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Gay Gene Rising


Jeffrey Jude - 2011
    While the world is busy debating the drug's merits, a suspicious fever kills hundreds of thousands of gay men in less than twenty-four hours, presenting millions upon millions of people with an impossible choice... take the gay cure or die And so begins Gay Gene Rising: Book I of The Desciples of Goedric Trilogy. Spellbinding and terrifyingly possible -- GayNovelists.com This is an Epic, an absolute Epic If I hadn't had book two and three in my possession I could have been pushed clean off the edge of sanity, this is definitely not a story you can just stop reading... plays in your mind like a well made movie -- Justin James, Top 2 Bottom Reviews

Hero


Perry Moore - 2007
    Like that he has special powers. And that he's been asked to join the League - the very organization of superheroes that spurned his dad. But the most painful secret of all is one Thom can barely face himself: he's gay.But becoming a member of the League opens up a new world to Thom. There, he connects with a misfit group of aspiring heroes, including Scarlett, who can control fire but not her anger; Typhoid Larry, who can make anyone sick with his touch; and Ruth, a wise old broad who can see the future. Like Thom, these heroes have things to hide; but they will have to learn to trust one another when they uncover a deadly conspiracy within the League.To survive, Thom will face challenges he never imagined. To find happiness, he'll have to come to terms with his father's past and discover the kind of hero he really wants to be.

Fool's Gold


Sarah Madison - 2016
    Olympic Equestrian Team and the love of his life, Rich Evans. A tragic accident wipes out everything in the blink of an eye. Hard work and sacrifice get him another shot at Olympic Gold, but only if he puts his past behind him and agrees to work with Rich again. Bound by secrets he cannot share, Rich was forced to give up Jake eight years ago. Now he has a second chance to help Jake realize his dreams. But the secrets that drove them apart haven’t changed, and Rich must face them or risk losing Jake forever.

Blood for Magic


Aundrea Singer - 2015
    He’s also been Mage of the Realm of Kelor for two years, taking the title from his mother after she died protecting Kelor from a terrible threat. While on a quest to heal his dying brother, Tarquin is attacked by a horrific, flesh-eating monster. He’s saved by an enigmatic and mute young soldier, cursed with a terrifying form that conceals the heart of a knight. There’s an almost instant attraction between the two men, but no time to explore it. The monster’s attack is the harbinger of a new invasion.With Kelor helpless, the realm’s only hope lies with Tarquin. As Mage of the Realm, he alone can sacrifice himself, the way his mother did, in exchange for unimaginably powerful magic. He’s prepared to give up his life to defeat the coming evil, but before the battle is over, he’ll be faced not just with his own death, but the death of everyone he cares about.Including the monster he’s come to love.

Dawn of Darkness


Daniel A. Kaine - 2011
    But everything began to change the day he realised he has a psychic ability -- the power to alter the emotions of those around him.Mikhail is ushered into the Military Academy with others like him -- other Daevas -- where he does his part to help tip the scales of war against the vampires that destroyed the world and plague what remains of humanity. But after going up against his first vampire, Mikhail starts to question everything he thought to be true.To discover the truth and expose the lies he once believed, Mikhail will set out on a journey of discovery, and learn some things about himself in the process.

Burn


T.J. Klune - 2012
    Since then, he has hidden from forces bent on exploiting him and his fire and wind Elemental abilities. But Felix's world is about to change, because he is Findo Unum-the Split One-and his coming has been foretold for generations. Though Felix's arrival brings great joy to the Elemental world, it also heralds a coming darkness. No one knows this better than Seven.-Seven, the mysterious man who rescued Felix from that horrible fire years ago and then disappeared; Seven, who has returned to claim what's rightfully his: Felix's heart. But even as Felix begins to trust Seven and his feelings about his place in the world, the darkness reveals itself, bringing consequences no one could have predicted.

Curl Up and Dye: The Complete Series


Aimee Nicole Walker - 2019
     Gabriel Wyatt is a big city Detective living in a small Ohio town. He expects a peaceful existence once he moves from Miami, Florida, but that’s the last thing he finds. Instead, Gabe discovers murder, mayhem, and one smart-mouthed hairstylist he can’t get out of his head. Josh “Jazz” Roman is a small-town business owner with big dreams and an attitude to match. He finds himself in the middle of a case that brings the dreamy detective to the front door of his Curl Up and Dye salon. Josh learns that the biggest threat to him isn’t a killer; it’s a man who wants something from him that he vowed never to give again—his heart. Books included: Dyeing to be Loved Something to Dye For Dyed and Gone to Heaven I Do or Dye Trying A Dye Hard Holiday Ride or Dye Bonus content: Fatal Reaction – series prequel

