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Love and Family
Series · 4 books · 2013-2023

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#1

Taboo for You

2013

Sam: He’s solid, kind, and he’s back. Luke. My next door neighbor. My best friend. My unofficial co-parent. God, I’ve missed him. Really, deeply missed him. Now he’s around again? Maybe he’ll help me tick my way through my Must Do List . . . Swim with the great whites? Get into crazy, nasty shape. Lift weights before work! Date someone ten years older. Flirt, have fun, don’t fall in love. Do something sexually taboo. (Or just have sex again.) I mean, I’m straight, so Luke doesn’t have to help me with the last three points. But, what . . . what if he does? Luke: He’s the guy I’m in love with. He doesn’t even know I’m gay. God, I’m screwed. ~ ~ ~ "There For You" is a slow burn, Friends To Lovers, boy-next-door, bi-awakening story with HEA. A sweet & cozy M/M romance. This is the first book in the "Love & Family" series, set in Wellington, New Zealand. The books in the Love & Family series are standalone romances, and can be read in any order. THERE FOR YOU: Sam & Luke’s story MADE FOR YOU: Ben & Jack’s story HAPPY FOR YOU: Felix & Mort’s story ~ ~ ~ "There For You" was previously published under the title "Taboo For You".
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#2

Made for You

2019

Ben wants to find a new home. Twenty-four-year-old Ben McCormick is the primary caregiver for his brother Milo after their parents’ death. A year into the job, he’s totally got the hang of it. Mostly. Sort of. Not at all? Defeated and thoroughly chastised for his lack in parenting skills at teacher-parent night, Ben slumps away with the resolve to finally get his life sorted: be a better role model, and sell their parents’ house for a fresh start. But first, he needs to spruce up his house to hit the market. He’s no DIY king, but Milo’s hot-as-hell woodwork teacher is… Jack wants an old home to fix. Thirty-nine-year-old Jack Pecker is waiting for the home of his dreams to come on the market in the summer. What better way to wait the interim months than working on a small renovation gig? Only trouble is, the gig is for the McCormick brothers. And working in close quarters to red-haired Ben McCormick won’t be easy. Not with the attraction that simmers between them. Attraction Ben makes no effort to hide. But Jack’s professional. Dating a parent is highly discouraged at Kresley Intermediate, and he’d never cross the lines… Ben and Jack. Two guys searching for a home – – a home that might just be where their hearts lead them. ~ - ~ - ~ Set in New Zealand, Made For You (Love & Family #2) is an MM gay romance featuring two guys at very different places in their lives – but both finding out they are looking for the same thing. Can be read as a standalone. Tropes: friends-to-lovers, slow burn, age gap, found family Genre: New Adult, light-hearted contemporary gay romance
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#3

Happy for You

2019

Mort wants his de facto family back... He knows he doesn’t deserve them. Not yet, anyway. Not without making up for leaving them in their time of need. But it’s not easy to make amends. Mort must show how much he wants the Rochester family back in his life. When his best friend’s younger brother, Felix, has his license suspended, Mort jumps at the chance to play chauffeur and to win back the family he desperately wants to call his own. Repairing his broken relationships—with all five Rochester siblings—becomes Mort’s personal mission. Especially with Felix. Felix, who used to follow him everywhere. Felix, who idolized him. Felix, whom Mort has not stopped thinking about . . . Felix is just trying to keep it together... With a perma-smile as his armor, he’s determined to make his family happy. Determined to be a positive role model to his three younger sisters, while their mum struggles with depression after her kidney transplant. Unfortunately, no amount of smiling can save his license when he gets pulled over for the umpteenth time, and he still needs to get his sisters to school, soccer, and dance classes. The solution to his problem emerges in the return of their prodigal neighbor, Mort. Mort, who left their lives without a word. Mort, who was in love with Felix’s older brother. Mort, who is the last guy Felix wants charging back into their lives... Mort and Felix. Two guys bound by a rocky past— —a past they must come to terms with to find true happiness in the here and now. ~ - ~ - ~ Set in New Zealand, Happy For You (Love & Family #3) is an MM gay romance featuring two guys pitted together in a blue 1988 station wagon—and there’s no doubt about it, Mort is going to drive Felix crazy. Can be read as a standalone. Tropes: brother’s best friend, second chances, family drama, friends-to-lovers, slow burn, found family Genre: New Adult, light-hearted contemporary gay romance Trigger warnings: Depression and generalized anxiety (of a side character)
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#3.5

Magic for You

2023

Will this Christmas gift, with its hint of “magic”, win the love of his crush? In the middle of the festive season, gardener Jase finds himself renting in a new neighbourhood, tending yet another garden that won’t belong to him. But when a boisterous golden retriever brings Robin into the yard, something magical in Jase wakes up. Jase wants to gift his new neighbour the Christmas tree of his dreams—a real live fir, grown in Robin’s own back garden—and win his heart in the process. From young sapling to fully-fledged Douglas fir in less than a year? That would be magic. He has a plan to make it happen, and it all seems to be coming along well . . . until ‘awesome, amazing’ Lyle shows up. Lyle is also crushing on Robin, and he has the most annoying advantages: He’s smart. He’s witty. He’s ridiculously good-looking. And he got there first. The race to Robin’s heart is looking tough; Jase must outdo Lyle at every romantic opportunity. So that, this Christmas, he’ll share the tree with the one he loves. ~ ~ ~ "Magic For You" is a slow burn Christmas novella. This rivals-to-lovers, surprise love story is the fourth book in the "Love & Family" series, set in Wellington, New Zealand. The books in the Love & Family series are standalone romances, and can be read in any order. TABOO FOR YOU: Sam & Luke’s story MADE FOR YOU: Ben & Jack’s story HAPPY FOR YOU: Felix & Mort’s story MAGIC FOR YOU: A Love & Family Christmas novella

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