Puppy Love
Impulse control is not my darling puppy's strong suit. Most of the time, I find that endearing. It certainly helps us find willing partners to join us for a scene or two. As long as it doesn't put Quent in a position to get hurt, I'm on board. But when their spontaneity combined with their huge heart results in them offering to be their brother's surrogate, let's just say, I have my doubts.Quent refuses to be deterred from their path despite the risks. As their mommy, my number one job is to take care of them, no matter my misgivings. That includes arranging the details and supporting them through the pregnancy and beyond. If we're both lucky, I might just get to give them every kinky desire of their heart along the way.Quent and I have learned over the years that we can resolve most of our problems with clear communication. I just hope that includes the bumps along the way to helping my brothers-in-law grow their family.Puppy Love is an F/X puppy play romance between an established couple. Kylee is a transgender web designer and mommy to Quent, a nonbinary pharmacy tech and pup. It includes puppy play, surrogacy, pregnancy (and related gender dysphoria and anxiety around medical care), ethical non-monogamy, light medical/veterinary kink, breeding kink, and boot worship.
Service Call
Can a chance encounter lead to true love?A one-night stand with the sexy plumber who saves me from a leaky toilet sounds more like the setup to a corny porno than the secret to a lasting romance. Still, I can't get Tate out of my head after he rocks my world. When he walks into my life again where I least expected to find him, it's got to mean something.I never planned to fall in love with the first guy I met when I moved to a new city, but Tate might be the perfect boy for me. The only catch is that his past makes him wary of relationships. Can I earn his trust and prove that some things are worth taking a leap?Service Call is a daddy kink M/M romance between Rory, a trans daddy who is new in town, and Tate, a dyslexic little who is used to guarding his heart after getting out of an unhealthy relationship with his ex. It's book three in the Summer of Adventures series and it includes age play/ABDL, caretaking, and tickling.
Trans*
This is a collection of short stories and novel extracts all featuring trans* characters. Follow the adventures of Erica, Danielle, Onyx, Liam, Xuan Nu, Amber, Ruby, Saffron, Lucy and many more. These are just a few of the many thousands of trans characters that some people with erasure agendas would have you believe don't exist #EndTransErasure
Picture Perfect
Is it too much to ask for a whirlwind romance that sweeps me off my feet?I'm fed up with one-off scenes at the club. Online dating has become an endless conveyor belt of rejection. Enter Jax, the picture perfect friend with all the benefits I crave, and none of the drama I can't stand.I'm used to fading into the background. Growing up as the middle child of seven siblings and now being the quiet one in my friend group, it's easy to accept being overlooked. Never quite fitting in and never rocking the boat by demanding more than others care to give. But lately, I've been wanting more. More time with the family I love. Both the people that raised me and the folks I found at Adventures. More balance with my dream job before I find myself burnt out by thirty. More of everything, but I'd settle for a once in a lifetime romance.I want to be loved and cherished by a partner who can be both a tender caregiver for my little side, and a devious dom. One who leaves me filthy and debauched. I might be asking too much. Maybe the best I can hope for is getting all my kinky needs met with Jax. Should I hold out for a love connection when being in his bed makes me feel like I'm on top of the world, or will it all come crashing down when I can't help but fall for him and his adorable dog?Picture Perfect is a kinky M/M romance between Jax, a genderqueer kink photographer who is not a daddy and Connor, a pierced trans boy who works for a nonprofit and just wants someone to love him. It includes sensation play, e-stim, figging, wax play, mild caregiver kink with a little who loves to get messy (sploshing), mild CNC, and oviposition.
Cattle Baron’s Bogus Boyfriend
It might be a sham to his boss, but it's all too real to him. Administrative assistant Jonah Hollis has nurtured a hopeless crush on his boss, millionaire cattle rancher Lincoln Courtwright, ever since he started working for him. But hope is kindled when Linc and beautiful rodeo star Melissa Cutler break up just weeks before the biggest event of the Dallas social season, the Cattle Baron's Ball, and Linc asks Jonah to accompany him in her place. Is it all a ploy to make Melissa jealous? Can Jonah fit into Linc's world? It takes some encouragement from his roommates and his best friend, Caylee, for Jonah to agree. Before long, Jonah dares to believe Linc might just feel something for him... until interfering family and a series of misunderstandings threaten his fragile dream of happiness.
Nice People
A modern love story set in Stockholm, Sweden. Josh Reid has been living alone in the Old Town of Stockholm since his partner, a war photographer, died in Syria. Apart from his colleagues and his dog, Josh is reclusive, with only a small circle of friends but is, despite this, reasonably happy. Then he rescues a very drunk Timo from the icy streets and his whole life is turned upside down.Timo has a dream of being an artist and Josh gives him the chance to produce twelve paintings, based on his life so far and coming out as a gay man. As their relationship changes and the paintings are finished, love, hate, jealousy and death threaten their lives and the quiet streets of Stockholm. In a novel that proves that bad things can happen to nice people, discover that wonderful things can happen too....
