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Triumph
Avery Ford - 2018
In the ten years since he’s graduated, he’s opened a bookstore and made it his mission to bring diversity and inclusion to Silver Lake while working hard to maintain the small town charm that he loves so much. The only thing missing is someone to share his dreams - his once best friend, who left Calvin behind with a broken heart. Jack Roberts has the life he’s always wanted. He left Silver Lake ten years ago for college in Boston and hasn’t looked back since. If it wasn’t for the occasional holiday trip to visit his parents, he’d happily forget all about that town and all the memories it holds, especially Calvin Berry, who despite trying, Jack’s never forgotten. When Calvin and the other business owners in Silver Lake are on the verge of getting pushed out in favor of nameless corporations, Calvin knows he has to do something. He wants to turn Silver Lake around, and he needs as much help as he can get—even if that means asking for it from the man he used to call his best friend. Can Calvin and Jack get over the hurt from their past and take a second chance on each other? Will they be able to move forward and discover that despite the distance between them, their feelings for each other only grew stronger?
The Guardian Series: The Complete Set
Max Walker - 2018
These four books follow the interconnected lives of men who act as protectors and the men that fall in love with them. COVER ME Tristan Cole made a mistake by falling for his best friend, Adrian Hawk, all those years ago. Their friendship disintegrated after Tristan made a drunken move on Adrian. Now, the both of them are working as FBI agents positioned across the country from each other. But when they find themselves working on the same case after years of not speaking, they end up having to face their pasts headon while also hunting down an infamous drug kingpin before he sets off a devastating terror plot. FIRST DOWN Sean Drake is a star college football player still deep in the closet. With an increasingly crazy stalker seemingly around every corner, his coach decides a bodyguard would be a smart investment. In comes Connor Hawk, a man who resigned himself to living a lonely life dedicated to his work. When Connor and Sean meet, their chemistry is undeniable. Now, both men must come to terms with feelings they thought they were never destined to have. Can their budding relationship survive the worsening advances from the stalker or will they both not even make it to first down? EAGLE GRIP Isaac Hawk’s life wasn’t going as planned. He looked for a change and ended up accepting a job as security for the American gymnastics team. That meant he was traveling to Rome for the Olympics. He knew he would cross paths with his ex, Diego Cruz, but he didn’t realize what that meant. Neither did Diego, who was taken off guard by their chance encounter. Both men will need to deal with their emotions while an old flame of Diego’s threatens to throw them both off the balance beams and into their graves. FIRE FLOW Sexy firefighter, Colton Drake, has everything going for him, so why was he having such a terrible time finding someone to spend his life with? Cue Mason Bleu, a fire investigator who gets transferred to Colton’s station. They immediately connect on a level that rocks the both of them. The men must handle the fiery passion that promises to consume the both of them, all while a serial arsonist spreads fear throughout the community. Can they make it through the fire or will they be turned to ashes? _________________ These are four full-length, very steamy gay romance books containing zero cliffhangers and plenty of loving.
Tempting Cupid
Ashe Winters - 2018
And Dominic Ballard wants to gag. A hard break-up made Dominic disgusted with love and relationships. So, when that stupid holiday called Valentine’s Day rolls around, he’d rather do anything but join the masses celebrating. When a fellow co-worker dressed as Cupid delivers a Valentine from a secret admirer, Dominic announces to the entire office what he thinks about all that lovey-dovey stuff. Casper Marello has a crush. On his boss. There is no way he’d ever act on it because dating your boss? That’s a big fat no-no in the employee handbook. But what harm could it be to invite Dominic out to dinner with Cas and his best friend on Valentine’s Day? Even if that boss just proclaimed his undying hatred for the emotion called love. It’s only a friend thing, right? When dawn arrives, the two men wake-up, cuddled in the same bed. Naked. Swearing it was a one-time thing thanks to too much wine, they go their separate ways, with Dominic determined the relationship remain strictly friend zoned. Except, they can’t keep their hands off each other and the office heats up behind closed doors. Dominic finds himself unable to walk away from Casper as the walls around his heart melt. And Casper’s crush blooms into something much deeper than he ever expected. Will Dominic and Casper fall to Cupid’s arrow or will they miss their chance to discover a love that can last for always?
