Books in series
#1
Football Sundae
2017
Tanner, the hunky college football star, returns to his country hometown of Spruce, Texas for the summer.
Billy, the smart-as-a-whip budding dessert chef, wants nothing to do with the cocky athlete - or his loud jock buddies. But the more he tries to ignore the football player's charm, the less he can resist it.
Billy's peaceful, hot-fudge-glazed little world is about to be flipped upside-down. Get ready for the "sweetest" romance you've ever tasted.
In this "sweet & steamy" love story, you can expect some seriously hot man-on-man action, ice cream, and a whole lotta small town southern sass.
Read all the books set in Spruce, Texas!
Football Sundae
Born Again Sinner
Heteroflexible
Wrangled
Rebel At Spruce High
(...and more coming soon!)
#2
Born Again Sinner
2018
"Cody Davis is gonna make a sinner out of me."
Yes, I know exactly who he is.
The wounded soldier at the end of Willow Street. Intimidating. Devastatingly handsome. Muscular body chiseled from stone. Deep dark eyes that dare you to come near. Attitude for days.
And I just became his caregiver.
Everyone warned me to stay away from him - including my father, the respected minister of our small town of Spruce. But clearly I'm too stubborn to heed good advice, especially when Cody Davis is as frustratingly attractive - and persistent - as they come.
As the preacher's son, I have strict morals I must live by. But each day spent with that aggravating hunk makes me question them. My safe and fragile world is turning upside-down, and I'm not sure I have the strength to stop it.
And even worse: I'm not sure I want to.
Temptation this bad never looked so good.
This soldier is gonna make a sinner out of me.
Read all the books set in Spruce, Texas!
Football Sundae
Born Again Sinner
Heteroflexible
Wrangled
Rebel At Spruce High
(...and more coming soon!)
#3
Heteroflexible
2019
Jimmy Strong is one devastating son of a gun.
He’s gorgeous, stubborn, a dancer,
fiercely protective of his loved ones (to a fault),
and intense.
He can steal your heart with his infectious laughter ...
and break it with a single glance of his stunning, rich brown eyes.
I ought to know. He breaks mine every day.
Being his gay best friend and college roomie is, to say the least, frustrating.
Especially when you’ve seen
just about every inch of that corn-fed beauty,
he’s worked his way into every fantasy you can remember having,
and he’s as straight as they make them.
We’re heading back to Spruce for the summer.
He just broke things off with his latest lady-squeeze,
which means I have Jimmy all to myself
for three long months of relaxation,
bro-time, and kicking back.
Until one night alone with Jimmy -
and a reckless, unthinkable move -
that changes everything.
Read all the books set in Spruce, Texas!
Football Sundae
Born Again Sinner
Heteroflexible
Wrangled
Rebel At Spruce High
(...and more coming soon!)
#4
Wrangled
2020
My heart's about to get wrangled in Chad's wicked little game.
I left behind my countryside hometown of Spruce, Texas
and my teenage tormentor Chad Landry
to start over, pursue a career,
and make a new name for myself.
Fast forward ten years,
and I'm back in Spruce for my high school reunion
to confront my past
and to face the boy who made my teen years hell.
I'm no longer the vulnerable teenager I once was,
and I'll guarantee you this:
Chad won't have any power over me.
But all the mental preparation in the world
couldn't possibly prepare me for the sight
of the hot, gorgeous, and hunky rancher
that Chad has become,
nor the secret
he's been waiting ten long years to tell me.
Chad's got things to say.
And I've got a score to settle.
Someone's poor little heart is about to get wrangled
in a game it is sure to lose.
NOTE: Though the story addresses past bullying, it contains no actual bullying or violence. "Wrangled" is a small-town, enemies-to-lovers romance loaded with humor, high romantic tension, and southern sass.
\\\* This is a southern male/male romance set in the same fictional small town as "Football Sundae", "Born Again Sinner", and "Heteroflexible". Though this book takes place between the last chapter and the epilogue of "Heteroflexible", it can be read entirely on its own.
Read all the books set in Spruce, Texas!
Football Sundae
Born Again Sinner
Heteroflexible
Wrangled
Rebel At Spruce High
(...more coming soon!)
#5
Rebel at Spruce High
2020
REBEL AT SPRUCE HIGH is the next upcoming book in the Spruce, Texas series. It follows introverted gamer and Biggie's Bites employee Toby as he enters his senior year at Spruce High. The arrival of a gorgeous, leather-jacket-clad new student has the whole high school abuzz with rumors and scandal - especially when the bad boy sets his eyes on Toby.
