First Time/Virgin - Trope Collection

Here's a collection of my books that lean heavily into the First Time/Virgin trope.

The Little Matchboy

A Contemporary MM Little Matchgirl Retelling

One is a Chicago hoodlum. The other is a young man with an abusive father.

One is not looking for love. The other is lost in a swirl of snow and despair and needs to be found.

Sean is in Harlin to visit a friend and is uncomfortable with the small town vibe. His plan is to head back to Chicago asap, but after he stops a father from beating his...

Honey From the Lion

A Gay MM Time Travel Romance (Love Across Time Book 2)
Book #2 from the series: Love Across Time

Soulmates across time. A love that was meant to be.

In present day, Laurie, tired of corporate life, takes a much-needed vacation at Farthingdale Dude Ranch.

The very first night a freak blizzard combined with a powerful meteor shower takes Laurie back to the year 1891. When he wakes up in a snowbank, his only refuge is an isolated cabin inhabited...

Heroes for Ghosts

A Gay MM Time Travel Romance (Love Across Time Book 1)
Book #1 from the series: Love Across Time

Soul mates across time. A sacrifice that could keep them apart forever.

In present day, near the village of Ornes, France, Devon works on his master's thesis in history as he fantasizes about meeting a WWI American Doughboy.

In 1917, during the Battle of Ornes, Stanley is a young soldier facing the horrors of the battlefield.

Mourning the death of...

For the Love of a Ghost

A Gay MM Time Travel Romance (Love Across Time Book 6)
Book #6 from the series: Love Across Time

Soulmates across time. A love that conquers even time itself.

In present day, all Finn wants is to leave behind the family farm and become a ghost hunter.

In 1912, Artie works hard to save enough money to escape the rumors about the kind of man he is, a man who loves other men. He has vowed never to open his heart to another.

Finn has taken up...

Ride the Whirlwind

A Gay MM Time Travel Romance (Love Across Time Book 4)
Book #4 from the series: Love Across Time

Soulmates across time. Two hearts, stronger together.

In present day, Maxton is good at finding trouble and bad at everything else.

In 1892, Trent Harrington, sheriff of Trinidad, Colorado, lives a respectable but lonely life, devoid of any closeness.

Trying to escape a past that keeps chasing him, Maxton drives south to avoid getting arrested....

Wild as the West Texas Wind

A Gay MM Time Travel Romance (Love Across Time Book 3)
Book #3 from the series: Love Across Time

Soulmates across time. Two hearts that were meant to be together.

In present day, Zach takes a road trip to Trinidad to find information on a missing friend.

In 1892, Layton Blue, outlaw, longs for hearth and home even as he treasures his life of freedom.

A freak rainstorm washes Zach’s car into a ditch, sending him back to the year 1892....

Hemingway’s Notebook

A Gay MM Time Travel Romance (Love Across Time Book 5)
Book #5 from the series: Love Across Time

Soulmates across time. Two souls connected by destiny.

In present day, Jake, lonely and cut off from his parents, travels to the Chamberlin Inn in Cody, Wyoming to work on extra credit for his college seminar.

In 1932, Sebby labors at the Chamberlin Inn for pennies a day, wishing with all his heart for a better life.

While taking photographs in...

The Foreman and the Drifter

A Gay M/M Cowboy Romance (Farthingdale Ranch Book 1)
Book #1 from the series: Farthingdale Ranch

If only Leland would forget that Jamie was a drifter. If only he’d give their hearts a chance.

With Farthingdale Ranch at risk, Leland Tate, ranch manager, has to get tough and make sure everyone on the ranch follows the rules he’s laid out. That means no handouts, no fraternizing, and no drifters.

But what happens when a young drifter comes...

The Ranch Hand and the Single Dad

A Gay M/M Cowboy Romance (Farthingdale Ranch Book 3)
Book #3 from the series: Farthingdale Ranch

If Austin has forgotten what love is, maybe Clay can show him the way.

Happy-go-lucky Clay keeps busy with hookups at the local bar after working hard at the ranch. Those hookups used to be fun, but now they leave him empty.

Austin is reeling after a difficult divorce. His wife took everything, including full custody of his daughter, Bea, who is...

The Wrangler and the Orphan

A Gay M/M Cowboy Romance (Farthingdale Ranch Book 4)
Book #4 from the series: Farthingdale Ranch

Some scars run soul-deep. Some scars only love can heal.

Brody is the wrangler at Farthingdale Ranch. He knows a lot about horses, but not a whole lot about people.

He is so broken, he cannot imagine anyone would want to love him. Then along comes Kit, a young man in need of shelter, searching for a forever home.

In Kit, Brody sees the scared...

The Cowboy and the Outcast

A Gay M/M Cowboy Romance (Farthingdale Valley Book 3)
Book #3 from the series: Farthingdale Valley

Everywhere I go, I look for home. You are my home.

On the run for two years from an abusive family situation, Kell searches for a safe harbor. Instead of that happening, Kell gets arrested, but, unbelievably, amidst the horrors of prison, there shines a glimmer of hope.

Marston’s life is a mess. Everything he touches crumbles to dust. A second...

At Lodgings in Lyme

A Gay M/M Historical Romance (Oliver & Jack Book 2)
Book #2 from the series: Oliver & Jack

An orphan and his street thief companion flee London’s now-dangerous streets and the threat of the hangman’s noose. This is the love story of Oliver Twist and The Artful Dodger.

After Oliver commits murder to protect Jack, they head south to Lyme Regis. Along the way, Jack becomes ill, and Oliver is forced to gut fish to pay the doctor’s bills.

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