Light Gets In Series by Skye Kilaen

Isabel meets Derek at exactly the wrong time. .. or is it exactly right? Can Isabel return this year for a refund? Because it sucks. Her editing business would be paying her bills just fine. .. if her ex-boyfriend wasn't blackmailing her. Of course, if her conservative family wouldn't disown her for being bisexual, her ex couldn’t blackmail her in the first place. Sadly, she hasn't invented time travel to un-make the mistake that created this mess. Derek has a good life. Mostly... moreIsabel meets Derek at exactly the wrong time. .. or is it exactly right? Can Isabel return this year for a refund? Because it sucks. Her editing business would be paying her bills just fine. .. if her ex-boyfriend wasn't blackmailing her. Of course, if her conservative family wouldn't disown her for being bisexual, her ex couldn’t blackmail her in the first place. Sadly, she hasn't invented time travel to un-make the mistake that created this mess. Derek has a good life. Mostly. He's an out bisexual man with a successful business and a loving queer found family. But he's almost forty, living alone is getting stale, and yet dating seems pointless since nobody's ever found him exciting enough to build a life with. Given he's now doing zero-creativity craft kits to pass the time, he suspects they're right. Maybe he should get a dog. Isabel isn't holding auditions for a rescuer, and she wouldn’t have expected Derek, a gorgeous, gentle man with his own history of family rejection, to fill the role. But Derek's "boring" life is the calm harbor Isabel needs, and her affection helps Derek see himself in a new light. Their tentative connection might become the happily ever after they both deserve—if they can hold onto it through the fallout from Isabel's recent romantic disaster. A high heat contemporary queer M/F romance novel with a guaranteed HEA. Detailed content warnings are available in the book's front matter and on the author's website for those who need them. Cover Artist: Teresa / Wolfsparrow Covers. less

Isabel meets Derek at exactly the wrong time… or is it exactly right? A slow burn, hurt-comfort bisexual romance. Freelance editor Isabel needs a refund on this sucky year. Her blackmailing ex-boyfriend is threatening to tell her bigoted family she’s bisexual, and she’s running on fumes trying to meet his demands. Sadly, she hasn’t invented time travel to un-make the mistake of trusting her ex that created this mess. Derek is an out bi man with his own history of family rejection... moreIsabel meets Derek at exactly the wrong time… or is it exactly right? A slow burn, hurt-comfort bisexual romance. Freelance editor Isabel needs a refund on this sucky year. Her blackmailing ex-boyfriend is threatening to tell her bigoted family she’s bisexual, and she’s running on fumes trying to meet his demands. Sadly, she hasn’t invented time travel to un-make the mistake of trusting her ex that created this mess. Derek is an out bi man with his own history of family rejection. These days he has a successful business and a loving queer found family, but his romantic life stalled after a breakup. Living alone is getting stale, but will dating just prove he’s too dull to interest anyone? Maybe he should get a dog instead. When they connect by sheer chance, Isabel discovers that Derek’s so-called boring life is the calm harbor she needs, complete with moral support and pancakes. For Derek, Isabel’s growing affection and genuine interest help him see himself in a new light. As mutual tenderness turns into attraction, Isabel can’t believe this gorgeous, gentle man could want to be part of the disaster she’s made of her life. Even if he did, she can’t trust anyone with her secrets. But as their connection deepens, Isabel will have to choose: risk it all by taking the helping hand Derek’s offering and also confessing her feelings, or give in to her ex’s extortion to keep her family’s love. TELL ME ANYTHING is a hurt-comfort, age gap, bi4bi queer M/F romance novel about finding a way to come out on your own terms. The story is high angst due to the serious topics, but you can also expect a cinnamon roll hero, hot chocolate, caring friends and queer found family, a slow burn mutual crush that turns high heat, and a guaranteed HEA. Content warnings are available in the book's front matter and on the author's website. 50% of profits from the Light Gets In duology will be donated to the Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT), the largest statewide, BIPOC trans-led, trans-focused policy, education, and advocacy organization in the author’s home state. ​. Cover Artist: Sarah Waites. less

Say My Name Again is Book 2 in the Light Gets In duology. It contains major spoilers for Tell Me Anything and is intended to be read as a sequel. John almost ruined Isabel’s life. Now his own is collapsing. Five months ago, John Buchanan’s unforgivable choices burned down his personal life, badly hurting the only woman he’s ever truly loved. Then everyone at the hospital where he works found out what he’d done... moreSay My Name Again is Book 2 in the Light Gets In duology. It contains major spoilers for Tell Me Anything and is intended to be read as a sequel. John almost ruined Isabel’s life. Now his own is collapsing. Five months ago, John Buchanan’s unforgivable choices burned down his personal life, badly hurting the only woman he’s ever truly loved. Then everyone at the hospital where he works found out what he’d done. Finishing his second year of residency with most of his colleagues freezing him out is grueling, but all John has left is medicine. He has to hold on. Work hard. Keep to himself. Stay invisible. Enter Ember Kincaid. Nurse. Veteran. Out bisexual man. Getting assigned to a project with the outcast of his department wasn’t on Ember’s professional agenda. Yet as a tentative connection forms between him and a guilt-wracked John, Ember starts to see the man beneath the pain. And he likes what he sees. John knows he doesn’t deserve Ember’s warmth and kindness, but he can’t force himself to walk away. He never expected to end up in Ember’s arms, or in his bed, but during those hours, John feels like he can almost breathe again. As his career starts to crumble, though, the darkness that’s haunted him for years starts to get the upper hand. If John wants any kind of future, he’ll have to find a way to let light in. SAY MY NAME AGAIN is a slow emotional burn, high-heat, hurt-comfort bi4bi M/M romance novel with a tentative but hopeful Happy for Now ending. Content warnings are available via link in the book's front matter and on the author's website. 50% of profits from the Light Gets In duology will be donated to the Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT), the largest statewide, BIPOC trans-led, trans-focused policy, education, and advocacy organization in the author’s home state. ​. Cover Artist: Sarah Waites. less