The Consort
James "Jamie" Van Ryan is the greatest porn star who has ever lived. The objectively perfect body with the objectively perfect face. Everyone wants him, everyone wants to be him, and the powerful want to own him. When one of the richest royals in all the galaxy wants to marry him, Van Ryan finds himself on the farthest edge of known space, embroiled in political intrigue, and falling in love with a revolutionary and his cause. Which side will he choose?J. Warren has a PhD from Illinois State University and lives in Wyoming where he teaches English.
Southern Roots
Hannah Hudson has had a rough start to the year. Returning home to London from her magical holiday in Norway, still on a high after meeting the wonderful Kristine, her newfound happiness is dealt a crushing blow when she discovers that her ex has been stealing from her and she is going to lose her business. A letter from an American lawyer throws her an unexpected lifeline, informing her that she's inherited a house and a restaurant in Presley, Louisiana, from her biological mother who gave her up for adoption at birth. Meanwhile back in Covington, nothing ever changes in Kristine Miller's life. She's grown tired of her job at the local bank, and she's reluctant to go back to dating, unable to get Hannah, who has gone silent on her, out of her mind. When Hannah suddenly shows up in Kristine's life again there is no denying that destiny has a plan for them, but Hannah's life is in London and Kristine's is deeply attached to the beautiful South. As Hannah searches for the story behind her Southern roots, can they overcome the challenge of distance to give themselves another shot at love? Second chances are rare, and you can't question fate when it keeps drawing you back together...
Christmas Blues
After Ryan lost his wife to cancer, leaving him with three kids to raise on his own, he never thought he'd find any kind of companionship ever again. Especially not with someone like Michael. The last time Ryan saw his little brother's annoying childhood friend, Michael, he'd been a geeky, pimply-faced thirteen-year-old. That was just before Michael and his family moved to New York. There was an eight-year age difference between them, and being in college at the time, Ryan had never wanted to waste his breath talking to some immature teenage kid when he could be doing homework or making out with his girlfriend instead. Sixteen years later, a chance meeting at a coffee shop in Denver changes both of their lives. Michael, recently divorced from his wife, has two kids of his own, and a thriving recording studio. Michael is no longer the Mikey Ryan remembers. Getting the whole brood together for a Thanksgiving crafting extravaganza, and their mutual love of the blues cements Ryan and Michael's friendship into something neither one of them could have ever expected. Christmas is fast approaching. How far will their newfound friendship take them?
In the Mirror
New Yorker Faith Astor is a successful fashion photographer. Living in Manhattan and parading glamorous parties, she seems to have it all, yet nothing could be further from the truth. When a female personal trainer shows up on New Year's Day, she regrets booking the kickstart session in a drunken haze, but the woman likes a challenge and won't take no for an answer. After years of struggling with an eating disorder, Silva Carter finally has her life back on track. With a careful balance of exercise, healthy living, and a strict routine, she keeps her anxiety at bay, but breaking her ankle forces her to let go of the control she so desperately needs. When she's unable to tackle the staircase in her apartment, her beautiful client Faith offers Silva her spare bedroom for the duration of her recovery, and they soon learn they have more in common than they realized. Faith is fascinated by her cute trainer, who seems to understand her better than anyone else, and for the first time, she finds herself attracted to a woman. But after a run-in on a high-profile photoshoot, that could be the least of her worries.
Manette
This is an epic story about two men in love. And food. Set in China in 1924, Hong Kong in 1945, London in 1947, France in 1948 and Rome in the early 1950s Food, love and Victorian poetry. And indissoluble friendships. About seeing life as a newsreel and dissecting it in a doctoral thesis. A multi-sensory experience that includes eating leftover rice with warm milk and sugar for breakfast, the music of Ray Ventura, Italian Nuovo Realismo cinema, Baroque gardens, an evening at a gay pub in London's Soho, facing up to AIDS, Cucina Povera in Rome, the songs of Noel Coward, one hour in the Antico Caff癡 Greco, two hours in a prisoner of-war camp in Hong Kong, a scene from Virgil's Aeneid, and the poetry of Catullus. Who can be both male and female, a steadfast coward, a knight with no quest, a doubting evangelist, a cook who doesn't want to eat and a poet who doesn't write a line? Meet Manette not for answers but for what it means to be all these things and alive.
Inverted Triangles
Jo is struggling to rebuild her life in Dublin, now that girlfriend Louise has left her for a closeted children's television presenter.In London, Rob has fallen in love with older man Michael but is growing impatient with Michael's commitment to the incessant demands of his recently bereaved mother.Unable to manage his diabetes, middle-aged Noel has moved in with relations in Croydon, where continuing his secret life becomes increasingly risky. Worried about his waning client-base, he desperately needs to make new contacts.Rachel has left home for a marketing job near London. As she settles into her new social and judo circles and and starts dating Stuart, she gets an unwanted visit from Kim, who threatens to reveal what happened between them the previous summer.Exploring love and its loss, gay relationships and friendships, and the deception of self and others, this fresh, funny, sparkling debut novel follows the crises and triumphs of four increasingly intertwined lives across Dublin and London in 2006-2007. Perfect for fans of Tales of the City.
