Jonah Monroe might be a genius when it comes to his studies, but he’s never been able to find his footing in the real world. A college graduate by the age of 18 and a doctoral candidate at 21, he doesn’t fit in with his peers and lacks the social graces that would attract friends, let alone a lover. He’s resigned himself to his status as awkward and forever alone, until one bad decision turns his world upside down.

He shouldn’t have even been in that club. He shouldn’t have let a sexy stranger buy him a drink. And he definitely shouldn’t have let the man kiss him like he’d never been kissed before. 

Reed Matheson has done a lot of dumb shit in his short life, but he never would have guessed that kissing a stranger in a bar would be the best decision he ever made. He didn’t expect the intense connection he feels for the shy, socially awkward stranger to linger long after he was gone. And he certainly never expected to see the cute guy the next morning, preparing to teach his class.

Reed is a student and Jonah is a TA. Unwritten rules or not, nothing more can happen between them, at least that’s what Jonah keeps telling himself. But Reed has never been one to play by the rules and he’s not about to start now, when for the first time, his heart is on the line. 

The V- in 403C takes place in the same world as The D- in 403B. Side characters may overlap, but each book is a complete story with its own main characters and no cliff-hangers. Each book can be listened to as a stand-alone.