After the Story
TV journalist Mattie Elliott lives for the rush of a breaking story-until she becomes one. Scarred by injury and sudden fame, she retreats to England's south-west coast in search of peace. Chief inspector Nell Abraham values calm, control, and solitude. The last thing she needs is a headstrong reporter prying into her world or stirring something she thought she'd buried long ago.But a suspicious fire forces them together, and as attraction deepens, secrets and old wounds resurface.Can two guarded hearts learn to trust again, or will fear keep them from a love that could change everything?
Politics and Poly
Rus doesn't think there's anything wrong with punching bigots. Some call it anger issues or impulse control; he sees it as clearing away the cesspool of hateful idiots. All the same, he doesn't want his rage to control him or push away the two people he's beginning to care deeply for. Dylan's fa癟ade of joy is so masterful, he even deceives himself most days. Underneath that worn smile, though, is a frightened man who doesn't trust the world. Now, he has to navigate taking care of the queer youth home that gave him a life worth living while exploring the life he'd like to live if he wants to pursue romance in this new relationship. Kaiden struggles to accept himself, wayward and insecure most days. So, when two men express how much they see him, he feels like a complete and total imposter. He's convinced himself this awkward throuple would be a much happier couple if he took a step back. But despite his reservations, he doesn't want to give up. These three will have to come together, work through their personal fears, and be real with one another if they hope to explore this romance.
Politics and Poly
Rus doesn't think there's anything wrong with punching bigots. Some call it anger issues or impulse control; he sees it as clearing away the cesspool of hateful idiots. All the same, he doesn't want his rage to control him or push away the two people he's beginning to care deeply for. Dylan's fa癟ade of joy is so masterful, he even deceives himself most days. Underneath that worn smile, though, is a frightened man who doesn't trust the world. Now, he has to navigate taking care of the queer youth home that gave him a life worth living while exploring the life he'd like to live if he wants to pursue romance in this new relationship. Kaiden struggles to accept himself, wayward and insecure most days. So, when two men express how much they see him, he feels like a complete and total imposter. He's convinced himself this awkward throuple would be a much happier couple if he took a step back. But despite his reservations, he doesn't want to give up. These three will have to come together, work through their personal fears, and be real with one another if they hope to explore this romance.
The Admiral's Daughter
A sapphic romance set on the high seasAn arrogant sailor who never sticks around.A guarded journalist who doesn't trust the Navy.One reckless night turns into months at sea...Royal Navy able rate River Dawson never drops anchor in the same harbor twice-especially when it comes to women. With a reputation as the fleet's heartbreaker, she lives for no-strings seductions and swift departures. But when her latest redheaded fling turns out to be the Admiral's daughter-and her new crewmate aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth-River's easy-come, easy-go lifestyle hits rough waters.Cleo Carter has sworn off sailors. After years of watching duty outrank family-and suffering one heartbreak too many-she's done with sea life. But when she's assigned to cover one of her father's ships, Cleo finds herself trapped on board with the one woman she should've left on shore.As scandal brews and sparks ignite below deck, River and Cleo must decide if their chemistry is just a shipboard fling-or the start of something worth risking everything for.Perfect for fans of sapphic romance, forbidden love, and sharp banter.
I Will Always Love You (Maybe)
What's worse than regretting a one-night stand? Being snowed in with her.Since losing her wife six years ago, Colby has perfected the hermit lifestyle: secluded Minnesota cabin, golden retriever, weekly cupcake run. Zero complications. Until a chaotic, pink-haired vet tech arrives for a house call and-in one reckless moment-Colby lets someone in.It was supposed to be one night. Then the blizzard hit.Josie is a serial hobbyist who's perfected the art of avoiding rejection. Pilates, painting, pickleball-anything but feelings. So being trapped in a cabin with no distractions and a gorgeous woman who clearly regrets last night? Personal nightmare.But a lot can happen in a week. Stolen glances turn into lingering eye contact. Awkward silences become late-night conversations. And when the snow stops, both of them have to face the question they've been avoiding: what if the biggest risk isn't opening your heart to someone, it's letting her walk away when the roads finally clear?A tender and emotional romance about finding love when (and where) you're absolutely not looking for it. Perfect for fans of Ashley Herring Blake, Casey McQuiston.
Angels and Omens
Someone would kill to keep the past buried.Warnings of winter weather and a supernatural storm make for a dangerous holiday season for ex-cop Ben Nolan and antiques expert Erik Mitchell. Cape May's ghosts are unquiet, and sightings of a Woman in White is an omen of misfortune. As Erik and Ben try to lay the spirits to rest, they are drawn into a web of secrets about old shipwrecks, unsolved Mob hits, and long-ago deadly intrigue.Someone would kill to keep the past buried. As Ben and Erik navigate their growing relationship and help Cape May prepare for its big winter festival, they must face down ghosts, mobsters, and the town's dangerous hidden history.Can they resolve the crimes and mysteries of the past and live to tell the tale?Angels and Omens is a thrill-packed MM paranormal romance mystery-adventure filled with supernatural threats, old secrets, Mob ties, long-lost shipwrecks, true soulmates, hurt/comfort, psychic visions, powerful witches, and haunted history.
