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M-M-Romance

2007

Fatal Shadows / A Dangerous Thing


Josh Lanyon - 2007
    Bookseller and mystery author Adrien English is looking for love in all the wrong places--and, according to hot and handsome LAPD detective Jake Riordan, it's liable to get him killed. Fatal Shadows A serial killer is stalking gay men, and a tawny-eyed LAPD detective wants bookseller Adrien English in handcuffs -- for all the wrong reasons! A Dangerous Thing When his romance goes south, Adrien heads north to the California Motherlode country. Can murder -- and Adrien's favorite LAPD detective -- be far behind?

Heroes & Ghosts


S.A. Payne - 2007
    After a night of drinking, he orders a doll from PETS only, when it arrives, he gets a surprise--he's received a free upgrade to a Living Companion! He does his best to clinically and professionally deal with a Pet that was genetically engineered to be a companion, in every sense of the word, to another man. But when Ichi starts to suspect his new Pet isn't what he seems, his dull little life gets turned upside down.

Downtime


Tamara Allen - 2007
    But fate has other plans: Morgan gets knocked out pursuing a suspect... and wakes up in 1888.While cataloging ancient manuscripts at the British Museum, Ezra Glacenbie accidentally pulls Morgan out of the twenty-first century-an impromptu vacation that may become permanent for Morgan if they can't locate the spellbook Ezra used. Further hampering Morgan's quest to get home is the irresistible temptation to investigate history's most notorious serial killer: Jack the Ripper. But in repressive Victorian London, it's the unexpected romance blossoming between Morgan and Ezra that becomes the most dangerous complication of all.Third EditionCover art by Ravven

Subsurdity: Vignettes from Jasper Lane


Eric Arvin - 2007
    Melinda Gold is a young mother whose desire for position in the neighborhood is at odds with her upbringing by her ultra conservative mother. The same mother who makes life hell for Melinda's son, Patrick; Cassie Bloom is the grand dame of Jasper Lane, living on a cul du sac and doing her best to annoy Melinda. But she has a secret of her own regarding her missing husband and son that only a few, including the transsexual Vera, know about; Rick has just moved into the neighborhood and has immediately fallen for the ex-Army man, James. Will he find the courage to go after what he wants?; Terrence, Rick's good friend, has found out he has a son from a one-night stand years before where he dallied with heterosexuality; and the perfect couple Steve and Sandy have run into a rough patch which forces Steve to find employment in the porn industry. All these stories interlock and play out in a brightly comic way with gay porn parties, sexually confused animals, and dead bodies all being thrown in the mix. It may not be perfect, but it sure is fun!

Naked in the Rain


Eowyn Wood - 2007
    SEX. POWER.They seem like opposites: River's a troubled teen who loves to fight; Brian is a piano prodigy who attempted suicide. But together they forge a bond beyond anything they imagined.River and Brian run away with dreams of escaping their abusive homes and exploring the world. But reality hits as they wander the streets of Los Angeles: no money, no food, nowhere to go. Until they meet a stranger who will change their lives forever . . . .Lured into a world of drugs, sex and power; a world of seductive beauty and terrible secrets. Can they escape? Do they want to?

Money's Worth


J.M. Snyder - 2007
    Outside a local club one night, a bum offers Ritchie a blowjob for ten bucks. Only problem is Ritchie doesn't have the cash, and Carl isn't paying someone else to suck off the guy he likes. If Ritchie wants a blowjob, why doesn't he just ask Carl?

No Apologies


J.M. Snyder - 2007
    Growing up together in a small Midwestern town, they were best friends. After high school, they both enlisted in the U.S. Navy at the same time, and somehow were assigned to the same company before being stationed on the U.S.S. Oklahoma together.One night on leave, Donnie crosses an almost imperceptible line between friendship and something more. A stolen kiss threatens to ruin what Donnie and Jack have built up together all these years, and the next morning, he can't apologize enough.But a squadron of Japanese bombers has their sights trained on Pearl Harbor's Battleship Row, and in the early hours of December 7, 1941, Donnie might not get a chance to set things right.

Perfect Trust


S. Hardy Brondos - 2007
    What they don't expect is to face a twisted web of conspiracy which includes shadows from Daniel's past and the ominous beat of voodoo drums.Nor do they expect to fall in love with each other. Life is full of surprises.

