Not Guilty of Books

  ONLY ONE BED Love on the Ice Series by Keira Andrews Release Date: December 2, 2021 Review Such a great holiday romance.  It’s got all the things I love. Best friends, a little life angst, great friends, and love and support. Sam and Etienne are wonderful guys, and I love a bit of pining coupled with the other discovering feelings. Set at Christmas in a beautiful Canadian mountain ski resort, where Etienne is experiencing struggles in his skating career. Sam comes to bring him some emotional support. While sharing a bed! Something about the holidays and a single bed helps confessions and feelings to bloom! I definitely recommend the audiobook.  Greg Boudreaux is delightful. Add to your TBR List GOODREADS LINK Synopsis Will friends become lovers this Christmas? Sam People joke that Etienne and I are boyfriends, but whatever. Sure, I think about him all the time—he's my best friend. If I've missed him way more than I expected when he left to train with a new skating coach...

  SINFUL NIGHTS Peaches - Book Three by Ashley Rayne Release Date: May 13, 2026 Review I love the premise and setting of this story. I’m always a sucker for a best friend's romance, and I enjoy someone, especially a man, embracing his body.  My issue was that I didn’t buy either of them as straight men who haven’t been seriously questioning their sexuality. And yes, men aren’t all the same. But it felt false. Nonetheless, they are a cute pairing who love and support each other so beautifully. And I enjoy the cast of friends that surround them. Add to your TBR List GOODREADS LINK Synopsis Cole Oak and I have been best friends since we were five years old, and roommates since we moved out on our own. I live for our movie-night cuddles and seeing his face in the crowd at Peaches while I’m dancing onstage. None of his girlfriends has ever really understood our relationship, and while he’s always chosen me, I know that one day he’ll find the woman who accepts our dynamic, and I’ll ...

  HOLLOW HEART Northern Roots: Atlantic - Book Four by Eve Holmes Release Date: May 1, 2026 Review This wrecked me! I’m talking, I bawled through the first 50% and continued to tear up off and on throughout the 2nd half. My kryptonite is people who don’t feel worthy, seen, loved, or appreciated. Who don’t believe they will ever find love. And this epic best-friends-to-lovers hit everyone one of those soft spots through Silas. This slow burn (I do mean slow…not a criticism, it’s absolutely gorgeous) follows the life of two best friends in a small town on PEI. Silas doesn’t have it easy. And the only person who really seems to have his back is his dad, until Levi. Teachers, other kids, and even his mom all fail him at EVERY turn. Levi knows how to soothe and help Silas, and no matter what, they are ride or die. Their friendship is beautiful. But then Levi leaves for University, and their lives diverge. And it’s heartbreaking. Then one day, life conspires to bring them back together. ...

  ALL AN ACT by Leslie McAdam Release Date: April 20, 2026 Review These two young men are mature in the ways that life and struggles can hand you, but they are still teens who are at the mercy of the adults around them. Lachlan and Isak were once friends, until Lachlan’s uncle forbade him from hanging out with the boy next door. The wrong ‘sort’ of boy. Now, Lachlan’s whole focus is on making it to graduation so he can get out. But secret hook-ups with Isak are helping to get him through. Until he craves being around Isak as much as he wants to stay away from home. Now they are starring in the high school musical together… It’s a deep and touching story, where you aren’t sure how much you’ll like them, but love them in the end and are completely satisfied in their journey. Add to your TBR List GOODREADS LINK Synopsis Lachlan Doyle’s biggest problem seems to be which girl to invite to prom. Everyone thinks the golden boy of Royce High, captain of the football team and senior class p...

  STRAIGHT TO YOU by Bec Benson Release Date: June 26, 2025 Audio Release Date: February 10, 2026 Review A great emotional best friends romance with a bit of stalker suspense to provide a little extra tension. My first book by Bec Benson, and I really enjoyed the writing and the setting. I like romance stories with a suspense element. Logan and Rider have a great relationship, but Logan is gay and in love with his straight best friend. While he’s trying to find a way to move forward and keep his friendship, a stalker pops up, forcing Ryder to become extremely protective. Forced proximity and fear allow these two to find their way. The audiobook is narrated by Liam DiCosimo & Kirt Graves, which definitely adds to why I enjoyed this book so much. Add to your TBR List GOODREADS LINK Synopsis Ryder I spend my days narrating steamy queer romance novels—which is ironic, considering my own love life is nonexistent and I’ve always thought I was straight. Until Logan. He’s my best frien...

  SADDLE TO SUNUP The Darling Brothers - Book Three by Emmy Sanders Release Date: December 18, 2025 Review Saddle to Sunup gives me Fool Hearts vibes.  Best friends, pinning, and an unending commitment to supporting and loving each other. Emmy writes those epic love stories that span a lifetime incredibly well. Stories that will stick with you forever. And Lawson and Oakley are two such men.  The Peter Pan theme was heart-warming, and the oldest Darling brother finally finding himself and a love that is perfect for him is everything. The Darling family is chaotic and loud, and love hard, and I enjoy them all immensely, but there’s something about the quieter caregiver, who is terrible at asking for help and care for himself, getting all of that and more from the perfect-for-him Oakley. They have to learn to trust that their friendship can be more, but when they do…hearts in your eyes, fireworks explode, house cow distribution system finds you, and Santa brings you everyth...