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Release Blitz ~ HEA: Happily Ever After by Lucy Lennox & Molly Maddox (Reviews)

05/02/2024
Title: HEA: Happily Ever After
Series: After Oscar #5
Authors: Lucy Lennox & Molly Maddox
Genre: MM Romance
Tropes: One Night Stand/Lovers to Friends to Lovers
Always the Groomsman, Never the Groom
Billionaire, Fake Dating
Release Date: May 2, 2024
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Have you heard the expression “twelve times a groomsman, never a groom”? Neither had I… until it suddenly became clear that every man I dated found their One True Love in the person they dated after me. 
Now I’m writing Best Man speeches for my former boyfriends twice a month, the “After Oscar” thing has become a legend, and I have finally accepted that Oscar Overton is nobody’s Happily Ever After.
Which is fine.
Between running my investment company, providing for Frank, my emotional support hedgehog, and keeping my enthusiastic family from getting in my business, my life is plenty busy. The last thing on my mind is a relationship.
Until Hugh Linzee.
One hot night with the gorgeous wedding photographer somehow turns into a text conversation I just can’t quit, but I’m determined to keep my distance. Hugh has ideas… ideas about romance and fireworks and capital-L love… and I care about him too much to let him get those ideas about me.
Fate keeps throwing us together, though. After an accidental all-night phone call and a convenient wedding run-in, suddenly I find myself agreeing to be his fake boyfriend, and distance quickly becomes a thing of the past.
But how long until Hugh figures out he’ll only get his HEA… After Oscar?

Release Blitz ~ Elite Connections Anthology (Review)

04/26/2024
Title: Elite Connections
An LGBTQ Romance Charity Anthology
Genres: MM, FF, LGBTQIA+ Romances
Release Date: April 26, 2024
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Every need met. Every desire fulfilled.
Welcome to Elite Connections, the secret, exclusive service where money is no object and your every wish is guaranteed to come true.
Fake dates, arranged marriages, or just some company for the night, whatever it is, with Elite you are covered.
Benefitting Outright International, an organization that works to amplify inclusion and equality across the world, and Lambda Legal, fighting for the civil rights of LGBTQ+ people.
Elite Connections is a queer charity anthology containing MM, FF, and other LGBTQ+ romances and will be available for a limited time only. All proceeds will be split between the chosen charities.
With stories from:
Ana Ashley – BA Tortuga – Colette Davison
Emily Silver – Erin Zak – Jax Calder
Kelex – Frances M. Thompson – Jodi Payne
Rhys Everly – Sarah Zane
Saxon James – V.L. Locey

Release Blitz ~ Whisper by Cambria Hebert (Review)

04/19/2024
Title: Whisper
Series: Westbrook Elite #7
Author: Cambria Hebert
Genre: MM College Sports Romance
Tropes: Opposites Attract, Hurt/Comfort
Star-Crossed Lovers, Found Family
Release Date: April 19, 2024
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Can you whisper?

 

Something I never thought I’d ask the guy who is exactly my type
but completely wrong for me.
Someone I sneak secret glances at from a distance while vowing to never get too close.
And then I get tossed in jail. With him.
Know how forced proximity and extreme panic go together?
They don’t. And the walls I spent a lifetime erecting around me crack,
giving him an intimate view of all the secrets I work so hard to protect.
Color me surprised when the pierced, tattooed DJ doesn’t recoil or call me a freak.
Arsen gets me through the night, his attention like a match to my insides,
lighting me on fire and making me burn.
Keeping my distance is impossible.
My body begs to be near him, but we just don’t mix.
He’s fire. I’m water.
Sound is his superpower but my kryptonite.
For once in my life, my heart is louder than my head, and I can’t stay away.
But it seems following my heart leads me straight into trouble.
Turns out I’m not the only one who thinks maybe Arsen and I don’t belong together,
and the people who agree will go to extremes to make sure we stay apart.
Whisper is a Westbrook Elite standalone novel, a college sports romance featuring:
Opposites attract
A single jail cot
Star-crossed lovers
Auditory disability rep (misophonia & tinnitus)
Hurt/Comfort
Bromance/Found family
OTT possessive MC