Garden of the Sons


Andrew Barriger - 2007
    In the 22nd century, humanity was the master of its domain. Governments were redundant as corporations took over resource management. At the center was the Sorensen Conglomerate, spread out beneath its great dome on the planet Mars. Under Sorensen's leadership, it seemed Utopia was at hand-for those who could afford it. But there was a darker side to the new gilded age-though the company saw to its workers' needs, it expected absolute submission. Minimalism in the caverns contrasted with the grandeur of the soaring towers. For those few workers not lulled into submission, the disparity stoked the fires of revolution. For Noah Sorensen, son of the richest man in the solar system, the escalating conflict came into stark relief as he assumed his place in the company and learned of unimagined worlds, right beneath his feet. Would he learn enough in time to save humanity before its prosperity would cause its own destruction?

Johnny Was


Natasha5 - 2007
    They're not in order. Some are before JF, some after, some during, and they switch point of view in every chapter. Still Bob Marley songs, though.Ah, and because someone will notice and ask, no, "Johnny Was" has nothing to do with anything. It's just another Bob Marley song that reminds me of Just Friends...Chapter Notes: Eleven years after Just Friends. Friday and Adrian central.

Just Like A Gryffindor


anjenue - 2007
    So when an old curse comes back to haunt him, maybe he doesn’t resent it quite as much as he should.

Tales of Travelrotica for Gay Men: Erotic Travel Adventures: Volume 2


Brad NicholsRobert James - 2007
    . . and he's invited you to join him. This is no flight of fancy; it's the second volume of erotic wanderlust.Brad Nichols is also the editor of Best Gay Love Stories.

Hearts from the Ashes


Sasha Knight - 2007
    In Eros Rising by Ally Blue, Scott and Keegan have both been hurt by love. Can they overcome their painful pasts and build a future with each other? There's nothing better than a cup of coffee and your one true love. Gray's in for the surprise of his life when he gets not two, but three for one in Cafe Noctem by Willa Okati. When werewolves Devlin and Laine meet in With Love by J.L. Langley, it's instant attraction. However, the pack Alpha is determined to take Laine for himself. Can Devlin protect his new found mate and keep them both alive? Warning, this title contains the following: explicit sex, graphic language, violence and hot nekkid man-love.

Are You There, God? It's Me, Draco


floweringjudas - 2007
    Then they're gay teachers. It makes sense in context.

Jack


James Buchanan - 2007
    He gets a little lonely sometimes, though, so he's glad to meet Jack, the extra man the company has hired to keep an eye out on the biggest night for mischief all year. He thinks Jack is the hottest thing going, but is Jack going to be more than Blake bargains for?

Cane


Stevie Woods - 2007
    He falls in love with Joss, one of his father’s slaves, and their affair sets off a chain of events that is destined to tear them apart.When Pieter’s father dies, he returns home hoping to find Joss. It’s too late for their love, but maybe it’s not too late for Pieter to find happiness. As he makes his way to America, Pieter realizes old conflicts still rage, and even as he finds a new love, danger stalks his every move. Can Pieter learn to overcome the hate and fear that threaten to tear his world apart?

Unrequited


James Bennett - 2007
    When he meets Victor, their romance quickly becomes an escape from the dreary prospects of his life. An escape that, unbeknownst to Victor, Aaron will do almost anything to protect.Aaron has secrets: a scandalous videotape unwittingly recorded at a drug dealer's party, and the unwanted affections of Alex Clay, his unruly best friend. Alex tries to free Aaron from blackmail and harassment, building a pressure-cooker atmosphere of desire and deceit. Trapped by a twist of fate, Aaron goes to lengths he never dreamed possible in order to preserve his romance with Victor.Unrequited details a descent into heartbreak and loss, and questions the dangers of love, and the things we do in order to heal ourselves. It is a bittersweet fairytale, an erotic and cautionary fable about revenge for anyone who has suffered from a broken heart.

Strange Bedfellows


Tricia Owens - 2007
    Stories feature accompanying art by Livvy, Tanko, Kiriko-moth, Nelena, and Mim.

This Side of Saturn


Shinju Yuri - 2007
    What will he give up to save him?"http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirr...(mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/42586.html)

Dinner and a Movie


Alex Marcus-Jacobs - 2007
    Mark's coworker sets him up on a blind date with his female cousin Sam, but Mark gets a bit of a surprise when he opens his door and meets Sam...

