Research Tidbits: Big Man on Campus

Big Man on Campus

a college enemies to lovers romance

Even college romance stories require research though, heaven knows I’ve been there and done that! It’s an ongoing process, even in the middle of writing the story.

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One of the things that’s cool to do in a story is to have a “signature scent” for the hero and/or heroine. But for the hero in this story, Jack Hunter, I didn’t want it to be the same old spicy musky scent, so I did some research. How? I googled men’s colognes. And I found the perfect one for Jack Hunter, BMOC. Since he doesn’t have a lot of money, I didn’t want to use one of those crazy expensive chi-chi designer colognes. So this is what I found! Perfect, don’t you think?

Here’s the ad copy: “Hard-working men don’t have time to screw around with messy sprays that leave them smelling like they were attacked by the perfume lady at the mall. They need a fool-proof way to smell good on the go…. perfect for gym bags… lasts a good long time“

The Scent: “The Bourbon Solid Cologne offers a woodsy, oak barrel scent inspired by the rack houses at our favorite place in the world, the Buffalo Trace Distillery.”

To get the intoxicating description of Jack’s signature scent—and why—you’ll have to read the story…