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Waiting On Wednesday (774) Axe Backwards (Axford Brothers #3) by May Archer

Axe Backwards
(Axford Brothers #3)
by May Archer

Expected Publication: September 15, 2026

Genre: MM, Romance

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings
that spotlights upcoming releases that we are eagerly anticipating.
(WoW was previously hosted by Breaking The Spine.)

This is my favorite day of the week because I love sharing and discovering new books.

Synopsis from Goodreads:
A fake engagement to the hot sheriff who escorted me to family camp? Weirdly delightful. Failing to tell him that my family is a bunch of professional thieves? Small oversight.

I left the Callahan family business years ago. These days I’m a law-abiding citizen. A photographer who takes nothing but pictures. A man who’s learned not to get greedy for anything… or anyone.

But my family hasn’t gotten that memo, so I expect my week at family camp to be filled with guilt-trippy attempts to lure me back into the fold.

Winsome’s gorgeous sheriff was supposed to be nothing more than a one-night-stand. He doesn’t have a clue why I’m dreading this week, but he takes his protection game seriously. So when he thinks I need a rescue, he steps in and declares himself my fiancé… and I’m too busy swooning to argue.

Now Holden’s planning a camp heist (for fun, obvs!) and charming my family of criminals. Our motto is ‘Callahans don’t get caught’ but nobody warned me about catching feelings.

Unfortunately, secrets don’t stay buried forever. And when someone forces the Callahans toward one last impossible job, protecting the family I love means becoming the man I swore I’d never be again.

But if Holden learns the truth about my past, it’ll be goodbye fake engagement, goodbye sheriff… goodbye heart.

I read a lot of this author's books, and I'm enjoying this series, so this automatically goes on my tbr. Can't wait to read it!
I've been reading a lot more because I'm in a life slump, can't decide what I want to do, so I read and avoid all the things. I'm also still trying to get back to a normal working routine, but it's hard!

What are you waiting on this week?

Kiss Slay Replay
by Rachel Harrison

Published: September 1, 2026

Genre: Horror, Romance

This is my favorite day of the week because I love sharing and discovering new books.

Synopsis from Goodreads:
It’s the picture-perfect wedding. The venue is dreamy, the weather is beautiful, love is in the air—and Willa Sullivan is having a bad time. She’s excited to celebrate her best friends finally having the big wedding they’ve always wanted, but this is the first time she’s seen her ex-fiancé in months, and he brought a date. Everything feels off, like she stumbled into an alternate universe. But things start to look up when Willa meets Danny, the groom’s charming and single childhood best friend. When they sneak off together, their rendezvous is interrupted by a masked killer terrorizing the reception. Willa and Danny fight to save the ones they love and survive the night, but the killer is unrelenting. A final girl, Willa is not.

Or is she? She wakes up and it’s the morning of the wedding. She just had the most intense nightmare of her life. Only as the day unfolds, there are some uncanny coincidences that make her question whether it was really a dream, déjà vu, or something more sinister. After a horrifying turn of events, Willa comes to understand that she’s stuck in a loop of carnage and terror that she must learn how to escape or else suffer a fate worse than death—being an eternal wedding guest.

Something a little different for me this week. I'm pretty sure I saw this as someone else's WoW pick a while back. It's also been popping up on my Goodreads feed, so I added it to my tbr. I hope I like it!

What are you waiting on this week?

Tracking Wolfe
(Made Marian Legacy #4)
by Lucy Lennox

Expected Publication: September 1, 2026

Genre: MM, Romance

This is my favorite day of the week because I love sharing and discovering new books.

Synopsis from Goodreads:
I’ve been in love with Trace Bishop half my life…  And I’ve been hiding it just as long.

He’s my father’s best friend.  The man who tracked me down and kept me safe my entire childhood…

The man who looked me in the eyes six years ago and said we were impossible.

So I poured my longing into love songs. Songs no one knows are about Trace.  I shared them with the world under a secret identity and won a Grammy. Just another thing to hide. 

Then one stupid kiss changes everything.

Trace can’t want me back.  It would cost him his friends, his family, and the life he’s built.  And I’m tired of wanting the impossible.   So I run…

Straight into the crosshairs of someone who knows all my secrets and doesn’t care who gets hurt.

Trace does what he always does–he finds me.  But this time, he’s not tracking his best friend’s son. He’s tracking the man whose kiss he can’t forget.  The man he’ll burn his life down to keep. 

Because if Trace and I want a chance at forever, hiding is no longer an option.

This book is totally not my favorite trope. The only reason it is on my tbr is because it is the third generation of this family and I have read every book up until now. I feel bad skipping a book in such a long running storyline. I can at least start it and see if I like it.

On a sad note, my Mother passed away on Sunday. Not what I wanted so soon after my Father's passing, but it is what it is. Never thought this is how it would end for either of them. Mom went quick after she "fell" and broke her hip. Her brain (dementia) just never recovered from the anesthesia from surgery. She was not the same person when she woke up. I highly recommend not placing a loved one in long term care at a nursing home.

What are you waiting on this week?

The One Night Heist
(Stolen Art, Stolen Hearts #1)
by C. Rochelle

Expected Publication: August 28, 2026

Genre: MM, Romance

This is my favorite day of the week because I love sharing and discovering new books.

