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"It just figures that the first guy I'm bringing back to my place is cute, single, and totally off-limits..."Sean Johnson has spent his life waiting to get the hell out of West Virginia. His plans got derailed when his dad shipped him off to "pray the gay away," but he's over it, ready to prove that he's a grown-ass man who can take care of himself. Of course, he'd have a better chance convincing himself if he could stop lusting after his grumpy roommate. Army veteran Cooper Hill returned to Vermont minus one leg and one career, but determined to build a new life. When an army buddy asks Cooper to keep an eye on his nephew, a junior at the local college, Cooper can't say no. He's expecting a sheltered kid. What he gets is a gorgeous young man whose brilliant poetry gives voice to everything Cooper's been trying to express. He wants Sean more than he's ever wanted anything. And somehow, miraculously, Sean wants him too. But wanting each other isn't the same as being good for each other . . . especially when past pain threatens to write its own verse in their song.A stand-alone novel in Sarina Bowen's True North world, Heartsong contains first love, found family, kisses around the campfire, and two caring men who discover they make beautiful music together.

Teammates, roommates, friends with benefits. What could go wrong?Boys of Summer is a book about finding the perfect person to ride shotgun with on the crazy road trip called life. It contains a Dolly Parton lookalike, an unfortunate deer versus car incident, and poorly-timed epiphanies.Thunder goalie James McVicker learned early on - if you don't want to hurt, don't get attached. So obviously when Vicky finds himself possibly, maybe stupidly, falling in love with his best friend, it only makes sense for him to leave first, right? So why does it feel like he's just made the biggest mistake of his life?Patrick O'Reilly has the greatest best friend in the world. Hanging out with Vicky is as easy as breathing, and adding some epic benefits of the sexual kind only makes it better. Obviously, Vicky isn't in love with him. He's just caught up in the whole wedding thing. If he would just talk to Paddy, they can work all this out and get back to being friends again. The course of true love never did run smoothly, but maybe with the help of their friends and family and some last-minute divine intervention, what started as a road trip could turn into the adventure of a lifetime.

Skater Boy is a story about falling in love with your best friend. It contains discussions about baby poop, day drinking, girls' night out, and the purchase of a mini-van.When his most recent poor decision comes to a door-slamming end, former Olympic figure skater Alex Stanton is forced to move into the house of his best friend, Thunder starting goalie, Sergei Pergov. It's just temporary. Then Sergei kisses him and everything changes.Sergei doesn't care that Alex has no money, no career, no future. He makes more than enough for both of them. But Alex says he's done being a kept man. He'll find a way to make it on his own even if he has to move across the country to do it. But Sergei knows he needs Alex more than Alex needs him. Alex is the one who makes their house a home; his love makes them a family. How can Sergei make him see that there are things more precious than money?

Country Boy is a love story about figuring out who you are, who you want to be, and how to get there. It contains sweet hockey plays, a 1976 Corvette Stingray, fancy underwear, and the journey of a lifetime.The first time Paul Dyson met Robbie Rhodes, they ended up naked in Robbie's bed. The last time they met, on the ice the morning after, Paul punched Robbie in the face and called him something he'd rather not repeat. Two years later, they're teammates on the Seattle Thunder and Paul is so deep in the closet he'll need a roadmap to find his way out again. It's going to take a lot of faith to find their way together in this shiny new world.Sometimes the hardest thing to believe in is yourself.

City Boy is a first time gay, fish out of water, May/December love story with a happy ending. It features snarky siblings, a dirty-talking farmer, lots of food, and big choices. (No poultry was harmed in the making of this book.)When a blown tire leads directly to mind-blowing sex with a white knight named Dakota, pro-hockey player Bryce Lowery discovers he is most definitely gay.Being with Dakota opens up a whole new world and Bryce can't imagine life without him. But Dakota refuses to be Bryce's dirty little secret. If he wants to keep his new love, he's either going to have to come out publicly or retire and walk away from a contract worth millions of dollars.Follow the money or follow his heart? Either way, he loses.

"Home is where you make it."Beau Hopper is good at goodbyes. A minor-league hockey player, he goes where the league tells him. Single and estranged from his family, Beau drifts without connections or commitments. He makes a living, not a life.Former Marine Connor Casey's life revolves around his siblings. After Hurricane Harvey took their home and a car-crash claimed their parents, Connor is determined to rebuild their house and their lives.When Beau learns Connor might lose custody of his siblings if he can't finish the rebuild in time, he volunteers to help in exchange for a place to stay, and it isn't long before he finds himself in Connor's bed. It takes more than passion and plywood to build a home, so when the league comes calling after Beau, Connor can't ask him to stay... but how can he ever let him go?Welcome to Hidden Creek, Texas, where the heart knows what it wants, and where true love lives happily ever after. Every Men of Hidden Creek novel can be read on its own, but keep an eye out for familiar faces around town This book contains eye-rolling teenagers, stolen kisses, and fewer noogies than you'd expect.