Reviewed by True
TITLE: Accidentally Joining His Cult
SERIES: Chicago Awakenings #1
AUTHOR: Lexi Amber
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 274 pages
RELEASE DATE: April 25, 2025
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Beckett
When the hottest guy I’ve ever seen teaches one of those weird New Age, self-help seminars at my company, I don’t exactly pay attention to the content of the presentation. I just know I want to see him again.
He’s flirty and charming, and I find myself asking him on a date. I’m usually all about casual hookups, but Cody is different. He doesn’t care about my family’s money or that I’m the owner of an NHL team. He wants to get to know me for me.
His sunshine personality is addicting, and I’m worried that one hookup won’t be enough.
Just when I start thinking this could be something real, I realize I might have misread his always happy and interested, golden retriever energy. Because when I finally lean in to kiss him, he looks confused instead of excited.
Just my luck to want something serious for the first time, only to find out he’s straight.
Cody
I work for the best company in the world! I get to travel around the country, helping motivate people to find success and happiness—it’s my dream job.
I’m always meeting new people and making new friends, so when the cool, confident guy at one of my seminars asks me to hang out after class, it feels completely normal.
But spending time with Beckett is different. When the night ends sooner than I’d like, I find myself wishing it hadn’t, and that’s… unusual for me.
Thankfully, we exchange numbers, and I can’t stop thinking about him—what he’s doing or what I could say to make him smile. I’ve never been this eager to see someone again, and it makes me nervous in a way I can’t explain.
Then he leans in to kiss me, and everything suddenly makes sense. There’s a reason I can’t get him out of my head. Maybe I’m not as straight as I thought I was.
REVIEW:
What seems like a classic first meet of two guys at a coffee shop, isn’t really that classic.
Beckett comes from a wealthy family that owns the Caldwell Corporation. He himself is the CEO of the Chicago Werewolves Hockey Team, and he loves his job.
Running into a gorgeous, flirty guy with long hair and the brightest smile makes his heart beat faster.
He’s not one for relationships, but a fling with this guy would be nice!
Sadly, the guy is gone before he knows it.
Cody leads motivation seminars all over the country. He’s a happy peppy guy, always optimistic and smiling.
He didn’t expect to run into the hunk from the coffee shop at his latest company.
They just have a good click, have dinner together, talk, and have fun, Cody is so oblivious, that he isn’t aware Beckett wants more. Until he understands he does, and Cody’s whole straight, not-so-straight, life turns upside down.
They want to see each other more, but their full schedules make it difficult. So Beckett decides to visit Cody where he lives for a few weeks.
Hmmm, it seems Cody lives in a village with a closed community, set up by the leader of the company he works for.
Beckett isn’t happy about this. Let’s follow them and watch how this all develops.
I think it’s a nice read for a debut story. The writing was flowing well, and the plot was interesting.
For me, I would have loved some more depth and emotions. The characters were consistently crafted, two completely different characters, well done.
Overall, it was an entertaining and enjoyable read!
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