M.L. Nolan

Characters Loved for Who They Are

The same book cover presented in paperback, kindle, and on a smartphone, featureing two men, one with a darker complexion and brown hair and one with a pale complexion and black hair, are shown in profiler, looking into one another’s eyes and smiling. They are on a red background with strength gym equipment, including pull up rings and squat cages, in the background. The title Someone to Build Me Up and author M.L. Nolan are the cover text.

5″ x 8″ | 346 pages
Paperback $16.99 | ISBN: 979-8988338628
Ebook $6.99 | ISBN: 979-8988338635

Someone to Build Me Up

When heartbreak leaves you crushed, love can make you strong again.

Reeling from a breakup, English professor Zack Carter is trying to pull himself together for his sister’s wedding. His recovery includes hiring sexy, snarky, and multi-talented Marcus Berens as his personal trainer. When Zack finds out his ex has chosen his former bully as her wedding date, Marcus agrees to play the role of Zack’s boyfriend. But despite a shared love of theater, neither of them are good at pretending their feelings are just an act.

Someone to Build Me Up is a fake dating MM contemporary romcom, with a spin on found family. Great pick for fans of Boyfriend Material.

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Readers are saying…

Five star review screenshot titled "I have never grinned this much while reading a book". The review says "I'm seriously reading it again right away. I've never done that with any book before. It's just PERFECT. A beautiful take on found family, so much pining, such great characters. I still can't stop smiling over it.
Five star review titled "Definitely worth a read (or two, or three), reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2025. The review reads: This book is both super sweet and super spicy, which is my favourite combination! It's beautifully easy to lose yourself in the story as you read, I highly recommend it!

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