Building a future… Knee deep in wedding preparations, Hawke and Tate are celebrating something even more important – Matty’s final round of chemotherapy treatment. As they anxiously await confirmation that their son is finally in remission, both men strive to give their little boy a normal life including a new house, playdates with Matty’s new best friend, Leo, and a new support system of men and women who are starting to seem a lot like family. An important question to ask… Meanwhile, Mav is looking to make things official with Eli despite the young man’s busy schedule with medical school. But before he can ask the man of his dreams that very important question, he has to get past Eli’s family first, including a posse of two overprotective fathers, several intrusive uncles and a little girl who just wants to brush Mav’s hair! Figuring it all out… With Memphis, Brennan and Tristan settling into their newfound relationship and our favorite threesome from New York visiting for the wedding, there are plenty of chances for old friends to connect and new bonds to be formed. The best kind of chaos… And of course, what wedding wouldn’t be complete without a little drama including some white hot sexual tension between a not so old grandfather and a certain cocky bodyguard? Add in some more Barrettis, a couple of precocious kids, several dogs, one spoiled cat and a gaggle of new, hot alpha men and you’ve got the perfect storm for a holiday that only the Protectors could pull off! *Includes a special bonus scene at the end of the book! **NOTE: THIS IS NOT A STANDALONE STORY - It features previous characters from all of the "Protectors" series books.*** Book 1 - Absolution (M/M/M) Book 2 - Salvation (M/M) Book 3 - Retribution (M/M) Book 4 - Forsaken (M/M) Book 5 - Vengeance (M/M/M)

    These four short stories are my way of filling in those gaps. RELUCTANT KINGGriff and Diablo: Our two men have finally got the chance of a three-day break before they are due to get married in New York. Diablo wants Griff to meet his mom, but they’d only been there long enough for lunch, and Diablo starts to think he’s made a huge mistake. JOSH AND VADIM’S EUROPEAN GETAWAYJosh and Vadim’s wedding had Josh crying in the aisle, but Vadim’s the planning expert and he has a wonderful holiday planned for his mate. Unfortunately, it seems Vadim can’t go anywhere without his past coming to haunt him, and this time Josh is under threat. KANE AND SHAWN: THE IMPORTANCE OF HOPEShawn knows Kane has a bee in his bonnet about something; he just doesn’t know what it is. It’s time for some serious talking, and maybe, just maybe these two men will find a sliver of hope among the darkness that’s been surrounding Cloverleah. BABY OLLIEKurt, Luke and Tobias: Tobias always said that once the pack was safe he was more than happy to entertain the idea of having children. But the Fates had another plan in mind and when a baby cub rescued from Roland’s lab has trouble settling in with the San Antonio pack, Luke makes a plea that can’t be ignored. If you want to know the back story for these characters, the titles are below:Griff and Diablo – The Runaway Cat Josh and Vadim – Watching Out for Fangs Kane and Shawn – The Reluctant WolfKurt, Luke and Tobias – Tangling with BearsM/M, and M/M/M, contains some intimate scenes. 33905 words in total.

    This chapter concerns more recent happenings in the houseboy's life.

    And I knew in that moment that I would do anything to keep it. Anything. --Cole After four years abroad, artist Jonas Davenport has come home to start building his dream of owning his own art studio and gallery. But just as he's ready to put the darkness of his past behind him forever, it comes roaring back with a vengeance.The only thing keeping ex-cop Mace Calhoun from eating his own gun after an unthinkable loss is his role in an underground syndicate that seeks to get justice for the innocent by taking the lives of the guilty. Ending the life of the young artist who committed unspeakable crimes against the most vulnerable of victims should have been the easiest thing in the world. So why can't he bring himself to pull the trigger?After years of fighting in an endless, soul-sucking war, Navy SEAL Cole Bridgerton has come home to fight another battle - dealing with the discovery that the younger sister who ran away from home eight years earlier is lost to him forever. He needs answers and the only person who can give them to him is a young man struggling to put his life back together. But he never expected to feel something more for the haunted artist.Cole and Mace. One lives by the rules, the other makes his own. One seeks justice through the law while the other seeks it with his gun. Two men, one light, one dark, will find themselves and each other when they're forced to stand side by side to protect Jonas from an unseen evil that will stop at nothing to silence the young artist forever.But each man's scars run deep and even the strength of three may not be enough to save them...Note: This book contains M/M/M sexual content and is intended for mature audiences. Trigger Warning : This book contains references to childhood sexual abuse.***This is Book 1 in the series, but can be read as a stand-alone story - no cliffhangers.***Book 1 - Absolution (M/M/M)Book 2 - Salvation (M/M)Book 3 - Retribution (M/M)Book 4 - Forsaken (M/M)

    He's not satisfied with his life, especially in the bedroom. Sam, 20, is the son of Roy's boss. He's a hot young man who's just beginning to explore his secret desires. When Roy and Sam start an affair, they finally find that release they've been needing! Then one Sunday at church, while the pastor goes on, they sneak away and have an encounter so hot they might just light the place on fire! THIS TITLE CONTAINS A LOT OF MATURE CONTENT. MATURE READERS ONLY PLEASE.

