Gay Romance Report November 1, 2024

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Complete Me, by Beck Grey

When it rains, it pours. And right now, it’s a freaking monsoon.

Bjorn:

After my parents’ deaths, I devoted myself to raising my younger siblings. It meant growing up fast, but I had to keep the family together. Romantic relationships weren’t a priority. My siblings had to come first.

It takes my near-death experience for me to reprioritize yet again. I need to stop meddling in my siblings’ lives and focus on me. Only, I’m not sure I remember how. Then Kaino Nieminen and Xander Neilsen walk out of my past and into my hospital room, and maybe, just maybe, the universe is finally cutting me a break.

Xander:

I live to fill eager students’ minds with the wonder that is Dickens and Austen, to debate the merits of Shelley, and dive into the scandalous roots of the Bronte sisters’ novels. Woe betide the graduate student who doesn’t find English Literature fascinating. I have no patience for unenthusiastic students, or issues letting them know. I’ve been called sharp-tongued, defensive, and dramatic. Traits of many main characters in my beloved classic novels, so I take it as a compliment. Though it doesn’t win friends and influence students. Or Deans in the English department. Or romantic partners.

Except for Bjorn Osouf. Our fleeting but passionate relationship burns in my memory, like the glowing embers of Manderley. When the fool plays hero and almost gets himself killed, I take it as my sign to reconnect. As expected, there’s still a spark between us. What I don’t anticipate is the imminently fascinating Kaino Nieminen, or my inconvenient attraction to them.

Kaino:

Making personal connections is a challenge. I’m no introvert, but I need time to really get to know someone, to trust them, before they’re a friend. As a non-binary, touch-averse, demisexual, it takes even longer for anything romantic to develop, and believe me, most people aren’t that patient.

Only one person has cared to try. And when he almost dies, it’s the shove I need to reconnect. Before I know it, I’m in Bjorn Osouf’s hospital room, and the instant reconnection has me eager to give things one more try. Then Xander Neilsen walks in and throws a wrench into my plan.

Complete Me is a low-angst, MMX, opposites attract, second chance contemporary LGBTQ+ romance about unexpected connections, being more than two halves of a whole, and finding the perfect fit, even if it’s not quite as expected. It contains lots of dad jokes, no cheating, and has a guaranteed happily ever after.

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Lone Wolf, by Tessa Kane

No good deed goes unpunished.

After being exiled by my pack at seventeen, I’ve spent the last four years constantly on the move trying to avoid all ties to the shifter world.

Unfortunately, I can’t outrun fate.

When I step in to break up a fight, the shifters involved realize I’m a rare male omega. Not only does that revelation put me in the crosshairs of competing packs that would do anything to control me, it also leads me to cross paths with an Alpha who claims to be my fated mate.

Past experiences have left scars—both literal and figurative—and, fated mate or not, permanently binding myself to an Alpha is the last thing I want.

But Julien might be exactly what I need.

As my life erupts into chaos and new threats emerge from the secrets of my past, I realize this Alpha is different and placing my trust in him could finally allow me to have the one thing I’ve always wanted.

A home.

Lone Wolf is a fast-paced MM fated mates shifter romance set in a world where mpreg is possible. It features a cynical omega who’s a little skeptical of this whole fated mates thing and the cinnamon roll Alpha who refuses to let him go.

This book was previously published on Kindle Vella under the same title. This version has been edited and expanded, but it still has the lightning fast pacing and sometimes crazy drama of a serial story. Seriously, poor Keir *cannot* catch a break. He is very tired by the end (especially of being kidnapped), but he gets his hard won HEA.

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Alpha Dragon’s Cat, by Hawke Oakley

Will curiosity kill the cat shifter—or finally cure his lonely heart?

Alaric has lost all patience with the Dragonfate Games. After failing to find a mate for four seasons, he suspects foul play. The omega’s convinced a producer has a vendetta against him. He’s perfect, so why hasn’t a bachelor fallen into his paws?

