Pleasured by the Hot Chef
I was being chased by the bad guys when I ran into him... a hot chef!Liam is way more than a delicious dessert. He's also a former Marine.The only man who can save me from my stalking ex.I had to move in with him to guarantee my safety.Being roommates with him is surreal.I can't stop gawking at his chiseled chest with war wounds.Falling into bed with him means trouble. I don't trust soldiers.But something tells me that Liam won't shatter me.He's vowed to protect my body. So, can I also trust him with my heart?This is a 20K word (about a 120 pages) short read / novella. No Angst. Sweet & Steamy with explicit Scenes. May/December.
Saving Mia
To break free, she auctioned off the one thing she's been saving... Mia Brooks needs money, fast. Deep in debt to help pay her sister's medical bills, her loan shark is coming to collect. Her solution? Auctioning off the one thing she's been saving-herself. The highest bidder is Cassandra Lee, self-made businesswoman and CEO. Her heart hardened by a past she keeps buried, Cassandra doesn't want a relationship. What she wants is a woman who takes pleasure in serving her. And Mia is the perfect prize. She's enthralled by Cassandra and the sweet surrender she commands. For the next 30 days, Mia is hers. As the chemistry sizzling between them intensifies, so does their connection. But a figure from Cassandra's past has returned, determined to destroy her no matter who gets hurt in the process. As the end of the month draws near and Cassandra's dark secrets threaten to tear them apart, will Mia and Cassandra be able to put it all on the line, including their hearts?
Devoured by the Hot Chef
I still have a huge crush on the hottest celebrity chef in the country.There are countless reasons why I should stay away from him.For one, he's my ex.Two, he's way older.And three... he's about to become my boss.I've had a big setback in my professional career.I need his help to get back up... not his love.But my eyes wander in all the wrong places when he's close by.Giving this a second chance might be a mistake.A mistake that would either make or break me.Do you think it's worth it?This is a 20K word (about a 120 pages) short read / novella. No Angst. Sweet & Steamy with explicit Scenes. Second Chance. Boss/Employee. May/December.
Billionaire's Sexy Hacker
Sully Fuller is a man who gets what he wants. Lethal on the battlefield, in the board room, and let's be honest, definitely the bedroom.His single-minded focus on me makes it impossible to concentrate, while I'm trying to save his company's most important project.Yet he's sworn to protect me until I complete my work.I'm just the hacker he hired to finish his latest project.Programming, hacking, helping save the world.Typical computer nerd day, if you don't think too hard about the rock of a man who is always within sight.Always throwing heat in my direction.It's hard to keep my eyes off him and on my computer screen.He owns the company. He's totally off-limits.But when the stakes are high, all bets are off.My head knows it's time to focus on work.My body and my heart?Let's just say they have a completely different idea on how close to let this soldier get.This is a 20K word (about a 120 pages) short read / novella. No Angst. Sweet & Steamy with explicit Scenes. Enemies to Lovers. Boss/Employee.
Hawthorne Manor
Mikael Ferreira seems to have it all-a great career, looks, intelligence, and charm to boot. But his work as a full-time caregiver at Hawthorne Manor barely leaves him time to breathe, let alone date. Then a new employee arrives at the manor and makes Mikael question whether he's been living at all or merely existing...Elliot Olsson is Mikael's polar opposite. Elliot's autism has always made him feel isolated. Until now. Mikael truly sees him in a way no one ever has. Elliot wants to open his heart to Mikael and connect with him on a deeper level. But wanting won't make it any easier to overcome the obstacles Elliot knows they'll face as a couple...As Mikael and Elliot's story is beginning, eighty-eight-year-old Walter Hawthorne's is coming to an end. But while his health is fading, his mind is sharp as ever-and he has a thing or two to share about life, intimacy, and love with the two young men who seem to know nothing about any of it...Hawthorne Manor, a contemporary LGBTQ+ romantic novel, is an exploration of the foibles of aging, friendship, love, and the beauty that can exist in a found family. It features a house full of eccentric characters, witty banter, and a deeply emotional M/M romance. HEA guaranteed. Download today, and welcome to Hawthorne Manor.
Billionaire's Sexy Ranger
Trapped in a winter storm, with my sexy billionaire boss. You know, the one I keep trying to forget.Jett Baxter is exactly the man I don't need.Billionaire with a bad attitude and handsome as hell.I have to focus on the horses.Mucking stalls, watering, feeding.It's hard work.It's also hard to keep my eyes off of him.He owns the reserve. So he's my boss.And off limits.But when a storm hits, and we're trapped together, sparks fly.I can't fall for him. I won't.That's what my brain says.But what about my heart?This is a 20K word (about a 120 pages) short read / novella. No Angst. Sweet & Steamy with explicit Scenes. Enemies to Lovers. Boss/Employee.
Seduced by the Hot Chef
He's the one that got away.The only one that ever said no, That ever tempted me with something more than just a one night standWhen he gets caught up in an MC turf war, He disappears, never to be seen again.But he's back in Sin City, More delicious than ever.And determined to take this year's prize at the chili cookoff.His sauce, my BBQ, We're rekindling a flame so hot it'll never go out.If it doesn't burn us alive along the way.This is a 20K word (about a 120 pages) short read / novella. No Angst. Sweet & Steamy with explicit Scenes. Second Chance.