Cupid is a Cat
American born project manager Nora Bloom enjoys her life in London, but love hasn't been easy. To stop herself from thinking about her ex for a night, she signs up for a speed-dating event. Not looking for anything other than distraction, she's surprised when she meets an Israeli woman who leaves a lasting impression on her. London-based diamond dealer Yael Kehim joins her single friend on a speed-dating night. Already casually dating someone, she's only there for moral support, but after meeting Nora, her mind keeps going back to that night, and she can't help but wonder what would have happened if she'd made different choices. Cupid reports to The Almighty. Roaming the earth, spreading love, and bringing destined souls together, they take their assignments very seriously. To blend in, they manifest in many different forms, but when morphing into Toby, a cuddly ginger cat, they find a whole new level of joy in their job, and distractions are lurking around every corner. When Nora and Yael finally meet again, strange things start to happen-things that are too bizarre to be coincidental. Is there free will in love? Or is our destiny written in the stars?
Manny Porter and the Yuletide Murder
Riding a tide of success after helping his boyfriend, Lyle, save their neighborhood of Tinker Creek from predatory developers, reporter Manny Porter throws himself into his career and community activism. The last thing he expects is to discover the body of prominent research scientist Phillip Nikolaidis during a laboratory tour. Murder can strike anywhere, and all the evidence is pointing toward Tristan DeJesus, Manny's nineteen-year-old mentee. Manny only has the holiday season to overcome jealous colleagues, an angry corporation, and a skeptical publisher to discover who killed Nikolaidis before the judicial system condemns an innocent man to lethal injection.
In the Shadow of Stone
What would you do if you discovered that the people you trust the most are liars? That's what Jack Fontaine confronts in this gripping novel described as "amazingly suspenseful and romantic with something unexpected at every turn".Jack Fontaine is summoned to the deathbed of his sister. She asks him to keep the DVD she's made for her only daughter, Jenna, safe and hidden until Jenna's 18th birthday. Only then should she watch it - alone.Jack promises to fulfill her wish but is sidetracked when he is betrayed by his closest confidant. The DVD ends up in the hands of felons who reveal the secret it holds and jeopardize Jenna's future and the promise Jack made to his sister. Unable to trust anyone, Jack knows he must make things right on his own... no matter who gets hurt or killed along the way.This psychological thriller includes the best of the many worlds of fiction - from suspense and mystery to continuous action and twisted romance, readers who enjoyed Kaufman's One Last Lie will again be unable to put this book down until they find out what truly lurks in the shadow of stone.
Dani's Truth
Dani's is a high school student who is on her last summer break before college. To escape the drama of her New York life she goes to her home state, Florida to spend the summer with her childhood friends. Only she can't escape facing a harsh reality while finding love.
Lethal Control
Werewolves. Witchcraft. Wildlife. It's all different in the bayou.A year after Eli and Dag survived their second encounter with a monster, things are finally going well. Really well-as far as Eli is concerned, anyway. He's lost weight. His energy is up. His hair is on point. There are the little things, like the occasional flare-ups of temper and the urge to murder the kids down the street, but that's just part of living by teenagers. Right?But when Posey, a man they met the year before, shows up on their doorstep a few nights before Halloween, everything starts to go wrong. Posey needs their help: his boyfriend has disappeared. Worse, his boyfriend might have committed murder. Oh, and even worse? His boyfriend is a werewolf-a special kind native to Louisiana, known as a rougarou.Eli and Dag begin their search for the missing rougarou, but it turns out, they're not the only ones on the hunt: the mob, a gator-man, an implacable monster hunter, a witch, and a few bonus werewolves are all looking for him too. The rougarou, they learn, is the key to a ritual-a ceremony to summon a lwa, a powerful spirit. As time runs out, Eli and Dag must hurry to find the rougarou before the others. If they're too late, the end of the world might be only the beginning.
Christmas, Pursued by a Bear
Andie is on the hunt for the perfect photograph. She's broke, her career is stalled, and her friends keep ghosting her. Winning the Christmas wildlife photography competition is her only chance to change her life - but stumbling into a bear in the woods might end up changing more than she bargained for.Cat has a secret. A big, furry secret. She's working sixty hours a week to keep her sister and the rest of her found family safe, when the terrible news arrives in the morning paper. Syndicorp, the huge multi-national company, is about to tear down half of their local wildlife reserve! To make matters worse, poachers find a cub in the woods, and Cat barely manages to save it.With the bulldozers waiting to rip apart the forest they both love, sparks fly between the two women. But will Andie discover Cat's secret, putting them all into even more danger?Andie is on the hunt for the perfect photograph. She's broke, her career is stalled, and her friends keep ghosting her. Winning the Christmas wildlife photography competition is her only chance to change her life - but stumbling into a bear in the woods might end up changing more than she bargained for.Cat has a secret. A big, furry secret. She's working sixty hours a week to keep her sister and the rest of her found family safe, when the terrible news arrives in the morning paper. Syndicorp, the huge multi-national company, is about to tear down half of their local wildlife reserve! To make matters worse, poachers find a cub in the woods, and Cat barely manages to save it.With the bulldozers waiting to rip apart the forest they both love, sparks fly between the two women. But will Andie discover Cat's secret, putting them all into even more danger?
