What would you do if the one who got away… came back?
"After all these years he still gets under my skin."
Tyler Lockhart takes life one day at a time. After serving in Afghanistan, he finds safety in his routine of making furniture with his Labrador, Jess, by his side. Single again after a relationship that just didn't work, he still holds hope that he'll find his happily ever after one day. Even if he's haunted by the distant memory of a fierce teenage love for his older brother's best friend.
"I won't let you trick me again."
Austin St. James is washed-up. After a successful run as the front man in rock band Vision X, it's been three years since he's made any music he's wanted to share. When his past comes calling, Austin knows he can't keep running. Returning to his hometown after eight years was not part of the plan and neither was having to call in a favor with his childhood friend, Tyler. All grown and muscled-up, the boy he once swore to protect is now a man and the tether that binds them is still fiercely electric.
"What are you doing?" "Making up for all the years I was supposed to be kissing you."
But so much has changed for the two men who lead very different lives. Tyler struggles with change and Austin uses it to cope with his past. When the unexpected reunion reignites the flame between them that never really died, will they be able to keep it alive?
Penny Wishes is a sweet and steamy second-chance gay romance. It is a full-length novel with no cliffhanger and an HEA.