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    Eli's Promise: The Bar Next Door, #2
    Abe's Law: The Bar Next Door, #3
    Malachi's Word: The Bar Next Door, #1
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    The Bar Next Door Series

    By Lissa Matthews

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    About this series

    Abraham Hollis doesn't do relationships. Not anymore. Instead, he pours all his time and energy into his job at The Bar Next Door and into his hand-crafted wing sauces that have tempted the taste buds of the Austin food scene. But when he comes face to face with Jeremiah Ford, a successful and polished marketing exec from California, Abe's personal defenses begin to crack. Jeremiah wants to take Abe's sauces nationwide and refuses to take no for an answer.

     

    As Jeremiah seeks answers into what makes Abe tick, the lines begin to blur for both men and what started as a business proposition shifts, forcing Abe to confront his past, the truths he didn't want to see, and reconciliations he didn't know he wanted.

     

    Is happiness in the mix for him?

     

    Can Abe let go of the tight control he has on his life, on the laws he's lived by since he was eighteen and let Jeremiah in?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLissa Matthews
    Release dateAug 26, 2023
    Eli's Promise: The Bar Next Door, #2
    Abe's Law: The Bar Next Door, #3
    Malachi's Word: The Bar Next Door, #1

    Titles in the series (3)

    • 1

      Malachi's Word: The Bar Next Door, #1
      Malachi's Word: The Bar Next Door, #1

      Malachi's Word: The Bar Next Door, #1

      Lissa Matthews
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      Drunken confessions. Sobering friendship. And two cowboys gambling on love...   Could he love me? Malachi has desired to know the answer since his best friend, Danny, confessed to being gay. He has never forgotten that long-ago conversation, or the secret hope that another confession would follow: that Danny is in love with him.   Danny is—and always has been—in love with Malachi. But how is he supposed to share that information without risking the only friendship that has ever mattered to him? Danny figured the best he could do was move home to Texas, buy a little rundown ranch to work, and visit the watering hole Malachi owns.   Malachi knows that something heavy is riding his friend and he's tired of watching Danny's downward spiral of too much beer and too many meaningless flings.   Enough is enough.   Except, when he gets Danny home and some strong coffee in him, the truth comes pouring out. A truth that nearly knocks Malachi out of his boots. Courage like that doesn't come easy…and Malachi can only pray his answer is enough to turn lifelong friends into forever lovers.   Author's Note: Previously published with Entangled Publishing and Samhain Publishing. It has been revised.

      Drunken confessions. Sobering friendship. And two cowboys gambling on love...   Could he love me? Malachi has desired to know the answer since his best friend, Danny, confessed to being gay. He has never forgotten that long-ago conversation, or the secret hope that another confession would follow: that Danny is in love with him.   Danny is—and always has been—in love with Malachi. But how is he supposed to share that information without risking the only friendship that has ever mattered to him? Danny figured the best he could do was move home to Texas, buy a little rundown ranch to work, and visit the watering hole Malachi owns.   Malachi knows that something heavy is riding his friend and he's tired of watching Danny's downward spiral of too much beer and too many meaningless flings.   Enough is enough.   Except, when he gets Danny home and some strong coffee in him, the truth comes pouring out. A truth that nearly knocks Malachi out of his boots. Courage like that doesn't come easy…and Malachi can only pray his answer is enough to turn lifelong friends into forever lovers.   Author's Note: Previously published with Entangled Publishing and Samhain Publishing. It has been revised.

