"I leaned heavily against my desk and rubbed my face with both hands. As if I didn’t have enough to deal with already. Despite everything Hayden ha"I leaned heavily against my desk and rubbed my face with both hands. As if I didn’t have enough to deal with already. Despite everything Hayden had said about being independent, I had the intrinsic feeling that the biggest challenge and responsibility, and hopefully the biggest joy, of my life had just come thumping down on my shoulders."
His Captor is book two in the Omegas After Dark series by MM Farmer but can be read as a standalone. Despite the title, this isn't a dark romance and notwithstanding a short kidnapping, it's a quick and angst-less read.
"The trouble is, I have a thing for each and every one of his red flags. I want them. Have to have them. Want them all. Want to collect them and st"The trouble is, I have a thing for each and every one of his red flags. I want them. Have to have them. Want them all. Want to collect them and stitch them all into one giant red flag. Then I want to cut a neat slit in the middle of that big ole red flag and drape it over my head so I can wear it as a kaftan."
Work: Strictly Professional is the second book in Jesse H. Reign's new Bad Decisions series, which are all linked standalone reads. So whilst you can totally enjoy this as a standalone because the books are showcasing very different relationships, you'll probably get more out of the books if you read them in order, as some of the previous characters make cameo appearances. This is Wyn and Derek's story.
"Something about Tracey Smith stirred Jon’s protective tendencies. He didn’t have many of those— he was more effective as a criminal mind rather th"Something about Tracey Smith stirred Jon’s protective tendencies. He didn’t have many of those— he was more effective as a criminal mind rather than a victim advocate— so when they did surface, they were unusually strong. Tracey carried a wholesomeness the world hadn’t yet tainted despite his age and profession."
The Family Man was my first book by A.J. Rose but I will definitely be checking out their back catalogue now! Totally loved this romantic suspense/thriller, based around an elite FBI team of behavioural analysts, on the trail of a serial sniper. Our MCs are Jon Anderson, the team leader and his new rookie analyst, Tracey Smith.
This is the first book in the author's planned The Mind Hacker series which does contain themes of dark violence, including off-page SA, psychological manipulation, narcissism and other disturbing themes.
"Maybe it’s one of those situations where people who go through shared trauma together bond. I’m not sure that seeing my fiancé’s side piece half-n"Maybe it’s one of those situations where people who go through shared trauma together bond. I’m not sure that seeing my fiancé’s side piece half-naked at our door could be considered traumatic, but it wasn’t pleasant. Is shared unpleasantries a thing?"
Oh, I think we have a winner! The Revenge Agenda is definitely my favourite so far in Saxon James' Accidental Love series. This is Rush and Hunter's story and if you've been reading the series too, no doubt you've been anxiously awaiting Rush's HEA, because it's been clear from his appearances in earlier books that he has a shady AF boyfriend!
Although their love match starts in the worse possible way, Hunter and Rush are the cutest (and steamiest!) couple, and I totally adored their hilarious interactions with the rest of the Bertha Boys.
This will be a win for you too, if you love:
❣️found family ❣️opposites attract ❣️workplace romance ❣️fake dating ❣️ADHD rep ❣️all the steam ❣️all the banter ❣️HEA
"It was hard to let go of the people and dreams that had illuminated his path for so many years, but this was for the best. Because without endings"It was hard to let go of the people and dreams that had illuminated his path for so many years, but this was for the best. Because without endings, there would be no beginnings."
Game Changer by one of my favourite new-to-me authors, L.A. Cannon, is a standalone M/M novella. It's very different to the author's previous chunky tomes in the Burn To Rise trilogy, (and if you haven't read Behind the Lights, Beyond the Lights and Of Chords and Dreams, then you need to do that as soon as you've inhaled this little palate cleanser. The first two are M/F and the third is M/M - all dark, angsty and divine but I digress...!)
Game Changer is Jared and Dylan's story. It's light, and (for the most part) angst-free, with a good dose of steam and a HEA.
“You’ve been staring at my hands an awful lot, Lane.” His voice is even lower, more gravelly than usual. His gaze roams over my face, a little lowe“You’ve been staring at my hands an awful lot, Lane.” His voice is even lower, more gravelly than usual. His gaze roams over my face, a little lower, then his eyes snap up to meet my own. “Do you want them on you?”
Oh my goodness, I totally loved Memory Lane by Rylee Hale which is book 1 in her Echoes duet - and don't panic, book 2 Echoes of the Past is coming out just over a month after this one!
This is Lane and Harrison's story and it's a gorgeous mix of (sort of) sci fi, science, past lives, murder/mystery, with a dark MM romance wrapped up amongst it.
Without giving too much away, you'll inhale this if you love:
"Every shred of him pulled me in. Every cell of his body attracted me. Every inch made me lust like I’d never lusted before."
The Office Nemesis Ca"Every shred of him pulled me in. Every cell of his body attracted me. Every inch made me lust like I’d never lusted before."
The Office Nemesis Calamity by Hayden Hall is the 7th (and last) book in his low angst, fun and lovable Frat Brats of Santa Barbara series. This is Theo and Justin's story.
We briefly met Justin in earlier books, as this is a series of linked 'standalones', involving a group of friends who have all attended the same top-end college, Highgate Academy. Justin had apparently had his heart broken at some stage and was living his best life as a 'one and done', love 'em and leave 'em pro.
Until his path crosses once again with that very same heartbreaker Theo, who had thought he wanted a gay relationship with Justin but as soon as things started to get intimate, decided he was straight after all. Turns out that maybe Theo isn't so straight, when they have their second-chance encounter, working together in the same office.....
I have enjoyed every book in this wonderful series and can highly recommend if you love:
❣️MM ❣️Enemies to lovers ❣️Second chance ❣️Office romance ❣️Steamy times ❣️Low angst
“Am I receiving one of the great Art de Almeida’s come-ons?” “If you were, straight boy, you’d be on your knees by now.”
Saxon James has done it ag“Am I receiving one of the great Art de Almeida’s come-ons?” “If you were, straight boy, you’d be on your knees by now.”
Saxon James has done it again with Employing Patience, which is book 4 in her Divorced Men's Club series; all inter-linked but can be read and enjoyed as standalones (but why would you, when you can read them all in order?!) This is Art and Joey's story.
Now, we've met and adored Art from afar in each of the previous books in the series, being as he is the 'founding father' of the Divorced Men's Club. He is a self-declared commitment-phobe and a 'one and done' type of dude, that is until he employs the gorgeously straight but highly flirtatious Joey against his better judgement.
This is a slow burn, gfy-vibe read and the hidden depths we discover to both the MCs as the story evolves are dleightful. Low angst, high steam once they get down and dirty, fun to read and a cute as anything HEA.
"Dark eyes were fixed on him with a strange expression Nate couldn’t quite read. “Shut the door and come over here.” Nate could only stare at him i"Dark eyes were fixed on him with a strange expression Nate couldn’t quite read. “Shut the door and come over here.” Nate could only stare at him in bewilderment but his legs were already moving. Fuck, Ferrara really had him trained well."
I totally love this series and this book is no exception, in fact I've now read it three times, back to back ...more
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