He's stuck in a stifling courtroom with the air conditioning on the fritz during the worst heat wave in years, and the judge has denied his latest motion. He just wants to spend a quiet night celebrating with his partner, Mike, on their fifteenth anniversary. But Mike has a surprise in mind this year. A surprise that may be more than Eddie imagined possible.

    He's hoping for some action, even if he's far too timid to make the first move with any of the guys pictured in the app... Little does he expect to catch the attention of someone like Officer Cain. The cop is brawny, dominant and scorchingly hot. Ethan is in way over his head and loving every second of it. Officer in Control When Officer Cain asks Ethan to accompany him to a party thrown by one of his friends - a BDSM party, to be exact - Ethan is eager to go. He gets trussed up in a tight leather straitjacket, Cain dressing up in his own sexy leathers, and fitted with a cruel vibrating plug. The bondage is tight, frustrating and hot. The party is... interesting. When Cain invites a few of his friends to join him and Ethan in a private room, however, things get out of hand... Officer in Command Ethan tries to be firm, to say no to Cain when the hunky older cop asks him for forgiveness, but it's hopeless. Within weeks he's right back where he started, in the gorgeous older man's playroom... Officer in Love Ethan's mom is moving to Florida, leaving him with the task of finding his own place for when he starts community college. Cain, his muscular, alpha male boyfriend, wants Ethan to come live with him... This is the second edition of this book. It has been re-edited, but the story is largely unchanged. *** “On your knees,” Cain commanded, bringing the crop to my shoulder and pushing it down. I sank to my knees before him, staring up at his muscular leather-clad body. He smirked, bringing the leather flap down into his palm with a loud smack. I shivered, imagining what it would feel like to have that smack land on my naked skin. “Your safeword is red, Ethan,” Cain said, bringing the crop under my chin and holding it there. The leather was stiffer than it looked and my cock jerked at the contact. “I would rather you use it too often then not often enough. Do you understand?” “Yes, Sir,” I replied, swallowing. “Good,” Cain kneeled down, the leather noisy as he came to a crouch in front of me. He took my chin in his big hand and held my head steady, looking into my eyes. “Now are you going to be a good boy for me?”

    The stresses of daily life have gotten in the way and put a strain on our relationship. We don’t seem to spend the time or energy on our relationship like we should. Help us to find the spark we once had.Photo Description:The black and white photo shows two men, but only the man closest to the camera is in focus. He sits in bed, propped up on pillows, staring pensively at the camera. In the background, his partner reclines on the far edge of the same bed. His hand reaches for his lover’s nipple as he watches the other man intently.Story Info:Genre: contemporaryTags: established couple, light bdsm, teacher, medical personnel, hurt/comfortWord count: 6,307This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's "Love Has No Boundaries" event. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story.

    When Cal offers to let Ian move in with him, Ian doesn't even let the fact that Cal is gay factor in. It's supposed to be a joke when Ian brings home a fish bowl with no fish, but when Cal buys fish and comes into Ian's room to check on them, Ian starts seeing more of Cal than he'd counted on, and liking what he sees. There's really only one logical way for Ian to sort out his feelings for Cal. Buy more fish. Soon, he's a regular hobbyist with an excuse to get Cal in his bedroom several times a day. He has no idea what to do once they're there. Throw in Marcy- the adorable pet store geek who keeps him plied with bait- a bad chili dog, a game of strip Go Fish, and a raging case of food poisoning, and Ian's about to lose his gay virginity the way only he could... ass backward.

    Along with the half dozen or so novels he's started, only to abandon mid-way through, his love life could be best described as a series of drive-bys. Boone has spent the past week staying at a ski lodge in the tiny mountain town of Summit City. He's been using his time alone to write while waiting for his boyfriend to join him for their anniversary. What happens to Boone when he winds up dumped on the eve of his one-year anniversary and ends up at a bar having one too many cocktails? Wade Walker.previously published in the anthology Melting the Slopes

    The dare leads to a connection he never expected and a night he’ll never forget.