Desert Getaway
"A wild romp through Palm Springs' glittery underbelly. Fast, funny, and thoroughly enjoyable. An instant classic." Tod Goldberg, New York Times bestselling author of The Low Desert Dante O'Donnell is white, gay and getting older every day. He has wasted his better years on starstruck dreams and the wrong men, so now he's working as a concierge for a vacation-rental outfit in Palm Springs, where the guests have far more baggage than what's packed in their suitcases. But when he finds a dead body floating in the swimming pool at one of his rentals, his own troubled past comes back to haunt him. So he turns for help to Jazz Friendly, a Black woman who, when she was a Palm Springs cop, nearly arrested him for murdering his husband, which he didn't do...not that he knows who did. Now Jazz is a struggling PI, her career derailed by racism. And with her marriage broken by booze, she's desperate to get custody of her kid. Dante and Jazz need each other to solve this murder...and to save themselves from personal and professional disaster. ""Michael Craft is bound to nab accolades for his new novel...one that weds the shadowy mystique of noir and the sunny beauty of the desert to winning ends." The Desert Sun "Craft, as always, mixes plot and dialogue deftly, stirring humor, humanity, and mayhem to create believable characters that go about the business of solving crime with a twist of wry. You'll beg to see more of these two." Lavender Magazine "Michael Craft delivers an irresistible high camp twist to the classic detective mystery. A fast-paced and captivating opening to a promising new series." J.D. Horn, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Line "A quick-witted, entertaining mystery loaded with Palm Springs atmosphere. Smart, sophisticated, and ingeniously plotted. I loved it." Ellen Byron, USA Today bestselling author of the Cajun Country Mysteries "One can practically see John Waters in the background clapping with glee." Los Angeles Times "The author injects a lot of humour, campy wit and nuance into the proceedings, and keeps the plot stirring at a brisk pace." Thrilling Detective
The Crown of Night
A war on the horizon. A love in peril.It has been five years since Takayoshi and Cricket last saw each other. Now, Takayoshi returns to Lunette to find a civil war on the horizon, and the man he loves in danger of losing himself to the magic running through his veins.Cricket has spent the last five years learning how to be the ruler Lunette needs. With his father now gone, he'll soon be crowned king. One thing is certain, he doesn't feel ready.Lunette is unsettled. Old grudges are coming to bear. And our heroes must decide to face them together, or alone.The Crown of Night is the third book in the four-part The Hair to Moondust saga. The Heir to Moondust is a frolicking LGBTQ+ fantasy novel steeped in action, wit, and all of the corniness. Perfect for fans of Terry Pratchett's Discworld, Neil Gaiman's Stardust, and William Goldman's The Princess Bride.
The Crown of Night
A war on the horizon. A love in peril.It has been five years since Takayoshi and Cricket last saw each other. Now, Takayoshi returns to Lunette to find a civil war on the horizon, and the man he loves in danger of losing himself to the magic running through his veins.Cricket has spent the last five years learning how to be the ruler Lunette needs. With his father now gone, he'll soon be crowned king. One thing is certain, he doesn't feel ready.Lunette is unsettled. Old grudges are coming to bear. And our heroes must decide to face them together, or alone.The Crown of Night is the third book in the four-part The Hair to Moondust saga. The Heir to Moondust is a frolicking LGBTQ+ fantasy novel steeped in action, wit, and all of the corniness. Perfect for fans of Terry Pratchett's Discworld, Neil Gaiman's Stardust, and William Goldman's The Princess Bride.
The Stradivarius
When a surprise inheritance and whirlwind romance offer Mae a chance to escape her repressive aunt, she's all too eager to elope and start life anew in her childhood home. But when she and her new husband arrive, the towering Victorian sits in disrepair, and Mae learns that her father's decade-old, unsolved murder is still a source of rumor and speculation in town. Leading the charge to unravel the mystery surrounding her father's death is Ollie, a vibrant genderqueer and an outsider in their hometown. Sure that solving the cold case will land them a coveted job in the police department, Ollie gains access to the Victorian by agreeing to do maintenance work on the property. Inside, Mae is taunted by a feminine specter, soft voices from empty rooms, and distinct melodies of Lady Paola: the priceless, Stradivarius violin stolen the night of her father's murder. Forte, mezzo-forte, the measured, andante cadence. Her hiss, her pull, her scream. Mae fears the house is haunted by her father's spirit, her husband believes she's going the way of her mother-slipping into madness, but Ollie suspects something more sinister is at play. If Ollie and Mae can't work together to uncover the Victorian's secrets, Mae will join her mother in an institution or her father in the grave.
Goes On, Without the World’s Understanding
Compassionate. Provocative. Moving. In this new collection, Thomas Westerfield challenges our expectations about the stories that can be told regarding sexuality, race, love, abuse, trauma, art, and intergenerational relationships.We meet, among others, a men's sexual abuse group in rebellion against their earth mother therapist; a ninety-six-year-old gay cult writer who confronts a young queer interviewer; a burnt-out white professor playing dangerous academic games with his Black lesbian colleague; a teenager in a small Kentucky town in 1971 who experiences gay life for the first time through the movie, The Boys in the Band; a retired man sharing a Las Vegas roulette table with a lonely drunk college student celebrating his twenty-first birthday; a little boy terrified of what his Barbies will do to him in the dark of night; and a sex-trafficked young man, now free, explaining why he will never return to his family.Some find acceptance, even peace, within the many contradictory and often warring elements of their hearts; some do not. But all are embraced with compassionate acceptance as they go on, without the world's understanding.
