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Unto Us the Time Has Come
Sean Michael - 2015
He never expected Chris’s reply would be “then leave,” but that’s exactly what happened, and Boxing Day took on a whole new meaning. Separated for nearly a year now, both men are miserable apart and coping the best they can for the kids’ sake. With Christmas just around the corner, a new conflict arises: neither man is willing to forego Christmas morning with their children. Chris finally suggests they spend the holiday together at the house and, to his shock, Kenn agrees. Armed with the knowledge that he’s been a stubborn idiot, but that perhaps he can change and begin to repair their relationship, Chris takes steps to win his husband back. He just hopes he can get Kenn on the same page before Santa comes down the chimney on Christmas Eve. A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2015 Advent Calendar package "Sleigh Ride".
Giving Chances
Tanya Chris - 2017
When Mitch and Jackson make a simultaneous grab for it, they make a connection that goes deeper than a brush of hands over a gaudy pink-and-purple box. Mitch is shopping for his youngest sister, who he hasn’t seen since he came out to his parents a year and a half ago. This will be his first Christmas back with the family he’s not sure he can forgive. Jackson is shopping for a new boyfriend. No! Bad Jackson. He’s supposed to be on a relationship break. His ex-boyfriend only moved out a month ago and his best friend tells him he’s too quick to jump into commitments. The plan is to enjoy some uncommitted sex, so why not enjoy it with Mitch? As the final days of Christmas count down, Mitch and Jackson find that all they have to do to get everything they want this year is give love a chance. Giving Chances is an M/M standalone Christmas novella with a happy ending.
Let It Snow
Heidi Cullinan - 2013
Being rescued by three sexy lumberjacks is fine as a fantasy, but in reality the biggest of the bears is awfully cranky and seems ready to gobble Frankie right up.Marcus Gardner wasn’t always a lumberjack—once a high-powered Minneapolis lawyer, he’s come home to Logan to lick his wounds, not play with a sassy city twink who might as well have stepped directly out of his past. But as the northwinds blow and guards come down, Frankie and Marcus find they have a lot more in common than they don’t. Could the man who won’t live in the country and the man who won’t go back to the city truly find a home together? Because the longer it snows, the deeper they fall in love, and all they want for Christmas is each other.
Home for the Holidays
Jerry Cole - 2017
He’s sure that the moment that he arrives his family is going to tell him just how disappointed they are in him. He can’t blame them. They’re right. He’s an abject failure. Even after trying to make it in the city for almost a decade, he still has no steady gigs as an actor and now that he has broken up with his ex-girlfriend—if she can even be called that—he has nowhere to live and no one to pay his bills. Max worries that he might not be able to come back to the city when he goes home if his parents realize just how much he’s struggling. They have never supported his career as an actor and now he’s just going to prove them right. Sitting there in the airport, dreading what’s going to come next, something completely unexpected happens. Max runs into Jason Mayes, his childhood best friend. The same guy who went on to become a teenage frenemy. The very same Jason Mayes that Max is still moderately sure he’s in love with. Of course, Jason wants nothing to do with him. Max knows that he was awful to him when they were kids and he knows that there’s very little he can do to apologize for what he did. But when all flights are grounded and Jason decides to talk to him, all bets are off and the scales start to fall from Max’s eyes. Will Max be able to convince Jason that he means it when he’s apologizing? Will Jason be able to let go of one more egregious offense after he attempts to forgive him? Maybe their long-lasting relationship will end with a tryst in the bathroom of an overcrowded airport. But not if Max can help it. He doesn’t like men—he doesn’t think—but with Jason, everything is different. And he will do anything it takes to prove to him that he has changed. Please Note: This book contains adult language & steamy adult activities, it is intended for 18+ Adults Only. Novel, approx. 60,000 words in length. HEA (happy ever after ending). Does not end with a "cliffhanger".
