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The below were recommended during June 2023 on Twitter. Enjoy!

Signed, Sealed, Delivered (2018) 13.4K words, thesnowyswan

CEO Robert is looking to acquire land for a new ‘this one is gold’ development in his home village that is held in trust by a board of directors which he is a part of. The problem is Aaron is now representing his family on that board and Robert is not his favorite person by a long shot. In order to get Aaron to sign the contract for the land, Robert decides to use his sexual wiles to coax him around by the deadline. Okay, fine, but Aaron has three rules that need to be followed. If any are broken then that’s it. But what happens if you break the rules because real feelings get in the way?

Endless (2018) 15.3K words, makoto4

Robert and Aaron have finally got married. But it’s days later and after suffering two seizures, Robert has permanent brain damage to his long term memory with little, to no hope, of it ever returning. All those around them are strangers to him including his husband, which he refers to as Mr. Dingle, as well as his families. As Robert tries to figure out who this new clean slate version of him is, he begins to reconnect with both Aaron and Liv as well as forming a new closeness to Chas. But the real test will be whether Aaron himself can accept Robert as he is now or mourn the husband and man he’s known for years as gone forever…

You put that magic in my bones series (2017) 23.7K words, wafflesofdoom

A two part series. After a decade, Robert has come home to take over as head of his magical family. The usual suspects are upset over his return especially Katie since Andy is currently head of the Sugdens. No matter, he’s there and his magic is so strong that his siblings accept his new status. Then there’s Aaron that Robert senses has strong powers but refuses to use or even acknowledge them. That doesn’t stop them from getting involved even with the colored history from his childhood/teen years. The follow up has Aaron having disturbing nightmares he can’t remember that leads to a disturbing figure from his past trying to re-enter his life.

I Can’t Bear To Let You Go (2016) 14.8K words, DirtyLilGreaseMonkey

After months of putting himself back together and the vile one dealt with, it’s time for Aaron to stop staying at Keeper’s Cottage with Robert and move back in to the pub and return to work at the scrapyard. The closeness that grew between Robert and Aaron over the months now seems strained and they don’t know how to be around each other. Robert wants to take Aaron out on an official first date but is unsure if Aaron’s feelings have changed for him. Does he still hate him? Is mates all they’ll ever be? Is it a total lost cause or is that date Robert so desperately wants gonna happen?

An Affair to Remember (2017), 38.5K words, lullabelle_moon

As we open, Aaron’s boyfriend has proposed to him in the middle of the busy pub and he accepts. The thing is, instead of feeling happy and excited, Aaron feels empty. Enter Robert who has just returned to the village after his divorce to start over. Aaron takes it upon himself to become Robert’s mate which doesn’t sit well with the fiancé, Rick. As time passes, feelings build but since Aaron is engaged and Robert is apparently straight, they don’t act on it… that is, until they can no longer help themselves. Will Aaron continue his plans to marry Rick or choose the man that he dreams about being his… Robert?

Tooth and nail (2016) 4.9K words, craystiel

Aaron’s bottling it and Robert has no idea what is wrong and what he did or didn’t do as Aaron isn’t talking. Instead Aaron runs off to Adam’s. That leaves Robert (and Liv) wondering what the problem may be and the only way to get to the bottom of it is fight for their relationship.

The Primary Colours (2018-2019), 143.3K words, softlyspoken

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