Pretty Dudes
Based on the award-winning digital series-meet the 'cosmetic genetics': friends, lovers, and situational enemies who form a vibrant, unexpected harmony of comedy, romance, and drama.Hector "Zario" del Rosario is excited to begin life as an openly gay man in Los Angeles, but he can't keep his straight housemates out of his love life. After an intense breakup, his college friend Alexander organizes a high-stakes bet to find new romantic prospects for Zario.Ellington Gomez has his hands full, usually with an assortment of beautiful women, but when he receives an SOS from his gay younger brother Marshall, it becomes clear that a little change might be the best thing for them both.Jericho "Jay" Kim doesn't like staying in the same place long enough for the smell to stick, so when he moves in with struggling actor Sunji Spencer, he figures eight months, twelve tops. Only when Zario moves in does Jay manage to find an increasing amount of reasons to stay.Pretty Dudes: The Novel brings Zario and his friends into a rich, textured new medium, combining their kaleidoscopic experiences into bold, ever-changing patterns of humor, heartbreak, and hope.
North's Pole
North's Christmas is ruined when an intimate pic intended for his hookup goes viral. Can his ex-bodyguard convince him he has nothing to be ashamed about?The pic seen around the world....The son of Hollywood royalty, North Astor-Ford has lived his entire life in the public's eye. He knows better than anyone that someone is always watching.So when one not-so-innocent picture meant for a hook-up accidentally ends up crossposted across allhis social media, North is left humiliated and scared. With no one to turn to, he flees to Camp Bay Chalet to be close to the one person he used to count on to protect him from the world.Liam's life has been in a holding pattern since the moment North fired him three years ago, even if it was for the best. A romance between a bodyguard and his client would've caused exactly the sort of scandal Liam was hired to prevent.Now that North is back in his orbit, Liam's going to do what he does best, protect North from the world. And maybe, just maybe, the charm of a Camp Bay Chalet Christmas will be enough to both heal North and bring about the romance they've both always wanted.
Conspiracy of Dragons
There's only one person I trust...It's no secret that I'm hard to handle. People get annoyed by me. Sometimes they're amused, but not for long. It's not easy to deal with a paranoid conspiracy theorist, and I stretch everyone's patience.Everyone except Wil. He was there at the beginning, when I was rescued from my old life, and he's stuck with me since. He's been my friend when no one else wanted to. Patiently taught me how to fit in. He's the one person I know I can rely on. He's the only man I can see myself ever being with. The only man I would want to spend eternity with.But when my past rears its ugly head and the stuff of my nightmares rises from the dead, the hope of a happy future rapidly fades. I need him more than ever, but I can't risk him. I can't let anyone use him against me.Torture doesn't have to be physical to hurt. And I'm not going to let myself be hurt again.
Killer Honeymoon (Sawyer and Royce
Honeymoon, happily ever after, and...homicide? Newlyweds, Royce Locke and Sawyer Key, embark on a honeymoon road trip where their biggest threat should be dodging drunk tourists on golf carts. But their arrival on South Bass Island lands them in the middle of a contentious battle between lifelong islanders and a property developer who won't accept no for an answer. Tempers soar as the barometric pressure drops, signaling a dangerous storm brewing on the horizon and across the street. Minding their own business becomes impossible when a homicide wrecks their vacation and puts Royce and Sawyer in the path of a twisted killer. Will their honeymoon be two tickets to paradise or a one-way trip to the morgue? Killer Honeymoon is book three in the Matrimony and Mayhem trilogy, the second story arc for Royce Locke and Sawyer Key. ** New readers should start with the Zero Hour trilogy before reading Matrimony and Mayhem. ** Killer Honeymoon is a continuation of Royce and Sawyer's happily ever after as they move into the next phase of their lives-professionally and personally. Though some storylines span the trilogy, this book does not end in a cliffhanger. Heat, humor, heart, and homicide abound. You have been warned. 18+
Haunted by Your Soul
Sequel to My Heart Is Within You Book Two of the Triquetra TrilogyHeartbroken by the death of his vampire lover, Jacob Corvin finds himself embroiled in the intricacies of vampire hierarchy. He is consumed with rage after Kristair's torment and death, and when The Syndicate returns he is more than ready to personally destroy every one of the power-hungry vampires.That anger and pain cannot be soothed, because before he disappeared, Kristair transferred all his memories and a piece of his soul to Jacob. So as hard as Jacob tries to move on-- he can't. Kristair's heart still beats in his chest, and Kristair's memories whisper to him.As he gets dragged further into a war between the vampires, Jacob starts to believe he's losing his mind. Those whispers and a feeling of Kristair's presence are growing within him, and he starts a desperate struggle to retain his own sense of self and sanity. But Kristair is not so easily silenced when he's determined to return to where he belongs.Rainbow Award for Best Gay Paranormal/Horror - Honorable Mention
Spirit
Jason Day, brilliant designer of video games, is not only a confirmed bachelor, but he's as gay as a maypole. One wouldn't think being saddled with his precocious four-year-old nephew for four weeks would be enough to throw him off-kilter. Wrong. Timmy, Jason's nephew, is a true handful. But just when Timmy and Uncle Jason begin to bond, and Jason feels he's getting a grip on this babysitting business once and for all, he's thrown for a loop by a couple of visitors--one from Tucson, the other from beyond the grave. I'm sorry. Say what? Toss a murder, a hot young stud, an unexpected love affair, and a spooky-ass ghost with a weird sense of humor into Jason's summer plans, and you've got the makings for one hell of a ride.
