Tucker Springs

Welcome to Tucker Springs, Colorado. Population, 70-something-thousand. Home to beautiful mountain views, two respected universities, and a ridiculously high cost of living.Jason Davis can handle a breakup. And an overwhelming mortgage. And a struggling business. And the excruciating pain that keeps him up at night thanks to a shoulder injury. But handling all of it at once? No, not so much. When his shoulder finally pushes him to a breaking point, he takes a friend's advice and gives acupuncture a try.Acupuncturist Michael Whitman is a single dad struggling to make ends meet. When a mutual friend refers Jason as a patient, and Jason suggests a roommate arrangement to alleviate their respective financial strains, Michael jumps at the opportunity.Living together should be easy, and it would be if not for Jason's undeniable attraction to his new roommate. The temptation to act on those feelings is strong, but Michael is straight.Or at least, that's what their mutual friend claims...This previously published book is #1 in the Tucker Springs series, and can be read as a standalone. This previously published book is #1 in the Tucker Springs series, and can be read as a standalone.

A Tucker Springs Novel. Paul Hannon flunked out of vet school. His fiancée left him. He can barely afford his rent, and he hates his house. About the only things he has left are a pantry full of his ex's kitchen gadgets and a lot of emotional baggage. He could really use a win-and that's when he meets El. Pawnbroker El Rozal is a cynic. His own family's dysfunction has taught him that love and relationships lead to misery. Despite that belief, he keeps making up excuses to see Paul again. Paul, who doesn't seem to realize that he's talented and kind and worthy. Paul, who's not over his ex-fiancée and is probably straight anyway. Paul, who's so blind to El's growing attraction, even asking him out on dates doesn't seem to tip him off. El may not do relationships, but something has to give. If he wants to keep Paul, he'll have to convince him he's worthy of love-and he'll have to admit that attachment might not be so bad after all.

Sometimes you have to get dirty to come clean. When muscle-bound Denver Rogers effortlessly dispatches the frat boys harassing grad student Adam Ellery at the Tucker Springs laundromat, Adam's thank-you turns into impromptu sex over the laundry table. The problem comes when they exchange numbers. What if Adam wants to meet again and discovers Denver is a high-school dropout with a learning disability who works as a bouncer at a local gay bar? Or what if Denver calls Adam only to learn while he might be brilliant in the lab, outside of it he has crippling social anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder? Either way, neither of them can shake the memory of their laundromat encounter. Despite their fears of what the other might think, they can only remember how good the other one feels. The more they get together, the kinkier things become. They're both a little bent, but in just the right ways. Maybe the secret to staying together isn't to keep things clean and proper. Maybe it's best to keep their laundry just a little bit dirty.

Tattoo artist Seth Wheeler thinks he's struck gold when Darren Romero rents the apartment across the hall. The new guy is gorgeous, witty, and single, plus he's just the right amount of bold and flirtatious. Perfect.Well, except for the part where he moved to Tucker Springs to take a job as the youth pastor at the New Light Church. While this hardcore atheist enjoys a hearty debate, Seth's painful past has led him to avoid believers not out of judgment but out of self-preservation.Darren is everything Seth wants in a man except for that one massive detail that's impossible to overlook.But is Darren's religion the real problem? Or is it just a convenient smokescreen to keep Seth from facing a deeper fear?Seth needs to figure it out soon, because while Darren may be a patient man, he won't wait around for eternity.This previously published book is #4 in the Tucker Springs series, and can be read as a standalone. This previously published book is #4 in the Tucker Springs series, and can be read as a standalone.

After years of saving every penny, Nathan has finally managed to buy Tsarina, the horse of his dreams, and he's looking forward to a summer of exploring the mountains above Tucker Springs with her. But on their very first ride, a motorcyclist makes a wrong turn, scaring the mare into bolting and leaving Nathan with a broken leg, a broken hand, and a ruined summer.Ryan is a loner and a nomad, content with working odd jobs before moving on to the next town. Feeling guilty for causing the accident that leaves Nathan in two casts, Ryan offers to keep Tsarina exercised until Nathan heals.A tentative friendship forms, and a strong attraction grows. Nathan doesn't want feelings getting involved, though. Not after a couple of nasty breakups and especially knowing that Ryan doesn't stay in one place or relationship for long. It's only a matter of time before Ryan drifts out of Tucker Springs and out of Nathan's world.But since when do feelings ever listen to reason? Now it's Nathan who's about to shy away, unless Ryan can ease his fears...assuming Ryan doesn't bolt first.This previously published book is #6 in the Tucker Springs series, and can be read as a standalone. This previously published book is #6 in the Tucker Springs series, and can be read as a standalone.

After their umpteenth breakup, Brad Sweeney and Jeff Hayden are living apart and starting over from scratch. The morning after a promising first date, they're more optimistic than ever that they can make it work this time.Until Jeff's ex-wife and business partner calls to announce she's pregnant… with Jeff's baby.Brad's already competing with a demanding business for Jeff's time. Now there's a baby on the way, and worse, he's afraid Jeff is still carrying a torch for the woman who's carrying his child.Jeff is desperately trying to keep everything in his life together, but before he can even get his head around the news that he's going to be a father, his ex announces she wants to leave Tucker Springs. Now he has to either take over her role at the shop while ferrying the baby back and forth from Denver, or move the business-and himself-with her.Brad and Jeff knew reconciliation wouldn't be easy, but they're rapidly running out of room for compromise. And sooner or later, something has to give.This previously published book is #7 in the Tucker Springs series, and can be read as a standalone.