Siege of Hearts
In the sweeping romance of Siege of Hearts, Amanda Garfield, a young woman of grace and wit, finds her heart ensnared by the dashing Lord Jack Maitland. She is convinced, however, that his affections lie with her radiant sister. Determined to guard her heart, Amanda steers clear of Lord Jack, until fate intervenes. A cunning ruse by a meddling guest leaves Amanda and Jack stranded overnight on a secluded island. As dawn breaks, they face the whispers of scandal. To protect her reputation, a proposal of marriage is on the horizon. But is it just a convenience, or could it be the love she's longed for? Join Amanda on her journey of heartache, discovery, and the chance of true love in this enthralling tale of passion, choice, and destiny.,
Stand and Deliver
Betrothed to a cruel man she despises, Countess Victoria Edmunton is determined to escape her fate.When her carriage is ambushed by highwaymen, Victoria seizes her chance to bargain with their charismatic leader. If her family believes she has been stolen away, then she may have a chance to escape her cursed marriage and claim a life of her choosing. Victoria offers jewels-and a daring plan. If he fakes her ransom, he could walk away richer than he ever dreamed, and she could disappear for good.Whisked away on horseback by the masked outlaw, Victoria makes a startling discovery...the highwayman is no man at all. In the depths the forest, Victoria's scheme unravels as the highwaywoman reveals that a ransom the size of Victoria's is just too tempting-she intends to deliver. Kidnapped for real, Victoria should hate the dangerous, sharp-tongued woman who holds her captive...yet every mocking smile ignites a longing she cannot ignore. And the more she glimpses beneath the mask, the more she sees a tenderness that disarms her completely. But as attraction sparks into desire, their time runs short. Deadly secrets come to light when an old enemy surfaces. If she hopes to survive, Victoria must trust her highwaywoman with not only her heart, but with her life.
Two Worlds, One Soul
Meet Iliana and Luna: two professional Flamenco dancers who have enchanted and captured the hearts of their adoring fans. Iliana has long known of Luna, Spain's own beloved gem. Luna will come to know her American counterpart (and realize she has met her match) during the International Flamenco Festival in Albuquerque, New Mexico - but she is ill-prepared for what is about to transpire. Bewitched by the land and the music and Iliana's beauty, Luna discovers a fire in her soul that she didn't know was there. Is it competition? Or is it something else?Join them as they each journey down the road of self-discovery, tragedy, and triumph. And feel the pulse in your own soul as they find their way through the alluring, spell-casting magic of Flamenco dance.
Deadheat: Deadlock
Two years after the emotionally charged events of Deadlock and the bittersweet farewell shared between Dick and Yuto, Yuto has been released from the confines of Schelger Prison. He is unexpectedly headhunted by the FBI, where he eagerly takes on the challenge of following the evidence in hopes of locating and apprehending the dangerously elusive terrorist mastermind known only as Corvus--Nathan. Yuto's ultimate motivation is to have a chance to be reunited with Dick Burnford once again. During the course of his investigation into Corvus's shadowy past, Yuto manages to find a new ally and partner in the laid-back and openly gay Rob, a skilled criminologist from the University of California who possesses valuable connections to one of Corvus's followers. This unlikely duo embarks on an intense journey, following Corvus's trail across the country, which ultimately and unexpectedly leads Yuto to Dick, who is still deeply entrenched in his work for the CIA as an undercover operative, with one goal in mind; to kill Corvus/Nathan for the murder of his former comrade and lover. As Yuto and Dick's paths collide, both men race against the clock to reach Corvus first.
Two Worlds, One Soul
Meet Iliana and Luna: two professional Flamenco dancers who have enchanted and captured the hearts of their adoring fans. Iliana has long known of Luna, Spain's own beloved gem. Luna will come to know her American counterpart (and realize she has met her match) during the International Flamenco Festival in Albuquerque, New Mexico - but she is ill-prepared for what is about to transpire. Bewitched by the land and the music and Iliana's beauty, Luna discovers a fire in her soul that she didn't know was there. Is it competition? Or is it something else?Join them as they each journey down the road of self-discovery, tragedy, and triumph. And feel the pulse in your own soul as they find their way through the alluring, spell-casting magic of Flamenco dance.
Latin Lessons
Fenella Carlton has built an empire out of ambition, but her personal life is chaos-three disastrous relationships, two teenage sons, and no time for complications. The last thing she needs in her world is twenty-year-old Susie Webster, a brilliant American classics student.Susie is fearless, determined, and far too tempting. She also seems to see straight through Fenella's defences, and when friendship begins to blur into something more, Fenella is torn between the life she's always known and the pull of a controversial love she can't ignore.Is Fenella brave enough to risk her heart again? Or will she let the chance of something extraordinary slip away?
Becoming Ted
A Man Called Ove meets "Ru Paul's Drag Race" in this vibrant, joyful, universally relatable story about kindness, self-acceptance, and blooming at any age from the acclaimed author of the LibraryReads and Indie Next Pick, The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle. If Ted Ainsworth were to compare himself to one of the ice cream flavors made by his family's company, famous throughout his sleepy Lancashire hometown, it might be vanilla-sweet, inoffensive, and pleasantly predictable. At forty-three, Ted is convinced there's nothing remotely remarkable about him, except perhaps his luck in having landed handsome, charismatic Giles as a husband. Then Giles suddenly leaves him for another man, filling his social media feed with posts about #newlove and adventure. And Ted, who has spent nearly twenty years living with, and often for, another person, must reimagine the future he has happily taken for granted. But perhaps there is another Ted slowly blossoming now that he's no longer in Giles's shadow-funny, sassy, more uninhibited. Someone willing to take chances on new friendships, and even new love. Someone who's been waiting in the wings too long, but who's about to dust off a long-ago secret dream and overturn everyone's expectations of him-especially his own. . .