Green for Love
All's fair in love and eco-war.Dr Jay Tanner has meticulously crafted her career trajectory from a humble working-class background to a top executive position at Magenta Oil, positioning herself for the coveted CEO role. She indulges in flings with unattainable women at an exclusive club, content with her current lifestyle.Cordelia Armstrong-Forde comes from a privileged lineage but has dedicated her life to advocating for charitable causes and fighting against big oil corporations. While she isn't actively seeking romance, she trusts the universe to guide her towards it.When Jay and Cordelia meet at the members-only club, sparks fly, but their contrasting ideologies on saving the planet present a significant obstacle. Despite their undeniable chemistry, they seem incompatible. As they're forced to work together, will their opinions soften, or will their staunch beliefs prohibit their love from blossoming?
The Onyx Demon
During the Renaissance Era, it was the Capulets and the Montagues who were at odds. At the time of the Reconstruction Era, the Hatfields and McCoys had their decades long family feud. And now, in this Modern Age, the Bettencourts and Brexleys were up at bat to claim the historical title. The Bettencourts and Brexleys have been enemies for years, both owning the top media conglomerates in the world. Ace Bettencourt and Maxwell Brexley are the next in line to be the CEOs of their family's respective corporations. Destined to cross paths, the two eventually meet in prep school, and it is then that their true animosity for one another develops. But as these two sworn adversaries become increasingly at odds with each other, they fail to realize that sexual tension is also stirring between them. Will these two follow their fates in becoming the next CEOs of their companies, bringing pride to their family names and legacies, or will their love and/or possibly hatred for one another be their undoing in the end? "Maxwell Brexley was known as the Onyx Demon, but just like any demons in your life, you have three options in how to handle them: You can either put them away, exorcize them, or carry them with you."
Studious
After a disastrous high school game of spin the bottle, I gave up trying to get a boyfriend and spent my time studying instead. Now I'm twenty-four, and I'm not only a virgin, I haven't even been kissed.When I meet Danny, a handsome legal hotshot, he catches my eye. Right before I trip on flat ground. Ugh.He's got a massive ... reputation. He's the most popular guy in the club, a total playboy with a new conquest every night. There's no way he'd be interested in me.But one night after I imbibe too much, he winds up taking care of me. And when I ask for his help with my travesty of a social life, he agrees to teach me how to be less awkward with men ... if I let him document my progress so he can win a bet with his best friend.Even though he's just my love tutor and I'm just his apprentice, this starts to feel like more.Too bad it can't be anything but a high-level seminar in how to seduce someone else.Studious is a sweet and sexy contemporary opposites-attract m/m romance about a suave attorney who's scared to love and the shy, nerdy bookkeeper he's teaching how to be a player. Cue makeover montage and a smoldering first kiss. These heroes most definitely are not falling in love. (Okay, heartwarming HEA guaranteed.) Special Edition Paperback includes: Bonus 9,000 word short story: Delicious. A second chance at a first kiss for Mason and Ben.Discreet cover!White on black interior chapter formatting!
Politics of Love
Governor Sandra Murphy is rethinking the sanity of allowing her mother to talk her into considering becoming the democratic party's choice for the presidential nominee. Sandra has enough to contend with after surviving a bomb attack, thanks to the brave border control agent working alongside the clever undercover FBI agent. Now she has to worry about a pesky reporter who seems to be everywhere scoping stories Sandra would prefer Wynter Holmes steer far away from. Wynter admires the charismatic governor. After all, she voted for the woman. But that doesn't give Governor Murphy a free pass. A breaking story is what Wynter lives for, and she isn't about to stop digging just because the engaging governor is attractive, single, and an out lesbian. Reporting for the famously biased, right-wing media conglomerate is not exactly making Wynter a friend of the enigmatic leader. Will repeated attempts on Governor Murphy's life where Wynter might be collateral damage bring them closer together or tear them apart from what might be a perfect match.
Fae and Moon Bound
Less than a year as a newly awakened werewolf and Omega, Bonnie's life has yet to be boring. Surviving rogue werewolves, ghouls, and a dangerous stalker should make Bonnie feel more confident in surviving the future, but then again, she lets herself be captured to protect her pack and family. One thing Bonnie had not anticipated was being reunited with someone from her past. Bonnie will have to leave behind her impulsive legacy and go through the ultimate test if she wants to maintain independence. Placing trust in her pack, old connections, and new allies is easier said than done. As Bonnie's family's past begins to surface, it will bring her one step closer to a new enemy who has every intention of claiming her. And this enemy doesn't take "No" for an answer. With her Alpha mate Rikki, at her side, Bonnie just might make it through this new and very, unwanted nightmare. But there's a silver lining Bonnie has yet to see. The unfathomable chaos might be just what she needs to bring her closer than ever to her mate and pack.
