Ferocious
When a scrawny, pink-haired ragamuffin tries to rob me at knifepoint, I respond the way any sensible person would and invite him to dinner-where he proceeds to threaten my entire ten-year plan simply by being his effervescent self. Much to my annoyance.There's no room in my life for a gorgeous criminal named Rowan. I need to check off the next item on my list: Find the right, respectable husband. I can't be an accessory to a life of crime.And yet, my perfect plan's been a bust. Yes, I have millions of social media followers, a prestigious job, and an expensive car, but I'm realizing I want more from life. My casual hookups aren't making me happy. I'm ... lonely.While Rowan's a tattooed menace, he does something to my heart, and I can't seem to stay away from him. Let's not get started on how I like seeing my marks on him. Everywhere.Rowan isn't who I'm looking for, but it seems he's not who we think he is, either. Which creates an entirely different set of problems with much, much higher stakes.I'm in way too deep to get out. If I even want to.Ferocious is a stand-alone contemporary M/M romance about Rowan, a rideshare-driving twink with a penchant for violence, and Charlie, a grumpy lawyer. It features first times, primal play, kidnapping and other crimes, and a philodendron that likes to ride in the car. HEA? Definitely.
Locke & Co.
Immortal Allery Locke has been tasked with finding the key that opens doors to other dimensions. Find it and hand it over to the wardens for destruction. There's only one problem-the key is a woman. Whenever the key-Deni-opens a door, it allows monsters, demons, and all manner of unsavoury supernaturals to cross over and wreak havoc. Allery must keep Deni from falling into the wrong hands, because if rogue wardens get hold of her, it will cause an interdimensional war. Can Allery make the impossible decision? Kill her lover, or risk the end of the world.
Roon & Raud and the Case of the Deadly Derby
In the quirky town of Laurel, longtime partners Roon and Raud have settled into a comfortable retirement filled with community activism, morning coffee rituals, and affectionate bickering. Their lives were turn upside down when they took in Tristan, a young trans man rejected by his family, who's still proving himself to the world.Just as they're adjusting to their new living arrangement, chaos erupts at Laurel's annual "Running of the Cats" festival-a bizarre local tradition where owners race alongside their feline companions. What should have been a day of quirky small-town fun turns deadly when Elara Voss, the event's frontrunner, is found dead under suspicious circumstances. The police quickly arrest Echo, a non-binary street musician whom Roon, Raud, and Tristan had just met at a local caf矇.The trio is convinced that Echo is innocent. With Echo behind bars and the police unwilling to look elsewhere, the trio take matters into their own hands.Disguising themselves as members of the fictitious "Benevolent Order of Old Belles," they begin questioning everyone connected to Elara and the mysterious Laurel Reliquary-a historical artifact Elara had recently discovered. Their investigation leads them to a cast of suspicious characters: Blake Latham, a librarian; Marissa Langston, a museum curator; Professor Arthur Caldwell, an academic; and Lydia Harper, an antique shop owner. But in a small town where everyone knows everyone else's business, nothing is quite what it seems.As they dig deeper, the trio discovers that everyone connected to Elara appears to be hiding something. Their amateur sleuthing takes them from the library to the museum to an antique shop filled with questionable artifacts, each stop revealing new layers to the mystery while raising more questions than answers.Meanwhile, Tristan finds his own identity journey intertwined with the investigation. With Roon and Raud's encouragement, he attends a meeting at the Laurel Trans Wellness Coalition, where he finds a community that understands him in ways his biological family never did. This newfound confidence propels him to take increasingly active roles in their detective work, using his internet savvy to help uncover connections the others might miss.With each new clue, the trio's bond strengthens. Roon and Raud, with their decades of activist experience and street smarts, provide wisdom and courage, while Tristan brings fresh perspectives and technological know-how. Together, they form an unlikely but effective detective team, navigating danger with a combination of determination, wit, and their own peculiar brand of chaos.Officer Washington, the one sympathetic ear in the police department, warns them to be careful but quietly appreciates their persistence. As the evidence mounts and the suspects' stories begin to unravel, the trio finds themselves racing against time. The Reliquary's significance grows more mysterious and potentially more valuable than anyone initially suspected-valuable enough that someone might be willing to kill for it.With Echo still languishing in jail and the real killer walking free, Roon, Raud, and Tristan must navigate small-town politics, academic rivalries, and their own limitations to expose the truth. Their investigation puts them directly in the path of danger as they inch closer to discovering not just who killed Elara, but why the Laurel Reliquary might be worth murdering for.In this unconventional cozy mystery, three outsiders join forces to prove that justice has no age limit, family is what you make it, and sometimes the most unlikely detectives are the ones who see what everyone else misses.Be sure to check out Book 1 in the series, Roon & Raud and the Case of the Missing Ex-Husband
Here in My Heart
In the golden glow of a South of France autumn, two very different lives collide.Professor Sylvie Boucher is sharp, elegant, and chasing a major promotion. The last thing she wants is to chaperone a bunch of Californian gap-year students-until she meets Adelaide Poole.Ade is an awkward, earnest marine biologist more at ease with sea life than people. But Sylvie captivates her, and to Sylvie's surprise, the feeling is mutual.As warm days fade into cosy nights, their connection deepens. But with an age gap, diverging paths, and an ocean between them, can a fleeting spark become something more? A warm sapphic romance about unexpected love, self-discovery, and finding someone who truly sees you.
