Honey Bay Series by Steve Milton

I'm lonely at the top.I'm a world-famous gay relationship expert. I have my own television show, Boyfriend Academy. I’m six feet, five inches of ex-military muscle. My abs have their own Instagram account. And I can make hummus like nobody's business.Still, I spend every night alone.My next coaching assignment is in Honey Bay. Middle-of-nowhere type place. The nearest Bergdorf Goodman is 331 miles away. The nearest hot guy, probably even farther. And I'm supposed to coach some dude named Holden... moreI'm lonely at the top.I'm a world-famous gay relationship expert. I have my own television show, Boyfriend Academy. I’m six feet, five inches of ex-military muscle. My abs have their own Instagram account. And I can make hummus like nobody's business.Still, I spend every night alone.My next coaching assignment is in Honey Bay. Middle-of-nowhere type place. The nearest Bergdorf Goodman is 331 miles away. The nearest hot guy, probably even farther. And I'm supposed to coach some dude named Holden.Turns out Holden is gorgeous, cute as a pug, and he doesn't even know it. He's a car mechanic. And a nerd.Holden will be such a catch. For his eventual boyfriend. The one I'm trying to help him find.I can handle Honey Bay. I can even handle Holden's garage, his beer-chugging friends, and his uptight customers.But can I handle falling hopelessly in love?The only man I've ever wanted is way out of my league... and he's my dating coach.I came out at thirty. Late bloomer. If being perpetually single can be called blooming.Avi is supposed to make me sociable, acceptable, date-able. Whatever. I'm not wearing daisy dukes to work, no matter what Avi says. This is Honey Bay, not Key West.I go along with Avi's dating advice. It's the polite thing to do, even if I don't have much hope of finding love. Who would ever date a nerdy car mechanic with a ten-dollar haircut and a pet hedgehog?Avi gives me a style makeover. He teaches me how to flirt. He even tags along on every awkward date. But how can I learn to date when the only man I want is my coach?Embrace Him is a 52,000-word feel-good romance with a glam dating coach unexpectedly crashing into a nerdy mechanic. May contain chicken fried steak, a ruined sofa, vitamin D, and exactly three lube jokes. less

Greg rescued me. Can I rescue him?Sailing around the world solo seemed like a totally realistic first boat trip. To me, anyway. I was proving myself to my billionaire dad, and running away from a bad ex.I ended up on the rocks. Literally. In Honey Bay. Greg took me in, as much as I pushed him away.He's always trying to help people and make them happy. Even if he can't be happy himself. He's sure the town wouldn't accept a gay teacher, and he's terrified of his boss... moreGreg rescued me. Can I rescue him?Sailing around the world solo seemed like a totally realistic first boat trip. To me, anyway. I was proving myself to my billionaire dad, and running away from a bad ex.I ended up on the rocks. Literally. In Honey Bay. Greg took me in, as much as I pushed him away.He's always trying to help people and make them happy. Even if he can't be happy himself. He's sure the town wouldn't accept a gay teacher, and he's terrified of his boss. I know something about that too. My dad has no idea that I'm gay, nor that I'm being blackmailed by his VP of Sales.Greg helped get my boat fixed up so I can leave Honey Bay. But the better I know Greg, the more I want to stay.Rescue Him is a 40,000-word gay romance with two guys trying to do each other a solid, a yacht cabin with very squeaky floorboards, and lots of feel-good laughs. less