The Last Voyage of the Ghost Cartel
The "Last Voyage of the Ghost Cartel" is just that.The author takes the reader from the jungles of Vietnam, (1968 Vietnam War Love Story) to the Caribbean Sea (Marquis Cartel & Revenge of the Marquis Cartel), to the South Pacific, in the "Ghost Cartel" which is headquartered in the "King of Tonga". Then back to the Caribbean in "The Last Voyage," for a series of drug seizures, mutiny, death, love, and passion that the reader will be introduced to through the minds and action of the only gay cartel in the world. Staffed with thousands of Jamaican Thugs, and specialized teams from KENYA, who together pledge their "life to the Cartel, then to their partner, and fight to their death to complete the cartel's mission".
Cuddling with a Coyote
Out of the Cage: While doing a favor for the leader of a wolf shifter pack, a spec ops soldier makes the discovery of a lifetime.After having been illegally experimented on by a shadow branch of the military bent on creating the perfect super soldier, Ulrick Lanston needed a place to relearn himself. Not only did they bond him with a massive jaguar, allowing him to turn into the cat at will, they'd messed with his brain, taking away his free will. After losing his handler and ending up at loose ends, Ulrick tracked down an old army acquaintance he could trust. That led him to Alpha Declan's wolf shifter pack, and he's been hiding out with them for over a year. They've helped him come to grips with the changes made to him, teaching him how to become one with the animal now living within him.When Alpha Declan asks Ulrick to sneak into the territory of a coyote shifter pack to look for a missing pack member, he can't say no. While doing reconnaissance, Ulrick runs across the prettiest coyote he's ever seen. His jaguar wants to rub all over the wonderful-smelling shifter, marking him as his own. Ulrick knows what that means. His cat has decided the coyote is his mate.Can Ulrick win the affections of the skittish coyote shifter and bring him home with him while still fulfilling his mission for Declan?
Do Unto Others
Professional grifter Tinker and her apprentice, Penny Chaplin, have been conning their way across America for the past five years. They rob from the rich and corrupt and give to the deserving: themselves.There aren't many rules to being a grifter.Don't get greedy.Always trust your partner.Never fall for a mark.In the summer of 1945, killing time between jobs in Albuquerque, they're going to break all three.
October Eclipse
Last year, the world ended.I'm trapped on the wrong side of the wall, persecuted for being para.All I want is to sleep.Every day, new tech is being developed to hunt us down, new scanners are invading our homes so we can't hide, and the PPE are getting closer to arresting, killing, or experimenting on us.I'm a seer who bonded with a tarot deck. I see connections simple visions would miss. I see intentions people would rather I didn't. I see through masks and deception and desperation. Everyone I know wants to use me to get what they want.Including one man who hunts me to shape a future no one wants. He's a shapeshifting siren who could be anyone, anywhere, and he can change a mind with a whisper. He's using the seers he's trapped to stay one step ahead of me.There's nowhere to hide and I'm running out of time.If you love the idea of interacting with your tarot deck, incredible action-packed scenes, and amazing characters who leap off the page at you, then you really need to read this book!
Two-Handed Clutch
After breaking his leg in a circus accident, an acrobat returns home to heal... and discovers he may have a reason to stay there.After college, Montgomery Worshack-Monty-ran away from the life his parents had planned for him and became an elite circus performer. Working hard, he becomes a headliner, and he loves every second of it. When his trapeze breaks while he's training for a new trick, his life is turned upside down. While he's lying in the hospital with a fractured leg, his parents descend, trying to take over.Fortunately, Monty's friends arrive, too. With one being a doctor-Morgan Pruitt-they whisk him away from his interfering parents and take him home with them. Monty knows he has months of healing and therapy ahead of him before he can even think about training to find a new circus position. To alleviate the boredom, he accepts Morgan's invitation to join him at the wedding of his friend's son-Jake Lewis. While there, Monty finds his attention snagged by a very handsome police officer, Brian O'Reilly.Considering how hot Brian finds Monty, he can't help relaxing the injured man in the best possible of ways. After that, he doesn't return the man's call. Brian has been burned before. He has no desire to get involved with another man who's sure to leave him for greener pastures. Except, when Brian learns that Monty's father is making threats, he can't stay away.Can Brian guard his heart while helping secure Monty's safety?
Offering Gold Coins to a Cat
Tachibana Kushano goes to Michael Brock's gentleman's club, Badda-Bings, to give himself to many other men at once. All because his boyfriend, Riyu, orders him to. Tachibana never questions Riyu. He's his submissive, after all. But when he's finished, Riyu still isn't happy, and Tachibana doesn't understand why. And as he quickly discovers, he's never been appreciated by Riyu either, even when he's done whatever he's been told without question. As a result of Riyu's anger, Tachibana is then punished, hurt beyond anything imaginable. For Tachibana, it's the last straw. The trouble is...how can he recover after being dominated by Riyu for so long? How can he learn to trust someone else again? But above all, how can Tachibana love someone else, even someone who wants to care for him? Someone like Michael Brock, for instance? Publisher's note: This dark boys' love story contains graphic gay sex between adults. It also contains the attempted abuse of an underage character, and torture of a character as punishment, which may cause some people distress.
Garden of Mysteries
Sometimes doing the right thing means being disagreeableAlistair returns to Misselthwaite College of Magic only to face his biggest challenge yet. The curse on his lover, William, is only growing worse. Soon the temporary measures they've taken will no longer protect him. Even worse, Alistair learns that all three of his lovers may share William's dangerDesperate to hone his magical skills, Alistair explores all options he has, including the two new teachers to Misselthwaite. One offers a logical breaking down of the mystery surrounding William, while the other hints at the powerful possibilities of forbidden magic. Alistair finds himself the target of a smear campaign designed to expel him from the college.Can he save William without damning himself? If Alistair makes the wrong choice, not even the Secret Garden's power will be enough to save his lovers--or himself.------ Garden of Mysteries is book two in a duology, set in a magical new universe. A Secret Garden retelling with a queer twist and featuring MMMM polyamory.
