JJ Harper author of gay romance novels
Writing happy endings one word at a time
BAR 28
This series came about after spending a fabulous evening, with my best friend, in a cocktail bar in Norwich.
The server was a wonderfully talkative and friendly man who happily chatted away with us, more so after it had been mentioned that I was an author. The first book in the series is about Gus and is based around the image of one of the bartenders. It is pure fiction, with the whole story being a figment of my imagination. The cover of Gus is a young man equally as cute as the unsuspecting cocktail designer.
There are three other books to follow telling Sawyer, Leo, and Beck's stories. Each will be able to be read as a standalone.
Gus - Book One
All Gus wants is a night out and a hot hook-up before he starts his final year of university.
Max has always been a player. One look at the sexy guy with the black guyliner and he’s found his bed partner for the night.
What neither of them expected is the deep connection. Gus runs from his feelings. He doesn’t have time for a relationship.
When Max wakes up and finds his bed empty, he’s disappointed, more than he thought possible.
Then Gus turns up as the newest bartender at Bar 28, the bar Max owns with his brother. Max isn’t going to let Gus get away from him again.
Can you really trust your instincts and believe you’ve found the one person you’re meant to be with?
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This is a sweet and sexy gay romance, filled with tender moments, and emotions that will make your heart happy.
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Sawyer - Book Two
Take one bartender.
Add an unwelcome engagement party
With a dash of hot, sexy stranger
For a spicy and sweet new beginning.
Sawyer can’t believe his cheating ex has chosen Bar 28 to hold his engagement party. The grin on his smug face proves he has done it on purpose.
Devon wanted a night at home after a long week working in his bike garage, not going to his silly, spoilt little brother’s engagement party.
But when he sees the tall, hot bartender, with his long dark blond hair tied back and sexy stubble, Devon is captivated.
And Devon, even taller than him, with thick dark brown hair and full beard, ticks all Sawyer’s boxes.
After swapping numbers, Sawyer finds himself on a date with a man who can give him what he’s craved, a man he can submit to, a daddy who lets him be the boy he needs to be.
Devon discovers in Sawyer everything he’s ever wanted—a boy to call his own.
This is a sweet and sexy gay romance, filled with tender moments and emotions that will make your heart happy.
Leo - Book Three
Two men, one night, and the chance of a lifetime.
After a destructive relationship ended five years ago, Leo Ritchie hasn’t trusted himself or anyone else enough to try again. He has great friends and loves his job at BAR 28, and for now, it’s enough. That and the late-night online chats with @Brunobear.
Bruno Alderton, one of the most successful male models in the world, has enough of the constant travelling, jet lags, long hours, and no one to come home to. He spends the lonely hours talking and swapping trivia with his online friend, @Leolion.
Being summoned home to attend his sister’s twenty-first birthday party may not as bad as he thought. Bruno finds the most gorgeous man he’d ever seen. The man he wants to have in his bed every night.
Leo knows he’ll only cause the beautiful man heartache. But the temptation for one night is too strong to resist.
What happens when they both realise they can have what they want with this one stranger? Who will be the one to fight for them, and who will want to run away?
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This is a sweet and sexy gay romance, filled with tender moments and emotions that will make your heart happy. Leo is the third book in the BAR 28 series and can be read as a standalone. This book is based in the UK and is written in British English.
TW – see inside for more
Beck - Book Four
Two men, one night, and the chance of a lifetime.
After a destructive relationship ended five years ago, Leo Ritchie hasn’t trusted himself or anyone else enough to try again. He has great friends and loves his job at BAR 28, and for now, it’s enough. That and the late-night online chats with @Brunobear.
Bruno Alderton, one of the most successful male models in the world, has had enough of the constant travelling, jet lag, long hours, and no one to come home to. He spends the lonely hours talking and swapping trivia with his online friend, @Leolion.
Being summoned home to attend his sister’s twenty-first birthday party may not as bad as he thought. Bruno finds the most gorgeous man he’d ever seen. The man he wants to have in his bed every night.
Leo knows he’ll only cause the beautiful man heartache. But the temptation for one night is too strong to resist.
What happens when they both realise they can have what they want with this stranger? Who will be the one to fight for them, and who will want to run away?
Coming next
Haydn - Book Five
The final book in the BAR 28 series, finds Jonas falling for the excitable new bartender. Haydn is loving life after fleeing an abusive relationship.
Will they be the one they've been searching or will Haydn's demons find him and ruin everything.
Release date around 28th August. Date to be confirmed.