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2025
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Some thrills you chase. Others blindside you in a red plaid skirt and combat boots. Axel - It was probably a little stalkerish to follow him to this office and pin him up against the wall before knowing his name, but in my defense, red is my favorite color. And he made it look so good I found myself tempted to try eggplant for the first time. Besides, it’s not like I was the only one looking. He’d been not-so-discretely ogling me all afternoon, I just made the first move. And the second. And pretty much all the others until tragedy struck his hometown and he sought me out for comfort. I knew after that first night one wouldn’t be enough, but when he turned to me in his moment of need, I was done for. Too bad forever is the one thing Lennon doesn’t believe in. He’s spent years building a life he controls—running his restaurant, protecting his heart, keeping everyone at arm’s length. And me? I’m a professional dirt biker with no fixed address and no idea how to stay still. We don’t make sense. Not on paper. Not in real life. But when he’s in my arms, nothing’s ever felt more right. He thinks our timing’s all wrong. But I think I finally found the place I want to land—and the man I want to stay for. This spicy queer romance features a workaholic who channels David Rose's fashion sense - and emotional neurosis; a daredevil who thrives on challenges - including his first-time attraction to a man; A+ dirty talk; stolen underwear; a restaurant that functions as part therapy space, part relationship bootcamp;and a quirky small town that's got that nowhere-on-a-map vibe, but somehow becomes the place where people find themselves and fall in love.

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Number of Ratings
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Author

Michele Lenard
Michele Lenard
Author · 21 books
Michele writes contemporary romance that is both sweet and steamy. Her goal is to make you fan your face as you wipe a tear from your eye. Several of her books have been named as finalists in the MARA Fiction From the Homeland contest. Her books are part of a series but there are no cliffhangers so each can be read as a standalone. When she isn't reading or writing she enjoys the outdoors, something that pops up in her books from time to time.
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