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Rhys Recommends: May-September 2024

I've been so busy, I didn't get a chance to share my favorite reads for the last few months, so here they are in no particular order.

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The Good Liar by C.P. Harris (MM): https://amzn.to/3BDLLMI

The Step Bet by Riley Hart and Devon McCormack (MM): https://amzn.to/4dvuNxs

Prince of Lies by Lucy Lennox (MM): https://amzn.to/488EroR

Lady Venom Takes a Mistress by Kat Blackthorne (FF): https://amzn.to/3TTgWtK

Lost in Amber by Maz Maddox (MM): https://amzn.to/47TajNZ

Under Her Roof by Allison Temple (FF): https://amzn.to/4eq3XIn

Grinch Kisses by DJ Jamison (MM): https://amzn.to/3N8DoLI

Snowbody Loves Me by Jacki James (MM): https://amzn.to/3ZQPnFk

A Husband for Hartwell by Lisa Henry and J.A. Rock (MM): https://amzn.to/4eu76GX

It Takes Two to Tumble by Cat Sebastian (MM): https://amzn.to/3XRY1AN

A Gentleman Never Keeps Score by Cat Sebastian (MM): https://amzn.to/3Y96u3W

Two Rogues Make a Right by Cat Sebastian (MM): https://amzn.to/4gNye5r

Murder House by JC Price (MM): https://amzn.to/3BvJZ0l

The Duke and I by Julia Quinn (MF): https://amzn.to/3Y720Le

The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn (MF): https://amzn.to/4eyWqqU

An Offer from a Gentleman by Julia Quinn (MF): https://amzn.to/4gN5Twb

Romancing Mr. Bridgerton by Julia Quinn (MF): https://amzn.to/4etwBsb

Criminal Intentions, Season 1 Episode 1: The Cardigans by Cole McCade (MM): https://amzn.to/4erJZNb

Criminal Intentions, Season 1 Episode 2: Junk Shop Blues by Cole McCade (MM): https://amzn.to/4dwvIh1

Criminal Intentions, Season 1 Episode 3: The Man with the Glass Eye by Cole McCade (MM): https://amzn.to/4eq3k1t

Criminal Intentions, Season 1 Episode 4: Changing Faces by Cole McCade (MM): https://amzn.to/3ZRIaEW

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Rhys Recommends: March & April 2024

After a slow March, I picked up pace again in April with an incredible series by Alice Winters and a few more fantastic reads.

I love sharing books I've read and loved so here are my top reads from March and April.

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Married to the Mobster by Leighton Greene (MM) - https://amzn.to/3y0I9To

The Fake Husband Deal by Ana Ashley (MM) - https://amzn.to/3QpO36O

Stupid Love by Riley Hart (MM) - https://amzn.to/4a5BNiK

Ghost of Lies (Medium Trouble #1) by Alice Winters (MM) - https://amzn.to/3JHPytj

Ghost of Truth (Medium Trouble #2) by Alice Winters (MM) - https://amzn.to/4blAZqX

Ghost of Deceit (Medium Trouble #3) by Alice Winters (MM) - https://amzn.to/4bk3aXy

White Trash Warlock (The Adam Binder Novels #1) by David R. Slayton (Queer Fantasy) - https://amzn.to/3QpNRo6

Trailer Park Trickster (The Adam Binder Novels #2) by David R. Slayton (Queer Fantasy) - https://amzn.to/3WmDtkU

Deadbeat Druid (The Adam Binder Novels #3) by David R. Slayton (Queer Fantasy) - https://amzn.to/3UpPkw1

PS. I Loathe You by Isla Olsen (MM) - https://amzn.to/3JJpkqw

Boyfriend with Benefits by Allison Temple (MM) - https://amzn.to/4a0o7ph

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Mother Parker Bonus Epilogue #2: That's What Fathers Do

The below bonus takes place 2.5 years after the end of Mother Parker and a 1.5 years after the bonus epilogue.

2.5 years later

Felicity opened the courtroom door and waited until all three of us were through before she followed us out into the bright Mayberrian sun. 

“So? How do we all feel?” she asked with an elevated cheery disposition as she often did for his benefit. 

I turned to Hwan. 

His smile was as infectious as I imagined mine was. It hurt my fucking cheeks.

He was wearing his more modest hair today, the silver wig. Felicity had advised on an even more modest color, but I’d refused to let him hide who he was and who I’d fallen in love with. 

And who Levi had fallen in love with. 

After all, he was the most important person in our lives now. 

“I feel heavenlicious!” Hwan said, waving his hands in the air in front of him as if he was reading a sign in the sky. “What about you Levi?”

I looked down at the little doe-eyed dude between us, barely three and a half feet staring up at Hwan as if he was his everything.

I guess now he was. 

Well, he had been for a long time.

We both had. 

“I feel…” he put his little fingers under his chin and hummed for a second. “Splendidity”

Hwan gasped, bent down, picked Levi up and the little man filled my eardrums with laughter that filled my soul with more happiness than I could have ever imagined. 

“Splendidity? I love feeling splendidity,” Hwan repeated over and over and I stood there admiring my…

My family.

That was what we were. 

It was what we’d been for a long time, only now it was official.

Who would have told me two years ago that when we decided to go on this crazy adoption journey that the little black kid, broken by life before he’d even lived it, would become part of us. Part of our life.

Little Levi whose mother was sick and whose father was a monster. Who’d been so traumatized by the abuse and the neglect he couldn’t even talk for the first week he’d stayed with us and when he finally did his words were jumbled and quiet. 

That was how this little game had started. Of taking words and making new ones. It was for Levi’s benefit. To make him feel more confident and less self-conscious when he screwed up. 

And now that little five-year-old kid from the “wrong part of town” as people liked to remind us as if race, wealth or the family you were born into determined who you were and the kind of life you could live, was a smiley, wonderful seven-year-old kid who laughed too much and sang too loud.

“How do you feel, Pukah?” Levi asked me and both he and Hwan were staring at me, hanging on my lips. 

They looked so adorable together I didn’t know if my heart could take so much beauty.

Some days I still couldn’t believe this was all happening to me, dickhead Officer Grumpy-pants who turned everything he touched to shit.

“I feel happy-randy,” I said.

Both opened their hands and welcomed me into their embrace and I could just about burst. 

“Are you okay, Pukah?” Levi pointed at the tears running down my cheek. 

I hadn’t even realized I was crying.