The Boys of Bellamy: The Complete Series


Ruthie Luhnow - 2017
    This collection includes all four of the Boys of Bellamy novels. 
Still Water
: Max and Finn are best friends and teammates, but when a drunken hookup takes them both by surprise, everything changes. Max is straight, right? So why can’t he stop thinking about Finn’s lips on his? While Finn struggles with the pressures of competitive rowing, Max fears losing the person who means the most to him. As the rowing season heats up and graduation looms, the future has never been so uncertain. Will their relationship drown under the pressure or can they find a way to stay afloat? 
Daybreak
: Hopeless romantic Jamie is thrilled when he meets Bennett, who’s hot, enigmatic, and, most improbably, into Jamie. It’s just his luck, then, when Jamie discovers Bennett is the professor he’s supposed to be working with all semester. Jamie can’t resist trying to unravel the mysteries of Bennett, who’s brilliant and damaged and sending Jamie very mixed signals. Bennett claims he’s not interested—but then what was that kiss in his office all about? 
Bloom
: It took Rory the entire school year to work up the courage to kiss Milo and only a minute to completely embarrass himself. But nearly ten years later, when Rory runs into Milo sitting alone at a bar—handsome and mysterious and devastatingly sexy—Rory is determined to not run away this time. Milo cares more deeply for Rory than for anyone he’s ever known. But Milo’s also damaged and skittish. How can he trust that Rory won’t hurt him like everyone else has? 
Riptide: When Drew and his supposedly straight teammate, Andy, start hooking up in secret, Drew quickly falls for the more vulnerable side of Andy he sees. Their relationship in college fails, but Andy and Drew are given a second chance when they reconnect at a wedding several years later. Though they’re both ready to be open and honest about their feelings, there’s just one problem—they now live hundreds of miles apart and lead completely separate lives. Will they be brave enough to ask for what they want before it’s too late?

Fox Furry


Eileen Glass - 2017
    A handsome man, she said, who I’d be the companion to for the rest of my life. And now I remember what she’d asked me. You like a man, right? Like she was taking and fulfilling my order.But I didn’t consent to be caged and collared.Or maybe I did?I remember the phrase temporary discomfort for a life of wealth and happiness from her mouth as she summarized the terms.Did I consent to this? Did I sign to let her turn me into whatever I am? A tailed, long-eared thing with too much hair. A mutant, basically. A Fox Furry. Collin is about to be homeless. He was desperately looking for job, but now, thanks to a crazy gypsy lady who wants to sell him in her petshop, he has ears and a tail. He doesn’t look bad. In fact, he kind of likes the black-tipped ears and his silky fur. But he can’t go back to Earth. His transformation is physical, not magical, and that means permanent.He’s technically a pet by the laws of Pangea. All he can hope for is that Sean, the handsome cop detective who rescued him, will want to keep him. (M/M Fantasy Romance)

Bent Arrow


Posy Roberts - 2015
    Inheriting his grandma’s lake house is the last thing he wants, even if the plumbing in his tiny trailer doesn’t work. When Erik arrives to fix Luther’s pipes, a tattoo hints he might be up for more than working on the drain, though he’s shy about it.They kiss—unheard of—and when Luther wakes to an empty bed, he’s disappointed. He can’t get their night out of his head. The last thing he expects is to want more. Yet every time they’re together, Luther feels grounded and Erik comes out of his shell.When the lake house demands attention, Luther asks for Erik’s help. Working side by side, he imagines a more permanent life, one where he stops running. A life with Erik. Now to ask. But the skeletons in Erik’s closet might make this relationship as temporary as all the rest.An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.

