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Welcoming the Recluse

Forestville Silver Foxes, Book 7

Nora Phoenix

Written by
Nora Phoenix
Length
9 hrs 35 min
Rating
4.7 / 5
Listed
$21.98
Publisher
Nora Phoenix
Released
2026-06-02

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What it is

I’m a man on a mission to stay as far away from everyone else as possible. I have too much damage as a veteran, and this is the only way to keep those I love safe—especially Boden, my teenage son, whom I haven’t seen in years.

I find a quiet spot on top of a mountain where no one bothers me. Until Arek shows up, the local doctor and a single dad to teenage twins. I help him with an emergency, but something happens. There’s a spark, a connection between us I’ve never felt before.

We become friends, and slowly but surely, he’s the reason I come down the mountain. Even though I’ve never been attracted to a man, I’m very much into Arek, and our friendship grows into more.

But the past never stays in the past, and if I want a future with Arek, I’ll have to deal with the mistakes I’ve made. Can I repair what I broke, or is it too late to find healing?

Welcoming the Recluse is a super slow burn, friends-to-lovers MM romance set in a small town, featuring two older single dads, a bi awakening, and all the hurt/comfort. This is book 7 in the Forestville Silver Foxes series but can be listened to as a standalone. Please mind the content warnings in the front of the book.

About the series

Forestville Silver Foxes in order →

Forestville Silver Foxes — 14 books, 14 of them charting here

  1. 1 Renovating the Model: Forestville Silver Foxes, Book 14.6
  2. 2 Awakening the Sheriff: Forestville Silver Foxes, Book 24.7
  3. 3 Healing the Twin: Forestville Silver Foxes, Book 34.8
  4. 4 Protecting the Nerd: Forestville Silver Foxes, Book 44.8
  5. 5 Comforting the Grump: Forestville Silver Foxes, Book 54.8
  6. 6 Returning the Runner: Forestville Silver Foxes Novellas, Book 63.8
  7. 7 Welcoming the Recluse: Forestville Silver Foxes, Book 74.7
  8. · Rescuing the Writer: Forestville Silver Foxes4.7
  9. Collection Collecting the Silver Foxes: A Forestville Silver Foxes Short Story Collection5.0
  10. · Befriending the Bear: Forestville Silver Foxes, Book 64.8
  11. · Winning the Dad: Forestville Silver Foxes4.8
  12. · Marrying the Guide: Forestville Silver Foxes4.8
  13. · Celebrating the Season: Forestville Silver Foxes4.7
  14. · Wooing the Librarian: Forestville Silver Foxes4.6

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