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He’s Not for Me

A Second Chance MM Romance

by Sadie Hepworth

I know we’re insane, that there’s no way this doesn’t end in disaster. But the truth is that I’ve been gone on Cole ever since I first laid eyes on him when I was seventeen. And as he’s kicking the door shut behind us, pinning me against the wall, his lips on my throat, I can’t remember why any of this is a bad idea.

Ezra Callahan is the last person in the world who should be allowed anywhere near the Heterosexual Marriage Industrial Complex. He’s too sharp, too abrasive, too cynical — and he’s never been lucky in love. So when his estranged brother asks Ezra to be his best man, Ezra isn’t exactly thrilled.

Then he spots Cole. The man of honor. The bride’s best friend.

Ezra can’t believe it. Cole, the star of every one of Ezra’s teenage fantasies, the boy who stole his heart and smashed it into a million pieces. It’s been twelve years since the last time Ezra saw him, the night it all went wrong. And now Cole is back, and more irresistible than ever.

Will Cole and Ezra’s secret romance turn into a second chance at love? Or will their steamy affair break both of their hearts — again?

A high-heat MM second chance romance featuring mutual pining, a secret relationship, gratuitous descriptions of sunrises, and a guaranteed HEA.

Published:
Publisher: Independently Published
Cover Artists:
Miblart

Genres:
Erotic Romance

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Pairings: M-M
Heat Level: 5
Romantic Content: 5
Ending: Click here to reveal
Character Identities: Bisexual, Gay
Protagonist 1 Age: 26-35
Protagonist 2 Age: 26-35
Tropes: Beach Romance, Class Differences, Coming of Age, Coming Out / Closeted, Coming Out Later in Life, Death of Parent, First Time, Found Family, Friends to Lovers, Opposites Attract, Reunited and it Feels So Good, Second Chances, Sex Buddies Become Lovers
Word Count: 73000
Setting: Highlands, NJ; New York City; Cape Cod
Languages Available: English
Excerpt:

“There’s someone I’ve been dying for you to meet.” Sabrina holds a hand out toward the bar. “Cole?”

Fuck. Nonononono oh fuck shit goddamn —

Cole. Cole fucking Alden.

He’s in a slim-cut suit that fits his lean frame like a glove, and it’s coral, because of course it is, because Cole fucking Alden never walked into a room without making sure that every eye was on him. He’s still got those honey-gold curls tumbling below his collar, and he’s looking just as suntanned and effortlessly windblown as he ever did, back when I knew him, back before —

Before I fucked everything up because I’m a fucking coward.

About the Author

Sadie Hepworth is a romance writer and recovering academic, author of He’s Not for Me and Take It From the Top. In her former life, she taught art history to college students, but now she writes steamy LGBTQ+ romances packed with spice and heart. When she’s not sneaking references to pork roll and the Jersey Shore into her manuscripts, she enjoys making playlists of 90s punk, learning how to draw, and shopping after-Halloween sales for more goth décor to put in her home office. She lives in New Jersey with her partner, two daughters, and a whole pile of imaginary friends.