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Rewriting Destiny (Ridgemont University Book 4) Kindle Edition

by Meredith Taylor (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

3.9 29 ratings

Book 4 of 6: Ridgemont University

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A magnetic attraction... Someone I started to love long ago... But our destinies are pulling us apart.

MM gay sweet/ wholesome college romance. No explicit content. Focus on slow burn true love and character building. No cliffhangers, HEA

Kyle Abrahams is a wunderkind science geek. He has just started doing his masters in engineering, the youngest student ever accepted into the program at Ridgemont University. He graduated high school at only 15-years-old and finished his undergrad degree at the age when most other students were only starting theirs. In his research at the Academy for Experimental Science and Technology, Kyle has developed something that might seem impossible: a window into the future, a device that can calculate probabilities and predict events with amazing accuracy. He realizes how dangerous the machine can be and doesn't know if he should go public with it, but while he figures that out he uses the machine for his own benefit: to profit from the stock market, to apply for research grants and to finally impress people at parties with his new 'psychic' abilities.

Unfortunately, the device predicts something terrible will happen in the near future: Marshall de Villiers, the Ridgemont rugby champion and high-school friend of Kyle’s, will suffer a devastating accident during the championship final rugby match. Kyle decides that, since it was his machine that predicted it, it's his duty to save Marshall. Besides, maybe for once the geek can be the hero. It's up to Kyle to get close to Marshall, not giving away too much about his device but somehow making Marshall trust him, and to convince him to drop out of the match.

Marshall de Villiers is the overconfident, charming captain of the Ridgemont University rugby team. Marshall is loved by everyone, and he's always the center of attention, but there's a side to Marshall that no one knows. Deep down, Marshall is wondering whether being the “rugby legend” is all that he is, and whether fulfilling his father’s dreams is all that he’s destined for. His father had mapped out Marshall’s life since before the day he was born: Marshall would be everything that his father never could by becoming a professional rugby player. But Marshall wonders if he can change his destiny and pursue his secret dream of being a songwriter. Of course, no one will even entertain the thought of Marshall doing anything besides rugby.

When Marshall runs into childhood friend Kyle Abrahams again, the guy who was such a genius that he skipped two grades in high school, Marshall is intrigued by someone who is so fearlessly himself. Marshall finds himself drawn to Kyle; maybe this is finally someone he can show all of the parts of himself to, someone he can trust to accept him for who he is. But when Kyle starts talking crazy, telling Marshall to drop out of the championship game because something terrible is about to happen, the trust between them is tested. Marshall wants to believe that he is in charge of his own destiny, and nothing is meant to be, no matter how sure Kyle is that his computer program's prediction is right. Will Marshall listen to Kyle’s ramblings and trust the program that Kyle seems to place all of his faith in? Or will he follow his father’s wishes and be the man his father believes he was meant to become?

Kyle and Marshall soon start to realize that their destinies are intertwined, and that the feelings that are starting to develop between them might be written in the stars. But if Marshall goes through with the rugby match and the program's prediction is right, their journey might just be cut short. It’s a conflict of science and faith, brain and brawn, self-determination and predestination in this tale of love, trust, and being who you truly are.

Medium heat, medium angst. Emphasis on sweet romantic moments and character-driven, slow burn true love.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01N7R79JT
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amazon Digital Services LLC (February 21, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 21, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 805 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 235 pages

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- #8,086 in Science Fiction Romance (Kindle Store)
- #9,689 in Science Fiction Romance (Books)
- #10,466 in Gay Fiction

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Meredith Taylor loves a good book. She's dreamed about being a writer forever, and sweet, romantic stories are what make her happiest. She loves going on new adventures and having cocktails with friends. She writes the Ridgemont University series.

The Ridgemont University series follows the MM/ gay romances of students at the fictional Ridgemont University in Cape Town, South Africa. The books are crammed full of flirty, fun and sweet romantic moments and complex characters that will make you care about them deeply (and maybe even have them tug at your heartstrings). The romances are organic and

realistic, and even though the books are mostly light reading, they have enough substance for you to really dig into and think about long after you turn the last page. Give Ridgemont University a try; the boys might just steal your heart.

Website: www.meredithtaylorbooks.com

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Tanja

Follow your dream

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2017

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In high school Marshall de Villiers and Kyle Abrahams were classmates and good friends. They lost track of each other when Kyle skipped two classes.
Now they are both at Ridgemont University in Cape Town, South Africa. Marshall the jock, captain of the rugby team and destined for a professional career. Kyle the nerd, genius at computer science and working on a revolutionary computer program that can predict the future.

