Waiting On Wednesday (728) The Holiday Exchange and The Curse Before Christmas

Expected Publication: November 3, 2025
Genre: MM, Holiday, 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:

I have the most ridiculous crush on Briar, a customer who frequents my café. We never run out of things to talk about, and I find myself looking forward to his visits.

Just when I’m about to ask him on a date, he shows up at Sip and Savor with none other than my twin, who beat me to the punch. Definitely not how I hoped things would go.

Except my brother isn’t the settling-down type, so three months into dating Briar, he chooses the worst time to dump him—right before Christmas and straight after Briar asks Nathan to accompany him home for the holidays.

As I try to console Briar, he surprises me by cooking up a plot straight out of the movies, where I go home to Maine with him, pretending to be his boyfriend.

It’s supposed to be a friendly favor, I get a trip to the perfect Christmas town, and Briar can save face with his family and childhood ex. Only just like back in Boston, we have fun together, get each other, and I swear the spark I always felt between us grows.

But how does a guy tell his twin’s ex that he’s had feelings for him all along? And can what starts out as a holiday exchange turn into the perfect happily ever after?


Another Holiday romance, but this sounds MESSY!! And yuck with dating your brothers ex! But maybe it's worth reading? I've read a few book from these authors, both seperately and together, and they're enjoyable, so I hope I like this one!
Expected Publication: October 31, 2025
Genre: MM, Holiday, Romance

Synopsis from Goodreads:

When game developer Patrick Bocker receives a Krampus figurine in the office Secret Santa exchange, he doesn’t think much of it. Then the accidents start happening. The absurd calamities mount, and Patrick becomes a repeat offender at the Emergency Room. By his third visit, Patrick starts to believe that maybe, just maybe, the Krampus figurine is cursed. There is, however, one silver lining – a super hot ER doctor.

Dr. Gray Reynolds is prepared to ignore his attraction to the striking young man in bay two. But by the third time Patrick shows up with new injuries, Gray starts to fear for the cute redhead’s life. He’s determined to drive Patrick home, make sure he’s safe, and get to the bottom of this string of bad luck.

To lift the curse, Gray and Patrick have to find out which of Patrick’s co-workers gifted him the Krampus and return it, all while evading livestock, a criminal Santa, and general mayhem.

Oh—and fall in love. Is that too much to ask of one crazy Christmas Eve?


Yes, more Holiday reading for me. Though I usually overload and get burned out by Christmas. I've read some of this author's works before, but she's not an auto buy for me. Who knows if I'll enjoy this or not, but it sounds cute, and it's not every day that you read about Krampus. lol

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Waiting On Wednesday (727) Kiss My Axe (Axford Brothers #1) by May Archer

Expected Publication: October 28, 2025
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:

After a viral PR disaster torpedoes my marketing career, I flee Manhattan. The only place left to land? A fairy-tale treehouse in a pickle-obsessed Vermont town, left to me by an uncle I barely knew.
Yes, I said pickles.
No, I’m not okay.

But I’m only here temporarily. Just long enough to regroup, let the notoriety die down, and figure out my next steps in peace. Unfortunately, my new neighbor has other ideas.

Beckett “the Axe” Axford–cranky local heartthrob and unapologetic tree-murderer–claims Uncle Jim made him promises about the forest around the treehouse, and he’s none too pleased when I won’t take his word for it.

Unfortunately for him, I’m done playing by other people’s rules. I’m not backing down just because some sexy–I mean grumpy–lumberjack says so, and I can handle whatever he dishes out.

I’m tired of losing, so I’m not giving up my inheritance or my heart without a fight. And if Beckett thinks differently, he can kiss my axe.


I usually enjoy reading this author - as long as she doesn't get carried away making the townsfolk and/or the town itself too silly and OTT. Yes, that is something she's been known to do.

