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Seven minutes isn’t enough for a life. But it’s long enough to remember how much I’m loved.

Eli-

I thought the worst part of losing my husband would be the slow drift apart, the way hospital shifts swallowed our nights, and silence replaced laughter. I never imagined the worst part would be dying in his ER, the flatline screaming while his hands were the last to touch me.

But death isn’t empty. Not at first. In those final seven minutes, my life plays back like a reel, and every frame belongs to him. Our first kiss. Our first night tangled together. The vows we spoke when we promised forever. Even the mornings when we forgot to kiss goodbye.

It’s all him. Always him.

I don’t know if this is the end or a cruel mercy, but I do know one thing—somewhere inside these seven minutes is a choice, a chance, or a goodbye. And if love alone could bring me back, I’d open my eyes to him every time.

**Despite the blurb, this book has a happily ever after. Check trigger warnings for medical trauma, physical recovery, and a marriage in crisis.

E(Van)der

Summers always meant a return to the peaceful lake cabin, a special place where Père and I had made countless cherished memories together. Waylon was my grandfather—-not by blood, but by love. We fished, swam, worked side-by-side, and for the longest time, that was enough to satisfy my growing feelings for him. Until one summer, it wasn’t.

I started noticing how his eyes lingered and how our closeness felt different. The tension between us was impossible to ignore, but neither dared to voice our feelings. Then we found the key to the shed. Buried beneath dust and time were the letters of two men—Harold and Elliot—who had once loved in secret, their story mirroring our own in ways we couldn’t dismiss.

As we unraveled their past, our own feelings became unavoidable. But was our love destined to stay hidden like theirs, or could we finally break the curse of Pathfinders Lake?

The Forbidden Summer is an MM romance between a young man and his step-grandad with a 34 year age gap, loads of mutual pining, and a forbidden summer adventure. Part of the Pathfinders Lake multi-author collaboration.

Morningwood Estates: a community that always rises to the occasion and takes ‘love thy neighbor’ a little too literally.

Carter Reed moved to Morningwood Estates for peace, quiet, and a fresh start.

Instead, he got Benji Stewart.

Benji doesn’t believe in rules, subtlety, or minding his own business—especially when Carter’s perfectly organized life is just begging to be disrupted. From competitive decorating to passive-aggressive pranks, their neighborly standoff quickly becomes the most entertaining thing on the block.

Carter thinks Benji is irritating.
Benji thinks Carter is repressed.
The neighborhood is placing bets.

These gay neighbors quickly realize that the boundary between animosity and attraction is as thin as their property line.

Because in Morningwood Estates, privacy is a myth… and falling for your rival is practically a community event.

The Gaybor War is an MM romcom romance with HOA nonsense, alcohol-induced shenanigans, flirty banter, and a plot-twisty HEA.

When Evan, a polished businessman, wanders into a mall gift-wrap station, the last thing he expects is Leo—the sharp-tongued, playful wrapper who makes ribbons look downright dangerous. One gift becomes two, then twelve, as Evan keeps coming back with flimsy excuses and increasingly flirtatious banter.

From cinnamon rolls to stolen almost-kisses by the carousel, every day brings them closer to the inevitable: a Christmas Eve that ends not with neatly tied bows, but with everything unwrapped.

A steamy, funny, and heart-melting holiday MM romance—twelve gifts, twelve dates, and one unforgettable Christmas.