Waiting For Wentworth

Waiting On Wednesday (776) Built to Last (Common Grounds #3) by Merry Farmer

Built to Last
(Common Grounds #3)
by Merry Farmer

Expected Publication: October 2, 2026

Genre: MM, Romance

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

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
Gilbert:

Kyle Jameson broke my heart eight years ago and never looked back. Now he's flexing his construction muscles right next door to my family's café, and every hammer strike on the other side of that wall feels personal. I've spent eight years building a life and a business that doesn't need him in it. I don't care how good he looks swinging a sledgehammer. And I definitely don't care that some stubborn, hopeful part of me still lights up every time he walks through my door.

I do not care. I'm just very loud about not caring.

Kyle:

I panicked once. I let Gilbert Meyers go because I wasn't ready to be seen, and I've regretted it every day since. Now I'm building a shop next to his café, catching hell from him at every turn, facing him down on the baseball diamond, and losing my mind a little more every time he glares at me like he wants to kill me. Or maybe he wants to kiss me. I came back into his life to finish a project. I didn't expect to find out I still have unfinished business with the one guy I never stopped wanting.

This time, I'm done hiding. The only question is whether Gilbert will let me back in.

This is a series of novellas set around a family owned coffee shop, so no heavy storylines. Just nice, easy reading for days when you need a little pick me up and no drama or angst.

Happy Birthday to my son who just turned 32. Damn, I feel old.

What are you waiting on this week?

Too Close to Home
(Whitton & Black Mystery #1)
by C.F. White

Expected Publication: September 25, 2026

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
Starting over might mean getting too close.

When DI Harrison Black transfers from the Met to the small Yorkshire town of Hartswick, he’s chasing distance—from London, guilt, and the grief of losing his husband. He expects a quieter life.

Instead, within hours of his arrival, a seventeen-year-old girl vanishes on a woodland path, plunging Harrison straight into a case with a chilling echo. Thirteen years earlier, another young woman disappeared from the very same place. Robyn Whitton was never found. Her brother Jake never stopped looking for her.

Jake Whitton is everything Harrison should keep at arm’s length. Roofer. Drummer. Ex-con. Local troublemaker with a temper and absolutely no faith in the police. He’s also fiercely loyal, infuriatingly persistent, and determined to involve himself in Harrison’s investigation whether Harrison likes it or not.

Jake knows better than to trust a copper. The police failed Robyn. Then they failed him. And DI Harrison Black, with his quiet authority, wedding ring and grief he wears like armour, should be the last man capable of getting beneath Jake’s skin.

As a present-day disappearance drags Robyn’s cold case back into the light, Harrison and Jake are pulled closer together, blurring the line between professional and personal. Because Harrison isn't only getting dangerously close to a man connected to his investigation.

He might finally be getting close to the truth. And in a town that has kept its secrets for thirteen years, someone will do anything to make sure they stay buried.

New to me author and the first book in a trilogy, so hopefully this book goes well and I can continue reading. I can't tell you how many series I have given up on after reading the first book. If I'm not invested in the story or not interested in the characters, it's bye bye for me. I've got no time to spare for mediocrity! (Not that I haven't read my share of duds, because I have, mostly because I hate to DNF anything if I can help it.)

Also, Happy 29th Birthday to my daughter. Bad Mom moment - for a hot minute I thought she was turning 28. She wasn't pleased with me. Jeez, it's been a rough freaking year and I'm just trying to survive out here!!

What are you waiting on this week?

Axe Backwards
(Axford Brothers #3)
by May Archer

Expected Publication: September 15, 2026

Genre: MM, Romance

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What are you waiting on this week?

Kiss Slay Replay
by Rachel Harrison

Published: September 1, 2026

Genre: Horror, Romance

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

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

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

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

What are you waiting on this week?

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

Expected Publication: September 1, 2026

Genre: MM, Romance

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

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

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

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

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

Then one stupid kiss changes everything.

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

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

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

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

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

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

What are you waiting on this week?

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

Expected Publication: August 28, 2026

Genre: MM, Romance

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

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

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

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

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

What are you waiting on this week?

