Waiting For Wentworth: 2024

Waiting On Wednesday (683) On Circus Lane (The Wright Brothers #1) by Lily Morton

On Circus Lane
(The Wright Brothers #1)
by Lily Morton

Expected Publication: December 17, 2024

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:
The first time Bee Bannister met Tom Wright, he couldn’t stand him.

Everything about the man aggravated him—his perfect hair and body, his confident arrogance, and the way he looked straight through Bee.

Which is why it’s such an unpleasant shock to find that he’ll be sharing space with him while on a Christmas holiday with friends in Scotland. 

However, as the days fly by and snowy Edinburgh begins to work its magic on him, Bee discovers that sometimes first impressions can be very misleading. Tom is kind and funny, and somehow, rather than looking through Bee, he actually sees and likes all of him.

The two men grow closer, but will Bee follow his heart or his head when the holiday ends? And can relationships that start so badly ever lead to love?

This is another surprise release for me. AND it's now book #1 in a series where I read book #2 (Merry Measure)in 2020? Okay. I'll roll with that. Aha! Turns out the protagonist from Merry Measure is brothers with Tom from this book. Now I get the Wright Brothers series title. Duh. Another Holiday read for me in a year in which the season is getting me down. I'm in serious need of uplifting!

What are you waiting on this week?

Symphony of Salvation
(Timber Creek Academy #2)
by Nicky James

Expected Publication: December 13, 2024

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
Music teacher Niles Edwidge gets the shock of his life when Maestro Augustus Castellanos, a world-renowned musician and composer, shows up at Timber Creek Academy. Not only has the maestro been asked to guest teach alongside Niles, but he’s brought his prodigy daughter and enrolled her as a student.

Niles has been waiting for the day the academy decided to replace him. His educational background falls short of the school’s usual demands, but a revered maestro? It doesn’t make sense. Why would such a prominent figure want to teach high school music?

Fearing for his job and envious of the other man’s career, Niles doesn’t give the maestro a warm welcome, but their feud doesn’t last when Niles learns the respectable musician is struggling with a mountain of problems and would prefer to be anywhere but Timber Creek.

As the truth about August’s troubled life surfaces, so too does a secret he has carried for decades.

As a self-proclaimed repressed bisexual, August rarely allows himself the freedom to explore his sexuality, but an undeniable attraction to Timber Creek’s music teacher threatens to test his resolve. 

He can’t afford to fall for Niles. He has a life and responsibilities outside Timber Creek. 

The minute his obligations are fulfilled, he’s out the door.

Unless he finds a reason to stay…

I discovered a long series from this author that I really enjoyed, so now I want to read everything she writes. I didn't even know this was going to be a series, so this book was a surprise to me! I hope I like it.

What are you waiting on this week?

Protecting Mr. Fine
(The Billionaire Brotherhood #4)
by Lucy Lennox

Expected Publication: December 10, 2024

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
I’m a lucky man and I know it. 

Kids from backwoods Georgia don’t land scholarships to Yale, but I did, and striking it rich–like, billions of dollars rich–with my best friends after graduation should have used up my luck for a lifetime. 

But luck struck again when I followed my passion into music. My career exploded, and now I get to travel the world, performing for thousands of raving fans every night. 

When you get this lucky, you don’t get to want more, and you definitely don’t get to complain about the little things. My family, my crew, and my label are counting on me and I refuse to let them down. I pretend I’m fine, totally fine, Mr. freaking Fine… even when someone starts targeting me with a strange series of threats. 

The only one who sees beneath the pretense is my gorgeous, strictly-professional bodyguard. Ryan keeps me safe and calm. He holds me when I’m terrified. 

But even Ryan doesn’t see everything. He doesn’t know I want him. That I crave him. The man who keeps me together has no idea how much I want him to take me apart. 

And I’ll never tell. Because there’s no way someone as strong and confident as Ryan could have feelings for someone as chaotic as me.
Nobody’s that lucky… not even Mr. Fine.

Yay! Another book by an author that I like! I'm only 1 book behind on this series (but that book came out in October and I've been busy reading other things.) So I don't know when I will get around to catching up because December is reserved for my Christmas reading. Too many books, not enough time!

What are you waiting on this week?

