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Austin Falcons #0.5
Meat Cute: An Austin Falcons Novella
A sweet rugby player with a stutter.
A cranky chef with a broken cochlear implant.
One blind date that goes completely off the rails.
Rhys is gentle, awkward, and trying his best. Sev is prickly, exhausted, and barely tolerating anyone—especially someone he can’t quite understand. The conversation? A disaster. The attraction? Immediate and undeniable.
Meat Cute is a sexy, tender novella about two men navigating missed signals, mixed messages, and the kind of chemistry that doesn’t require perfect communication.
Originally published in the Heart 2 Heart Anthology, this expanded novella is the first Austin Falcons story— with more to come in Spring 2026.
A cranky chef with a broken cochlear implant.
One blind date that goes completely off the rails.
Rhys is gentle, awkward, and trying his best. Sev is prickly, exhausted, and barely tolerating anyone—especially someone he can’t quite understand. The conversation? A disaster. The attraction? Immediate and undeniable.
Meat Cute is a sexy, tender novella about two men navigating missed signals, mixed messages, and the kind of chemistry that doesn’t require perfect communication.
Originally published in the Heart 2 Heart Anthology, this expanded novella is the first Austin Falcons story— with more to come in Spring 2026.
- GenresM M RomanceRomanceSports
87 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 9, 2025
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January 5, 2026
Very cute. Loved it when I read it in an anthology a while ago, but I think this was expanded a bit - it’s just really feel good and sweet.
December 15, 2025
This is an adorable MM romance novella with a grumpy chef struggling with going deaf as an adult, and a sweet, golden retriever Texan rugby player with a stutter.
I read the original short story this was based on and loved seeing more of their story... and the start of a new rugby romance series!
In this, you'll find:
●MM Contemporary Romance
●Texan setting
●Grumpy tatted deaf chef struggling with his cochlear implant
●Sweet, slightly insecure rugby player with a stutter
●Gay vers MMCs
●Literal meat-not-so-cute: blind date buying steaks gone wrong
●Going deaf as an adult, without Deaf community
●Anxiety around coming out to (actually supportive) sports team
●Mention of past lack of support from parents for child with stutter
●Mention of struggling to pay for medical care & equipment
I read the original short story this was based on and loved seeing more of their story... and the start of a new rugby romance series!
In this, you'll find:
●MM Contemporary Romance
●Texan setting
●Grumpy tatted deaf chef struggling with his cochlear implant
●Sweet, slightly insecure rugby player with a stutter
●Gay vers MMCs
●Literal meat-not-so-cute: blind date buying steaks gone wrong
●Going deaf as an adult, without Deaf community
●Anxiety around coming out to (actually supportive) sports team
●Mention of past lack of support from parents for child with stutter
●Mention of struggling to pay for medical care & equipment
December 25, 2025
Improvising for not hearing.
Love how Sev and Rys improvised! A very quick read but great prom start to finish. Wouldn't mind finding about Tyler and crew. First time reading this author but definitely won't be my last.
Love how Sev and Rys improvised! A very quick read but great prom start to finish. Wouldn't mind finding about Tyler and crew. First time reading this author but definitely won't be my last.
January 2, 2026
Such a cute story!
Rugby!!! Yay!! Y loved this novella! They're so cute together!! Especially where they both look mean but they're both cuddly!!
Can't wait for more rugby players!!
Rugby!!! Yay!! Y loved this novella! They're so cute together!! Especially where they both look mean but they're both cuddly!!
Can't wait for more rugby players!!
December 29, 2025
A brilliantly told story for Rhys and Sev. A scene in this had me laughing at the team’s antics when they played their game match.
January 25, 2026
Rhys & Sev
Great novella to introduce the Austin rugby team. A rough first start but they made it work. Enjoyed the story and steam!
Great novella to introduce the Austin rugby team. A rough first start but they made it work. Enjoyed the story and steam!
January 30, 2026
I loved Meat Cute. It's a book that made me smile all the way through. I needed a happy book for a dreary January :)
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