In Nothing Like Paris, we get Jack Tarkington's story. He's the guy that was disciplined by the school for giving Tom Worthington a hard time in Off Campus, the first book in the series, but Nothing Like Paris could easily read as a standalone. 
 When Jack left his hometown for school, he also left behind his best friend and boyfriend, Mike who now runs a farm-to-table store in the small town. Mike still has a grudge against Jack for leaving the way he did, and Jack is in dire straits, with a less than desirable family situation, no job and a possible expulsion in his future. But the feelings between Jack and Mike won't be denied, even with their past hurts. 
 I really liked Mike. He's ambitious and solid, and so much more mature than Jack. But it's easy to see the attraction between these two, with Jack providing the excitement that Mike has missed all the years he was gone. 
 Jack does manage to find a way to put up with being back in his hometown, and I loved how he got involved with the high schoolers hanging around Mike's place. It opens the door for more and I really loved how things turned out with his interactions with his former guidance counselor. She's got an important message for Jack, and for me, that was my favorite part of the book. 
 This book is different from Off Campus in that it gives us both Jack and Mike's point of view and I didn't feel like I got to know Jack the same way I got to know Tom in the first book in the series. I loved Mike though, so that made it all good. There's a slow build to the last part of the book that I wish had been paced a bit better but it was worth it in the end. 
 I really like this series and the characters. The last 30% is so full of personal revelations and I loved where Jack and Mike ended up in this book. 
 ARC provided for review. 
 This review also appears on my blog with a guest post from Amy Jo Cousins 
 http://redhotbluereads.blogspot.com/2015/03/review-nothing-like-paris-with-guest.html