Stud Finder
An MM Small Town Romance
Briar’s Creek Book 1 • by Jace Wilder
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Pairing: MM
Heat: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Inferno
Tropes: Grumpy/Sunshine, Forced Proximity, Enemies to Lovers, Small Town, Size Difference, Praise Kink
A grumpy contractor. A sunshine tech CEO. One crumbling Victorian that throws them together.
Liam Chen thought buying a fixer-upper in small-town Briar’s Creek would be the fresh start he needed after his ex-boyfriend destroyed his career and his confidence. He didn’t expect the house to be a complete disaster. He definitely didn’t expect to drive into a ditch during a blizzard. And he absolutely didn’t expect to be rescued by a grumpy contractor who looks at him like he’s the biggest mistake this town has ever seen.
Jack Holloway doesn’t do rich clients. Not anymore. They’re entitled, demanding, and they always leave. But when the new owner of the O’Malley Victorian turns out to be a disaster-prone city boy with zero survival skills and a smile that won’t quit, Jack can’t seem to walk away. Even when every instinct tells him to run.
Trapped together during a three-day blizzard, they discover that the heat between them burns hotter than any fire Jack can build. But Liam is hiding from a past that won’t stay buried. Jack is drowning in debt he refuses to discuss. And when Liam’s manipulative ex shows up determined to drag him back to San Francisco, they’ll have to decide if what they’re building together is strong enough to survive.
Some renovations are worth the risk.
You’ll love this if you enjoy:
✓ Grumpy contractor meets sunshine disaster
✓ Forced proximity during a blizzard
✓ Competence porn (watch him fix things 🔧)
✓ Size difference with a praise kink
✓ “I’m not taking your money” pride battles
✓ Found family in a small town
✓ Explicit scenes with emotional depth
✓ Guaranteed HEA
⚠️ Content Warning
This book contains explicit MM sexual content including praise kink, size difference appreciation, light D/s dynamics, and emotionally-charged intimate scenes. There are also themes of financial stress, family abandonment, emotional manipulation by an ex-partner, and recovery from a toxic relationship. The manipulative ex does NOT win.
Reader discretion advised. This book is intended for mature audiences only.
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Chapter One
The key didn’t fit.
Liam Chen stood on the sagging porch of the O’Malley Victorian, rain dripping down the back of his collar, and jiggled the key in the lock for the fifteenth time. The real estate agent had assured him—assured him—that everything was in order. The closing had gone through. The keys had been Fed-Exed. The house was his.
The house, apparently, disagreed.
“Come on,” Liam muttered, wiggling the key with increasing desperation. “Come on, come on, come—”
The key snapped.
Liam stared at the broken piece of brass in his fingers, then at the half still jammed in the lock. The rain chose that moment to intensify from “unpleasant” to “biblical,” and somewhere in the distance, thunder rumbled like the universe laughing at him.
“Perfect,” he said to no one. “This is perfect. This is exactly how I wanted to start my new life.”
The Victorian loomed above him, three stories of peeling paint and questionable structural integrity. In the real estate photos, it had looked charming. Character, the listing had said. Endless potential. What it had actually meant, Liam was beginning to understand, was money pit and possible tetanus risk.
He pulled out his phone to call… someone. Anyone. The real estate agent, maybe, or a locksmith, or possibly a priest to perform an exorcism on this clearly haunted property. But his phone showed no signal, because of course it didn’t. Briar’s Creek, Montana, population 3,200, was apparently a cellular dead zone as well as a place where dreams came to die.
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Six months after the HEA, it’s the grand opening of the O’Malley Bed & Breakfast. The guests have checked out, the champagne is flowing, and Jack has plans that involve the new commercial kitchen, a can of whipped cream, and making Liam scream loud enough to wake the neighbors. This scene didn’t make it into the book.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this book part of a series?
Stud Finder is the first book in the Briar’s Creek series. It’s a complete standalone with a guaranteed HEA—no cliffhangers! Future books will feature different couples in the same small town.
How spicy is this book?
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ — This is a 5/5 heat level book with explicit MM content. Features include praise kink, size difference appreciation, light dominance dynamics, and multiple on-page intimate scenes with emotional depth.
Is there a happily ever after?
Yes! Jack and Liam get their HEA complete with a business partnership, a renovated Victorian turned B&B, and a future they build together. The manipulative ex gets sent packing, and our boys end up exactly where they belong—with each other.
What’s the title about?
A stud finder is a tool used to locate the wooden beams (studs) behind drywall. It’s essential for any renovation project. But Liam discovers that the best stud in Briar’s Creek doesn’t require any special equipment to find… 😏
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