


Books in series

#0.5
A Pumpkin Patch Proposal
2023
A Pumpkin Patch Proposal is a prequel to the first book, Something Borrowed, Something Boo, in The Point Pleasant Holiday Series. Evan and Everett are at the threshold of something big in their relationship. Will they let the 'what if's' and 'could be's' tear them apart, or will they find their happily ever after?

#1
Something Borrowed, Something Boo
2019
Love comes when you least expect it. Even if it is inconvenient.
Danny: I’m still recovering from a breakup that hit me pretty damn hard. Never date your best friend, it doesn’t turn out well. But we have mended our relationship and now I am his best-man at his wedding this Halloween. What’s worse… I must also plan it. I’m saddled with Evan’s (the other grooms) best man, Blake Hudson, who also happens to be his brother and a television star. If he wasn’t so annoying, I would want to kiss him. He may be infuriating but he’s also incredibly hot and too damn nice for my own good. Burying my feelings is just making me angsty.
Blake: Being hidden in the Hollywood closet has always made dating a real pain in the ass. Now I’m stuck here in the small town of Point Pleasant helping to plan my brother’s wedding with a man who really doesn’t like me. Its frustrating, because, I am falling head over heels in love with him. How can I get him to see that I’m serious and would change my life if he would just give me a chance? Danny Kincaid is one of the most beautiful and honest people I’ve ever met. How can you fall in love in less than a week? If I can get him to fall in love with me too, what will that mean for my career?

#1.5
A Christmas Promise
2023
Danny and Blake come to an understanding about the future of their relationship. This takes place 1 month after the events of Something Borrowed Something Boo (Book1) of The Point Pleasant Holiday Series.Can be read as a standalone.

#2
A Very Merry Princemas
2019
A hidden Prince in a small town.
An event planner overwhelmed with the Christmas Ball.
Will love overcome? Most definitely!
Dylan: The owners of The Point Pleasant Chalet dropped the Christmas Ball in my lap with only two weeks to plan the big event. I’m totally overwhelmed. Then he ran into me, this stranger from Europe with his large shoulders and smoldering eyes. It was love at first sight! When his situation changes and he may have to cut his vacation short, I hire him to play The Nutcracker Prince for the Chalet’s Christmas season. It’s a win-win for everyone. He can stay through the holiday as he had planned, and I get to know him better. I don’t know why I’m doing this. He’ll leave back for Europe and I’ll still be here nursing a broken heart.
Liam: Running away from my family and country is not one of my proudest moments, but I was at my wit’s end over my upcoming coronation. Being the Crown Prince of Allyria is my duty and one I will happily fulfill, but sometimes I just wish to be Liam, without all the trappings of Royalty. So, I escaped to America and the beautiful small town of Point Pleasant. It was supposed to be an escape, but it has turned into so much more. Dylan haunts my every waking thought and I don’t see how I can go back home and leave my heart here with him. When the press gets word of me being at the Chalet, the Royal House of Magaldi sweeps in and turns my vacation upside down. How can I get my Mother to understand that Dylan might be the one? Will I have to choose between the crown and love?

#3
Cupid, Draw Back Your Beau
2020
A young man wishing for love.
A divorced dad hoping to love again.
A wild round of Speed dating! It must be Valentines day!
Sam: After having my heart broken by my cheating ex-boyfriend, I had stopped dreaming of ever falling in love again. But during a wild round of speed dating at the local gay club, Rumors, I met Grayson. He just moved to town and even though he’s eighteen years older than me, I can’t get him out of my head. How do you open yourself up to the possibilities that life has to offer when your already impossibly jaded at just twenty-two? I write about love and give relationship advice for an online column, but I’m discovering I’m just a fraud.
Grayson: I moved here to Point Pleasant because I needed a change and my son had just recently moved here. We don’t get along all that well. When I got divorced, my ex-wife ran off and left me with our nine-year-old daughter to take care of. I’m doing my best, but I’m lonely. That’s when Sam slams into my life like a truck. He’s adorable and funny and doesn’t realize how handsome he is. But I know him, and if I tell him how, I don’t think he’ll ever talk to me again. And then there’s my son. How do I tell him I’m BI and falling for the man whose heart he broke?

#4
The Rites of Spring Break
2020
Second chance at love!
Spring Break Shenanigans!
And a very hot firefighter!
Kris: When I left Point Pleasant, I didn’t plan on returning. I moved to Los Angeles for college and my boyfriend, at the time, Hunter, was supposed to move there with me. I waited for him for almost a year before I realized he would never leave our hometown. Now with the death of my Aunt, I have to go back and settle her estate. Of course, Hunter looks as hot as he always did. But I must remember, he broke my heart. No matter how hot he looks in that fireman’s uniform.
Hunter: I did what I felt like I had to do, when I broke Kris’ heart. What he didn’t realize is I broke my own too. I have longed for him ever since I let him go and no one has ever been able to fill the gap he left. Then fate gives me another chance. When I see him back in town, my heart leapt. Getting a second chance with my true love is an opportunity I can’t let escape. I don’t know how I can get him to fall back in love with me but I’m willing to do whatever it takes.

