Does this book need to be read in order with the rest of the series?

This title serves as the first installment in the Out of Uniform series and functions as a standalone entry, meaning it can be read independently without requiring knowledge of subsequent books.

Are there any connections to the author's other works?

While this book is part of the Out of Uniform series, the author has written several other series featuring military and security personnel, such as the Shore Leave and A-List Security collections, which share similar thematic explorations of service members finding partners who challenge their perspectives.

Off Base

LGBTQ+ Romance Military

Pages: 304
Published: 2017
Language: English

Synopsis

Navy SEAL Zack Nelson has left the barracks for a rental house that needs work, and he wants quiet. What he gets is a roommate. Pike Reynolds moves in, and he notices things about Zack that Zack would rather keep buried.

Zack is a virgin, and Pike's flirting leaves him rattled. Having Pike around also threatens to raise questions among Zack's teammates about his sexuality, a subject he refuses to discuss. Even so, he can't turn Pike away.

Pike expects a cold reception and knows he is an acquired taste. He needs this arrangement to get his life in order. Teasing a stiff, buttoned-up SEAL is a bonus. He has been burned before by men who were only passing through, so he guards his heart, even against someone as good-looking and as endearing as Zack.

As they share the house, Zack's restraint wears down and his curiosity grows. The two discover how well they fit together, and the attraction spills into every room. Zack comes to need Pike badly, but he doesn't know how to be the man Pike deserves.

This is a contemporary m/m romance with a sexual, open tone and real emotional weight, told from both men's points of view. It is the first book in the Out of Uniform series.

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