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Waiting On Wednesday (654) Dude Magnet (The Last Picks #2) by Gregory Ashe

Dude Magnet
(The Last Picks #2)
by Gregory Ashe

Expected Publication: May 30, 2024

Genre: MM, Mystery, Cozy Romance

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings
which 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:
You can’t hide from the truth. And apparently, you can’t hide from your ex either.

Dashiell Dawson Dane wants the simple things: to live in a (possibly) haunted mansion, to avoid socializing at all costs, and to write, and hopefully finish, a book.

Unfortunately, the real world has a way of intruding. And since unfinished manuscripts don’t pay the bills, he finds himself persuaded—against his better judgment—to rent out Hemlock House for a wedding.

Having his ex-boyfriend, Hugo, arrive unexpectedly during the preparations is bad enough. But when Hugo is arrested for the murder of the groom-to-be, Dash seems to be the only one who believes he didn’t do it. And Dash’s efforts to uncover the truth will draw the attention of the real killer—who has a great deal to gain, and nothing to lose.

I'm still trying to wrap my head around this being a cozy mystery series, which I'm not used to from this author. But I like the series so far, so I'll keep reading it!

What are you waiting on this week?

Swipe Left, Power Down, Look Up
by Amy Lane

Published: May 21, 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:
Busy soccer coach Trey Novak doesn’t have time for the awkwardness and upheaval dating can cause, but when his cousin stands him up for a lunch date, he meets someone who changes his mind.

Dewey Saunders is dying to get a real job in his field and start the rest of his life, but a guy’s got to pay rent, and the coffee shop is where it’s at. When the handsome customer in the coach’s sweats gets stood up, Dewey is right there to commiserate—and maybe make some time with a cute guy.

Trey’s making hopeful plans with Dewey when his professional life explodes. He and Dewey aren’t in a serious place yet, and suddenly he’s promising to make sports a welcoming place for all people. When Dewey puts himself out to comfort Trey after an awful day, Trey realizes that they might not be in a serious place, but Dewey has serious promise for their future. If someone as loyal and as kind and funny as Dewey is what’s offered, Trey would gladly swipe right for love.

While this author is not an auto-buy for me, I do read some of her contemporaries. This sounds like a sweet little romance, so I'll give it a try.

What are you waiting on this week?

Skeletons in the Closet
(Shadowy Solutions #1)
by Nicky James

Expected Publication: May 30, 2024

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
Unlikely pair, Tallus Domingo and Diem Krause, find themselves together on a case, uncovering secrets they never expected. But doesn't everyone have skeletons in their closet?

This is a spin off of the Valor and Doyle Mysteries Series that I adore, so of course I am going to read it! As of last week this was the only synopsis that was available.

What are you waiting on this week?

My husband and I are taking our first vacation without the kids. It's our 30th anniversary, so we're going to Vegas to get married by Elvis! No, not really, but I totally would get married by Elvis if I had to do it all over again!

It's not really a great time for us. I hate leaving my adult daughter who lives with us because she is going through a really rough time. My parents aren't doing well, Dad is almost completely blind and deaf, my Mom has Alzheimer's. And my dog just passed so I'm still really sad about that. But I'm trying to convince myself that I deserve a break from all the stress!

The Men from Echo Creek
by N.R. Walker

Expected Publication: May 17, 2024

Genre: MM, Historical Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
In the winter of 1882, a boy from the mountains has to prove himself a man.

When Albie Bramwell’s father died, he was left with two thousand hectares of mountain to farm, and little help to run it. Abandoned by all but two of his workers, the whole town of Alpine Falls called him too young to run the farm alone.

Young, yes. At just nineteen, he was determined to prove them wrong. Even if it killed him.

In search of a new life, Percy Collins found himself in a small mountain town where he ran into a man not much older than himself and scored a job at Echo Creek. A property full of misfits, or so the townsfolk had called it. But what Percy found was a home.

What Albie found was something he never thought possible. A man to love, and a man to share his dreams.

But times were tough, the winter harsh, and money scarce. Albie and Percy would need to do more than prove themselves worthy. They’d need to not only prove themselves better than anyone else. They’d need to prove it twice.

I read a lot of this author's books and I always enjoy them. I've being going back and reading her older books, too. I don't think I've read a historical by her before, so I hope I like this!

What are you waiting on this week?

You Should Be So Lucky
by Cat Sebastian

Expected Publication: May 7, 2024

Genre: MM, Historical Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
The 1960 baseball season is shaping up to be the worst year of Eddie O’Leary’s life. He can’t manage to hit the ball, his new teammates hate him, he’s living out of a suitcase, and he’s homesick. When the team’s owner orders him to give a bunch of interviews to some snobby reporter, he’s ready to call it quits. He can barely manage to behave himself for the length of a game, let alone an entire season. But he’s already on thin ice, so he has no choice but to agree.

Mark Bailey is not a sports reporter. He writes for the arts page, and these days he’s barely even managing to do that much. He’s had a rough year and just wants to be left alone in his too-empty apartment, mourning a partner he’d never been able to be public about. The last thing he needs is to spend a season writing about New York’s obnoxious new shortstop in a stunt to get the struggling newspaper more readers.

Isolated together within the crush of an anonymous city, these two lonely souls orbit each other as they slowly give in to the inevitable gravity of their attraction. But Mark has vowed that he’ll never be someone’s secret ever again, and Eddie can’t be out as a professional athlete. It’s just them against the world, and they’ll both have to decide if that’s enough.

I like baseball. I like a lot of sports actually, but I do watch or listen to every Cardinals game, so I'm a big baseball fan? Anyways, I hope I like this book!

What are you waiting on this week?

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Waiting On Wednesday (654) Dude Magnet (The Last Picks #2) by Gregory Ashe

Waiting On Wednesday (653) Swipe Left, Power Down, Look Up by Amy Lane

Waiting On Wednesday (652) Skeletons in the Closet (Shadowy Solutions #1) by Nicky James

Waiting On Wednesday (651) The Men from Echo Creek by N.R. Walker

Waiting On Wednesday (650) You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian