needs to finish the series you're reading when you can read May Archer's latest edition to her Sunday Brothers series "Bone To Pick"?
["Never fall for your professor�
Especially when that professor is Theo Hancock, the man who failed you in your final semester, causing you to have to repeat a class in your millionth year of college when you’re already twenty-freaking-six years old�
Especially when the professor is the most stunning, eye-popping piece of perfection who ever walked on campus. So brilliant, his voice alone changed the course of your life. So gorgeous, students affectionately call him Dr. Hotco� Well, you get the idea.
And especially don’t fall for him so hard you show up at his house after midnight fueled with tequila and armed with a sense of justice, a frantic-mad sonnet, and a bone to pick with your professor.
Because you might just end up snowed in with him, his tiny cabin might just have one bed, and fate might have a new future in store for both of you."]
I fall more in love with the Sunday brothers the more time we spend with them. They were adorable and stubborn and passionate and one-of-a-kind. They all deserve their happily ever afters, their nosy townspeople, and the crazy-as-fuck antics along the way.
Especially Porter.
With Theo.
Just saying.
#pickme #pickone #handpicked #cherrypicked #bonetopick #sundaybrothers #sundaybrothersseries #loveinoleary #loveinolearyseries #whisperingkey #whisperingkeyseries #mayarcher #books #queerbooks #queererotica #bodicerippers #bookstagram #bookphotography #ilovebooks
March 17, 2025
✔️ٳٴ!
Questo è il quinto libro della serie e si conferma come un'aggiunta emozionante e coinvolgente a questa saga familiare ricca di passione, intrighi e romanticismo. Archer riesce a catturare l'attenzione del lettore fin dalle prime pagine, con una scrittura fluida e personaggi ben costruiti che ti fanno sentire parte della loro storia.
La trama ruota attorno a Porter Sunday e Theo Hancock, nonostante le loro differenze e i conflitti passati, scoprono un legame profondo e inaspettato. Come negli altri libri della serie, l'autrice esplora temi come la famiglia, la lealtà, il perdono e l'amore in tutte le sue forme. La chimica tra i protagonisti è palpabile, e i momenti di tensione si alternano a scene dolci e divertenti, creando un perfetto equilibrio tra emozione e leggerezza.
Uno degli aspetti più apprezzabili di questo libro è la profondità dei personaggi. May Archer non si limita a raccontare una storia d'amore, ma approfondisce le motivazioni, le paure e i desideri dei suoi protagonisti, rendendoli autentici e facendoci empatizzare con loro. Inoltre, la presenza dei fratelli Sunday e dei personaggi già conosciuti nelle precedenti puntate della serie aggiunge un senso di continuità e familiarità che ho apprezzato sicuramente.
In conclusione, Scelgo te è un romanzo che conquista, perfetto per chi ama le storie d'amore con un tocco di dramma e un'ambientazione familiare accogliente. May Archer conferma ancora una volta il suo talento nel creare storie indimenticabili, lasciando il lettore con il desiderio di immergersi immediatamente nel prossimo volume della serie.
Per me è un bel ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Questo è il quinto libro della serie e si conferma come un'aggiunta emozionante e coinvolgente a questa saga familiare ricca di passione, intrighi e romanticismo. Archer riesce a catturare l'attenzione del lettore fin dalle prime pagine, con una scrittura fluida e personaggi ben costruiti che ti fanno sentire parte della loro storia.
La trama ruota attorno a Porter Sunday e Theo Hancock, nonostante le loro differenze e i conflitti passati, scoprono un legame profondo e inaspettato. Come negli altri libri della serie, l'autrice esplora temi come la famiglia, la lealtà, il perdono e l'amore in tutte le sue forme. La chimica tra i protagonisti è palpabile, e i momenti di tensione si alternano a scene dolci e divertenti, creando un perfetto equilibrio tra emozione e leggerezza.