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Waiting On Wednesday (726) Hashtag Holidate by Lucy Lennox

Expected Publication: October 21, 2025
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:

I came to Legacy, Montana, to sell a fantasy—twelve Insta-ready #Holidates of Christmas. One career-making brand deal. Zero drama. Then my videographer bailed, and in walked Maddox Sullivan.

Grumpy. Gorgeous. Growly. A mountain man with zero chill and even less tolerance for influencers like me. He agrees to film my content—off-camera only—but when my first date cancels, guess who ends up in front of the lens?

Our chemistry is instant. My followers are obsessed. #TeamMaddrian starts trending. Suddenly, all my dates are mysteriously dropping out, and Maddox is reluctantly starring in every single holidate—sleigh rides, snowball fights, cocoa by the fire, kisses under the mistletoe.

And I… I’m starting to forget this was ever supposed to be pretend.

I came here for curated content. Now I’m dreaming of a life I never thought I wanted—with a man I never saw coming. But am I falling for the picture-perfect holiday fantasy? Or could this be the start of my real-life happily ever after?


It's that time of year again. I have to get my fix of Holiday romances! This is the first of many that I plan on reading!

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Waiting On Wednesday (725) Just This Once (Men Of Porth Luck #1) by Garrett Leigh

Expected Publication: October 2, 2025
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 broken soldier. A guarded nurse. A love that shouldn’t happen—and yet...
"Of course it f**king does."
Mal’s just passing through. Skylar’s the small-town nurse who fixes everyone but himself. Mal swears he won't fall, but Sky’s smile hides shadows he can’t ignore.
Those pewter-grey eyes.
That sun-kissed hair.
That ink.
They’re a mistake waiting to happen.
Inevitable. Excruciating.
So where's the harm in Just This Once?


This is a new series by an author I usually enjoy. However.... because this author likes to link series after series together, I sometimes feel lost when *certain* characters are mentioned and I'm supposed to know who they are. I haven't read every book from this author, because that's just crazy! I'll be reading this book and hoping it all makes sense!

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Waiting On Wednesday (724) Bait and Switch (Subtle Deceptions #2) by Elle Keaton

Expected Publication: September 25, 2025
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:

Gabriel Karne is back.

The plan? Lie low on Heartstone Island and wait for the dumpster fire that is his past life to burn itself out. So far, so good. Until it isn't.

Gabriel has avoided Ranger Man for days, made a few important repairs to his sailboat, and put a dent in the stack of dime-store mysteries Elton loaned him. Life is at least okay.

Eight days in and his strategy crumbles like a wet cookie.

His ex-partner-in-crime returns, but this time he is very dead. And wearing a baby blue tracksuit, which somehow makes his murder even worse.

Is his body a message from the crime family they mutually pissed off? Did Peter have connections to Heartstone? And if he didn't, how the hell did he know he'd find Gabe there?

With yet another exceedingly ill-timed murder, Gabe's luck is once again not the Good Kind. Then there's his simmering attraction to Casey, which he's actively sweeping underneath his mental throw rug. Lundin is definitely not Gabe's type. He's a walking-talking moral compass that never seems to cease pointing out everything he's sure is wrong about Gabe. But damn, that man's uniform fits him like a glove.

Adding to it all, snow is in the forecast, there's a missing brush worker up the valley, and Calvin Perkins is still on the loose. And Gabe's not even going to think about the spiders.

Everything will be fine. FINE.


Oops. The release date on this was supposed to be in October. (Those damn indie authors - always finishing books and releasing them early.) I usually enjoy reading this author, and I liked the first book in this series, even though I was left with a lot of questions. I hope this book clears up some of the secrecy surrounding Gabriel.

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Waiting On Wednesday (723) All of Us Murderers by K.J. Charles

Expected Publication: October 7, 2025
Genre: MM, Historical, Gothic, 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:

When Zeb Wyckham is summoned to a wealthy relative's remote Gothic manor, he is horrified to find all the people he least wants to see in the world: his estranged brother, his sneering cousin, and his bitter ex-lover Gideon Grey. Things couldn't possibly get worse.