Release Blitz~ Higher Demon by Louisa Masters (Reviews)

04/11/2024
Title: Higher Demon
Series: The Collective #1
Author: Louisa Masters
Genre: MM Paranormal Romance
Tropes: Enemies to Lovers/Forced Proximity
Secret Relationship
Release Date: April 11, 2024
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No matter the demon, the hunter’s role is clear…
A thousand years ago, my great-something uncle founded the Collective, a secret organization dedicated to protecting humanity from demons. The hunter tradition has been passed down over the generations, from parent to child, secure in the knowledge that the Collective is a community of safety and knowledge.
But betrayal sucks, and six years ago, it turned my world—and the Collective—upside down. After generations of deception, the hunters left behind are picking up the pieces and trying something we’ve never done before—working side by side with our enemy.
Demons, just to be clear. They’re apparently “misunderstood,” but the jury is still out on that. And I—a twentysomething archivist with an addiction to hoodies—somehow ended up as liaison to the demon ambassador.
If it sounds like a nightmare, that’s because it is. The demon ambassador is a stuck-up, pretentious twat… not to mention he could kill me with a thought. Worst of all, he’s getting under my skin in ways I never expected. But I’m the only hunter who doesn’t actively want to kill him, so… tag, I’m it.
I’ve already been betrayed by those I should have been able to trust the most. How hard can hanging out with a higher demon be?

 

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Release Blitz ~ Making Waves by Harper Robson (Review)

04/10/2024
Title: Making Waves
Series: Getaways #1
Author: Harper Robson
Genre: Contemporary M/M Romance
Tropes: Frenemies to Lovers, Opposites Attract
Only One Bed, Grumpy/Sunshine
Release Date: April 10, 2024
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Penn
I’m the wild friend. The social butterfly who always knows where the party is (hint: it’s usually at my place). After getting my heart stomped on, I end up with a pair of non-refundable tickets for a super-luxurious cruise vacation. The thought of going solo makes me want to puke, but the only person available to come with me is the one guy who’s completely unimpressed by my trust-fund lifestyle and wild antics.
Hunter
Penn and I have nothing in common. The guy’s never even had a job, while my career is one of my top priorities. He’s into glitzy parties, designer clothes, and fancy cars, while I’m more comfortable behind my keyboard writing code, or hitting the neighborhood pub with our friends for a beer. Sharing a room with the guy for an entire week is going to be one helluva challenge.
Making Waves is a spicy, frenemies-to-lovers, tropical vacation M/M romance set on a cruise ship. It features only one bed, loads of beachy shenanigans, friends who are family, and plenty of proof that opposites do, in fact, attract.

Release Blitz ~ Boss of Attraction by Kimberly Knight & Rachel Lyn Adams (Review)

03/29/2024
Title: Boss of Attraction
Series: Forbidden #3
Authors: Kimberly Knight & Rachel Lyn Adams
Genre: MM Romance
Tropes: Boss/Employee, Age Gap, Opposites Attract
Release Date: March 29, 2024
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Declan can’t resist the temptation of his much older boss, but a stolen kiss while trapped in an elevator becomes a ticking time bomb ready to blow up their careers and personal life.
Sean Ashford, a senior partner at a prestigious law firm, became a widower five years ago when his wife of twenty years passed away. Since then, he’s put all of his time and energy into his career and hasn’t wanted to date, nor does he believe his heart is ready to move on. Little does he know that the young, eager, male attorney he hired will change his mind.
Declan Rivers’ dreams of creating a better life for himself and providing for his mom are finally within his grasp when he gets hired at one of the best criminal law firms in Boston. The only problem is he can’t stop lusting after his new boss. As someone who is used to random hook-ups, he soon learns it’s not only his job at stake but also his heart when he wants more with the one man he can’t have.
Long hours in the office, the occasional flirtatious banter, and a fainting spell leaves Sean questioning his sexuality, and Declan hopeful that his crush will turn into more.
When Sean’s children learn about his workplace romance, Declan is accused of being a gold digger, leaving him and Sean to decide if they want to keep their relationship strictly professional or continue to give into their forbidden desires.
Don’t miss out on this boss/employee romance filled with all the GFY, age gap, opposites attract goodness.

