KM Neuhold Books in Order
This page gathers all KM Neuhold books in order, with series lists, summaries, reading order tips, and where to start with her low angst, high heat queer romances.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
54 books
Worth the Wait
by KM Neuhold
2015
After a serious accident changes everything, Abby uses her settlement money to buy the bar she and Ethan have always dreamed about. Turning friendship and shared plans into a real future means facing fear, finances, and the question of whether love is worth the risk.
Hard to Resist
by KM Neuhold
2016
A self proclaimed good guy swears off relationships after too many heartbreaks, only to be relentlessly courted by someone who refuses to take the hint. Between banter, missteps, and late night confessions, saying "never again" starts to sound a lot like denial.
Impossible Girl
by KM Neuhold
2016
Dex has spent four years celibate, convinced casual sex is not for him. Remy is the wild, commitment shy girl who needs a calculus tutor and expects another fling. Their slow slide from lessons to real partnership proves that nerds can be impossible to resist.
Naughty Angel
by KM Neuhold
2016
Tattooed playboy Asher is bored of easy college hookups. Sweet, nervous Eve has never even been kissed. When the so called delinquent falls for the campus super virgin, both have to rewrite what they thought college love would look like.
Closet Case
by KM Neuhold
2017
He has spent years keeping his private life neatly locked away, more comfortable pretending than risking rejection. Falling for someone who lives loudly and refuses to be hidden forces him to choose between old fears and an honest shot at happiness.
From Ashes
by KM Neuhold
2017
A desperate online post from someone who wants to die haunts Adam, a tattoo artist grieving his brother’s suicide. When a burned, broken stranger walks into Heathens Ink asking for a phoenix tattoo, Adam realizes he has a second chance to save someone.
Going Commando
by KM Neuhold
2017
Royal has loved his straight best friend Nash for years, then falls for Zade, a marine trying to rebuild his life. When all three men are pulled together, they have to decide if jealousy or an honest, committed MMM relationship will win out.
Rescue Me
by KM Neuhold
2017
A fun night out turns into a nightmare, and tattoo artist Madden survives only because a former marine refuses to leave him. As nightmares and guilt set in, Thane is determined to save Madden again, this time from the shadows in his own head.
Shattered Pieces
by KM Neuhold
2017
Gage shut down after losing the man he loved to suicide, until flamboyant Beck storms into Heathens Ink in heels and lace. Two people cracked by grief find a way to fit their jagged edges together and believe in happiness again.
Beat of Their Own Drum
by KM Neuhold
2018
Downward Spiral’s wild drummer has earned his bad reputation, so management hires Bennett to babysit him. Sparks fly as the so called handler refuses to be intimidated, old connections resurface, and the band’s resident chaos magnet learns to slow his tempo.
Face the Music
by KM Neuhold
2018
Years after walking away from the man he loved without a goodbye, rock star Lincoln finds fame has not filled the hole he left. A chance reunion forces him to confront past cowardice, rebuild trust, and decide whether he can be brave enough to stay.
Flash Me
by KM Neuhold
2018
Trans photographer Liam has built a found family and a thriving business, but romance scares him. His crush on steady therapist Wyatt collides with his connection to wounded ex con Owen, and together they explore whether love can truly be shared.
Heart
by KM Neuhold
2018
After a bad ex and a criminal record, Heart swears off trusting anyone. Helping his nerdy friend practice in bed and clashing with his gruff parole officer chips at those walls. Soon an MMM tangle becomes a real triad built on care and second chances.
Inked in Vegas
by KM Neuhold
2018
With their wedding a week away, Madden and Thane head to Vegas for a bachelor party that spirals into scavenger hunts, impulsive vows, and an encounter with an ex. It is chaotic, tender, and exactly the kind of pre wedding madness you expect from Heathens.
Play it by Ear
by KM Neuhold
2018
Lando wrote hit songs about the unforgettable weekend he spent with Dawson, only for an accident to steal Dawson’s memories of it. Recreating that connection, step by step, means falling in love a second time and proving their story is more than a song.
Rebel
by KM Neuhold
2018
Rebel is the life of the party and a star at Ballsy Boys, but no one sees past his on camera persona. When Troy, the breakup specialist hired to dump him, refuses to be impressed by fame, casual hookups give way to a relationship worth fighting for.
