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Icy Pour by Ellie K. Drake
Release Day: September 10th 2026
Tropes: Workplace Romance, Virgin MMC, Grumpy sunshine, Set in the 1980’s, Opposites Attract, Forced Proximity
Series: This is a prequel in the Milwaukee Steel Riders Series of interconnected standalones.
POV: Dual POV.
Content Warnings: Explicit language, Multiple open door sex scenes between two consensual partners, On-page alcohol consumption, Description of a hate crime (off-page), Physical assault (by one MMC in defense of the other MMC). For readers aged 18+.
Expected Page Count: 150
BLURB:
Walt Bennet doesn’t take risks. He certainly doesn’t buy bars and he definitely doesn’t fall for handsome strangers.
But when an unexpected inheritance leads him to buy a neighborhood bar, he quickly realizes he’s in over his head. Desperate for help after his bartender is a no-show, he reluctantly accepts help from a charming stranger. What starts as a kind offer turns into something he never thought he’d take on – a walking, talking risk named Johnny Hudson.
Fresh from losing his job, Johnny finds himself at Walt’s on Water, a new neighborhood bar, watching a flustered owner try, and fail, to serve customers. Looking for a new start, Johnny takes a job with Walt, whose grumpy exterior hides more than what he lets on.
As they settle into life behind the bar, their friendship turns into something neither of them expected.
Set in 1980s Milwaukee, Icy Pour is a sweet and steamy MM novella about taking risks and finding love in unexpected places.