Deck the Fire Halls
(Hartbridge Christmas #5)
by N.R. Walker

Published: November 22, 2024

Genre: MM, Holiday, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
Doctor Robinson O’Reilly is burned out. Exhausted, jaded, and disillusioned with the bureaucracy of his profession, he’s ready to throw away his entire career. Convinced to take a part-time position in a small town instead, he packs his medical bag for Hartbridge, Montana.

Who knows, maybe the change of pace and mountain air will do him good.

Firefighter Captain Soren De Silva moved to Hartbridge two years ago. He loves the town, the people, his job. What he doesn’t like is the lack of queer men. Well, the lack of available queer men. There are a few queer couples in town whom Soren can only look at with envy.

He wants what they have.

There’s a new doctor in town; not Soren’s usual type, but there’s something about him that Soren can’t ignore. A friendship sparks between them and Soren can’t help but wonder if that Hartbridge Christmas magic the others joke about is real.

Because a spark leads to flames, and this is not a fire Soren wants to extinguish.

It's that time of year again! Where I go on a binge re-reading all of my favorite Christmas stories. (And finding new Holiday favorites, of course.)
I've seen some iffy reviews on this book already, so I hope I enjoy it!)

I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving!

What are you waiting on this week?

The Geography of Happiness
(Mackenzie Country #4)
by Jay Hogan

Expected Publication: November 21, 2024

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
One thing I know about Terry O’Connor—the man has complicated relationship written all over him, something I’ve avoided for pretty much forever. One thing I know about Terry’s hometown, Painted Bay—it’s a long, long way from my life as a Mackenzie Country veterinarian, and dedicated, carefree bachelor. All of which should be good news.

No reason to look twice at the gorgeous man currently staying at Miller Station with his daughter.

No reason to daydream about his soft lips, quirky sense of humour, sexy smile, or the way he blushes whenever he catches me staring which is far too often.

No reason to second guess my future plans or reconsider the no-strings lifestyle I’ve worked hard to perfect.

And absolutely no reason to feel disappointed that Terry is even less interested in a relationship than I am. I should be relieved.

Then why can’t I stop thinking about him and how right it feels when we’re together? Why does my heart spin at the very mention of his name? And why does the thought of moving on without Terry and his daughter in my life feel like the loneliest decision in the world?

I'm so glad the Vet is finally getting his own story! He's been hanging about for this whole series, watching everyone else fall in love, and now it's his chance. I love this author, and I'm liking this series set in New Zealand... because don't we all want to live in the middle of nowhere on a sheep farm? No?

What are you waiting on this week?

Christmas On Stardust Lane
by Garrett Leigh

Expected Publication: November 13, 2024

Genre: MM, Romance, Holiday

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
A scarred ex-biker with a hardened soul. The hot new nurse in town guarding his own bruised heart.

Tam Dubois is used to being alone. With a body that bears the marks of his mistakes, he’s grown to like it. But scratching out a living with pen and ink is tough, the numbers don’t work, and the only solution he can think of gives him the opposite of Christmas cheer.

A lodger.

It’s the last thing he wants, but like most things in life, it happens anyway, and the stranger he’s so keen to avoid turns out not to be a stranger at all.

It’s him.

Tam can’t believe it--and he doesn’t want to. But matters of the heart don’t play by the rules, and as Christmas approaches, love might just prove the greatest gift of all…

If they’re brave enough to unwrap it.

I love a good Christmas story. I enjoyed reading this author's previous holiday books because they were edgy and not so sappy and schmoopy. So I get my HEA, but with more angst than the typical 'romance' book.

What are you waiting on this week?

The Rivals of Copper County
(Copper County #2)
by May Archer

Expected Publication: November 19, 2024

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
If there were a prize for the most contented man in Copper County, I’d win it every time. I’ve got my business. My son. My family. My friends… and no romantic prospects, sure, but only because I don’t need any. My life’s great as it is. Seriously. Could not be better. I’m practically bleeding serenity over here.

At least until Jasper Wrigley shows up in Copper County after twenty years–as my son’s temporary hockey coach, no less, though the man could barely lace up his skates back in the day–and throws my carefully ordered life into chaos.

