It was especially cute seeing how obvious it was that Colton had a crush on Nick and yet not being able to realize it himself. I loved seeing a steady build-up of affection and attraction happen between Nick and Colton. I don’t even know what to say other than this is hands down my favorite book of the year. Nick Swanscott, Colton’s friend’s dad is there for support, helping Colton through his recovery and showing him that his future can be more than football. The decision proves to be disastrous when an injury potentially ruins any future he has with the NFL. And yet, here we are and I’m not even mad about it quite the opposite actually.Ĭolton Hall is a top draft pick for the NFL but decides to hold off and finish his senior year of college before joining the league.

The way they met in The Jock was pretty crazy but not in an “oh my god I need a book about them” kind of way. We knew that Colton was Wes’s best friend and we knew that Nick was in the process of rebuilding his relationship with Justin and that he ultimately chose to divorce his wife in order to fully do that… but that’s about it. We weren’t given a ton of information about Nick and Colton in the first novel. I definitely didn’t think it would be about Wes’s best friend, Colton, and Justin’s dad, Nick. When I read the first book in this series, The Jock, I didn’t see any type of clue or build-up about a potential couple that Bauer could write about. Tal Bauer once again giving me surprise sequels.

The Jock by Tal Bauer