🎉 It’s Live: Book 20 Is Officially Out in the World

Today is one of those pause-and-breathe milestones.

The One Who Was Supposed to Be Straight is officially available for sale today on Amazon — and with it, AQ-Books just hit 20 published books.

Yeah. Twenty.

That number deserves a moment.

This release is a little different from what longtime readers might expect. The One Who Was Supposed to Be Straight is pure fiction—no memoir bleed, no personal essays hiding in the margins, no dogs stealing the spotlight (Roxi is filing a formal complaint). It’s a slow-burn M/M romance built around tension, restraint, and the kind of connection that sneaks up on you when you’re busy managing risk instead of feelings.

It’s also Book One of a brand-new series, The Rules We Break, which explores the quiet, dangerous choices we make to stay safe—and the people who make those rules fall apart.

Releasing this book today also marks something bigger than a single title. Twenty books means twenty finished projects. Twenty times hitting publish. Twenty reminders that consistency, discipline, and showing up matter more than waiting for the “perfect” moment.

Whether you’ve been here since book one or you’re just finding AQ-Books now—thank you. Truly. Every read, every share, every message saying “this hit too close” is part of how we got here.

📘 Now available on Amazon:

👉 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GMR88KTH

Here’s to Book 20.

Here’s to new series energy.

And here’s to breaking rules that no longer protect us.

— AQ Books