Pukah.

It might be a silly mispronunciation of my name, but now it had more meaning than anything else I’d ever been called.

It meant guardian, memories, laughter, sleepless nights, endless worry, uncertainty, frustration, fulfillment, happiness. 

There hadn’t been a single emotion since we started fostering him that it wasn’t associated with.

But most of all, to Levi, it meant dad. And that was the only thing I wanted to be in my life.

“I’m more than okay, Levi. I love you.”

Levi smiled and hugged me again.

“I love you too, daddy Pukah.”

Fuck!

Just when I thought I was done crying…

“What did you call me?” I asked.

Levi glanced from me to Hwan and lowered his eyes.

“Apa said you’d like it. I’m sorry,” he said.

Hwan sulked along with Levi and I couldn’t help but laugh.

“Apa was right.” I glanced at Hwan. “I love it, Levi.”

He looked at me once more and his eyes went wide as did his smile. 

I hugged the little man. I hugged my son.

“Oh god, you three are going to make me melt you’re so cute,” Felicity said, waving a hand in front of her face as she tried to compose herself.

“You, missy, are my favorite person on this planet!” I told her.

Hwan coughed. Levi did too, mimicking his apa.

“Fine. You have a point. Third favorite person.”

Felicity brought her hand down to my shoulder and winced at the impact. “I’ll take it! Damn, do you ever miss a day at the gym?”

I laughed.

“Sometimes, but I make up for it with Hwan.”

Hwan gasped and slapped my arm.

“Hey!” 

He pretended to be shocked for Levi, but he couldn’t hide the amusement in his face.

“What do you mean, daddy?” Levi asked.

My eyes went wide and I stopped breathing for a second.

“He just means I chase him around the house so he exercises that way,” Hwan said.

“Okay, enough. Should we make our way? Halmeoni will be expecting us,” I said. 

It wasn’t just Halmeoni actually. It was the whole gang. Our entire extended family. Ash and Maddox, Joey and Santi, Slade and King, and all the rest of my brothers in arms. 

But Hwan didn’t know that. And neither did Levi.

“Yeah, let’s go. Let’s go. Can we get bubble tea on the way?” 

I rolled my eyes, laughing. 

“You truly are your apa’s son,” I mumbled.

“Oh shush. As if you’re not a tea addict. What would you like today Levi?”

“I don’t know. Maybe taro and melon?”

“Ooh, I like the way you think, little one.” They walked ahead of me, toward the car and I admired them for a moment.

It was hard to believe this was real. That all the torment, stress and pain was over and this was real. That Levi was our son. That we were officially his fathers.

“Daddy? Are you coming?” Levi turned and watched me.

Daddy. 

Pukah.

Whatever he wanted to call me, I’d always come to his aid. I’d follow him to the end of the world to protect him.

Always.

Because that’s what dads do! 

Rhys Recommends: February 2024

February was a little more relaxed, but no less exciting instead of reads. I enjoyed most of the books I read (17) but the ones below were the absolute highlights!

They're all MM except for the last one.

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Prince of Flowers by Nazri Noor (MM) - https://amzn.to/3PayhMm

God of Fury by Rina Kent (MM) - https://amzn.to/435n0Tq

Sexless in Seattle by DJ Jamison (MM) - https://amzn.to/4c4Nx7C

Nerdy, Dirty Valentine by Skylar M Cates (MM) - https://amzn.to/3IpOA4h

Two Truths and a Lyle by DJ Jamison (MM) - https://amzn.to/49EYNWC

Worst Wingman Ever by Abby Jimenez (MF) - https://amzn.to/432jMQB

Special Mention

This book can only be found on Gianni Holmes's website and it's an absolute, filthy treat.

Secret Service by Gianni Holmes

https://www.gianniholmesauthor.com/product-page/secret-service

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Rhys Recommends: January 2024

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I seem to have started January with a bang.

And I made a significant dent on my reading goal for this year (65 books) with 25 books read.

There were a few DNFs but I won't be sharing those.

There were also some non-fiction craft books which I'm also not sharing but they've been a great help to my professional development.

Here are my absolute top reads from January. There's a mix of MM, MF and FF in there and I'll try to mark them as such below.

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Muscles and Monster by Ashley Bennett (MF) - https://amzn.to/3Ur50Ra

Tentacles and Triathlons by Ashley Bennett (MM) - https://amzn.to/42ssqrp

Hopeless Bromantics by Isla Olsen (MM) - https://amzn.to/48cB3HI

Two Men and a Baby by Isla Olsen (MM) - https://amzn.to/3SwBAyp

Hard Sell by Hudson Lin (MM) - https://amzn.to/489dT5d

Fighting the Lure by Katherine McIntyre (FF) - https://amzn.to/3weedSC

The Lost Fiancé Twist by Ana Ashley (MM) - https://amzn.to/3HQFWvq

The Christmas Roommate by Ana Ashley (MM) - https://amzn.to/3OyyB7u

It's Not Unusual to be Loved by an Alien by Chloe Archer (MM) - https://amzn.to/3Ur5gzC

Red Heir by Lisa Henry and Sarah Honey (MM) (Reread) - https://amzn.to/42y9Zle

The Last Text by Alice Winters (MM) - https://amzn.to/3SNJ8Ov

The Exception to the Rule by Christina Lauren (MF) - https://amzn.to/3ufkVYh

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August Reading Recs

Better late than never.

Another bingo has come to a close and we have a new winner, but first:

Here's a reminder of August's Reading Bingo.

And August's winner is Lisa K.

Below, you'll find a list of August's participants' reads and perhaps you'll find a new favorite.

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Forever Asher by Rhys Everly

I kissed my best friend. And I liked it.I’m at the lowest point of my life. Retiring from my SEAL team was not in my life plan.Yet here I am, 30 years old, no wife, children or career. And now I have to start over while dealing with the after-effects of my last mission.All in all, life can’t get more complicated.Until it does.Suddenly I'm turned on by Asher’s gay romance audiobooks and kissing him when he brings me a new furry friend.Before I know it, I start dreaming of a life with him.Have I had it wrong all this time?Is Asher my soulmate? Is he the love of my life? Is he my forever Asher?Welcome to Mayberry Holm, a small island in the Atlantic full of crime, secrets and happily-ever-afters, and the ex-Navy SEALs that come to deal with them all.