The Old Wheel
Blackmail. Breakups. Boys. Trouble always comes in threes.Life is different for Jack Moreno. Good. Definitely good. Well, better, anyway.He's back in school (although classes are harder than he expected). And his dad is healthy (which means he's worrying again about things like Jack's curfew and, oh yeah, grades). And he's got a great girlfriend (who might, justifiably, be running out of patience with him). And Holloway Holmes is his friend (even though it's the kind of friendship that leaves Jack wanting more). So, life is good. Better. Definitely.Except when it comes to money. With his dad still struggling to pay a mountain of medical bills, Jack jumps at the opportunity to make some extra cash. After all, helping a fellow student deal with blackmail isn't exactly new-just a few months before, Jack handled a couple of blackmailers on campus. With the help of Holmes, of course.Only something is different this time. Something Jack can't put his finger on, something that makes him suspect the blackmail is just a cover for something much more serious. And when one of the blackmailers is murdered and Holmes becomes the prime suspect, Jack and Holmes will have to race to figure out what they've missed. Before it's too late for both of them.
Walt Loves the Bearcat
Marcus "Bear" Coleman is a black, gay UCLA cheerleader in the 1980s. To cope with his own personal AIDS crisis, he dreams up a "whole other life" with Walt Yeager, a white quarterback who becomes the first openly gay, superstar athlete of their time.Or ... is it the other way around?Famous football player Walt Yeager's male cheerleader husband dreams up a "whole other life" where the two never met, and Marcus must deal with HIV/AIDS - and his own personal demons - alone.An epic, adventure-filled odyssey where serious issues like homophobia in sports, living with HIV, and race relations in America exist right alongside fantastical characters like Hail Larry, Evil Announcer Guy, and the Emergency Wife. Your ticket is your imagination.A Lambda Literary Award Finalist for Best Romance.
Stubbed Toes and Dating Woes
Will their treasure hunt lead them to true love or fool's gold?Niclas Ruiz loves digging in the dirt for ancient artifacts. He's obsessed with old words and lives in his own world. His summers are often spent traveling to new places to hunt for treasure with his trusty metal detector while trying not to get lost or stumble off a cliff.Love has never been high on his priority list. His being autistic and asexual has often been a hurdle for other people. But he's happy enough to plod along on his own with his horde like a fairy-tale dragon.But sometimes, he allows himself to dream about a man out of his reach.Two things about Falk "Grizz" Evensen are certain. He runs a successful security firm and has been hopelessly in love with his best friend's younger brother for many years. Neither of them has ever dared to test the waters.When Niclas plans to visit Cornwall for the summer, his older brother convinces Falk to join him under the auspices of keeping him safe.Is this May-December romance doomed to be derailed by fears of unrequited love?Will their treasure hunt lead them to true love or fool's gold?
Don't Quit Your Daydream
What happens in the elevator doesn't stay in the elevator.When Laura Finch's business partner hires Skylar to bring their company to the next generation, Laura sees red. An obnoxious millennial isn't someone she wants to work with-they're known for failing their side hustles. Since Laura gave up everything for Solace Inc to succeed, including her dreams of marriage and family, she's not willing to risk it on just anyone.Skylar Ross vies to succeed in her first big contract and won't let Laura's sour personality get in her way. Each day she finds something else intriguing about Laura and all the fronts she puts up. With a dash of humor and hope, Skylar bets on her sunny disposition winning Laura over. What she doesn't expect is her growing crush on a straight woman to go anywhere.Dreams are meant to be scary. What will they risk to make theirs come true?Don't Quit Your Daydream is an age gap, lesbian romance that deals with infertility and grief that comes with the loss of dreams. Be prepared for the ride up to the sixth floor, where all the magic happens.
A Second Story
It all started when their eyes met over a drawn dagger.After meeting as part of a group of adventurers meant to track down the notorious royal assassin, the Shade, Arileas Damaris and Finnean Goldmark begin a life together. They travel around the realm staying out of the eyes of King Tenan, doing odd jobs, and, of course, falling in love. After nearly a year, they decide to take a vacation in a coastal town called Arrowmount, where the sea and sun are warm and inviting, and the townsfolk live easy lives. Once there, they fall in love with the place and its people. Ari and Finn take a leap, putting aside old worries and titles, and extend their vacation indefinitely. They buy up the local bookstore, Arrowmount Books, and start a new life amidst the sun-soaked cobblestones. But, from water damage and renovations to Finn's old life haunting them, life in Arrowmount is not quite as calm as they thought it would be. And yet, with some help from the locals, Ari and Finn might just find their place along the seaside.