When Alaric arrives on the island for season five, he marches to the office of the bastard responsible, the alpha dragon Jade… and stumbles into a world he never imagined.

Jade has a dirty little secret. Beneath the civilized surface, he’s depraved and sinful. Yet he never lets the mask slip. He’s too busy running the show to indulge his desires—until an arrogant cat intrudes on his sacred space.

Jade punishes him. And Alaric likes it.

As they forge a pact of mutual secrecy, Alaric offers Jade reign of his body. But as Jade lavishes Alaric with the tender attention he’s always craved, he suspects his heart might belong to the dragon, too…

Alpha Dragon’s Cat is a fun, sweet mpreg novel featuring a sly alpha dragon, a haughty omega cat, and ultra-spicy scenes. Reading the series in order is recommended. No cheating, and fluffy HEA guaranteed!

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Finding Home at Randy’s, by Abrianna Denae

The quiet one, the outgoing one, the observant one…they shouldn’t work, but against all odds, they learn the meaning of home, together.

Luka

Boston is a fresh start, a chance to live my life on my terms, rather than doing what my family expects of me. Though, to my disappointment, my anxiety and insecurities made the cross-country move with me.

When a co-worker introduces me to Randy’s Diner, at first, I’m not sure what to expect, but the warm and welcoming people who treat the diner like a second home show me a world of inclusion that I’ve only ever dreamed about. And then I meet not one but two people, who somehow manage to see through every wall I’ve ever tried to hide behind.

Graeme

Since my divorce, my life has been…stagnant. Other than my son, my ex-husband turned best friend, and my career as an author, Randy’s Diner has been the only way to break up the monotony.

Luka catches my attention from the first glimpse. His shy smile and perpetual blush draw me in, making the caretaker instincts I buried long ago rise to the surface. But when he befriends the one person I can’t have, I’m convinced I’ve lost my shot before I can even ask for a chance.

Denver

I can flirt and make friends with anyone, so it’s no hardship to take the new face I meet at Randy’s under my wing. Luka is adorably shy, and I make it my mission to help him feel comfortable in his own skin.

The closer we get, the more our feelings for one another grow, but it’s not just Luka I’m interested in. Where my confidence and open nature helps me bring Luka out of his shell, I feel like a fumbling teenager around Graeme. So when it becomes apparent the other man is also interested in Luka, things get…complicated.

It’ll take a lot of trust in each other, ourselves, and the new discoveries we’re making, in order to ensure the fragile relationship between the three of us lasts. But together, we might just find safety and the home we’ve always longed for.

Love Beyond the binary: serving up low angst trans romances at Randy’s DinerFinding Home at Randy’s is a standalone low angst M/M/X romance containing: acquaintances to lovers, found family, a snarky teenager, light D/s, and the shy man who gets swept up in the chaos.

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Warrior’s Walk, by Raquel Riley

Fate only takes an instant to play her hand.

Rhett Marsh

When my leg shattered, I thought my whole world was shattered.

Riggs pieced both back together again, and then he disappeared.

I never expected to see him again on the other side of the world.

Navarro Riggs is a lot of things…

Devastatingly hot.

My savior.

A brave warrior.

But, my physical therapist? Yeah, I didn’t see that coming.

I’d consider it a gift from the universe, if only he wasn’t trying his damndest to stay far away from me.

Navarro Riggs

We met on the battlefield under a hail of bullets and blood.

Our bond was instant, forged in trauma. Unbreakable. Everlasting.

He wasn’t just my patient, he was mine.

I trust Rhett with my life, but can I trust him with my heart?
Warrior’s Walk is the third book in the Scars And Stripes Trilogy. This MM romance tells the story of trauma bonding, disability and mental health struggles, starting over after you’ve lost everything, and finding your inner warrior. Other tropes include age gap, found family, and possessiveness.

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Lost Wolf, by Tessa Kane

Once upon a time I had a name…

For years, my life has been a nightmare. Trapped in a lab where humans use me as a test subject, they’ve stolen everything from me—including my memories. A careless mistake gives me the opportunity to escape, but the world outside is harsh and unfamiliar.