Antagonist by Ana Ashley

Single dads. Polar opposites. Undeniable chemistry.HarrisonMeeting at a bachelor auction for charity has trouble written all over it as far as I am concerned. Especially when the guy with the winning bid seems to be after only one thing...a good time between the sheets.Refusing the advances of a man who’s too good looking for his own good, is easy at first. But how can I stay away from him when our kids are in the same class and trouble is already brewing between the two?FletcherWhat do you do when the guy you can’t stop thinking about—and thought you’d never see again—turns up at your kid’s school?You bring your A-game and flirt until he caves.Harrison is hell bent on resisting the chemistry between us.That is until we’re thrown together to organize the school’s Spring Fair.Will that be my only chance to prove to him that I’m looking for more than a casual fling?Antagonist is book 2 in Ana Ashley’s new series, Dads of Stillwater. You can expect bumping heads, show-stealing kids, a school fair so heated it may just go up in flames, lovable secondary characters, and Ana’s usual happy ever after.

Collided: An MM romance (LSU) by Becca Steele

From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Becca Steele comes a new standalone M/M romance.When my mother told me she was getting married, I had no idea just how much my life would change.Her new husband does his best to make me feel welcome, but his son is a different story. Huxley Granger is rude and aggressive, and from the moment we collide, he makes it clear that he loathes me.Then, something happens. An event that alters everything between us.I find myself looking at him in a different way.A way I shouldn’t be looking at the person who has been so hostile to me from the beginning. A way I shouldn’t be looking at the one person I’m not allowed to have.Even though I tell myself to forget him, I can’t get him out of my head.And I could be wrong, but I think he might have the same problem.I know I should stay away.I should.But I won’t.Collided is an M/M new adult romance with enemies to lovers themes. It is a prequel to the LSU college romance series. Each book in the series can be read as a standalone.Part of Collided was first available in the Anti-Valentine anthology. This edition has been extensively expanded.

Crossing Blades by Hayden Hall

This year is my last chance to take the Titans to victory. I cost us the cup last year, but I’m not making the same mistake again. And I’m determined to get drafted by the end of this season.The success I anticipate is built on three years of razor-sharp focus and hard-earned respect. Not to mention how much of my personal life I sacrificed for hockey. The Titans trust me to lead them and I won’t betray that. Nothing could possibly go wrong.Until the former love of my life and current arch nemesis, Cameron Martinez, skates back into my life. His very presence throws me off balance. His intense gaze and aggressive, dominant, and possessive streaks feel like a lasso pulling me toward him.It only takes so many shared showers and locker room encounters before I’m too weak to continue resisting this pull.But we both know there is no future for us. Our ambitions have always left a trail of ruin and heartbreak in their wake. Why should this time be any different?Except I can’t think straight when he’s around. And every private moment we share makes me forget why I’m even here in the first place.Crossing Blades is the first book in Hayden Hall’s Arctic Titans of Northwood U series of gay, college hockey romance novels. Expect fiery encounters on and off the ice, bickering enemies with a single, steamy way to vent, a second chance at greatness and love, and the emotional rollercoaster of self-discovery, acceptance, and growth into adulthood. Crossing Blades can be read as a standalone.

Cat's Chance in Hell by Meghan Maslow

When a feline fatale meets his magical match, Baltimore might just go up in flames. I, Carter Strike, Siamese shifter extraordinaire and a powerful demon’s right-hand cat . . .er, man, have a job to do. My boss’ boy toy is in the crosshairs of an unknown assassin. And when my boss is unhappy, all of Charm City burns.That’s where I come in. Intel is my specialty and leads me to the doorstep of one drop-dead gorgeous but annoyingly secretive Rakshasa.Bengal Damon-Cowles—even his name is obnoxious—runs South-West Baltimore and is nothing if not frustratingly contrary. I don’t care if he is a demi-god among shifters, I don’t need the complications from a sexy as sin Rakshasa with the utter gall to turn down a fine piece of feline-fantasy like myself. Especially when we’re forced to work together. Except, every day we spend in close proximity turns up the heat between us.A roomful of secrets, a looming Nor’Easter, and friends with questionable—or nonexistent—morals, add gasoline to the blaze. As the stakes climb ever higher, and people start dying, I’ve got a cat’s chance in hell of coming out of this one unscorched.Cat’s Chance in Hell is a 113k snarktastic, size difference, forced proximity, enemies-to-lovers, car-careening-out-of-control romance with a guaranteed happy ending and lots of steam. Shenanigans include: a catnapping gone very, very wrong, a hot pot incident that will go down in infamy, and a Rakshasa with more layers than a Smith Island Cake.*Can absolutely be enjoyed as a standalone, but would be more enjoyable read in order.

Blue Blood by L.C. Davis

If three's a crowd, what does that make four?My love life, apparently. Now I'm on the run with Cyrus, Sam, and Alex, and that's not even accounting for the fact that I'm pregnant—with twins—and my overbearing mother is along for the ride.Oh, and did I mention I found out Zeus is my father? Yeah, that Zeus. Turns out Cameron's not the only one who's been hunting me down. And I might have to rely on my not-so-absent dad to protect me from the relentless vampire who's probably the father of my children.Can you get a bulk discount on paternity tests? Because I'm going to need around half a dozen to sort this shit out.-Blue Blood is the third book in the Godbearer series, which should be read in order.

Red by KC Kean

“To convince a man to marry you, you have to be what they envision. Pretty, quiet, caring, and barefoot in the kitchen.” My mother's expectations have never wavered. I’m determined to be more, even if it is within the confines of Featherstone Academy. I'm tired of being forced into a mold I don't fit in. I want to be me, however that looks.Finding myself, and understanding what matters is my number one focus, over everything else. Taking inspiration from my reading obsession, I know what I want my life to look like, but getting it is a completely different issue.I'm trying to keep my love life under wraps so nobody can interfere or watch me crash and burn as I try to lose my weak persona. My senses are flooded with the new temptations that surround me. The deepest voice that makes my insides melt, a searing hot touch from the campus playboy, and the stormy gaze of the world's biggest jackass.Along with them, comes a deeper exposure into the Featherstone life. Watching Featherstone close in around my friends, dealing with parental issues, relationship drama, and a stalker, makes me realize I’m drowning in trouble.Let the sambuca shots burn my throat as I get lost in my own journey of shedding my old skin, and becoming Red.***** - She is completely bold and straight forward with her wants and needs and it makes her way more sexy! Jess absolutely comes alive.***** - If you are a fan of RH, bad boys, and sassy heroines, then this spin on the Mafia trope is for you.***** - This series has been amazing!Red is a 100k word reverse harem romance novel, which means there is more than one love interest, with a #whychoose approach. This book contains consensual steamy scenes including MM, and MFMM. Some scenes may be dark for some readers, so it is recommended for readers aged 17 and over. Red is the fourth book in the Featherstone Academy Series, but the First book in her duet.