Acceptance


A.T. Weaver - 2007
    One family reacts with love and acceptance and the other with hate and disgust. Alex is almost 22 years old, married, and the father of two small children when his father and wife discover him in bed with another man. He father immediately declares, "I have no son, my son is dead." Alex leaves home without being allowed to even speak to his wife, children, mother, or sister. Fourteen-year-old Andrew's parents confront him with the stash of gay magazines his mother found under his bed. Their reaction is, "It is against all we believe in, but you are our son and we love you." Four years later, the two meet and are attracted to one another. The two could not be more opposite in character. Alex is a quiet, conservative, closeted accountant. Andrew is a impish, teenage, artist and as openly gay as he can be. The weekend they meet, Andrew seems to delight in teasing this older man whom everyone tells him is straight. At the end of the holiday weekend, Andrew finally goes to Alex privately and gets the courage to ask Alex if he is gay or "is my gaydar screwed up?" Alex tells Andrew that there is nothing wrong with his gaydar, but that Andrew is too young for him and needs to grow up. Three years after that, they accidentally meet again and become lovers. It is on Alex's birthday a few weeks later that he accepts himself for what he is. As he says to Andrew later, "when you got off the elevator; I knew that within a few minutes everyone in the office was going to know I was gay, and it didn't matter." After eight years together, including an episode of infidelity, a tragic accident involving his ex-wife causes Alex's sister to contact him using a phone number in an old letter written to his ex-wife and ask him to come home. He returns to find he is the sole guardian of two teenaged children who hate him for what they have been taught was desertion of them. His father cannot forgive him for what he is and fights him for custody of the kids. As he strives to come to a relationship with his children, secrets that have been hidden from them come to light. They read a message from their dead mother, that exposes the fact that their father didn't run away from them and their mother, but was driven away by hatred and bigotry. This makes them start to look at things differently. It is largely seeing how the two men act toward each other and Andrew's comments about what families mean that finally reconcile the children and Alex's sister to him. It will take another year before his father can accept that except for the fact that he is gay, Alex is a son to be proud of.

A Good Man


Rickey_A - 2007
    Making Draco Malfoy into a good man sounds like a promising idea, but the truth is that it’s a journey for two.Words: ~27.500

Persistence of Memory


J.M. Snyder - 2007
    In the process, they erased his memory, destroying his past, his dreams, everything but his name. Armed with that alone, Joah escapes from the facility in search of someone to help him recall the man he used to be. That person is Tobin, Joah's husband, who never gave up hope of finding him again. He refuses to believe that the strength of his love alone won't be enough to bring back Joah's memories of their shared lives, and he's determined to bring back the man beneath the soldier, the man he knows has to love him. But an alarm in the chip blocking Joah's memories was triggered at his escape, and if the chip isn't removed soon, it will shriek his life away. Removing it won't bring back his past, and may destroy the present that Tobin has tried so hard to build between them. Can the love they once shared possibly survive? [Genres: Gay / Science Fiction / Futuristic ]

Shameful (MIA, #2)


Amanda Young - 2007
    Upon his arrival, a snowstorm postpones his attack, forcing him to seek refuge in a motel where shy, loner Gail works the night shift. Instant chemistry and a power outage throw them into one anothers arms. Then Shame's friend Ty disappears, and he is forced to involve Gail in his quest. But Gail has secrets of her own, strong enough to rock the very foundation of his beliefs and threaten not only his bruised heart, but his very life.

Triangulations


Denise Kendrick - 2007
    Pleasure slave turned soldier, he can’t outgrow his master’s whims. Romance is out of the question.Dex has never had to ask twice for anything. Sex, money, friends, he has it all. When he sets his sights on Malik, the last thing he expects to find in the notorious sex slave is a shy virgin-like man.Determined to give his friend confidence, or die trying, Dex takes Malik on a sexual journey and forges a friendship that will be tested like no other.Triangulations is a 44k novel that provides the backstory for My Brother’s Keeper. Although it stands alone, don’t look for an HEA here. You’ll find the happy ending in My Brother’s Keeper — along with the twincest. Be advised. *g*the ebook had been offered free from the authors