Tank
by KM Neuhold
2018
Tank and fellow porn star Brewer cannot stand each other, until a scene forces them into close contact and the sparks are undeniable. What starts as enemies with benefits turns into a fake relationship, then something neither man is ready to lose.
Unraveled
by KM Neuhold
2018
Clay only feels calm when he is bound, but he is terrified to ask for what he wants. Confessing his shibari kink to his overworked best friend and roommate Max upends their friendship and opens the door to a best friends to lovers journey.
Campy
by KM Neuhold
2019
Campy lies to everyone, from his mom about his job to his coworkers about his past. A new roommate, breakout TV cowboy Jackson, sees through the act. As secrets spill, the man who lives behind a stage name has to decide who he really wants to be.
Change of Heart
by KM Neuhold
2019
Easton donated his late husband’s heart, then cannot stop wondering about the man it saved. Meeting River was never part of the plan, but shared grief, unexpected attraction, and the steady lub dub of a familiar heartbeat draw them toward a second chance at love.
Heel
by KM Neuhold
2019
Adrian is a sweet pup recovering from abuse, more comfortable in high heels and a tail than in his own skin. Vale, the man he calls Daddy, offers gentle structure, fierce protection, and the kind of love that makes their shared kinks feel safe.
Pixie
by KM Neuhold
2019
Pixie is the adored, flirty baby of Ballsy Boys, but what he really wants is a Daddy. Fixated on an older man who insists he is wrong for him, Pixie sets out to prove he deserves more than casual comfort, and maybe the forever he craves.
Rocket Science
by KM Neuhold
2019
Elijah is a math genius working on his PhD and nursing a lifelong crush on his best friend’s older brother. Pax was supposed to be off limits, yet casual hangouts turn into kisses, tutoring sessions blur into dates, and atoms crash into something like love.
Stay
by KM Neuhold
2019
Jonas and Lars have been in love for a decade, but discovering an unexpected kink upends Jonas’s sense of self. Through letters to a sex advice columnist and vulnerable talks with Lars, they learn how puppy play can deepen, not threaten, their bond.
Strike a Chord
by KM Neuhold
2019
With the band’s image tanking, a guitarist agrees to fake date his best friend’s twin brother, Paris, for the cameras. Pretend hand holding, staged interviews, and years of secret crushes collide in a story that tests whether they can make the act permanent.
Uncomplicated
by KM Neuhold
2019
Tired of empty hookups, a man who craves something lasting finds himself falling for his best friend Cas and Cas’s ex, Finn. What looks messy from the outside might be the most honest, uncomplicated love he has ever known, if they all lean in.
Unexpected
by KM Neuhold
2019
In the wider Heathens Ink and Inked world, a man convinced he knows exactly how his life should look is blindsided by a connection he never saw coming. Letting go of old plans may be the only way to claim the unexpected future waiting for him.
Caulky
by KM Neuhold
2020
Fresh off a breakup, Ren hires a gorgeous contractor to renovate his bathroom, planning on nothing more than a rebound. Between anonymous, flirty chats with “CaulkyAF” and real life chemistry with Cole, casual fun turns into something much deeper.
Daddy
by KM Neuhold
2020
Joey has spent years behind the camera at Ballsy Boys, convinced sex just is not his thing. Helping launch the Kinky Boys studio in Vegas and meeting the calm, insistent Daddy running it awakens desires for caretaking, submission, and real partnership.
Four Letter Word
by KM Neuhold
2020
Loving two best friends at once has always felt greedy, until Riot learns the word polyamory. As a sweet toothed bartender pulls him into a fourth connection, the group has to decide whether they can build a complicated, beautiful life together.
Hardwood
by KM Neuhold
2020
A forty something carpet installer who spent decades in the closet falls hard for his daughter’s bow tie wearing music teacher. Admitting he is gay, coming out to family, and risking his tidy life may be the only way to claim a real future.
Heathens Ink Shorts and Bonus Scenes
by KM Neuhold
2020
This collection gathers extra scenes and shorts from the Heathens Ink universe, from first date nights after babies to tattoo competitions and graduations, offering warm, sometimes steamy snapshots of favorite characters long after their main stories end.
Nailed
by KM Neuhold
2020
Stone’s new neighbor seems to hate him on sight, so Stone declares war with early morning lawn mowing, misplaced trash cans, and even a backyard petting zoo. Their prank battle only cranks up the attraction until enemies to lovers becomes inevitable.