Brown Eyed Boy by BL Maxwell

Lance and Billie met and fell in love over their mutual love of food and their drive to have a successful business in the small town of Stoney Brook Maine. Both are driven to succeed, but now it’s time for a vacation, a real vacation.

Billie plans a trip to Dublin, Ireland to explore Lance’s Irish roots, he takes a little convincing. But when Billie tells him they’ll be spending time with an uncle who also runs a small café, it’s more than Lance can resist.

They spend their days trying new foods, exploring ancient wonders, and meeting more new relatives than either of them could have imagined. And at an ancient castle, Lance discovers that everything he needs is right in front of him.

What starts as a vacation ends up being life changing, and something Lance and Billie will never forget.

#VacationRomance #WorkplaceRomance #MMRomance #GayRomance #FriendsToLovers

The Red Collar by M. Kato

Chief Inspector Hayashi Teruo is short-tempered, impatient and a perfectionist. When another one of his partners resigns, Teruo is assigned a new one transferred from Hiroshima. But this comes with a condition: if his partner bails on Teruo before the end of the month, he risks demotion.Miyazaki Shinji wants to forget the problems of his past, focus on his new position at Tōkyō MPD and work with the department’s best homicide detective. As a supernatural, Shinji speaks with ghosts of murder victims, gaining insight into the cases and solving them faster.Before they get a chance to become acquainted, Teruo and Shinji are thrown into a new murder case. The body of a young man is found, killed with a weapon bearing a strange resemblance to a dog's collar. As more victims are discovered, they need to dig deeper and find the connection between them.While working on the case, Teruo and Shinji are caught into an irresistible attraction. But being partners on duty and lovers in bed isn't easy. As Teruo slowly unravels Shinji’s secrets, he questions his partner's integrity, while Shinji is caught in endless lies threatening his relationship with Teruo as lovers and coworkers.***The Red Collar is a high heat gay detective romance with a paranormal twist. It's Book 1 in the series and features a happy ending. The book contains profanity and sexually explicit scenes meant for mature audiences only. It's not a slow burn romance.***

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July Reading Recs

July was such a weird month. I did so much reading but I couldn't tell you what else I did even though I finish a book, I wrote a short story and did a bunch more admin. But oh well, we're on month closer to the 2024 which is insane. But that also means another bingo is done!

Here's a reminder of July's Reading Bingo.

And July's winner is Nikki R.

Below, you'll find a list of July's participants' reads and perhaps you'll find a new favorite.

Please note this article contains affiliate links.

Bad Joey by Rhys Everly

JoeyThe whole world is against me.Everyone's turned their back on bad, evil Joey.They all believe the lies.Until him. Santiago.The man I can't stop thinking of.He believes me and in me.He doesn't care a damn what the world thinks.And when he finds himself in danger the only one that can protect him is me.

SantiagoHe's what nightmares are made of. He's the stuff crime documentaries warn you about.But that's not the real Joey.The real Joey craves one thing and one thing only.To be loved.And to save me from the awful people I've gotten mixed up with.So even though all signs tell me to run as far away from him as possible, I can't.Because I want to love him just like he needs me to.Welcome to Mayberry Holm, a small island in the Atlantic full of crime, secrets and happily-ever-afters, and the ex-Navy SEALs that come to deal with them all.

Rival Princes by Jaxon Knight

Simon just wants to run his antique shop in peace.

But then he finds a small mysterious box that’s (probably) haunted, and his shop is broken into by the hottest man he’s ever seen who then steals said creepy box.

Now demons are after him and his only hope is to trust the tall, muscled, combat-boot-wearing thief who claims to be the son of a fallen angel.

Galen is charged with protecting humanity from dark forces. Cursed with Wrath, he’s hot-tempered and spends his days fighting demons and trying not to kill his six brothers when they irritate him.

His number one rule? Never fall in love. But then he meets Simon, a clumsy human who asks way too many questions and is—unfortunately—a total demon-magnet, and he starts breaking his own rules.

What’s inside the box, and why do the demons want it so badly? One thing is for sure… Simon can kiss his peaceful, ordinary life goodbye.

Book 1 in the Sons of the Fallen series. A low-angst urban fantasy MM romance featuring a grumpy half-angel and the human he swears he doesn’t like (he’s lying), seven warriors representing the deadly sins, a seaside mansion where they all live, banter, a snarky demon, and a HEA.

Forever Midnight by Mia Monroe

We are two souls torn apart by tragedy and brought back together by fate. Are we doomed to repeat history?TruI’m a one man army intent on saving my family from certain ruin. I’m the only one who knows my sister’s terrible secret, and I intend to keep it that way. It’s just that I may be a little in over my head taking on the city’s worst gang. I’ve been backed into a corner more than once until a mysterious man with few words but a face that could make the stars jealous rescues me. Twice.The first time I ran, intent on focusing on my mission, even though I couldn’t stop thinking about him. But the second time? Yeah, he got me. We joined forces in more ways than one, our lives slowly becoming entangled.I feel things with him I never have. Like the eerie sense that I’ve been here before. We’ve been here before. It’s impossible to shake the familiarity, and what’s worse is I know Midnight is hiding something from me.When the truth finally comes out and the mistakes of the past show themselves, I have to decide what my future looks like. Do I return to the life I’ve always known or embrace a new future, one that is Forever Midnight?Forever Midnight is book two in the Immortal Assassins series, a contemporary setting, MM romance featuring vampire assassins finding love with their fated mates. Book two contains a detached vampire with a long broken heart, a spoiled mortal with an appetite for vengeance, a very big problem, wait, rogue vampires, always lots of heat, and a love story centuries in the making.