    From playing on the beach to dealing with old hurts, Rock, Rig and Dick just want to live their lives and love each other the only way they know how – full on.Also included is the collection is the twisted fairy tale Little Cowboy Riding Rig, which retells the story of how Rock and Rig first met as a tongue in cheek fairy tale.Stories (all originally published individually) included are:Football and the Beach Worn With Pride Little Cowboy Riding Rig Ding Dong Bell Mentor Homecoming Old Ghosts Flack Jacket Love

    A collection of red-hot M/M, M/M/M, BDSM stories written especially for you by three international bestselling authors, H.C. Brown, Tamsin Baker, and Dylan McEwan. Master Luke: H.C. BrownAfter so many subs, the men’s names have faded into sated memories of lust, with one exception, Master Luke’s vanilla virgin, Brian, and the one night in his dungeon, he will never forget. Master Tony: Tamsin BakerMaster Tony is ready to fulfill Nathan’s wicked fantasies, and if his sub can go the distance, he might decide to keep him. Ranulf: Dylan McEwanWith his Viking physique, Nordic godlike features, and insatiable sexual appetite, Ranulf is the supreme Alpha male, a Dom’s Dom—and his underground dungeon is by no means his darkest secret.Publisher Note: Gay BDSM Romance anthology with a total of 32,406 words

    Anyone watching Oliver and Wyatt McKinsey from a distance would have thought the two men were having a great time throwing snowballs and building a snowman. The casual observer would never guess that, as a shooting star streaks across the sky, both men wish for a way out of their failing marriage.Fortunately for them, a disaffected, chain-smoking elf hiding from her Christmas duties decides to give them what they really want. From the last of their good intentions and a little Christmas magic, she creates Cole -- a living, breathing embodiment of what Oliver and Wyatt once loved about each other.Can Cole’s intense feelings for both Oliver and Wyatt help reawaken a love they think is gone? Is there a place for Cole in their marriage before time runs out and the spell is broken forever?

    It subtly alludes to but does not spoil events in that book and As La Vista Turns. To get the most out of it, you should at the very least have read The Queer and the Restless and One Life to Lose.This short story is available if you subscribe to the author's newsletter.

    Aside from the core pack and the former Watcher Duke, the status of their CO, McCormick, and Councilman Representative, Rolex, is unknown.Either their own Order or the Organization is trying to take them out. Going AWOL is their only option until they can figure out which faction is hunting them… and who they can trust.

    When an out of control argument leaves Rock living on base for a while, it takes some well-meaning friends to get the two of them back together.Next, All Roads Lead Home find Rock and Dick thinking something horrible has happened to their favorite redneck, so they mount up and show how good Marines are in emergency situations. Rig might be less than impressed, but he's happier with what his Marines come up with next. No matter what they get up to, though, all three of them agree that the best part of any journey is coming home. Together.Finally, In Sickness and Health find Rock, Rig, and Dick in a journey through sickness and health. All three gusy stand by their man come what may, no matter what they come down with. Colds and flu are no match for the Jarheads, who know that cold medicine's great in its place, but the one sure cure for what ails them is good old sexual healing.Blue, All Roads Lead Home, and In Sickness and In Health were all originally published individually by Torquere Press.

    The son of a lowly angler, he spends his time daydreaming about leaving, but he can't afford it. Fearsome pirate captain, Bartholomew Roberts hadn't planned on stopping in Gabon but, with the Defiance half wrecked, he has no choice. The crew doesn't stay long, but soon Ayo is offered a chance he just can't refuse. He, too, joins the captain with the promise of riches and adventure, but not everything aboard The Defiance is as it seems. Alexandros Rubis and Mark Ford have a peculiar relationship with the captain and each other. Ayo is confused. He is drawn to the handsome pair after they're lovers, but he also has an overwhelming urge to be close to the volatile Captain. When sex and power become the only thing on Ayo's mind, he must decide where his loyalties lie. ** A Siren Erotic Romance

     Kelly Donoghue has always believed that helping young men emerge from the closet into the brave gay world of the L.A. club scene was part of a community service that only he could provide. Yet it was starting to seem that with each new casual encounter and night of steamy, no-strings-attached sex, Kelly was simply adding one more brick to the granite fortress around his own heart. Even for a man like him, not having someone lasting to share his own life with was finally taking its toll. Luke Anderson has been behind the bar at the Granite club for at least as long as Kelly has been a regular, and despite watching him leave with a new man practically every week, he's been harboring a crush that he has never acted on. Aside from complimenting him on his cocktail making skills, Kelly barely seemed to notice that Luke was alive. But now Luke is facing a cross country move, giving him the opportunity to leave everything behind and start fresh in New York. Yet can he really do something that drastic without ever giving things a shot? Without ever even telling Kelly how he truly feels? The trouble is, Luke is very aware of the type of man Kelly is - out for a good time, not a long time - and that's not something that Luke is looking for. But what if Kelly is looking for something more as well? Is finding out worth the risk of having his own heart broken? Granite is a stand-alone gay romance novel that ends with a HEA and no cliffhanger. For a limited time bonus, this copy of the book contains my first novel, More Than the Ball.

