Oar Than Friends
The sizzling new enemies to lovers TikTok sensation
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5.0 • 5 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
"Lulu Moore created a perfect book boyfriend in OAR THAN FRIENDS. Oz is the very definition of boy obsessed and his pursuit of Kate is absolutely delicious! This book is sweet and sexy and I didn't want it to end!" ~ New York Times bestselling author Monica Murphy
She's rowing for Cambridge. He's rowing for Oxford. But they just can't keep one another at oar's length . . .
Arthur Osbourne-Cloud has his future mapped out for him – graduate Oxford and follow his dreadful father into politics. Except Arthur wants anything but that. He’d rather spend his days rowing for gold at the Olympics,.
And this year he has the Boat Race to win.
Kate Astley also has her future mapped out. Fly half-way across the world, and win a scholarship at Cambridge University to study medicine. Oh, and crew for the legendary Boat Race. Seems simple enough.
But then she meets Arthur.
For Arthur, this feisty American challenges everything he's been taught to believe, while Kate battles between what she's expected to do, and what she wants to do.
The bitter rivalry between their universities ought to destroy them. Or will it just be a matter of time before they surrender to the sizzling chemistry between them?
But In The Boat Race, there can only be one winner. Who will sink and who will swim?
PRAISE FOR OAR THAN FRIENDS:
'I could not put this book down' Goodreads Reviewer
'A breathtakingly unique take on the college rivals and sports romance tropes' Goodreads Reviewer
'5+ stars!' Goodreads Reviewer
'This book gives it all, and I'm not ashamed to say, I laughed, I cried, and I may have bit through my lip because of the tension in the end' Goodreads Reviewer
'It’s a 5-star read - if I could give more I would' Goodreads Reviewer
Customer Reviews
Off to the Races!
I enjoyed this book so much. I've read plenty of stories taking place at either Oxford or Cambridge over the years (mostly mysteries); it was especially fun to read a story that featured both competition and camaraderie between the two schools. And eventually romance, of course. And I'm sure I've never read a sports romance centered around rowing - so creative and interesting!
Those are just the wonderful broad brush strokes of this novel. Kate and Oz are so much fun! Their meet-cute is hilarious, and their trials and tribulations make for great reading. I can imagine meeting them and their circle of friends and having great times. Ms. Moore does a wonderful job making the reader feel like the most careful observer, seeing all the action and following characters' thought processes. I think I even felt tired just reading about all their workouts!
I am definitely looking forward to reading further installments in this series.
I was gifted an ARC and asked to submit a review - certainly pleased to do so!
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀: Collage Romance, Sports Romance, Billionaire, Opposites Attract, Forbidden Romance
𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: 💜💜💜💜
𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘁: 💧💧
𝗣𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: 🖊️🖊️🖊️
𝗣𝗢𝗩: Dual
𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁: Ebook
I absolutely loved this book! This book was such a great read & I loved Oz and Kate’s story. I never realized I would enjoy a book about rowers, but here I am.
Kate is a recent transplant from the US, coming over to Brittan for school. She just wanted to make her parents proud, Oz was not part of the plan. But the best plans go a bit haywire. Especially when it turns out you are both from rival teams.
Oz was definitely the perfect book boyfriend & I loved his interactions with Kate.
This whole book was so sweet, entertaining, hilarious & just an all around great read. I can’t wait to see where this series goes next.
Land of Oz!
OAR THAN FRIENDS
Lᴜʟᴜ Mᴏᴏʀᴇ
Oᴜᴛ TODAY!!
🇬🇧Bʀɪᴇғ Sʏɴᴏᴘsɪs/Tʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs
Okkkkk… whyyy didn't anyone tell me that ROWING romance existed??? THIS is my thing! Y’all can have the cowboys, gimme a Brit in a boat anyday. Especially if they’re Oz! Yep. New book boyfriend alert. He’s a keeper y’all. (And I sure did switch my iPhone voice text reader over to “Oliver” to read it to me. 🥰
So we’ve got Kate, who’s come from the US to Cambridge to go to med school and row and Arthur “Oz” who is “reading the classics” (aka studying English for us Americans) but his father expects him to go into politics. He’s also captain of the Oxford rowing team. They meet when she literally bumps into him in the most adorable meet cute, then find out later they’re on opposing teams and aren’t supposed to fraternize with each other. Chaos ensues.
The insta-love works here. It’s what happens in college. Lots of texting, 500 questions, sneaking around, keeping each others clothes to smell like the other person. Adorable.
There is a glossary of rowing terms in the front to help. I happen to LOVE rowing/crew and look forward to it during the Olympics every year. It’s not really a big sport down here like it is on the East coast but we do have a few teams that row out by City Park (if you’ve ever been here)
This is going to be a new series so I will def be reading this one. Lulu, you’ve got a reader for life here. 🩵
🩵RIYL
#SportsRomance
#BoyObsessed
#RivalstoLovers
#ForbiddenLove
#BillionaireRomance
#BritHero
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