All You Need is Love

by Meg Macy

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Longtime friends Jack Riley and Juliette (aka Jules) Baxter are now partners in a new breakfast café, but they are surprised to be confronted by a wave of homophobia in a town known for its inclusive and diverse LGBTQA+ community. Their romantic lives are just as uncertain. Jack, a gay former actor and fashion model, has failed at committed relationships due to his unsavory past – until he meets Reese Baxter, his partner’s handsome, closeted cousin. Jules juggles several polyamorous relationships due to major trust issues, until she’s drawn to an intriguing artist. However his jealousy of her bestie Jack is getting out of hand. Is the vandalism against their café from conservative hate groups, or is it a focused personal attack?

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Published: June 1, 2025
Genres:

Contemporary, Gaylit

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Pairings: M-F, M-M
Heat Level: 3
Romantic Content: 1
Ending: Click here to reveal
Character Identities: Gay, Polyamorous
Protagonist 1 Age: 18-25
Protagonist 2 Age: 26-35
Protagonist 3 Age: 26-35
Tropes: Coming Out / Closeted, Friends to Lovers
Word Count: 96000
Setting: USA, Michigan, Ann Arbor
Languages Available: English

Reviews:Robin Agnew, Aunt Agatha's Mysteries wrote:

This delicious journey of discovering both purpose and love in life takes place in Boho Ann Arbor. This fun read has wonderful characters and veers from sweet to bittersweet, ending on the sweet side while acknowledging that life has difficulties for everyone. An affirming and lovely read.

Leigh Perry, the Skeleton Mystery series wrote:

Meg Macy puts her characters through the wringer as they look for love In between starting a new restaurant; overcoming rough personal histories; and dealing with homophobia, vandalism, and stalking. It’s a modern take on romance, with a triumphant ending that satisfies without feeling forced. I thoroughly enjoyed the perfectly imperfect lovers.

Leigh Perry, the Skeleton Mystery series

About the Author

National bestselling author Meg Macy is a reader first and foremost. She’s always found comfort, adventure, and connection in books—which might explain why she now writes stories that offer all three. Best known for her Shamelessly Adorable Teddy Bear Mystery series (Kensington), several Christmas romance novellas with rescue pets, and as one-half of D.E. Ireland, the Agatha Award-nominated duo behind the Eliza Doolittle and Professor Higgins mysteries, Meg has long embraced the cozy end of fiction.

Now, she’s rewriting the rules with a new direction: quozy romance—queer + cozy, with more spice, perhaps a dead body or intrigue, and plenty of emotional payoff. M/M or M/F, traditional or trailblazing, her stories are comfort reads with a twist. Unique? Yep. Meg loves breaking the rules. She lives with her writing companion, Mr. Whiskers the cat, and prefers pages to parties any day.

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