    A Kulle demon, he knows his fate is sealed to be some duo's breeding mate. He wants to keep his independence and not live a life of domestic servitude at their beck and call. The two studs have a compulsion to procreate, part of their DNA, but meeting Cole changes everything--they want his heart as well. Caught, Cole realizes that freedom is a minefield of uncertainty and his own compulsion, when he finally gets to know the two brawny soldiers, is to get laid just as soon as he can. Conflicted, he trusts his heart and sets off with them across the galaxy into the unknown battlefield of Lixxus, a planet under siege, leading to tragic consequences. Will Venn and Avron still want Cole after he becomes damaged goods? Note: This book contains double anal penetration. ** A Siren Erotic Romance

    But doing so is a disgrace to the pack and his Alpha, Damien’s, name.After a heated fling in a bar bathroom gives his secret away, Elliott knows that Damien has to punish him in front of the pack. But punishment quickly turns to pleasure as Elliott discovers what Damien has in store for him — since Elliott can’t keep himself from seeking out other men, the entire pack gets to use him as their new plaything in order to keep him from disgracing Damien's name in public. Will nine male shifters and an Alpha be enough to keep Elliott satisfied? Part I of Punished by the Pack Series.

    Kelnaht can investigate murder and foul play, but he can’t see how he can keep both his lovers without breaking the rules. But if he believes in the guide’s words and trusts his faith in Ma’terra, they will find a way to clear the fog and puddles from their paths.The ForesterKelnaht, a cloud elf, is a truth seeker caught between love and faith, when a murder reveals an illicit affair between two tree elves he desires more than he can admit. Kelnaht’s former lover Ianys once betrayed him, and the shunned forester Taruif is not allowed to talk to anyone but the guide, their spiritual pathfinder.Lost and FoundA stripling goes missing from the tribe, and heavy rainfall hides all traces of his whereabouts. With days creeping by without a lead, it’s hard to keep the tribe’s spirits up, more so when Kelnaht’s own future depends on the elders. Taruif has been shunned for almost twenty turns, but now that a possible forester’s apprentice is coming of age, the elders consider reducing his sentence. Taruif could be set free.Full CircleWhen several children fall ill with more than a summer bug, truth seeker Kelnaht is assigned to investigate. What he finds is deadly and threatens the life of every underage child in the tribe, including Ianys’ daughter Atèn. Then a wounded traveller is found in the forest, left to die after a vicious attack.

     After a previous mating Justin would rather forget, he’s happy to leave his old compound and start afresh. A part of him hopes the gorgeous second-in-command alpha, Milo, will choose him for a mate. As memories of his life with Stone haunt his dreams, Justin struggles to make the right decision for himself as well as his four pups. Gabriel doesn’t want to mate at all, but as one of the traded omegas, he knows he doesn’t have a choice. He just hopes he’ll end up with a beta and not an alpha. How does he feel when he’s mated to both? Grey is the pack alpha of Angel Hills and he and his baron beta, Ian, want to start a family to continue the dynasty. Is that all they want Gabriel for, a breeding machine? When an intruder is detected in the compound, everyone is on high alert, especially as the new arrival proves remarkably adept at remaining hidden. Will the newly-created mating bonds be strong enough, or will rancor and bitterness win out?

    Why not? It makes him laugh and both the clientele and the comedians are not just fit but also great company.Then one stand-up joker decides to create a wild goose chase for Steve and his ex Robert. Cavorting around Cardiff on a frosty night, however, does more than just show them the way to a threesome, it also reveals the reasons why they should give each other one more shot.Please note The Chase was previously published in the Brit Boys: On Boys boxed set.Praise for Lily Harlem "The level of emotion Ms. Harlem evokes not only from the characters but the reader as well shows a rare gift." "As always in a Lily Harlem novel, the sex is HOT!""Ms. Harlem writes mind-blowing scenes that would make any red-blooded gal want to find one (or two) sexy studs." "This book is so wonderful I can't even begin to express my feelings about it." “I'm not even done & I'm in love with this book. I can tell it's going to be a favorite re-read. Lily has a way of writing that is so engaging, raw & real.” Lily Harlem has also reached the #1 spot on the Amazon erotic and erotic romance charts a total of 6 times in the last year and her books chosen as USA Today Recommended Reads.Be sure to check out Lily Harlem’s website and her Amazon Author page for your next great read as well as sign up for her newsletter so you’ll be the first to hear of free books and contests.