Pup
Guards of Folsom: Book One Micah "Pup" Slayde knows he wants Tackett Austin the moment he lays eyes on him in the Guards of Folsom. Micah wants to have purpose, to be taken care of, and to take care of his Dom--wants to trust him completely, live for him, belong to him. To become his everything. Micah is sure Tackett is the one. The problem is, in order to be the perfect sub, he needs to stay focused, and that's not easy for Micah, who suffers from what he refers to as a "broken brain." Focus and adult attention deficit disorder rarely coexist. Ever since Ty Callahan and Blake Henderson's collaring ceremony, Tackett's been thinking too much about his own loneliness. Even though Ty introduces Micah and urges Tackett to give him a try, Tackett isn't so easily convinced. He's spent his life pursuing a successful business career, and the subs he dominates almost never enjoy the kiss of his leather twice. Twenty years Micah's senior, Tackett has no interest in taking on and taming such a young and naughty sub--but it's difficult to resist such an adorable pup when he begs.
Villain of the Piece
Catriona Hendrix is the best at being awful. She's made a career out of doing terrible things to worse people. When her company is taken over by new management, they decide she has outlived her usefulness. Beaten, tortured for information, and left for dead, Catriona manages to escape with the help of her handler. On the run from immensely powerful enemies, the women need a safe haven for Catriona to recover from her injuries.Whitney Mercer dreams of living paycheck to paycheck, instead borrowing from future uncertain earnings just to keep her tavern running. The local goons who turn up every month asking for protection money don't help matters much. But with the cops turning a blind eye to her downtrodden neighborhood, there isn't much to be done but pay them and pray they don't raise the price.When Maureen Rigby shows up with a stack of cash asking about the room for rent above the tavern, Whitney is suspicious about her intentions but can't afford to say no. Who is the broken woman Maureen installs in the room? Who or what are they hiding from? And will harboring these two mysterious women end up being more trouble than they're worth?Kindness is alien to Catriona. But Whitney is kind to her, and she's kind to Maureen, and Catriona knows she would likely be dead without Whitney's help. When she discovers some tin-pot dictator is making life hard for the tavern owner, she's offended on Whitney's behalf. Though she's not fully healed, she knows she can take down this wannabe kingpin.She plans to show him what a true villain is capable of.
Desert World Rebirth
Desert World: Book Two New ambassadors Temar Gazer and Shan Polli stopped one disaster on Livre, but the battle isn't over. Temar is still struggling to work through the abuse he suffered. Livre, too, stands at a crossroads: it could ally with the breakaway planets--risking strange and dangerous beliefs--or the older alliance, which offers human rights protections but seeks to control the planet's resources. With everyone keeping secrets, it's impossible to know who to trust. Shan and Temar do their best to navigate cultures they don't understand and avoid the dangers lurking around every corner. It's a delicate balance, but they manage... until a disaster takes Shan away from Temar. It's up to Temar to rescue Shan and guide their planet through the crisis safely, and he isn't sure he's ready. Just because he and Shan have chosen each other doesn't mean their love is strong enough to survive when the stirring sands around them change.
A Note in the Margin
John McCann, a man who judges life by the tally of an accounts ledger, has a supreme goal in life: To achieve, live, and enjoy the rarified executive lifestyle. But he's encountered one problem: The migraines are going to continue to get worse unless you make some major changes in your lifestyle. What you need is a 'sea change'... Perhaps buy a nice little business in the country, settle down, something easier to occupy your time...While John knows the doctor is right, he just can't resign from the job he's fought so hard for. He decides the sacrifice of taking a year's leave of absence won't interfere too much with his plans, and so he finds himself running Margins, a cozy little bookstore, with the help of the former owner's son, Jamie. John expects to put in his year, get his stress under control, and then get back to business.What John doesn't expect is how Margins and its denizens draw him in, particularly the quiet, disheveled man who takes refuge in the old leather chair in the second-hand book section. John's plans for an unattached year of simple business crumble when he meets David and is forced to reevaluate life, love and what he really wants from both. John and David are forced to come to terms with their pasts as they struggle to determine what possible future they might build together.
It Started With A Kiss
Can one kiss change your life forever? When two strangers meet in a bar and share a scorching, once-in-a-lifetime kiss, they never expect to see each other again. Until days later when Skye walks into Gemma's Surrey vineyard. For once, Gemma is lost for words.When they start working together, they agree nothing can happen. Business comes first.But such simmering sexual tension can only be contained for so long before the lid finally blows off...Join Gemma and Skye as they fight their growing attraction in this glorious romantic comedy set in a sun-drenched UK vineyard. Queen of British sapphic romance Clare Lydon does it again with this gorgeous summer page-turner!