An Other Side Christmas
A year of chaos behind them and an incident no one will soon forget, Jo and Rose decide a cozy Christmas getaway is the perfect reset button.Between snowball fights, delicious food, sparkling lights, and conversations that are finally had, the holiday becomes a chance for everyone to breathe and reconnect.A charming romantic holiday short from The Other Side universe, full of warmth, laughter, and the soft healing that only the magic of Christmas can bring.
The Many Mistakes of Zoey Andrews
Zoey Andrews has always wanted what she couldn't have. For years, she's loved a woman who never noticed her-now that woman's fallen for someone she hates.Beth Harden is a musician stuck in a rut. Delivering pizza by day and playing crowded dive bars by night, she's starting to wonder if this is all life has to offer. After returning home from Vancouver several years ago in a cloud of shame is she finally ready to feel something - purpose, redemption, maybe even love?When a chance encounter ignites a spark, both women are forced to confront the lives they've built and the loves they've lost. Can Beth break free from her self-doubt? And can Zoey finally open her heart to someone new-or will she sabotage herself all over again?The Many Mistakes of Zoey Andrews is a raw, and heartfelt exploration of sapphic love, own second chances, regret, and the messy, beautiful struggle to start over.This book follows on from the Many Mistakes of Amy Love, but can be read as a standalone romance.
The Least of These
When survival is the only rule, Grace can still break through!Sam Izbicki entered the world fragile and unwanted, the third child of seven in a family where survival meant silence and fear was the common language. His father-a hardened Marine-ruled with a strap in one hand and a bottle in the other, while his mother, weary and overworked, offered only scraps of comfort. In the shadows of that house, Sam learned early to run, to hide, and to question if he was worth loving at all.As he grew, Sam discovered that the battles inside his home mirror the battles inside his heart. School offered both refuge and torment. Church promised holiness but often delivered betrayal. Yet even in the darkest corners, moments of kindness and loyalty flickered-siblings who shielded him, teachers who noticed, and a God he wasn't sure he could trust.The Least of These is more than a coming-of-age story. It is a haunting portrait of a childhood fractured by violence and shame, and a powerful exploration of identity, family, and faith. Told with piercing honesty and unexpected beauty, Sam's journey asks the questions we all carry: Can the past ever be escaped? Can love truly heal the deepest wounds? And is grace strong enough to reach even the least of these?Readers will be drawn into a story that is both heartbreaking and hopeful-one that lingers long after the final page.
Lost in the '80s
Liam Parry has always been good at hiding. Growing up in a cramped Rochdale terrace in the 1980s, he learns early that survival means keeping your head down-at home, at school, and in a world that doesn't want boys like him to dream too big. When he escapes to Manchester University, the city offers a taste of freedom, but also new dangers: the risk of being found out, of wanting too much, of loving the wrong person.As Liam navigates Thatcher's Britain-family expectations, class divides, the shadow of the miners' strike, and the looming threat of AIDS-his greatest battle is with himself. Haunted by shame and longing, he must decide whether to keep living in the margins or risk everything for a life that's truly his. Every choice is a test: between safety and honesty, between the comfort of invisibility and the terrifying possibility of being seen.But Liam's journey is shaped as much by those around him as by his own fears. His relationships-with his fiercely loyal sister, with friends who challenge and support him, and with the men he dares to love-become both lifeline and crucible. First love brings both joy and heartbreak, and the bonds of family and friendship are tested as Liam learns that to be truly known is both the greatest risk and the greatest reward.TeaserHow do you learn to stop running from yourself? When a letter from the past threatens to unravel the fragile life Liam has built, he's forced to confront the secrets he's kept from his family, his friends, and most of all, from himself. In a world that demands he choose-between love and loyalty, between hiding and hope-Liam must find the cour-age to step out of the shadows and claim his own story.Lost in the '80s is a powerful, intimate coming-of-age novel about shame, resilience, and the quiet revolution of learning to live-and love-out loud. Through Liam's journey, it shines a light on the struggles faced by the LGBT community in the past and the hard-won lessons that still resonate today: the importance of visibility, the cost of silence, and the enduring need for acceptance, pride, and solidarity. In a world where many still face prejudice and fear, Liam's story reminds us that the fight to be seen and loved for who we are is as urgent now as ever.
King Love
Sometimes the only way to be yourself is to be someone else...Callie Johnson has everything she needs in her curated safety bubble: her family, her home and her job at Brisbane's hottest drag king bar, Club Sappho. All that's missing is what she secretly craves most of all: love. When she notices a beautiful woman turning up at the club each week to watch her perform, she feels compelled to meet her. But offstage, Callie can't summon the confidence and swagger of her drag king alter ego. Maya Freeman has decided this is going to be the year she finally lives in her authenticity. She's ready to tackle her perfectionist and overthinking tendencies, celebrate her sexuality and find love. She might even try reviving those long-buried performing dreams. So when Maya finds herself returning to Club Sappho to watch a charismatic drag king, she has an uncanny sense they're destined to be part of her new life. As Callie and Maya step out of their comfort zones and into each other's, they soon discover that falling in love has a way of making you face who you really are. But when one is scared to step into the spotlight and the other is scared to drop the act, can they find the happy ever after they both long for? King Love is a heartwarming lesbian romance about love, self-expression, gender and performance.