Holiday Single Shot Collection 2006


S.A. Clements - 2007
    "Christmas Fire" by Julia Talbot: When smokejumper Toby hits on his boss Eli, he's mortified to find out that the big guy is taken. When his boss sets him up with Buddy, a local cowboy, he jumps at the idea. Buddy loves the ranch life, but he's lonely. When Toby shows up, Buddy takes the chance and runs with it. He's hoping for a Merry Christmas, but will the universe conspire to douse his fire? "Just a Touch of Frost" by Kiernan Kelly: Jack is tired of his life. It's cold and wintry and just plain boring. He has a plan to get his father's attention, hopefully to put him out of his misery. Until he meets Matt, who can see him, and touch him without freezing. Jack decides to keep Matt forever, but Matt disappears. Can Jack's jolly brother Nick help him save Matt? "The Curio" by Willa Okati: Brett's Christmas is off to a good start; his former lover, Jarrod, wants a reconciliation and he's on his way to meet and try to work things out. But someone else has plans for Brett, someone who loves him deeply, and everyone knows Christmas is a magical time when just about anything can happen to anyone. "No Regrets" by Sean Michael: Drake is a musician with a career that's out of his control. When he gets an invitation from and old friend to come and spend some downtime in the country, he turns of his cell phone and heads to the middle of nowhere. Artist Scott hopes Drake will find some peace on his little farm, and sets about making his old buddy right at home. Can the two of themfight off Drake's fame and find happiness together, at least for the Christmas season? "For Better or Worse" by Jodi Payne: Julie comes from money, works as a teacher and had a straight-laced upbringing. That makes it difficult for her lover, Gail, who has a hard time with conventional small talk and polite society. Gail loves Julie and wants to be with her, but meeting Julie's family for the holidays is really creating friction in their relationship. Can they make it work just in time for Christmas? "Oranges and Peppermint" by Dallas Coleman: Jeremiah has special plans for his lover for Christmas. His Charles has been laid up with a bad leg, so a trip into town together is impossible. Jeremiah wants to meet the train to bring Charles special gifts, but he has to brave weather no Texan should have to face. Charles thinks Jeremiah should have stayed at home, and Charles fights the storm to bring him back when things go wrong. Can oranges and peppermints make the season bright for this frozen pair? "No Bull" by BA Tortuga: In the rough game of professional bullriding, younger is better, and Joss is starting to feel his age. When he's injured far from home, his best friend, Mackey rides to the rescue? When his injury threatens to end his career, Mackey is right there to show Joss he has other options. Mackey's has plans to make a new life himself. Will that life include Joss? Mackey hopes so, but for now he'll settle for having Joss with him, home for the holidays.

Young Cruisers


William Maltese - 2007
    They may be young, but they sure know how to pull.In this new collection of first-time adventures, parkland encounters, sleazy confessions, and explicit cruising stories by William Maltese, you find out only too clearly what these randy youngsters get up to when the need for a man drives them out on the hunt!

Canaan Falls


Tsukizubon Saruko - 2007
    One, particularly gruesome enough to stick in my mind, had it that a young boy had been found dead in the front yard: sitting propped up with his back against the road-facing wall, staring into forever with an expression of utter, miserable, insane horror. His fingers, supposedly, had been worn to bloody stumps at the tips, with matching streaks of gore on the inside of the front door -- as though, even to the very end, he'd been clawing to get out. All, though, just stories, not even secondhand or thirdhand but fourthhand at best, warped and bewildered by reiteration and transmission. As far as I know, nobody any of us knew had actually been inside the house.23,000 words

The Sex Club Murders and Other Kinky Tales


Markus Larsen - 2007
    From there, you'll run the gamut from "Surviving Master's Hell" to "The Purification." The clear detail of these stories will make you wonder if that leather bar with a body count might just be where you were last weekend. So join in and let slave 7 crack the case as others crack their whips. Just be careful to clean up your DNA afterwards.

Pipe Dreams


J.M. Snyder - 2007
    Paul lusted after the captain of the basketball team in high school, but he was too shy to do anything about his attraction to Ethan back then.Can he pluck up the courage this time to make his yearnings for the hunky Ethan a reality, or will his pipes -- as well as his dreams -- remain blocked?Note: This story appears in the author's anthology, Flashed!

The Feather Duster: An On Fire Short Story


Drew Zachary - 2007
    A date with a feather duster might just do wonders for Sam's mood. There's no way the boys are going to dust unless they have company, but will they find other, more interesting, uses for the ordinary household object? Previously published in Toy Box: Feathers.

Hard Candy


Amanda Young - 2007
    Previously available only in electronic format, these steamy novellas have now been combined for a paperback edition! Included are the stories... Man Candy Aaron Samuels has a secret. He's in love with his boss, Logan Remora. Logan is everything Aarons ever wanted in a man, except he's straight... and married. Candy Man After a night of catering to trick-or-treaters, Aaron's ready to kick back and unwind. But his lover's sweet tooth is about to derail his plans. Eye Candy Humiliated by his first love, Jake Remora has no intention of ever making himself vulnerable to that kind of pain again. Life is good, until Kane Sharp moves home and stirs up old memories Jake would rather forget.

Heat


Kano Miyamoto - 2007
    The manager, Bun, has a very special tattoo and an affinity for smiling faces. Customers approach the manager with difficult problems and he solves them, with the fee for his services sometimes being paid with sex.