Then the master of the house announces the true purpose of the gathering: he intends to leave the vast family fortune to whoever marries his young ward, setting off a violent scramble for her hand. Zeb wants no part of his greedy family—but when he tries to leave, the way is barred. The walls of Lackaday House are high, and the gates firmly locked. As the Dartmoor mists roll in, there's no way out. And something unnatural may be watching them from the house's shadowy depths…

Fear and paranoia ramping ever-higher, Zeb has nowhere to turn but to the man who once held his heart. As the gaslight flickers and terror takes hold, can two warring lovers reunite, uncover the murderous mysteries of Lackaday House—and live to tell the tale?


I haven't read anything by this author in a while, even though I enjoy her books. This one sounds really good, and it's a stand-alone, so it's an easy pick for me this week!

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Waiting On Wednesday (722) A Breath of Life (Shadowy Solutions #4) by Nicky James

Expected Publication: September 18, 2025
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:

On a balmy September evening, Tallus and Diem discover a man who has been attacked in an alley. Saving his life seems like the right thing to do. With his dying breath, the man thrusts an item upon the couple and makes one request. Get rid of it.

The mysterious object proves to be valuable, and Tallus doesn’t want to part with it.

Keeping it makes Diem uncomfortable in a way he can’t explain. Tempers flare, but before they can come to an agreement, everything unravels. The item is more dangerous than either of them realized.

Lies and secrets threaten to tear the couple apart as Diem is drawn into something dark and menacing. Keeping his hotheaded boyfriend safe proves to be almost impossible, but Diem’s been given a task, and he will not fail.

If he does, he will lose everything.


4 books into this series and I'm still not sure that I like this couple. Their behavior towards each other just isn't romantic. I never got over how Diem treated Tallus in the first book, and without an apology Tallus overlooks being used and kicked out repeatedly just because he 'likes' Diem. So now Tallus forces his way into Diem's cases, and Diem reluctantly puts up with it. That's not romance, and it makes for an uncomfortable read. I keep hoping the writing will get better and this couple will be amazing. (This series is from the same author who simultaneously wrote another series that was actually ROMANTIC and swoony and all the things. So maybe I'm just disappointed that it's not up to my standards.)

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Waiting On Wednesday (721) We Met Like This by Kasie West

Expected Publication: September 16, 2025
Genre: Adult Contemporary 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:

Margot Hart is a hopeless romantic. That’s why she wants to be a literary agent—to help bring romance books to the world. It’s also why she hates dating apps with all her romance loving soul. She wants her own love story to be just as much fun as the books she reads—a mixed up coffee order, a mistaken identity. She’s not going to tell the story that she swiped right on future husband’s shirtless pic for the rest of her life.

The problem is that her most consistent relationship over the last several years is with Oliver, a guy she keeps rematching with on the apps. They’ve only been on one date and it was a disaster…well, until the make out session in the car before parting ways. But, she keeps reminding herself, a make out session does not a relationship make. And so there will not be a date two regardless of how witty their app banter is.

When Margot gets fired from her job on the same day she meets Oliver again, her life becomes a veritable shit show. Her dream career is dying right before her eyes, and Oliver thinks she’s interested in only one thing: a repeat of the hot make out session they had three years ago so she can get him out of her system. And maybe that is all she wants from him, because she and Oliver are definitely not compatible—he doesn’t hit the snooze button, he runs five miles every morning, he reads nonfiction, and worst of all, she didn’t meet him in cute way! But in her scramble to keep her dream career alive, by opening her own agency, Oliver is there with his golden retriever energy, more steady and helpful than any man she’s ever dated. Just when she thinks she’s overcome her app bias, she realizes that maybe it’s not her who’s holding back, but him. And his reasons are more than she bargained for.


Kasie West was an automatic read for me way, WAY back in my YA contemporary reading days. The only reason this hit my radar is because it's her adult rom-com debut. So, we'll see.

