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Boots Guy

by G. Younger

Language: English

Published: 2026-02-19. 45,057 Words.

ISBN: 978-1-955699-26-6

Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance

Content Rating: Older than 17

Evan Miller shows up to college with a duffel, a toolbox, and boots he won’t part with. When a drunken Sigma Chi hookup lands him at the center of a viral clip—humiliated on a bar stool while the woman who led him on laughs it off—Evan becomes the campus’s nickname and its newest myth: “Boots Guy.”

Instead of letting the jokes define him, Evan keeps showing up—on the quad, in labs, in quiet corners—doing the honest work the internet never sees. He finds unexpected allies, a roster of messy encounters, and a difficult clarity: the person you were with at midnight is not the person you have to be by dawn.

When Lena Rodriguez drives into his life again—first as flame, then as apology—both must decide if a second chance can be honest or if it will just recycle the same performance for a new audience. Who gets to define a person: the viral clip or the life lived in private?

★★★★★ I wish more guys were like Evan. I would date him.

★★★★★ Boots Guy is the best of your compositions I have read thus far, and amongst the very best from authors I have encountered via SOL.


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Great book… could have been longer

Reviewed it on April 23, 2026

I think the title said it all. Just about the time you get invested in the characters the book is over.

casey4412

Relationship Obsession dual POV

Reviewed it on April 15, 2026

The young don't have answers to first relationships

mep385

Great start

Reviewed it on April 4, 2026

Looking for volume 2

jimflfetters

Good Start!

Reviewed it on March 29, 2026

Needs a book 2. I enjoyed the beginning.

Yesleks

What to leave in and out? When to start and when to stop?

Reviewed it on March 15, 2026

Well written. Lots of interesting choices about what to write and what to leave out. This is a little different for this author and a refreshing change of pace. Very much hope there is a sequel and soon!

d_oh_7

Great read

Reviewed it on March 12, 2026

A bit short. But, still worth the time.

yomundongo

Culture clash

Reviewed it on April 25, 2026

Good clean story of two people coming from two different life experiences trying to find a way to understand each other!

puna.belcher

Solid story

Reviewed it on March 12, 2026

Like most of the authors works, the characters feel real and lived in. The pacing is fairly well done. My only personal gripe is that the story flips between two points of view which isn't my cup of tea.