The Boyfriend Gambit

Crimes of the Heart

by Elle Keaton

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Part of the Crimes of the Heart series:

Editions:ePub: $ 4.99

Pages: 230

Kindle: $ 4.99

Pages: 230

How do you repair a broken heart when you were the one who broke it in the first place?

Charley
It's been four years since Simon broke up with me, but who's counting? I'm fine these days, thank you very much. I don't need a man to make me happy.

♥

Simon
Past me had to make a choice. Current me knows it was the wrong one. Future me hopes I can fix it. I've never stopped loving Charley this is my last chance; our last chance.

♥

The Boyfriend Gambit is first-person dual POV. Simon lays all his cards on the table in an attempt to win Charley's heart back. No cliffhanger, HEA guaranteed. Heat level, 4+. Can be read as a standalone but you may enjoy it even more if you read Feinted Heart and The Heart Heist first!

second chance, love/hate/love, interfering friends, found family, feisty grandmother.

Published: December 30, 2021
Publisher: Independently Published
Editors:

SandyB

Cover Artists:

Cate Ashwood

Genres:

Contemporary

Tags:

author - american, format - kindle, format - novel 40-100K, format - novella 15k-40K, format - series, what - emotion - love

Pairings: M-M
Heat Level: 5
Romantic Content: 5
Ending: Click here to reveal
Character Identities: Gay
Protagonist 1 Age: 26-35
Protagonist 2 Age: 26-35
Tropes: Alpha Character, Bad Breakup, Forced Proximity, Hurt / Comfort
Word Count: 65000
Setting: Seattle
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Same Universe / Various Characters

About the Author

Thanks for stopping by, I’m Elle Keaton and I hail from the northwet corner of the US where we are known for rain, rain and more rain. I write the Accidental Roots series and the Never Too Late series, both set here in the Pacific Northwest featuring hot mm romance and the guarantee of a happy ending for my men. They start out broken, and maybe they end up that way too, but they always find the other half of their hearts.

I started writing way back when but only began publishing about two years ago and now have ten books out. Each features a couple in my little universe, sometimes there is added mystery and suspense.

Thank you for supporting this Indie Author,
Elle

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