No Wrong Moves
Pining for your best friend sucks ass-and not the good kind of sucking. But I can't back away, and I definitely can't let go. Eddie Phelps is too damn important to me. He has my heart and soul. Well, he and his daughter, a ten-year-old who one day will run the world.It's not like I can even blame Eddie for mixed signals or anything. He's done everything right. He always does. Honestly, that's part of his problem.But I won't put pressure on him. That means it's down to Eddie to see how freakin' awesome a catch I am. I just have no idea how exactly I'll get him to do that. Sure, I'm a professional basketball player. But once upon a time, so was he. It's going to take something huge to get him to see beyond my age *cough immaturity cough*. But since Eddie isn't one for making wrong moves, I'm not sure a grand gesture will work.That leads me back to pining, and hoping somehow, someway, he'll see me as more than a joker. More than his best friend-even though I'm a kick-ass one. Maybe someday, he'll know I'm exactly the person he needs to make the move on.
Becoming Michelle
The third time she was beaten up by a different roving city gang and this time left for dead. The guy who saved her life wanted to help solve how she ended up that way. What wasn't working was to be anything they wanted. White, Black, Male, Female, Gay, Straight - someone was always offended, no matter what. And now she had no choice. They had taken all she had, even her job, apartment and everything else she owned. Even her identity. Now she was a no-one. It was only when she met a fat, jolly fellow who everyone liked that she got a clue what she must do to survive in these modern "tolerant" times. Whatever his secret was, she had to find out. She had to solve herself. Otherwise, she didn't have long to live - without becoming one of the gangs who had left her like this... ** New edgy satire by R. L. Saunders takes on the pet theories of our modern world by exploding them in a future one. Hold onto your PC hats ** Get Your Copy Now.
Driven To Distraction
A race to the finish line, and a family secret ...S1 driver Ondrej D'Grieg has one goal in life. Be a champion. To achieve that he needs to focus. That's why Ondrej has no time for his father's insistence on him being involved with some old family drama about a missing rare car. He can ignore the mystery, but Hudson, the historian investigating, is more than a little distracting.Hudson Lockley has a research job to do, and falling for the son of his employer is a no-no. But only one thing is more fascinating than this puzzle; Mr D'Grieg's famous racing car driver son, Ondrej.When their interest turns to kisses, then more, the race to figure out this attraction between them starts. But a small mistake could cause a crash that breaks both their hearts.
A Lady Who Knows What She Wants
As Sunshine and Specter navigate the changes to their relationship, fall comes to New York City. Their paranormal detective agency is thriving. Specter is fretting over Halloween costumes--a little too much, which leads to trouble.An old friend asks them to investigate a haunted bed and breakfast in the Cape. And really, they could use a vacation after the mess they cleaned up on their last case. Only a few bumps come in the night and the ones that do aren't they ones they expect from ghosts. Before they have their answers, an unwanted visitor shows his face, one that's much too familiar. Sunshine and Specter scramble for their lives. Suddenly, the world they know is far behind.
The Bees and Other Wild Things
A sequel to A SURPLUS OF LIGHT Places can be haunted, but so can people. It's not just the woods that are imbued with the memory of two boys and the five summers they spent there.Two boys stand on a creek bed at the end of one chapter of life and the beginning of another. Two boys with no idea how to begin. An unlikely friendship is forged, boundaries are crossed, absolutes are tested...and life finds a way. Over the course of the most difficult season, two boys learn that life, and friendship, are what you make of them.
True Blue
It wasn't the first time Heydn Case had to transfer to a new school, but Acton-Pierce Academy was the prep school of choice for people with a lot more money than he had. As always, the good-natured Texan was hoping to find a friend; his assigned roommate was hoping to be left alone and said so rather bluntly.Heydn had never met anyone quite like Blue Barclay, the campus's resident eccentric loner, but the two young men soon find they have more in common than they might have imagined. Friendship quickly takes on a new dimension of physical intimacy accompanied by bewildering new feelings. However, Blue and Heydn are given little time to explore and understand what is growing between them before they're pulled apart.Heydn is chosen for the track team and befriended by a popular senior. Fearing, rightly, that their relationship would cost him the place he's won at Acton, Heydn turns his back on Blue. He feels he's made the right choice for his future, but when Blue finds a new friend, Heydn realizes he's made a terrible mistake. Is it too late for him to try to win Blue's heart again?
