Freelancers Series by Avril Ashton

There’s no guilt like knowing you’re the reason your best friend is dead…except maybe the guilt of falling for his fiancé. Temple ran from Hadley Cove two years ago, chased by remorse and Vik’s harsh words of blame. He’s back, expecting more hostility from his dead best friend’s lover. Instead, he finds commiseration, apologies, and reciprocated attraction. Somewhere between grief and loss lies hope and healing, but can what’s blossoming between them be real? Does Temple want it to be?

A mercenary and a disgraced pastor. The fire blazing inside their remote cabin just might melt the snowstorm raging outside. Fresh off the death of a member of his team, all Roman wants is a quiet place to decompress. Which is why he’s at the cabin he hasn’t visited in ages. He expected some dust and a few cobwebs, not a stranger sleeping in his bed. Tate Galvin just wants to lay low after the scandal of being publicly outed... moreA mercenary and a disgraced pastor. The fire blazing inside their remote cabin just might melt the snowstorm raging outside. Fresh off the death of a member of his team, all Roman wants is a quiet place to decompress. Which is why he’s at the cabin he hasn’t visited in ages. He expected some dust and a few cobwebs, not a stranger sleeping in his bed. Tate Galvin just wants to lay low after the scandal of being publicly outed. His mentor’s cabin is the perfect place…until he opens his eyes to find two guns pointed at his head. A mix-up has them snowed in with no one to talk to but each other and nothing to do but give in when attraction proves too intense to ignore. But snow eventually melts and fires burn themselves out. So what’s left for one man who’s commitment-averse and another whose heart already belongs to a higher power? less

What happens when the man who embodies everything Demming hates becomes the one person he needs? Demming has been on a decades-long personal mission to right the wrongs done to his family. He has zero time for anything or anyone else, especially not the son of the man responsible for stealing away his father’s company. Hart doesn’t get why Demming hates him. He also doesn’t understand why he’s so interested in learning more about the other man at all... moreWhat happens when the man who embodies everything Demming hates becomes the one person he needs? Demming has been on a decades-long personal mission to right the wrongs done to his family. He has zero time for anything or anyone else, especially not the son of the man responsible for stealing away his father’s company. Hart doesn’t get why Demming hates him. He also doesn’t understand why he’s so interested in learning more about the other man at all. But when he finds himself in a bind, Demming is who he calls. And when he’s alone, Demming is who he wants at his side. But duty to family comes first for both of them…until it doesn’t. Features bi-awakening, out for you, first time themes. less