The Sailor Who Washed Ashore


Frank W. Butterfield - 2018
    And Tom Jarrell is having a hard time coping with each day. He's recently been made a widower, having lost his wife and daughter (Sarah and Missy) in an accident out on the DeLand Highway back in April. Fortunately, his good friend, Ronnie Grisham, is keeping an eye on his ole pal, making sure he eats and deposits the insurance checks in the bank when they come in. And, thanks to Sarah's foresight, two or three have shown up in the mail. Finally, Tom manages to get himself together and takes the train north to visit his grieving in-laws and check into a sanitarium in Wisconsin to get help with his profound sense of loss and the fact that he's turned to drink to help numb the pain. Six weeks later, Tom is back. He feels like a new man. And, on the advice of his friend, Ronnie, he decides to open up an office on Beach Street in downtown Daytona and put out his shingle as a lawyer. One day, as Tom is dictating another letter to Allied Southern Insurance up in Nashville, Howie Kirkpatrick walks in the door. The kid, who is probably 21, if that, looks like he's been through the ringer. He's sunburned, needs a shave, and has a problem he hopes Tom Jarrell can help him with. He's not sure, but he thinks he just might have killed his best friend, Skipper Johnson, out in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Howie's arrival is like a pebble that starts an avalanche. Dark secrets in sunny Daytona Beach are about to be revealed and who knows what might happen when they are. * * * Where Perry Mason meets Flamingo Road with a gay twist! Set in the sultry south and by the beach, the Daytona Beach series of novels are about Tom Jarrell, an attorney who's just starting his own private practice, and Ronnie Grisham, Tom's private eye, long-term friend, and new-found lover. These stories begin with Tom and Ronnie finding each other after a devastating loss and continue as the two men bring together a kind of family that neither of them could have ever imagined having. Come take a stroll along the World's Most Famous Beach right after the Second World War. Truman is president, the men are home from Europe and the Pacific, and the Red Scare is just getting started. It's a time and a place that no longer exists. Take a dive in and see if you might wanna stay for a while.

Wishbone


Lauren P. Burka - 2010
    He's desperately short of money the night a well-dressed shih-aan offers to take him home. While Wishbone has heard that shih-aan are dangerous, he doesn't expect to find one of them so dangerously seductive. Rumored to be demonic, shih-aan fought humans to a bloody standstill in a war a decade past. Though peace between the two races is profitable, humans avoid and fear the shih-aan merchants living in Bronlyn Harbor. Wishbone allows himself to be drawn closer to the sophisticated alien whose only name is given as Sir. Wishbone learns the shih-aan's secrets as he uncovers the mysteries of the alien's body, hidden beneath layers of exquisitely tailored clothing. Sir seethes with sexual desires that his human hosts consider blasphemous. And he is a spy.

Izzy's Boy


Viva Gold - 2017
    Isadore Woolf is a man who knows what he wants in life and most recently that happens to be Adam Cohen. Isadore comes from a steady background with loving and supportive parents and is a good son. He has rejected his father’s wealth in favour of making his own and he has built a successful career in the financial world. Izzy surrounds himself with people who cater to his needs and never more so than at his ‘club’ where his Dominant side is free to express itself among the many willing subs happy to kneel at his feet. But Isadore has reached the stage where his tastes have matured and refined, and the tall, muscle packed, long haired, quietly spoken Adam Cohen feeds every one of his kinks. Getting this mountain of a man to submit seems impossible but Izzy was never one to back down from a challenge.   Still, it’s not all handcuffs and roses as a sinister plot of revenge against Adam could jeopardise their love and even their lives. Can Izzy save Adam? Can Adam be what Izzy needs? Fierce passion and untamed arrogance drives Isadore to risk everything for a future together.

Claimed by the Vampire


Bonnar King - 2018
     When Thomas comes to visit his dad for the summer and get away from a bad breakup, he is shocked to find out his dad has remarried. However, this will be the least shocking discovery he’s about to make this summer. He later meets his mysterious and sexy stepbrother, Tyler, who he is instantly attracted to, but knows is off-limits. Tyler is also drawn to Thomas like a moth to a flame, but can’t figure out what exactly makes him so unique and different from all the other men he’s been with. One thing is clear—he must claim Thomas for himself. The attraction between the pair only intensifies the more they try to resist their true feelings. Although that doesn’t stop Thomas from teasing Tyler every chance he gets or Tyler from flirting up a storm. Thomas suffers from body image issues and lacks confidence, but Tyler thinks Thomas is the most beautiful creature he’s ever seen and would love nothing more than for Thomas to accept himself and see how beautiful he truly is. Will Tyler finally discover true love with Thomas after so many years of hedonistic behavior and be able to come out to Thomas…. As a VAMPIRE. AUTHOR'S NOTE: 
This is part one of a series, but can also be read as a standalone novel as it includes a HEA. This book also contains graphic gay (M/M) love scenes, explicit language, and some action/ violence. This book is intended for 18+ readers only.

Saving Liam


D.P. Denman - 2014
    For eighteen-year-old Liam Newman that means living the life of a gay porn star, a job he loathes. He isn't a star. He's a prisoner and his warden is the man who saved him from the cold Vancouver streets. Justin has been Liam's next-door neighbor for two years and has had a crush on him for just as long. Oblivious to Liam's porn career, he 's content to mind his own business about Liam's turbulent relationship until the truth stumbles drunk into his apartment one night and he realizes something must be done.When Liam's boyfriend turned producer decides rent boys make more money than porn stars Liam's nightmare takes a horrible turn. Justin must find a way to rescue him before it's too late.