“Brilliantly written LGBTQ+ take on the classic small-town romance.” Booklist
Seasons of New Hope
Nestled on the banks of the Delaware River, halfway between New York City and Philadelphia lies a vibrant river town that for decades has attracted eccentric artists, spiritual seekers and pioneering activists looking for a place to call home, all looking for New Hope. Seasons of New Hope chronicles a diverse group of fictional characters finding love against the very real backdrop of New Hope, Pennsylvania.
Seasons of New Hope Book 1
Seasons of New Hope Book 2
The Hideaway Inn
The Beautiful Things
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BIO
Philip William Stover splits his time between Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and New York City. He has an MPS in Interactive Telecommunications and an MFA in writing. He is a clinical professor at New York University. As a freelance journalist, his essays and reviews have appeared in Newsday, The Forward, the Tony Awards, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Houston Chronicle, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and other national publications. For many years he ghosted with an international best-selling women’s fiction author. He has published multiple middle-grade novels for Simon & Schuster and was the American Theater critic for About.com.
He grew up tearing the covers off the romance novels he devoured so he wouldn’t get teased at school. Now he enjoys traveling the world with his husband of over twenty years as much as sitting on the couch with their beloved Ba-shar (Bassett Hound/Shar-Pei mix). He would never consider defacing any of the books he loves.
BOOKS
My Mother's Ridiculous Rules for Dating
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When it comes to finding love, will Sam discover that mother knows best?
Years ago, exasperated by his overbearing mother’s attempts to find him a man, Sam Carmichael made her a promise that if he wasn’t married by thirty-five, that she could control his dating life.
Now, on the eve of his thirty-fifth birthday, heartbroken after the breakup of his relationship with buttoned-up lawyer Paul, Sam realizes that his life in New York City is not exactly what he thought it would be… and worse still, that his mother is arriving to make good on the promise she made him all those years ago.
Sam decides to agree to his mother’s plan - on one condition. If by the end of the year his mother has not found a suitable partner for him, his mother must agree to stay out of Sam’s romantic life for good and accept whomever Sam decides he wants to be with.
But as she sets Sam up on a series of dates, with men that range from the sublime to the ridiculous, can his mother keep her promise to stay out of Sam’s dating life … or will he discover that when it comes to finding love, mother really does know best?
The Problem with Perfect
Following trends is easy…
As the presenter of hit LGBTQ lifestyle show, Myles of Style, Chase Myles shows viewers how to live a beautiful life. He can throw together a swinging dinner party or redecorate an entire townhouse, and his Insta is filled with luxury travel and an adoring boyfriend.
The world believes Chase is a style icon. The world is mistaken.
TV producer Ethan Wells is actually the man who discovers the hip new trends, but he’s happy staying behind the scenes…until Chase goes AWOL just before the live Pride parade broadcast that will make or break Ethan’s career.
Out of options, Ethan tracks down Chase's estranged twin, Beau, to pass him off as Chase for a week… but Ethan finds a hairy, rugged mountain man, the complete opposite of his groomed, shallow brother.
…Following your heart is harder
Can Ethan transform Beau into the star of the show, fool his bosses and save his job? And when Beau turns out to be mindful, romantic and everything that Chase is not, does he really want Chase back, anyway?
Seasons of New Hope
Nestled on the banks of the Delaware River, halfway between New York City and Philadelphia lies a vibrant river town that for decades has attracted eccentric artists, spiritual seekers and pioneering activists looking for a place to call home, all looking for New Hope. Seasons of New Hope chronicles a diverse group of fictional characters finding love against the very real backdrop of New Hope, Pennsylvania.
Seasons of New Hope Book 1
Seasons of New Hope Book 2
The Hideaway Inn
The Beautiful Things
Shoppe
Love Beyond Boundaries
I grew up reading romance as a way to escape and often selected books based on their setting. I dreamed about traveling to the places I read about. The cozy romcoms in this series feature fabulous destinations and matching luggage sets.
Love Beyond Boundaries Book 1
There Galapagos My Heart
Love Beyond Boundaries Book 2
Kiss You at Machu Picchu
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