Roon & Raud and the Case of the Missing Ex-Husband
Marie "Roon" Kenne and Maude "Raud" Hayes have spent forty-five years perfecting the art of domestic bliss-which mostly involves Roon keeping Raud from leaving the house without underwear and Raud making coffee strong enough to revive Frankenstein. Their biggest drama these days comes from Erline, their theatrical betta fish who has opinions about everything.Then Roon's ex-husband Hank calls.Well, technically he leaves a voicemail that's equal parts heartbreaking and terrifying: "Honey, it's me. I'm not sure where I am. I don't like it here. It's smelly and dark. Will you come and get me, please?"Hank suffers from CTE and hasn't exactly been Roon's problem since their brief marriage of convenience ended in 1970. But when someone that confused goes missing, you don't just delete the message and pour another cup of coffee-even if that coffee is made by an Italian machine that cost more than their first car.What starts as a simple welfare check turns into something much darker, involving greedy sons, suspicious baristas, and family members who'd sell their own grandmother's dentures for the right price. Lucky for Hank, Roon and Raud aren't your average septuagenarian sleuths-and when they take in Tristan, a transgender teenager with his own complicated story, this unlikely trio proves that sometimes the best families are the ones you choose.A cozy mystery that's as warm as morning coffee and twice as satisfying, perfect for readers who believe that age is just a number and love comes in all shapes, sizes, and decades."When life gives you lemons, don't waste time making lemonade. Just say screw the lemons and shake up a margarita instead."Book 1 in the Roon & Raud Mystery Series
Breakout for Love
Flick Colonna is stuck behind a desk at Department 6, itching for action but haunted by the fallout of her last mission. When a high-stakes rescue lands on her desk, ready or not, she's thrust back into the field.Zamira Saliev thought she'd escaped her past, but then she's kidnapped by the regime that shattered her family. She's left with no way out. And no one's coming to save her.As Flick fights to extract Zamira from a country on the brink, danger, secrets, and shared scars threaten to derail the mission. Getting out alive is one thing. Trusting each other may be the harder part.
Love Under Fire
British Agent Alex Hartley is desperate to prove herself, and the chance to lead a high-stakes mission to find a missing US ambassador is her shot. But she has to work with the last person she'd choose: a brash, bull-headed Texan with no time for protocol.Mitch Brennan likes doing things her way, and it doesn't involve following orders from a by-the-book Brit. Now they're stuck together in unfamiliar territory, forced to rely on each other as the mission spirals into chaos.As tensions rise and danger closes in, Alex and Mitch must learn to trust one another, or they risk losing more than just the target. Out here, failure isn't just personal...it's deadly.
Three's Company
Before the divorce, Liz's ex-wife was her wife's best friend. When Maggie was desperately looking for a place to live, Liz invited her to move into the in-law apartment over the garage. Lucy, who's now married to Liz, didn't protest and was looking forward to rekindling her friendship with Maggie. Liz never wanted to divorce Maggie in the first place. Now, they're all about to get more than they ever expected."Three's Company is a book that asks: what if the love of your life isn't one person but two? What if forgiveness turns what once broke you into what finally makes you whole? This daring addition to the Hobbs series isn't just about steamy threesomes; it's about radical honesty and choosing a love that defies convention. Most importantly, it's a beautiful reminder that love-at any age-can still surprise, heal, and hold more than we ever imagined. In this sense, Three's Company-like the entire Hobbs Series-is a gift for readers hungry for mature sapphic stories that trust them to face life's messiest truths with open hearts." - Women Using Words
Problem At the Park
Lemon Lister's dog, Milo, has a bad habit of finding dead things. Which is why Detective Zahn enlists his help to find a missing San Francisco police officer. And Milo doesn't disappoint. Unfortunately, the corpse Milo finds in Golden Gate Park belongs to Lemon's girlfriend-Jade's- ex. Now Jade is in jail on suspicion of murder. Lemon and the unstoppable Basset Hound with his discerning nose must find the real killer and exonerate Jade.
Wild Hearts
Love stories are among the most ancient and timeless tales ever told. In Wild Hearts we have collected eight stories celebrating the theme of lesbian romance from across a variety of settings and genres, all presented through an anthropomorphic lens. From love on the high seas, to forgiveness from beyond the grave, each story captures the warm and enduring power of sapphic romance.
The Blue House
What is the cause and drive of the impulse to create art? What happens to an individual who is gifted with talent, but finds himself thwarted? Does that creative spark become some kind of death wish? These are the questions Sky Gilbert explores in The Blue House. Taking the form of a memoir, the novel relates the story of Rupert Goldmann, a cello virtuoso by the age of twelve, who becomes a composer, and whose life collapses into depression and possible madness when no orchestra will perform his symphonies. Rupert's musical life includes years of lessons from the great pianist Vladimir Horowitz, who flirts awkwardly and ineffectually with Rupert, and a full-fledged romance with the celebrity composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein. But as his life narrows, Rupert finds himself immersed in dreams and fantasies, which are interrupted by a superficial and talentless gay rights activist and theatre director, and Simon Reycraft, an early explorer of artificial intelligence, who offers the suicidal Goldmann a legacy of computer-generated music -- posing a significant question for our times: Can art be created by a machine, technology without a soul?Rupert Goldmann's "memoirs" trace the story of his life as a child-prodigy cello virtuoso, his flirtations and relationships, his experiences as an unrewarded composer, and his eventual, much-interrupted attempt to retreat into the world of his imagination.