 

Cover Reveal ~ Whisper by Cambria Hebert

03/22/2024
Title: Whisper
Series: Westbrook Elite #7
Author: Cambria Hebert
Genre: MM College Sports Romance
Tropes: Opposites Attract, Hurt/Comfort
Star-Crossed Lovers, Found Family
Cover Design: Cover Me Darling LLC
Release Date: April 19, 2024
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Can you whisper?
Something I never thought I’d ask the guy who is exactly my type
but completely wrong for me.
Someone I sneak secret glances at from a distance while vowing to never get too close.
And then I get tossed in jail. With him.
Know how forced proximity and extreme panic go together?
They don’t. And the walls I spent a lifetime erecting around me crack,
giving him an intimate view of all the secrets I work so hard to protect.
Color me surprised when the pierced, tattooed DJ doesn’t recoil or call me a freak.
Arsen gets me through the night, his attention like a match to my insides,
lighting me on fire and making me burn.
Keeping my distance is impossible.
My body begs to be near him, but we just don’t mix.
He’s fire. I’m water.
Sound is his superpower but my kryptonite.
For once in my life, my heart is louder than my head, and I can’t stay away.
But it seems following my heart leads me straight into trouble.
Turns out I’m not the only one who thinks maybe Arsen and I don’t belong together,
and the people who agree will go to extremes to make sure we stay apart.
Whisper is a Westbrook Elite standalone novel, a college sports romance featuring:
Opposites attract
A single jail cot
Star-crossed lovers
Auditory disability rep (misophonia & tinnitus)
Hurt/Comfort
Bromance/Found family
OTT possessive MC

Release Blitz ~ Retaking the Shot by Kimberly Knight & Rachel Lyn Adams (Duet Review)

03/15/2024
Title: Retaking the Shot
Duet: Off the Bench #2
Authors: Kimberly Knight & Rachel Lyn Adams
Genre: MM Sports Romance
Tropes: Hockey Romance/Virgin Hero/Secrets
Release Date: March 15, 2024
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“Ford, stay with me.”
Those were the last four words Ford Mahoney heard Emmett Cooper utter before everything went dark.
When Ford wakes up in the hospital, it doesn’t take long for him to realize he needs to confront the demons of his past. Meanwhile, the events of that night leaves Coop envisioning a better future for himself.
As they both try to find their way, they can’t deny the bond they share. Yet, they struggle to fully embrace the love and acceptance they both deserve and crave.
Tired of the back-and-forth, they decide to retake their shot at love, but continued obstacles with Coop’s best friend, Ford’s ex, and the person who once shattered Ford’s world threatens their newfound happiness.
As they skate through life’s challenges together, Ford and Coop learn that sometimes you have to drop the gloves and fight for what truly matters.

 

Retaking the Shot is book 2 in the Off the Bench duet. It is not a standalone novel.
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~ * ~ Tracy‘s Review ~ * ~

3.5 Stars

There were things about these stories that I really liked, but some things just didn’t work for me.  One of my pet peeves is, if I am reading a romance, I don’t want to see or hear about the main characters being with others. While there’s no cheating or on-page sex between Ford and Coop with other partners, both men are intimate and date/hook-up with others while they are apart. For me, with a romance, they should love each other so much that they don’t want to be with others. But that’s just me.

I really liked both Cooper and Ford, but I wanted to knock their heads together at times. They couldn’t seem to get on the same page at times and I think they were apart for too long. I’m not sure why this was a duet, I think everything could have taken place in just one book.

Both Ford and Cooper had amazing families. I didn’t read the first book in the series, Hayden and Tyler’s story, so I didn’t see first-hand what took place between Ford, Tyler, and Hayden, but frankly, I wanted to tell them both, especially Hayden, to take a long walk off a short pier. I understand Ford hurt them, but they just rubbed me the wrong way. (Sorry if I’ve upset any Hayden/Tyler fans)

The story was enjoyable, and for the most part, I enjoyed the authors’ writing. It’s filled with plenty of sexy times, and while they are spicy, they felt a bit rushed. There were also things that happen throughout the story that were a bit far-fetched. While this wasn’t my favorite duet ever, I still recommend it.

