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Safe Harbor (Pine Cove Book 1) by [HJ Welch]

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Robin Coal wonders if asking his straight housemate Dair to be his fake boyfriend for his high school reunion will be the worst thing he’s ever done…or the best. But there’s no way he’s going home to face his abusive ex alone, and former Marine Dair is just the protection he needs. So long as he doesn’t find out about Robin’s secret crush, everything will be fine.

Mechanic Dair Epping never expected to spend a week sharing a bed with his adorkable friend, however pretending to be bi is easier than he imagined. He knows he’ll do anything to keep Robin safe from his ex-boyfriend, but as the chemistry between them grows, the line between fake and reality begins to blur.

Could Dair actually be bi? Even if he was, would an ex-Marine really be interested in a computer geek like Robin? When his ex’s intentions turn dangerous, how far will Dair go to protect the man he’s falling for?

Book One in Pine Cove. Safe Harbor is a steamy, standalone MM romance novel with a guaranteed HEA and absolutely no cliffhanger.

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May 17, 2019
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Troubled Waters (Pine Cove Book 2)
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07RF99XHY
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 17, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 5724 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 302 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #250,216 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,535 in Gay & Lesbian
- #4,067 in Gay Fiction
- #6,951 in Gay Romance

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HJ Welch is an author of contemporary MM romance, including the international bestselling Homecoming Hearts series. She lives in London with her husband and two balls of fluff that occasionally pretend to be cats. She began writing at an early age, later honing her craft online in the world of fanfiction on sites like Wattpad. Fifteen years and over a million words later, she sought out original MM novels to read. By the end of 2016 she had written her first book of her own, and in 2017 she fulfilled her lifelong dream of becoming a full-time author. You can follow her at @helenjwrites or join her Facebook group Helen's Jewels!

She also writes contemporary British MM romance as Helen Juliet.

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Beth I-L

Sweet friends to lovers story

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 27, 2022

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I enjoyed this first book in the series and look forward to reading more. The town of Pine Cove sounds wonderful.

Robin is a successful software designer who suffers from a self image problem. Dare is a former Marine, current mechanic who moves in with Robin and his friend Peyton. He is looking for a sense of be,ongoing he’s been missing since his break up and since leaving the Marines.

When Robin has to go home for his ten year class reunion and Peyton suggests Dare go with him as his fake boyfriend to keep Robin’s ex away Dare agrees hoping it will bring he and Robin closer as friends. Robin is nursing a big crush on Dare so while he agrees he’s worried.

As always happens with this trope things progress from fake to real and it is a very sweet journey. I loved Robin’s family and friends in Pine Cove. The story element with the ex is an interesting peek into some of Robin’s issues. The crisis moment is gut clenching and the resolution is wonderful. I loved the book’s ending and it makes me look forward to the next books even more.

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When you nerd confirmation there is "the perfect one" who just perfect for only you!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 19, 2022

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Robin is a "geek" with technology and is working day & night and needs a vacation . His 10th year reunion is just around the corner and his twin has been working nonstop on it. Dair "alpha male" the Military Marine is now working as a mechanic. Fair looking for an apt to share with roommates, so he not living alone. The plan becomes more then anticipated and fear of abusive ex's can cause havoc in best laid plans. MM romance

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James Fitzgerald & David Smith

Great story

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 14, 2023

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Sweet and romantic story set in a quaint town with some quirky characters. I like a friends to lovers book.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 7, 2021

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This was a very sweet and fun book for me, with lots of humor and just enough seriousness to keep it from becoming too schmaltzy. I spent a lot of time smiling and laughing out loud. I found the main characters likeable; in fact, Dair is SO perfect that he'd be nauseating if he didn't have his own self doubt as an imperfection to make him a little more realistic. The side characters are fun as well, except for, of course, Robin's horrid ex, but that's a given from the blurb. His one friend Emery is possibly a bit much over the top and there are some clichés here and there, but I really enjoyed the whole story. The fake boyfriend thing didn't feel too forced and when Robin and Dair made mistakes or didn't communicate well, there was enough in their backgrounds to make those mistakes believable enough.
The narration by Nick J. Russo was quite good. He has a habit of pronouncing the word "hardly" as "heartily," but beyond that, it felt totally real.
I've already downloaded the next book. :)

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Wellington

sweet heroes

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 17, 2020

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Synopsis: Robin Coal wonders if asking his straight housemate Dair to be his fake boyfriend for his high school reunion will be the worst thing he’s ever done or the best. But there’s no way he’s going home to face his abusive ex alone, and former Marine Dair is just the protection he needs. So long as he doesn’t find out about Robin’s secret crush, everything will be fine. Mechanic Dair Epping never expected to spend a week sharing a bed with his adorkable friend, however pretending to be bi is easier than he imagined. He knows he’ll do anything to keep Robin safe from his ex-boyfriend, but as the chemistry between them grows, the line between fake and reality begins to blur.