Once upon a time, magnetic, confident Jasper was my best friend and greatest rival, and his summer visits to town were the best part of my year. Our competitions were fierce. Our dares were thrilling. We talked about everything under the sun, and he made me believe in the possibility of a bright, hazy future somewhere just out of reach.

But then he left, and I grew up. Now the last thing I need is Jasper back in my space, provoking me, challenging me, and making me question… freaking everything.

Like whether my life is as perfect as I claim. Like whether I’m as straight as I think. Like whether there might be something better than “contentment” out there for me if I’m brave enough to look for it. And whether the man who was always my greatest rival… might just be the love of my life.

I'm really enjoying this series! That is all.

What are you waiting on this week?

Winnie Takes Paris
(Love and Travels #2)
by Lane Hayes

Expected Publication: November 7, 2024

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
The stylist, the absentminded professor, and a Parisian adventure…

Winnie:

Someone once said, when life gets you down and you’re feeling blue, you should brush yourself off…and go to Paris. Okay, maybe that was me. I said it and I don’t regret taking an oddball assignment to assist a British professor abroad. I could use a break from my life as an aspiring hair and cosmetic guru in LA. And c’mon, it’s Paris!

So what if I don’t know the language and have a hard time reading maps? I’m nothing if not resourceful. What could go possibly wrong? Alistair…that’s what. In a twist, I have a thing for an impossibly smart geek with mismatched socks who just happens to be my best friend’s boss. This can’t be good.

Alistair:

I’ve been called an absent-minded professor more than once. I don’t mind at all. My work is important and living on a diet of biscuits and tea while delving into ancient civilization doesn’t seem like terrible thing. But Paris calls. And somehow, I have a new temporary assistant.

Winnie is a technicolor, whirlwind American with a wicked laugh and the subtlety of a steamroller. He’s brash and ridiculous and…funny, warm, lovely, and— Oh no. This can’t be happening. Winnie can take Paris, but he can’t take my heart. Or can he?

The first book in this series was really cute and funny. I'm hoping this book is just as good!

What are you waiting on this week?

Sweet Like Whiskey
(The Darling Brothers #1)
by Emmy Sanders

Expected Publication: October 24, 2024

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
If there’s one thing I don’t need upsetting my quiet and comfortable routine in the small town of Darling, Montana, it’s newcomer Ash Alcott crash landing on my family’s ranch like some sort of blonde angel.

I don’t need his flirting. Or his smile. I don’t need the way he makes me question whether or not I’m truly happy being alone at forty. I certainly don’t need to be giving him riding lessons or appreciating the meals he cooks for the ranch.

The man is dangerous for my equilibrium. And he could up and leave at any given moment, tiring of this way of life. It’s happened before.

No, I’m better off ignoring the way he looks at home in a new pair of boots and how my family and the ranchers all adore him. Ash may have brought some sunshine into our lives, but it’s best he learn sooner rather than later... ain’t nothing sweet about being saddled with a cowboy like me.

I missed out on the beginning of this author's Plum Valley Cowboys series. (I know I could go back and catch up, but the 'hype' is over, and I don't know if it's worth it.) So I am determined to start fresh with this series and see if I like this author since I've only read one book by her so far.

What are you waiting on this week?

On The Edge
(Mount Hope #3)
by Annabeth Albert

Expected Publication: October 17, 2024

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
My life is one big caution sign. Ever since my best friend’s all-grown-up son joined our shared home, I’ve been navigating a growing attraction to the injured motocross rider. Declan unleashes every protective and caretaking impulse I have, and I genuinely love spending time with the guy.

But Declan’s too young, too straight, and too temporary to risk a twenty-year friendship over. At least until he kisses me, and I tumble past forbidden attraction into a doomed secret fling.

What starts as exploration for Declan quickly transforms into an undeniable bond. He’s exactly what I’ve been searching for: a ride-or-die partner in crime who is happy making blanket forts, talking late into the night, and shares my love of cozy books and movies. What could be more perfect?

When Declan faces a crucial choice, both our hearts are on the line. Can we avoid falling over the edge into heartbreak?

I usually enjoy reading this author, but I'm not terribly excited about reading this book. At this moment in time, the age gap storyline seems yucky to me. Maybe I'll get over it and read this down the road. (I'm getting behind in my Goodreads challenge, so I don't have time to read books that I don't enjoy.)