Trouble and Her Friends
1994 Lambda Literary Award-Winning Novel for Lesbian and Gay Science Fiction and Fantasy India Carless, alias Trouble, managed to stay one step ahead of the feds until she retired from life as a hacker and settled down to run a small network for an artist's co-op. Now someone has stolen her pseudonym and begun to use it for criminal hacking. So Trouble returns. Once the fastest gun on the electronic frontier, she has been called out of retirement for one last fight. And it's a killer. Less than a hundred years from now, the forces of law and order crack down on the world of the Internet. It is the closing of the frontier. The hip, noir adventurers who got by on wit, bravado, and drugs, who haunt the virtual worlds of the shadows of cyberspace are up against the edges of civilization. It's time to adapt or die.
The Vault
No hidden maps. No secret words written among the dotted specks of white. His fingers itched to touch the paint and peel it away to whatever lie beneath-to whatever felt both so horribly familiar yet strange. With about half the keys in Noa's possession and a horrible discovery that several members of a project to emulate lost magic through a device, it's looking far more likely that this mission to find the Vault isn't as much of a fabled fool's errand as she originally thought. Every piece is seemingly falling into place, heralding the coming of the dark with the light of magic dwindling to sparks. As Noa's priorities shift with the newly-planted thought that she's the one chosen to see this task through after the loss of her would-be-Seer and surrogate father, Lazarus, she decides that it might be better to distance herself from that growing bond she's found comfort in with Glacier. After all, his place is with his kingdom, and once they reach the end-whatever their fates might be-there won't be any place for a group of killers and thieves in his life. However, Noa doesn't realize that the other half of her quest's fated set might actually be standing next to her. Glacier is starting to unravel, thanks to that echo of power rippling along the surface of his soul. Power that he's not willing to accept, let alone acknowledge, with the crushing weight of what might be awaiting him back in Amarais. Being Miraltan is one thing, but a powerful Seer-a Mage-is another. And with one daemon-summoning adversary recognizing that potential, it's only a matter of time before he's hunted for his magic instead of just his blood.
The Mariner Of Ryl
When Corelle tries to leave her time as an assassin behind, fate casts a wider net. Blood and tears soon mingle, and nobody is safe from either.With her homeland now in foreign hands, Corelle abandons Dur for a life at sea. Disaster strikes, and she stands at the gates of death. Fate refuses to abandon her, but the beast within Corelle is unleashed again on friend and foe alike.Exhausted, Corelle returns to the city of her birth, where her violent past comes calling. The loss of someone dear devastates her, and she will stop at nothing to exact revenge. As each enemy falls, internal anguish threatens to destroy her. It seems only Corelle's own death can conquer the greatest foe she has ever faced - herself.The third book in the Corelle Of Dur series, The Mariner Of Ryl, a sapphic fantasy adventure, takes us three years beyond the events of The Fan Of Ryl.Content Advisory - Violence, Incest, SA, Parricide (Murder of parents), Mild Sex, Graphic, horror-like nightmare scenes, Suicide ideation
Stain of the Berry
Everyone has their Boogeyman. But who-or what-is scaring Saskatoon locals to death? Private detective Russell Quant is roused from his sleep only to fall into a nightmare case when the family of a suicide victim hires him to uncover the real cause of death. But what is real and what is imaginary? Quant works to narrow his list of suspects only to find the number of victims growing. Russell is mystified as a trail of fear connects him to a vast landscape of people including an elegant potash miner, dubious trailer park denizens, reticent farm folk, the Pink Gopher choir and a gaseous psychiatrist.Compounding Quant's bewilderment is the complete and perfect disappearance of his once very real friend-Sereena-who has become a ghost he simply can't find. With the Boogeyman always a few paces ahead, Russell struggles to keep the hounds of failure from baying. From Saskatchewan's summer storms to the menacing Lotus Land of Vancouver, Quant finally touches down in the Canadian Arctic where tragic hope resides. Russell returns home to bully attacks, a desperate chase through midnight woods and a sadistic abduction. As Russell Quant penetrates the truth of the Boogeyman, he finds himself on a perilous suspension bridge between idyllic childhood and grown-up violence.
Glass Hours
Step into the luminous, aching territory of transformation in this exquisite novel about buried longings cracking through the careful surfaces of a life lived too quietly. Evelyn Winters is suspended in the aftermath of her mother's death, her marriage to Charlene Foster dissolving into brittle choreography of unspoken grievances. While Charlene orchestrates their domestic life with meticulous control, Evelyn finds herself magnetized by what refuses containment: the wild terrain in her mother's garden, the hunger that gnaws beneath politeness, the raw animal of her own unexamined desires. Salvation arrives in seventeen blue leather journals, hidden for decades, containing her mother's secret life-a woman fierce, yearning, alive with suppressed artistry and clandestine love. These discovered pages become both mirror and catalyst. Inspired by this legacy of buried desire, Evelyn begins again to write, each poem a necessary excavation of her authentic voice. As her artistic awakening intensifies, her marriage fractures, creating space to examine what she's been afraid to want. A tentative connection with Iris offers the radical possibility of being seen whole. The novel crescendos with Evelyn's manuscript acceptance and a public reading where she claims not just artistic success but the right to exist in her own skin. Glass Hours is the archaeology of the self-the courage to let what's been composting in darkness finally break ground.
Two Ghosts
Matthew Ganda didn't intendto fall in love with Brett Hayes. But he did. Maybe it was the fire in his eyes. When Brett moved in with Matthew and his boyfriend Liam, the two endured an unorthodox affair of friendship and lust. But then it turned into an obsession, testing both Matthew and Brett to face their inner demons andfind out what the true beauty of friendship and love are all about.