Flying Fearless
Jason Collins - 2021
I’ve been terrified of planes since my father died in a crash, but being next to Craig makes me feel brave enough to sit in the pilot’s seat.And when his hands brush mine, I know he’s not as straight as he claims.But as perfect as we are in bed, we’re a disaster in the air. I’ve never been a good student, but my flight anxiety combined with Craig’s no-nonsense attitude keeps ruining our lessons. And when my ex-boyfriend reappears at my door, I have to face a hard truth: winning the lotto doesn’t uncomplicate your love life.CRAIG:I didn’t mean to fall in love with my student. Lucas fits the bill for “eccentric rich guy”, determined to fly even though he’s terrified. He’s persistent, and he’s the first man whose courage I find almost as attractive as his beautiful hands and lips.Being together feels right, even from the beginning.Well, except in the cockpit. My serious teaching style clashes with his uneasiness in the air, and our progress is slow. What’s worse, his shady ex decides to show up on his doorstep. He claims he doesn’t want a handout, but my protective instincts are dialed high. I’ll keep him safe, if he’ll let me.This is the second book in the Lottery Winners series. It can be read as a standalone with no cliffhanger.
Home for Christmas
Ann Grech - 2015
Or maybe it was the magic of Christmas. Maybe it was just going home.T’was the night before Christmas—three actually—and nothing was quiet about the club Declan was at. He'd been looking forward to the masquerade party since he’d been summoned home. He usually kept a safe distance between himself and his family; it was easier to safeguard his secret. Being gay wasn’t all he was hiding. The truth was far worse—he’d fallen for his stepbrother, Ollie. Crossing paths with an enticing stranger at the masquerade party flipped his world upside down, leaving him a changed man. They came together when they needed it most and what followed was one seriously sexy pre-Christmas set of fireworks exploding. But he was soon alone again, only surrounded by vapid socialites. Declan’s love of the holidays was waning, and he was regretting his trip home. Then Ollie walked in, and everything got a whole lot more complicated. Declan was torn—unable to get the sexy, nameless stranger out of his head and Ollie out of his heart.Going home for Christmas would either break him or… well, Declan didn’t have that quite figured out.Home For Christmas is a stand-alone, Christmas gay love story by Ann Grech, featuring a steamy one-night stand, a closeted hero, wrestling stepbrothers, numerous references to Woody and Buzz, singing in the shower, and a feel-good second chance romance.
Walking on Thin Ice
Jocelynn Drake - 2016
Christmas is just a few days away, and he can’t face the idea of showing up to his family’s gathering alone … again. They want to see him happily settled, but Spenser doesn’t date. He can’t risk it if he wants to protect his family. But one unexpected night with Evan Scott has him thinking that maybe he can strike a deal that will make his family happy and give him a little holiday cheer as well. Evan never should have accepted a ride home from the sexy-as-hell corporate executive, but he’s proud that he stuck to his guns. He’s done with the one-night stand game. He wants something real. Something that lasts. But when Spenser returns, asking him to pose as his boyfriend over the weekend at a Christmas celebration, Evan is sure he’s lost his mind. But he can’t say no. Maybe it’s the shadow of loneliness in Spenser’s bright blue eyes that’s too much like his own. Or maybe it’s his heart-stopping smile. Either way, Evan knows he’s on thin ice with Spenser, risking his own rules and heart, but Spenser is worth the risk.
Beautiful Dreamer
Christina Lee - 2018
Garrett’s since gone out of his way to avoid the sexy ginger, instead throwing his energy behind his dance career while supporting his mother through her cancer diagnosis. Finn Sweeney used to think of Garrett as just his kid brother’s best friend, but after an intense exchange at a high school party, things got a little…weird. Despite that, when their two families decide to get together for the holidays for the first time in years, Finn can’t say no. But he’s fully prepared for this to be awkward as hell. When Finn and Garrett lay eyes on each other for the first time in their adult lives, all bets are off. Finn is completely captivated by Garrett and getting to know the man he’s become is now his top priority. Playing catch-up with Finn makes Garrett truly see him beyond the childhood fantasy he’s held onto all these years. Finn is real and vulnerable…and hot as hell. Garrett and Finn can’t seem to keep their hands off each other, so they decide to bury the hatchet between them for the remainder of the visit. After all, it’s only a holiday fling. Until it becomes something more.
Hopes and Fears
Rowan Speedwell - 2010
The only real relationship he's ever been in was with the subject of his best-selling book, "Caged," a young man held hostage for five years. Unfortunately, it was entirely one-sided, since Zach was already involved with someone else.So the last thing Brian expects when he goes in for treatment for an injured knee is to develop feelings for his physical therapist. But Jerry seems intent on either avoiding Brian or demanding more than he is willing to give, and Brian doesn’t know if he has the courage to face his past to forge a future.
