The New Milton Series

A series of lightly connected contemporary MM romances set in the fictional seaside town of New Milton, Rhode Island. Can be read in any order.

Cover: Perfect Day by Sally Malcolm. Photograph: two men hold hands and walk along the beach away from the camera

Second chances…

The sort of book you finish with a heartfelt sigh of satisfaction and a dreamy smile” — All About Romance

When Joshua Newton, son of Long Island’s elite, fell in love with ambitious young actor Finn Callaghan, his world finally made sense. With every stolen moment, soft touch and breathless kiss, they fell deeper in love.

Their future together was settled, until Joshua made the worst mistake of his life…

Eight years later, Finn has returned to the seaside town where it all began. He’s on the brink of stardom, a far cry from the poor mechanic who spent one gorgeous summer falling in love on the beach.

The last thing he wants is a second chance with the man who broke his heart eight years ago. Finn has spent a long time forgetting Joshua Newton, and he certainly doesn’t plan to forgive him.

Pushed together by circumstance, yet kept apart by their history, old feelings soon begin to stir. Back in the place where their romance began, Joshua and Finn finally come to realize the truth: love endures.

Even when you don’t want it, even when you try to deny it, love endures.

Cover: Between the Lines by Sally Malcolm. Photo: A beach, two young men in swimming shorts face away from the camera, one is sitting in the shallows, the other is lying down. There is a surf board between them.

Opposites attract…

“I loved this book. It’s a reading highlight of this past year…gentle and lyrical but also engrossing and sexy.” — Cat Sebastian, author of A Gentleman Never Keeps Score

Eyes might be windows to the soul, but for Theo Wishart they’re all shuttered. His dyspraxia makes it hard to read people. He doesn’t do relationships and he certainly doesn’t do the great outdoors. Two weeks spent “embracing beach life” while he tries to close the deal on a once great, now fading seaside hotel is a special kind of hell.

Until Luca. Gorgeous, unreachable Luca.

Luca Moretti travels light, avoiding all romantic entanglements. Estranged from his parents, he vows this will be his last trip home to New Milton. His family’s hotel is on the verge of ruin and there’s nothing Luca can do to save it. He’s given up on the Majestic, he’s given up on his family and he’s given up on his future.

Until Theo. Prickly, captivating Theo.

No mushy feelings, no expectations, and no drama—that’s the deal. A simple summer fling. And it suits them both just fine. But as the summer wanes and their feelings deepen, it’s clear to everyone around them that Theo and Luca are falling in love.

What will it take for them to admit it to themselves—and to each other?

Cover: Love Around the Corner by Sally Malcolm. Illustration: two men hold hands walking through a snowy park holding a red umbrella.

Real life enemies, online lovers…

"Gorgeously romantic and utterly charming" All About Romance

Alfie Carter grew up in New Milton, caring for his sick father and keeping their auto repair shop on its feet. He’s touchy about his poor education and doesn’t take kindly to snide remarks from the town’s prickly bookstore owner—no matter how cute he looks in his skinny jeans. Left to run the family business alone, Alfie spends his lonely evenings indulging his secret passion for classic fiction and chatting online with witty, romantic ‘LLB’ as they fall in love over literature.

Leo Novak’s new life as owner of Bayside Books is floundering. And he could do without the town’s gorgeous, moody mechanic holding a grudge against him after an unfortunate—and totally not his fault— encounter last Christmas. Still reeling from a bad breakup and struggling to make friends in New Milton, Leo seeks comfort in his blossoming online romance with thoughtful, bookish ‘Camaro89’.

But as the holidays approach, ‘LLB’ and ‘Camaro89’ are planning to meet, and realities are about to collide…

Cover: Twice Shy by Sally Malcom. Two men stand side by side, ankles crossed, photographed from the neck down. One wears a jacket and smart shoes, the other a tank top and  sneakers.

Single dad meets teacher…

“Warm and tender and funny and simply thrumming with sexual tension and chemistry” — All About Romance

The last thing Joel Morgan wants is to fall in love again. Scarred by his failed marriage, Joel’s determined to keep his life emotionally stable—which means taking a job teaching fourth grade, fixing up his house on weekends, and avoiding absolutely all romantic entanglements. And he's doing great. Until he meets sweet but struggling single dad, Ollie Snow.

Following the tragic death of his sister and her husband two years earlier, Ollie became the legal guardian of their two young sons—much to the horror of the boys’ conservative grandparents. They think Ollie’s too young and too unreliable to raise their grandsons. So to prove them wrong, Ollie’s determined to parent the boys without anyone’s help.

Until he meets reserved but caring teacher, Joel Morgan.

As the only two men in the school’s Parent-Teacher Association, Joel and Ollie are thrown together over a series of fundraising events, and somewhere between the Beach Fun Run and the Fall Festival they fall in love. But Ollie has another reason for moving to New Milton—a reason he’s keeping close to his chest—and Joel’s wounded heart won’t trust a man with secrets.

Dare they hope for a future together, or will their past pain keep them apart forever?

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