Remember Him
Steve Milton - 2019
He broke my heart ten years ago. Back in high school, Baxter pretended he didn't know me. I was a skinny, plaid-shirt-wearing nobody. I was openly gay, but nobody even cared — except Baxter, when he wanted a hookup. That was all a nerd like me could expect from the star quarterback and prom king. He treated me as his shameful secret. I’ve stayed away from Baxter for a decade now, even when he came back to visit Honey Bay. I’m older now. Wiser. I know I deserve better. But I can't stop thinking about those fleeting moments in Baxter's arms. Andy Silver: my one weakness. Every time Andy smiled at me from under his floppy hair, I couldn’t help myself. How could a nerd in wire-rimmed glasses be so hot? It was a high school fling. I spent ten years running away from it. My parents never would have understood who I really was. Disappointing my father was out of the question. I couldn't live the life I wanted, even if I loved Andy more than he ever knew. Bumping into Andy ten years later was the shock of my life. That shy nerd is a celebrity now? And he works out? I shouldn’t dwell on how much I miss being with him, even if every sight of him sends me there. My parents sent me to Honey Bay for business. I might just stick around for a second chance at love. Remember Him is a 42,000-word small-town second-chances gay romance. On their way to a feel-good happy ever after, a jock and a nerd dodge windmill blades, fog up the windows, and discuss the fine points of timber, lumber, and plain old wood.
The Road Home
Elsa Winters - 2016
I think I’m the only friend you’ve got."
Nick Carpenter grew up in the foster system after watching his parents die in a car crash. Now, he's finally found a place for himself as an EMT. Partnered with a gruff but very competent paramedic as his first assignment in Seattle, he figures that it's best to keep this working relationship strictly professional, even if Andrew is hot as hell.
"You let the patient talk, Nick, because sooner or later they’ll probably tell you what you need to know."
Andrew Hazard loves his job, even if he gets paired with a different EMT every couple weeks. Once an EMT proves himself incompetent, Andrew makes no effort to be friends with them. That's why it's such a relief when Nick comes along. He keeps the ambulance stocked, he can drive well, and he knows how to start an IV. He's great at saving lives, and also a great person to hang out with. From hiking to movies, they find themselves spending a lot of time with each other. Nick's homosexuality definitely isn't a problem, even though Andrew's girlfriend jokes that he wants to spend more time with Nick than with her.
"You wanna go on an adventure?"
When Andrew gets the chance of a lifetime - going to the prestigious UCLA Medical School - his girlfriend doesn't share his enthusiasm. And so, freshly broken up, Andrew asks Nick to go with him on a road trip down south to check out the area. Nick wants to keep him as his best friend, even though his romantic feelings have reached a fever pitch. But he also realizes that this could be his last chance to let Andrew know how he feels. Will Andrew let Nick into his heart, or will this road trip be their last hurrah?
His Guardian Angel
David Horne - 2018
The next time he meets the handsome trauma nurse, he’s hiding from the world in his twin brother’s luxurious beach house, trying to heal the wounds in his soul. He still can’t wrap his mind around losing his partner on that fateful night. The last thing Caesar wants on his vacation is company. He wants to hide until he can bury his pain. He isn’t expecting to fall for anyone, either. But he can’t hide from his feelings for Lucas. Lucas Cameron has accepted his friend’s invitation to spend his holiday in Gary’s vacation home on a small island, after six years as a trauma nurse in the ER at Bellhaven General. This will be his first real vacation since he started there. He doesn’t expect Caesar Polanco, the hard-nosed police detective he had cared for on that horrific night months ago, to be his vacation neighbor. The man had made an impression on him back then, despite his injuries, and now, six months later, even his grouchiness does nothing to stop Lucas' attraction to him. Neither man is looking to start a relationship, but they’re falling for each other. Can they find common ground, despite Caesar’s overwhelming grief? Please Note: This book contains adult language & steamy adult activities, it is intended for 18+ Adults Only. Novel, approx. 31,000 words in length. HEA (happy ever after ending). Does not end with a "cliffhanger."
