We Can’t Both Be in Charge

Two men. One waterfront festival. Absolutely no agreement on who’s in charge.

Christopher Hayes likes things organized.

As the manager of The Harbor House, he’s built his career on preparation, precision, and making sure everything runs exactly as planned. And with Oval Harbor’s biggest summer festival approaching, he has enough to worry about without a ridiculously attractive sound engineer helping himself to the catering staff’s sandwiches.

Cole Adrian knows how to handle complicated situations.

As a professional sound engineer, he’s accustomed to demanding performers, unpredictable schedules, and equipment that never seems to cooperate. What he isn’t accustomed to is a handsome restaurant manager who can turn a disagreement over cable placement into the most entertaining conversation he’s had in months.

Christopher believes in schedules.

Cole believes in flexibility.

Both believe they’re very good at their jobs.

Unfortunately, they’re also becoming very interested in each other.

What begins with a stolen sandwich and a professional disagreement quickly turns into flirtation, unexpected chemistry, and the realization that working together might be considerably more enjoyable than either anticipated.

But when Cole receives an opportunity to spend eight weeks on tour, their promising new relationship faces its first real challenge.

Can two independent men with demanding careers learn to make room for something neither planned?

Or will they discover that sometimes the best relationships begin when nobody insists on having the final say?

We Can’t Both Be in Charge is a warm, witty M/M contemporary romantic comedy featuring two capable men in their thirties, workplace chemistry, playful banter, small-town charm, and a happily-ever-after worth making room for.

Book Four in the Trouble Comes in Waves series. Each book features a different couple and can be enjoyed as a standalone romance.