* Copy provided to Bayou Book Junkie for my reading pleasure, a review wasn’t a requirement. *

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KIMBERLY KNIGHT
Kimberly Knight is a USA Today Bestselling author who lives in the Central Valley of California with her loving husband, who is a great research assistant, and young daughter, who keeps Kimberly on her toes. Kimberly writes in a variety of genres, including romantic suspense, contemporary romance, erotic romance, and paranormal romance. Her books will make you laugh, cry, swoon, and fall in love before she throws you curve balls you never see coming.
 
When Kimberly isn’t writing, you can find her watching her favorite reality TV shows, including cooking competitions, binge-watching true crime documentaries, and going to San Francisco Giants games. She’s also a two-time desmoid tumor/cancer fighter, which has made her stronger and an inspiration to her fans.
RACHEL LYN ADAMS
Rachel Lyn Adams is a USA Today bestselling author who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, five children, and a crazy number of fur babies. She writes contemporary and MC romance.
She loves to travel and spend time with her family. Whenever she has some free time, which is rare, you’ll find her with a book in her hands or watching reruns of Friends.
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Release Boost ~ Mr. Important by Lucy Lennox & May Archer (Review)

03/14/2024
Title: Mr. Important
Series: Honeybridge #2
Authors: Lucy Lennox & May Archer
Genre: Contemporary MM Romance
Tropes: Age Gap/Father’s Best Friend
Enemies to Lovers/Boss-Employee
Release Date: March 14, 2024
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One New Year’s masquerade. One anonymous hookup. One billionaire-sized mistake.
Once upon a time, someone looked at my scrawny, quiet eight-year-old self and nicknamed me Mr. Important… and I believed them.
That was my first mistake.
Two decades, a dozen failed careers, and a thousand meaningless hookups later, I’ve made more mistakes than I can count. My parents have decided I’m purely decorative, my brother thinks I need pep talks, and the gorgeous billionaire who hired me as a favor to my dad? He’s forgotten I exist.
So I’m done with mistakes.
Call it my New Year’s resolution. From now on, I’m going after what I want… starting with the mysterious silver fox in the Roman warrior mask who approached me at the charity gala and offered me a scorching, anonymous one-night-stand.
Unfortunately, when our masks come off I realize mistakes are not done with me.
Because the bossy guy who blew my mind? He’d thought I was someone else. Worse than that, he’s my father’s friend. A supposedly-straight workaholic. The person I’m stuck on a road trip with for the next two weeks. And, oh yeah, my actual boss.
The farther we get from New York, the closer we become, and the harder it is to pretend I’m not falling for him. But I can’t see how someone as brilliant, controlled, and successful as Thatcher Pennington would risk everything to be with someone like me… even if he makes me feel like I’m finally Mr. Important.

 

Cover Reveal ~ Higher Demon by Louisa Masters

03/13/2024
Title: Higher Demon
Series: The Collective #1
Author: Louisa Masters
Genre: MM Paranormal Romance
Tropes: Enemies to Lovers/Forced Proximity
Secret Relationship
Cover Design: Booksmith Designs
Photographer: Wander Aguiar
Model: Samuele C
Release Date: April 11, 2024
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No matter the demon, the hunter’s role is clear…
A thousand years ago, my great-something uncle founded the Collective, a secret organization dedicated to protecting humanity from demons. The hunter tradition has been passed down over the generations, from parent to child, secure in the knowledge that the Collective is a community of safety and knowledge.
But betrayal sucks, and six years ago, it turned my world—and the Collective—upside down. After generations of deception, the hunters left behind are picking up the pieces and trying something we’ve never done before—working side by side with our enemy.
Demons, just to be clear. They’re apparently “misunderstood,” but the jury is still out on that. And I—a twentysomething archivist with an addiction to hoodies—somehow ended up as liaison to the demon ambassador.
If it sounds like a nightmare, that’s because it is. The demon ambassador is a stuck-up, pretentious twat… not to mention he could kill me with a thought. Worst of all, he’s getting under my skin in ways I never expected. But I’m the only hunter who doesn’t actively want to kill him, so… tag, I’m it.
I’ve already been betrayed by those I should have been able to trust the most. How hard can hanging out with a higher demon be?