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Waiting On Wednesday (720)The Haunting of William Thorn by Ben Alderson

Expected Publication: September 9, 2025
Genre: MM, Gothic, Horror, Paranormal, 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:

William Thorn had his life all planned out… until he discovered his long-term boyfriend Archie in bed with another man. Distraught, William kicks him out of their home, where tragedy strikes when Archie is killed instantly in a car accident.

Riddled with guilt, William is shocked to learn that he’s inherited a manor in the quaint village of Stonewall, left to him in Archie’s will. He leaves the city with plans to make a new start for himself, but is surprised by the rundown state of the manor, and the unwelcoming villagers who want him gone. His only ally is Edward, a seemingly friendly local with secrets of his own...

However, it’s not only the villagers who are adverse to his presence. A malevolent spirit roams the manor, one that seeks to drive William out for good. But when he uncovers the heartbreaking tale of two men in love in the 1920’s, William strives to find peace for the spirit, ending the haunting once and for all.

But what dark secrets lie hidden in the manor walls? And will William be able to put aside his own grief to save his new home...and his life?


New to me author, and I don't remember how this got on my tbr. Obviously added it after seeing it somewhere, along with the genres of Queer, Gothic, Horror, Paranormal, Romance. I'm seeing mixed reviews on Goodreads, so I'm hoping I don't regret reading this!

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Waiting On Wednesday (719) Hot Chicken (Sunday Brothers #6) by May Archer

Expected Publication: September 9, 2025
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:

Once upon a time, in the town of Little Pippin Hollow, Vermont, Hawk Sunday spotted a silly ceramic rooster on a crowded table at the Annual Craft and Rummage Sale… and a whole flock of hot Sunday summer shenanigans ensued!

Hot Chicken is a collection of five steamy, interconnected stories where we catch up with each of our Sunday couples (Knox and Gage, Webb and Luke, Porter and Theo, Hawk and Jack, and Uncle Drew and Marco!) as they navigate the gloriously messy realities of their own happily-ever-afters.

Get ready to swoon as big questions are finally asked, sigh as tiny (baby) secrets are revealed, and snort-laugh at the ridiculous lengths these men will go to for love. Because when it comes to the Sunday Brothers, there’s no such thing as too much chaos, too much passion, too much romance…

Or too much Hot Chicken.


This is one of those books that is so easy to add to my tbr. I read the whole series, so of course I'm interested in a follow up for each couple.

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Waiting On Wednesday (718) Rescuing Dr. Marian (Made Marian Legacy #1) by Lucy Lennox

Expected Publication: August 19, 2025
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:

As sheriff, I’m the guy people call for help. But when my solo Hawaii trip gets hijacked by my clingy ex, suddenly I’m the one who needs saving. My unlikely rescuer? A gorgeous stranger who plants one breathtaking, reckless kiss on me in the middle of a crowded bar—sending my ex packing… and stealing my carefully guarded heart.

Tommy Marian kissed me like he knew me. Like he wanted me. Like I was his. Like he was mine. But he’s not.

He’s a straight, ambitious city doctor—here in paradise for his own damn wedding. And I’m going home alone, as usual.

Six months later, I land a dream search and rescue gig in Legacy, Montana. One summer. A break from my coupled-up friends. Zero distractions. Except guess who’s freshly single… and bunking in my tiny cabin? The biggest distraction of my life. Tommy Marian is still beautiful, still infuriating, and still everything I can’t want.

When Tommy disappears on the mountain, I realize I’d burn the world to get him back… And maybe this time, I won’t let him go.


I did NOT read the original Made Marian series, but I DID read the spin off series, so I am at least familiar with these characters. For the most part, I enjoy reading this author, so I have this book on my tbr and I'll see if it's interesting enough to continue this new series.

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Waiting On Wednesday (717) The (Most Unusual) Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy by Roan Parrish

Expected Publication: September 9, 2025
Genre: Cozy MM Romance


Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings
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(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:

Jamie Wendon-Dale creates haunted houses for a living. Haunting is their life—but nobody working New Orleans' spooky circuit actually believes in ghosts.

