The Way He Looks at Me: An Intimate, Emotional M/M Romance About What Comes After the Life You Built (His First MM Romance #4)

Knox Barrington


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The Way He Looks at Me: An Intimate, Emotional M/M Romance About What Comes After the Life You Built by Knox Barrington
It starts with a glance that lasts too long.
And ends with everything he thought he knew unraveling.

Walt Johnson has a good life. A quiet home. A wife who’s more habit than partner. And a camera he hasn’t touched since his twenties. But when a solo hike leads him to Tony—a confident, disarming photographer with a sharp eye—Walt feels something he hasn’t felt in years.

Seen. Wanted. Unsteady.

What follows is slow. Careful. A conversation over lenses and light. A brush of shoulders in a narrow canyon. A photo that captures more than just exposure—it reveals a man Walt doesn’t fully recognize.

“You don’t need to pose here,” Tony tells him. “Let yourself be seen.”

What begins as curiosity becomes something harder to ignore. And when the truth finally surfaces, it won’t just change what Walt desires—it’ll change who he is.

The Way He Looks at Me is a slow-burn, emotionally rich male/male romance about longing, reawakening, and the quiet hunger that surfaces when you stop hiding. For readers who crave depth with their heat, and stories that whisper before they burn.

Perfect for readers who

M/M romance with emotional depthSexual awakening at midlifeSlow-burn intimacy and erotic tensionMarried man questioning identityLGBTQ+ literary fiction with heartSensual storytelling without clichésCharacter-driven queer love storiesErotic fiction that feels real--- "This story simmers with tension from the very first glance in that canyon, and when Walt finally lets Tony touch him—really touch him—it’s like watching a man step into his skin for the first time. The sex is deeply erotic, but it’s the emotional honesty that lingers long after."
Lena Ford, The Sensual Sentence Review

"The dialogue crackles with subtext, the silences are charged, and when things finally erupt between Walt and Tony, it’s not just sexy—it’s cathartic. This is what erotic literary fiction should be."
Theo Marten, Intimate Fiction Quarterly

"A canyon. A camera. A hand brushing another over a contact sheet. This book knows how to tease, and when it delivers—it delivers hard. Walt’s sexual awakening is sweaty, raw, and deeply earned."
Elena Devereux, The Deep Heat Review
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