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Possession in Session


E.J. Russell - 2019
    It takes place chronologically after Demon on the Down-Low, but although a couple of characters from the earlier books in the series are mentioned, it's mostly a stand-alone story (about 18K words).After centuries of being bound to one greedy magician after another, Auni-jel-Chandu broke free and retreated to Sheol, outcast even among other demons. But then the Realm Accords passed, and suddenly he’s thrust into the Sheol Retraining Initiative as the newest supernatural medical technician student at United Memorial Hospital (aka St. Stupid’s).Death and untold destruction are sure to follow. Aren’t they?Wash Hernández might be a dud witch—he’d never been ablee to attract a familiar, so he’s as magic-null as any human—but as a St. Stupid’s orderly, he’s still able to assist supernatural beings who need medical care. But when he meets a bewildered naked demon wandering the hospital corridors and forms an instant connection, he’s not certain who needs help the most.

Omega on Stage


Aria Grace - 2018
    But a deformity in his physiology has kept him from getting pregnant, limiting his options for earning money for his people. In order to make ends meet, he takes a job as a stripper so he can support his nephew and the elders in the colony. Garrett has always taken a particular interest in Andre and when he learns that Andre will be leaving the pole to provide more intimate services to the wealthy businessmen of Silicon Valley, he decides it's time to make his interests known. He offers Andre an exclusive contract to dance for him...but Andre refuses. Despite his intense attraction to the wolf shifter, Andre knows he will never be able to give Garrett the pups he deserves so he resists getting closer to Garrett. It isn't until the attraction becomes too strong to resist that they both accept that fate sometimes makes decisions of the heart for us. This MPreg story is approximately 30k words of steamy passion and possessive knotting that results in a few babies and a happily ever after. For adults over the age of 18.

Yours Forever


Missy Welsh - 2012
    He’s pretty sure this secret has something to do with seeing another man once a month for three days at a time. Determined to show his boyfriend that he can be everything Danny needs, Rick hatches a plan that ends up revealing way more than he could’ve imagined. (This is a prequel short story related to ISHERWOOD.)

Made Marian Volume One: Books 1-3


Lucy Lennox - 2016
    Included in Made Marian Volume One are the following three titles: Borrowing Blue Follow Blue Marian as he accidentally kisses a random stranger in a bar one night and kicks off a series of events at a big family wedding that throws everything into question. Little does he know the stranger would turn out to be his new brother-in-law who owns the vineyard in Napa where the wedding is being held. When Tristan Alexander decides to kiss the sweet man at the bar to make his ex jealous, he has no idea it will challenge everything he ever knew about himself. Borrowing Blue is the award-winning debut novel that opens the worldwide bestselling Made Marian series. Taming Teddy When photographer Teddy Kodiak decides to show up in Alaska to shadow one of the wildlife verterinarians on staff, he assumes his charming personality will win the guy over immediately. Little does Teddy know Jamie Marian has no patience for men with big egos and even bigger reputations. Been there, done that. All Jamie wants is time to himself to lick his wounds from being jilted not long ago. But Teddy has other ideas, and Jamie needs to brace himself for the whirlwind that is Teddy Kodiak on a mission to impress the sweet, shy scientist. Jumping Jude Jude Marian is a closeted country music star who does everything he's supposed to do. He's been shoving down his own desires for years in order to follow his career dreams. But when a mysterious attack leaves him shaken and vulnerable, Jude's new bodyguard brings all those desires rushing into the forefront of his mind. Derek Wolfe is a big, bad bodyguard who's as straight as they come. Except late at night when Jude is at his most vulnerable, it seems Derek is the one person he can be himself around. What if Derek isn't straight afterall? And what if there's a way Jude can finally have everything he ever wanted?

The Keeper


Hollis Shiloh - 2013
    The man is a magician, who's forgotten everything, even his name. As the two wait for the supply boat to come and take him away from the island, Cole finds himself falling in love.He doesn't think the beautiful blond man could ever return his feelings. But everything is not as it appears—including the man's past. And someone might just want him dead.

Getting Their Bearings


J.D. Light - 2021
    way too young for me. Twenty years is quite the age gap, especially when you take into account that he is a shifter, and therefore done aging, but I can't help but be drawn to the younger man, and he's not about to let me ignore him, showing up at my bakery every day, flirting and asking me out. He can't be serious, right? And what happens when the polar bear shifter actually finds his mate?

Silver and Sage


A.D. Ellis - 2019
    Then Sage shows up. Sage is Silver’s exact opposite, his renter, and his new employee. The kid is much too young and much too innocent. There are a million reasons why Silver and Sage should never get together. And Silver plans to keep it that way. Until all of those reasons go up in flames with one kiss. Silver & Sage is a steamy, slow burn M/M age gap, opposites-attract romance between a shy, inexperienced nerd and an outgoing grump of a bar owner. *This is the first book in the Silver in the City series.*

Gift of the Goddess


Kaje Harper - 2012
     Garvin’s worst fear is realized when he runs home from the fields to find his lover’s forge empty, his tools scattered, and the ground trampled by a band of soldiers. Nyle has been kidnapped and conscripted into the King’s army—a death sentence even for a big smith like Nyle. Garvin is untrained, unarmed, and nowhere near strong enough to take on one soldier, let alone a whole army. His household skills and a way with horses aren't much to work with, but he can't let that stop him. For the first time in his life, he prays to the Goddess for the help he desperately needs. He’s not expecting an answer. Particularly the one he gets. This is a rerelease of the 2012 Storm Moon Press story. It has been edited and polished, but there are no substantial changes. Content warning - contains a brief on-page episode of dubious to non-consensual sex.

