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Furred Lines: A MM Crofts & Creatures Brother's Best Friend Standalone Novel
So what if they made a marriage pact as kids? So what if Noah Bright has grown into the exact kind of beautiful chaos Lewis has never managed to get over? He’s sure Noah doesn’t even remember.
But when Noah misunderstands Lewis and thinks he’s offering himself up as his Winter Husband — for social media only, obviously — Lewis can’t bring himself to correct him.
Not when this might be his one chance to have Noah, even if it’s only pretend.
Noah Bright’s life is a complete failure.
Running away to Bali seemed like a brilliant idea, right up until his problems packed a bag and came with him. Now he’s nearly thirty, back in Scotland for the winter, broke, freezing, and staying in a hovel he refuses to call home.
It’s temporary. Obviously.
Then Lew—his big brother’s best friend, childhood crush, and inconveniently gorgeous Tiger man—offers to play his boyfriend online so Noah can make some much-needed cash. And really, there are worse things than having a big, beefy tiger as a winter husband.
But the longer they fake it, the harder it gets to remember where the performance ends.
Lewis is ready to do anything to keep Noah past cuffing season. Noah wants to stay more than he wants to admit. But choosing Lewis would mean admitting Bali wasn’t the dream, coming home wasn’t failure, and maybe the life he’s been running from is the one he was meant to build all along.
FURRED LINES is a cosy MM monster romance with sugar, spice, fake dating, brother’s-best-friend pining, a childhood marriage pact, and a guaranteed HEA.
It is a standalone novel in the Crofts & Creatures series.
But when Noah misunderstands Lewis and thinks he’s offering himself up as his Winter Husband — for social media only, obviously — Lewis can’t bring himself to correct him.
Not when this might be his one chance to have Noah, even if it’s only pretend.
Noah Bright’s life is a complete failure.
Running away to Bali seemed like a brilliant idea, right up until his problems packed a bag and came with him. Now he’s nearly thirty, back in Scotland for the winter, broke, freezing, and staying in a hovel he refuses to call home.
It’s temporary. Obviously.
Then Lew—his big brother’s best friend, childhood crush, and inconveniently gorgeous Tiger man—offers to play his boyfriend online so Noah can make some much-needed cash. And really, there are worse things than having a big, beefy tiger as a winter husband.
But the longer they fake it, the harder it gets to remember where the performance ends.
Lewis is ready to do anything to keep Noah past cuffing season. Noah wants to stay more than he wants to admit. But choosing Lewis would mean admitting Bali wasn’t the dream, coming home wasn’t failure, and maybe the life he’s been running from is the one he was meant to build all along.
FURRED LINES is a cosy MM monster romance with sugar, spice, fake dating, brother’s-best-friend pining, a childhood marriage pact, and a guaranteed HEA.
It is a standalone novel in the Crofts & Creatures series.
- GenresM M Romance
318 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 21, 2026
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July 22, 2026
Cute and cozy!
Kindle Read (pre-order for its release day)
318 Pages
MM Monster Romance
Fake Dating
Forbidden
Brother's Best Friend
Childhood Friends To Lovers
Mutual Pining
Always Been Him
Size Difference
ADHD Rep
I have become strangely addicted to this magical world that Rhea has built in Scotland with hybrids, mythical creatures and humans living side by side. They are such cosy reads and different series have different vibes from city life to small town, MF, MM or even MMM. There is Neuro diverse rep, disability rep and mental health reps too; throughout all her books and I don't think I have read a more diverse series.
Lewis and Noah are childhood friends and each others first crushes. Their story is sweet and I would call it a second chance but they never had a relationship in their teens to make this their second go, more like them not wasting the winter cuffing season for the few short month Noah is home. This book has heart and well as spice and I enjoyed it as much as I have her previous reads too.
Kindle Read (pre-order for its release day)
318 Pages
MM Monster Romance
Fake Dating
Forbidden
Brother's Best Friend
Childhood Friends To Lovers
Mutual Pining
Always Been Him
Size Difference
ADHD Rep
I have become strangely addicted to this magical world that Rhea has built in Scotland with hybrids, mythical creatures and humans living side by side. They are such cosy reads and different series have different vibes from city life to small town, MF, MM or even MMM. There is Neuro diverse rep, disability rep and mental health reps too; throughout all her books and I don't think I have read a more diverse series.
Lewis and Noah are childhood friends and each others first crushes. Their story is sweet and I would call it a second chance but they never had a relationship in their teens to make this their second go, more like them not wasting the winter cuffing season for the few short month Noah is home. This book has heart and well as spice and I enjoyed it as much as I have her previous reads too.