Fever (Saints & Sinners #2)
ALEXEI Before I came to St. Lawrence University, I didn't believe in magic. Now I'm desperate to get my hands on a spell, even at the expense of lying to my friends. It's not something I'm proud of, but I have my reasons. Enter the charming, carefree Matteo Baros, who-unfortunately for both of us-becomes suspicious of me. I expect him to rat me out. Instead, maybe because he's such a stand-up guy, he offers to help me with a spell. Not just any spell-a sex spell. Not really something two straight guys can manage easily, but we find a way, and what should've been a nightmare turns into a feverish night of passion. But there are consequences for our actions. The spell ignites a sequence of events neither of us could have anticipated, and as the intensity of this fever between us mounts, we find ourselves caught in a war between rival covens, battling sinister forces from another realm that threaten to wreak havoc upon our world.
Coltswood
When academician and artist Belinda Coltswood comes face-to-face with a colleague from her younger years, old feelings and painful memories rise to the surface in uncomfortable and potentially transformative ways.Professor Belinda Coltswood has made a name for herself. As the recent winner of a prestigious art prize and the object of lingering rumors that nearly ended her career, Coltswood walks a fine line between celebrity and outcast. Though seemingly immune to both censure and accolades, Coltswood's capacity for cool indifference dissolves in a riptide of memory when she finds herself face-to-face with a woman from her past. A woman she knew only as Wolf. While the Wolf in her office is hardly the same fierce young AIDS activist Coltswood remembers, this meeting has the potential to alter their lives in radical ways.
Fever (Saints & Sinners #2)
ALEXEI Before I came to St. Lawrence University, I didn't believe in magic. Now I'm desperate to get my hands on a spell, even at the expense of lying to my friends. It's not something I'm proud of, but I have my reasons. Enter the charming, carefree Matteo Baros, who-unfortunately for both of us-becomes suspicious of me. I expect him to rat me out. Instead, maybe because he's such a stand-up guy, he offers to help me with a spell. Not just any spell-a sex spell. Not really something two straight guys can manage easily, but we find a way, and what should've been a nightmare turns into a feverish night of passion. But there are consequences for our actions. The spell ignites a sequence of events neither of us could have anticipated, and as the intensity of this fever between us mounts, we find ourselves caught in a war between rival covens, battling sinister forces from another realm that threaten to wreak havoc upon our world.
The Long Trail Home
William Garrett has spent half his life on the trail, chasing cattle and forgetting the things a man can't afford to remember. When a new rider, Joseph Reid, joins the drive north, William expects trouble - not the quiet steadiness that begins to break through his guard. Across dust and distance, through storms and long nights under the stars, a fragile friendship deepens into something neither of them dares name.In a world that would never understand, love becomes an act of defiance - a flicker of warmth against an endless horizon. From the stockyards of Texas to the promise of open land beyond, The Long Trail Home is a story of endurance, belonging, and the courage it takes to stop running.
Galapagos
"V矇lez stuns with her corporeal descriptions and baroque literary allusions. This is a knockout."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)From NYC-based Colombian writer F獺tima V矇lez comes debut novel Galapagos, following a group of bohemian artists who are dying of AIDS as they embark on a surreal final voyage through the Galapagos Islands, their bodies cloaked in the skins of the dead. Lorenzo is a painter who doesn't paint. He spends his days watching Jeanne Moreau films, luxuriating in his partner Juan B's bed, and swapping letters with his lovers. Then, one day, his nail falls off. Then another nail, then all of them. Thus begins a journey of decomposition that carries him from Colombia to Paris, from Paris to the French countryside, and on a final journey to the Gal獺pagos Archipelago. As they cruise the islands on a custom-made ship, Lorenzo and his friends and lovers drink, swap stories, and feast gluttonously, even as their bodies succumb to an unspeakable disease. In this contemporary plague novel, rife with pathos and humor, ailing bodies are torn between desire and decay, lust and friendship, creativity and destruction. V矇lez revolutionizes the novel form, pushing language to its extreme as she tests the limits of how we understand illness, sexuality, the body, and what it means to make art in the face of our own mortality.
The Best of Times
Londoner Aron Wimpole has been taking a bite out of the Big Apple for the last two years. He's enjoyed the taste but when his beloved grandmother, the formidable Beatrice Wimpole, summons him home to help plan her wedding to Professor Higgs, he quickly jumps on a plane for a two-week stay.The pull of home is strong, making Aron wonder if he's really committed to New York...and then Paul Higgs strolls back into his life. Aron can't avoid him-they're co-wedding planners and everything must run like clockwork. And besides, Aron's determined to show Paul what he missed out on when he walked away from him two years ago. All Aron has to do is to keep control of his feelings.One flaw in this plan is that handsome prizewinning photographer Paul seems more than willing to pick up where they left off. But Paul's bravado masks deeper commitment fears. Ones that threaten to ruin both of their lives.But Aron's got to ignore all that and help deliver the wedding to end all weddings.It's going to be a hectic Christmas.Queens Crescent is an exclusive neighbourhood in London. Each home in the Georgian terrace has it's own tale to tell.Meet Formula One driver, Charles Worthington, influencer and movie star's son, Mercury Morrison and wine merchant, Simon Harrington to name a few. Let's not forget Mrs Wimpole and the professor who rule the little cobbled street.
When Silence Shatters
When Silence Shatters is a lyrical and emotionally charged collection of short stories exploring identity, silence, queerness, and resilience across Egypt and the diaspora. Through vivid, intimate moments, Mahmoud reveals the quiet rebellions of women, men, and LGBTQ individuals navigating love, tradition, and survival in societies that often demand silence.Praised by Readers' Favorite as "a beautiful, careful handling of human feeling and story design," the collection brings forward voices long overlooked-stories of tenderness, defiance, and the small, powerful acts that break generational silence. With "every story singing," as Readers' Favorite notes, Mahmoud's writing illuminates the emotional truth in ordinary moments, delivering "tight writing and a gift for subverting reader expectation."Bold, haunting, and deeply human, When Silence Shatters gives readers a window into lives rarely centered yet universally resonant.
