The Locker Room Series by Sage Halden

Two years of late-night sparring. Tonight, the choke hold doesn't let go. Rafe knows every one of Dominic's tells — the dip of his shoulder before a double-leg, the pause in his breathing before a combination, the way his left eye narrows before he throws his cross. Two years of cataloging his training partner's body. For the sport. For the advantage. For winning... moreTwo years of late-night sparring. Tonight, the choke hold doesn't let go. Rafe knows every one of Dominic's tells — the dip of his shoulder before a double-leg, the pause in his breathing before a combination, the way his left eye narrows before he throws his cross. Two years of cataloging his training partner's body. For the sport. For the advantage. For winning. But pinned in closed guard with Dominic's weight on his hips, sweat-soaked rashguards sticking together, the eye contact holds one beat too long. Then two. Then three. The security camera has a clear view of the cage. Neither of them moves to reset the timer. CHOKE HOLD (Locker Room Book 25) is a scorching training-partners-to-lovers MM sports romance featuring straight-to-gay awakening, after-hours cage heat, and an MMA fighter who discovers that tapping out can feel like victory. Standalone. No cliffhanger. Content Note: Explicit MM scenes, first-time gay experiences, and intense gym encounters between fighters. Maximum heat. No fade to black. less

Three years of underwater fouls. Tonight there's no ref, no clock, and Marco's hands are on my body again. Three years of the dirtiest rivalry in college water polo — underwater elbows, suit rips, ejection fouls, and Marco reaching for me where nobody can see. Tonight's match drew blood. Now we're at the same tournament hotel, both too wired to sleep. I find him at the rooftop pool. Shirtless. Icing the ribs I kneed during the third period. "That elbow was dirty," I tell him... moreThree years of underwater fouls. Tonight there's no ref, no clock, and Marco's hands are on my body again. Three years of the dirtiest rivalry in college water polo — underwater elbows, suit rips, ejection fouls, and Marco reaching for me where nobody can see. Tonight's match drew blood. Now we're at the same tournament hotel, both too wired to sleep. I find him at the rooftop pool. Shirtless. Icing the ribs I kneed during the third period. "That elbow was dirty," I tell him. "Your knee wasn't exactly clean. " He shoves me into the water. I drag him in after me. We grapple in the shallow end. No ref. No ejections. He pins me against the wall and I can feel exactly how much he wants this. Three years of reaching for each other underwater. Maybe the fouls were confessions. WET SHOT (Locker Room Book 30) is a scorching rivals-to-lovers MM sports romance featuring bruised bodies, a three-year grudge match, and a hotel room with no referee. Standalone. No cliffhanger. Content Explicit MM scenes, first-time gay experiences, and rivals who discover what they were really fighting for. Maximum heat. No fade to black. less