Jarrah by Alexis Woods

One day, She showed him the way. The ten steps he needed to help Her. He traveled the world for seventeen years preparing. Putting pieces into place. And now the time has come. Her plan has begun. Jarrah gave the baby a drop of his Fae blood, and when Valter was all grown up, She brought the young human his mates. A blessed prince of the realm, a stubborn vampire, a bold wolf. Three: bonded in mind and spirit.With those two steps completed, he could fulfill that which was his own. Another bond of three. A stubborn prince of the Fae mated with an ancient, cynical vampire and an optimistic wolf. Time was of the essence now.But those two… for him? Fate didn’t make mistakes, but maybe this time She did.Jarrah is the second of a five-book series with an overall arc. Each book contains a new romantic entanglement, builds on the previous installments, and should be read in order.

STAHP In The Name of Love by Crista Crown and Susi Hawke

I'm a simple guy, you know? Point me in a direction, tell me what to do, and I get it done. Life is pretty easy. Until I scent my mate, Parker Donovan. Parker's the father of two and on the run for a murder he didn't commit.The victim? His abusive ex-husband. The one who pulled the trigger? His youngest, Casey, and he'll do anything to protect her. The big trouble is, it's not the law he's running from--though they're on the lookout for him, too--but his husband's family.Now it's up to me and my team to protect my mate and his kids and find a way to stop the vigilantes after them, all the while someone's stirring up trouble in STAHP, wanting to turn back to our old ways.As complicated as things get, I know one thing: now that I've found my mate, I'm not letting anyone take him away from me.

Golden by Helen Juliet

Can three very hungry bears find their own sweet golden boy?GOLDIEThanks to my no-good ex, I’m up to my eyeballs in debt…to an adult entertainment company. The owner offers me the chance of a lifetime: if I keep my lips zipped about why I’m there, I can work off the loan in front of the camera. I’m thrilled, but self-conscious: who wants to work with a skinny twink like me? Then the biggest, scariest star of all asks for me. In fact, Daddy demands me. And, like both his partners warn me: what Daddy wants, Daddy gets. Can I really handle three bears? As they close in on me, I realise…it’s too late to run.DADDYGoldie is shy, innocent, brand-new…and totally irresistible. I’m going to make him ours. The three of us have enough love for a fourth. It’s supposed to be only for a weekend, but our golden angel’s secrets betray a broken soul that needs mending…and I’m the man to do it. Goldie’s sleazy ex is too cold for him, and this weekend might be too hot. But the four of us together? That feels just right. And when I find out why Goldie’s really there, we’ll stop at nothing to save our golden boy.Golden is a super steamy, standalone MMMM gay romance novella featuring a picturesque cottage in the English countryside, lashings of praise for a shy boy, one very fat cat who knows best, enough porridge for four hungry tummies, and a guaranteed HEA with absolutely no cliffhanger.

Greed by Fel Fern

Jumpy investigator Quentin never expected a small town single dad to be his biggest weakness. Or welcome him into his family.On the hunt for a lead in small town Darlington, Quentin instead finds Leo, a broad-chested shifter alpha. The man's surly and grumpy with a clear distrust for visitors. But, there's no denying that he puts Quentin in a toe-curling heat he's never felt before.

Good Girl for the Bikers by Stephanie Brother

When three outlaw bikers call me their good girl, it makes me want to do bad, bad things.From the outside, our family was perfect. My father, a strong, god-fearing widower who gracefully married a single mother with a troubled son, and me, his dutiful and obedient daughter. But behind closed doors, he ruled with an iron fist. Father’s word was law, and I did exactly what I was told because it kept me safe and it was all I knew.My stepbrother Crash never learned that lesson. He was born too wild to keep his head down or his mouth shut, and I loved him for it desperately. Right up until we shared one hot, forbidden kiss—my very first—and father saw it.It was the last time I saw Crash. He ran and never looked back, at least not until now. Rolling into town on his motorcycle with a Screaming Eagles MC patch on his back and flanked by his brothers-in-arms, Preacher and Devil, he’s older, stronger, sexier and ready to raise hell.I’d expected Crash to get my blood rushing and my heart pumping—I never thought that Preacher and Devil would make me feel the same way.Preacher is sinfully seductive, confident like a stalking tiger. Even when his silky voice is soft, there’s no hiding the deadly steel underneath. He could tempt an angel into his bed, and I’m just a woman who goes weak in the knees when his lips caress my ear and he calls me his good girl.Devil is the kind of man who won’t ask why you need him to help bury a body, only how deep. His unflinching loyalty to his brothers in the MC makes me long for someone to feel that way about me. And when he does, he makes me feel like the center of the whole universe, worshiping me with the kind of skill that makes me beg for mercy and then go back for more.And Crash is the forbidden stepbrother who kissed me and vanished. As passionate and impulsive now as he was as a boy, he’s grown into a man who’s done running and is back to take what he wants—which is me. When he does, he puts my naive fantasies to shame. He’s all in on life, and that includes our bed. Or anywhere else.My father has promised my hand in marriage to a man I detest, but Crash, Preacher and Devil aren’t having it. They steal me away and then all hell breaks loose. Because my father has a fury of biblical proportions, my creepy fiancé has lethal plans all of his own, and when the dust settles, someone’s going down.GOOD GIRL FOR THE BIKERS is a motorcycle club reverse harem romance with a happy ever after ending. It's book 5 in the Screaming Eagles MC Series of standalone romances with characters who continue to make appearances.

All or Nothing by Macy Blake

Have You Been Chosen?Sawyer Smith is preparing to take on the world, and with his graduate degree only days away, he’s hoping to convince his gorgeous best friend and neighbor to come along for the ride. There’s only one problem; Draco has a secret, a big scaly secret, and it’s about to change Sawyer’s life forever.When three mysterious men move into the new mansion across the street, Sawyer is plunged into a fantastical world he never knew existed. Discovering that Draco is a dragon shifter and a guardian of The Chosen One--a creature sent by the Goddess to restore the realm’s broken magic--is only the tip of the paranormal iceberg.Being drawn into this strange new world is challenging enough, but then Sawyer finds himself attracted to all The Chosen One’s guardians: not only Draco, but also quiet and fierce vampire Andvari, sweet mage Henry, and ruthlessly smart griffin Eduard.And, oh yeah, it turns out not all magical creatures are friendly. Forces aligned against The Chosen One are out to destroy the guardians so the prophecy can never be fulfilled.The biggest problem of all, though, is that once The Chosen One is found, Sawyer will have to return to his boring human life... alone.But in the paranormal world, there are no half measures. As danger mounts, Sawyer must choose between walking away from the men he’s grown to care for or risking it all for a chance at a future together.

