Jared Thomas has lived his whole life in the small mountain town of Coda, Colorado. He can’t imagine living anywhere else. Unfortunately, the only other gay man in town is twice his age and used to be his teacher, so Jared is resigned to spending his life alone.
Until Matt Richards walks into his life, that is. Matt has just been hired by the Coda Police Department, and he and Jared immediately … immediately become friends. Matt claims he is straight, but for Jared, having a sexy friend like Matt is way too tempting. Facing Matt’s affair with a local woman, his disapproving family, and harassment from Matt’s co-workers, Jared fears they’ll never find a way to be together—if he can even convince Matt to try.
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What I love most about this book is that it is absolutel MM romance perfection. It was the first thing I read of Marie Sexton’s writing and it started me on the entire Coda themed series of books. It includes romance, just the right amount of angst, a slow burn with UST… just perfect. And Marie’s writing style is so nice that I always feel like I …
Sweet, wounded characters. A great slow burn romance. Simply a wonderful book.
I’ve read this author before. This is a mm contemporary story set in the USA. Told from Jared’s POV. Matt the policeman is new to town and believes he is straight, slow burn. What starts as a friendship becomes more. Bonus story at the end. Meant to be is the college years of Jared. I’ll read more from this series and author.
Jared lives in a small town Coda Colorado. He is out, but there isn’t much chance for romance or even hooking up in town. The only other gay man ( that he knows of) Is thirty years older band director. A nice man but not his type. He has a degree and wanted to teach, but in the small town he was afraid it would cause issue and after his father …
I loved this book. A great introduction to this series, which I can’t wait to read! Wonderful characters you will care about, I promise!