Guarded Hearts Series by C.S. Autumn

AugustMy dad left and my mum turned her back on me when I was just a kid. Since then, I've been alone. For years I wished things were different, but time and experience taught me that wishing for a better life was foolish. I told myself love wasn't for me. I'd watched it crush my mum and I wouldn't let it do the same to me. I'd never take the risk.Until him.CalebI had my life planned out - work hard to get the job of my dreams, and find someone to share my life with... moreAugustMy dad left and my mum turned her back on me when I was just a kid. Since then, I've been alone. For years I wished things were different, but time and experience taught me that wishing for a better life was foolish. I told myself love wasn't for me. I'd watched it crush my mum and I wouldn't let it do the same to me. I'd never take the risk.Until him.CalebI had my life planned out - work hard to get the job of my dreams, and find someone to share my life with. Though I’d dated before, I had yet to find someone that I had the kind of connection I hoped for. The kind of love I saw my parents share. Until I walked into my new role and met him. With brown eyes that drew me in and a wicked grin that promised endless amounts of pleasure - I felt that connection I’d always hoped for. But his heart was off the table. And that's the part I wanted the most.Wishes for August is a M/M romance featuring a grumpy marketing exec and his sunshine boss. Featuring a friends with benefits arrangement, lots of steam, medium angst and a guaranteed HEA. less

BransonMy dad was my best friend.He dreamed this big, adventure filled life for me. One I've been living every day. Finding someone to share it with led to a string of bad dates and a repeated broken heart. When a one night stand turned to more at the same time feelings started developing for my roommate, I thought I'd have to make a choice. When that turned out to not be the case and the three of us were happy together, I started to wonder if it was all too good to be true.NoelMy dad was sick... moreBransonMy dad was my best friend.He dreamed this big, adventure filled life for me. One I've been living every day. Finding someone to share it with led to a string of bad dates and a repeated broken heart. When a one night stand turned to more at the same time feelings started developing for my roommate, I thought I'd have to make a choice. When that turned out to not be the case and the three of us were happy together, I started to wonder if it was all too good to be true.NoelMy dad was sick.And I was a coward living on another continent too afraid to face his illness head on. I couldn’t keep hiding in the sand much longer though and falling in love made that so much harder to do. Because if I needed to leave, what would happen if they wouldn't follow?MiloMy dad was a monster.I’d spent years working to pull myself from under his thumb. I had a job and an apartment, and I was making my own way. I also had two amazing boyfriends. And a secret. And a deep fear that my past and insecurities would destroy us.Branson's Promise is an MMM novel featuring a list-making, praise loving accountant, a tattoo artist with a big heart and a painful past and a hotel mogul with a desire to protect and take care of the men he loves, no matter what the cost. less