Edgar Lovejoy is 100% haunted. No, really. Ghosts have tormented him since childhood and he's organized his life around attempts to avoid them.

Opposites? Get ready to attract. But while Jamie's biggest concern is that Edgar sometimes seems a bit distracted, Edgar's fears are much greater. Not only is he scared of encountering the dearly departed whenever he leaves the house, but he's terrified of making himself vulnerable to Jamie.

After all, how do you tell someone who believes ghosts only exist as smoke and mirrors that you see them everywhere you go? And how can you trust in a happy future when you can't even believe in yourself?


Obviously, I'm reading this one for the ghosties! I have read a few books by this author and enjoyed them, although her books aren't automatic reads to me. Her themes are a little all over the place, so some books I'm really not interested in. This one is listed as a 'cozy' romance, which is fine with me because I don't always need bedroom scenes in my romances.

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Waiting On Wednesday (716) The Question of Us (Fisher & Church #2) by Jay Hogan

Expected Publication: September 4, 2025
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 nightmare is over. Or so I keep telling myself. Bruised and battered, we'd narrowly escaped with our lives. I should be grateful. Grateful that my captors are in custody. Grateful that the chilling, roller-coaster of events, actually brought Nick and I closer. Grateful that we’ve finally taken a step toward something more than friendship. And I am, grateful.

But life isn’t simple. Relationships need work. And peace of mind is elusive in the face of unbearable guilt.

Because I’m the one who unravelled the puzzle. The one responsible for sending a young man back to a life he thought he’d escaped forever. Until I know he’s safe; until I’ve done everything I can to fix what happened, there will be no pretending I’ve done my bit. No leaving it up to the authorities. I can’t forget and move on. Not in my job. Not in my life. And certainly not in my fledgling romance with Nick Fisher who stormed into my heart with a truckload of his own issues.

The fate of a young man isn't the only thing at stake. The quest for truth will push us to our limits. And the biggest question of all—do Nick and I have what it takes to survive the answers.


You know what? I liked the angst in the first book. Nick's husband was killed and Madigan came along and helped him find out who did it (and why.) I loved all the emotional upheavals between these 2 and I appreciated the slow (read that as SLOOOOOOOOOOW) burn so much. Both men are in their 50's, so I can totally relate! I can't wait for the rest of the mystery to play out, and I'm looking forward to seeing how their relationship develops.

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Waiting On Wednesday (715) The Unlikely Spare (Unlikely Dilemmas #3) by Jax Calder

Expected Publication: August 22, 2025
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:

Nicholas:

I’m the spare, the younger brother of the Prince of Wales. Ever since I was propelled up the order of succession, it feels like a microscope has been applied to every aspect of my life.

After a recent security scandal, I’ve been assigned a new bodyguard. A hulking, brooding guy who won’t take his eyes off me. He’s the first person I’ve met who is completely immune to my charm.

When I’m sent on a royal tour of Australia and New Zealand, it should be a standard visit to friendly Commonwealth countries—a chance to escape the British winter and bask in some Southern Hemisphere sunshine.

It would be enjoyable…if only someone wasn’t trying to kill me.

Eoin:

I’ve clawed my way from the slums of Ireland to become one of Scotland Yard’s top undercover agents. But a deep security breach leads me to unexpectedly playing pretend bodyguard to a privileged prince on a tour Down Under.

Something about Nicholas gets under my skin, affecting me in ways no one ever has.

Still, I’m a professional. I can handle this.

But as we navigate koala cuddling sessions, didgeridoo lessons, and deadly spiders in hotel rooms, I see beneath Nicholas’s princely façade. I’m supposed to uncover who’s behind the threat to our nation, not fall for the man I’m protecting.


This author is still cashing in on the success of Red, White & Royal Blue. (It has to end sometime because there are only so many British 'royals' IRL.) I'm interested in seeing how this book turns out. Hopefully it's the last of the royals and the author goes back to her light, fun romances that I enjoy reading.