It Takes Three To Tango
Lambda Literary Finalist 2025Dance is the language of life-and love-that brings three wounded hearts togetherRafeBarcelona was supposed to be my honeymoon, but I'm here alone with a heart that's forgotten how to dance. Inexplicably drawn to the dimly lit comfort of a tango bar, its compelling owner Constantin, and a passionate young dancer named Florencio. Two men who awaken something within me I never dreamed possible.ConstantinMy late husband Valery and I dreamed big, and we loved even bigger. This bar was his vision, and every night the memories consume me. Until a stranger with heartbreak in his honeyed eyes sits down at a table, and my need to connect becomes overwhelming. What am I thinking? At 42, my one great love has come and gone.FlorencioMy father likes to forget I exist, but now he has a use for me. I've been sent across the sea to Barcelona to suss out what's in my aging aunt's will. When I catch the strains of Argentine tango drifting out of a bar, I'm pulled into familiar territory. A gleaming dance floor, a singer's rich tones, and a beautiful, bookish man who tempts me to ask him to dance.One tumbledown bar. Three hearts in need of repair. One indomitable woman who knows all they need is the language of dance-and a whisper of silk-to find forever.It Takes Three to Tango is book two in the Dance Lovers Collection, a series of standalone books which can be enjoyed in any order. Contains a bi-awakening, age gap, second-chance, forced proximity romance set against the backdrop of Gaudi's Barcelona.​​​​​​​Ideal wine pairing: a dark, passionate red blend.
The Fifth Target
For Detective Carolyn Hall, the rules are simple: trust your partner, follow the evidence. Partnered with well-regarded Robert White, she works the streets of New Honan investigating its darkest corners. But one blood-soaked alley murder changes everything: the key witness is Rachel Fenimore, an ER nurse who called 911, then fled the scene. White recognizes her-she treated him years ago.Rachel denies involvement, then admits she was there, sleepwalking. As Hall investigates, the case spirals into something far stranger. Rachel claims she's on a list, that a killer is systematically targeting medical professionals. When Rachel makes bail, the danger intensifies-and so does Hall's need to protect her.Caught between her loyalty to her partner and her growing connection to a woman who might be guilty, Hall must sort truth from lies, paranoia from reality. Her search for answers takes her into dangerous territory-White's past, Rachel's present, and the blurred line between her badge and her heart.Hall's investigation will force her to betray someone. The only question is who.
Casanova 20
A novel about art, desire, and mortality, Casanova 20: Or, Hot World follows a young man isolated by his extraordinary beauty and his strange friendship with an older painter Cursed by an extreme and unrelenting beauty, Adrian has drawn the frenzied attention of adoring strangers since childhood. As a twenty-nine-year-old in New York City, he spends his days drifting between affairs with women (and occasionally men) who provide him with everything he needs, from spending money to luxurious vacations to even, once, a mini yacht. With this generosity comes a dangerous possessiveness that often puts him at risk of much worse than heartbreak. But as people begin removing their masks in the spring of 2021, Adrian's aimless sexual availability is interrupted by a shocking discovery: He is no longer beautiful. Across the country, Adrian's best friend and companion, Mark, a world-famous painter, has returned to the family home in rural Northern California. He's faced with his own horrible revelation: He's dying from the same mysterious disease that will soon take his mother and sister. Despite the depth of their platonic romance, neither man reveals his fate to the other. Feeling as if he's disappearing from sight, Adrian searches for answers among his thousands of lovers. In a race against his failing body, Mark becomes obsessed with watching fifty-two VHS tapes of unknown origin, left to him by his sister, before it's too late. "An astounding writer, seemingly unconstrained by taboos and waist-deep down in the maw of life" (Torrey Peters), Davey Davis presents a modern-day Casanova figure grappling with what it means to find true intimacy when his very existence means constant exposure to the world's violent desire.
Ballad of the Wayward Child
Come Over HereIn the opening tale to Keven Renken's novel in stories, BALLAD OF THE WAYWARD CHILD, six-year-old Ike wanders off his grandmother's porch in search of adventure, but steps into something horrible. In each subsequent story, Ike is a year older and more aware of the role fear plays in his young life. Along the way, however, he also finds unexpected moments of bravery, encountering a colorful cast of characters who accompany him on his way toward adulthood. As he grows, Ike's early trauma lurks in the background like a shadow, waiting to make its presence felt time and again. But each time, the boy, now becoming a man, finds a way, through sorrow and joy, through triumphs and failures, to live his life as best he can. He finds a way to live.
The Good Neighbour
Josh Winterton is broken after his husband walked out on him six weeks ago. He has lost sight of everything. His fashion design business. His friends. His life.That is until a handsome stranger begs him for help.Hugh is a drag queen who's having a rocky time of it. After humiliation on national television, he's come to lick his wounds whilst housesitting for a friend. Next door.Sparks might fly from the outset, but can Josh overcome his past to grab a future for himself before it's too late?Queens Crescent is an exclusive neighbourhood in London. Each home in the Georgian terrace has it's own tale to tell.Meet Formula One driver, Charles Worthington, influencer and movie star's son, Mercury Morrison and wine merchant, Simon Harrington to name a few. Let's not forget Mrs Wimpole and the professor who rule the little cobbled street.