The Girl, the Moon, and the Melon
Henry Bloom wants to be a girl, and he prays and prays for transformation. God hears his prayer and sends a young angel to answer it. So begins the adventures of Henrietta Bloom. But if she is to achieve the happiness she has always longed for in her new body, there are some things she has to do. Henrietta must avoid the traps of the devil-which is harder than it sounds when he is forcing you into a limo at gunpoint. She also has to accept that she is a lesbian with a mission to stop gay people from experiencing hell when they die by changing the laws of heaven and earth. Luckily for Henrietta, she has her best friend, her true love, her landlord, and Oscar Wilde all ready to help her recreate the world in love and hope.Author Rena Dunsworth tumbles together modern religion, ancient deities and a fresh perspective in an exuberant escapade that defies convention on every level.About the Author: Rena Dunsworth grew up in the Denver metro area and now lives in Manhattan. She was motivated to write The Girl, the Moon, and the Melon as a response to the oppression of gays by various religions. She is currently at work on a sequel, which picks up with Henrietta and Amy in Rio and follows them as they return to New York and the mythical realms beyond.
Mr. Jingle Bells
Opposites attract as frosty business partners become fake boyfriends in this Christmas gay romance! Playing fake boyfriends starts their sleigh ride into love!After an emergency forces Ashton Sellers from his apartment, all he wants for Christmas is new lipgloss, zero contact from his abusive family, and a place to stay for the holidays. Cue his business partner begrudgingly taking him in.Walker's a fuddy-duddy with no sense of fun, but he does have a safe, warm home with four adorable dogs and delicious food on the table.If it turns out Walker's also a secret softy with a tender side and a hot body beneath his endless parade of golf shirts? Great, good, cool. And if Walker wants Ashton to pretend to be his boyfriend for his sister's Christmas-themed wedding? Awesome, amazing.Could Walker be the safe haven Ashton missed out on as a child? Could they be falling in love for real?But when Ashton uncovers a painful mistake in Walker's past, it hits too close to home. As the jingle bells quiet and the snow settles, will Ashton be able to forgive Walker, or will their relationship be over before it ever truly begins?
Her Glory
Every god must battle a monster...The early morning dawn is shattered by a massive boom.A powerful new weapon threatens to tip the balanceof the war in favor of the Red Legion.Kita is sent to destroy the superweapon before it can raindevastation on the war front and destroy her army.But the front is not the Angels' only battlefield...Snowy and Kita's relationship is spinning out of control.Their once-solid foundation is cracking, made only more fragile by Kita's attraction to Sarin.Snowy feels threatened but has a plan to shift the balance of power.Meanwhile, Kita and Sarin are trying to help Kita's sister Tina, whose trauma is hampering her recovery and affecting her mental health.The problems don't end at home...The Angels Katie and Anthrax have left Roost.But they find The Mass is unsafe and quickly discover you can't go home again.
Green Thumb
Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Best Queer Speculative Fiction! Mutability blooms in the Florida Keys after the Red War. The genie boxes created King Pelicans with single human hands to rule the ruins of half-drowned Miami...and other, stranger persons. Slavers roam the deep waters offshore, taking captives to feed the voracious Kudzu Army and the human aqueduct bearing fresh water from Lake Okeechobee. On the last stretch of the Overseas Highway still standing, an albino seeress prophesies: "You will reach for the sun while staying rooted to the ground. But I fear your shadow will be much too long." Misunderstanding time, Leaf has lived for decades alone in a collapsing Victorian house on a desolate sandy key, feeding on sunlight and dew. When at last he meets a boy like-but so unlike!-himself, Leaf's startling journey begins. A post-apocalyptic, psychoactive pastorale, Green Thumb will pollinate your mind and wind its way into your heart like kudzu. This edition features an introduction by author Trebor Healey.
Flower Frenzy
There's trouble among the mums and lilies at Pride Street's favorite florist. The flower shop cat, Sapphire has gone missing! Danger stalks the streets, the Pride Street animals are in an uproar, and the trouble isn't over yet. Klaus and Marsha are on the case...Find out what happens next, in Flower Frenzy!
The Road To Ignominy
Inspired by a real-life 19th century scandal, Clarke deftly writes about the privileged world of the Victorian upper-class, where Hugh is forced by his overbearing mother, Lady Lillian, to conform to society's views concerning sex. Hugh's inquisitive and rebellious nature leads Lady Lillian to send the innocent young man away to Thorndike Academy to be educated according to English etiquette. Instead, his schooldays ignited forbidden desires for an older student, Edmund. However, it would be Hugh's affair with William, a working-class man, which would cause him so much angst as well as ecstasy.
The Cat
In the distant future, a man downloads an ancient novel and instead of instantly transferring the novel into his brain, the man does something profound, he reads the text. As he reads the novel set in 1940s Townsville, he is involved in the story of Mr. Wilbur's immoral desires for Sam. 'The Cat' is perhaps Clarke's most daring novel: where innocence is betrayed, where reality is challenged, and where there is the possibility of moral redemption.
Upon the Rock
'Upon the Rock' is a blend of narrative voices and styles that tells the story of Marcus Baird, a gay man from Townsville, and Aemilius, a character from a novel set in Ancient Rome written by Aaron J Clarke. Marcus Baird hopes to win the author's affections. His quest for love leads him to England where he is imprisoned in the writer's house. During his captivity, he is forced to confess his darkest secrets hoping to gain absolution and, most importantly, Aaron's love. Likewise, Aemilius hopes to win the affections of Culcita, a dangerous youth who threatens the Roman Republic. Aemilius' quest for love results in him writing his life story and that of Rome's, where deception leads to murder.
