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Beowulf for Cretins

Ann McMan (2018)

SubgenreLGBTQ+ Romance
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SettingContemporary Earth
CSM age18+
Goodreads4/5 (666)

Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentSteamy
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

on-page sex

Positive tags

slow burnhappy endinghealing arc

Tropes

Strangers to LoversSecond ChanceWorkplaceInstant AttractionSlow BurnHEA (Happy Ever After)

Themes

identitylove vs dutysecond chancesclass struggle

Synopsis

English professor and aspiring novelist, Grace Warner spends her days teaching four sections of "Beowulf for Cretins" to bored and disinterested students at one of New England's “hidden ivy” colleges. Not long after she is dumped by her longtime girlfriend, Grace meets the engaging and mysterious Abbie on a cross-country flight. Sparks fly on and off the plane as the two strangers give in to one night of reckless passion with no strings attached, and no contact information exchanged. Back home at St. Albans, the college rocks Grace's world when it announces the appointment of a new president, the first woman in its 165-year history. Cue Abbie―and cue Grace's collision course with a neurotic dog named Grendel, a fractious rival for tenure, and a woman called Ochre, in what very well might be Grace's last real shot at happiness.

Tags

LGBTQ+ RomanceAcademic SettingContemporary RomanceLesbian Romance