Mercury Rising
The son of a famous movie star, Mercury Morrison is used to all eyes being on him. So of course he's grown up to be one of London's premier influencers, with followers across the globe.But when Mercury finds himself on the wrong side of the law after a run-in with a paranoid concept artist at the Tate Modern, it all comes crashing down. The worst bit is, he's innocent! Advised to plead guilty, he dutifully arrives for his first day of community service at a youth project in South London...and walks slap-bang into his new boss, the handsome Nick Campbell.The attraction between them is instant and electric. Romance may be on the cards but this summer is going to shake Mercury's whole view on life to its foundations. Can Mercury take the huge leap of faith needed to make his dreams come true, and, if he dares, will Nick be there to catch him?Queens Crescent is an exclusive neighbourhood in London. Each home in the Georgian terrace has it's own tale to tell.Meet Formula One driver, Charles Worthington, PR guru Nihal Varma and wine merchant, Simon Harrington to name a few. Let's not forget Mrs Wimpole and the professor who rule the little cobbled street.
Red Devil
When Alexei seeks the help of a ghost to deal with a swaggering bully, he gets the strength and confidence he hopes for. If in the process he hurt his best friend Sol, well, he can make it up to the wolf later. Things get worse when the ghost, an old Siberian soldier, demands that Alexei give up his gay life, which Alexei fled his home country for. The young fox is resolved to send the ghost away - until his sister, left behind with their abusive parents, falls into mortal danger from which only the ghost can save her. Now Alexei must choose between living the life he risked everything to have and rescue his beloved Caterina from death...or worse.
Shadow of the Father
Yilon is a young fox noble who's just come of age, in the city of Divalia, capital of Tephos. But apart from his best friend and sometime lover Sinch, he doesn't like much about living there. He only met his father, Volle, two years ago, when he left his mother and the city where he grew up. He would give anything to be allowed to leave Divalia. Or so he thinks. When a stranger arrives with a message that the Lord of Dewanne has died and appointed Yilon his heir, the young fox realizes that there are worse places than Divalia. Dewanne is one of the most remote cities in Tephos, where foxes rule, and mice are relegated to menial jobs and a slum outside the main city. Which makes it difficult for Yilon to explain why his companion is a mouse.Ever the schemer, Yilon hatches a plan to get sent home, but soon finds that even in a backwards town, there are complicated politics, ancient blood feuds, and family betrayals, old wounds that his clumsy steps have reopened. There are at least two different groups trying to kill him, and the foxes who might help him are the very ones he's done his best to alienate. Without Sinch, who's run afoul of a band of thieves in the slums and has his own death threats to deal with, Yilon will need all the stubbornness and cleverness he's inherited from his father just to survive to the next sunrise, let alone save his inheritance, his friend, and his own hide.
Dear Benjamin Vol. 2
An omega in hiding and an alpha with a dangerous past meet in a collision of desire and danger. Isaac has always lived as a beta, but his world turns upside down when he discovers he's a recessive omega during an undercover operation. As he experiences his first heat cycle, he encounters Felix, a notorious and hyper-dominant alpha arms dealer. In the midst of a chaotic raid, Isaac, overwhelmed by his heat, seeks relief from Felix. Four years later, Isaac has reinvented himself as a modest florist in San Diego, trying to escape his tumultuous past and conceal his omega status. His peaceful life is shattered when Felix reappears. Felix is immediately infatuated with Isaac and, upon discovering that Isaac needs protection from an unknown threat, offers a dangerous but tempting deal; his protection in exchange for Isaac's body. A flower shop isn't the safest place for an omega with a past, especially when Felix is around even more so when Issac's most precious secret may be uncovered...
Prisoner's Release and Other Stories
This collection brings together "The Prisoner's Release," the acclaimed two-part story first published in Heat #1 and #2, , along with three entirely new tales of Argaea. These stories expand upon the lives, loves, and legacies of the characters introduced in Volle, exploring new corners of a realm where desire, duty, and destiny intertwine.Inside the Cage - Jonas, a young cougar trapped in a life of prostitution at the Jackal's Staff brothel. Betrayed and penniless, he seizes a chance to escape with a charming fox merchant, only to find himself drawn into a dangerous web of lies, exploitation, and forbidden desire. When passion turns to violence and survival forces impossible choices, Jonas must rebuild his life, rediscover his worth, and fight for love in a world that profits from his body but underestimates his heart.The Prisoner's Release - Five years after Volle and a year before Pendant of Fortune, the fox spy Volle languishes in prison, accused of stealing war plans. When a young wolf guard named Streak is ordered to break him, an unexpected bond forms instead. As friendship deepens into love, the two risk everything to defy their captors and escape the web of manipulation spun around them.Home Again - After escaping imprisonment in Tephos, Volle and his lover Streak reach the capital of Ferrenis, where old allies and new intrigues await. Summoned before Captain Avery, Volle learns the war plans he risked everything to steal may have been a trap all along. Offered a quiet farm and a chance to leave the world of spies behind, Volle must decide whether peace, and love with Streak, can truly replace the life he once knew.For Love or Family - A few years after Inside the Cage, young wolf Cef, son of the powerful Minister of Defense, is tricked into visiting the Jackal's Staff brothel-where he meets Richy, a charming wolf prostitute who captures his heart. Torn between duty to his noble family and a forbidden love, Cef risks everything to buy Richy's freedom. But when betrayal and blackmail expose their secret, Cef must choose between the life he was born to and the one he truly wants.