Just the Pool Boy at Vampire Mansion
by Ariana Nash

Expected Publication: August 28, 2026

Genre: MM, Romance, Paranormal

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What are you waiting on this week?

Axes and Ohs
(Axford Brothers)
by May Archer

Expected Publication: August 11, 2026

Genre: MM, Romance

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

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

Accidentally causing a viral scandal? Check.

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

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

Until Carlos Morales sits beside me at the bar.

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

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

Or the best decision I’ll ever make.

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

What are you waiting on this week?

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

Expected Publication: August 7, 2026

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
Nick:

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

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

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

Seth:

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

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

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

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

What are you waiting on this week?

Real Chance
by Elle Keaton

Expected Publication: July 16, 2026

Genre: MM, Romance

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

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

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

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

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

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

What are you waiting on this week?

Sweet Something
(Wood Hollow Stories #2)
by Lane Hayes

Expected Publication: July 21, 2026

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
Dexter:

The donut business is booming in Wood Hollow, along with my flag-football program. Now I’m ready to take on a new challenge—parenthood. See, I’ve always wanted to be a dad and it’s finally happening. Wood Hollow is the perfect place to raise a child. It’s quiet, safe, and the folks here are friendly.

One glaring exception is the grumpy lumberjack…who ends up being best friends with my surrogate. What are the odds?

Yeah…this will be interesting.

Viggo:

I’m a logger. I like wood. That’s it. Maybe that makes me a solitary person, but so what?

Unfortunately, I can’t ignore the handsome donut man’s new dad-to-be situation. Not when it concerns an old family friend.

Look, I don’t want to be involved, but I have no choice. And if that means I’ll have to step outside of my comfort zone and do people-y things to make sure Dexter is a going to be a good dad, so be it.

It doesn’t mean I like Dexter. He’s accidentally funny, kind of sweet, very hot, and—

Okay, fine.

Maybe I like him too much.

I've read and enjoyed a few of this author's previous works, and I really liked the first book in this new series, so I'm looking forward to reading more.

On a side note, I'm so done with the crappy year I'm having. My 88 year old mother with dementia fell and broke her hip and had to have a complete replacement. How do you rehab someone when they literally have no idea what you are instructing them to do? So now she'll probably never walk again and be stuck in a wheelchair or bed. And on top of that, our air conditioning went out and we've had to wait 5 days for a new installation in 90+ heat. Life is grand.

What are you waiting on this week?

Better with Kevin
(Not That #4)
by Isabel Murray

Expected Publication: July 7, 2026

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
Charlie Galloway is handling it, okay?

No, he is more than handling it. He’s living his HEA with his handyman boyfriend, Kevin ‘The Corpse Finder’ Wallis, and his elderly dog, Phil. Business at The Chipped Cup coffee shop is booming. Media interest in the Cotswolds Collector—also known as the whack job who stashed dead bodies in Charlie’s house—has faded. The world has moved on, and now it’s time for Charlie to do the same.

He’s got a garage filled with a lifetime of junk that he’d prefer to leave in the past, but Kevin is itching to complete his self-appointed mission of turning Charlie’s dilapidated house into the home Charlie always dreamed of. Sorting through the clutter of unwanted possessions and unhappy memories is the last task on the list.

He’s put Kevin off for long enough. He wants to make Kevin as happy as Kevin has made him, and if hard, boring, physical labour is what makes Kevin happy (it is, the freak), who’s Charlie to stand in his way?

Besides. What’s the worst that could happen?

It’s not as if he’s going to find another dead guy.

Better With Kevin is a novella-length return to Chipping Fairford to check in with Charlie and Kevin, the protagonists from the third book in the series.

I loved the humor in this series, so I can't wait to read more!

What are you waiting on this week?

In Your Court
(Love Game #1)
by Kit Haley

Expected Publication: July 16, 2026

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
Australian Matteo Russo is the first and only openly gay tennis pro. Once a brilliant junior, he was slated for a bright future – until a freak accident derailed his career. Now, he’s fed up, he’s struggling to qualify for tournaments, and he’s not sure he can afford dinner tonight.