Painted Lace
by KM Neuhold
2020
Austin lives by color coded schedules and neat lines, until chaotic painter Keaton crashes into his life. What starts as a casual hookup turns into a relationship that splashes bright, joyful mess all over his carefully controlled world.
Pretty Boy
by KM Neuhold
2020
Sterling has spent his life hiding a birthmark that makes strangers stare and dates vanish. When wealthy, confident Barrett walks into his tiny Texas bar and calls him beautiful, the idea of being someone’s treasured boy instead of a joke stops feeling absurd.
Ranger
by KM Neuhold
2020
War left Ranger with PTSD and a shrinking world, until a therapy dog named Benny and his sunny trainer Julian arrive. Between long walks, farm animals, and slow, careful intimacy, Ranger begins to believe he can build a life worth staying for.
Screwed
by KM Neuhold
2020
Ollie wakes up in Vegas married to his brother in law’s best friend, a man who already turned him down once. Their friends are betting on how long the mistake lasts, but a yearlong wager and a lot of fake PDA start feeling dangerously real.
Ziggy: A Gay Romance
by KM Neuhold
2020
Ziggy finally finds the language for the puppy play fantasies that have always tugged at him, but fear of ridicule keeps him quiet. Meeting someone who treats his kink as something to celebrate, not fix, teaches him that he can be loved exactly as he is.
Brave Boy
by KM Neuhold
2021
Emerson prefers fictional worlds and online chats to real life, where his stutter ties his tongue. Flirting under the screen name BraveBoy with "LonelyDaddy" feels safe, until he suspects the man he is messaging might be the ginger he longs to call Daddy in person.
By the Numbers
by KM Neuhold
2021
A genius who tracks everything in spreadsheets, including his hookups, makes the mistake of falling for his roommate. When Theo finds his secret drawer of toys, a no strings fling seems logical, but it is the feelings they cannot quantify that matter most.
Drilled
by KM Neuhold
2021
When a new hire at Four Bears turns out to be the narrator’s first crush and the man who left his sister at the altar, old hurt flares into fury. A month of forced proximity at a remote campground turns enemies back into lovers.
Operation Meet Cute
by KM Neuhold
2021
Harlow is determined to engineer the perfect movie style meet cute, but every staged mishap with strangers flops. Real romance sneaks up on him in the form of his upstairs best friend, turning their everyday closeness into the grand gesture he always wanted.
Operation Meet the Parents
by KM Neuhold
2021
In this follow up novella, Harlow and his best friend turned boyfriend take the next big step, heading home to meet family. Nerves, expectations, and a few disasters test them, but every awkward moment proves they are in this happily ever after together.
Stripped
by KM Neuhold
2021
A ripped, trans construction worker reconnects with his former summer camp crush, now a tweed wearing professor who swears he does not date. Friendship, flirting, and rainy nights on the couch slowly peel away their defenses toward a hard won HEA.
Stubborn Boys
by KM Neuhold
2021
A veteran living with scars and a missing leg has convinced himself he is too broken for romance. Nolan, the bright man he quietly loves, and meddling Daddy Alden refuse to accept that. Together they build a stubborn, deeply tender MMM partnership.
Stud
by KM Neuhold
2021
For three years, a grumpy bar owner has been dodging the earnest advances of a younger construction worker. When West shows up in lace panties and with a trail of disastrous dates, resisting turns into sabotage, and then into something real.
Crankshaft
by KM Neuhold
2022
Running Big Bull Mechanics leaves little time for dating, and the owner has sworn off boyfriends. Teaching a dorky vet to fix up his rusting car, sharing late night beers, and slipping into bed "just as friends" makes staying detached impossible.
Dirty Trick
by KM Neuhold
2022
On Palm Island, one man keeps faking hookups to scare off the crush he refuses to confess to. His long game of getting under Boston’s skin finally backfires when enemies with benefits starts to look a lot like real, inconvenient love.
Meet Me There
by KM Neuhold
2022
Fifteen years after losing touch, an unexpected reunion on Bourbon Street throws two former internet pen pals back together. As their touring careers keep them in different cities, "meet me there" becomes a mantra for a low angst, long distance friends to lovers romance.
Mountain Topped
by KM Neuhold
2022
Bowen is nursing an impossible crush on his straight best friend Hawthorne when a hookup with fellow climber Aldis complicates everything. Admitting his deepest fantasy leads to three men tangled in ropes, feelings, and the question of whether a messy triad can last.
