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The Byron Bay Boys Series is a warm, emotionally honest M/M romance series set in Byron Bay and the Northern Rivers of New South Wales in Australia — Stories of love, second chances, belonging and men finding the courage to be fully themselves. These stories have real-life challenges, strong community, a touch of spice, and always, a hopeful HEA!
Daniel's Choice is the first book in the series – Coming soon.
Daniel's Choice is the first book in the Byron Bay Boys Series.
Right now (September 2026) the book is finished and is being edited. Join Tanner's Reader List below to get updates and a free preview of Daniel's Choice.
Warm summer evening, salty air and walks together along the beach at sunset. Byron Bay and the Northern Rivers of New South Wales is a magical, subtropical region of Australia. A place for second chances, new beginnings and a warm, embracing and affirming community – no matter who you are, or who you love.
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The first book Daniel’s Choice, is the foundational story in the series I'm calling Byron Bay Boys.
There is tenderness and love, humour and sexuality, community and belonging, and always, a satisfying HEA.
Stories that let capable men be soft, without their masculinity needing qualification.
Meet Tanner
Tanner Johns writes heartwarming contemporary M/M romance about men finding love, connection, courage and belonging — with believable happy endings and a touch of spice.
His stories explore second chances, identity, friendship, family and the courage it sometimes takes to choose the life, and the person, that feels like home.
Tanner Johns is the pen name of Australian writer and storyteller Jonathan Watcham.
For Jonathan, writing as Tanner is not about hiding who he is. It’s about creating a clear home for a genre he loves — and using story, romance and HEAs to invite readers to see same-sex love, masculinity, vulnerability and belonging through a different lens.
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You can find and follow Tanner in different places like Instagram, Facebook, soon on TikTok, Goodreads and of course on Amazon. You can also meet Jonathan Watcham and find out why he created Tanner to be the warm anchor of his slightly spicy, HEA M/M romance stories. Click here