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Made In
Series · 6 books · 2017-2020

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Made In New York

2017

Can a casual encounter turn into more? Isaac’s trip to New York just before Christmas had a single purpose, learn as much about running an LGBTQ Youth Center as possible and take it back to his native Portugal. Max’s love of the Christmas season was only surpassed by his job and a nurse and volunteering at his friends’ LGBTQ Youth Center in New York. A rescue. A day out in the Big Apple. A pull neither can resist. Isaac didn’t count on needing to be rescued by a strapping brown-eyed nurse. Max didn’t count on Christmas coming early in the shape of a curly-haired man with the most bewitching pair of eyes. With time running out, will Max and Isaac give in to their attraction? Can it be more than a holiday fling? Made In New York is a MM romance short story with themes of instant attraction and plenty of steam. The story has a happy for now ending, which concludes in Made In Manhattan with a HEA. Made In New York is better enjoyed as part of the series. Series reading order: Made In New York - Book 1 (Max and Isaac) Made In Portugal - Book 2 (Joel and David) Made In Paris - Book 3 (Dorian and Jean-Paul) Made In Manhattan - Book 4 (Max and Isaac) Made In Lisbon - Book 5 (Vítor and Tiago) Made In Love - Coming Autumn 2019
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#2

Made in Portugal

2018

They used to be best friends… can they ever be more? Joel's entire world has come crashing down. When he finds himself back home to scatter the ashes of his parents, he doesn't know how his heart can ever feel love after the loss of his family. David has been baking since he was a teenager. While he's been running the family café, love has taken a backseat in his life. Not to mention he’s keeping a big secret from everyone he knows. An old travel journal. A road trip in a temperamental red car. Pastries, lots of pastries. When the two childhood friends reunite, emotions re-ignite. But when the bubble bursts and secrets come out, will their love be strong enough? Home Again is a MM romance with a best friends to lovers theme, a meddling family, lots of steam and a HEA. ​Home Again was previously published under the title Made in Portugal and the pen name of Ana Newfolk. While the manuscript received a light edit, the story itself hasn’t changed.
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#3

Made In Paris

A Christmas Short Story

2018

New York. Paris. A friendship across continents and ages. In Paris, days before Christmas, and on the most important stage of their lives, Dorian and Jean-Paul stumble upon the many letters they exchanged over the years since they became penpals at the tender age of ten. Watch what happens when friendship turns into more. Distance, tragedy, and fear. Will anything get in the way of their love? A sweet gay romance set in the most romantic city with a happy ever after from the author of Made in Portugal, Ana Newfolk. Grab your copy and discover a love...made in Paris. Made In Paris is a 10k word standalone gay romance short story with a HEA ending and no cliffhanger. Note: When this story was included in Finding You: The Complete Box Set, it was renamed Complete Again.
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#4

Made in Manhattan

2019

Will they get a second chance to rekindle their love? Isaac was kicked out by his family at a young age. It took him years of hard work to become his own man. Now he's helping the LGBTQ youth of Lisbon so they don't have to go through the same. Max has a long and troubled past. An ER nurse in New York City who volunteers at the local Liberty center, he knows first hand what it's like to lose your family and having to make it on your own. A chance encounter between the two a year ago has them hoping for a happy ever after, if not for the distance between them, but when Isaac takes a temporary work placement in Manhattan, the two men have an opportunity to find what their love is made of. Will they make it, or will life's tests tear them apart for good? Made In Manhattan is the second instalment in the Made In series by Ana Newfolk. It is a standalone gay romance novel with a HEA ending and no cliffhanger. Fair warning, there will be naked man-parts touching, a touch of angst, and the claws of an overprotective cat. Made in Manhattan is 62k words and features the same main characters from Made In New York - A Christmas Short Story. You don’t have to read it, but you may want to find out how Max and Isaac first met.
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Love Again

2019

Can you get more than one true love in a lifetime? Three years after his husband’s death, Vitor is still grieving. Too young to be alone and too old to start again, he feels stuck. Accepting a new job in Lisbon is just what he needs, but it also means going back to the city that sealed his fate nearly thirty years ago. Between looking for his missing brother and running an LGBTQ Youth Center, Tiago doesn’t have time for dating or commitment. When his best friend asks him to find a family member that ran away years ago, Tiago welcomes the distraction. A past full of secrets. An anonymous kiss that turns their world upside down. When past and present clash, will the two men put everything aside and give themselves a chance at happiness? Or are the things keeping them apart stronger than the feelings keeping them together? Love Again is May-December MM romance with hurt/comfort and second chance themes, lots of steam and a HEA. It can be read as a standalone but will be better enjoyed as part of the Finding You as characters and stories from previous books appear in this story. Love Again was previously published as Made in Lisbon, under the pen name of Ana Newfolk. While the manuscript received a light edit, no new content has been added.
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Finding You

The Complete Collection

2020

Get ready for the road trip of a lifetime with a series that will give you all the feels, tantalize your taste buds and show you the true meaning of family. Welcome to Portugal… It all starts with two childhood friends who reconnect after years apart. Was it fate? Or were they meant to be together? How strong are those family ties? And is the family you make as important as the one you’re born in? Coming out, second chances, hurt/comfort, age gap, friends, missing family members, and all the sweet love you can handle. You’ll find all that and more in the complete box set. Home Again Together Again Love Again Complete Again Plus bonus scenes _DISCLAIMER Home Again, Love Again and Complete Again were previously published under the title Made in Portugal, Made in Lisbon and Made in Paris, respectively, and the pen name of Ana Newfolk. While the manuscripts received a light edit, the stories themselves haven't changed. Together Again was previously published as two separate books. A short story under the title Made in New York, followed by a novel titled Made in Manhattan, both under the pen name of Ana Newfolk. Both stories have been joined into one. While the manuscript received a light edit, and an additional chapter has been added to link both books, the story itself hasn’t changed._

Authors

Ana Newfolk
Ana Newfolk
Author · 5 books

Ana Newfolk was born in Portugal but has lived in the United Kingdom for so long, even her friends sometimes doubt if she really is Portuguese. After getting hooked on reading gay romance, Ana decided to follow her lifelong dream of becoming an author. These days you can find her in front of her laptop bringing her stories to life, or in the kitchen perfecting her recipe for the famous Portuguese custard

Ana Ashley
Ana Ashley
Author · 27 books

Ana was born in Portugal but has lived in the United Kingdom for so long, even her friends sometimes doubt if she really is Portuguese. Ana Ashley writes sweet and steamy gay romance set in America, often in small towns where everyone knows everyone. Coming from a small town herself, she knows all about meddling families, nosy neighbors and that community spirit that comes from knowing people all your life. Avid reader: give her two (or more) guys, plenty of chemistry, some issues to work through and a HEA, and she's sold! Custard tart aficionado Wannabe baker and feeder of family and friends Can only knit two kinds of stitches but she's an ace at cross-stitch Can parallel park in one single move - it really annoys the boyfriend! You can find out more about Ana and her works-in-progress by joining her Newsletter. To sign up visit Ana's website anawritesmm.com

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