Love, Austen Series by Anyta Sunday, Lauren Dombrowski

A man who acts before he thinks, a man who thinks before he acts, and the ensuing mishaps on the path to the ultimate love match.~ ~ ~Emerett “Lake” Lakewood has a healthy ego and a flair for the dramatic. After losing his best friend to marriage—completely crushing his heart—he deems it prudent to distract himself, and what better way than playing cupid?He’s already got his eye on two young men desperately seeking romance, and he has a plan to hook them up.Barbecues.Photoshoots... moreA man who acts before he thinks, a man who thinks before he acts, and the ensuing mishaps on the path to the ultimate love match.~ ~ ~Emerett “Lake” Lakewood has a healthy ego and a flair for the dramatic. After losing his best friend to marriage—completely crushing his heart—he deems it prudent to distract himself, and what better way than playing cupid?He’s already got his eye on two young men desperately seeking romance, and he has a plan to hook them up.Barbecues.Photoshoots.Reciting Shakespearean love declarations.Lake is killing it. Love is positively pulsing in the air. Anyone could see it.Well, anyone other than Knight, his best friend’s dad, who cautions Lake to stop meddling. To leave love to its natural course.Lake has always valued Knight’s frankness, but this time he’s wrong. Without him, two hearts might be doomed never to find love.Besides, what does Knight know about romance? He’s barely dated in all the seven years Lake’s known him. He’s clueless.Though, there’s a thought. Knight has everything going for him. Sensibility. Kindness. Generosity. And for a forty-four-year-old, he’s—objectively—freaking hot.Why is he single?~ ~ ~“. . . [T]here may be a hundred different ways of being in love.” ~ Jane AustenAnd a hundred different ways not to recognize it. less

Lake: Did you get his number this time?Cameron: Yes. But I'm not sure I should use it so soon.Lake: What's soon? Didn't you last see him yesterday?Cameron: I thought you're meant to wait three days? Otherwise it looks desperate.Lake: You are desperate. Cameron: Thanks.Lake: From everything you've told me, sounds like this could be something.Cameron: You think?Lake: Message him. Keep it sexy.When it comes to romance books, Cameron Morland can always read between the lines... moreLake: Did you get his number this time?Cameron: Yes. But I'm not sure I should use it so soon.Lake: What's soon? Didn't you last see him yesterday?Cameron: I thought you're meant to wait three days? Otherwise it looks desperate.Lake: You are desperate. Cameron: Thanks.Lake: From everything you've told me, sounds like this could be something.Cameron: You think?Lake: Message him. Keep it sexy.When it comes to romance books, Cameron Morland can always read between the lines.When it comes to real romance, he may need a dictionary. Or Jane.It's Northanger Abbey, complete with a neo-gothic mansion and charming misunderstandings. But contemporary. And gay. less

“I want someone to want me for who I am. No changing my appearance or philosophies or principles. I need a partner to be proud of me—in public and beyond—and proud of themselves.”“Think you’ll find it?”Bennet had always dreamed of love. Of finding his Mr. Right.Hell, he’d even settle for Mr. Righteous.Who he won’t fall for, not ever? Mr. Downright Pride-less.It’s Pride and Prejudice, complete with scumbaggery, anguished declaration of desire, meddling villagers, Karaoke, Scrabble, and Pride.

MUM is the love of his life.Until he meets his STEP-BROTHER. For years it’s been just Finley and Mum. Now she’s getting married, and they’re moving into a flash mansion and his step-dad is lording it over him. He’s clearly a homophobe, and doesn’t want him rubbing off (so to speak) on his son.Like that would ever happen. No way he’d ever go for someone who shares his DNA.Even if Ethan and his dad don’t look anything alike.Even if Ethan and his dad don’t act anything alike.Even if . . moreMUM is the love of his life.Until he meets his STEP-BROTHER. For years it’s been just Finley and Mum. Now she’s getting married, and they’re moving into a flash mansion and his step-dad is lording it over him. He’s clearly a homophobe, and doesn’t want him rubbing off (so to speak) on his son.Like that would ever happen. No way he’d ever go for someone who shares his DNA.Even if Ethan and his dad don’t look anything alike.Even if Ethan and his dad don’t act anything alike.Even if . . .This can’t happen. They’re whānau now, family, there are boundaries.Secret. Forbidden. Irresistible.A reimagining of Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park.***TAGS:Heart-throbbing slow burn, a bit of pretty prose, Ethan is his step-brother, Finley wasn’t supposed to see him naked, step-dad is a homophobe, Finley has naughty thoughts, Austen might roll over in her grave, secrets and confessions under sparkly stars, mutual pining, the world is unfair, pining-pining-and-more-pining, Finley turns naughty thoughts to actions, so what there are rules?, maybe they shouldn’t have done that, jealousy is an ugly green beast, Austen might like this now, forgetting is impossible, more impossible is choosing between heart and home. less

When you have the love of your life, you hold on tight.You don’t let go.Debate champ extraordinaire Elliot Anneston is a master in persuasion. He wins at everything. Until he meets sexy Scottish transfer Wentworth McAllister. Suddenly he doesn’t know what’s up and what’s up. The world is a whirlwind of feeling, and when it comes to the debate of his life, to lose is inevitable. How can he not, when his argument is a lie?I can’t love you. I don’t... moreWhen you have the love of your life, you hold on tight.You don’t let go.Debate champ extraordinaire Elliot Anneston is a master in persuasion. He wins at everything. Until he meets sexy Scottish transfer Wentworth McAllister. Suddenly he doesn’t know what’s up and what’s up. The world is a whirlwind of feeling, and when it comes to the debate of his life, to lose is inevitable. How can he not, when his argument is a lie?I can’t love you. I don’t.When you lose the love of your life, you don’t get a second chance.Or do you?~ ~ ~"Elliot, Song Of The Soulmate" is a contemporary gay retelling of Jane Austen's "Persuasion". less

Two Dashwood brothers. Two dashing romances.Sensible, reasonable, responsible. Noah Dashwood is the practical type. Now the beloved family home’s been sold to settle their father’s debts, Noah’s number one priority is finding a new place to live for himself and his brother. But the old house’s last gift to him is completely unexpected: Wade Ferrars, literally walking over broken glass to shake his hand, sexy and lovely and everything a guy could dream of. He even makes Noah . . moreTwo Dashwood brothers. Two dashing romances.Sensible, reasonable, responsible. Noah Dashwood is the practical type. Now the beloved family home’s been sold to settle their father’s debts, Noah’s number one priority is finding a new place to live for himself and his brother. But the old house’s last gift to him is completely unexpected: Wade Ferrars, literally walking over broken glass to shake his hand, sexy and lovely and everything a guy could dream of. He even makes Noah . . . believe in romance.Except . . .Why so hot and cold?What is he hiding?Idealistic, energetic, spontaneous.Oh God. Disaster. No money, no home, no man . . . Zach Dashwood should really, like, get a steady paying job. Help his brother out. Ohhh, maybe Ask Austen Studios has room for a talented musician? Maybe he should just nip in there . . .This guy with terrible tie-taste is really something. Working on a Sunday, poor thing. Okay, they should hang out, maybe he’ll put in a good word with the boss—Oh, he is the boss.The clever, funny, decent, well-earning, sexy boss.Well that’s . . .Why has this guy not been snapped up yet? New mission!Two very different brothers. Both in for a surprise.A modern, gay retelling of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. less