Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

$0.00 for first 30 days

Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.
Studious cover art

Studious

By: Leslie McAdam
Narrated by: Declan Winters
Try for £0.00

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £14.99

Buy Now for £14.99

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.
activate_primeday_promo_in_buybox_DT

Listeners also enjoyed...

The First and Last Adventure of Kit Sawyer cover art
Confetti Hearts cover art
Madison Square Murders cover art
My Perfect Screwup cover art
There's a Monster in the Woods cover art
It’s Not Unusual to Be Loved by an Alien cover art
The Sunny Side cover art
Str8 B8 cover art
Beautifully Unexpected cover art
P.S. I Spook You cover art
Camera Shy cover art
The Sceptic cover art
Life Lessons cover art
Ambiguous cover art

Summary

After a disastrous high school game of spin the bottle, I gave up trying to get a boyfriend and spent my time studying instead. Now I’m twenty-four, and I’m not only a virgin, I haven’t even been kissed.

When I meet Danny, a handsome legal hotshot, he catches my eye. Right before I trip on flat ground. Ugh.

He’s got a massive … reputation. He’s the most popular guy in the club, a total playboy with a new conquest every night. There’s no way he’d be interested in me.

But one night after I imbibe too much, he winds up taking care of me. And when I ask for his help with my travesty of a social life, he agrees to teach me how to be less awkward with men … if I let him document my progress so he can win a bet with his best friend.

Even though he’s just my love tutor and I’m just his apprentice, this starts to feel like more.

Too bad it can’t be anything but a high-level seminar in how to seduce someone else.

Studious is a sweet and sexy contemporary opposites-attract m/m romance about a suave attorney who’s scared to love and the shy, nerdy bookkeeper he’s teaching how to be a player. Cue makeover montage and a smoldering first kiss. These heroes most definitely are not falling in love. (Okay, heartwarming HEA guaranteed.)

©2022 Leslie McAdam (P)2024 Leslie McAdam
  • Series: IOU, Book 2
  • Unabridged Audiobook
  • Categories: Romance

What listeners say about Studious

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    6
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    5
  • 4 Stars
    1
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    6
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Listener received this title free

Kept my focus till the end

This is such an interesting story about two totally different guys.
Alden is pretty much an introvert. His life has been full of everything to give him no self esteem. He goes through life expecting to be treated less than.
Danny, having been broken up with right before his prom date, has vowed to not let anyone close again. It isn’t only his being broken hearted but also his view of his parents' relationship that makes him believe commitment isn’t worth it.
Then these two cross paths and things change. Danny becomes a player coach and Alden starts viewing things differently.
I really enjoyed this story. There is so much heart to it.
Declan Winters narration was perfect. Both characters sounded individual and made the story come to life.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Listener received this title free

Heartwarming

And so much more!! Dynamic characters you can't help but fall in love with and be rooting for from page 1. I love the way Leslie intertwines the pain and backstory just enough to hook you while revealing more as the story unfolds.
Danny was a bold, charismatic character with a hurt heart and really enjoyed his character development and the honesty between him and Alden throughout the story and "to the audience/reader" as he fell in love.
Alden is just a pure sweetheart I want to hug. You can't help but feel for him and I loved to see his confidence grow! These two are made for each other and I loved their story and the audio performance by Declan is phenomenal!!! Highly recommended read (& series).

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Listener received this title free

The shy one tames the player

Two almost polar opposites get together in this lovely romance. One thing both Alden, (the shy nerd) and Danny (the player), have in common is that both of them have had past heartache/events that have made them what they are today.
I really enjoyed the story, the premise of a nerd wanting to get bedroom experience and an experienced person willing to give it, is one of my favourites :) Where this story differs is that it focuses more on the emotional growth of the 2 men and not so much on their more physical experiences, though the kissing experiences were definitely swoony!
Overall, a lovely, low angst, steamy and fun story.
Declan Winters is a favourite narrator of mine, so I jumped at the chance to listen to this. I enjoyed his voices for the characters, loved Danny's especially, it was seriously hot! I had imagined Alden at a lower (younger) register, so that took me a while to get used to (but that is my bias).
Overall, another way to enjoy the the story in the IOU series.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Listener received this title free

Very enjoyable story and narration

I really enjoyed listening to this story. Declan Winters did a great job with the narration, matching his style and character performances to suit the story and the two main personalities. Although I don't normally like first person/present tense stories, he drew me in and made me want to continue until the end.

The prologues for both characters were heart-wrenching, but set up the story very well.

These guys were opposites, but ideally suited and very likeable. I loved how Danny treated Alden and encouraged him to become confident and able to say what he wanted. The way their relationship developed was lovely, with quite a few steamy scenes. Will definitely listen to this one again.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars
Listener received this title free

Super cute

This is the first read from me by this author and this was good. Really sweet and I liked how there was no real big drama. A nice escape.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!