Snowfall and Romance
Wendy Rathbone - 2019
A Christmas rescue. A man with the heart of an angel. Hayden Hayden knows it was stupid to think he could walk home from the office and beat the blizzard. So what if he worked out all the time until he was big and strong. So what if he hated to ever ask for help. Loners who think they can do everything themselves are just as vulnerable as anyone. His only consolation is if he dies there will be very few people who will miss him. Matthew The half-frozen man falling through the door to Matthew’s coffee shop is more than alarming, but it’s a good thing he’d forgotten to lock that front entrance or the beautiful guy covered in snow might have died in the cold. The man is gorgeous, soft-spoken, helpful, maybe even a bit old-fashioned in his manners. Just the type Matthew always wished for but never met. Sharing a fire and a snowed-in night with him will be no hardship. When the storm lasts more than a day, attraction blooms. But when it is over, will Hayden and Matthew’s feelings fade? Or will holiday charm and a heart-warming miracle draw them together again? Rescue, forced proximity, overwhelming attraction, blizzards, and a heart-warming Christmas miracle. Although this book is part of A Snow Globe Christmas series, it is a complete stand alone and it isn’t a requirement that you read the previous books to follow along. We wish everyone a happy holiday season.
Worth It: The Complete Series
Peter Styles - 2019
But I never dreamed that he would make me feel alive again, either." Caleb Barker is trying. But it's difficult being a widowed single dad. Keeping up with three kids, the house, and his sales job doesn't leave him much time to sleep, let alone even think about moving forward, romantically. Right now, his sole focus needs to be creating a stable home for his kids, and to do that, he needs to get a promotion - and to get a promotion, he's finally ready to admit that he needs some help. "I know I should be careful. He's my boss. But it's so easy to forget that when he touches me." Ethan Collier is ready to escape the city - and more importantly, his string of loser ex-boyfriends. It's time to get his life back on track, and to do that, he needs a job. Getting the position as Caleb's manny should help Ethan gain enough stability to go back to school. He just never accounted for the children's dad being a DILF. Welcome to Worthington, Texas, where the heat doesn't just rise in the summer - you'll feel it all year long in these stories of older men and their younger lovers. Every book in the Worth It series can be read on its own, but with so many familiar characters to love, why stop with just one? This book features a little hurt with a lot of comfort, the courage to come out of your comfort zones, and a teenager who really does have all the answers. Get Worth Trying and the rest of the 9 fantastic books in the Complete Worth It Series Bundle!
Gifts for the Season
R.J. ScottAmber Kell - 2020
Locey - Dressed In Holiday StyleCan the spirit of Christmas save this budding love affair?Clare London - Five Gold BlingsWhere Christmas sparkle leads two lonely hearts.Posy Roberts - Sojourn with YouThis year, a place to stay is the best Christmas gift Sawyer could ask for.Felice Stevens - The Gift of ForeverWhat do you get the man who has everything?AE Via - An Unworthy GiftWhat do the lonely do at Christmas?Word Count: 157,000
All Through the House
Avery Cockburn - 2021
Then Brodie’s summer internship abroad turned into a six-month job on the other side of the continent.Time and distance have tested Duncan and Brodie’s steadfast love. Now, with Brodie back in Glasgow, they’re in for a surprise reunion, thanks to a “match-mending” friend and a Christmas charity curling event. Will their on-ice rivalry lead to holiday heartache, or will they win each other back better than ever?The long-awaited “happier ever after” story for the first (and youngest) Glasgow Lads couple is here!All Through the House includes characters from the Glasgow Lads series (and features the heroes of Play On) as well as its spinoff series, Glasgow Lads on Ice. It can also be read as a stand-alone fun ’n’ sexy holiday treat.
Devin December
Kate McMurray - 2015
Tabloid reports about Hollywood It couple, Devin Delaney and Cristina Marino, breaking up in spectacular fashion keep Andy sane. And then Devin Delaney himself turns up at the gate Andy is working. Against all odds—and because there’s nothing else to do—Andy and Devin begin to talk, immediately connect, and, after Devin confesses the real reason he broke up with Cristina, have a magical night together snowed in at the airport. But the magic ends when Devin boards his flight home the next morning, and Andy assumes it’s over.Then Devin turns up on his doorstep. Andy is game for a clandestine affair at first—who could turn down one of the hottest men on the planet? But he soon grows tired of being shoved in Devin’s closet. As Christmas approaches, it’s clear that this will never work unless Devin is willing to make some big changes. Devin has a holiday surprise in store—but will it be enough?