Charles (Learning to Love #1)
Con Riley
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
4.45
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 12 ratings · 330 pages · Published: 22 Jul 2021

Life should be a breeze for a playboy like Charles Heppel. As the third son of an earl, he lives for the moment, partying and playing. Settling down isn’t for him. Not when London is full of beautiful men who he hasn’t one-and-done yet.
To escape his family’s nagging, Charles applies for a temp job that matches his playful skill set. A role in a Cornish classroom could be his until the summer, if Charles meets two conditions: he must move in with the headmaster’s best friend, and teach him to be happy.
Living with Hugo should be awkward. Charles is a free spirit, but Hugo’s a man of faith, with morals. A man who almost took holy orders before disaster changed his direction. Only far from being a chore, Charles finds that making Hugo happy soon becomes his passion.
Together, they share physical and emotional first times. Ones that change Charles, touching his soul. He wants Hugo for longer than they have left, but learning to love with his heart, not just his body, will take a leap of faith from Charles — in himself as well as Hugo.
New from Con Riley, Charles: Learning to Love is the first novel in a series based at Glynn Harber, a very special boarding school set in England’s glorious Cornwall.
♥ This shared-world series starts with Charles and Hugo, but each book follows a different couple in their own standalone novel, with a fulfilling happily ever after. Want to hear more from Charles? He stole the show in His Haven. ♥
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- funny 3
- gay romance 3
- contemporary 3
- friends to lovers 3
- forced proximity 3
- grumpy & sunshine 2
- queer romance 2
- angst 1
- insta-love 1
- class difference 1
- disabilities & scars 1
- sweet/gentle hero 1
- sunny/happy hero 1
- bad boys 1
- anal sex 1
- virgin hero 1
- third person pov 1
- workplace/office 1
- small town 1
- neurodivergent mc 1
- male pov 1
- teacher/coach hero 1
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- geography
- england 3
- united kingdom 3
- europe 3
- british isles 3
- content warnings
- mental trauma 1
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The 'Learning to Love' series
58 ratings 4.29 ·
contemporary · friends to lovers · m-m · queer · length-medium · angst · explicit-open-door · british-isles · united-kingdom · sweet-hero · small town · office · third-person-pov · europe · anal sex · found-family · death · sunny hero · teacher-hero · england
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