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Release Blitz ~ Mr Important by Lucy Lennox & May Archer (Review)

03/07/2024
Title: Mr. Important
Series: Honeybridge #2
Authors: Lucy Lennox & May Archer
Genre: Contemporary MM Romance
Tropes: Age Gap/Father’s Best Friend
Enemies to Lovers/Boss-Employee
Direct Release Date: March 7, 2024
Amazon Release Date: March 14, 2024
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One New Year’s masquerade. One anonymous hookup. One billionaire-sized mistake.
Once upon a time, someone looked at my scrawny, quiet eight-year-old self and nicknamed me Mr. Important… and I believed them.
That was my first mistake.
Two decades, a dozen failed careers, and a thousand meaningless hookups later, I’ve made more mistakes than I can count. My parents have decided I’m purely decorative, my brother thinks I need pep talks, and the gorgeous billionaire who hired me as a favor to my dad? He’s forgotten I exist.
So I’m done with mistakes.
Call it my New Year’s resolution. From now on, I’m going after what I want… starting with the mysterious silver fox in the Roman warrior mask who approached me at the charity gala and offered me a scorching, anonymous one-night-stand.
Unfortunately, when our masks come off I realize mistakes are not done with me.
Because the bossy guy who blew my mind? He’d thought I was someone else. Worse than that, he’s my father’s friend. A supposedly-straight workaholic. The person I’m stuck on a road trip with for the next two weeks. And, oh yeah, my actual boss.
The farther we get from New York, the closer we become, and the harder it is to pretend I’m not falling for him. But I can’t see how someone as brilliant, controlled, and successful as Thatcher Pennington would risk everything to be with someone like me… even if he makes me feel like I’m finally Mr. Important.

Cover Reveal ~ Making Waves by Harper Robson

03/06/2024
Title: Making Waves
Series: Getaways #1
Author: Harper Robson
Genre: Contemporary M/M Romance
Tropes: Frenemies to Lovers, Opposites Attract
Only One Bed, Grumpy/Sunshine
Cover Design: Natasha Snow
Release Date: April 10, 2024
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Penn
I’m the wild friend. The social butterfly who always knows where the party is (hint: it’s usually at my place). After getting my heart stomped on, I end up with a pair of non-refundable tickets for a super-luxurious cruise vacation. The thought of going solo makes me want to puke, but the only person available to come with me is the one guy who’s completely unimpressed by my trust-fund lifestyle and wild antics.
What he doesn’t know, what none of my friends know, is that I’m trying to start a youth center for LGBT kids. I have no idea what I’m doing, and I’m terrified it won’t work out, so I’m keeping it under wraps. It’s better to let everyone think I’m just a shallow playboy than to face their pity if my plans fall through. I wouldn’t be able to face them if they found out I tried to become something more than just a good-time-guy and failed.

 

Hunter
Penn and I have nothing in common. The guy’s never even had a job, while my career is one of my top priorities. He’s into glitzy parties, designer clothes and fancy cars, while I’m more comfortable behind my keyboard writing code or hitting the neighborhood pub with our friends for a beer. Sharing a room with the guy for an entire week is going to be one helluva challenge.
When we end up sharing not only a room, but also a bed, one thing leads to another. Yeah, hookups happen, but it doesn’t have to be a big deal. We agree to keep things casual and set an expiration date for our friends-with-benefits arrangement, to avoid any drama when we get home.
But then I stumble upon Penn’s secret project, and I’m blown away by his compassion and drive to help others. He makes me promise to keep the whole thing a secret, but when he faces a roadblock I know I can help him get past, I have to trust he’ll understand that accepting help doesn’t make him any less capable.