After losing to his old rival—the rich, arrogant, American superstar Miles Callahan—Mat throws the man’s privilege in his face and sets him a challenge – one he’s sure Miles would never accept. But he does. Determined to prove he’s earned his success, Miles travels to Wimbledon on a tight budget – no support team, no coach, no fancy hotel. And now the American needs a hitting partner, and someone to explain laundromats, and what started as a dare soon becomes a searing off-court fling.

Mat should be focussing on his career, not falling for a glamorous star, but Miles believes in his game in a way Mat hasn’t for a long time, and is fast becoming everything he’s ever wanted. Only... love and tennis just don’t mix, because one day soon they’ll have to face each other on the court.

And in tennis, someone always has to lose.

This is one of those books that I'm on the fence about reading due to the huge (massive) amount of ARC reviews that I feel aren't truthful. SO many amazing 5 stars that I don't believe in, and many DNFs that I applaud for their honesty (especially for DNFing an ARC.) Sports romance? Okay, great. The author blurbing that there is very little actual tennis in a 500 page book? Not so great.

Add in this a debut author, and this might be going on the long list TBR and I'll get around to it when I'm in the mood.

Also, ballsy move to release this during Wimbledon. I'm currently scheduling my life around Wimbledon matches (AND World Cup!).

What are you waiting on this week?

Stormz Rising
by Nicky James

Expected Publication: July 16, 2026

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
A storm rages inside Gale. He’s drowning in secrets and failing at every turn. A life in the seminary didn’t work out. A degree in atmospheric science wasn’t what he had hoped. Closeted and insecure, overshadowed by his outgoing twin sister, Gale’s only happiness comes from photographing nature.

Ozrik’s life is a series of lightning strikes. Suffocating under the thumb of a mentally ill mother, he rebels by chasing tornadoes. Fearless and reckless, he risks his life simply to feel alive.

When Ozrik’s chase team gets noticed by a television producer who wants to turn his hobby into a reality show, Ozrik jumps at the chance. Getting paid to chase tornadoes might be his ticket to freedom.

Until he learns that his team isn’t the only contender.

A rival group of chasers has also been selected.

What was meant to be a life-changing opportunity turns into a competition that Ozrik can’t afford to lose.

He was born for this, and as the season ramps up, he’s ready to prove himself.

Except that the storm he ends up chasing is unlike any he’s encountered.

It lives inside the heart of a complicated man.

A storm with the power to destroy him.

Did anyone else enjoy watching storm chasers on Discovery back in the day? I did. I still like to watch them live on YouTube, especially when they are nearby.

I've been reading a lot of this author's work recently, which her last 2 series were really long, so I'm looking forward to a stand alone from her.

What are you waiting on this week?

Edge of Mercy
(Sugar & Vice #3)
by Allie Therin

Expected Publication: June 23, 2026

Genre: MM, Romance, Fantasy

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
Caught in the crosshairs of a deadly conspiracy, empath Reece Davies was forced to embrace his darker nature to protect the enemy he’d fallen for. Now, joining forces with others like him, drawn to chaos and vengeance by the corruption in his veins, Reece is being hunted…by the very man he saved.

Evan Grayson, a notorious empath hunter known as the Dead Man, was engineered to never falter from his mission—until he met Reece. Even corruption can’t cool their desire for each other, but with Reece’s dark side in control and all of Seattle at stake, Grayson must stop him, no matter the personal cost.

As the battle between the two enemies heats up, so does their forbidden attraction. But the danger is growing and closing in on them from all sides. Because Grayson isn’t the only one hunting the empaths—and they both may have finally met their match…

I've been wanting to start this series for 3 1/2 years! Now that the third and final book is out, I can enjoy the whole series without interruption. Fantasy is not something I normally read, but this series has stayed on my radar and kept me interested, so I'm going to give it a chance.

What are you waiting on this week?

Call Back
(The Model Agency #3)
by Lily Morton

Expected Publication: June 21, 2026

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
Once upon a time, Reuben Langley broke Xavier Conway’s heart.

