"He smiled and for some unknown reason, his smile, took my breath away."

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Teddy
After my sister’s death, I’m left with custody of my nephew and nowhere to turn but Mayberry Holm.

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It’s supposed to be a fresh start. A clean slate surrounded by my old commander and teammates.

Instead, I walk straight into a war zone where no one is safe.

Especially not my nephew’s dangerously adorable teacher, who seems hellbent on getting himself killed.

He might be a guy, but he’s my guy. And I’ll protect him with everything I’ve got.

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Wesley
My life revolves around three things: my students, my plants, and my books.

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It's a simple life.

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Until I find out two of my kids are in grave danger and things turn out...not so simple.

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Enter Teddy Olson. Ex-Navy SEAL, my new student’s guardian, and the man who turns my world upside down with a single look.

He says he’ll protect me like I matter.

But a man like him would never want someone like me… right?

Only, the more time we spend together, the harder it is to pretend I’m not already his.

Maybe the real danger isn’t falling for him. It’s thinking I ever had a choice.

When my Premier League season comes to an abrupt end thanks to an injury and subsequent transfer to another team, I decide to surprise my brother by flying out to Canada to catch him in the NHL playoffs.

I never planned on sleeping with a man for the first time on my very first day in Calgary. A man who turns out to be my brother’s grumpy, antisocial teammate.

I never planned for it to happen again.
And again.

We’re professional athletes. His life is in Canada and mine is in the UK.
I know there’s no future for us. So why can’t I make myself stay away from him?

Being with Crew is the best thing that has ever happened to me. Even better than getting called up to the majors. We may have started as a fling, but he’s my end game, the part of everything I want beyond baseball.

There’s another guy in his life now, though, and he’s making up for lost time with his son Grady. I’ve been trying to find my place with them, and most days I think I have. Other days, it’s hard to ignore how Crew might want something easier for him and his son, a future without hotel rooms, stadium lights, and road games.

When Grady’s mom gets into a car accident, everything becomes more uncertain. None of us know if she’s going to make it, and I can’t stop thinking about the choices Crew may need to make and what that’ll mean for us. If he walks away from the game to focus on his son, I’m not sure if there’s still a place in his world for someone who’s gone half the season.

Losing them would wreck me, and if they’re no longer mine, there’s no comeback from that.

Zero (Gio)

I can’t seem to get anything right. Failure after failure. I’m really struggling here. I’ve loved Cole for years, hiding away my feelings from him. But taking care of him is more important than my feelings. I can never seem to get it right, and I’m losing a part of myself. But when Cueball takes us in out of the goodness of his heart when we’re at our most desperate, I start discovering myself again. The old me who laughed and enjoyed life. Now, I find myself loving not one man, but two.

Zilch (Cole)

I have a new purpose in life. After ruining our lives, I have a chance to bring happiness back to Gio and me. I’ll always be a bit broken, but I’ve come to accept that. It’s Gio and Cueball who need me the most, my grump and grumpier. They both need healing and love. And I do love them. I can give that to them. I want to give that to them. This is how I heal, too.

Cueball (Marco)

Zero and Zilch are my chaos gremlins. They’ve upended my life and have torn down my walls. For years, I’ve maintained my self-control, keeping my pain neatly tucked away. Now that’s all been shattered, and I have no one to blame but myself. Zero and Zilch, my Double-Z, have broken me down and are building me back up. Perhaps it’s time to face my demons. For the first time in years, I want someone in my life. I want them, but I’m afraid.

George and Lucas can’t stand each other—which makes it very awkward being on the same Cambridge University rowing team. The uber-charming, all-American George got accepted at Cambridge for his sporting prowess, not his subpar grades. Economics whizz and sarcasm expert Lucas, meanwhile, works hard for everything he’s got, which sadly does not include a boyfriend.

When the news leaks that George receives academic preferential treatment—Cambridge couldn’t lose their star athlete, after all—he’s told he must actually study this year to pass his exams. That’s when he zeroes in on Lucas for help. Lucas agrees, but on one condition: George will teach Lucas his lothario ways so he can finally seduce his long-time crush, Amir.

But soon they're in way over their heads, seducing and cheating their way to what they want. As they face rivals within their own squad and cutthroat competitors at Oxford, they find themselves unexpectedly becoming closer. What happens when your worst enemy may just be who you needed all along?

Carver never claimed to be a good guy. In fact, people often suspected the opposite due to his tricked-out bike and the leathers he wore sporting the Angels of Ruin insignia. Everyone made a lot of assumptions about the motorcycle club he called family.

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When he’s asked to fulfill a favor for his friend Tank, Carver finds more than he bargained for. Knowing he can’t trust the police to take care of things, he and his men take on the survivors of the trafficking ring they’ve destroyed.

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But Carver won’t admit there’s one young man in the group who held his attention most. He’s far more broken than the others, yet there’s a light in him the big biker can’t ignore. He’ll do anything to help the boy heal, including being the first person he can trust and depend on.