Synopsis from Goodreads:
For fans of Knives Out, The Thomas Crown Affair, White Collar, The Art Thief, and The Mastermind, with the humor of The Blonde Identity mixed in, this dark MM rom-com asks, how much will you risk to get everything you’ve ever wanted?

As the sole heir to his family’s estate, Giancarlo Luxford is focused on one thing: auctioning off his late mother’s art collection to the highest bidder. A chance encounter with an ex-con has him setting his sights on a new goal, and nothing—not even the threat of mutual destruction—will stand in his way.

Longtime grifter Rowen Quincy only cares about the game, but after one too many bad decisions, he finds himself in a tight spot, dreaming of escape. Billionaire Giancarlo Luxford seems like an easy mark, and a ticket out of his situation, but this one-time heist may end up becoming the longest con of all.

I haven't read anything by this author before. I get a lot of recs from people I'm following on Goodreads, so I guess this author hasn't been prominent on there. So, new to me author, and I'll see if I like this book!

What are you waiting on this week?

Just the Pool Boy at Vampire Mansion
by Ariana Nash

Expected Publication: August 28, 2026

Genre: MM, Romance, Paranormal

This is my favorite day of the week because I love sharing and discovering new books.

Synopsis from Goodreads:
Owen Marsh just wants to keep his head down and get on with job of being Coconut Grove's local pool boy.

But when he accepts the Witherbornes as clients, his life takes a turn in a very unexpected and potentially deadly way.

Vampires are out and they're part of the community, but he didn't expect to have to interact with one.

Now there's been a murder, the Witherborne heir is a hot, sexy disaster, and the pool's pH levels are way off...

It's just another day for the pool boy. What's the worst that can happen anyway?

This cover is SO far removed from what this author usually puts out that I didn't realize it was her! Her covers are typically very dark and moody (to match the stories!) so I've never read anything by her before. But this looks light and fun and I really need something different to read right now.

What are you waiting on this week?

Axes and Ohs
(Axford Brothers)
by May Archer

Expected Publication: August 11, 2026

Genre: MM, Romance

This is my favorite day of the week because I love sharing and discovering new books.

Synopsis from Goodreads:
They say everyone’s good at something, right? Well, my superpower happens to be making catastrophically bad decisions. Sabotaging my father’s multi-million-dollar ad campaign because his client was a homophobic jerk? Done.

Accidentally causing a viral scandal? Check.

Confessing the whole thing, then road-tripping from Manhattan to pickle-obsessed Winsome, Vermont, to apologize to the poor guy who got blamed? You bet your gherkin.

After this, I’m done with impulsive behavior for good. No more reckless choices. No more big gestures…

Until Carlos Morales sits beside me at the bar.

He’s gorgeous, kind, grounded, funny, and until approximately five minutes ago, straight. He lives for family, forests, and small-town festivals the way I live for nightlife, neon, and high fashion.

Flirting with him is foolish. Kissing him is worse. And falling for this man when our lives couldn’t be more different is either my next spectacularly impulsive disaster…

Or the best decision I’ll ever make.

This is a short novella set between books 1 and 2. I read alot of this author's works, and I like this series, so I'll be reading this book soon.

What are you waiting on this week?

Weathering The Storm
(Perfect Catch #1)
by Mandy Mackay

Expected Publication: August 7, 2026

Genre: MM, Romance

This is my favorite day of the week because I love sharing and discovering new books.

Synopsis from Goodreads:
Nick:

I’ve endured the worst weather the Bering Sea has to offer. Minus-30 temperatures. 40-foot swells. 50-knot winds.

But freezing rain and violent whitecaps aren’t what scares me the most out here. Every crabbing season, it gets harder to stay away from my first mate.

One heart-stopping smile at a time, Seth Rittenburg keeps chipping away at my walls. I know he’s just being a friend… but I can’t stop myself from wanting more.

Seth:

I’ve crewed the Suoja long enough to know what makes her tick. If only I could say the same for her captain.

Beneath Nick Lundvall’s calmly commanding exterior, there’s a warmth that calls to me as the bitter Alaskan winter approaches.

But Nick is my boss. More importantly, he’s straight. Isn’t he?

This is a new to me author that I've seen around but never read. (I don't read the author's usual MMF, but this book is MM so I'll give it a chance.) Also, I've never read a book about deep sea fishing, so I'm interested in that aspect. Who hasn't watched Deadliest Catch? Although I stopped watching after Captain Phil Harris died because my poor heart just couldn't take it anymore.

What are you waiting on this week?

Real Chance
by Elle Keaton

Expected Publication: July 16, 2026

Genre: MM, Romance

This is my favorite day of the week because I love sharing and discovering new books.

Synopsis from Goodreads:
Ethan Moore said yes when he should’ve said no.

Now he’s committed to a weekend at a remote luxury hotel--a murder weekend, if you will. The only person on Ethan’s murder-list is his coworker who caught him unawares with this over-the-top shenanigan. Oh, and the man who broke his heart years ago, who just so happens to be his co-detective for the event.

If Jordan Ferguson thinks Ethan has forgiven and forgotten, he is wildly incorrect. Can two broken hearts meet again and maybe get it right this time?

Real Chance is a novella set in the West Coast Forensics and Veiled Intentions universe, but it may be read as a standalone.

I've read all of the books in the West Coast Forensics and Veiled Intentions series, so of course I'll be reading this one! This book has already been released, but I somehow overlooked it with all the drama in my life right now. I'll be reading it soon!

What are you waiting on this week?