Not Guilty of Books

  Title: Tracking Wolfe Series: Made Marian Legacy #4 Author: Lucy Lennox Genre: Gay Romance Tropes: Father's Best Friend, Forbidden Love Protective Hero, Secret Identity, Age Gap Release Date: September 1, 2026 BLURB I’ve been in love with Trace Bishop half my life… And I’ve been hiding it just as long. He’s my father’s best friend. The man who tracked me down and kept me safe my entire childhood… The man who looked me in the eyes six years ago and said we were impossible. So I poured my longing into love songs. Songs no one knows are about Trace. I shared them with the world under a secret identity and won a Grammy. Just another thing to hide. Then one stupid kiss changes everything. Trace can’t want me back. It would cost him his friends, his family, and the life he’s built. And I’m tired of wanting the impossible. So I run… Straight into the crosshairs of someone who knows all my secrets and doesn’t care who gets hurt. Trace does what he always does–he finds m...

  MICAH Love at Haven - Book Three by Stella Shaw Release Date: April 11, 2021 Audio Release Date: August 24, 2026 Review I love a story that embraces sex work, and Love at the Haven Series gives you that, and a great found family too. Not surprisingly, Micah and Fox meet at the Haven, when popstar Fox shows up looking to meet his needs away from the public eye. It’s obviously not straightforward as they develop a connection quickly, but Micah doesn’t know who Fox is, works multiple jobs to pay his own expenses and help his family, and is a rent boy. So when the truth is out, the pull is real, but so is the fear of real life. Fox also has his own struggles despite the growing fame and popularity. It’s a lovely story, and if you enjoy audiobooks, you’re in for a treat because Dan Calley is the narrator and… *chef’s kiss* Add to your TBR List GOODREADS LINK Synopsis Micah and Fox weren’t each other’s first choice - but might they be the last? Easygoing Micah takes the role of peacema...

  PRETTY DOGS Dirty Strays - Book Two by Riley Nash Release Date: December 8, 2023 Audio Release Date: February 23, 2024 Review Riley writes incredibly powerful stories that draw so many emotions from deep within you.  Gritty real life, complicated life decisions, the messy impact those decisions can have, and love that encompasses you.  As well as a really amazing found family that is entirely codependent, and oddly beautiful because of it. Dallas and Beck are best friends who are in each other's pockets and depend on one another for survival, but are also so caught up in the chaos of their own struggles and pain that they also fail to share things that truly matter. And it's that lack of communication that threatens their beautiful friendship and chance at love. Finding their way through is not easy or magically happy…it’s messy, but honest and full of love, which makes it all the more satisfying. If you love audiobooks, I highly recommend this one.  Firstly, is du...

  HIGH NOTE Palm Island - Book Seven by KM Neuhold Release Date: September 4, 2026 Review Who doesn’t love a surprise return to a world they love and that makes them smile!  High Note is perfect timing as we finish summer vacations and have to return to the ‘real world’. And who better for our beloved stoner and drifter, Lyric, than the uber-smart scientist,  Yuri.  Yuri, who is completely out of his comfort zone on Palm Island, but so desperate for a restart in life that he’s ready to do something so out of character.  He’s pretty cute trying to make sense of the vibes and the people.  Trying to reconcile his past life and the world Lyric always said he wanted. And as if manifesting his past love, Lyric is there as he steps on the ferry.  Cue sweetness, fun and love!  Add to your TBR List GOODREADS LINK Synopsis We couldn't be more different, but Lyric has always been the one that got away. My first love. My High Note. After 8 years solving the m...

  BEAST Legends Series by Denver Shaw Release Date: September 4, 2026 Review The Beast is a sentinel of the forest. Living alone with only the Monster Network as regular contact. Then a photographer trying to find himself rents a cabin in his territory, and he can’t seem to stay away. Despite being a city boy who photographs weddings and the like, he fits beautifully in nature. It’s a slow burn with a hefty length, but there’s some great dialogue, a little cryptid intrigue, and some great lore.   I especially loved Calder turning to Boone for advice! Add to your TBR List GOODREADS LINK Synopsis A grumpy cryptid falls for his sunshine human. I didn’t come to Wisconsin looking for a legend. I came to get out. Out of staged smiles. Out of corporate campaigns. Out of photographing happiness that felt manufactured. I was supposed to spend two months in the woods. No clients, no deadlines, just open sky, real silence, and nothing that needed editing. What I find instead… is Cal...