Jessup
Sometimes it's easier to push people away than to risk them hurting you.Jessup only trusts a few people, and he's perfectly fine with that. After the way his parents hurt him, he doesn't need anyone but his friends in his life.He especially doesn't need a mate.Rory has no idea what's happening. He was at the grocery store, and now he's locked up in a van with two other terrified people. He wants out and is ready for anything.Except meeting his mate.During a raid, Jessup notices a van and finds his mate inside. Rory is about to end up in the lab, and the thought terrifies Jessup as much as giving Rory a chance does. So Jessup doesn't.Rory isn't easily deterred. Jessup is avoiding him, but he's already planning to move to Jessup's town, and as long as Jessup doesn't tell him to fuck off, he's not going anywhere. There are hurdles to deal with, though, like how a group of humans who call themselves hunters are supplying people to the labs and Jessup's fear that after being abandoned by his family, his mate will do the same.Luckily, Rory is as stubborn as they come.Catherine Lievens
When All the World Sleeps
Daniel Whitlock is terrified of going to sleep. And rightly so: he sleepwalks, with no awareness or memory of his actions. Including burning down Kenny Cooper's house - with Kenny inside it - after Kenny brutally beat him for being gay. Back in the tiny town of Logan after serving his prison sentence, Daniel isolates himself in a cabin in the woods and chains himself to his bed at night. Like the rest of Logan, local cop Joe Belman doesn't believe Daniel's absurd defense. But when Bel saves Daniel from a retaliatory fire, he discovers that Daniel might not be what everyone thinks: killer, liar, tweaker, freak. Bel agrees to control Daniel at night - for the sake of the other townsfolk. Daniel's fascinating, but Bel's not going there.Y et as he's drawn further into Daniel's dark world, Bel finds that he likes being in charge. And submitting to Bel gives Daniel the only peace he's ever known. But Daniel's demons won't leave him alone, and he'll need Bel's help to slay them once and for all - assuming Bel is willing to risk everything to stand by him.
A Previous Life
"Elegant, filthy - and quite possibly the queerest thing you will read all year." -Guardian "Intriguing and inventive." -Electric Literature, "Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Book of the Year" "A dizzyingly enticing and kaleidoscopic take on the spectrum of sexual experiences." -Publishers Weekly, starred review_____________A daring, category-confounding, and ruthlessly funny novel from National Book Award honored author Edmund White that explores polyamory and bisexuality, aging and love. Sicilian aristocrat and musician, Ruggero, and his younger American wife, Constance, agree to break their marital silence and write their Confessions. Until now they had a ban on speaking about the past, since transparency had wrecked their previous marriages. As the two alternate reading the memoirs they've written about their lives, Constance reveals her multiple marriages to older men, and Ruggero details the affairs he's had with men and women across his lifetime-most importantly his passionate affair with the author Edmund White. Sweeping outward from the isolated Swiss ski chalet where the couple reads to travel through Europe and the United States, White's new novel pushes for a broader understanding of sexual orientation and pairs humor and truth to create his most fascinating and complex characters to date. As in all of White's earlier novels, this is a searing, scintillating take on physical beauty and its inevitable decline. But in this experimental new mode-one where the author has laid himself bare as a secondary character-White explores the themes of love and age through numerous eyes, hearts and minds. Delightful, irreverent, and experimental, A Previous Life proves once more why White is considered a master of American literature.
Peacemaker
"...Tense, surprising science fiction that's thematically rich, sexually frank, and highly inventive in its cultures, technology, and dilemmas."The BookLife Prize Critic's Report "PEACEMAKER is a delight!"Tim Pratt, Author of The Fractured Void Third-gender operative Dal穩 Tamareia thought their life as an ambassador ended when they joined a galactic intelligence agency. When they're yanked out of the field and tapped to negotiate the surrender of deadly bio-engineered warriors who crashed into hostile territory, Dal穩 is thrust headfirst back into the tumultuous world of galactic diplomacy. Dal穩 has faced Shontavians before, but not like these. The stranded mercenaries are highly intelligent and have an agenda of their own. Dal穩 can't afford to be distracted from the negotiations by their own demons or the presence of a charming diplomat with a mysterious past. As a brewing civil war threatens to derail the entire mission, Dali must use all their skills to bring this dangerous situation to a peaceful end-but the Shontavians may not be the biggest monsters at the table. Someone is determined to see Dal穩 and their team dead before they discover the brutal truth hidden in the wreckage.
Right Train, Wrong Track
Saul Bilkman is a slick lawyer on an accidental cross-country train ride when he meets Francis Toussant and his dog Begonia. Fran is soft spoken and sweet, and Saul feels the need to keep talking to the guy. Saul soon learns that Fran is a widower who lost the love of his life and is still grieving. Despite their differences, the Angel of Fate has put these two older men together on this particular train for a reason. The train goes in its correct and expected direction-but not so much Saul and Fran. These strangers become lovers, and despite their intended destinations, end up in much different and far better places instead. In this modern day fairy tale, Saul and Fran are transformed by the power of love, need, and hope. Their meeting is no accident but the will of fate. These men began their journey as lonely strangers but will end up as hopeful lovers finding their ways home to each other.
Under the Blazing Stars
I'm a glutton for punishment.The reason? My foolish pursuit of straight guys. Correction. One straight man.Alec Rose.For twelve long years, my best mate's brother has starred in practically every fantasy I've had.Massage... oops... my towel slips.Swimming adventure mishap with a huge wave. Yep. Alec gives me mouth-to-mouth.Shower with soap that refuses to stay in my hands. I'd best bend over.Now, it's become something of a game. I flirt outrageously, just to see the big guy blush. The thing is, he takes it all in his stride. Even attempts sweet, flirty moments back, but he will never be mine.Until the impossible happens and interest sparks in his eyes and shines bright. Just maybe, under the blazing stars of the outback, we can navigate this connection and Alec will finally give me a chance.Under the Blazing stars is a 42,000-word, superhot, super-low-angst, bi-awakening MM romance starring a loved-up Aussie cowboy and a fun-loving teacher.
