This love story is heartrending, swoon-worthy, and extremely well-told. Publishers Weekly,starred review

A man whos been moving his whole life finally finds a reason to stay put.

Charlie Matheson has spent his life taking care of things. When his parents died two days before his eighteenth birthday, he took care of his younger brother, even though that meant putting his own dreams on hold. He took care of his fathers hardware store, building it into something known several towns over. He took care of the cat he found in the woodsso now he has a cat.

When a stranger with epic tattoos and a glare to match starts coming into Mathesons Hardware, buying things seemingly at random and lugging them off in a car so beat-up Charlie feels bad for it, his instinct is to help. When the man comes in for the fifth time in a week, Charlie cant resist intervening.

Rye Janssen has spent his life breaking things. Promises. His parents hearts. Leases. He isnt used to people wanting to put things back togethernot the crumbling house he just inherited, not his future and certainly not him. But the longer he stays in Garnet Run, the more he can see himself belonging there. And the more time he spends with Charlie, the more he can see himself falling asleep in Charlies armsand waking up in them.

Is this what it feels like to have a homeand someone to share it with?

Carina Adores is home to romantic love stories where LGBTQ+ characters find their happily-ever-afters.

Garnet Run
Book 1: Better Than People
Book 2: Best Laid Plans
Book 3: The Lights on Knockbridge Lane