What are you waiting on this week?

The Nightmare Before Kissmas
(Royals and Romance #1)
by Sara Raasch

Expected Publication: October 8, 2024

Genre: MM, Romance, Fantasy

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
Red, White & Royal Blue meets The Nightmare Before Christmas in a sexy, quirky rom-com where the golden-hearted Prince of Christmas falls for the totally off-limits Prince of Halloween.

Nicholas “Coal” Claus used to love Christmas. Until his father, the reigning Santa, turned the holiday into a PR facade. Coal will do anything to escape the spectacle, including getting tangled in a drunken, supremely hot make-out session with a beautiful man behind a seedy bar one night.

But the heir to Christmas is soon commanded to do his duty: he will marry his best friend, Iris, the Easter Princess and his brother’s not-so-secret crush. A situation that has disaster written all over it.

Things go from bad to worse when a rival arrives to challenge Coal for the princess’s hand…and Coal comes face-to-face with his mysterious behind-the-bar Hex, the Prince of Halloween.

It’s a fake competition between two holiday princes who can’t keep their hands off each other over a marriage of convenience that no one wants. And it all leads to one of the sweetest, sexiest, messiest, most delightfully unforgettable love stories of the year.

I've never read anything by this author (because I don't really read YA fantasy.) But... this book sounds really good!

What are you waiting on this week?

Inheriting Miss Fortune
(The Billionaire Brotherhood #3)
by Lucy Lennox

Expected Publication: October 8, 2024

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
I was a man without a family… or so I thought.

I came to tiny Majestic, Wyoming, to escape misfortune: the loss of my brother; my parents’ blame for it; the billion-dollar secret that caused it all.

I find peace in my horses, in my friends, in quiet nights alone… and sometimes in remembering a scorching-hot one-night-stand from two years ago.

But everything changes when Tully Bowman, the man behind that unforgettable encounter, turns up in Majestic bringing me the daughter I’ve inherited (along with her multi-million-dollar trust fund).

Just like that, my peace becomes chaos, my quiet nights are filled with little Lellie’s cries for “Daddy,” and the heat between Tully and me becomes more than just a memory.

Because it seems Tully’s planning to stick around… at least until I prove I’m a “suitable father” and not the fortune-hunter Lellie’s grandparents think I am. And the longer we spend together–the more he challenges and provokes me, comforts and calms me–the harder it is to remember why I ever thought one night would be enough.

I’m a bad bet for fatherhood, but if I choose to keep Lellie and raise her as my own, it won’t be for her money. It will be because this precious girl and the man who brought her to me might be the fresh start and new family my heart has been looking for.

And because the best thing that ever happened to me might just be… Inheriting Miss Fortune.

I enjoy reading this author. I really liked the first 2 books in this series, so I hope I like this one, too!

What are you waiting on this week?

The Bait
(The Milvus Files #2)
by N.R. Walker

Expected Publication: September 27, 2024

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
When three men turn up in their sleepy little town of Tallowwood, Harry and Asher know something’s wrong. Not because someone could find them, but the fact that Asher’s informant and oldest friend, Yunho, failed to alert them. Messages and phone calls unanswered; Harry and Asher go to Thailand to find Yunho is missing.

Harry and Asher find themselves thrown back into the game of shadows and murder, in a race across the globe to find him and find who’s behind the kidnapping.

The list of their enemies is long, their web of entanglement even longer, and Harry and Asher are about to find out once and for all who is predator and who is prey.

It's been a while since the first book in this series was released, so I don't remember anything that happened. It looks like I'll have to do a re-read before diving into this one.

What are you waiting on this week?

The Pretenders of Copper County
(Copper County #1)
by May Archer

Expected Publication: September 24, 2024

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
It was supposed to be a straightforward protection job. Remove the target from Vermont, get him to the safehouse, keep him there until his mafia uncle testifies, get back in my employer’s good graces. Boom, done. Easy.

But it turns out things get complicated real fast when your target is an adorkable, accident-prone cutie with a shockingly low sense of self-preservation, zero clue that he’s related to the Fromadgio crime boss, and 100% too much inclination to chat happily with strangers.