Carmilla (Heathen Edition)
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was an Irish author of Gothic, mystery, and horror fiction. In 1872, he published the Gothic novella Carmilla, which is noted as one of the earliest works of vampire fiction, predating Bram Stoker's Dracula by 26 years, and whose enduring influence can be recognized in every modern vampire tale. Serialized first in the literary magazine The Dark Blue, then collected in Le Fanu's short story collection In a Glass Darkly, the narrative is presented as part of the casebook of one Dr. Martin Hesselius, whose departure from medical orthodoxy rank him as one of the first occult detectives in literature, while the story itself is narrated by a young woman named Laura who is seduced and preyed upon by a female vampire: the novella's namesake Carmilla.
Nervous Kid
A gritty romantic drama of two untamed hearts and the unbreakable bonds of a lifetime love.Ryan meets Dominic for the first time when their mother rekindles her long-abandoned relationship with Dominic's father. Cocky, confident and handsome Dominic quickly becomes Ryan's best mate as well as his secret infatuation. When a line is crossed as the young men explore uncharted desires, a passionate, forbidden affair leads Ryan to fall hopelessly in love. However, disaster and heartbreak hit hard when the family unit is torn apart.Twenty years later, a chance encounter brings the two men together again. Decades of estrangement have done nothing to diminish their explosive chemistry.Will they finally be able to build the relationship they've always needed after a lifetime of denial and suffering?
Hamartia (Special Edition)
RaphaelWe met once two years ago - a few awful moments I'd rather forget - but he's lived in my head ever since. Lee Jaehyun. K-pop idol and star of every filthy fantasy I have these days.I should be thinking about the fact we just won our first Grammy, I should be focussing on our next album. I should be planning my wedding. But I'm not; I'm thinking about him. About what his mouth might taste like and what that body might look like under those carefully curated clothes. About how he might feel in my arms and what my name might sound like from his mouth when he's turned on.I'm not sure what this is; the near obsession I have with this guy, but it's burrowed itself deep and refuses to give an inch. I'll go insane if I can't have him just once. Once to scratch the itch, douse the flames.Except, it turns out once isn't enough, and it's not dousing the flames it's striking a match and I'm about to blow my entire life up. JaehyunRaphael Scott is going to break my heart.He's an American rockstar, engaged to be married, and straight. He'll get tired of whatever this is soon enough. Then he'll go back to his beautiful actress girlfriend and I'll be alone again. I'm fine with that.But it doesn't mean I won't take what he's offering me right now. His shining American smile, his beautiful open heart, the desperate kisses he presses into my skin.No, Raphael Scott won't break me, nothing can. I've fortified myself against this sort of thing. My body, my art; all of it is armour. This soft American boy has no hope on earth of breaking it. Hamartia is an opposites-attract, bisexual awakening, Rockstar x K-pop idol mm romance featuring sex, drugs, and rock and roll... and some K-pop. It features themes of a mature nature.
Lyrical Symphony
LyricDance has been my life for as long as I could rememberI've been laser focused on advancing my professional dancing careerIt's the one thing I've always wantedTo be in control and live my dream on my own termsBut that all changed when I met herShe was the last person I expected to fall forAnd now that I've fallenWill she be open to reciprocate my feelings?XeniaMy career as a violinist has taken me all over the worldEven to my home country of China to performGoing back there is a painful reminder that in a few yearsI'd be forced into something every girl dreams ofBut I'm hesitant to speak ofIf only that wasn't the caseBecause when I met her, my love grewIt was something new to me, new to herBut how can I tell her that this may not lastMy feelings for her, I've forced myself to denyI can't be the one to break her heart, it will eat me alive
Dogs of War
Seattle is under siege. An ancient ceremony known as "wolf manoth," in which human hunters kill as many canidae as possible, has been revived.The hunters have arrived in force, focusing on the Pacific Northwest due to its high wolf population. Ariadne Willow, alerted to the danger by her mother, goes undercover with a group of hunters in an effort to minimize the damage. Unfortunately the hunters have a new weapon, a drug that brings out the feral side of any canidae exposed to it.With her safety and sanity both at risk, Ari is forced to trust a friend turned enemy in order to stay alive. Meanwhile, Dale is cut off from her friend and partner and faces the wrath of drugged canidaeand hunters who are eager to make an example of a human who has been consorting with a wolf. Chased through the city and forced to take refuge wherever she can get it, Dale receives help from unexpected corners. Separated by circumstance and under attack from threats both human and wolf, Ari and Dale must do everything in their power to keep the body count down while also staying alive long enough to find each other again.
Sleep Tight Satellite: Stories
Central to Sleep Tight Satellite is the theme of queer chosen family. This positive form of connection contrasts with violent pseudo-communities formed by policing, government control, and technological surveillance. Characters struggle to survive the pandemic, but their survival skills were honed long before the Covid-19 outbreak. There's a gritty realism to the odd jobs characters take to survive, and the ways they create loving communities of mutual aid.