Come Rain Or Shine
Preston Walker - 2018
I just didn’t expect it to look anything like this. Apparently, that all sounds like an excuse if you ask Skyler, the omega wolf whose seekerstone says he’s my destined mate. According to him, it wasn’t that I was waiting for love to find me, I’m just a workaholic who couldn’t take the time to look. Before him, it never occurred to me to second guess the long hours, the six day work weeks. There was always one more surgery to perform, one more person for me to try and save. The way I couldn’t save my parents. Focusing on things I can fix is my way of ignoring the things I can’t. So maybe Skyler’s right. Maybe I did bury myself in work so I didn’t have to face that something was missing in my life. But he’s here now, and this thing between us, this chemistry, this heat, there’s no ignoring it. Suddenly I’m painfully aware of everything my life was lacking before he came into it. And I’m terrified of having to live without it again. SKYLER Bernard Rain is an ambitious werewolf alpha doctor. I can almost feel my parents fainting with approval at the mention of his perfection. He’s everything they ever wanted in a mate for me. Hell, he’s everything they ever wanted me to be. It’s enough to make me want to run in the opposite direction. If only this damn stone would let me. It was supposed to make my life easier. To make finding love less of a chore. But its only made my life more complicated. True love is way more work than was advertised. My past before him doesn’t seem to want to leave me alone, and now I’m even messing up being pregnant with my mate’s child. I want the love fate seems to think I can have with this man. I want him. But getting what you want is one thing. Keeping it is another matter entirely… This 50,000 word novel features wolf shifters, mpreg and fated lovers who couldn’t be less alike. All the sparks from opposites attracting and clashing can be found within, so be eighteen years or older when reading further, please!
Property of a Billionaire
J.P. Sayle - 2020
He has little time in his busy life for relationships and has never considered tying himself down to anyone, nevermind a man.That is until Charlie.Charlie McGregor is a geek who transforms into a glitzy model. He is a contradiction, a conundrum that Griffin wants, no, needs to understand. The only thing is, Charlie is more elusive than the Scarlet Pimpernel. With Griffin’s jet-set lifestyle, will he be able to pin Charlie down long enough to figure out what it is about the man that makes him want more?Property of a Billionaire is a standalone MM gay romance, with a nerdy geek and a man who is gay for him.
In Like Finn (Volume 1): The Finn Factor and Finn's Pub Romance Collection
R.G. Alexander - 2017
Alexander, Volume 1 of the Finn Factor series and Finn’s Pub Romance Collection. Curious Are you Curious? Jeremy Porter is. Though the bisexual comic book artist has known Owen Finn for most of his life—long enough to know that he is terminally straight—he can’t help but imagine what things would be like if he weren’t. Owen is far from vanilla—as a dominant in the local fetish community, he sees as much action as Jeremy does. Lately even more. Since Jeremy isn’t into collars and Owen isn’t into men, it seems like his fantasies will remain just that forever…until one night when Owen gets curious. Warning: Contains explicit m/m nookie. A lot of it. Very detailed. Two men getting kinky, talking dirty and doing the horizontal mambo. Are you reading this? Do you see them on the cover? Guy parts will touch. You have been warned. *** Scandalous Will it be Scandalous? If Natasha Rivera is involved, the answer is usually yes. The owner of The Twisted Tart bakery has never been shy about expressing her opinions or her desires. The only secret she ever kept had to do with her feelings for a certain Finn and the details of their unusual relationship. When reformed bad boy Senator Stephen Finn asks Natasha to join him for a week of political intrigue and kink, there’s no way she can say no. Nothing has changed. His star is still on the rise and she is still too wild to be tamed. Once they get their hands on each other they’re bound to cause a scandal…but it might just be worth it. Recipe of Warning: Take one outspoken, sexually confident woman and a repressed former bad boy. Combine until sparks fly. Add voyeurism, exhibitionism, spanking, excessive quantities of explicit sex, a kinky house party and whatever pervertible you have on hand…thoroughly shake the mixture until your wrists hurt or your batteries run low. Mmmm. Yummy warning. *** Dangerous Do you like it Dangerous? Brady Finn has been a cop and a Marine, but he’s never been in a situation as dangerous as this one. Waking up naked in the bed of a man he’s wanted for months—with no memory of how he got there—was only the beginning. Rope Dom Ken Tanaka knows kink isn’t Brady’s scene, but he still can’t resist the tall, redheaded Boy Scout. When their search for a missing person requires Brady to go above and beyond the call of duty, they’ll both do what needs to be done for the mission—and give in to the undeniable passion between them. Will their explosive chemistry last once the job is over? Or will taking that chance be more dangerous than either man is willing to risk?