Chasing Riddick
Finn Summers can't feel fear.This causes Finn to take unnecessary risks - especially when it comes to his favorite sport in the world: Surfing.When Finn hears a rumor about a beach called Leviathans - located in the small town of Stars Cove California - the promise of twenty-five-foot swells is too exciting for him to pass up.However, Leviathans beach has a dark history.A history filled with monster waves, lethal secrets and one very dead surf legend.Despite the warnings of the town locals, Finn is determined to conquer a beach so gnarly, the men who discovered it named it after biblical sea demons....Even if it kills him.**Chasing Riddick is an open-door MM romance. This book is not suitable for readers under the age of 18.
Explorer’s Revenge
The first time I met Venture's latest team, I was a nobody, but it only took one crazy stunt to change my life and turn my idols into enemies...Five years later, I'm at the top of my game, competing with the best of the best. My stunts are bigger and better, so much so that even Venture's golden boys have begun to take notice.When we are all offered the same contract to find a legendary island, we must vie to be the first to the finish line. The jungle, however, can't be controlled or predicated, and when things go wrong, all you have is yourself and those around you.When Mother Nature decides it's time to reclaim her land, you either get out of her way or sink into the torrent, never to be seen again.Here we go, right into the storm.
Pumped
Love is co-parenting with my worst enemy.OwenEverest is an irresponsible, delinquent, attention-hungry man-child.Ever since my brother married his sister, we've hated each other with an unrelenting passion. It was bad enough when I had to see him at occasional family gatherings, but now I'm living in a nightmare and he's right here with me.EverestOwen is arrogant, uptight, snobby, and cold-hearted.I don't want to have anything to do with him, but I don't have a choice. After a tragic accident, we're forced to raise our niece together, but our grief and mutual animosity is turning the house into a pressure cooker. We have to make peace and learn to work together, if not for our sake, then for the little girl who's already lost everything.PUMPED is an enemies to lovers, forced proximity, grumpy/sunshine, opposites attract MM romance between a free-spirited personal trainer and his overbearing veterinarian brother-in-law. Expect reluctant cuddling, teasing as a love language, annoyingly hot backwards caps, pillow chastity barriers, pool wrestling, begrudging I love yous, and a little girl who has them both wrapped around her little finger. PUMPED is the third and last book in the Mars Fitness series and can be read as a standalone.
Sunburn
"Tackling topics of queer identity, teenage angst, and religious guilt, this romantic novel burns with the intensity and yearning of first love." -- Harper's Bazaar THE INDIE BESTSELLER, with additional exclusive content inside. For fans of Normal People, a queer, coming-of-age debut of impossible first love, first loss, and first heartbreak... It's the early 1990's in the small town of Crossmore, Ireland, and Lucy knows what she's expected to do. Fall in love with the son of the farmer next door, marry him, pray for children, and never, under any circumstances reveal the truth-that she doesn't think marriage or motherhood or staying in Crossmore is for her. That the reason she knows this, is because of her close friend, Susannah. For years, Lucy buries her obsession, until one summer, right before graduation, when her friendship with Susannah escalates. Now, Lucy will do anything to keep their secret safe. Their relationship is both the best and worst thing that's ever happened to her-Lucy loves Susannah, but every day, it feels like Crossmore, Lucy's mother, and their social mores are closing in. And when Susannah decides she no longer wants to hide, Lucy must make a devastating choice. Tender and heartbreaking, Sunburn portrays the realities of growing up in a small rural town-from the long, hot summers, to the pressures of a conservative, traditional community where everyone knows each other's business. It'll leave you aching for your own first love.
Himbo (Elite 8 Studios Book 4)
Surely I can't fail at falling in love?CasNo one ever told me I might meet the love of my life on my knees in a coffee shop.I'm not one of those people who has everything figured out. I work at my dad's company because it's expected, not because I enjoy it. And I may film adult videos at Elite 8 Studios in my free time, but when it comes to my love life, I'm tired of being treated like a plaything.Jason is different. The blushing barista is demisexual, and unlike most people, he doesn't care about what's on the outside. He's sweet and shy and surprisingly fierce when it comes to me, and for the first time ever, I feel seen.But Jason has battles of his own beyond graduating nursing school. His health is in question, and suddenly, we have bigger issues than navigating a new relationship.I never denied being a Himbo, but there's one thing I know for certain. I'll go to bat for Jason and me. Because love is worth fighting for.Himbo is a romance full of first times between a sweetly sincere adult entertainer and the demi virgin who protects him at all costs. There's a shocking meet-cute, dates that go only somewhat awry, a dash of humor, the best of friends, and one very HEA. It's book four in the Elite 8 Studios series but can be read as a standalone.
Teddy (Elite 8 Studios Book 5)
Waking up married is bad enough. Having feelings for my husband? Pure disaster.TeddyI wasn't looking for attachments. I certainly wasn't looking to get drunkenly hitched to my coworker's best friend, the very man I've been denying an attraction to for over a year.The thing is Kipp is gorgeous and kind and a self-proclaimed mess, and now that we're married-and living together-all I want is to take care of him.But Kipp is only just learning about his submissive side. It doesn't matter how good he is for me. It doesn't even matter that he turns to putty every time I call him doll.He's not mine to keep. Our husbands-with-benefits relationship is temporary, and once we get divorced, everything will go back to the way it was. Kipp and I may have shared our I dos, but let's face it...Falling for the man who wears my ring would only end in heartbreak.Teddy is a wake-up-married romance between a teddy bear adult entertainer and the hot mess he shacks up with. There's caretaker-Dom elements and a gentle exploration of kink, spanking (but not as punishment), only one bed, plenty of lighthearted mayhem, and one very HEA. It's book five in the Elite 8 Studios series but can be read as a standalone.
