Cross the Line: A Slow-Burn M/M Cop Romance

by Remy Grayson

Two disgraced cops. One apartment. Zero escape from each other.

Toronto's golden boy just became Toronto's disgrace. Detective Ryan Carlson's career is in pieces, and the Service has handed him a punishment dressed up as six months sharing a desk, a station, and a too-small apartment with Detective Luke Hawley... the cold, dangerous officer everyone calls the Bear.
Ryan has never let himself want a man like this. Luke has never been the one anyone stayed for. Two disgraced cops. One forced partnership. One slow-burning line between hating each other and something neither of them is ready to name.

Cross the Line is the first volume of the contemporary M/M slow-burn series Apartment 402. Forced proximity, enemies-to-lovers, bi awakening, hurt/comfort.

194 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 28, 2026

About the author

Remy Grayson writes the kind of slow-burn M/M romance where the longing does most of the talking: quiet men, careful hands, and the moment everything finally tips. Writing from a sunlit corner of Montreal (and yes, the snow counts as scenery half the year), Remy is here for the soft landings and the love that stays.

Reviews

[antonia🫧 · Rating 5 out of 5]

i received an ARC from the author via booksprout & this review only contains MY honest thoughts and feelings about this book.💐

forced proximity, 'enemies' to lovers, hurt/ comfort, mild grump x sunshine vibes AND slow burn, are SOME of the tropes you'll find in this book and trust me when i tell you that it will not disappoint.😭

I LOVED IT!

the characters are kind of exactly what you would find in any cop books, but i liked them so much!! they were super cute, i loved the ways they defended each other. i need to read more of them and about them and get all the details of their past!
plot wise, it was very interesting, it never got boring and the possibilities for the outcome are varied so it will keep you on your toes for sure!

!WARNING! for my impatient friends: this book is part of a trilogy, book one is left on a cliffhanger, i would suggest you wait until all books are out before reading!!✨

book two cannot come fast enough, we were left in a HUGE cliffhanger and i can't wait for august for book two to be released!!🖤 thank you ms. remy for this wonderful book!


ps. that cover is sooooo good.

[Saskia Veldhuis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ryan and Luke are both detectives who don't fit into what is expected from them in their job. They are forced to become partners, including living in the same apartment. Ryan's downfall in the previous department soon shows itself to be something totally different, with him having been set up to take the fall for some very corrupt colleagues. Luke never wanted a partner, but becomes determined to help Ryan. The story ends on quite the cliffhanger, but as the author has promised rapid release of the rest of the series I hope I don't have to wait too long.
Ryan in particular is an unexpectedly sympathetic character who deserves better things, so I'm curious how Luke will be helping him achieve this.
Thanks for the advance copy via Booksprout, I am happy to leave a voluntary review.

[Kenneth Cameron · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well written, innovating MM romance story! A story unlike any I have read previously. I appreciate that it is was not formulaic or just changed the gender of the protagonists and called it done!.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Amanda Reeves · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cross the Line is the first book in the new Apartment 402 by Remy Grayson. This is a hurt/comfort, sexual awakening, forced proximity read about Ryan and Luke. I really enjoyed this story and can't wait for the next one to come out.

[Jo · Rating 1 out of 5]

Book ended in the middle of the story. I hate this. I will not read book 2 a warning would’ve been nice.