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Waiting On Wednesday (714) Keep You Safe (Second Chance Ranch # 2) by Annabeth Albert

Expected Publication: August 7, 2025
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:

When Adler arrives at Second Chance Ranch, I know he’s trouble. He gets under my skin like no one else and threatens my quiet, orderly life as a ranch foreman.

When I have the chance to explore the chemistry between us while skinny dipping, I go for it because I know all too well that city slickers never stay long.

Except Adler comes back…

And I’m tasked with training him to be a ranch hand. No matter how tempting Adler’s easy smiles are, I can’t risk a repeat encounter.

Adler challenges all of that with chaos, rescue dogs, and an attraction that refuses to quit. As the weeks pass, our connection deepens. My rodeo days taught me how to handle a rough ride, but Adler has me falling fast.

Landing in the dirt is going to hurt, but I can’t bring myself to end things. Alder’s everything I never knew I wanted, but he won’t be content with staying in the shadows forever. Can I be the cowboy he needs and deserves before he’s gone for good?


These 2 guys didn't have any interractions in the first book, so I'm not sure how I feel about them as a couple. They totally give the grumpy/sunshine vibe, and they definitely have the age gap, so I'm going to read this even though those aren't my favorite tropes. I just finished reading the first book last night, so I'm ready to go with this one.

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Waiting On Wednesday (713) The Arrangement (Executive Suite Secrets #3) by Jocelynn Drake

Expected Publication: August 15, 2025
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:

I never wanted to see Rome Ashbridge again.

So, of course, I need his help to save my job at the museum.

Now Rome has cooked up a scheme to torment me before he’s willing to make the job-saving donation to my department.

But this arrangement is poised to backfire and pull us together in the most unexpected way.

Can we move past the years of hate to find something even sweeter than the friendship we’d both cherished as children?


I previously thought I had never read this author before, but I've since realized that I did read her series of contemporary Christmas stories. I haven't read any of her paranormal stuff or her darker series. I think this series is a departure from what she typically writes, but I'm enjoying it so I'll continue reading.

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Waiting On Wednesday (712) Hudson River Homicides (Memento Mori #4) by C.S. Poe

Expected Publication: July 31, 2025
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 Cold Case Squad has a problem: someone won’t stop taunting Detective Everett Larkin. He’s been able to apprehend some of the worst criminals to ever stalk the streets of New York City, thanks in great part to forensic artist and boyfriend, Ira Doyle, but after their last case, events have taken a turn for the worse.

A body recovered from the Hudson River bears a message addressed to Larkin, as well as another token from Victorian mourning culture. And as nineteenth century hair jewelry leads Larkin deeper into the growing tangle of interconnected crimes, it becomes evident that solving these mysteries will come at a profound cost. To be a good detective, Larkin will have to endure sleepless nights—lest the sender act on their threat against his partner—as well as put his relationship on the line when clues lead in the direction of Doyle’s past.

What began as a game of cat and mouse has turned into a fight for love and life itself.


This is my MOST anticipated book for the past 2 years!! Not only because I love this series and can't wait to read more, but possibly because the release date keeps getting pushed back again and again. I hope this is truly happening on time because I don't think I can take any more delays.

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Waiting On Wednesday (711) Danny Hall Gets a Lawyer (Goose Run #1) by Lisa Henry and Sarah Honey

Expected Publication: July 31, 2025
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:

Danny Hall is terminally single. That’s not surprising, given that he lives in the tiny township of Goose Run, Virginia, and the only other gay guys he knows live with him in his grandma’s house and are like brothers to him. It probably also doesn’t help his dating prospects that he works at a gas station.

When a series of petty disputes with his awful neighbor escalates into a legal matter, Danny calls in a lawyer. But when Miller Clarke turns up on his doorstep, Danny finds himself chasing more than just legal advice.