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Rhys Recommends - July Edition

Look, not gonna lie, but July? It fucking rocked!

Because...

I ready, like, 17 books you guys.

That never happens.

Not even in the before times. I don't think I've ever read as many books as in July. And I enjoyed every second.

I've also had to face reality. I'm an audiophile anonymous and I'm an addict.

Anyway, I couldn't possibly share all 17 books I read, but they were all amaze-balls and here are my top recommendations.

(the links below are Amazon affiliate links which means if you buy, borrow, or read any of these books I will make small commission. I fully support these books and really enjoyed them so my opinions have not been bought.)

1. They Told Me I Was Everything by Gregory Ashe

What can I say about this book? It took me by surprise and once I was locked in I was in for the ride. With phenomenal writing, a great cast of characters that felt real to the bone and a mystery that will keep you guessing 'til the very end this was one hell of a ride.

But be warned: This is not a happy ever after. This series has 4 books and from what I gather Auggie and Theo are going to go through a shitstorm before they get their happily ever after and I'm here for it.

Tropes: teacher/student, opposites attract, hurt/comfort

The best part is Book 1 is free!

2. Wormwood Summer by Kai Butler

Oh boy. Are you in for a world of wonder with this one.

The San Amaro Investigations series made me lose my mind I tell you. I've already read the first 4 books and just started the 5th because IT IS THAT GOOD. Like you wouldn't believe.

Kai Butler has not only crafted a fully-realized world that feels lived in, but her writing is top notch as is her storytelling. From page one there is no doubt you're reading an urban fantasy and you'll be pleasantly surprised with how far she's willing to go with each book.

What I loved the most was Parker's fae powers and the way they spring from the page and feel both original and fun. His romance with Officer Nicholas King is just the sweetest too.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Start your addiction now.

3. Top Secret by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy

This has been on my TBR since it came out and I'm ashamed to say I only just got to it but I didn't regret it for a moment.

I'l be honest. I expected something completely different from this book, but what I got was one epic romance. But then again what else could one expect from the likes of Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy?

4. Sink or Swim by Maz Maddox

Of course I couldn't go another month without reading a RELIC book. This is book 2 in the series and if possible, I loved it more than book 1. It's got enemies to lovers vibes, a heist-like mission, a touch of insta-love and the broodiest cutie ever (Baha we ❤️ you).

I'm really savoring this series because it's too good, you guys.

5. The Best Men by Sarina Bowen and Lauren Blakely

Yes, I read another Sarina book this month and I don't regret it one single bit. This one was co-written with Lauren Blakely and it's right what it says on the package. Best Men who fall for one another.

It starts as an arrangement. It starts as just a physical thing but it turns into so much more.

This was so good I gobbled it up in one day (actually the same day I listened to Top Secret) and it left me feeling all the feels. These guys were hotheads but damn they were good together.

6. Borrowing Blue by Lucy Lennox

Another one that's been on my TBR for an embarrassing length of time. Needless to say I binged the entire series this month and while I have my favorites, nothing beats Blue and Tristan.

This is insta-love, fake relationship, big families, banter, dogs, and everything I adore so you can't go wrong with this one.

And of course once you read one you'll want to read the whole damn series so...be prepared to sacrifice your sleep.

I hope you enjoy my recommendations and give some of them a chance.

If you've read them, let me know what you thought. Which one is your favorite? Can you even pick just one?

Happy reading!

Happy Best Friend's Day - #FlashFic

In honor of International Friendship Day I wrote a little something. Enjoy x.

“Happy best friend’s day!” I tell him, feeling the butterflies in my stomach flap their wings with vigor that could send me spinning if I let it.

But I don’t.

By now I’ve learned to control it.

I’ve had years of practice.

Years of looking into his eyes and biting the insides of my cheeks so hard I could taste the copper.

So much time of swallowing that knot in my throat wanted to come out, to speak, to say it aloud.

So many moments of heart palpitations that could have killed the healthiest man on the planet.

So indeed when the butterflies throw their tantrum in my stomach I’m not affected.

Or, to put it better, I am, but I don’t let it show.

I’m a pro, you see.

“Happy friend’s day, Cory,” he says and punches my arm in the gentle, brotherly kind of way that sends shivers down my hand and to the back of my neck.

He smiles brightly with that cocky grin he’s mastered all those years picking up girls in college, bars, clubs, buses and in video games, if you would believe it.

Apparently killing someone in a video game can lead to actual, very real life, sex.

Sex I have not been included in. Not ever.

Although I guess inviting your best friend to a threesome would never, ever, cross Harry’s mind.

But hey, a boy can dream.

Not that I would want to fool around with a girl, mind you.

Tried it, tolerated it, hated it, thank you very much.

And to be honest, even if it had crossed his mind and he ever invited me, do you think I’d do it? Seeing someone else ravish the man you’ve been pining over since you knew what was between your legs and inside your chest is not how I would want to spend precious time with Harry.

Oh, Harry.

Will I ever get over you?

“You need to stop being friends with him,” Nellie has told me over a hundred times.

She’s my business partner, by the way. In case you were wondering. You were not. Fine. Fine. Don’t bite me. I’m a mess. I’m just trying to compose myself and when that happens I overthink, overanalyze, overdo it.

We make pet adoption papers.

I know you didn’t ask, but that’s what we do.

We make adoption papers, birth and graduation certificates of puphood to adulthood. We zhuzh them up, add a hella lot of glitter, and then mail them to people with healthy treats and accessories.

Have you ever heard of book boxes?

What am I saying? Of course you have. You’re a reader. An avid reader, right?

So that’s what we do but with pet stuff—mainly puppies and kittens.

Fuck.

Shit. Sorry. I know. I’ve gone off topic.

It’s what happens when he’s close and I can’t function.

It’s my coping mechanism.

“Happy best friend’s day thank you very much. I’m not just a friend.” Oh but how wrong I am.

“Sorry.” He smiles and, yeah, well, my heart melts.

What do you expect? I’m a schmuck.

“Happy best friend’s day, then.” He makes sure to emphasize best because he knows details are my thing. And I pay attention to them.

I pull open my tote bag and take out the wrapped-red box.

I hand it to him and he shakes it beside his ear.

“You’re an idiot,” I tell him.

“Why?”

“Because.” Insulting him sometimes also does the trick of making my time with him more tolerable. “What if I got you a porcelain doll? You would have broken her.”

He grimaces.

“Well…did you?”