Lost and alone, I stumble into the path of an Alpha who turns out to be my fated mate. Luke quickly becomes my anchor in the whirlwind of uncertainty and, despite my instinctual fear of alphas, he’s safety, pack, and home.

But I don’t get to enjoy my newfound happiness for long.

Forced to flee when the humans track me down, we embark on a road trip to find the truth about my past. As we search for answers, we discover our fates are more intertwined than we imagined and the secrets we uncover threaten to tear us apart.

If Luke and I hope to build a future together, we have to confront the mysteries of our past—even if that means risking the very thing we’re fighting for.

Lost Wolf is an MM fated mates shifter romance set in a world where mpreg is possible (but does not occur on page in this book). It is the second book in the Exiled Omegas series and features an amnesiac omega who has no past and the devoted Alpha who becomes his future.

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A Touch of Christmas Magic, by A.D. Ellis

Kai has been in love with his best friend for as long as he can remember. He’s well aware he can’t act on those feelings, so he keeps himself relatively happy going on dates, running a successful business, and supporting the guy he’s known since he was five years old.

Colby ran from Peppermint Hollow years ago. Trying to escape the demons of his childhood drove him straight into the arms of drama and chaos. The only good thing to come from the years he’s been away is his daughter.

When Kai encourages Colby to come home, both men get sucker punched with feelings they’ve convinced themselves they can’t have. With a little help from their tight circle of friends and family, heads are removed from backsides and the two men grasp onto their very own love of a lifetime.

Just when the couple is settling in to celebrate their first Christmas together with their infant daughter, the past comes knocking. Together, Kai and Colby know they can take on anything, but they aren’t going to turn down a little luck and a touch of Christmas magic to get them through the storm.

**A Touch of Christmas Magic is a steamy M/M romance between two completely oblivious best friends featuring first-time parenting, a bisexual awakening, and found-family all wrapped up in a feel-good holiday love story.**

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Saviors, by Devon Vesper

His father needs his life force. His corrupt uncle would enslave him. Can he trust in the kindness of strangers, or is he walking into certain death?

All abused farm boy Valis Bakor has ever wanted is to be safe and loved. So when two holy warriors offer him sanctuary from his evil family, he makes the difficult decision to abandon all he’s ever known. But in a world infected by followers of an evil god, he fears the protection they offer is just an illusion.

Dogged by his lecherous uncle as they travel to the monastery far away, Valis has no way of knowing if the bonded warriors mean what they say. He wants to believe they could be the fathers he’s never dared pray for. But after his sire tried to slaughter him for power, Valis knows better than to believe in love.

Valis must overcome his fears and learn to trust himself if they’re all to survive. If he can, a lifetime of safety and acceptance could await him at the end of the perilous journey. But will he die trying?

Saviors is the first book in the completed God Jars Saga, a rich world full of destiny, violence, and love. Join Valis and his found family in their sweeping epic fantasy adventure today!

Author’s note: Neither Saviors nor any book in this series is MMM. This book contains no romantic relationship beyond the two holy warriors. Please keep in mind that this is primarily a complete epic fantasy series with romantic elements. The romance does not begin until book two and is an epically slow burn spread out across the entire series. I hope you enjoy it!

Tags: Found family, untrained mages, Valis’ parents suck, new adoptive fathers are awesome, Aesriphos are BAMF paladins born to smite all the baddies, Valis has totally legit trust issues, no daddy kink here, new dads are just awe-inspiring, Valis might have a hero complex, to be fair his father tried to sacrifice him to an evil god, so no wonder, lecherous uncle needs to go bye-bye, Valis is not a BAMF yet, but he’s working on it, let men have emotions please, Valis has all the emotions, communication, because miscommunication is the devil’s trope, if I gotta talk about my issues regularly so tf do my characters

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The Tenor’s Shadow, by J.B. Warrick

One temperamental opera singer. One vampire bodyguard. Let the sparks and secrets fly.

Anthony wouldn’t let anything stand in his way.