The Case of the Dead Man's Ring
When Proctor Gamble loses everything, the last thing he expects to find is a reason to stay.World-famous swimsuit model Proctor Gamble thought his biggest problem was tan lines-until his shady business manager vanishes with his fortune, leaving him broke and stuck with a handful of failing investments. One of them? A barely functioning private detective agency run by Blair Huntingdon, a smooth-talking, vintage-obsessed investigator with a thing for solving mysteries-and pushing Proctor's buttons.Proctor wants to liquidate. Blair has other ideas-and he's not above using a mix of charm, sass, and a few well-placed slaps (and more) to change his new boss's mind.Just when Proctor thinks he's done with the agency-and maybe Blair too-they stumble onto a corpse, a strange ring, and a trail that leads to a long-lost collection of paintings by a brilliant artist persecuted during World War II for being unapologetically gay.As secrets unravel and danger closes in, Proctor and Blair are forced to rely on each other to survive. But with everything on the line-including the truth, the art, and their lives-will these two wildly different men find a way to protect what matters most?Steamy, sharp, and full of unexpected heart, this queer mystery-romance is a wild ride through lust, lies, and the art of falling in love.
After All
What happens in Vegas might just save their marriage.Maggie and Gwen Pierce aren't divorced, not technically. They're just on pause. Separate bedrooms, strained silences, and young kids who accept vague answers as fact. It's easier than admitting their marriage is over.Except, Maggie hasn't told her best friends.When the group heads to Vegas for Pete and Danica's bachelorette party, their friends are so excited to invite Gwen for the first time, thinking Maggie and Gwen are the happily married couple of the bunch. So, to keep the peace, they decide to fake it. A smile here, a kiss on the cheek there. Just until the weekend is over.Of course, Vegas has its own ideas. Now, Maggie and Gwen have to decide if their story is over or if it is just getting good again.After All is a second-chance sapphic rom-com packed with fake dating, marriage-on-pause angst, and the kind of meddling friends who make sure you never face heartbreak or hope alone.
Let It Breathe
Simon Harrington has two great loves, the first being his son, Luca, and the second, wine. As a premier importer, Simon has built a business that allows him to live on Queens Crescent, one of London's most exclusive addresses. Yet that life is under threat-one of Simon's main clients has gone bust.When Simon's ex-wife nags him to find a man and stop hiding behind their son, Simon feels change is in the air. And when he meets Rodrigo Costa at a party, everything turns upside down. This man is the most gorgeous hunk Simon has ever laid eyes on. Even better, it appears nightclub owner Rodrigo could be the answer to Simon's business woes.The chemistry between them is off the scale from the first moment they meet. However, Simon soon discovers Rodrigo is running from his own demons. Simon will have to let his guard down completely to find the happiness he craves. Is he brave enough to do that?Queens Crescent is an exclusive neighbourhood in London. Each home in the Georgian terrace has it's own tale to tell.Meet Formula One driver, Charles Worthington, influencer and movie star's son, Mercury Morrison and minor royal, Alexander Fitzwilliam to name a few. Let's not forget Mrs Wimpole and the professor who rule the little cobbled street.
Once Upon a Time in December
One disastrous Christmas proposal. One whimsical British violinist. One year that changes everything-including who you thought you were.Whitley Dupont has always followed the plan: build a thriving career in finance, marry the perfect man, and never, ever veer off course. But when her carefully constructed life implodes in front of a hundred horrified party guests at her family's Christmas gala, she's left wondering what-if anything-was ever real.Enter Layla Simmons: a free-spirited violinist with a classical-pop sound, a spark in her eyes, and a talent for making chaos feel like a second chance. Their first meeting is accidental. Their second, serendipitous. And by the third... Whitley starts to feel something she never expected-something that doesn't fit into any plan she's ever made.As late-night phone calls turn into something deeper, and Whitley begins to question more than just her love life, she's forced to confront the truth: love doesn't always look the way you imagined-and neither does who you are.From bustling boardrooms to cosy concert venues, and from awkward family dinners to moments of quiet, vulnerable joy, this is the story of two women finding each other-and themselves-in the most unexpected season of life.A sparkling sapphic romance about second chances, sexual awakening, and the beautiful, messy surprise of falling for the person who sees you most clearly.
The Road To Pienza
The action-packed sequel to the best-selling thriller, The Road to MontepulcianoOn the night of the ninth of June 1944, four days after the Allied liberation of Rome, four nuns are murdered in a railway carriage at the Vatican City railway station.Sixteen years later, returning to Tuscany after a gruelling book signing tour of Australia, Damson O'Reilly finds his partner, Giancarlo (no longer a detective but now a well-known and successful lawyer) engrossed in a slander case between Italy's screen heartthrob, Mario Celestino, and a high-profile, fascist industrialist, Giovanni Scavola.The case uncovers buried secrets, secrets that bring to light the involvement of both men in the WW2 crime and which lead to kidnapping, torture and murder, culminating in a dramatic, bloody outcome that will rock the Italian nation to its core.
Unapologetically Her
'Unapologetically Her is not your typical love story...it is a story of love, tenacity, struggle, conflict, dejection and so much more. Set in current day, small town India it traces the life and love of two very ordinary young women who are very different and yet so much alike and are drawn together in their journey from self-discovery to coming out as lesbians. The journey is filled with pain, rejection, self doubt, religious bias, ridicule and social ostracism.And of course there is society. The "what will people say?" angle that every middle class Indian family and individual is so concerned about and the fear to be who they are and reveal their true self that is part and parcel of this fear. It is this fear coupled with the need to conform and fit in that drives a wedge in their relationship. And then there arises the question of whether each one of them is prepared to go down that journey and be who she truly is...unapologetically her. Don't put this down if you want to find out!