When Chris compromises our safehouse (and accidentally starts a “lowkey, unavoidable” bar fight), our only option is to go undercover… pretending to be campground hosts in Copper County, New York. Make that married campground hosts. (Long story.)

Now I’m hiding out with a guy who’s obsessed with action-adventure shows and hand-knit sweaters, and whose most fearsome talent is arranging charcuterie boards, all of which is far less helpful in a gunfight than you might think.

Somehow I find myself listening to his happy chatter when I should be watching the woods, trying to figure out how his mind works when I should be getting us out of this predicament, and appreciating the way he looks in my shirts when I should be focused on getting my career back on track. But when the Fromadgios’ enemies finally find us, protecting Chris is no longer just a job. I’ll do anything to protect what’s mine… and there’s nothing pretend about it.

I really liked the novella that introduced this series and wish it had been longer! This author's solo works are so much more enjoyable than her collaborations with Lucy Lennox. (Actually, I like reading both author's solo works, but when they get together shit just goes over the top and ridiculous.)

What are you waiting on this week?

The Spy Who Ghosted Me
by Jennifer Peel

Expected Publication: September 13, 2024

Genre: Contemporary Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
Three years ago, I fell truly, madly, deeply in love. It was kind of hard not to when Cash Denton, the sexiest man alive, literally ran into me on the streets of Bordeaux, France, and kissed me. Best. Meet. Cute. Ever. That led to the best two months of my life. Or . . . so I thought, until Cash disappeared into thin air. At first, I assumed he was in a coma or had amnesia after a tragic accident, since there’s no way he would have left me. But that was just wishful thinking because, you guessed it, he ghosted me with a capital G.

So, you can imagine my surprise when he suddenly shows back up in my life at my parents’ resort—while I’m there for my sister’s wedding, no less. It’s the last thing I need, seeing as one, I hate drama, and two, I’m pretty sure my sister’s fiancé isn’t who he says he is. There’s a lot of that going around, apparently. Because get Cash, or whatever his real name is, claims to be a spy. You heard me right—a spy. If that wasn’t crazy enough, he wants me to pretend to be his girlfriend so he can keep tabs on the supposed diamond smuggler my sister is marrying. I’m not sure who or what to believe. All I know is, this wedding is way more than I bargained for and there is nothing pretend about my feelings for Cash or whoever he is. But can a regular girl and her ghost live happily ever after? Or will the spy turn out to be just another ghost story?

This was recommended to me while browsing Amazon for some new ghostie reads for fall. This is NOT the ghosties I was looking for. BUT... eh, I might like this. I haven't done straight up contemporary romance for a while, so this could be interesting.

What are you waiting on this week?

Peak Of Love
(Wildflower Book 1)
by Zoe Lee

Expected Publication: September 19, 2024

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
When Skylar moved to Wildflower, Colorado for grad school, the last thing he expected was to be suddenly single and… running over a tortoise on his new bicycle? Good thing Ezra, the local veterinarian, is also a sexy, older man. Ezra is the quiet type, and straight, but that won’t stop Skylar’s delicious crush or Ezra’s curiosity from climbing the peak of love!

Another new-to-me author. I've been looking for something different lately and this caught my eye. I hope I like it!

What are you waiting on this week?

Power of the Mind
(Shadowy Solutions #2)
by Nicky James

Expected Publication: September 12, 2024

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
It’s not a real case, he’s not my boyfriend, and we aren’t partners.

Three lies I told myself for survival.

After ten months of shamefully stalking and showing up randomly on Tallus's doorstep at midnight (for reasons), the sinfully hot records clerk decided he’d had enough of my games.

In fact, Tallus went out of his way to bring me the most ridiculous case (it was not a case) on the planet as an excuse to push me over the line (he wanted a date). Our arrangement (hooking up) didn’t suit him any longer.

Could I say no? Of course not (this was Tallus).

Five days, I told him. Five days to prove his silly theory, then we were done. Little did I know, Tallus had a deadline of his own.

Investigating a mind-controlling-murdering psychic was hard enough (because it was not a thing), but resisting Tallus’s charm was the real challenge.

It turned out, I was wrong about a few things:
The case might be a case after all.
Tallus had potential as a partner.
And after all was said and done…
I wasn’t sure I could let him go.

