Revenge comes first... Matt: My scholarship's meant to give me one last chance to turn my life around. Never thought of myself as a college boy, but I'm liking the scenery, especially when it includes guys like Hunter. Hunter: I'm enrolled in this last chances college for rich eff-ups for one reason only. I'm going to bring down that dirtbag Matt McCoyn, & he'll never see it coming. But why does he have to be so hot? The Last Chances Academy series is set in an elite all-male private college where gay romance between bad boys flourishes. Expect raw language and high-steam situations between high-energy college men. All characters are over 18. Freshman Blues is a full-length 95,000-word new adult gay romance with revenge and academy themes. There is no cheating, no deep angst, and a guaranteed Happily Ever After. This book is a complete standalone romance. You don't have to read the earlier books first, and it won't spoil the earlier books if you choose to read this one first. Here are the first three novels in the series if you'd like to read them all: Hot Roommate Blues-- Stryker & Kingsley's new romance Hot Mafia Blues-- Stryker & Kingsley find their happily ever after Kickoff Blues-- Gray & Sparky's complete romance including their happily ever after For a peek into Gray's early teens, enjoy my Young Adult novel, Storm Sky Blues. For a peek into Kingsley's early teens, check out the short story, "Bully Crush Blues." Keywords & themes: gay romance series, gay dating and relationships, gay college students, male/male romance, mm romance, new adult college, LGBT love and romance, coming of age, fathers and sons, academy romance, last chances, Last Chances Academy series, Assured Elites, rich men's sons.

Although Emily has been looking forward to her freshman year in college, she is not pleased to find a quirky roommate, peer pressure, deadlines, and inedible dorm food.

Eddie, age fourteen, and Jack, age seventeen, find a skeleton weighted down in Muir Lake, and Jack thinks it just might be his father who's been missing for nine years.

As long as nobody knows how you feel, they can't take it away. Grayson: My parents shipped me off to the all-male academy to get turned into their idea of a real man. At first, I'm pretty burned up about it. Then I meet the rookie quarterback. Sparky: That senior year arrest lost me my football scholarship and my first pick for college. Gray's the only good thing in this bottom-ranked school. But is this place ready for an openly gay player? "Kickoff Blues" is a full-length 75,000-word new adult gay romance with sports and academy themes. There is no cheating, no deep angst, and a guaranteed Happily Ever After. This book is a complete standalone gay romance. You don't have to read the earlier books first, and it won't spoil the earlier books if you read this one first. But you'll want to read them all so here's the list: Hot Roommate Blues-- Stryker & Kingsley's new romance Hot Mafia Blues-- Stryker & Kingsley find their happily ever after Kickoff Blues-- Gray & Sparky's complete romance including their happily ever after The Last Chances Academy series is set in an elite all-male private college where gay romance between bad boys flourishes. Expect raw language, high-steam situations between high-energy men, and some on-page bullying and/or domination. All characters are over 18. Themes include gay dating, dorm life, academy, gay college life, gay bad boys, sports romance, forbidden romance, disapproving parents, homophobic parents, fathers and sons, rich families in conflict. Keywords include bad boy romance, sports romance, gay bad boy romance, gay sports romance, dark romance, academy romance, new adult, football romance, first love, Last Chances Academy, gay romance, contemporary gay romance, mm romance, male/male, new adult, gay coming of age, Parker Avrile, Parker Avrile novels, gay contemporary romance series, second chances, fugitive, secrets, hazing, roommate, crushes, new boyfriends, college boyfriends.

A college professor tells students how to get the most out of college. Giving advice that reads like a personal letter to high school and college students, Professor Jacob Neusner discusses: - How to select a college - What is a major, and how will it affect your career - What are the humanities - How to grade your professors - what they do - How teaching works in college - Freshman bliss - Cynical seniors - Campus sex Professor Neusner outlines what you should expect from, and demand from, the college of your choice.

A completely revised and updated values-based guide to navigating the first year of college that speaks to college students in their own language and offers practical tools that readers need to keep from drinking, sleeping, or skipping their way out of college. In the four years since its initial publication, The Freshman Survival Guide has helped thousands of first year students make a successful transition to college life. However, much has changed on campuses. The explosion of technology, ubiquity of social media, and culture changes have all added new layers of complexity to the leap from high school to college. The Freshman Survival Guide's updated edition features new research and advice on issues such as mental health, sexual assault, and finding balance. It also features expanded sections on dating, money management, and an increased focus on how the over 1.5 million incoming freshman can prepare themselves for the biggest change they've encountered in their lives: heading off to college.

New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.