REVIEW: Cut to the Feeling by AJ Truman & MA Wardell (Big Boys Small Spaces #2)

- September 30, 2025

CUT TO THE FEELING

Big Boys Small Spaces - Book Two

by AJ Truman & MA Wardell

Release Date: September 30, 2025

Review

AJ and MA have created something special. In a small apartment in New York City, two men (and a dog) find love in the most unexpected way.

Bryce is an optimistic dreamer, but even his sunny disposition is tested when his boyfriend cowardly dumps and sublets the apartment he lives in.

Emmerson is taking a risk to follow his dream job, but he’s a little awkward and lacks passion for himself. What he’s definitely not prepared for is the man and dog, who are currently in his apartment. A man who breathes fresh life into him.

This is a sweet and funny rom-com where circumstances bring together two very different men who could both benefit from someone believing in them.

And if you like audiobooks, Greg Boudreaux and Kevin Earlywine give a stellar performance, bringing the personalities and story to life.

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Synopsis

For Bryce Derrickson, rejection is nothing new. He’s used to Broadway casting directors seeing his size and assuming he can’t be a graceful dancer. But getting dumped with no notice is a special kind of burn. At least his sweet dog Bobo still loves him.

As if being left without warning isn’t bad enough, Bryce’s ex sublets their apartment without telling him, leaving him without a place to live. When his new ‘roommate’ turns out to be a stuffy, elbow-patches-on-blazer, permanent-frown-on-face professor, Bryce is furious. No way will he give up his bohemian pad without a fight.

Years ago, Emerson Grant was on the fast track to being a preeminent scholar in his field, but his lack of people skills has kept him stuck at a commuter school in a cornfield. Landing a guest lecturing spot at a prestigious New York institution could be the jet fuel his career needs to finally take off. That is, if the man and dog blatantly squatting in his sublet don’t drive him bananas first.

Sharing a one-bedroom apartment with a stranger is a New York rite of passage. Sharing it with a stranger you might be falling for is something else entirely.

About AJ Truman

A.J. Truman remembers his college days like it was yesterday, even though it was definitely not yesterday. He writes books with humor, heart, and hot guys. What else does a story need? He loves spending time with his cats and his partner and writing on his sun porch.

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About MA Wardell

M.A. Wardell lives near the ocean with his husband and cats. When he isn’t writing, he’s snuggling those cats, reading all the rom-coms, walking to unravel plot points, and taking long hot baths. Teacher of the Year is his fiction debut, and he’s plotting to play matchmaker again soon.

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