I liked the first book in this series, and I can't wait to read this one. I hope the author keeps this series going for a long while.

What are you waiting on this week?

Rules For Ghosting
by Shelly Jay Shore

Expected Publication: August 20, 2024

Genre: MM, Romance, Paranormal

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
Ezra Friedman sees ghosts, which made growing up in a funeral home complicated. It might have been easier if his grandfather’s ghost didn’t give him scathing looks of disapproval as he went through a second, HRT-induced puberty, or if he didn’t have the pressure of all those relatives—living and dead—judging every choice he makes. It’s no wonder that Ezra runs as far away from the family business as humanly possible.

But when the floor of his dream job drops out from under him and his mother uses the family Passover seder to tell everyone she’s running off with the rabbi’s wife, Ezra finds himself back in the thick of it. With his parents’ marriage imploding and the Friedman Family Memorial Chapel on the brink of financial ruin, Ezra agrees to step into his mother’s shoes and help out . . . which means long days surrounded by ghosts that no one else can see.

And then there’s his unfortunate crush on Jonathan, the handsome funeral home volunteer . . . who just happens to live downstairs from Ezra’s new apartment . . . and the appearance of the ghost of Jonathan’s gone-too-soon husband, Ben, who is breaking every spectral rule that Ezra knows.

Because Ben can speak. He can move. And as Ezra tries to keep his family together and his heart from getting broken, he realizes that there’s more than one way to be haunted—and more than one way to become a ghost.

I was scrolling Amazon looking for some new reads for this fall when I came across this debut author. It seems like a lot is going on in this book, but I added it to my tbr because...ghosties!

What are you waiting on this week?

Angel's Share
(Agents Irish and Whiskey #5)
by Layla Reyne

Expected Publication: August 24, 2024

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
FBI agent Aidan Talley just wanted to spend the holiday weekend cheering on his husband’s basketball team. Instead, he’s investigating a cargo theft for the family business and coming face-to-face with a loose end from the case that almost tore him and Jamie apart.

Coach Jameson Walker may spend his days on the sidelines now, but Jamie refuses to stay there when it comes to his husband. When Aidan is cornered by his past, Jamie will do whatever it takes to ground him in the present, including stepping back into his hacker shoes for the Bureau.

Aidan and Jamie thought they’d seen it all, but the City of Angels has more than one ghost in store for them. As revenge and redemption collide, Agents Irish and Whiskey will have to trust in their love and their partnership to solve the case for the family they have, for the one they lost, and for the one they want to call their own.

Is this a book that I never knew I needed? I read this series when it came out, and I assumed it had reached it's conclusion with an HEA, so I had no idea the author intended to revisit this couple until it popped up on Goodreads. So of course I added it to my tbr.

What are you waiting on this week?

The Unlikely Pair
(Unlikely Dilemmas #2)
by Jax Calder

Expected Publication: August 7, 2024

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
What happens when you find yourself stranded in the wilderness with your political enemy?

Getting stranded in the freezing wilderness with my archenemy wasn’t on today’s to-do list. But somehow, that’s where I’ve ended up. Harry Matheson, my political rival, has always been smarmy, arrogant, and entitled. It figures that even this plane crash has barely ruffled his well-coiffed hair. It’s all fine, though, because our pilot has gone to call for help and rescue should be imminent.

Fast forward a few frigid hours…

Umm…maybe it’s not so fine, because it appears our pilot is part of an international terrorist group intent on kidnapping us. Now Harry and I have to flee through the wilderness—together. Unfortunately, being adept at political debates and parliamentary procedures doesn’t exactly prepare you for the basics of finding food, keeping warm, and evading the local wildlife while playing high-stakes hide-and-seek with armed terrorists. The only way Harry and I have any hope of surviving is to stick together.

The problem is, the line separating hate and love has begun to blur, and the last thing I need is to fall for my enemy.

I read the first book in this series (The Unlikely Heir) sometime after I watched Red, White, & Royal Blue. I enjoyed reading it, however I don't remember these 2 side characters, so I have no opinion on them. But I'll read this book and see how I like it.

What are you waiting on this week?