Felix (Elite 8 Studios Book 6)
What more could an exhibitionist want than a willing voyeur right next door?EmilI like being watched. I'm not ashamed of it, nor my job at Elite 8 Studios where fans know me as Felix. But when my newest costar turns out to be the very same neighbor I've been giving private shows to through the window, I'm thrown for a loop.Christian is gorgeous-a toppy femboy with a love of skirts and belly chains. He's every bit the Vixen his moniker would suggest. Yet, for whatever reason, he seems enamored with me. We're quickly thrown together to pilot a series of live stream videos, and our chemistry is off the charts.But when Christian starts coming over, cuddling with me on the couch and bringing food for my hermit crab, I know I'm in trouble.Christian may be my coworker, but before that, he was my voyeur. And my friend. He knows me in a way so few others do, but intimacy for me is complicated.Can I trust Christian with my heart? Or is mixing business, pleasure, and love bound to blow up in my face?Felix is a neighbors-to-coworkers-to-more romance between a nerdy, bespectacled exhibitionist and his smitten voyeur. There's scorching fun in front of the cameras, two mouthy performers, sweet dates and adorable hermit crabs, friends who show up when you need them, and one very HEA. It's book six in the Elite 8 Studios series but can be read as a standalone.
Dix (Elite 8 Studios Book 1)
Do you believe in hate at first sight?DixonIf I had to choose one word to describe my new cocky costar, it'd be exasperating. Nikolas Adamos may look like a Greek god-and he certainly struts around like he knows it-but unlike everyone else, I refuse to fall prey to his charms.Unfortunately for me, Niko and I get paired to do a series of lovey-dovey boyfriend videos for our employers at Elite 8 Studios. And when you film the sort of scenes we do, up close and personal takes on a whole new meaning.I may have to play nice while the cameras are rolling, but off set, it's another matter entirely. So what if our chemistry is off the charts? That doesn't mean a thing. Nor does the tender look in Niko's eye when we're together under the lights.Because I know the truth. Nikolas Adamos revels in riling me up. And even though my pesky friends think I need fireworks after a string of fizzled relationships, I have no doubt if I allow myself to get any closer to my new fake boyfriend, I'll only end up burned.Dix is a grumpy/sunshine, one-sided enemies-to-lovers romance with hate at first sight, forced proximity for two costars who work between the sheets, banter and snark galore, plenty of industrial-sized lube, and one very HEA. It's book 1 in the Elite 8 Studios series, featuring characters that were introduced in Virgin Hearts (Plum Valley Cowboys Book 2), but can be read as a standalone.
Malibu (Elite 8 Studios Book 2)
Falling for his client was never part of the plan.MalAdult entertainer. Escort. Camboy. Surfer-bro. Malibu.I've been called many names, yet no one knows the real me. Filming at Elite 8 Studios gave me the fresh start I was looking for, but now, my past is calling, and even working three jobs isn't enough to keep me afloat. With my anxiety and panic attacks getting worse and my debts on the rise, something needs to change.When I'm offered an outrageous sum for a new escorting gig, I can't pass it up. The catch? I'll be living in the client's penthouse for the next six months. And I'll be his-exclusively.I've been warned Henrik is difficult, but all I see is a man who's protective, caring, and lonely underneath that hard shell of his. He's also blind. And yet, somehow, he sees me for exactly who I am.Turning to this man I barely know for comfort is a bad idea-and falling for a client is even worse-but I can't seem to stop. With only a few months left on our contract, can I convince Henrik to give us a real shot?Or will I lose the only man who sees the real me?Malibu is an age gap romance between older client and younger escort, with hurt/comfort, mental health struggles, plenty of sugar daddy jokes, fiercely loyal friends, and one very HEA. It's book 2 in the Elite 8 Studios series but can be read as a standalone.
Tink (Elite 8 Studios Book 3)
Have you heard the tale of Goldie and the Two Bears?AlexWorking in the adult entertainment industry has its challenges. Mainly, scoring a date that lasts longer than a night. I'd started to wonder if my own happily-ever-after wasn't in the cards.But then a hookup turned meet-cute lands me right on top of Rowan, the shy, submissive bear of my dreams with a serious weak spot for sweetly spoken words. He doesn't see Tink, the performer. He sees me.Yet before I can lick my territory, Rowan's neighbor Finn walks in. Quite literally. And the tatted, pierced, ginger-haired papa bear has his sights set on my new crush. Even worse, Rowan returns his interest. I assume that's game over, so imagine my shock when Finn suggests a less-than-traditional arrangement in which we all win.They say you should never run from bears. So really, what's a boy to do when faced with his ultimate fantasy?After all, maybe happily-ever-after is meant for more than two.Tink is a poly MMM romance between one golden-haired troublemaker and two very delicious bears of the human variety. There's praise, furry chests and unexpected piercings, an extensive collection of orchids, tight white pants, coworkers who are like family, and one very HEA. It's book 3 in the Elite 8 Studios series but can be read as a standalone.
Grey Angel
The sky is your home now. You are earthbound no longer.Monsters roam the Queendom, appearing in packs out of nowhere to slaughter human and beast alike.Ynis leads a group of Haemene, knights of the Queen, who strive to keep the people safe. She and a quiet soldier named Guin trek deep into the hills, stalked by the very creatures they're hunting. Guin's devotion to Ynis is equaled only by their love of the Angel they've prayed to all their life. Ynis is not a believer, but Guin's visions grow ever more vivid. The Grey Angel beckons. Guin dare not ignore Her call.Their bloody quest binds them to each other as they journey ever up the mountain, ever closer to a dream made flesh. Myth meets reality as three become one under the moonlight on Wicked Peak.Grey Angel is a T4T lesbian fantasy romance with action, adventure, and gender-affirming monster smut.Content warnings: Grey Angel is intended for adult readers. It contains violent action and explicit, consensual sex between humans and .