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Explicit male/male sexy times. Voyeurism with a touch of noncon, role playing, rope. And, once again, very serious about the graphic gay sex. I’m not sure why you don’t believe me… Also? An Evil League of Evil! Good kink vs scary villain kink (you’ve been warned), Finn Club rules and the aftereffects of The Great Rumming of 2015. I SAID RUMMING. Dirty minds. !!!BONUS FREE READ!!! A Curious Proposal: An Owen and Jeremy quickie.
His Soul Desire
Casey Cameron - 2017
In his defense, he honestly thought the whole thing was fake.Well, it turns out demons exist. See exhibit A: Gideon, the demon currently residing in Sean’s living room. True, he doesn’t look so much “dark lord” as “tall, dark, and handsome,” but he’s shockingly powerful, and despite his wisecracks and nonstop innuendo, his purpose is sinister. Sean’s soul in exchange for a favor: that’s Gideon’s bargain, and he won’t settle for anything less. Sean may be new to the demon-summoning business, but he still knows better than to sell his soul, even with unlimited power on the line. So…how do you un-summon a demon? Unfortunately, the answer lies at the other end of a thousand-mile road trip, with Gideon riding shotgun. A lecherous demon makes a terrible road trip companion—when he’s not trying to talk Sean into making a demonic bargain, he’s trying to talk him out of his pants, and that might be just as dangerous. It’d be easy to say no if Gideon were pure evil, but the more Sean gets to know him, the more he starts to wonder if a demon could be a decent person. Between Gideon’s charm, good looks, and unexpected warmth, Sean has to keep a tight grip on his virtue.And to make things worse, there’s another demon on their tail who will see this bargain completed at any cost—even if that means destroying them both. Time is running out in the race to keep their lives—and Sean’s soul—intact. Can Sean and Gideon find a way to work together before the road ahead becomes a literal highway to Hell?His Soul Desire is a 50,000 word gay romance novel featuring a slacker with a heart of gold, the suave demon determined to seduce him, more accidental feelings than you can shake a pitchfork at, several irresponsible uses of magic for hedonistic purposes, and of course, a happily-ever-after ending
Class Action Love
Peter Styles - 2018
It’s not that I’m shocked to find myself fixated on a one night stand. Aloof, gruff and looks damn good naked aren’t exactly dealbreakers for me. Not to mention every single thing I learn about the man just checks off another box on my personal list of things guaranteed to make me feel warm fuzzies. And I, as a general rule, do not do warm fuzzy feelings. And it’s not that our initial hook-up was less than ideal. Sure, I’d like to remember actually meeting Jimmy and whatever it was I said to get him into bed. Instead of, y’know, having been so hammered I had to fake my way through the morning after. Whatever, I never claimed to be a saint. And it’s not even that my second encounter with the man was walking into work to negotiate a new merger with Boston branch leader “Mr. God I Wish I Could Remember The Sex I Had With You”…aka Jimmy Swan. But with everything combined? Even years as a marketing executive can’t come up with a spin other than extremely complicated to put on that curveball. Go big or go home has always been my personal mantra though. I’ve just got to figure out the perfect pitch to convince Jimmy Swan I’m a catch, and not just a drunken mistake. Because complicated or not, I’ve got no intention of going home from this merger alone. This 50,000 word novel is a sizzling story of business meeting pleasure both in the boardroom and under the sheets. These men don’t hold back and neither do these pages, so please be eighteen years and up when reading! A Contemporary Gay Romance
Grumpy Cooper
Fel Fern - 2021
Especially not the cute nerdy guy who just moved into 3B. His new next door neighbor pushes all his wrong buttons. Sam is annoying and obnoxiously loud. When Cooper discovers Sam and he have plenty in common, Cooper decides to give Sam a second chance. Maybe it’s finally time for Cooper to make room in his heart for someone new.Computer programmer Sam Green overturned his entire world for his ex. He quit his job and moved into a new town only to have his heart broken. To make matters worse, his sexy and inked neighbor seems to hate him on sight. When an accidental kiss changes everything between them, Sam wonders if Cooper can be more than a rebound fling.Grumpy Cooper is a low-angst, neighbours to lovers, contemporary standalone MM romance featuring a die-hard nerd and his grumpy hot neighbor.