Five years later, Xavier has convinced himself that he’s over it. Now a famous supermodel, his life is filled with faraway locations, glamorous parties, even more glamorous men, and so much noise. And if his mind still drifts to the quiet and responsible war photographer he loved and lost, then no one else has to know.

Xavier’s living the dream until everything comes tumbling down around him, and when he hits absolute rock bottom, the person there to pick up the pieces is Reuben.

Reuben fell in love with Xavier the first moment he met him—a wild, sassy boy in a hotel bar. That passionate affair came to a disastrous and painful end, and since then, Reuben’s had to be content with the tiny glimpses he’s had of Xavier over the years. But now, Xavier needs him, and Reuben isn’t going to turn away this time.

Set in London and the Inner Hebrides, this is a story of second chances and a constant, hopeful love.

This sounds like it will be more emotional and angsty than what I am used to from this author. She usually writes a lot of snark and sass into her characters. But it's romance, so HEA is guaranteed at the end!

What are you waiting on this week?

Dearly Departed
by Chip Pons

Expected Publication: June 16, 2026

Genre: MM, Romance, Fantasy

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
Hope is a dangerous thing for gods. Even former ones.

Hayden Harlow, once the mighty Hades, has spent centuries quietly resenting his fall from immortality. Stripped of his godhood by the allegedly irreversible Immortal Retirement Act, he now runs Harlow and Sons Funeral Home—a front for his eternal sentencing among mortals, and a bleak reminder of the purpose he’s lost. Still, he’s determined to claw his way back…if only the Fates at City Hall would stop toying with him.

Enter Levi Wilder: a florist with an artist’s heart, an infectious smile, and a gift for finding beauty in life’s messiest moments. When Hayden storms into Levi’s shop to complain about a bouquet of sunflowers—an offensive choice for a funeral, in his opinion—their worlds collide. Hayden is all restraint and shadows; Levi is all sunshine and charm. But beneath the clash lies an undeniable spark neither can ignore.

As their connection blossoms, Hayden finds himself caught between the life he once knew and the bright future Levi dares him to imagine. But trusting Levi means risking the walls he’s kept in place all these years—and it’s not just his heart on the line. Because in the threads of fate, one choice can change everything.

New to me author, and I don't read straight up 'fantasy', but this book sounds really good to me with the MM and Romance added in. Also, too soon for me to read a funeral home romcom? Maybe.

What are you waiting on this week?

Magpie
by Lucy Lennox

Expected Publication: June 16, 2026

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
For as long as I can remember, Kittredge Evers has been my anchor—the powerful CEO who never let me down, the man who called me Magpie and filled my childhood with treasures. My father's best friend. But when one drunken confession shattered our careful boundaries, I learned how dangerous it was to want him.

Ten years later, I’m grown. I’m no longer the sweet kid he swore to protect—I’m a man with desires of my own. And Kit? He’s still the most compelling man I’ve ever known. Stern, gorgeous, untouchable… and the one person I can’t seem to let go.

Every stolen glance and slip of the tongue drags us closer to the line we swore we’d never cross. But once we do? There’s no turning back.

While I've never been a fan of age-gap romance, I usually read all of this author's books, so this went on my tbr automatically. But I reserve the right to change my mind and not read it. I guess it depends on my mood at the time.

What are you waiting on this week?

Cash Hooper Saves a Life
(Goose Run #4)
by Lisa Henry and Sarah Honey

Expected Publication: June 12, 2026

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
Cash Hooper has built himself a small, safe life in Goose Run. He has housemates he can trust, and his twin brother Chase is his ride or die. He has quiet routines that don’t ask too much of him—he works, and he reads, and he listens to podcasts. There aren’t many things that can make Cash talk to a stranger, but finding an injured animal is one of them.

Mason Ross is struggling. He’s come to Goose Run partly out of familial obligation, and partly for a break from working at a busy city veterinary practice that has him close to burnout. But when a cute guy brings an injured dog to his doorstep in the middle of the night, Mason finds himself drawn to him. The guy, not the dog. Though the dog is also cute.

As Cash and Mason spend time together caring for the stray, Mason finds that there’s more to his quiet midnight visitor than meets the eye, and Cash quickly becomes the sunny spot in his otherwise gray days. Mason can’t deny his attraction to Cash, but he’s also not going to make a move on a guy who flinches every time he’s touched.