Endless Blind Passions
Will love conquer lies? In the settling dust of 9/11, a gay Zen Buddhist Jew faces up to the duplicity in his and his lovers' lives. Honest and erotic, Endless Blind Passions is a fiction about an all-too-real world that's going berserk.Lusting after life-and cute guys-the self-absorbed yet charming Monty encounters one deceit after another, especially his own. Until he meets Jamal, an Afghan refugee: beautiful and brilliant, and rock-solid real, with bewitching blue-green eyes.At last everything seems to click. Until it doesn't. Hours after the 9/11 terror attack, the FBI swoops into Monty's Seattle houseboat, hunting for Jamal, who never came to bed last night. Unhinged, Monty tumbles into fifty years of memories, from his early fears of death to his sexual awakening, and from life-altering encounters with Zen and peyote to dark secrets about a murder, a suicide, and a double life-until the past catches up with the present and all the masks are dropped.A saga of America circa 1950-2001 in the guise of a gay romance and a 9/11 intrigue, Endless Blind Passions portrays the search for love and spiritual awakening in a nation run amok, with nightmarish visions of an approaching dystopia.
The Heart Remembers
One wedding. One ex. And one week of chaos that might just lead to forever.Emma Smith closed the door on New Orleans and the painful memories it held long ago. But when her best friend's wedding pulls her back to the vibrant city she swore she'd never revisit, a familiar voice on the plane sends a jolt through her. Suddenly, the memories of one unforgettable summer-and the woman who made it so special-flood back.For Riley, life in New Orleans flows as smoothly as the Mississippi. The family business is her focus, and the dreams of her youth have settled into the past. Until Emma's unexpected return.Thrown together for a week of wedding celebrations, the spark between them reignites, unsettling Riley's carefully constructed contentment. But as laughter and old feelings resurface, so do the reasons Emma left. Can they seize their second chance at love, or are some wounds too deep to heal?
Green
Street racer Bronze is killed in an accident that shouldn't have happened and leaves a legacy behind: his pregnant girlfriend who disappears, his best friend who might be next, an old man obsessed with fire, a mysterious outdoorsman rumored to be raised by wolves, and a syndicate boss who doesn't want to face the truth.Seven months later, the streets of Raymond still feel the loss of Bronze like a fresh wound. Mercedes, the syndicate boss, struggles to handle the resulting consequences. Law enforcement agencies are tightening their grip on his illegal empire from all directions, yet the greatest danger might come from within. When Taboo, the racer Bronze had been competing against when he died, begins clawing his way to the top, destruction and chaos follow in his wake. Blinded by addiction and his police-officer ex-boyfriend, Mercedes can't-or won't-see the threat.Arctic is the only one who knows the truth about what happened the night Bronze died. But to stop Taboo, he'll have to confront the darkness of his past and conquer his demons before anyone else becomes a victim. The winter racing events are the crew's final opportunity to thwart Taboo's schemes before he destroys the entire syndicate.
Down on the South Beach Drag
A poignant and irreverent coming-of-age tale of a queer young aspiring photographer in the '70s torn between her love for her conservative family and her desire to be true to herself, perfect for fans of Daisy Jones and the Six. It's 1972, and eighteen-year-old tomboy Maeve O'Connor must win a photography contest to escape her suffocating, conservative family and attend her dream school in Manhattan. But where will she find arresting subjects? Why, a washed up old seaside resort called Asbury Park, New Jersey--a place where sideshow entertainers, strippers, carnies, artists, and alternative lifestyles coexist on the boardwalk in plain sight. To her great surprise, Maeve manages to talk her parents into letting her go for the summer. Immediately upon reaching Asbury Park, she meets and falls in love Georgie, a young man with superstar talent, held back by the fact that he is androgynous. She befriends other undiscovered artists as well, including a man who breaks through with a hit album. But what price will she pay for embracing the bohemian lifestyle where she feels she belongs?
Fairy Tales
Tamara is a coyote up to her whiskers in workaday witchcraft, still adjusting to the responsibility of inheriting her grandmother's Holding-the landscape she tends in a witchy way. With her cover as a wildlife expert, she tidies up supernatural snags while staying below the radar. Romance isn't even on the agenda.That changes after she meets Maddie, an enchanting, glamorous orange tabby with a rare affinity for the supernatural. Working with her to solve a magical mishap in their sleepy town, Tammy gains a renewed love of her craft through her companion's sense of wonder. But what's a witch to do with all these newfound feelings? And does the feline feel the same?Featuring cover art and interior illustrations by Slate.
The Turning
"I'm not a rabbit, I'm a hare. Hares are bigger."Moira, the goddess of love and war, has lived as a drifter in mortal lands for a thousand years, exiled for a failed rebellion, then abandoned by her own kind. The hare's power remains, but her purpose is lost... until she accidentally creates a new goddess. And then another.The enduing chaos is the most fun she's had in centuries-until she attracts the attention of the secretive Celestial Capital, corporate gods working to impose an ever more restrictive "natural order" on global society. The more Moira's new queer pantheon learns about Celestial's true goals and the lengths the corporation will go to, the more their purpose becomes clear. Taking down Celestial, though, might just bring about the end of the world.But maybe the world could use a little apocalypse.