 

Making Waves is a spicy, frenemies-to-lovers, tropical vacation M/M romance. It features only one bed, loads of beachy shenanigans, friends who are family, and plenty of proof that opposites do, in fact, attract.

Cover Reveal ~ Boss of Attraction by Kimberly Knight and Rachel Lyn Adams

02/23/2024
Title: Boss of Attraction
Series: Forbidden #3
Authors: Kimberly Knight & Rachel Lyn Adams
Genre: MM Romance
Tropes: Boss/Employee, Age Gap, Opposites Attract
Cover Design: Nicole, IndieSage
Photographer: Wander Aguiar
Release Date: March 29, 2024
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Declan can’t resist the temptation of his much older boss, but a stolen kiss while trapped in an elevator becomes a ticking time bomb ready to blow up their careers and personal life.
Sean Ashford, a senior partner at a prestigious law firm, became a widower five years ago when his wife of twenty years passed away. Since then, he’s put all of his time and energy into his career and hasn’t wanted to date, nor does he believe his heart is ready to move on. Little does he know that the young, eager, male attorney he hired will change his mind.
Declan Rivers’ dreams of creating a better life for himself and providing for his mom are finally within his grasp when he gets hired at one of the best criminal law firms in Boston. The only problem is he can’t stop lusting after his new boss. As someone who is used to random hook-ups, he soon learns it’s not only his job at stake but also his heart when he wants more with the one man he can’t have.
Long hours in the office, the occasional flirtatious banter, and a fainting spell leaves Sean questioning his sexuality, and Declan hopeful that his crush will turn into more.
When Sean’s children learn about his workplace romance, Declan is accused of being a gold digger, leaving him and Sean to decide if they want to keep their relationship strictly professional or continue to give into their forbidden desires.
Don’t miss out on this boss/employee romance filled with all the GFY, age gap, opposites attract goodness.

Release Blitz ~ Something Right by Shaniel Watson

02/15/2024
Title: Something Right
Series: The Something Series #2
Author: Shaniel Watson
Genre: Contemporary MM Romance
Tropes: Forbidden/Workplace Romance/First Love
Release Date: February 15, 2024
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When you know, you know . . .

 

And Drew knows. He knows he likes men—Holden in particular. He knows he’ll have to make the first move. And when he and Holden are together, Drew knows nothing has ever been more right. The problem is that Holden doesn’t know it too.
Holden knows he isn’t good enough for Drew—an ex-con is never a good bet–but that doesn’t stop him from wanting him. He craves Drew more than he wants to breathe, and that’s the problem. Between his dubious past and all the complicated family issues, Holden is afraid of hurting Drew. And that’s the one thing he never wants to do.
When two strong souls collide, the stars align and something right is born. But can love survive the storms, or will something right turn into what could have been?

 

Release Boost ~ ISO: In Search Of by Lucy Lennox & Molly Maddox

10/30/2023
Title: ISO: In Search Of
Series: After Oscar #4
Authors: Lucy Lennox & Molly Maddox
Genre: MM Romance
Tropes: Fish Out of Water/Cowboy/Grumpy Sunshine
Release Date: October 24, 2023
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How in the world does a grumpy rancher end up falling for a rich dilettante?
Richard Dunning has it all: private school education, an exquisite designer wardrobe, a last name that ensures he’s invited to all the best parties, and a skincare regimen that’s to die for.
The only thing he doesn’t have is… well, a job. Or a home. Or money in the bank. Not since his dad cut him off.
So when his best frenemy approaches him with a bet—spend a month working as a cowhand on some godforsaken Wyoming ranch in exchange for his dream job—he’s a little too proud and a lot too desperate to say no.
But from the moment Richard and his rhinestone cowboy hat show up at the Silver Fork Ranch, nothing is as expected.
Not the beautiful vistas, not the terrifying horses, not the friendly people, not the epic quantities of cow manure, and definitely not Boone Hammond, the rugged rancher whose eyes are a little too intense, whose expectations are a little too high, and whose kisses are… a lot too tempting.
But when his month on the ranch comes to a close, Richard must choose: return to the safe, luxurious life he thought he wanted… or risk everything for the love he’s been IN SEARCH OF all along.