Uno degli aspetti più apprezzabili di questo libro è la profondità dei personaggi. May Archer non si limita a raccontare una storia d'amore, ma approfondisce le motivazioni, le paure e i desideri dei suoi protagonisti, rendendoli autentici e facendoci empatizzare con loro. Inoltre, la presenza dei fratelli Sunday e dei personaggi già conosciuti nelle precedenti puntate della serie aggiunge un senso di continuità e familiarità che ho apprezzato sicuramente.
In conclusione, Scelgo te è un romanzo che conquista, perfetto per chi ama le storie d'amore con un tocco di dramma e un'ambientazione familiare accogliente. May Archer conferma ancora una volta il suo talento nel creare storie indimenticabili, lasciando il lettore con il desiderio di immergersi immediatamente nel prossimo volume della serie.
Per me è un bel ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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January 12, 2024
Funny, romantic, and hate sonnets
This is a wonderful story. There are too many tequila shots, drunken hate sonnets, and absolutely wonderful chemistry between Professor Hancock (AKA Hot-Cock) and his former student, Porter Sunday.
There are several great things going on in this story, not the least of which is actual valid English criticism and advice on good writing. There are some laugh and snort out loud moments, and the banter-level in a few places is Wimbledon worthy.
The poetry chosen to counterpoint the story is spot-on and well integrated into the story. And, yes, I did go and look up several of the Shakespeare sonnets referenced.
The overarching theme is to find your passion. I highly recommend this story by May Archer.
Oh, and sonnet 27 is as follows:
Weary with toil, I haste me to my bed,
The dear repose for limbs with travel tired;
But then begins a journey in my head,
To work my mind, when body’s work’s expired:
For then my thoughts, from far where I abide,
Intend a zealous pilgrimage to thee,
And keep my drooping eyelids open wide,
Looking on darkness which the blind do see:
Save that my soul’s imaginary sight
Presents thy shadow to my sightless view,
Which, like a jewel hung in ghastly night,
Makes black night beauteous and her old face new.
Lo! Thus, by day my limbs, by night my mind,
For thee and for myself no quiet find
This is a wonderful story. There are too many tequila shots, drunken hate sonnets, and absolutely wonderful chemistry between Professor Hancock (AKA Hot-Cock) and his former student, Porter Sunday.
There are several great things going on in this story, not the least of which is actual valid English criticism and advice on good writing. There are some laugh and snort out loud moments, and the banter-level in a few places is Wimbledon worthy.
The poetry chosen to counterpoint the story is spot-on and well integrated into the story. And, yes, I did go and look up several of the Shakespeare sonnets referenced.
The overarching theme is to find your passion. I highly recommend this story by May Archer.
Oh, and sonnet 27 is as follows:
Weary with toil, I haste me to my bed,
The dear repose for limbs with travel tired;
But then begins a journey in my head,
To work my mind, when body’s work’s expired:
For then my thoughts, from far where I abide,
Intend a zealous pilgrimage to thee,
And keep my drooping eyelids open wide,
Looking on darkness which the blind do see:
Save that my soul’s imaginary sight
Presents thy shadow to my sightless view,
Which, like a jewel hung in ghastly night,
Makes black night beauteous and her old face new.
Lo! Thus, by day my limbs, by night my mind,
For thee and for myself no quiet find
November 3, 2023
Another wonderful May Archer story! I really loved Porter and how frustrated he was that he failed a course with the hot as fuck Dr Hancock and had to stay another semester at college instead of graduating and going to find a job and earn the money he needed for the center he volunteered at. His friends were very supportive and plied him with more drinks and encourage him to write and quote a anger sonnet at the jerk professor. Of course he is so drunk when he wakes Theo up and then vomits and passes out instead of delivering the sonnet he can't even remember. When he wakes up in Theo's bed the next morning he is shocked because he can't remember if they had sex and then realizes that they didn't. He wants to leave but the falling tree that blocks the driveway means they are trapped there for at least a few days. I enjoyed how they really began to talk and you saw that Porter is such a great guy and that Theo had been attracted to him and didn't want to admit it so he wasn't that nice to him. I was happy that they at least had sex and then agreed to not be together until Porter graduates. I loved that Porter got the director's job at the center and that he moved into Theo's cabin which they enlarged and then Theo became a part of the Sunday family.
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