seriously romantic: stay a little longer by jess bryant

when country music star trent thorne is outed in stay a little longer, he finds himself holing up in his best friend's hometown of fate, texas. the only little problem is that he accidentally finds himself in the wrong bed, due in part to his best friend's vague directions and some honest confusion. but what a great meet-cute. the whole bed discovery scene is funny and yet also really poignant.

closeted cop lance nichols is not okay when he comes home and finds an intruder sleeping in his bed. he's even less okay when he realizes that it's his celebrity crush, trent thorne. and when i say not okay, i mean, he's totally freaked out and totally turned on. but he's also struggling with his identity in every way and believes that there is no way for him to live his life openly.

trent and lance have an explosive chemistry and don't deny their attraction to one another. but now that trent has been outed, he wants to be able to live his life openly. and he would never ask lance to out himself for his sake. he'd also never knowingly out lance. but when trent's location is discovered by the press, trent finds himself in the spotlight before lance and him have a chance to figure out where they stand.

will trent stay and give their relationship a chance? can lance risk coming out of the closet too? is trent's career in nashville truly over and is he okay with it? this story is short and sweet and maybe a little insta-lovey, but i like stories like this so it's all good with me.

**stay a little longer will publish on november 19, 2018. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/nine star press in exchange for my honest opinion.