May Archer Books in Order
Find May Archer books in order, with short summaries and guides to the author's series that help you choose where to start and what to read next.
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May Archer books in publication order
29 books
The Easy Way
by May Archer
2017
Burdened with his family’s company after a fatal plane crash, Camden Seaver meets an FBI agent investigating his brother. Cort’s search for his missing foster brother begins with deception, but their attraction makes conflicting loyalties increasingly difficult to navigate.
The Long Way
by May Archer
2017
Blamed for a fatal plane crash, Damon seeks evidence against the senator he believes engineered it. The senator’s son Cain becomes his unlikely ally, and their dangerous search for justice forces both men to risk trust and acknowledge growing attraction.
The Date
by May Archer
2018
Disappointed by dating in small-town O’Leary, baker Caelan reluctantly trusts an app to arrange a blind date. Meeting Navy SEAL Ash creates an immediate connection, but turning one promising evening into something lasting requires more than chemistry.
The Fall
by May Archer
2018
Widower Everett reluctantly moves to O’Leary to care for his grandfather and meets commitment-shy police officer Silas. Their growing attraction offers a fresh start, but mysterious disappearances and unresolved grief threaten to keep them from building a future together.
The Right Way
by May Archer
2018
Obsessed with destroying the mob boss who murdered his loved ones, Sebastian Seaver risks losing everything still worth protecting. His best friend Drew struggles to save him, while a revealing kiss exposes feelings hidden for years amid escalating danger.
The Fire
by May Archer
2019
Parker’s return to O’Leary reopens the hurt he left with Jamie eleven years earlier. Trapped together during a blizzard, the former friends confront an enduring attraction, though moving forward means overcoming old resentment and conflicting expectations about their future.
The Gift
by May Archer
2019
Starting over in O’Leary, guarded Daniel finds an unexpected friend in veterinarian Julian. An impulsive lie turns their friendship into a pretend relationship, forcing both men to confront feelings that complicate Daniel’s insistence that he wants no romantic commitments.
The Night
by May Archer
2019
A solitary firefighter has never forgotten the man who married him in Las Vegas and vanished the next day. When Liam returns to O’Leary with a child, their lingering attraction clashes with old hurt and an uncertain reason for his visit.
The Note
by May Archer
2019
Eight years after a high-school neighbor promised lasting love, a wedding planner finds himself organizing that man’s ideal Valentine’s Day ceremony. Facing a celebration in which someone else will be the groom brings their shared history painfully into focus.
The Secret
by May Archer
2019
Constantine accepts work from his family’s business rival while trying to make amends for past mistakes. Attraction to his older employer Micah complicates the arrangement, forcing them to navigate professional boundaries, family hostility and feelings neither intended to pursue.
The World
by May Archer
2019
A man who dreamed of a nomadic life finds little to admire in wealthy, globe-trotting entrepreneur Taika Parata. An unexpected encounter challenges their assumptions about each other, revealing possibilities neither imagined beyond their sharply different circumstances.
Off Plan
by May Archer
2020
Doctor Mason Bloom arrives on Whispering Key expecting a prestigious resort job and finds a crumbling property instead. The island’s eccentric community and infuriating tour guide challenge his professional ambitions, his assumptions about attraction and his plans to leave.
Off Key
by May Archer
2021
A successful musician still loves his former best friend, who married his sister while he pursued his career. A cross-country road trip reunites them, revealing secrets and forcing him to consider whether honesty might finally make a relationship possible.
Pick Me
by May Archer
2021
A temporary orchard job brings a restless young man to Vermont and into the home of gruff Knox Sunday. Their growing attachment challenges both men’s plans to leave, forcing them to reconsider where their ambitions and sense of belonging lie.
The Light
by May Archer
2021
Four years after losing Fran, a man drives toward his former lover’s remote cabin as a blizzard approaches O’Leary. Unable to forget their connection, he hopes to discover whether the feelings they abandoned still offer a chance of reconciliation.
Hand Picked
by May Archer
2022
A drunken evening leaves a Vermont newcomer unexpectedly hand-fasted to his handsome neighbor, single father Webb Sunday. As the town embraces their accidental commitment, genuine attraction complicates an arrangement Webb insists cannot become a lasting relationship.
Pick One
by May Archer
2022
A reserved mathematics professor falls for his exuberant roommate and best friend, Teagan, while weighing a dream job elsewhere. Certain his affection is unreturned, he faces a choice between ambition and friendship until one evening changes the possibilities.
Bone to Pick
by May Archer
2023
Furious about failing a class, a twenty-six-year-old student confronts the professor he also finds irresistible. Arriving at Theo Hancock’s remote cabin after drinking proves poorly timed when snow strands them together with one bed and unresolved attraction.
Cherry Picked
by May Archer
2023
Hawk Sunday has spent years longing for his brother’s best friend, Jack, who still treats him as someone to protect. Asking Jack for help gaining sexual experience exposes the contradiction between his refusal and his jealousy of other men.
Unicorns Forever
by May Archer
2023
Mason brings his boyfriend Fenn home to meet Micah and Constantine, linking friends from Whispering Key and O’Leary. Their first visit becomes an affectionate collision of relationships, competitive spirits and abundant rainbow glitter in this short crossover story.
The Pretenders of Copper County
by May Archer
2024
A protection assignment becomes complicated when a bodyguard’s unsuspecting charge endangers their safehouse. Posing as married campground hosts gives them cover, but growing affection for Chris makes the approaching threat from his mafia connections intensely personal.
The Rivals of Copper County
by May Archer
2024
A settled single father insists his life needs nothing until childhood rival Jasper returns as his son’s hockey coach. Their renewed competition and closeness force him to question his contentment, his assumptions about desire and the future he wants.
The Stargazers of Copper County
by May Archer
2024
An attraction to the younger man who tends his lawn surprises the owner of a stargazing retreat. As conversations and coded messages reveal Theo’s artistic talent, their connection grows beyond admiration and challenges assumptions about age, distance and permanence.
Hot Chicken
by May Archer
2025
A ceramic rooster sets off another summer of romantic confusion in Little Pippin Hollow. Five connected stories revisit the Sunday couples as proposals, family surprises and the ordinary complications of lasting relationships test their lives together.
Kiss My Axe
by May Archer
2025
A marketing disaster sends a Manhattan professional to an inherited Vermont treehouse, where lumberjack Beckett disputes his claim to the surrounding forest. Their antagonism turns into attraction, complicating plans to regroup briefly and return to city life.
The Misfits of Copper County
by May Archer
2025
After accidentally burning down his contractor’s home, a visiting writer invites stoic Brewer to move into his attic. Living together during renovations transforms their relationship, making a supposedly temporary stay in Copper County increasingly difficult to leave behind.
Axe Backwards
by May Archer
2026
Photographer Callahan has left his family’s criminal business, but a visit to family camp threatens to pull him back. Sheriff Holden’s improvised claim to be his fiancé offers unexpected comfort, until secrets and another proposed heist endanger their growing bond.
Axes and Ohs
by May Archer
2026
After sabotaging a homophobic client’s campaign, a remorseful man travels to Vermont to apologize to the person blamed for the scandal. Meeting grounded local Carlos sparks attraction, but their very different lives make pursuing it another uncertain gamble.
Hot Axe
by May Archer
2026
Firefighter Ames has hidden his love for best friend Robbie for years, convinced their friendship can never become more. An injury and an unguarded confession change that, leaving both men to confront feelings while Robbie nurses him through recovery.
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