He needs a body by convention season. His trainer is about to demand his heart. Mason Reed is a disaster, and he knows it. A professional gaming streamer fueled by energy drinks, DoorDash, and self-deprecating humor, Mason’s body hasn’t seen a barbell in... well, ever. But when he agrees to appear shirtless in front of three thousand people in a leather cosplay harness for the biggest brand deal of his career, he needs a miracle. What he gets is Evan Cross. Evan is a former MMA fighter who runs his private gym with terrifying, meticulous precision. He is disciplined, unsmiling, and completely immune to Mason’s hyper-verbal charm. He demands total focus, mandatory meal tracking, and absolute surrender to his programming. Evan expects Mason to quit. Mason doesn’t quit. Instead, beneath the grueling workouts and the sharp burn of the gym floor, a dangerous friction begins to build. Evan’s hands-on corrections and low-voiced commands ignite a craving in Mason that has nothing to do with fitness. And Evan, who has spent years building walls of granite-solid control to keep the world out, finds himself obsessing over the chaotic, vulnerable man who refuses to give up. But as the convention deadline looms, the lines between professional duty and desperate, undeniable want blur into nothing. Mason is terrified that Evan’s affection is tied only to his physical progress, while Evan is terrified that without his rigid structure, he won't be enough. To win each other, they’ll both have to drop their armor. Tied to the Trainer is a steamy, slow-burn MM romance featuring a grumpy/sunshine dynamic, intense hurt/comfort, strict caretaking, and a heavy dose of hard-earned praise.