“Fuck no. Those things are creepy A-F.”

His grimace deepened.

“Besides, I only collect Barbies. I donated all my creep A-F porcelain dolls.” He says it so seriously that for a minute I forget he’s a player and I buy it.

Obviously, not for long.

I’m hopeless. I’m not an idiot.

“So?” I ask him.

“So?” he asks me.

Agh. He knows how to frustrate me. If only it was enough to make me move on.

“Are you gonna open the fucking thing or what?”

“Language, young man.”

“I’m the same age as you.”

He shrugs and tears through the perfectly wrapped paper.

“Oh, my God, Cory! Really?” he asks with big puppy dog eyes that make me sick.

Well, not sick sick, but you know. Sick with love and all that.

“Really!”

He lifts the box in front of his face and shows it to me as if I don’t know what I got him.

It’s a rare Star Wars Shadow Trooper Funko Pop. I had to kiss a lot of ass to get it—figuratively, get your head out of the gutter—and spend a lot of cash.

But he’s worth it.

“I love it. Thank you so much.”

He hugs me and as per usual I fight with my body for control. Because he smells so good. So divine. So manly. And he feels so soft and hard at the same time and in all the right places.

“You’re welcome.”

“Must have cost you a lot.”

I shrug it off.

Money is not a problem for me. Thanks to Tiktok we’ve gone viral so never a dull moment.

“Where’s mine?”

I don’t know when this best friend’s day became a tradition.

It must be around college. We did it as a joke once and it kinda stuck.

Of course when we were in college we tried to find the crappiest, wackiest, silliest gifts ever.

We got serious after that.

Well, I did.

“Oh…” he says.

“You forgot.” I raise an eyebrow and make sure he knows I criticize him.

I don’t particularly care. He does forget sometimes. But he always makes up for it by getting me something, even if it’s a month late.

“Well, not really.” His amused expression shifts and it takes me a moment to realize he’s being shy.

“Why? What is it?”

“Well…I wanted to tell you something.”

This is it. This is it. This is it.

The moment he’s realized I mean everything to him and he expresses his undying love.

I shake my head and with it the preposterous idea that he now loves me all of a sudden.

I should be far more composed by now but it seems even years of friendship and suppressing feelings doesn’t ever change that little shit inside me called hope.

“I met someone.”

Oh.

Well, there goes hope, I guess.

“And? Is that news? You always meet someone,” I tell him.

“Yeah, doh, I know. But they’re…different.”

“Don’t tell me they’re foreign, because I can list at least ten foreign exchange students you hooked up with in college.”

“No, idiot!” he flicks my forehead. “They’re a…a man.”

A what?

“Excuse me?” I ask, unable to hide the shock in my voice.

“Surprise! That’s my gift to you. I’m now officially bi. I mean, he was my first, but I liked it so it won’t be the last.”

“What?”

I must be hallucinating. All those dog shampoos I had made today must have made me woozy.

“Yeah. Aren’t you going to welcome me to the club?” he asks and opens his arms wide as if he expects a hug.

“H-how?”

“Huh?”

“How? How did it…you’ve always been with girls. I don’t understand how this…happened.”

Have I gone pitchy? I think I have. Oh fuck it. My world is falling apart. I can go soprano if I want.

He starts counting on his fingers. “A lot of beer. Like a lot. A handsome guy who was also very willing. And a game of dare.”

“That’s it?”

The butterflies stopped and I could feel them perish inside me.

“That’s it,” he says.

What has just happened? Did he really tell me he’s been with a man?

“Are you fucking kidding me?” I shout.

“What?”

“Are you. Fucking. Kidding me?” I repeat.

Gone are the flutters and the butterflies and the longing. It’s all replaced by anger. Hot, irrational, uncontrollable anger.

“Cory, what—”

“I’ve been in love with you since the moment I met you, been with you through everything, put up with all your fooling around with anything that walks that also has a vagina, hid my feelings because I didn’t want to ruin our friendship and this is how you repay me? You choose to hook up with a random guy you’ve just met over me?”

I am breathless by the time I finish. I used one breath to spout everything and now I can’t even stand up straight.

Thank God for that, though, because did I really just tell him I’ve been hopelessly in love with him all this time?

Fuck!

“Cory? What…what are you saying?” he asks.

I shake my head and turn my back on him.

“N-nothing. Forget about it. I was…I was just kidding.”

I try to walk away but he stops me by grabbing my shoulder.

“Do you mean it?”

He turns me around and I make an attempt at laughing it off.

“Of course not—”

“Do. You. Mean. It?” he shouts at me, matching my earlier intensity.

I don’t answer, I just look down. I can’t face him anymore.

I’ve gone and ruined everything.

“Cory…if you’ve been…why wouldn’t you say something?”

I shrug.

“I didn’t want to ruin our friendship. Guess that’s over now.”

Harry hooks his finger under my chin and lifts my gaze back to him.

His eyes are wide and glimmering, the green in them shining like emeralds.

“Cory, why wouldn’t you say it?” he stares at me and his brows furrow.

“Because…you’re straight,” I mumble. “Or were until a minute ago.”

He doesn’t respond. His eyes narrow and he cocks his head to the side.

“What?” I ask.

He doesn’t answer me. Just, stares. At me.

“Harry, what?” I shout now.

Some of my spit paints his face. I don’t care. I’m angry and embarrassed and…sad.

“I just…I never realized how beautiful your eyes are,” he says.

“What—”

And before I can even ask him what the hell he’s on about, he closes the gap between our lips and makes my every wish since I was eleven true.

I’m…

I’m kissing my best friend.

And he tastes good.

“Now that’s a gift.”

June Reading Recs

We had a bit of a break there as I focused on some projects that needed attention but our Reading Bingo was back this June.

We also have another one going for July.

Here's a reminder of June's Reading Bingo.

And June's winner is David E.

Below, you'll find a list of June's participants reads and perhaps you'll find a new favorite.

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Storm Bound by Rhys Everly

Handsome, nerdy… oh, and he’s also my boss!When I took the job, I had no idea I’d be working with my dream man.

He’s obsessed with my favorite TV show. He’s kind and gentle. And he’s also submissive.

My perfect match, in every way.But after one too many heartbreaks, I don’t cross the line between colleague and lover.That is until the perfect storm hits the shores of my small town.Then, all hell breaks loose.Is he my happily-ever-after?Or a heartbreak in the making?Storm Bound is the fourth book in the Cedarwood Beach small town gay romance series and is completely standalone. It contains two geeks, a D/s dynamic, a hurricane, and a Greek Yaya determined to get her grandson married.

