Hands On, Good Boy

A master woodworker with a heavy past. An apprentice desperate for guidance. One shop rule: do exactly as you’re told.

Rowan At twenty-six, I’m cut off, broke, and starting over. I didn’t expect my new boss to be a grumpy, rugged, fifty-three-year-old silver fox who runs his woodworking shop with absolute authority. Declan Brody is massive, intimidating, and demands perfection. But the way he watches my hands on the wood makes my pulse pound. When I do a good job, the deep praise rumbling in his chest melts me completely. I’ve spent my life looking for someone to guide me, and Declan feels like the safest place in the world. But I’m just his apprentice. Crossing that line could ruin the only good thing I have left.

Declan Eight years ago, an accident in the shop took everything from me. I shut down. I built walls. I don’t do complications, and I definitely don’t do eager, beautiful twenty-six-year-old apprentices who look at me like I hang the moon. Rowan is too young, too raw, and entirely off-limits. But the boy is brave. He’s dedicated. And he thrives under my direction. When a close call in the shop snaps my control, I realize just how much he needs my hands on him. I’m going to teach him everything. I’m going to rebuild him. And I’m going to make sure he knows exactly who he belongs to.

Hands On, Good Boy is a high-heat, standalone contemporary MM romance featuring a grumpy silver fox, an eager apprentice, intense praise, hurt/comfort, and a guaranteed happily ever after.