Exes & Happy Endings Series by Con Riley

Years after messaging his many hookups to tell them he’s officially off the market, Charles Heppel discovers his exes never left that group chat. In fact, all his past booty calls, one-night stands, and friends-with-benefits have become real-life besties. Welcome to Exes & Happy Endings, a series of interlinked MM romance novels set in Great Britain where, with a little help from a happily married Heppel and his husband, one ex at a time earns his own HEA... moreYears after messaging his many hookups to tell them he’s officially off the market, Charles Heppel discovers his exes never left that group chat. In fact, all his past booty calls, one-night stands, and friends-with-benefits have become real-life besties. Welcome to Exes & Happy Endings, a series of interlinked MM romance novels set in Great Britain where, with a little help from a happily married Heppel and his husband, one ex at a time earns his own HEA. First up: Vincent Smith AKA Carpet Burns. Ex With Regrets. It’s all Harry Lancaster’s fault. He’s the reason I have to make a new rule for the Heppel Exes. I don’t know why he left me in charge of our meet-up group. Any of the other members would have made a better temporary leader. They’re all professionals used to giving orders. I’m just an East-End mudlark who clears houses for a living. But no, Harry picked me to take over while he’s out of the country, and herding highly sexed cats would be easier. No word of a lie, Exes keep falling into bed together, then falling out with each other, and now the club named after our founder is at risk of imploding. Hence, my new rule until Harry is back in London. No more sex between Exes. Regret slams me straight in the chest when Dair Sinclair walks into my first meeting as leader. He’s different from the last man I shared my life with. Sweet and caring instead of driven. A little fragile, like the antiques I secretly wish I could restore and treasure instead of selling. And when Dair tells me he has a month to clear out his own home before leaving the city for good, I’m faced with two options. Keep that rule and miss my one chance to love him. Or break it and still lose him. less

Years after messaging his many hookups to tell them he’s officially off the market, Charles Heppel discovers his exes never left that group chat. In fact, all his past booty calls, one-night stands, and friends-with-benefits have become real-life besties. Welcome to Exes & Happy Endings, a series of interlinked MM romance novels set in Great Britain where, with a little help from a happily married Heppel and his husband, one ex at a time earns his own HEA. Meet Blake Reid AKA Massive Cannon... moreYears after messaging his many hookups to tell them he’s officially off the market, Charles Heppel discovers his exes never left that group chat. In fact, all his past booty calls, one-night stands, and friends-with-benefits have become real-life besties. Welcome to Exes & Happy Endings, a series of interlinked MM romance novels set in Great Britain where, with a little help from a happily married Heppel and his husband, one ex at a time earns his own HEA. Meet Blake Reid AKA Massive Cannon. Summer School Ex. I’m not codependent. I just want what I can’t have with my bestie. I only ever fell in love once. Twice, if my career in the Household Cavalry counts. Losing both taught me to give up on long-term happy endings. That’s why one-off hookups suit me best and explains how I ended up in Charles Heppel’s phone contacts. He gave me the no-strings nickname of Massive Cannon, yet since my regiment galloped off without me, all of Heppel’s other exes think Corporal Codependent suits me better. The British Army made me the opposite of clingy, so I should reject that label. And I would, if it wasn’t for Adey Hinton, the man I’ve spent the last year with. Not that we’ve been banging—Adey’s too young for me. Plus, he thinks sex is never casual. But his sabbatical from teaching coinciding with my retirement has kept my broken heart beating. Until now. You see, Adey has the chance to reboot his vocation at a summer school on a remote Cornish island. Helping him score a six-week spot there seems like a good plan right up until I meet the headteacher in charge. Luke Lawson is stern, mature, and sexy—everything Adey once let slip he finds most attractive. Even worse, getting on that sexy headteacher’s good side could land him a dream teaching gig in New Zealand. That leaves me with a tough choice. Retreat before Adey discovers that codependent label might actually fit me. Or help him score that happy ending and break my own heart for a third time. less