Perfect Ten
by KM Neuhold
2022
Bambi came to Palm Island to escape and has drifted ever since. Moving in with flirtatious bartender Ten for the off season means surfing lessons, first times, and realizing the island’s real magic might be the man he is sharing a bed with.
Stroker
by KM Neuhold
2022
Eight years after a drunken wedding that turned into a secret marriage, two mechanics end up as roommates again. Gates delights in tormenting his ex with pranks and broken "stroker rods," but every joke hides unfinished business and unresolved heat.
Taken by Storm
by KM Neuhold
2022
Most locals avoid moody chef Storm, but his waiter Hennessy is not easily scared. When Storm’s ex husband shows up and refuses to leave, fake dating his boss seems like a harmless plan, right up until pretend kisses become the best part of his day.
Stick Shift
by KM Neuhold
2023
Red has loved his best friend Journey since they were teens, but Journey has always dated women. When a surprise inheritance brings Journey home to run a small farm, sharing a house and caring for a misfit menagerie nudges a believable bi awakening.
Where should I start?
If you want gruff blue collar romance: Caulky → Nailed → Hardwood → Screwed
If you like tattoo shop angst and healing: Rescue Me → Going Commando → From Ashes → Shattered Pieces
If you are curious about nerdy, brainy heroes: Rocket Science → Four Letter Word → By the Numbers
If you want Daddy/boy stories with big feelings: Pretty Boy → Brave Boy → Stubborn Boys
If you prefer band drama and rock star romance: Face the Music → Play it by Ear → Beat of Their Own Drum → Strike a Chord
Author bio
K.M. Neuhold likes to joke that she has been a romance junkie longer than she has been a published author. Long before her name ever hit a cover, she was the kid filling blank notebooks with stories and daydreaming her way through class, already half in love with the characters in her head.
Her early life was shaped as much by animals as by books. She studied Animal Science at the University of Wisconsin Madison and spent years working as a veterinary assistant and vet tech, planning for vet school and living in a world of fur, medicine, and night shifts. The work was demanding and hands on, but it also taught her a lot about caretaking, grief, and the quiet ways people show love.
Writing was always there in the background. As a teenager she drafted a doorstopper fantasy inspired by the kind of epic stories she loved to read. In her twenties she started teaching herself the nuts and bolts of self publishing. By 2015, burnt out on her day job and obsessed with romance novels, she took the leap and released her first new adult, male female romances, just to see if she could.
A chance encounter with an MM romance changed everything. She has talked often about how seeing “lovely, and sometimes damaged, men finding their happily ever after together” flipped a switch for her. Very quickly her focus shifted almost entirely to MM and MMM romances, and the worlds of Heathens Ink, Four Bears Construction, and more began to take shape.
Today she is best known for queer romances that mix big feelings, easy banter, and explicit heat. Tattoo artists working through old trauma at Heathens Ink, bearded construction workers in Four Bears Construction, rock stars in Replay, nerds in Love Logic, and island locals in The Off Season all share the same DNA: found family, communication, kink handled with care, and endings that feel both comforting and earned.
Neuhold is openly bisexual and polyamorous and likes to say she is “in love with love.” That perspective shows up in her work through joyful queer communities, poly relationships that are treated as real love stories, and a fondness for what readers jokingly call acceptance porn and communication kink. Mental health, grief, disability, and trauma are all present in her books, but the lens is always hope.
She also has a running joke about her “OCD” need to give every side character a full backstory. In practice, that means a lot of spin offs. A grumpy mechanic in one book might be headlining his own series a year later, and a throwaway joke about a gay resort island can turn into a whole off season universe once readers fall for the side characters.
When she is not writing, she is usually doing something wonderfully ordinary. She lives with her husband and their huskies, including the much mentioned Lola. Free time tends to mean Netflix on in the background, a dog wedged against her side, or a cozy video game open on her laptop. On good days she hauls that laptop out to the backyard firepit and writes under the morning sky.
She has built a friendly, approachable presence with readers, chatting in her Facebook group, answering questions in AMAs, and sharing works in progress with supporters. Whether she is talking craft on a podcast or posting pictures of dog hair on her clothes, the throughline is the same as in her books: warmth, humor, and a stubborn belief that everyone deserves a happy ending.
If you are new to her work, she often suggests starting with the Four Bears Construction books, then wandering wherever your favorite side character leads you next.
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