Jesse's Smile
When it comes to love - what is really important?Neurodiverse Jesse loves pop culture and the animals he cares for in the store. Drew is a high school teacher who has written a book on American poetry and loves Shakespeare and has a history of making bad relationship choices.How can their relationship survive when everyone around them constantly reminds them of the differences separating them?When one of Drew's bad choices from the past shows up, it sets in motion a confusing and heartbreaking chain of events that tests their relationship. How can Drew and Jesse prove to their friends and family that what brings them together is stronger than what sets them apart? Can they demonstrate that sometimes, when it comes to love, the most important thing in the world is a smile?Jesse's Smile is a standalone MM romance featuring a slight age gap, hurt/comfort, opposites who attract, and a very sweet young man finding love in a world that doesn't consider him worthy of it.
Reality Royal
The Honourable Alexander Fitzwilliam has made a fool of himself again. His latest 'business venture' has tanked in the most public way possible and his stepmother, Cynthia, takes great pleasure in Alexander failing once more to impress his father, Earl Fitzwilliam.Alexander dusts himself off and finds a new mountain to climb. This time as a reality TV star. Take that, Cynthia.As one of the players in Celebrity Blogger, he's paired with the star of daytime TV soap Highland Fling, Zac Caton. To Alexander's amazement, the self-assured forty-something Zac smashes straight through Alexander's public fa癟ade and finds the sensitive man underneath. Finds and likes.With a new career and a potential new man, Alexander is flying high. But family secrets on both sides threaten to derail him and Zac before they've barely started.If he wants to find a lasting love, Alexander will have to do something he doesn't do easily-trust.Queens Crescent is an exclusive neighbourhood in London. Each home in the Georgian terrace has it's own tale to tell.Meet Formula One driver, Charles Worthington, influencer and movie star's son, Mercury Morrison and wine merchant, Simon Harrington to name a few. Let's not forget Mrs Wimpole and the professor who rule the little cobbled street.
Something Like Autumn
For some, a romantic relationship seems like an impossible dream.Growing up as a gay teenager in small-town Missouri, Jace Holden is convinced he'll die single and alone. When he meets Victor-a wild spirit and fellow outsider-his chances of finding love go from hopeless to a very uncertain maybe. Bracing his heart, Jace chases after his desire anyway, all in the hope of making his biggest dream come true.Something Like Autumn reveals the story of Jace's life before the events of Something Like Summer while also revisiting his endearing relationship with Benjamin Bentley.Each Something Like... book follows a different LGBTQ character on their quest for love. Central to the plot is the troubled relationship between Ben and Tim, high school sweethearts who continue to meet at different stages of their lives, their chemistry changing with each encounter. Surrounding them are a wealth of friends and enemies, each with their own story, resulting in an immersive universe filled with optimism and hope, heartbreak and healing. While the series doesn't shy away from sexual content, it also focuses deeply on emotion, resulting in an experience that will stay with you long after the final page is turned.The Something Like... series: 01: Something Like Summer02: Something Like Autumn03: Something Like Winter04: Something Like Spring05: Something Like Lightning06: Something Like Thunder07: Something Like Stories - Volume One08: Something Like Hail09: Something Like Rain10: Something Like Stories - Volume Two11: Something Like Forever12: Something Like Stories - Volume Three
Weight of Witness
The Weight of WitnessBook Two of The Unburdened Seriesby J.R. Gray-HeimIn the haunting aftermath of silence and survival, Van Shelton finds himself standing at the crossroads of faith, identity, and truth. The boy who once carried the burden of other people's beliefs is now a young man learning what it means to carry his own.Set against the same small-town South that hummed with whispered hymns and quiet rebellion, The Weight of Witnessexplores what happens when the cost of honesty collides with the comfort of belonging. As Van steps beyond the shadows of the church that raised him, he must face the echoes of those who still believe they can save him-and the ache of those who love him anyway.Torn between forgiveness and freedom, Van's journey becomes one of reckoning: a tender, defiant exploration of what it means to be seen, to be known, and to be whole. His story unfolds in lyrical prose and unflinching emotional clarity, capturing the beauty and brutality of becoming.With unforgettable characters and a deeply Southern sense of place, The Weight of Witness continues J.R. Gray-Heim's evocative exploration of faith, identity, and the quiet courage it takes to stand in one's truth.Poetic, raw, and profoundly human, this second installment in The Unburdened Series invites readers to confront the sacred and the shameful, the burden and the blessing-and to witness the fragile grace of a soul learning how to breathe again.
Inheritance of the Unburdened
Inheritance of the UnburdenedBook Three of The Unburdened Seriesby J.R. Gray-HeimIn the quiet aftermath of revelation, Van Shelton has learned that truth can be both a weapon and a mercy. But when the echoes of the past refuse to stay buried, he must confront not only the faith that shaped him - but the family that still clings to its ghosts.Set in the deep South where silence has always spoken louder than confession, Inheritance of the Unburdenedunravels the legacies we inherit and the courage it takes to rewrite them. As Van returns home, grief, memory, and forgiveness intertwine, forcing him to face the people and places that once defined him - and to decide which parts of his story are still his to carry.Between church pews still heavy with whispered judgment and the fragile tenderness of new love, Van discovers that healing isn't forgetting - it's remembering differently. What follows is a journey of reclamation and release, where love becomes the rebellion that outlasts shame.With lyrical prose, haunting atmosphere, and unflinching emotional honesty, J.R. Gray-Heim concludes The Unburdened Series with a portrait of survival that is as raw as it is redemptive.Inheritance of the Unburdened is a story of what remains after the hymns fade - a meditation on grace, grief, and the holy work of becoming whole.