July 25, 2026
“Insatiable little puppy,” Lewis growled, his hands palming my hips as he thrust into me in the kind of deep strokes you felt in your heart. “I’ll take care of you.” ▬❤︎▬
Furred Lines: A MM Crofts & Creatures Brother’s Best Friend
Standalone Novel by Rhea Fox
➽❤︎
𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡' 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗗!!!!
𝗔𝗗𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗣𝗟𝗘!!!
So sweet. So sexy. So fun.
▶︎❤︎◀︎
𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗦 & 𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗𝗜𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗𝗦:
𝗠𝗠
Beer brewer x Influencer
Sexy AF
Sweet AF/Caretaking
Brother’s Best Friend
Best Friend’s Little Brother
Marriage pact
Fake Dating
Two hOrny bois
𝖧𝗈𝗈𝖽𝗂𝖾
𝖪𝗂𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗇 𝖽𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗂𝖻𝗎𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗌𝗒𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗆
Size Diff
“Pretty kitty”
"𝖯𝗎𝗉𝗉𝗒"
Chunky boi plus size MC
GOOD BOY
He cooks for him
He learns about ADHD to be a better fake boyfriend for him
◀︎❤︎▶︎
GENERAL BREAKDOWN:
So enjoyable!
PLOT Five
MAIN CHARACTERS Five
WRITING STYLE Five
ENJOYMENT Five
SETTING Four
MISCELLANEOUS Five
SECONDARY CHARACTERS Four
OTHER Three
ENGAGEMENT Five
EASE OF READING Five
BONUS FOR REP Four
RECOMMEND BOOK? 𝗬𝗘𝗦
• OVERALL TOTAL:
4.5 rounded to 5 for the rating sites
★★★★★
▬❤︎▬
✅Epilogue YES
X Cliffhanger NO
❤︎
“Noah?” “Yes?” “Stay with me, okay?” Oh shit, can he read my mind? “You look like you’re worrying about something. Just stay in the moment with me. It’s all going to be okay. I’m here.”
❤︎▬❤︎▬❤︎▬❤︎▬❤︎
𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗕𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀.
❤︎ ❤︎ ❤︎
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗙𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗗𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥
✨🌈✨
Furred Lines: A MM Crofts & Creatures Brother’s Best Friend
Standalone Novel by Rhea Fox
➽❤︎
𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡' 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗗!!!!
𝗔𝗗𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗣𝗟𝗘!!!
So sweet. So sexy. So fun.
▶︎❤︎◀︎
𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗦 & 𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗𝗜𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗𝗦:
𝗠𝗠
Beer brewer x Influencer
Sexy AF
Sweet AF/Caretaking
Brother’s Best Friend
Best Friend’s Little Brother
Marriage pact
Fake Dating
Two hOrny bois
𝖧𝗈𝗈𝖽𝗂𝖾
𝖪𝗂𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗇 𝖽𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗂𝖻𝗎𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗌𝗒𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗆
Size Diff
“Pretty kitty”
"𝖯𝗎𝗉𝗉𝗒"
Chunky boi plus size MC
GOOD BOY
He cooks for him
He learns about ADHD to be a better fake boyfriend for him
◀︎❤︎▶︎
GENERAL BREAKDOWN:
So enjoyable!
PLOT Five
MAIN CHARACTERS Five
WRITING STYLE Five
ENJOYMENT Five
SETTING Four
MISCELLANEOUS Five
SECONDARY CHARACTERS Four
OTHER Three
ENGAGEMENT Five
EASE OF READING Five
BONUS FOR REP Four
RECOMMEND BOOK? 𝗬𝗘𝗦
• OVERALL TOTAL:
4.5 rounded to 5 for the rating sites
★★★★★
▬❤︎▬
✅Epilogue YES
X Cliffhanger NO
❤︎
“Noah?” “Yes?” “Stay with me, okay?” Oh shit, can he read my mind? “You look like you’re worrying about something. Just stay in the moment with me. It’s all going to be okay. I’m here.”
❤︎▬❤︎▬❤︎▬❤︎▬❤︎
𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗕𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀.
❤︎ ❤︎ ❤︎
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗙𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥
𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗗𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥
✨🌈✨
August 3, 2026
Two childhood friends back together, years later and all grown up. One needs a fake boyfriend to save his online career. What could possibly go wrong?
Noah and Lewis are sooooo good together. I love them so much!! Lewis is determined to give Noah the best "fake boyfriend-experience" he could ever hope for and soon there are no lines the two men haven't crossed, falling even more for each other one fake date, lingering glance, soft touch and caring gesture at a time. I'm so happy with how their story played out and now I want my own cuddly tiger for cuffing season. Where do I get one of these?
If you like childhood friends to lovers, fake dating, size difference, ADHD rep and simply cozy, feel good reads that'll have you smiling like a fool and kicking your feet, put "Furred Lines" on your TBR!!