Flash
(Ink Slingers #1)
by K.M. Neuhold

Expected Publication: August 2, 2024

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
Don't let their ink and motorcycles fool you. Underneath they’re nothing but a bunch of marshmallows just waiting for their Happily Ever Afters.

Flash is a “they don't know they're enemies”, lust at first sight, “we can totally keep this thing casual” mm romance featuring a silver fox tattoo artist and a snarky florist twink. First in the Ink Slingers series set in the world of Four Bears Construction.

I can't say that I am anxiously awaiting this series. It's more like I will read the first book and see if I enjoy it. This is an ongoing multi series set in the same universe as Four Bears Construction and Big Bull Mechanics. I've read the previous series, so I know what to expect. I'm just not always in the mood for the "Bears and Twinks" combo that this author writes.

What are you waiting on this week?

Off The Clock
(Mount Hope #2)
by Annabeth Albert

Expected Publication: July 25, 2024

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
For twenty years, I traveled the world as a special operations warrior. Newly retired at forty-two, I’m back in my hometown of Mount Hope, pursuing a second career as a small-town firefighter. My meddling sisters and best friends all have opinions about my life, but the only person who seems to truly understand me is Caleb, the younger firefighter tasked with my training.

After a lifetime of denying my attraction to other men, Caleb reminds me of everything I’ve missed out on. I’ve never even kissed a guy.

Until now. Until Caleb. Until I push our growing friendship to the next level. While sneaking around like a pair of teens, trying not to get caught by our coworkers, friends, and family our easy connection leads us to some...interesting places.

The more time I spend with Caleb off and on the clock, the more I like him and the less certain I am about everything else in my life. The one thing I know for sure is that I can’t afford to lose this intense bond we share. Can we find our way from super secret to super real before the clock runs down on this fling?

This author previously wrote a lot of military romance, which I'm not a fan of (and never read.) But she's written a few post-military romance series that I have enjoyed.

What are you waiting on this week?

Something Borrowed
(Confetti Hitched #2)
by Lily Morton

Expected Publication: July 22, 2024

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
Stan has never let his blindness hold him back, but he’s beginning to realise his love life is keeping him from moving forward.

He can’t remember a time when he wasn’t in love with his best friend. Rafferty is everything to him—his partner in crime, his confidante, and the person who understands him best. But Rafferty is incapable of reciprocating Stan’s feelings.

As a successful wedding planner, Rafferty is passionately committed to helping newlyweds begin their happily-ever-afters, but after a rootless childhood he’s equally determined not to seek his own. How can he trust in love and marriage when so many of his brides and grooms are repeat customers?

Stan is the glue that keeps the pieces of Rafferty’s life together, and as such Rafferty has always kept Stan safely in the friend box where he can’t lose him. However, lately that conviction has wavered and now Rafferty is bursting with complicated feelings for his best friend. The timing couldn’t be worse because Rafferty has realised he’s in love with Stan just as Stan is moving on.

I enjoy reading this author's books, but she does recycle plots. Which is okay, I guess, if you don't read every book she releases. But once you read more than a few you start seeing the similarities. British boys, lots of snark, charm, humor, and romance. Which is fine in small doses. And considering how many other books I read a year, 2 or 3 from this author is plenty for me.

What are you waiting on this week?

Marrying Mr. Majestic
by Lucy Lennox

Published: July 9, 2024

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
I’ve made myself into many things over the years. A Yale graduate. A brilliant corporate strategist. A city boy. And, though no one outside my inner circle knows it, a billionaire.

One thing I never expected to be? Accidentally married to a straight, small-town cowboy named Waylon, the pride and joy of… *checks notes*... Majestic, Wyoming.

Sadly, what happens in Vegas does not, in fact, stay in Vegas, and before I know it, I’m trying to track my erstwhile husband down, divorce papers in hand and thrift store clothes on my back, desperately hoping the stranger I married won’t realize he’s suddenly entitled to a lot more than that shiny gold ring on his finger.

Unfortunately, Waylon has other plans.

His town is counting on him as mayor to bring the lucrative AdventureSmash wilderness race to Majestic, and he refuses to sign my papers until the deal is done… which means me and my second-hand blue jeans will be hanging around a lot longer than I’d imagined, pretending our one-night whatever-it-was was a love match for the ages.