His career as an operatic tenor was finally taking off, and he would be damned if he let some stalker keep him from his globe-hopping musical dreams. But he had made the mistake of telling his uncle about the threatening letters the creep had been leaving in his hotel room.

Now he was saddled with a muscle-bound bodyguard who was seriously cramping his love life, even if the guy did have a swoony accent and the perfect number of freckles. No matter what Anthony did, he couldn’t get rid of the stubborn redheaded Brit. Freddie just didn’t fit in with his glamorous life of encores and galas and schmoozing. And how did the man never sleep?

Freddie was there to do a job.

Or maybe a few. He had been content as head of security for the Hughes vampire coven in London. But now he’d been sent to America to keep his coven master’s nephew safe from the threat of a rival coven. He knew the rules. Anthony couldn’t find out about the existence of vampires, and he certainly couldn’t find out that Freddie was one. Plus, he had to manage Anthony’s demanding personality, and Freddie was painfully bad with people. And he absolutely one-hundred-percent had to keep himself from hooking up with the overbearing American.

When friction erupts into steamy passion, can Freddie and Anthony forge a relationship together? Or will Freddie’s secrets and the deadly vampires of the Azarian coven tear them apart?

The Tenor’s Shadow is a 50,000-word MM vampire romance with a guaranteed HEA and no cliffhanger. It contains a strong-but-silent vampire bodyguard and the high strung opera singer that falls fast for him. It also contains steamy scenes and the violence you might expect from a vampire story. Not suitable for readers under 18.

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Dead Giveaway, by Pandora Pine

With no customers to speak of, Psychic Tennyson Grimm decides he’s going to take some well-deserved time away from work, when a woman bursts into his office with a cremation urn she found in a neighbor’s trash. Laura is excited for Tennyson to make contact with the spirit, so that she’ll have an incredible story to tell her book club. Furious that the woman could be so callous, Ten kicks her out of the shop, and reaches out, unsuccessfully, to the spirit.

Meanwhile, Detective Ronan O’Mara and the rest of the Cold Case Unit are looking into the disappearance of Salem resident, Effy Lou Josephine, a childless cat lady, who loves Bingo and has never met a stranger. With the help of the media, her nephew, Spencer, makes a desperate appeal for the safe return of his beloved aunt. However, when Ronan and the team speak with Spencer, who is jobless and broke, they find that Effy Lou has been dead for several weeks and what is really missing are her remains.

Worlds collide when Ten and Ronan realize the cremation urn contains Aunt Effy Lou, who shows up at the magick shop with some startling news. In order to claim his inheritance, Spencer will have to perform three tasks: to give of his time, his money, and lastly, to do something selfless. When Ronan is tapped to be the trustee in charge of making sure the wayward young man completes the tasks, he feels there’s no way Spencer will get the job done.

Can Spencer straighten up and fly right or will he lose out on the greatest gift of all, his aunt’s legacy?

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Come As You Are, by Marie Sinclair

Welcome to Club Illyria where the music plays on, the lovers don’t always know who they are, and everyone still ends up happily ever after.

In this contemporary MMX retelling of Shakespeare’s gender-bending Twelfth Night, club owner Olivia is in a bind. The club is failing, but she has no idea why. Her dancers are the hottest, the place is full every night, and her staff is the absolute best. Enter Vee, a newcomer to the city, who’s looking for a job as a dancer. Olivia is instantly taken with the pretty young man, but Vee only has eyes for Olivia’s lead bartender, Sebastian. Too busy mooning over Olivia to notice Vee, Sebastian isn’t so star-struck that he doesn’t recognize something is going on between one of Illyria’s employees and the owner of rival club Orsino’s Grotto.

Come As You Are is part of the Twisted Bard series, a multi-author series that brings the Bard to the present. It might be queerer than you remember, but it’s still Shakespeare.

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An Abundance of Brothers, by D. K. Sutton

Two sets of identical twins mismatched at birth and raised as brothers.