Take Shelter With Me
One thrives off order.The other lets his heart guide him.Together they are perfectly balanced. JacobAll elements of my life are controlled and measured. My days filled with check lists and colour-coded columns. With an animal and a youth shelter to run and people counting on me, I have no time for distractions.Yet I can't get the man I spent one fiery night with out of my head.He has me acting on impulses I didn't know I had and tossing my responsibilities aside. I want to be with him and find the perfect balance between my personal and professional life. But how is that possible with us forced into a long-distance relationship as he travels with his hockey team?Just when I think we can follow our hearts and make this work, a face from my past reappears, threatening to destroy all I've built. MattsI hoped returning to the NHL would fill the void in my life and restore my sense of purpose. Instead I felt that same emptiness.Until I met Jacob.After the anonymous night of passion we spent together, I'm elated to see him again at a fundraiser. He's my teammate's little brother and he thinks it's wrong to put his happiness first.But I'm willing to do whatever it takes to prove our lives will be more fulfilling and complete together.One way or another, I will convince him happiness is worth the risk. This is book three in the Sheltered Connections series of stand alones. This 74k word story includes two men with giant hearts working towards healing themselves, off the charts sexual attraction, an obsession with lavender and the swooniest of grand gestures. A true tale of love always finding a way.
The Girl in the Mirrow
It began in the spring of 1956. The thought was to search for a past I didn't want to remember. Georgia had said that we needed to see exactly where we had come from, in order to see where we were going; that every step we took outside, we had to look inside, too. She was moving on and here I am with sweaty palms and a step behind, dragging my heels. I didn't want to go back. Wasn't nothin' good there.The train was late by a half hour. A lady on the siding was cursing at the conductor who held his hand out to help her onto the boarding platform. He smiled.As late as the train was, it was surprising how few people waited. No more than twenty milled about, saying last goodbyes or making plans for later meetings. Young mothers hurried here and there after little ones trying to outdo each other. The conductor was finally free of the woman, his brow creased with years of monotony as he looked at his watch to check the schedule. It would make a good painting.No, 1956 was not a good year. Lovers and happy times outnumbered by horrors and villains. All residing in a chevelle mirror in her hired room. Every scene set against the spider-webs in the silver and the tin ceiling reflected above my bed.
Wherever is Your Heart
How long, exactly, had June been coming to Moonie's for the sole purpose of pining after the bartender?Long enough to know, probably, that there was no good reason for Mal Edwards, a bastion of stability and good sense, to see any kind of future with June anyway. Was it even fair to express feelings to a woman like that when June was barely around, on the road more than she wasn't? But as another Pride weekend approaches, June's fiftieth birthday and the eventual end of her long-haul trucking days loom in her mind, nestled against the memories of Moonie's nights gone by where it felt like June and Mal came close-close to something happening, something real. Until June would inevitably chicken out, and retreat once again to life on the road.It's time for June to finally figure out her next act. And if she's not brave enough to ask Mal Edwards to be part of it, she doesn't deserve her, anyway.After all. If you can't tell a butch you love her during Pride, when the hell can you?
Standing Dead
Standing Dead by Dawn Greenfield Ireland is a drama/tragedy screenplay (106 pages) that she has adapted into book format. The paperback is approximately 168 pages. Logline: Jealousy, lies, greed, and desire... Alex discovers too late that secrets can kill. Synopsis: Alex, Chelsea, Phillip and Donna... college friends whose lives are tightly woven, in an era where being a little too na簿ve has a high price. Alex and Phillip, friends since high school, share an apartment through college. Neither Alex nor Phillip knows the definition of being faithful - each are masters of deception. Graduation brings dental school for Chelsea, advertising for Phillip, law school for Donna, and a stock brokerage job for Alex where he eventually moves up to a corner office. Alex and Chelsea tie the knot, and while Phillip is best man, he's incensed. Babies and affairs follow. Phillip gets sick and dies, and the web of deceit begins to unravel. Chelsea, no longer in the dark, leaves Alex. When their young son becomes ill, Chelsea is forced to leave her successful dental practice. She must try to make a new life for herself and her children, and watch over her son's health, and wait...
Reaction Time
A contemporary coming-of-age lesbian novel about discovering who you want to be and finding how to live with your past-without repeating it.City girl Luce May's first year out of high school has been the worst. When she escapes her turbulent life in Sydney to start over at a university in the middle of nowhere, the last thing she wants is anyone in her new life to know of her past. Especially that to escape her chaotic, alcoholic mother, Luce also had to abandon her teenage sister.As Luce slowly starts to find another version of herself in this place, she also finds a new family in her eclectic group of friends. She even begins to find solace and possibility in her budding relationship with Eva, the girl who loves trees so much she travelled across the world to live among them.But when Luce's sister back home starts to follow Luce's own wild footsteps, and Luce's guilt starts to grow, she finds it harder to keep her old and new worlds apart. Can Luce find a way to embrace this new life and take care of her family without returning to her old destructive ways?