Hereafter 1
Eli thinks he's leading a relatively normal life...then he's brutally murdered on a hot summer afternoon in 2019. But that's just the beginning when Eli suddenly finds himself in a rundown alley on a completely different Earth. Faced with flying werewolves, terrifying witches, and gruesome ghosts, Eli starts to resent this second chance at life until a gorgeous young man named Cyril rescues him. Claiming that Eli is his long-lost young master, Cyril takes him back to a fairytale cottage in the woods and waits on him hand and foot. Alone and terrified in this new world, Eli has no choice but to accept his new identity and live with the clumsy, soft-spoken, and fiercely loyal Cyril. If Cyril has the energy of a clueless puppy, then Eli is the embodiment of a grumpy kitten. Together, the chaotic duo unravels the mystery of their magical world by solving grisly crimes and connecting with eccentric characters from every side of the spectrum, all while striving for their "happily ever after,"...which doesn't come easy at all.
Hornet’s Nest
Jara Quinn's life changed forever in college when her parents were killed in a car accident, leaving her adrift and grieving. Determined to honor their memory, she completed her studies and found solace in the arms of Katerina Lansing, the passionate and ambitious woman who became her first love. But after graduation, life pulled them in different directions-Jara joined the FBI, driven by a need for justice, while Katerina pursued a law career, dedicated to upholding the truth. Though they stayed in touch, their relationship became a bittersweet friendship rather than the romance they once shared.Years later, Katerina's world is turned upside down when her father announces his bid for president and her beloved grandmother dies under suspicious circumstances after learning her Foundation was hemorrhaging money. Desperate and unsure whom to trust, Katerina reaches out to Jara for help. Reunited, the spark between them reignites while they confront the mysteries surrounding Katerina's powerful family.As the pair delves deeper, they uncover hidden truths, dangerous alliances, and a sinister plot that threatens the people they hold dear. The dangers they face test not only their courage but the fragile bond of their rekindled love.In the face of secrets, betrayal, and imminent danger, Jara and Katerina must decide if their love is real and strong enough to withstand the darkness that surrounds them. With lives at stake and time running out, can they protect Katerina's family and find a way to heal themselves?
They Become So Scared
The artist, Derrick "Jesus" Chambers has a constructive plan in mind. If all goes well on this springtime day, he'll find his next underage boy to pose as his artistic subject. To his delight, Matthew Hang is not only a pretty boy, but he will also make a fine "rabbit" and sexual tool. Along Interstate 80 in the desolate farmland of Pennsylvania, the two collide for a second time, and soon afterward, all hell breaks lose, and murder. Dark, symbolic, and the practice of survival at its keenest...THEY BECOME SO SCARED with haunt you.
Who Will Cliff Date?
Funny, thought-provoking, historical novelette (short novel) about one Clifford Ryan, his older brother (Howard), and Cliff's college roommate (Ralph). At 14 in 1967, Cliff has difficulty deciding if he (Cliff) is gay, straight, or bisexual. Howard's problem with women is that Howard and thousands of other American men are drafted (forced) to fight in Vietnam in 1968 but American women are not. In college in 1970, Cliff and Ralph see The Boys in the Band, a movie about gay life that sways Cliff one way, Ralph the other way. In adulthood Cliff consults a psychiatrist and learns about another sexual orientation: sthenolagnia (pronounced stheno-lon織-ya), a Greek word meaning sexual excitement looking at or touching muscular body parts. Some people say sexual orientation isn't a "choice" but Cliff and Ralph each must make a choice: date a male, or date a female. Their choice is influenced not only by The Boys in the Band but by people and events they see and hear from age 8 in 1961 to age 72 in 2025: JFK, RFK, LBJ, MLK Jr., Richard Nixon, Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle, the Vietnam War, The Graduate, The Godfather, Herman's Hermits, women's liberation, and gay liberation, all of whom or which are mentioned in this novelette. At times hilarious and heartwarming, at other times poignant and probing.
Memoir of an Innocent Brat
What happens when being a BRAT goes too far?In June 2024, Pete Chan's life takes a sharp turn after he hears BRAT by Charli XCX for the first time. He quits his corporate job, dumps his cheating boyfriend, and reinvents himself as a barista. He's finally living life on his terms-until he hurls an iced latte at a Male Karen and accidentally becomes internet famous as BRATista.Viral fame is a double-edged sword that puts him in the crosshairs of a relentless online troll named Frankie. Determined to correct the narrative, he embarks on a road trip from Brooklyn to Chicago to confront Frankie IRL-but what starts as a petty, chaotic quest for revenge takes an unexpected turn into something romantic.Then the unthinkable happens: Pete's ex, Toby, is found dead, and Pete is arrested for murder. And the only person who can clear his name is Frankie, the hater he just dissed and blocked. Now Pete has to do whatever it takes to prove his innocence and catch Toby's killer.Darkly hilarious and razor-sharp, Memoir of an Innocent BRAT is a queer mystery novel that explores viral fame, pop culture, and the price of being truly seen.
Footprints on My Heart
Does something more exist after death? Are ghosts real and, more importantly, can they communicate with their loved ones after they're gone?Beckett Gray is a broken man. He's going through the motions of life ever since his husband was taken from him five years ago. He doesn't believe in the supernatural, but when strange things begin to happen in his home, he's forced to admit something paranormal may be going on.Karson Raycroft left this realm before his time because of a hit and run driver. Is he now reaching out to his husband, encouraging Beck to find love again and move on with his life?On the verge of losing what little is left of his sanity, Beck's best friend Valerie Grimes convinces him to hire medium Travis Watson to rid his home of whatever (or whoever) is causing the disturbances. But Travis may have his own demons that need exorcising before he can help Beck. Can Kar convince Beck and Travis that new love is possible together?Footprints on My Heart is a contemporary ghost story about two older guys finding love after tragedy, thanks to a matchmaking spirit.The story features a gay paranormal love story about older men falling in love.