The Prince and the Omega


Penelope Peters - 2017
    Especially since his best friend Princess Celia is stuck bonding with a foreign prince she’s never even met. Celia’s solution? Ask Rowan to flirt with someone, anyone, during her engagement ball so she can live a romantic entanglement vicariously through him.Well, that’s what best friends are for, right?Gus is royal to the bone – and it’s never bothered him before.Prince Gaspar – better known as Gus – isn’t the type of alpha to fall in love at the drop of a hat, or at the staged farce of a romantic ball. He’s agreed to an arranged marriage because it’s his duty – not his desire. When his half-brother suggests he take a last chance at having what he really wants before getting tied down to a foreign princess, Gus has no intention of following through… until he meets the handsome omega commoner with the adorable smile.It’s not like Gus is going to lose his heart or anything, right?It was only a single night – but the consequences could be greater than their lifetimes.Gus and Rowan both know that a lifetime spent together is impossible – but for a single hour, they just don’t care. One night of giving into their passion has consequences neither of them anticipated… but will it dismantle the fragile truce between their countries? And will one courtier’s jealousy end up destroying everything they both hold dear?The Prince and the Omega is a stand-alone m/m mpreg omegaverse non-shifter romance with an HEA ending. It has secret passageways, loyal friendships, garden labyrinths, and a prince in disguise.

Spring


Anyta Sunday - 2021
    But when he’s hired to package them up with extravagant bouquets and deliver them to his slick, always smiling Sagittarian frenemy . . . well, a struggling florist must do what a struggling florist must do.Luckily for this Leo, where every rose has its thorn, every thorn has its rose. These horoscopes aren’t 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 from him. So . . . who says he can’t let out a little snarky subtext?Only now, his Sagittarian frenemy has him making up flowery love horoscopes in response . . .He hasn’t spent this much time around those soft, sexy smiles since . . . they were best friends.𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭.

Trick or Treat


Andrea Speed - 2011
    It was a limited edition that is no longer available at Dreamspinner, but it’s now available on the author's website, in case you never found it or didn't get a chance to read it.N.B. For completists, this takes place just before Infected: Prey.

The Heat Is On


Lorelei M. Hart - 2018
    When the holiday season rolls around, people come from all over the country to enjoy both their hospitality and the wonder that is their town. Guests spend their days building snowman, decorating wreaths, caroling, enjoying romantic sleigh rides, and indulging in every kind of Christmas treat anyone can imagine. But when an emergency forces a cancellation at the inn, it opens up a room for a certain omega whose misfortunes have piled high lately.Omega Klaus's life is on a downward trend starting with the death of his uncle, who raised him as his own. On the way back from the funeral, Klaus is on his way to a blue Christmas when he finds himself in the middle of a winter wonderland. A wonderland he might enjoy more if his car wasn't broken down, and his pockets nearly empty thanks to his mean-spirited and scroogy employer, who decided that was the perfect time to let him go.When the town's kindly mechanic offers to find him a place to spend the night, Klaus has no choice but to agree. He is dropped off at The Christmas Inn where he finds himself confronted by two alphas his every instinct insists belong to him. But they're married to each other, and trouples are rare. Besides, even if they felt the same, what does he have to offer two handsome, successful men like them? He's broke, recently unemployed, and alone.When it becomes apparent that all three feel the connection, it triggers heat in this guileless omega, and a night of passion ensues. In the morning, the heat is over...which can only mean one thing. A Christmas present is on the way in the form of their baby.The Heat Is On is a 16,000 word sweet with knotty heat non-shifter MMM Holiday Male Pregnancy Romance that takes place in a small Christmas wonderland.

Behind the Lights


T.L. Travis - 2018
    Attending their first concert as teens set the path for their futures in motion. Shortly after, the pair joined band class where they meet Ethan and Mick and the foursome formed the metal band, Social Sinners. Things were going according to plan until Lucas Shane entered their lives, disrupting the flow and testing the strength of their friendship. When Joey spirals down a dark path after catching his cheating boyfriend, this tasked the other three band members with making a difficult decision that could end his career as their lead singer. Book 1 is the only book in the series that can be read as a stand-alone. Book 1 – Behind the lights (MM) Book 2 – In the shadows (MM) Book 3 – A heart divided (MMM) Book 4 – Beyond the curtain (MM) Book 5 – After the final curtain (MM/MMM)

Love at First Spray


Tom Caval - 2018
    Simon, a small-time clerk in the Big City, has just two hours to buy all the items on a ridiculously detailed (and expensive) gift list. A long list provided by Joshua, his handsome boyfriend, who also happens to be a self-absorbed aspiring model. Now the race is on to check all the items on the list. For the sake of love. Simon is almost done, but there is only one item left: the latest perfume obsession for gays. Of course, it is sold-out and a desperate Simon needs to scour the city for it. But little does he know, he will have the help of a sexy and exotic stranger. Love at First Spray is a funny, romantic and cosy gay Christmas short story, about finding love in the most unexpected place.

Winter Trials


K.S. Marsden - 2016
    Learning witchcraft shouldn't be too difficult, right?Balancing school, magic, and the distractions of the gorgeous new guy, should make this a very interesting winter.