    • 2

      Eli's Promise: The Bar Next Door, #2
      Eli's Promise: The Bar Next Door, #2

      Eli's Promise: The Bar Next Door, #2

      Lissa Matthews
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      Time and distance have a way of sneaking up on feelings thought long buried.   Five years ago, Eli held the hand of his dying lover and made a promise he never intended to keep. Find someone new to love? Be happy? Fat chance. Eli's happiness died that day. He's doing well to put one foot in front of the other, much less risk his heart again.   The only thorn in his side is Asa, a part time waiter at The Bar Next Door, who can't seem to take a hint.   After years of carrying more responsibility on his broad, cowboy shoulders than most people twice his age, Asa knows what he wants when he sees it. Eli. Shadows haunt the gorgeous older bartender, who also happens to be one of Asa's bosses, but he doesn't care about semantics. He only wants to banish Eli's ghosts — and bring Eli back to life.   Persistence, a little impatience, and Asa's very wicked mouth go to work on Eli's grumpy, prickly defenses. But Asa may have to block the door to love with his foot — or his heart — before Eli slams it in his face.   Author's Note 1: Beware of stubborn cowboys, sticky bar floors and hot sexy showers, eavesdropping cooks and well-meaning friends, Irish whisky, and a young man who doesn't understand the word no.   Author's Note 2: Previously released with Entangled Publishing and Samhain Publishing. It has been lightly revised.

      Time and distance have a way of sneaking up on feelings thought long buried.   Five years ago, Eli held the hand of his dying lover and made a promise he never intended to keep. Find someone new to love? Be happy? Fat chance. Eli's happiness died that day. He's doing well to put one foot in front of the other, much less risk his heart again.   The only thorn in his side is Asa, a part time waiter at The Bar Next Door, who can't seem to take a hint.   After years of carrying more responsibility on his broad, cowboy shoulders than most people twice his age, Asa knows what he wants when he sees it. Eli. Shadows haunt the gorgeous older bartender, who also happens to be one of Asa's bosses, but he doesn't care about semantics. He only wants to banish Eli's ghosts — and bring Eli back to life.   Persistence, a little impatience, and Asa's very wicked mouth go to work on Eli's grumpy, prickly defenses. But Asa may have to block the door to love with his foot — or his heart — before Eli slams it in his face.   Author's Note 1: Beware of stubborn cowboys, sticky bar floors and hot sexy showers, eavesdropping cooks and well-meaning friends, Irish whisky, and a young man who doesn't understand the word no.   Author's Note 2: Previously released with Entangled Publishing and Samhain Publishing. It has been lightly revised.

    • 3

      Abe's Law: The Bar Next Door, #3
      Abe's Law: The Bar Next Door, #3

      Abe's Law: The Bar Next Door, #3

      Lissa Matthews
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      Abraham Hollis doesn't do relationships. Not anymore. Instead, he pours all his time and energy into his job at The Bar Next Door and into his hand-crafted wing sauces that have tempted the taste buds of the Austin food scene. But when he comes face to face with Jeremiah Ford, a successful and polished marketing exec from California, Abe's personal defenses begin to crack. Jeremiah wants to take Abe's sauces nationwide and refuses to take no for an answer.   As Jeremiah seeks answers into what makes Abe tick, the lines begin to blur for both men and what started as a business proposition shifts, forcing Abe to confront his past, the truths he didn't want to see, and reconciliations he didn't know he wanted.   Is happiness in the mix for him?   Can Abe let go of the tight control he has on his life, on the laws he's lived by since he was eighteen and let Jeremiah in?

      Abraham Hollis doesn't do relationships. Not anymore. Instead, he pours all his time and energy into his job at The Bar Next Door and into his hand-crafted wing sauces that have tempted the taste buds of the Austin food scene. But when he comes face to face with Jeremiah Ford, a successful and polished marketing exec from California, Abe's personal defenses begin to crack. Jeremiah wants to take Abe's sauces nationwide and refuses to take no for an answer.   As Jeremiah seeks answers into what makes Abe tick, the lines begin to blur for both men and what started as a business proposition shifts, forcing Abe to confront his past, the truths he didn't want to see, and reconciliations he didn't know he wanted.   Is happiness in the mix for him?   Can Abe let go of the tight control he has on his life, on the laws he's lived by since he was eighteen and let Jeremiah in?

    Author

    Lissa Matthews

    Coffee drinker extraordinaire, author Lissa Matthews lives and writes in North Carolina. When not at the keyboard with blue collar bad boys, race car drivers, cowboys, shifters, or pretty much any other hero that tickles her fancy, she can be found reading in the backyard on her swing, in the kitchen trying a new recipe she found on Pinterest, watching sports and movies with her family, or perfecting her nap ninja skills.

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