As it turns out, Majestic is more charming than I’d expected, and Waylon… is not entirely without charms himself. It also turns out he’s, ahem, not as straight as he thought he was.

Before I know it, dusty boots feel more comfortable than my shiny wingtips, coffee at the Love Muffin tastes better than Starbucks, and being the First Husband of Majestic starts to seem as important as any corporate merger I’ve ever negotiated.

But for a man with secrets to keep and a whole life waiting for him back in Manhattan, the only thing worse than Marrying Mr. Majestic… would be falling in love with him for real.

I like reading this author because she writes romances with guaranteed HEAs. Unfortunately, the crazy storytelling sometimes overshadows the romance. I just go with it because it usually turns out okay in the end.

What are you waiting on this week?

Corpse at Captain's Seat
(Secrets and Scrabble #8)
by Josh Lanyon

Published: June 26, 2024

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
At long last, the renovations of stately Captain’s Seat are complete, and to celebrate, mystery bookseller and sometimes amateur sleuth Ellery Page decides to throw a house-warming party and invite all his New York theater friends to stay for the weekend. When a freak snowstorm leaves the house-party cut off from the village of Pirate’s Cove, there’s nothing to do but drink, reminisce, and play board games.

Or so Ellery thinks.

From Jack's perspective, the only thing more frightening than being forced to play endless hours of charades with Theatah People is the possibility of being trapped in a real-life game of Clue.

Another surprise release! This book had been pushed back by the author for several months, so I'm glad it finally got written. I've already read it because that's how I roll. Actually, I follow the author on Patreon, so it's free with membership. So of course I had to drop everything and read it immediately.

What are you waiting on this week?

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Waiting On Wednesday (683) On Circus Lane (The Wright Brothers #1) by Lily Morton

Waiting On Wednesday (682) Symphony of Salvation (Timber Creek Academy #2) by Nicky James

Waiting On Wednesday (681) Protecting Mr. Fine (The Billionaire Brotherhood #4) by Lucy Lennox

Waiting On Wednesday (680) Deck the Fire Halls (Hartbridge Christmas #5) by N.R. Walker

Waiting On Wednesday (679) The Geography of Happiness (Mackenzie Country #4) by Jay Hogan

Waiting On Wednesday (678) Christmas On Stardust Lane by Garrett Leigh

Waiting On Wednesday (677) The Rivals of Copper County (Copper County #2) by May Archer

Waiting On Wednesday (676) Winnie Takes Paris (Love and Travel #2) by Lane Hayes

Waiting On Wednesday (675) Sweet Like Whiskey (The Darling Brothers #1) by Emmy Sanders

Waiting On Wednesday (674) On the Edge (Mount Hope #3) by Annabeth Albert

Waiting On Wednesday (673) The Nightmare Before Kissmas (Royals and Romance #1) by Sara Raasch

Waiting On Wednesday (672) Inheriting Miss Fortune (The Billionaire Brotherhood #3) by Lucy Lennox

Waiting On Wednesday (671) The Bait (The Milvus Files #2) by N.R. Walker

Waiting On Wednesday (670) The Pretenders of Copper County (Copper County #1) by May Archer

Waiting On Wednesday (669) The Spy Who Ghosted Me by Jennifer Peel

Waiting On Wednesday (668) Peak of Love (Wildflower Book 1) by Zoe Lee

Waiting On Wednesday (667) Power of the Mind (Shadowy Solutions #2) by Nicky James

Waiting On Wednesday (666) Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore

Waiting On Wednesday (665) Angel's Share (Agents Irish and Whiskey #5) by Layla Reyne

Waiting On Wednesday (664) The Unlikely Pair (Unlikely Dilemmas #2) by Jax Calder

Waiting On Wednesday (663) Flash (Ink Slingers #1) by K.M. Neuhold

Waiting On Wednesday (662) Off the Clock (Mount Hope #2) by Annabeth Albert

Waiting On Wednesday (661) Something Borrowed (Confetti Hitched #2) Lily Morton

Waiting On Wednesday (660) Marrying Mr. Majestic by Lucy Lennox

Waiting On Wednesday (659) Corpse at Captain's Seat (Secrets and Scrabble #8) by Josh Lanyon