Xander
Winning this baking competition will prove I can handle the pressure of running the family restaurant. But things go sideways right from the start. People I’ve never met act like they know me. Even my brother’s personality changes overnight. Add in a cute guy who hates me with a passion usually reserved for your worst enemy…and my ability to focus is severely tested.
I need this win, but we might not make it through the first round.

Dom
My focus is on helping Xander win and uncovering the truth about our past. But when my socially awkward brother changes overnight into a sexy beast of a man, I have bigger problems. How can my body betray me like this? These feelings are dangerous and wrong. And reciprocated.
Except, not all the time. My brother switches personalities like he does shirts—several times a day. Xander and I are out of sync and almost out of time.
As the competition heats up, we come face-to-face with the truth. Literally. Two men identical to us. And my brother isn’t my brother? We swap places, but pretending to be the other twin is harder than expected. Can we reunite our broken family? Or will our secrets tear us further apart?

An Abundance of Brothers is a contemporary gay reimagining of Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors. It features enemies to lovers, mistaken identities, twins being twins, and inappropriate crushes.

Twisted Bard is a multi-author series that brings the Bard to the present! It’s also Super Gay and full of drama and heat. Did I mention drama? Shakespeare? I think you mean Shakes-queer!

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Winter Wonders, by Leighton Greene

Jonathan Ashe’s Christmas plans: hole up on the opposite coast, mend his broken heart, and cry into his eggnog all alone.

Job-sitting for a friend in Connecticut seems like the perfect way to leave his mistakes behind over the holiday season. But when Jon’s car breaks down in the snow, he finds himself saved by Prince Charming’s hotter brother, whisked off to a warm log cabin – and an equally warm bed.

It’s only when morning comes that he learns the real identity of his rescuer…and things begin to snowball!


Cooper Kincaid’s Christmas plans: get his mother off his back by introducing Jon as his new boyfriend…except he forgot to ask Jon first.

As plans for the annual Kincaid family Christmas Gala ramp up, Cooper is trying to deflect his mother’s attempts to get him back together with his toxic ex.

After a chance hookup with Jon, Cooper tells one little White Christmas lie. Thankfully, Jon agrees to act the part of boyfriend for the holidays. As they get to know each other, Jon even encourages Cooper’s bossy side in bed – something that Cooper has never been able to express before.

But the more time they spend together, the more real Cooper’s feelings become.

Can Cooper and Jon admit they might be each other’s winter wonderful, or will the ghosts of relationships past ruin their chance for true love?

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Winter Wonders is a holiday romance novel with a pinch of humor, a dash of kink, and a light cinnamon dusting of angst. Happy for now / Happily ever after guaranteed, and no cliffhangers.

Wrap yourself up in this warm Christmas romance featuring: Snowed In, There’s Only One Bed, Hurt/Comfort, Fake Dating, Mistletoe Kisses, and (naturally!) some naughty fun.

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Wrong Number, Right Unicorn, by Lorelei M. Hart & Colbie Dunbar

Sometimes the wrong number is the exact one you need.

When I bought my house, I promised my grandfather that I would always have a landline. He might be gone, but the phone remains, just where it always was. When it rings in the middle of the night, I jump out of bed to answer it. The last time this happened, the news on the other end wasn’t good. At least now it’s either a scammer or a wrong number. No bad news comes from that, right?

Before I can say, “Hello,” the person on the other end starts telling me, through sobbing tears, that they need me down at the station with bail money for Grams. I try to tell him I’m not who he thinks he is, only to have the line go dead.

I could go back to bed. Nothing’s stopping me, but also… Grams is going to be in that cell for a long time if someone doesn’t let the man on the other end of the phone know he got the wrong number. It has nothing to do with the way his voice had my beast perking up. Nope. Nothing at all.

Wrong Number, Right Unicorn is a sweet with knotty heat MM Mpreg romance featuring a human whose grandmother thinks it is a good idea to moon a policeman when he helped her reach the all-night pharmacy, the unicorn he accidentally calls for help, true love, fated mates, an adorable baby, and a happy ever after. If you love your alphas hot, your omegas strong, and your mpreg with heart, download your copy today.