Review: These are 2 sweet heroes! They are both relatable and their chemistry is great. Each of the heroes learns to embrace his assets and that they are each strong, but vulnerable. The story is solid. The pacing is good. The author has made both heroes and their relationship totally relatable.

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Dixiecowgirl060

Delightful journey of friendship to love and more.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 20, 2019

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Delightful journey of friendship to love and more. Just all the feels in this one for me. I so enjoyed the main and supporting characters in this story. There are really several characters that i would like to know more about. In an introduction book to a series for it to not only have you fall in love with the MC but also some of the supporting characters make it really a great read. I would love to live in a town like Pine Cove!!

Robin and Dair have all kinds of connection and they will steam up your kindle in the best way. This book really was about emotional intimacy and how attraction plays a role in that becoming romantic love. This book was just good for my soul as the main characters really take care of each other and learn more about themselves as they do. The characters are not perfect and i love that their flaws bring them closer together.

This is the first book in the Pine Cove series and i cannot wait for the next book!

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I Love Dair!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 20, 2021

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Safe Harbor is the first book in the Pine Cove series, a contemporary romance series set within a small town. Safe Harbor features the following tropes: fake-boyfriends, gay/bi/pan-awakening, and protective love interest. I love all of these tropes and really enjoyed this sweet story. There were times when the book plot was a little melodramatic, but the characters were so wonderful I didn’t even care. I loved how tender and sweet the big, tough, former-Marine Dair was. He was like Snow White but as a veteran mechanic.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 5, 2021

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This book series is already full of life. There's so many fascinating characters to explore it's ripe for sequels and prequels. This story has all the tropes of fake boyfriends with lots of drama injected into it. It was very well written but the first half was tedious at times. The pace really ramps up though. Anyone who likes man on man romance should give this book a shot

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Julia Smith

Beautiful

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 21, 2020

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This has been a joy to read from start to finish. I was really rooting for Blair and Robin from word go. Loved it!

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Liash

Enjoyable and heartwarming read

Reviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on August 21, 2019

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This was a fun and sweet read. It is a friends-to-lovers story, but also a sexual awakening for Dair who has always considered himself straight. I did like that he didn't just decide he was Bi, but with help from Emery discovered that he was pansexual - a marked (and very positive) difference from a lot of other 'newly gay' romances I've read.

Robin and Dair are so sweet with each other. Their friendship was solid, and how the cared for each other evident. It was easy to see how they developed deeper feelings to the point where a little push saw their relationship evolve.

There is the whole 'miscommunication/lack of communication' trope going on though, and Mac definitely plays on both of their insecurities, which he couldn't have done if they'd just talked and been honest with each other. I can see how their lack of confidence played into that though, so thankfully they had some great family and friends around them to set them back on track.

I would recommend this as an easy beach read/lazy Sunday read. It can easily be read in one sitting, but isn't too short or rushed either. I'm looking forward to other books in this series.

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Desi

Great start of a new series

Reviewed in Germany 🇩🇪 on May 20, 2019

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Safe Harbor is a fakeboyfried to lovers story.
Robin the gay computer nerd and Dair, straight ex-soldier, now car mechanic.
They live with Peyton, a nurse, and Dair's pets in a shared flat. When Robin's twin brother invites him to high school reunion, Robin doesn't want to take part first.
He's afraid to meet his violent ex-boyfriend.
So he needs a protector and who would be better suited than an ex-Marine.
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Dair agrees and so the two become a fake couple.
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Safe Harbor is a slowly developing love story, with little fear, and lots of cute pets.
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The secondary characters are, as always with HJ Welch, also very well written.
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A wonderful book, as the start of a new series.
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I'm looking forward to part two, there are so many characters whose storys I really want to know.

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Patty

Fake boyfriends to real boyfriends.

Reviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on October 14, 2019

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I love a good fake boyfriend story, especially with a main character being a straight fake boyfriend. I love the dynamic, watching the ease of affection and the epiphany for the straight character when he realises he may not be so straight. This story also had the abusive, manipulative ex boyfriend stirring up trouble in the fledgling romance between Dair and Robin. Loved it and am looking forward to book two.

Isabelle McGraw

So great

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on December 15, 2021

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This story was really great. It full of wonderful characters. It's was really I love the vibe that Dair and Robin have.

The struggle with Mac made me so mad.

I love the way it's ends.

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