Miller Clarke is used to dealing with minor claims and oddball cases. But tree law? That’s a new one. He can’t exactly be mad though, not when his new client Danny is super cute and just Miller’s type. But Miller only intends to stay in the area for long enough to gain some experience before establishing a real career in the city. He doesn’t have time for a relationship, no matter how tempted he is. Miller’s got big plans, and Danny Hall and Goose Run don’t fit in with them.

You know what they say. The course of tree—true love never did run smooth.


This author has been around for a while, and I find it hard to believe I haven't read anything by her before. I saw this book and thought it sounded cute. I hope I like it!

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Waiting On Wednesday (710) Crash Test by Amy James

Expected Publication: July 1, 2025
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:

Formula 1 meets Red, White, & Royal Blue in this contemporary romance in which an F1 phenom battling for the championship is sent spinning after his secret love is involved in a massive crash.

Twenty-four-year-old Formula 1 driver Travis Keeping is halfway through an incredible racing season, with the championship well within his sights. But when a massive crash in Formula 2 leaves driver Jacob Nichols in critical condition, Travis’s world is flipped upside down. No one knows, but he and Jacob have been dating for almost a year.

Now the only boy he’s ever loved is clinging to life, his F1 team can’t understand why his performance is faltering, and he’s locked in a cold war with Jacob’s parents, who want him as far away from their son as humanly possible. Travis is sure everything will get better when Jacob wakes up, but he soon realizes he’s underestimated Jacob’s parents’ influence on their son.

As the F1 season barrels on, Travis and Jacob find themselves alone and miserable on opposite sides of the globe. But with some new friends by their sides, both drivers will be pushed outside of their comfort zones and onto a journey of self-discovery—one that just might lead them back to each other in the end.


This is a new to me author. I've never read a book about F1 drivers before, so I'm hoping to really like this book! Wish me luck!

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Waiting On Wednesday (709) Paternal Instincts (Valor and Doyle Mysteries #8) by Nicky James

Expected Publication: June 24, 2025
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:

At the heart of a missing child case, Quaid and Aslan learn the true nature of fatherhood.

With their baby due any day, Quaid ends up tangled in a case on the last day of work before his leave begins.

With the help of supportive friends and colleagues, Quaid and Aslan are determined to solve the case before it’s too late.

When their surrogate goes into labor, Quaid struggles to let go of the case and walk away.

Can they find the missing child before their parental duties call?


I only have 2 highly anticipated books this year, and this is one of them. It's only been 1.5 years since the last book, but that's way too long. How dare the author take a break from this couple and write other books... I mean. Really? Sheesh. But it's all good now that she's back writing this series again. I'm ready for it.

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Waiting On Wednesday (708) Kill Your Darlings by Josh Lanyon

Expected Publication: June 27, 2025
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:

At this mystery conference, murder is more than just another plot twist...

Nobody likes conferences, but they’re part of the job.

Millbrook House senior editor Keiran Chandler has spent years curating the best voices in crime lit, but when an unsolicited manuscript is handed to him at the Noir at the Shore mystery conference, truth collides with fiction. I Know What You Did is more than just another slush pile submission—it’s a direct threat.

U.N. Owen seems to know what really happened in Steeple Hill all those years ago. Who is Owen? How does he know these things? Clearly the mysterious author is after more than a book deal. But what?

With a potentially career-ending publishing merger on the horizon, the end of his affair with bestselling author and former homicide detective Finn Scott, and not so subtle threats from someone in his past, Keiran has a lot bigger problems than coming up with something witty to say on discussion panels.


Officially, I've already read this book. I follow this author on Patreon, and this book was serialized over the past 2 months. However, I'm still looking forward to reading the final edited version from beginning to end without any interruptions.

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Waiting On Wednesday (707) He's to Die For by Erin Dunn

Expected Publication: June 3, 2025
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:

Brooklyn 99 meets The Charm Offensive in this sparkling romantic murder mystery: it's murder cute in the first degree when a detective finds himself falling for the lead suspect in a career-making case.