Noah and Lewis are sooooo good together. I love them so much!! Lewis is determined to give Noah the best "fake boyfriend-experience" he could ever hope for and soon there are no lines the two men haven't crossed, falling even more for each other one fake date, lingering glance, soft touch and caring gesture at a time. I'm so happy with how their story played out and now I want my own cuddly tiger for cuffing season. Where do I get one of these?
If you like childhood friends to lovers, fake dating, size difference, ADHD rep and simply cozy, feel good reads that'll have you smiling like a fool and kicking your feet, put "Furred Lines" on your TBR!!
Did Not Finish
August 16, 2026Dnf 50%
I've been on a monster romance binge and I just feel like this wasn't as engaging. Was it sweet at times? Sure. But I didn't find either character overly engaging.
Also it says that it's a standalone but I don't know if it's part of a larger shared universe or if it's just the way it's written but there are so many characters and their relationships that are introduced in a way that seems to assume you already know who they are.
I've been on a monster romance binge and I just feel like this wasn't as engaging. Was it sweet at times? Sure. But I didn't find either character overly engaging.
Also it says that it's a standalone but I don't know if it's part of a larger shared universe or if it's just the way it's written but there are so many characters and their relationships that are introduced in a way that seems to assume you already know who they are.
July 21, 2026
Cute cute cute!
Lewis and Noah are adorable together! I love their dynamic and the slow sweet blooming of their relationship. The neurodivergent representation is spot on and makes those characters incredibly relatable. Overall, I wonderful read that pulls at my heartstrings with just the right amount of spice!
Lewis and Noah are adorable together! I love their dynamic and the slow sweet blooming of their relationship. The neurodivergent representation is spot on and makes those characters incredibly relatable. Overall, I wonderful read that pulls at my heartstrings with just the right amount of spice!
Review of advance copy received from Author
Oh I loved these characters. I usually loathe fake dating tropes, but I loved how both of these hotties were instantly not playing pretend lol. They are so adorable and so hot together. Just so much swooning and feet kicking and smirking lol.
July 22, 2026
This story is so sweet, and it was satisfying to see the characters reach their HEA. I was happy to see Maddie again. Fitz and the other characters from the previous books that I loved so much were also there. The found family in this story is handled perfectly.
July 26, 2026
Sooo good!
Another phenomenal book from Rhea Fox! Noah and Lewis are so disgustingly adorable. I'm so glad they got their HEA
Another phenomenal book from Rhea Fox! Noah and Lewis are so disgustingly adorable. I'm so glad they got their HEA
July 27, 2026
LEW MY LOVE! I adore all of Rhea Fox's characters but Lew is especially dear to me and his love story was just as sweet and yearning-filled as I wished it to be ♡
Review of advance copy received from Author
*ARC Reader*
This was, unsurprisingly since it is one of Rhea’s works, such a sweet romance between Lewis, the older, taller, bigger all around Tiger, and his best friend little brother: Noah, an anxious, somewhat perfectionist, who has spent the last several years building a following with content creation, but who also feels like he is never good enough.
Lewis knew he was in love with Noah even before they made the marriage pact in their early teens; held on to those feelings through out his entire life, even despite the fact that Noah left Scotland for a tropical beach and a series of boyfriends who were, physically, the opposite of himself.
The fact that Lewis took the opportunity of being Noah’s fake “Winter Husband” to help him boost his social media income back to where it was before he’d broken up with the most recent ex, and used it to try and finally work Noah Bright out of his system seemed like a good idea, maybe. Right?
Until they both realized that after that first date, nothing was really fake at all, and there were still feelings between them that were only growing stronger every time Lewis did something to make Noah feel like he was someone special.
Neither of them thought that their “relationship” would be able to last after Noah’s preset departure date. Unless, one of them finally opened up and spilled their true feelings, or cancelled Noah’s return flight.
This was, unsurprisingly since it is one of Rhea’s works, such a sweet romance between Lewis, the older, taller, bigger all around Tiger, and his best friend little brother: Noah, an anxious, somewhat perfectionist, who has spent the last several years building a following with content creation, but who also feels like he is never good enough.
Lewis knew he was in love with Noah even before they made the marriage pact in their early teens; held on to those feelings through out his entire life, even despite the fact that Noah left Scotland for a tropical beach and a series of boyfriends who were, physically, the opposite of himself.
The fact that Lewis took the opportunity of being Noah’s fake “Winter Husband” to help him boost his social media income back to where it was before he’d broken up with the most recent ex, and used it to try and finally work Noah Bright out of his system seemed like a good idea, maybe. Right?
Until they both realized that after that first date, nothing was really fake at all, and there were still feelings between them that were only growing stronger every time Lewis did something to make Noah feel like he was someone special.
Neither of them thought that their “relationship” would be able to last after Noah’s preset departure date. Unless, one of them finally opened up and spilled their true feelings, or cancelled Noah’s return flight.
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