Wednesday, April 28, 2021

RELEASE BLITZ & REVIEW - MF - Darkroom (Moo U #7) by Kate Willoughby

 







DARKROOM BY KATE WILLOUGHBY

Release Date: April 26, 2021
Add to Goodreads: https://bit.ly/2KHVqI4
Cover Design: Christine Coffey


As a top draft pick from a family of hockey royalty, I'm under so much pressure that I’m losing my edge on the ice. I need something to snap my brain out of this self-destructive stress-loop. That’s where Indi Briscoe from my photography class comes in. She’s flirtatious and funny one moment, sweetly shy the next. 

But she’s cagey. She has secrets. Also? She’s a virgin. Did I mention the pressure thing? Maybe I’m crazy for starting something with her. But we can’t seem to help ourselves...

Warning: this standalone novel contains heat, heart, familial expectations, extreme milkshakes, and a hamster with deep thoughts.




My Rating - 5 Stars!

Darkroom is a great addition to the multi-author Moo U series. This Kate Willoughby romance had me hooked from the first page.

If you've been following my blog, you know I am addicted to sports romances. Adding in the college factor, and it's even better. I absolutely can't get enough of stories like this. 

Hudson and Indi's story is well written, easy to follow, and positively compelling. I enjoy the forced proximity aspect via a class project. And I love the way thi
ngs develop naturally for them. 

Both characters are well rounded and wonderfully complex. Both have some tough pressure on themselves, and both have some major obstacles to face. 

Of course, there's a secret looming over their heads throughout, adding some tension for the reader. I don't love that Indi keeps things a secret for so long, but I ultimately enjoy the way things unfold.

There's a lot going on for these two. Secrets, hearing loss, family issues, and more. There are plenty of obstacles in their way, but they will get through it all. I promise. 

Indi's issues with her heritage isn't always easy to read. It takes a while to understand where the author is going with this aspect, but when it's revealed, wow, well done. I appreciate how things end up. Before that I was questioning things, but hang in there. It all works out okay.

The birthmark element is written with knowledge and care, as well as compassion and heart. Having seen people with these birthmarks, I appreciate everything about this aspect. 

The potential scare for Hudson is also well done. His feelings, both anger and fear, are all well founded, and I appreciate the way the author ultimately addresses everything.

Darkroom is a fun read. This Kate Willoughby romance definitely leaves me wanting to read more of her books. I love this story and couldn't put it down. Overall, this entire Moo U universe is as awesome as I was hoping it would be. 





To our surprise, there was a darkroom assistant named Randi there to develop the film on a giant machine and guide us through the rest of the process—using the enlarger, the three-step process for developing, adjusting contrast and making the final print. While this made our work a hell of a lot easier, I wasn’t getting the alone time with Indi that I’d hoped for. So with the third wheel in the darkroom, I had to get creative.


As Randi demonstrated how to adjust the enlarger to ensure the proper print size, I stood very close to Indi and placed my hand on her ass. She turned toward me, one questioning eyebrow raised, but I maintained a look of innocence as I slowly squeezed. Her eyes widened as Randi droned on about refocusing or something. I wasn’t paying that much attention. I was too busy enjoying the luscious handful I had in my hand.


Indi tried to listen to Randi, but, bad boy that I am, I persisted. I slid my hand down and between. She was wearing jeans, but I could tell she liked what I was doing by the way she subtly arched her back to give me a little more access.


Then, I felt her hand on me, which wasn’t something I had anticipated when I’d started this. Shit. My jaw clenched as her fingernails scratched their way from the bottom of my fly up to the button at my waist and then back down again.


That was some sweet fucking torture right there. In a matter of moments, I was hard and ready with shit-all I could do about it and no one to blame but myself.


“Now, shift the card every five seconds to expose one more inch or so of the paper each time,” Randi said. “Like this…one, two, three, four, five, shift. See? One, two, three, four, five, shift. We do this to determine the correct exposure time…”


Indi, that evil woman, timed her ministrations to Randi’s count, stroke, stroke, stroke, stroke stroke, but on “shift” she squeezed the head of my cock.


Jesus H Christ. I was going to lose my mind.


Eventually, I couldn’t take it anymore. Beaten at my own game, I removed my hand from her behind and she let go of my package. I really hoped Randi hadn’t caught onto our darkroom hanky-panky. I’d tried like hell to keep my breathing even. But even if she had noticed, I’m sure it wasn’t the first time.


“Okay, any questions?” Randi asked.


“I think we can handle it,” I said. Frankly, I didn’t care that much if we messed up. We’d taken some photos with our cell phones as back-up, so if we screwed up the prints, no big deal.


“Okay. Good luck,” Randi said and left.


“Alone at last,” I said.


I grinned as I flipped the switch so the room was bathed in that lurid red light. Handily, this also turned on the “No-Entry - Darkroom In Use” sign outside in the hallway. That handy bit of information, I’d paid attention to.


“Hudson, what are you doing?”


“Making sure we aren’t disturbed,” I said before taking her in my arms and sealing my mouth over hers


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