Let Me Catch You
Kent Deron - 2016
Staying with his father’s former boss, Stephen Davis, provides a distraction from his mess of a life, and a face that continues to haunt him. Soon though, awkward interactions with Stephen, and strange happenings in the night, begin to rattle Inver who is unaware his handsome host intends to make him pay for the sins of his father.It’s 1995 and cocky womanizer Stephen has returned to the family farm to inherit a responsibility that was never meant to be his. Feeling bored and trapped he develops an unlikely friendship with social outcast Shaun Munro. As lines between mates are crossed, Stephen begins to question what he stands for. The true spirit of their friendship betrays those around them, leading to severe consequences in a town rife with secrets, and forces Stephen to choose which path in life to take.
Strong Medicine
Max Hudson - 2018
Aaron “Mitch” Mitchell, with all its problems, including handling board members who want to tell him how to do his job, and professionals who think he isn’t doing it well enough. Add to that the stresses of being the guardian of a pre-teen, and Mitch’s cup is overflowing. The very last thing he wants to do is mix business with pleasure, but that is exactly what happens when he accepts an invitation to a weekend mixer at a friend’s swanky country home. Mitch isn’t into hooking up. He’s on the wrong side of forty, going bald, slower on the track, and not interested. So why he can’t ignore the impossibly alluring billionaire Alexei Costas is anybody’s guess. The pharmaceuticals magnate is only visiting, and Mitch isn’t shopping. Still, the sparks fly and before they know it, Mitch and Alex are neck deep in a love affair. Then things go wrong, causing them both to question whether or not the love they are finding with each other will be enough to weather the storms that threaten to tarnish Mitch’s reputation and that might lose him his job. Please Note: This book contains adult language & steamy adult activities, it is intended for 18+ Adults Only. Novel, approx. 70,000 words in length. HEA (happy ever after ending). Does not end with a "cliffhanger."
He Had Two
Jeremy Jenkins - 2020
It all started with a quick, anonymous bathroom hookup. College was all about trying new things (and people), right? But he kept something…extra hidden in his pants. Something big. I didn’t catch a glimpse of it. Not then. In fact, I never thought I’d see him again. But he reappeared as the stand-in professor for my physics class and I learned some things: 1. He’s just as dreamy as I remembered, Seneca Crane beard and all. 2. He studies meteorology. Meaning, when he’s not in the classroom, he’s chasing tornadoes. 3. He’s way older than me, and way out of my league. But we lock eyes and the chemistry’s still there. Then he asks to come to his office. What he tells me there... it shakes me to the core. Nothing will ever be the same. ***Author’s Note: This is a standalone MM romance novel between a hot-as-hell storm chaser and a young, curious undergrad. Fast burn, age gap, high adventure, and fluffy feels. Spicy scenes hotter than a jar of jalapeños. Low on angst, high on action, heat, and feels. No cheating and HEA guaranteed.