The Leak Between Us (Rough Hands Hearts #1)

A burst pipe was supposed to be a simple repair. Falling in love was never part of the plan.

Twenty-one-year-old Liam Carter is barely keeping his life together.

Between mounting student loans, graduate school pressure, and memories of an ex who made him feel like he’d never be enough, the quiet literature student is struggling to find his place in the world. House-sitting alone while his parents work overseas isn’t helping.

Then a pipe bursts during a storm.

Enter Mason Reed.

At thirty-four, Mason is everything Liam isn’t—rugged, confident, broad-shouldered, and covered in the rough edges of a life spent fixing other people’s problems. The gruff plumber expects another routine repair call.

Instead, he finds Liam.

What begins as a one-day emergency turns into weeks of repairs as hidden water damage spreads through the old house. Forced together by leaking pipes, rainy days, and unexpected conversations, Liam and Mason discover a connection neither can ignore.

But attraction is the easy part.

A thirteen-year age gap, small-town gossip, painful pasts, career opportunities, and family expectations threaten to pull them apart before they ever have a chance to build something real.

As storms gather both inside and outside the house, they’ll have to decide whether love is worth the risk.

Because sometimes the most important things in life aren’t the ones you fix.

They’re the ones you finally let in.

The Leak Between Us is a high-heat MM romance featuring a rugged blue-collar plumber, a sensitive college student, an age gap, forced proximity, hurt/comfort, emotional healing, possessive protectiveness, small-town drama, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.