#6
Summer Sweat
2022
Ex-football player and town sweetheart Harrison prepares for another hot summer tending to the Strong farm. All he wants to do is work hard, care for the animals, and enjoy the peace and quiet of the Spruce, Texas countryside.
But when a down-on-his-luck, cocky young troublemaker is hired on as extra help for the summer—and Harrison is personally tasked with teaching him the ropes—these two men fight, butt heads, and discover more reasons to sweat than just the blistering heat.
M/M age-gap
Enemies-to-lovers
Small-town
#7
Hopeful Romantic
2022
This holiday, two of Texas' most beloved sweethearts
are finally gettin' hitched. Everyone in the small town of Spruce
is overjoyed as the winter wedding kicks off.
Everyone except Malcolm Tucci.
Forced to attend the festivities with his father catering the event,
the stone-hearted, grudge-carrying, holiday-hating Malcolm
is brought face-to-face with Bobby, the soccer boy groom he could've had,
and Jimmy, the dancer who stole him away.
What he didn't count on was having his feet swept out from under him
by the rugged, pretty-eyed, and insufferably cocky Samuel.
Is it too late for Malcolm to believe in romance again?
Or is this holiday wedding about to get crashed?
✔️ M/M opposites attract
✔️ Holiday rom-com
✔️ Small-town
Have you read all the books in the Spruce Texas series?
Football Sundae
Born Again Sinner
Heteroflexible
Wrangled
Rebel At Spruce High
Summer Sweat
Hopeful Romantic
(with more to come!)
What about the Texas Beach Town spin-off series?
In Too Deep
Crusher
(more on the way!)
#8
Mr. Picture Perfect
2024
COLE
All I wanted to do was take my grandma to the crafts festival.
Instead, I accidentally save someone’s life
and end up on the front page of the Spruce Press.
That’s not all. The person whose life I save happens to be
my childhood crush Noah Reed.
I’m hardly an example of perfection.
But now they’re organizing a pageant featuring the town’s hottest bachelors
and I’m number one on the list.
But I’m not interested in any other guys.
I’m seeing the bigger picture—with Noah.
_And I’d better find a way to tell him soon
before this whole thing gets out of hand._
NOAH
Feelings were never my thing. I don’t understand them.
Even friendships are confusing to me.
The world only makes sense from behind the camera lens,
fitting everything into a perfect frame.
That frame shatters the second Cole Harding becomes my next project.
And he wants me to cover his story.
I can’t make sense out of how I feel.
Nor can I rationalize why the dashing, popular, and "beloved town treasure" Cole
would want to spend so much time around an awkward
and forgettable nobody like me.
_I only write the headlines.
I’m not supposed to become one._
✔️ M/M "secret romance"
✔️ Shy recluse & popular guy
✔️ Small-town
Have you read all the books in the Spruce Texas series?
_Football Sundae
Born Again Sinner
Heteroflexible
Wrangled
Rebel At Spruce High
Summer Sweat
Hopeful Romantic
Mr. Picture Perfect
(with more to come!)_
What about the Texas Beach Town spin-off series?
_In Too Deep
Crusher
Far From Paradise
(more on the way!)_
Author
Daryl Banner
Author · 56 books
Daryl Banner is a USA Today Bestselling author, composer, and performer. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Houston Honors College with a degree in Theatre and Psychology. He is happily married to his piano. Theory suggests this is why he writes romance. During Daryl Banner's time in college, he wrote, composed, and produced a musical under Tony Award-winning musical and Theatre producer Stuart Ostrow, as well as two original plays produced under the mentorship of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lanford Wilson, who also mentored Daryl through the writing of his very first novel. In addition to new adult and M/M romance, Daryl also writes post-apocalyptic fantasy as well as dystopian. Join his mailing list here to be the first to hear about his new releases! He awards an Amazon gift card every newsletter: https://www.darylbanner.com/subscribe... Follow him on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/author/darylba... Like him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DarylBannerW... Connect with fellow readers in Daryl's Doorway: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Daryl... Fun facts about Daryl Banner:
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- He composes original soundtracks that accompany his books and series, including The Beautiful Dead and OUTLIER. He is also the award-winning composer of the audio drama Janus Descending, as well as several films, games, podcasts, and other media. You can enjoy his music here: http://darylbanner.bandcamp.com