This well written story is about the struggle between meeting everyone’s expectations and following your dreams. About staying true to yourself and longing to belong to the popular crowd.

The characters are well developed and show a lot of emotional growth. Although the two guys have a history together the developing of their relationship was a bit rushed. Marshall’s relationship with his father is an important part of the story and is well done. The characters of the best friends lacked a bit in depth. For me best friends mean support and being there for you, but they were more about themselves.

I loved Paul, the AI, Kyle built and programmed. He got a mind of his own, which added some fun to the story.

This is book #4 in the Ridgemont Univerity series, but can be read as a standalone.

I voluntarily read an ARC of this book for an honest review.

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Babs

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Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2017

This is a book that is full of angst that involves Kyle a science nerd and Marshall, a rugby jock. Brains and brawn except that Marshall is actually pretty smart and gentle with the soul of a poet and singer trapped in a life that everyone else controls. Kyle has finished an algorithm for his professor and it is a program that predicts the odds on information fed to it. This is a busy story with a lot going on. A story full of angst, emotional turmoil, feeling trapped in a life you don't want, wanting things you can't get, emotional growth, kisses, treachery, danger, injury, a machine that is computer that acquires human traits, deceit, lies, bravery, parental love, and love and reader frustration with Marshall's and Kyle's growing curve being slower than I wanted it to be. Good read. I voluntarily read and reviewed this ARC book

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It's an okay read.

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2017

The first thing that drew me in was the plot. I love a good nerdxjock romance, and the premise of the future, revealed through science, left me ravenous to get my hands on a copy.
- The plot overall left an impression on me. I appreciated being in on Marshall's fight to be himself while trying to live up to the expectations of his peers, friends, and father. Kyle's genius certainly inspired me to read their story as well.
- On the other hand, I found that the friends of the main characters were a bit flat in that they weren't real in a way. Riana went from derision toward Marshall to admiration with no space in between, so it's like a random time jump where she became friendly, but we didn't get to see it as they hadn't even talked to each other the entire story.

Despite that, the main characters were real in their conflicts and the resolution was neat, rather than at loose-ends, so there's that. I would have liked to have read more twists and turns beyond Kyle's inability to express his genius beyond academia(i.e. in his interpersonal relationship with his Professor) and Marshall's fights with his father and friends over his dreams. They're solid characters on their own, but I didn't really see their relationship developing. It was too instant.
Still, I would read it again for the entertainment value and to experience Paul's appearances. I do adore a good AI heh.

Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2017

Although a bit too much angst for my liking I enjoyed the tale. Page 70 replace the words Wine Lands with Vineyards? Page78 words Prof.Greer Greeted maybe should read Said goodbye? Page 129 typo opening sentence Marshall should be Reinhardt. Only little mistakes but am a
Virgo Star sign so like to edit as I have done a little in the past. A good read but I found the content a little shallow..

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Brian Barnes

An emotionally rich story

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2021

This was a fast-paced novel that proved captivating from the start. The characters were very believable and I found myself sharing in the pathos that unfolded. Well-written, great pacing and hard to put down.

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Noel TucsonAz

Not your typical gay charaters

Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2020

Well written love story, not your typical wham bam thank man type. The progression of love, twists and finally finding your true self.

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2017

Really enjoyed this book. Storyline was great kept me interested right throughout the book.

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readerme

Simply fantastic and unpredictable romance

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2017

This is a whole new direction for Ridgemont University, but I love it! Kyle is one of my favorite characters ever. Just when you think you have the characters figured out, the author adds new layers.

I loved the descriptions of Ridgemont University and all of the different locations. Kyle and Marshall have known each other since their school days, which makes their attraction much more believable and sweet. I also loved Lionel, Marshall's father, and the relationship between father and son. It's something you don't often see in MM romances.

It's a tearjerker. The ending feels a bit rushed, but overall it's a lovely book.

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TinTenHertz

Wieder von ähnlich (schlechtem) Niveau...

Reviewed in Germany on June 5, 2019

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... wie das erste Buch der Reihe. Es war schon alles arg an den Haaren herbeigezogen + ich ich vermisse den regionalen Bezug - dabei bieten Land und Leute in Süd-Afrika so unglaublich viele Möglichkeiten.

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