The Lavender Blade
For readers who loved New York Times bestseller Gideon the Ninth, Deards delivers a queer speculative fiction novel about what happens when a con artist exorcist becomes possessed for real. A pair of con artist demon exorcists scam the nation's wealthiest . . . until one of them is possessed for real Colton and Lucian make a living conning the desperate with fake exorcisms--Lucian is the charm, Colton the trick, and together, they've turned deception into survival. Their work is dangerous, their romance even riskier, but they've always found a way to stay ahead. Until Lucian is truly possessed. A powerful demon takes hold, twisting his body into something unnatural, horrific, wrong--and no priest, no con, no desperate lie can fix it. With time running out and Lucian slipping further away, Colton has no choice but to learn real magic, break every rule, and attempt the impossible. Because if he fails, Lucian won't just be lost. He'll be something else entirely.
Ensnared Hearts
A seductive boss. A trip to Paris. An irresistible affair. Broken-hearted and working long hours as an intern at Mistress Media, Kat Walker is desperate for an escape. So when the opportunity to join Lydia Davenport, the company's new CFO, on a trip to Paris arises, Kat can't say no. The older woman has occupied her fantasies since the day she started her internship. Past tragedy hardened Lydia's heart to love. Instead of relationships, she prefers a beautiful woman at her feet, calling her "Mistress." A woman like Kat-sweet, innocent, forbidden fruit, desperate to be plucked-is everything she desires. One night is all it takes for Kat to discover that Lydia is even more commanding in the bedroom than in the boardroom. Soon, they're immersed in a sensual affair that threatens to consume them both. Can Kat and Lydia break free from their pasts, or will their hearts remain locked away forever?
Fall Into You
Fifteen years ago, Will Robertson ran from his destiny, leaving his family farm and everything he was meant to be behind. So when he's forced home to small-town Glenriver, only to find the farm's irritatingly sexy manager Casey Reeves living happily in his childhood home, naturally they hate each other on sight.Will's plan is simple: sell his late father's apple farm and return to the city ASAP. But when a collapsed bridge strands him with Casey, "simple" goes out the window--along with Will's carefully maintained emotional distance and, let's be honest, most of his common sense.Between corporate vultures circling, family secrets, and one very distracting farm manager, Will has a choice to make: stick to the plan that's kept him safe for all these years, or finally stop running long enough to see just what he's been missing.Emotional, feel-good, and swoony--an enemies-to-lovers slow burn romcom with heart and found family at its core. Perfect for fans of The Charm Offensive, Zarah Detand and Casey McQuiston.
Guarded Desires
A headstrong bodyguard. An heiress who expects to be treated like a queen. A dangerously hot combination. Bodyguard Carmen Torres is a professional. She gets the job done, she doesn't get attached to her clients, and she does not mix business with pleasure. When she gets a job as personal bodyguard to domineering heiress Amber Pryce, she isn't planning on breaking those rules, no matter how enticing her client is. But Amber has other ideas. The heir to the Pryce family fortune, Amber is accustomed to being treated like royalty. Anything she wants, she takes. That includes Carmen, the stubborn bodyguard she hired to protect her from a mysterious stalker. Amber is determined to have Carmen bow to her. And even though Carmen won't admit it, she craves the sweet surrender that Amber commands. Engaged in a fiery game of seduction, tensions heat up between them. But with an unhinged stalker hot on Amber's trail, the stakes rise, putting both women's hearts-and their lives-at risk.
Forever Theirs
A glamourous executive. Her fashion designer girlfriend. Together, they'll make one woman theirs. For florist Chloe Campbell, life isn't all sunshine and roses. Deep in debt and haunted by a past she's desperate to leave behind, she can barely keep her little flower shop running. So when Mistress Media executive Gabrielle Hall strolls into her shop to hire her for a company event, Chloe jumps at the chance. She's irrevocably drawn to the alluring woman. And when she comes face to face with Dana Obi, Gabrielle's world-renowned fashion designer girlfriend, Chloe is drawn to her too. Both women like to take control. Both women want Chloe. And they'll do whatever it takes to get her. Swept into a whirlwind of sensual delights beyond her wildest fantasies, Chloe can't resist her two mistresses. As their relationship deepens, all three women wonder if the love they've been searching for is within their grasp, but secrets and past shadows stand in the way. Can Dana and Gabrielle do what it takes to make Chloe theirs for good?
Frat Around and Find Out (Peach State Fratbros #1)
LANCE Ty Mother-effing-Lancaster.The cocky, charismatic president of Sigma Alpha.And most importantly, my frat rival.I'm a fun, chill guy, but around Ty, all I can think about is winning.Last year, his frat beat ours in the annual TaskFrat challenges, and even though I'm known for becoming Alpha Theta Mu's prez as a joke, I take my responsibility to my guys seriously.I refuse to let those fratholes take us down again.Unfortunately, the only thing bigger than Ty's inflated ego is his competitive spirit.That should be a good enough reason for me to stay focused on defeating him, but soon, I discover there's a spark between us.Not something a straight guy should be saying about his straight rival.It's weird, confusing...and surprisingly hot.I'm curious, and apparently, he is too.Living the Greek life with my buddies, we're always joking about what happens when you frat around.Now Ty and I are about to find out.