Meanwhile, Cash isn’t sure what to do about the pull he’s feeling toward Mason. It’s new, it’s terrifying and exhilarating in equal measure—and Cash has a lifetime of trauma that warns against taking risks.

For there to be anything between them, they’re both going to have to take a leap of faith. Cash has to confront his past, and Mason has to decide his future. Because falling for someone is easy—believing that you deserve them is hard.

This has been a nice series so far, and I've enjoyed reading about the group of friends each finding love. Nothing terribly exciting going on - so, yeah, 'nice' rather than great. I guess they all can't be 5 star reads!

What are you waiting on this week?

The Drop
(Subtle Deceptions #4)
by Elle Keaton

Expected Publication: June 11, 2026

Genre: MM, Romance

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

Synopsis from Goodreads:
Curiosity might just kill Gabriel Karne after all.

A seemingly innocent peek into a stranger's background, and Gabe is knee-deep in murder. Again.

Roy Wilson, the exceedingly dead Westfort pastor, had more enemies than friends. Was the old man a bad guy turned good? Or was he, as Gabe and Elton suspect, still deeply involved in the illegal underbelly of Twana County?

The unsolved murder of Calvin Perkins nags at Casey Lundin's conscience. The man's killer remains at large, the new sheriff has no suspects, and her plate is overflowing with decades of internal corruption to unravel. So Casey takes on tracking down the killer. Even though Casey didn't care for the guy, not even Calvin Perkins deserved to be executed and dumped into an unmarked grave.

As Gabe and Casey become embroiled in their separate investigations, they start to see common threads between the cases.

A seemingly abandoned parcel of land in the Olympic Forest keeps popping up—Snowcap Estates, where Calvin's remains were found and where Casey was attacked the previous fall. What is the forest hiding, aside from murder victims?

Gabe has yet to meet a rule he hasn't tried to break, and Casey is an admitted stickler for them. But both men will need to bend a bit in order to solve this case.

I'm liking this series more than I thought I would after the first book was a bit iffy for me. I guess the characters have grown on me and I like them more than I did initially. I read a lot of this author's books, and I really enjoy the setting in the far reaches of the Pacific Northwest.

What are you waiting on this week?

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Waiting On Wednesday (776) Built to Last (Common Grounds #3) by Merry Farmer

Waiting On Wednesday (775) Too Close to Home (Whitton & Black Mystery #1) by C.F. White

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

Waiting On Wednesday (773) Kiss Slay Replay by Rachel Harrison

Waiting On Wednesday (772) Tracking Wolfe (Made Marian Legacy #4) Lucy Lennox

Waiting On Wednesday (771) The One-Night Heist (Stolen Art, Stolen Hearts #1) by C. Rochelle

Waiting On Wednesday (770) Just the Pool Boy at Vampire Mansion by Ariana Nash

Waiting On Wednesday (769) Axes and Ohs (An Axford Brothers Novella) by May Archer

Waiting On Wednesday (768) Weathering The Storm (Perfect Catch #1) by Mandy Mackay

Waiting On Wednesday (767) Real Chance by Elle Keaton

Waiting On Wednesday (766) Sweet Something (Wood Hollow Stories #2) by Lane Hayes

Waiting On Wednesday (765) Better with Kevin (Not That #4) by Isabel Murray

Waiting On Wednesday (764) In Your Court (Love Game #1) by Kit Haley

Waiting On Wednesday (763) Stormz Rising by Nicky James

Waiting On Wednesday (762) Edge of Mercy (Sugar & Vice #3) by Allie Therin

Waiting On Wednesday (761) Call Back (The Model Agency #3) by Lily Morton

Waiting On Wednesday (760) Dearly Departed by Chip Pons

Waiting On Wednesday (759) Magpie by Lucy Lennox

Waiting On Wednesday (758) Cash Hooper Saves a Life (Goose Run #4) by Lisa Henry and Sarah Honey

Waiting On Wednesday (757) The Drop (Subtle Deceptions #4) by Elle Keaton