#5
Hart Belongs to Daddy
2020
A Rockstar post nervous breakdown
A young man recovering from loss
All the gay Hallmark-(ish) feels you crave as they save the town bookstore from corporate takeover
Hart: The Point Pleasant Bookstore isn't just my job, it's my favorite place in town. When the retired owner told me he was selling it to someone who understood its significance, I hoped he was right. He wasn't. They want to completely gut this place and destroy its old world charm as they turn it into a carbon copy of their retail chain stores. How am I supposed to focus on saving the bookstore and my job when all I can think about is him and his sea foam green eyes. The moment rockstar Lucas Morgan walked in front of me, I knew I was in love. He was gruff, angry and hurt by the world and all I wanted to do was make him feel better and take away his pain. He's sixteen years older than me and even though it doesn't bother me, I know it does him. How can I accomplish all I need to do and find the time make Lucas understand we are meant for each other. He may not be my father... But I'll call him daddy, if he'll let me.
Lucas: After the failure of my last album and the overly publicized breakdown I had on the day of its release, my PR team thought it would be a good idea for me to get away and recover. My doctor suggested the small town of Point Pleasant and I grudgingly agreed. I was mad at everyone, including myself and I was tired of feeling the crushing weight of the world, so imagine my surprise when this small town was exactly what I needed. Well... Hart was exactly what I needed. He's twenty-two, for God's sake... How did I manage to fall in love with a boy almost half my age? What will the record label think? My fans? Why do I care so much for him? I have discovered that I would do anything for him... Anything he needs. He's a very good boy.

#6
Another Opening Another Showmance
2020
The Summer Playhouse on the beach
Three men competing for his love
A Three-Act Romantic Comedy
Sebastian- My aunt begged me to come and direct the Point Pleasant Summer Playhouses productions this year. She hurt herself and reminded me that the show must go on, even if I had to leave my life in NYC, I owed her. It would only be three shows from Memorial Day to Labor Day and honestly, getting away from my life for a bit sounded great, so I agreed. How was I to know I was going to meet three men who would unleash the emotions I tried to keep at bay so I could focus on my career. Asher, Chase and Oliver have pursued me and I know I have to choose. It's not fair to them or to me. Which is it? The hot actor, the amazing singer or the handsome scenic designer? I have no idea what is happening to me and when did my life become a romantic comedy?
Being back here after all these years has made me feel more than I have in a long time. How do you choose when you haven't listened to your heart your entire life?

#7
A Very Married Princemas
2020
A sequel to A Very Merry Princemas!
A Royal Christmas Wedding
Mystery and Intrigue
True love conquers all!
Dylan- I had no idea that moving to Allyria to marry a prince would cause such a ruckus. The wedding has gotten completely out of hand, and I should know- I'm an event planner. As more and more is added to my agenda, and to the wedding festivities by Her Royal Highness, I can feel the enormity of what is about to happen to me. Dylan, from Point Pleasant, USA, has to disappear so Dylan- Prince of Allyria can step into the spotlight. The tension is high- not to mention, my life is definitely in danger. Just another day in Allyria!
Liam- As soon as the threatening letter arrived to the palace, Queen Abigail (my mother) and I have done our best to lock Dylan down. I know he hates having a bodyguard, but now that he will become a prince, and the royal consort, so he will have to get used to not living his life as freely as he used to. I know he's stressed, but so am I. I am getting married and becoming a king all on the same day. And so help me, God- I will get to the bottom of the person threatening my love, if it's the last thing I do.

#9
We All Go A Little Dad Sometimes
2024
Age Gap Romance
Two lost souls taking a chance on love
Can their love survive their expectations
David\- Life broke me, and I crawled back home with my tail between my legs. At almost forty, I had nothing to show for the life I lived except for a marvelous pooch named Liza Minnelli. I was lonely – but too scarred by the past to do much about it. Then, I almost ran over Taylor Lautner with my car. Well, someone who looked a lot like him anyway, and my world flip-flopped in a way I hadn’t expected. Every time we saw each other, I fell harder, and the thing that threw me off the most was that he seemed to feel the same way. But all I can think about is if he will leave me too.
Justin\- When I failed an entire semester my senior year of college, I had to come home. It sucked. An affair with one of my professors had really done a number on me, especially when I discovered he was married and had kids. I lost myself after that. I felt horrible and filthy – I felt used. Now, I work at a coffee shop part-time so I can pay for my online classes. It surprised me how much I liked it in this small town where my parents had recently moved. Then I met David. Why did I have to have a thing for older professor types with adorable puppies? I had a type. But he was so in his shell, like a turtle hiding himself away. But I was drawn to him and couldn’t help it.
Author

Shane K. Morton
Author · 34 books
Shane K Morton lives in California with his husband and their fur baby. His Novels include: The Point Pleasant Holiday Series, Bluegrass Boys Series, Moray University Collection- Adorkable, The Trouble With Off-Campus Housing, Private Waterloos and The Year of the Cock. Short stories: And We Call It Bella Notte, Ginger in the City and Get off of my Runway. Shane can usually be found at a film festival or performing in cabaret somewhere in a dark dive bar in LA.