Master of the Bluffs
PARADISE COVE BLUFFS is one of the most expensive neighborhoods on the coast of California, in all of the United States, for that matter. With the average home price being nearly thirty million dollars, anyone who is anyone lives there. The lavish beach community in Malibu just welcomed its most recent resident, twenty-seven-year-old Dean Cargill, to one of its oceanfront enclaves. The debonair man is a recent bachelor after his divorce from successful movie producer, Roger Friedman. However, the mystery is still out on Dean Cargill and how he could afford to live in Paradise Cove Bluffs. As with any new, rich neighbor, residents talk and search online net-worths. But things aren't adding up with Dean. He has no substantial work history and the money he has accumulated out of his three past divorces (based on public record) is nowhere near enough for him to be able to afford to live here in The Bluffs. Suspicions have grown, and the verdict is now out on Dean Cargill. Who is he really? How could he have possibly been able to move into Paradise Cove Bluffs? How does he already have three divorces at the age of twenty-seven? Is this your typical sugar baby, sugar daddy scenario, or is there something more here? Journalist Jackson Cartwright is on the case, being the only reporter that Dean Cargill has agreed to have at his home to run a cover story on him. But is Jackson Cartwright prepared for the tangled web of lies, deceit, and mystery that is Dean Cargill's life? Just like the neighborhood Dean lives in, will anyone be able to call his bluff?
Sasaki and Miyano: First-Years, Vol. 1
What were Hirano and Sasaki like as first-years? How did Kuresawa become so dedicated to hismysterious, BL-loving girlfriend? And what's going to happen between Kagiura and Hirano onPocky Day?! Find out in this collection of stories that reveals how Miyano and Hirano becamefriends, what the upperclassmen were like when they started high school, and a behind-the-sceneslook at their circle of friends. See how the story unfolds from new perspectives, and get moredetails about what goes on in these beloved characters' lives.
The Vanishing Bridge
Rev. Susan Gedney returns to Hobbs after facing the wreckage of her past in the Midwest, but she soon learns her own recovery is incomplete until she earns back everyone's trust. Susan remembers what she learned in Rehab: 'You're only as sick as your secrets'. She may have to reveal a few before winning back the support of the people who want to believe in her again. Meanwhile, at Hobbs Family Practice, Bobbie Lantry, the new Nurse Practitioner, has a big secret of her own. She seems always to be rushing away to take care of a mysterious older woman. Why? And who is the mystery lady? And why does Bobbie feel she can't tell anyone what's going on in her life?
Fault Line
Newly minted 25-year-old lawyer Bob Abramson joins the DA's office in San Diego and soon finds himself leading an investigation into the politically charged murder of the mayor's husband, a powerful, wealthy developer with far too many secrets for his wife's political ambitions.Bob's first encounter with murder occurred four years previously, when his roommate, the scion of an old Boston family, was murdered and the case was investigated by the victim's Harvard professor, Marcus George. As the investigation developed, Bob and Marcus, naturally, fell in love. Now, Bob has completed law school and landed a job as an Assistant District Attorney in San Diego, and Marcus has accepted a new position at UC San Diego. As they settle in to their new home, they're thrust into the investigation and its political ramification, and they find that a gay subculture roils much of southern California's placidly straight surface.
A Revolutionary Romance
US founding father descendants, T.J. Delaney and John Adams Paulson, have been friends and occasional lovers since Harvard. Jack's uncomfortable with this, but he's even less okay with T.J.'s belief their love is fated. T.J. is virtually certain they're the literal reincarnations of their legendary ancestors. Jack is virtually certain T.J. is nuts, but he will soon change his mind.
Merlot Rebellion
Patrick has been told Charles is an obnoxious, abusive monster, and Charles lost the love of his life to the vapid adulterer, Patrick. When they're forced to deal with each other, will their hatred for one another be contained, or will wine be spilled?Devastated when things don't work out, Patrick refuses to even consider risking his heart again. As soon as he proclaims his love, everything always falls apart.One afternoon while heading a wine tour, Patrick recoils when he encounters a man he's been told is a possessive, controlling beast by his latest ex-boyfriend.Heartbroken, Charles is convinced his last breakup was his fault. His seductive looks are the only reason anyone ever picks him up. He has no other worth. His latest partner of seven years told him as much. He was cheated on, abandoned for another-replaced by a blond boy toy.Then the home-wrecking blond playboy has the gall to walk into his winery. Will tempers kick off and set the entire winery ablaze? Or will other emotions emerge?
For Love Of Self
A beautiful young man, dancing alone and completely naked at the edge of a pond, is not what Spencer Hill expected to see. It's 1987, and he has been assigned a ministerial post in a Unitarian Universalist parish in Assisi, Vermont, close to the Canadian border-a far cry from his hometown of New York City. So a "sky clad" wood sprite takes him very much by surprise. What might have been a ho-hum posting in this remote northern location turns out to be anything but that. The good news: His progressive parish doesn't care that he's gay. The bad news? His attempts to make a goodwill connection with The Forest, a nearby Pagan community, are consistently rebuffed for reasons he doesn't understand. As Spencer makes friends and enters into a love affair, he begins to explore the fraught relationship he'd had with his late father. And in his efforts to reach out to The Forest, he uncovers a dark secret the Assisi townsfolk don't want to talk about.
