Starting Over Series

Sometimes life has to fall apart before it can be put back together. Aled is in a rut. Thirty-three, separated from his wife and avoiding his best friend so he doesn't have to see how well her love life is going doesn't make for a good time. So, when a friend suggests a one-night stand to shake off the dust, Aled decides to play along. Maybe some no-strings-attached sex is exactly what he needs to get himself going again and give him the energy to get his life back on track. But when Aled's dominant streak meets Gabriel's flirtatious submission, the one-night stand rapidly spills over into the following days and weeks. And what started out as just sex doesn't stay that way for long, from the flour fight in Aled's kitchen to the homemade curry in Gabriel's flat. Happiness is right in front of him—but Aled has to stop looking back if he wants to reach it.

He's never minded the other men—except for this one. Aled's jealous, and he doesn't like it. He's always had an open relationship with Gabriel and it was working fine—until he saw those messages from Michael. Now Aled can't get the tone out of his head, and the nagging feeling that Gabriel deserves better than a man like that. But Gabriel only gives Aled control during their games and is wary of giving too much to a dominant boyfriend with a distinct sadistic streak. Outside the bedroom, Aled has to tread much more carefully if he wants to keep what they have. Can he persuade Gabriel to part ways with the creepiest man Aled's ever met, or will the dominant have to learn when to submit?

His best friend is getting married—so why isn't he? Aled's best friend is getting married. He supposes it's only natural for his thoughts to turn to his own wedding, and the space on his hand where his ring used to be. He tried and failed, so what's the point in trying again? Anyway, Gabriel isn't interested. Between his old friend Kevin, his live-in dominant Aled and his new boyfriend Chris, Gabriel has plenty to keep him occupied without getting involved in any of this wedding nonsense. If he's changing to appreciate love without sex as well as sex without love, that doesn't mean he's any more amenable to expensive parties and silly costumes. But Aled can't get the question out of his head, and Gabriel can't shake the feeling that there's something Aled's trying to ask him. Is this three-year affair about to become something a little more serious?

Their boyfriend is the only thing these two men have in common... Gabriel's accident means he needs constant supervision while he recovers, and Aled can't just quit his job. So when Gabriel refuses to stay in hospital any longer, Aled resorts to emotional blackmail and recruits Gabriel's long-distance boyfriend, Chris Wheeler, to come and set up shop in their home as an all-in-one nurse, housekeeper and general distraction from the slow progress of recovery. But while Aled expected to have to get used to having Gabriel's terminally shy boyfriend around the house, he didn't expect the effect Chris has on Gabriel—and on Aled. Is this just two couples under one roof, or is there something bigger waiting to be discovered?

FROM POPULAR AUTHOR OF LGBTQ+ ROMANCE MATTHEW J. METZGER Book five in the Starting Over series Is this the end of the road, or the start of a whole new journey? Aled's had enough. His family is hundreds of miles away from him, his job is pointless and the feeling that he's missing out on his own life has grown too big. But how can he call time on Yorkshire when it's the place that Gabriel calls home? Chris doesn't know what to do. Inheriting property in the childhood village where he felt such a freak growing up wasn't what he wanted, and he didn't expect to miss Aled and Gabriel as much as he has since returning to Somerset. He's out of place yet again, but doesn't know where to call home. When Aled is offered a job in Cornwall, Gabriel senses an opportunity to fix Aled's misery, shed Chris' unhappy history and bring their entire relationship under one roof. It will be the biggest gamble Gabriel's ever taken on them...but this time, it doesn't feel like taking a risk. They're starting over at the beginning, and there's nothing left to fear.