At 29, Detective Rav Trivedi is the youngest member of the NYPD’s homicide squad, and his future looks bright. He may be a bit of an outsider in the department—an ivy-league educated gay Brit with a weakness for designer suits—but his meteoric rise and solve rate prove he belongs.

So when his CO assigns him as lead on the high-profile murder of a record executive, Rav is ready for action. He won’t be distracted by TV crews, tabloids, or what’s trending on social media, nor by the ridiculously hot rock star with a clear motive and no alibi.

This is it, his big shot, and he is not going to screw it up—certainly not by falling in love with his number one suspect…


Another new to me author! (I saw this book few months ago and added it to my tbr because it sounds interesting to me. But now the ARC reviews are all "amazing 5 stars" and that just makes me leery!!) I hope I like this.

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Waiting On Wednesday (706) Delicious: An MM Charity Anthology by Various Authors

Expected Publication: May 27, 2025
Genre: MM, Anthology


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:

Love is delicious…

Join a fabulous group of authors for a brand new charity anthology that’s sure to make you hungry!

We’re serving up hot dishes, lamington kisses, cheesecake roses, and plenty of delicious indulgences. Accompanied by a buffet of your favourites like best friends to lovers, meet cutes, second chances, small towns, enemies, hot bosses, long time crushes, plenty of spice, and melt-in-the-mouth sweetness.

With taco trucks, celebrity chefs, bakers, pizza shops, and plenty of treats, Delicious has seventeen brand new contemporary short stories for you to savour!


I didn't originally have this anthology on my tbr, but I regularly read a lot of these authors, so I'll be checking this book out.

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Waiting On Wednesday (705) Devil and the Deep Blue Fish (Fish Out of Water #8) by Amy Lane

Expected Publication: June 3, 2025
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:

PI Jackson Rivers and Henry Worrall have gotten used to throwing themselves into danger as a team, so when Henry is hurt badly one night defending a friend and her teenage ward, it’s all hands on deck for Jackson, his fiancĂ© Ellery Cramer, their firm, and their friends. Henry is battling for his life. The least they can do is hunt down Henry’s shooter and keep the intended victims safe.

Knowing Jackson will dedicate himself to tracking down a very dangerous assailant with no regard to his own safety, Ellery makes one stipulation: Jackson needs a temporary partner. Jackson finds a good one in someone from the firm’s past, but while Jackson’s figuring out a new rhythm on zero sleep and a lot of desperation, Ellery and their friends are putting together a puzzle with a lot more pieces than Henry’s random shooting. Somebody in their city is preying on teenagers in a most insidious way, and nobody in their circle is going to let this stand.

Jackson has spent a year and a half trying to heal from physical and emotional wounds, and this case is going to make him look at every choice he’s made to survive. Ellery―and Ellery’s mother―will do anything to help him, but does Jackson finally have emotional defenses to fight his own demons while he’s slaying dragons for the family he’s found, or will he drown in his own remorse? Sometimes, when you’re a kid on the streets, living past tomorrow means choosing between the Devil and the Deep Blue Fish.


I love this series so much. However, as the series has progressed, there has been WAY too much crossover with characters from her other series (that I haven't read). So I'm forced to read about a bunch of people that I don't give a crap about. I would seriously prefer focusing on the original couple and their personal and professional growth.

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Waiting On Wednesday (704) The Complication (Executive Suite Secrets #2) by Jocelynn Drake

Expected Publication: May 30, 2025
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:

It was just a fling.

A bit of fun on the weekends. Definitely not permanent.

Not that I wouldn’t love to crack the ice around rich and sexy Declan Foster’s heart.

And he was the last person I expected to ride to my rescue when I found myself suddenly homeless and a father.

Now he’s spoiling my daughter and me at every turn, offering the perfect life on a silver platter.

Should I risk my heart on a man who once said he never wanted kids?


I had never read anything by this author prior to this series, which I like enough to want to continue. It's not gritty and dark like I believe her other works are. (Evidently book covers and titles mean a LOT to me, because I haven't found her other books interesting enough to want to read. Oops.)

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