Callum Reed has two three-year-olds, one broken wrist, and absolutely no room in his life for complications. Especially the kind who looks like his best friend's younger brother.

At thirty-six, Callum is holding everything together with one good hand. Between raising his twins, running a demanding operation, and pretending he's fine, he doesn't have time to fall apart—much less fall in love.

Then Avery Sloan moves into his spare room.

Twenty-nine-year-old Avery needs somewhere to stay while his flooded apartment is repaired. What he doesn't need is another person assuming that because he's good at taking care of people, his time belongs to them. So he comes with rules: no automatic babysitting, no unspoken obligations, and three uninterrupted hours every evening to pursue his dream of becoming a published illustrator.

Callum signs the agreement.

Neither man plans on what happens next.

One opened jar becomes a lingering touch. Shared dinners become stolen kisses. And the man who has spent his entire life taking care of everyone discovers just how good it feels to be the one receiving attention.

But Avery has spent six years quietly wanting Callum, and he refuses to lose himself now that he finally has him. When Callum's instinct to handle everything starts turning love into obligation, their fragile new happiness threatens to collapse.

To build something real, Callum must learn that needing someone doesn't mean claiming their time—and Avery must learn that saying no doesn't make him any less worthy of love.

Hands Full is a steamy, emotionally rich MM romance featuring a bisexual single dad, his best friend's younger brother, forced proximity, praise kink, tender caretaking, hard-won boundaries, and a found family with room for one more.

Jace Wilder

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