Rival Princes by Jaxon Knight

There are three golden rules for new recruits at Fairyland Theme Park:1. No breaking character, even if you’re dying of heat exhaustion2. Always give guests the most magical time3. No falling in love.Nate’s only been at work one day, and he’s already broken all three.Fast-tracked into a Prince role, Nate’s at odds with Dash, the handsome not-so-charming prince who is supposed to be training him. Nate doesn’t know how he ended up on Dash’s bad side, but the broody prince sure is hot when he gets mad.Dash has worked long and hard to play Prince Justice at Fairyland. Now, instead of focusing on his own performance, he is forced to train newbie Nate to be the perfect prince. Nate’s annoying ease with the guests coupled with his charm and good looks could dethrone Dash from his number one spot … so why does he secretly want to kiss him?Fairyland heats up as sparks fly between the two rival princes. Will they get their fairytale romance before they’re kicked out of Fairyland for good? Find out in this standalone MM contemporary romance by Jaxon Knight, set in an amusement park where fairytales can come true.Rival Princes is a sweet Rivals to Lovers romance with queer characters, set in a fairy tale themed amusement park. Guaranteed HEA. Some cursing, no cheating.

Mate of the Tyger Prince by Shannon West

Diplomatic marriages between two members of different planets certainly aren’t unheard of—but for Prince Mikos of Tygeria and Col. Ryan Donnelly of Earth, it might just be a fate worse than death. The union is meant to end a devastating war that has lasted for over a hundred and fifty years, but when the female bride intended for the fierce, sexy prince runs away, her handsome brother is substituted instead. Men are for mating as far as the Tygerian prince is concerned, but the colonel also happens to be Mikos’s sworn enemy, not to mention being completely irritating.Ryan is horrified to learn that the Tygerians not only expect him to take the place of his sister, marry the Bloody Prince of Tygeria, and go to live with him on his mysterious planet, but they also expect him to undergo physical alteration to have the man’s baby! And nobody is taking hell no for an answer. Ryan’s being asked to turn his whole life upside down and the handsome Tygerian gets under his skin like nobody else. But with the fate of the universe at stake, how can he say no? Can the two enemies put aside their differences and focus on making love and not war—not to mention a baby? As a powerful love struggles to take root, can they learn to trust each other and stand together against the forces that are trying to tear them apart?

Royally Pregnant by Sarah Havan

Riley Morgan went to the lake to ride out his heat alone, but due to his intense urge to have sex, he sleeps with Endre, an exceedingly handsome, random guy he meets. When Endre’s knot begins to form, he realizes they aren’t just having sex, they’re mating.Endre has a problem. He glossed over the obvious signs that Riley is an omega and ends up locked inside him. There’d be major repercussions if the world found out the Prince of Andolva was an alpha and impregnated an omega, so he has to bid him farewell. But after they part ways, he knows he made the wrong decision.Now they can’t seem to find each other, and if Endre can’t locate Riley soon, they might never see each other again because The Omega Relocation Unit, a branch of the government that hunts down omegas and traps them in preserves, has been on patrol in Riley’s neighborhood. One misstep from him, and he’s taken away forever.THIS BOOK ENDS ON A CLIFFHANGER BECAUSE THE STORY CONTINUES IN BOOK TWO.

Wolf Lust by TJ Nichols

Can one night, that could be written off as a drunken mistake, become more when neither of them wants to mess up their friendship or be forced to leave the pack if things don’t work out?

Wolf Lust is a friends to lovers, steamy wolf shifter romance, with a wolf who’s scared to risk his heart only to find it safely held by the man who’s secretly wanted him from the day they first met.

Discover the Outcast Pack mm paranormal wolf shifter romance series. Join the wolves as they fight to make their pack official and fall in love along the way. Each book has a new couple and a HEA with no cliffhangers and no mpreg.

Omega's Fate by Rosa Swann & Wolf Specter

The Mating Ball used to be a yearly event where bachelor Alpha werewolves meet potential mates, but now it’s a party mostly used to hook up with as many people as you can.Ethan, one of the humans hired to entertain the werewolves, goes into the event with only one expectation: getting paid for having fun. The prospect of maybe meeting an Alpha female is only a bonus.Max, a successful Alpha, has been getting pressure from all sides to settle down and prove his Alpha genes. Two problems: he doesn’t believe that the Mating Ball works and he is only interested in men.Once there, he meets Ethan, who catches his attention immediately, but the man insists that he isn’t gay, or interested in Max.As the ball comes to an end, the two men can no longer deny their attraction and take off together. Only to wake up to a very special surprise.Omega’s Fate is the first story in the completed Mated to the Alpha serial, taking place in a paranormal Omegaverse world where shifters and humans live side by side. This serial has mpreg (male-pregnancy), steamy scenes and cliffhangers.

Heck No, Leo by Dylan Reece

Jumpy investigator Quentin never expected a small town single dad to be his biggest weakness. Or welcome him into his family.On the hunt for a lead in small town Darlington, Quentin instead finds Leo, a broad-chested shifter alpha. The man's surly and grumpy with a clear distrust for visitors. But, there's no denying that he puts Quentin in a toe-curling heat he's never felt before.With feisty twin daughters, Leo has no time for the sweet-scented omega poking around his pack. Even if destiny has other ideas, Leo won’t admit his wolf’s obsession means Quentin is his fated mate. It's clear - he needs protection.Quentin can't be distracted from his mission. Everything depends on it. Until an unexpected attack leaves the hurt omega in Leo’s care.The human never expected to be protected… Or given sweaty self-defense lessons. Or be invited to eight-year-old girls’ birthday party. Or be told he’s destined as Leo’s mate.But the hunter has become the hunted. The longer Quentin stays, the closer his villains come. And they're out for shifter blood. There's only one way to protect his newfound family -- and it might tear Quentin and Leo apart.

Heck No Leo is the fourth book in the Darlington Pack series of wolf shifter mpreg stories. It can be read as a standalone novel, but it is HIGHLY recommended that you read the earlier books for context. This story features enemies to hurt/comfort lovers, a close-knit found family, revelations of Darlington’s backstory, and a growing pack of pups. And of course a guaranteed happily ever after for Leo, Quentin, Lyra, Ada… and one more.

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