Possum Hollow Series by Erin Russell

CADE. I always thought of Silas Rush as my biggest rival on the track and a stuck-up loner off it. But he and his fancy pro career left our crappy hometown in the dust before high school even finished, and then I didn’t think of him much at all. I was too busy trying to keep my little sisters from turning into addicts like our mom, and myself from turning into a rage-junkie like our dad. All while keeping food on the table... moreCADE. I always thought of Silas Rush as my biggest rival on the track and a stuck-up loner off it. But he and his fancy pro career left our crappy hometown in the dust before high school even finished, and then I didn’t think of him much at all. I was too busy trying to keep my little sisters from turning into addicts like our mom, and myself from turning into a rage-junkie like our dad. All while keeping food on the table. Now he’s back, reminding me of all the things I don’t have, just like he always did. Except now we’re both adults. And when I… y’know… talk to the guy for once, it looks like my teenage self might have been too distracted to see all the things that Silas didn’t have as well. After catching him at his lowest possible moment, my heart goes out to the guy I used to hate. All my anger turns to guilt, and instead of a rival, I somehow end up with a socially-awkward new best friend that’s just as screwed-up as I am. Which I can handle. I can admit when I’m wrong. As long as things between us don’t get any more complicated or confusing, I can handle it. SILAS. I have a very camera-ready smile. Dad always told me if I wanted to make my pro motocross career stick, I needed to get over all the awkwardness and anxiety that ruined high school for me and learn to act like a real boy for the public. Never mind that I didn’t want to be a pro rider, or smile for the camera, or live life with Dad on the road and never know what it’s like to have a real friend or - gasp - relationship. Years and years of motocross training, publicity training, and all-the-rest-of-it training; I still don’t have a life and one stupid mistake has left my precious career in the toilet. The last person I expect to pull me out of this hole is Cade Waters. I’m pretty sure everyone hated me in high school, but Cade was front and center. Which sucked, because with everyone else, he was sunshine personified. I was always the only person who sparked that anger in him, and I never even knew how I did it. So, when Cade not only swoops in to help me in my darkest moment, but decides to abandon our childhood rivalry and adopt me as his newest bestie/pity project, I’m not sure how to take it. What I do know is that after a lifetime of having nothing I really wanted, all it takes is one glimpse of Cade’s life to get me hooked. He’s a mess, sure, just like I am. But all that sunshine… I want to grab onto it with both hands and never let go. No matter how confusing that feeling may be. Stupid Dirty is a high-heat, high-angst M/M romance about dirt bikes, childhood trauma and figuring out how to love someone the best way you can. It contains explicit sexual content as well as potentially triggering themes regarding mental health, and is not suitable for readers under 18. Please see the content warning at the beginning of the book (included in the sample) for more details. less

Tristan just wants to live out the rest of his life in peace in Possum Hollow. There’s a reason he ran to the middle of nowhere to escape his past. Ford didn’t even bother running from his own past, but a little peace and quiet is all he’s looking for, too. It’s a shame that when they first meet, sparks fly and all that peace threatens to burn itself down around them. 68 Whiskey is Book 2 in the Possum Hollow series but can be read as a standalone... moreTristan just wants to live out the rest of his life in peace in Possum Hollow. There’s a reason he ran to the middle of nowhere to escape his past. Ford didn’t even bother running from his own past, but a little peace and quiet is all he’s looking for, too. It’s a shame that when they first meet, sparks fly and all that peace threatens to burn itself down around them. 68 Whiskey is Book 2 in the Possum Hollow series but can be read as a standalone. It contains mature themes and explicit sexual content, and is not suitable for readers under 18. less

Tobias's life has seemed like a series of terrible decisions followed by even worse consequences. He thought the move to Possum Hollow would be the right thing to do. Get his problems away from his mom and sisters, while taking care of his sick grandmother. If he was putting himself more in danger, that was his own fault. It was still for the best. Instead, he's met a lot of surprising people and suddenly hope seems like something he could have again... moreTobias's life has seemed like a series of terrible decisions followed by even worse consequences. He thought the move to Possum Hollow would be the right thing to do. Get his problems away from his mom and sisters, while taking care of his sick grandmother. If he was putting himself more in danger, that was his own fault. It was still for the best. Instead, he's met a lot of surprising people and suddenly hope seems like something he could have again. After a lifetime of being trapped by the brutality of organized crime, is it really possible for him to get out? Maybe if he could fall in love with the right person, for once, everything else could start turning around. less

“This is supposed to be the happily ever after part. ”. Cade and Silas overcame so much to fall in love. Two emotionally stunted guys still struggling with the effects of their crappy upbringings aren’t exactly the foundation for a healthy relationship. Not to mention, their hometown in rural Missouri–Possum Hollow–isn’t throwing a pride parade anytime soon. But they did fall in love. And they were willing to give up anything they had to in order to make it work... more“This is supposed to be the happily ever after part. ”. Cade and Silas overcame so much to fall in love. Two emotionally stunted guys still struggling with the effects of their crappy upbringings aren’t exactly the foundation for a healthy relationship. Not to mention, their hometown in rural Missouri–Possum Hollow–isn’t throwing a pride parade anytime soon. But they did fall in love. And they were willing to give up anything they had to in order to make it work. Which is why Cade gave up motocross to ease Silas’s anxiety over it. And Silas has been going to therapy to help his traumatized, neurodivergent brain learn to thrive as part of the loud family he’s suddenly been thrust into. This is supposed to be the happily ever after part. This is the part that’s supposed to be a reward for all your suffering. Loving someone, and letting yourself be loved. If only it were that easy. Between meddling family members, bar fights, substance abuse issues, and constant financial stress, Cade and Silas are about to figure out the hard way that being happy takes work. At least they have each other to get them through. Hollow Point is the second half of Cade and Silas’s love story, and should only be read after Stupid Dirty. The other books in the Possum Hollow and Sins of the Banna series are all interconnected standalones. Hollow Point addresses potentially triggering mental health themes, as well as explicit sexual content, and is only suitable for adult readers. less