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Rocking the Receiver, by Hope Irving

In another lifetime, he’d totally be my type.

I’m a musician and won’t risk my shot at making it big by coming out publicly… yet. Only my mother and the woman who poses as my girlfriend know. I haven’t confided in my best friend of fifteen years, but his much younger brother, Elliot, suspects. I refuse to allow the French brat’s obsession with me to topple the walls I’ve erected to protect my secrets.

Of course, Elliot wouldn’t out me, and my lips are sealed. I’m the only one he told. The only one he claims to want. The only one he trusts to punch his V-card before starting college in the US. I refuse to rock his world; he’s way off-limits.


While he works to pursue his dream of playing for his favorite NFL team, the Austin Troopers, my music draws me closer to him… Then tragedy strikes. Elliot turns out to be a surprisingly solid shoulder to lean on.

But there’s too much at stake to cave or reveal unspoken truths now. Our safe closet. Our age gap. Our public careers… And most of all, my friendship with his clueless brother.

Is a potential relationship worth the risk?

Rocking the Receiver is a contemporary MM sports romance and is part of The Austin Troopers shared world. It’s about first times, fame, and two stubborn redheads who have to figure out how to deal with their issues to find their HEA.

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Beauty Sleep, by E. Davies

Prince Charming came for me… and I never even saw his face.

I’m Briar, and I have a secret. Everyone thinks I’m a naive rose petal, too breakable for the scene. Little do they know that my deepest fantasies start with me fast asleep in bed.

In real life, I keep my walls up and my doors locked… until a mysterious Prince slips in. He fulfils my desires in the night—and stops me from sleep-walking through the day.

By denying me what I want, Prince gives me all I need. Yet he always keeps me in the dark. I know him by heart, but why won’t he let me see him at last?

Beauty Sleep is an MM romance. This spicy fairytale adaptation is set in a contemporary world. To learn more about the twist in this book, please take a look at the author’s note before you dive in!

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Naughty November: A Charity Anthology

This November, it’s time to get naughty!
When a list of thirty naughty activities to try in November appears online, in clubs, and among friends, these adventurous characters are up for the challenge.

Featuring brand-new short stories:
Sweet Mischief, by AE Lister
I’ll Tell You What You Are, by Cara Dee
Leaving Him Locked, by Chara Croft
Drawn to You, by Colette Davison
His Slutty Angel, by E.M. Denning
A Step Too Far, by Gianni Holmes
Hands Off, by Kate Hawthorne
Sleep Tight, by Luna David
Safe and Sound, by Morticia Knight
Edging Glory, by R.A. Frick
Hiding from Laughter, by Shaw Montgomery

All proceeds from the sale of this collection will be donated to LGBTQ+ charities.

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In Enemy Hands, by Lana Bright

There’s more than one way to conquer a warrior.

Aaron: I wake from a nap bound and at the mercy of an enemy colonel. He has scars, huge muscles and way too many weapons. He says I’m his prisoner of war. But when bandits attack us, he risks his life to protect me. And things kinda… escalate. Soon kisses replace suspicions, and we’re playing prisoner and guard just for fun. But what about my duty to my people? Am I falling in love and becoming a traitor all at once?

Neil: I’m a soldier—the rules are simple. When I find an enemy in the wilderness, I take him prisoner. So what if he has honey-colored eyes, ruby lips and a wicked sense of humor? But as we huddle together at night (solely for warmth, of course), I want to keep him all to myself. Even though it’s forbidden. Even though I swore I’d never let emotion get in the way of duty again. But Aaron shatters my defenses. He’s making me risk the same mistakes again. He makes me want to risk everything.

Emotionally wounded soldier vs. sunny, mischievous pacifist: In Enemy Hands is a sweet enemies-to-lovers MM fantasy romance novel. Duty vs. desire, culture clash, protective MC, us-against-the-world vibes, and lots of cuddling. Happy For Now ending. Neil and Aaron’s story continues in Captive Hearts: Book 2.