Real World Romance Series by TB Myers

On Austin’s Sixth Street, the night is a river of music and neon, smoke curling up from food trucks, and the stubborn heartbeat of a city that refuses to be tamed. Truett, a burned-out tech designer with more opinions than sleep, drifts back into the scene he once escaped. Sol, a fierce young chef keeping her family’s truck alive one taco at a time, doesn’t need a consultant—she needs someone who can stand the heat beside her... moreOn Austin’s Sixth Street, the night is a river of music and neon, smoke curling up from food trucks, and the stubborn heartbeat of a city that refuses to be tamed. Truett, a burned-out tech designer with more opinions than sleep, drifts back into the scene he once escaped. Sol, a fierce young chef keeping her family’s truck alive one taco at a time, doesn’t need a consultant—she needs someone who can stand the heat beside her. What begins with barbacoa and sarcasm grows into something harder to the pull of community, of smoke and sound, of people who refuse to be bought out by glossy “activations” and corporate polish. With every fiddle tune spilling into the humid air and every plate passed across the window, Truett finds himself drawn not just to Sol’s fire but to a city’s stubborn soul. Hearts on Sixth is a love letter to Austin—its music that won’t stay quiet, its food that tastes like memory, and its people who fight to keep the heart of the city beating. For anyone who’s ever stood under the string lights with tacos in hand and music in the air, this story will feel like home. less

In the heart of Little Havana, where the scent of roasting pork mingles with the rhythm of old domino games, two souls from different worlds collide. Manuel Moritz, a Cuban-Jewish chef caught between family duty and fading dreams, finds unexpected inspiration in Seraphina Dubois—a fierce, rebellious artist sketching the soul of Miami one line at a time... moreIn the heart of Little Havana, where the scent of roasting pork mingles with the rhythm of old domino games, two souls from different worlds collide. Manuel Moritz, a Cuban-Jewish chef caught between family duty and fading dreams, finds unexpected inspiration in Seraphina Dubois—a fierce, rebellious artist sketching the soul of Miami one line at a time. When a mysterious carving and a vanished muralist stir ghosts of the past, their connection deepens into something that defies tradition and fear alike. As love, art, and heritage intertwine, Manuel and Sera must confront the secrets that haunt their families—and decide whether to preserve the past or carve out a new legacy of their own. A lush, tender novel of identity, rebellion, and the flavors that make a life worth tasting. less

In postwar Tokyo, neon lights reflect off rain-slicked streets where beauty and sorrow intertwine. Eleanor Harper, a sharp-tongued American journalist chasing her next big story, meets James Callahan — a haunted expatriate photographer whose lens captures the city’s fractured soul but hides his own... moreIn postwar Tokyo, neon lights reflect off rain-slicked streets where beauty and sorrow intertwine. Eleanor Harper, a sharp-tongued American journalist chasing her next big story, meets James Callahan — a haunted expatriate photographer whose lens captures the city’s fractured soul but hides his own. When Ellie uncovers whispers of a vanished sculptor — Callahan’s grandfather — and a forbidden work of art rumored to hold the memory of a nation, her investigation pulls her into a world of jazz bars, black-market secrets, and lingering ghosts of the war. Each encounter — the mysterious singer with eyes full of secrets, the tea mistress who speaks in riddles, the boy who delivers messages no one wants to read — brings her closer to truths that were meant to stay buried. As Ellie and Callahan’s paths entwine, their search becomes more than a quest for truth. It’s a reckoning with guilt, legacy, and love in a city rebuilding itself from ashes. Tokyo Echoes is a noir romance of shadow and light — where every photograph tells a story, and every secret comes at a price. less