    Their love has made this house a home and their relationship gets stronger every day. Today a knock on their door will change everything. One of them hasn't been entirely honest and the gorgeous man on their doorstep has secrets to tell.Photo Description: A well-cared-for cottage, sided with natural planks, sits at the edge of river or lake, completely surrounded by trees. A deck with comfortable chairs spans the entire width, with an attached dock at water level.This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's "Love is Always Write" event. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story.Read the story here or find it in Love Is Always Write: Volume 10.

    Albert mercilessly trounces Denton during a very personal debate in their politics class, leaving Denton devastated and grateful this is the end of the semester. He never wants to see Albert's cold judging glare ever again. But then Albert chases Denton down in the library... This super steamy, tumultuous romance is a standalone with no cliffhangers and a guaranteed happily-ever-after. By the author of UnPrison!

    That one night turned into a full-blown hidden affair—until the openly gay Julian couldn’t stand being Lucas’s dirty little secret anymore. After two years of missing his best friend and lover, Lucas finds himself desperate to convince Julian that his love really does blaze as bright and as proud as the fireworks on the Fourth of July!

    But it’s not the truth. He’s in lust. He’s in the closet. And, he’s ready to come out. The only problem is, the man he’s interested in is a friend. A straight friend. Thor knows he’s being watched. What he can’t figure out is why? Every weekend, the man in the black mask has been watching as Thor has flogged, paddled, and whipped submissive after submissive at his play station at Abyss. The man’s heated and unwavering gaze arouses Thor’s curiosity. Is the man a stalker? A jealous dominant or boyfriend? Thor isn’t sure, but decides it’s time to find out. As he approaches, something in the eyes of the masked man strikes Thor as familiar, but before he can question further, the man reveals exactly what he wants. A spanking. Bare-handed. In private. From Thor. Secret identities and hidden desires unfold between a seemingly straight Dominant and the submissive harboring a deep, long-held onto lust in Masked.Masked is the first in a trio of short stories about the developing feelings between Bobby and Thor.

    He’s sure he could never share the truth with his conservative family or his best friend Ethan, so in an attempt to figure out if his fantasies are the real thing or just a phaze, he heads out to a local gay club. On the jam-packed dance floor, it's easy just to move to the techno beat and let things happen. But when James turns around to look at the guy giving him a grope, he gets the shock of his life. Now he doesn't know whether he wants to grab happiness with both hands -- or run for his safe, closeted life.

    If he has to first suffer through playing chauffeur to some pain in the ass foreign cop visiting New York on a special fact-finding detail then so be it. But what Ray gets is a pleasant and arousing surprise when Inspector Miki Nabeshima from Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department shows up and skillfully escorts him into a world like none he's ever known, a world Ray never thought much about, but once he's ushered in, he knows he'll never be able to turn back. Special Content Alert: M/M, BDSM Excerpt: "Would it surprise you to know that Nicholas is usually the dominant partner in every way in their relationship?" Ray turned to face the mirror. Nick was pleading for Marsh to take it up a notch and make him bleed. "Yeah, it would surprise me." Miki stepped in closer behind him, so close he could feel the other man's breath tickle the nape of his neck. "Being a dominant, a true dominant, is hard work. Despite what that fool earlier might think it isn't at all about the Master getting his jollies by exerting his authority; it's about using that power, that dominant nature, to push your submissive to explore himself and above all it's about looking out for the sub's welfare and safety." Miki stepped closer still . . . so close his shoulder brushed Ray's. Silence fell once more and Ray kept watching the scene in the other room. Marsh did indeed draw blood at various points on Nick's body, but if you could judge by Nick's reaction, it sure as hell wasn't unpleasant. His cock thrust out, constricted by the ties of his harness, and pre-cum leaked from the tip. Marsh set the whip aside and came forward to lick tenderly at the small wounds. He freed Nick from the restraints then ordered him to a gymnastics-type horse across the room. Nick did as he was told and bent over the mount, his legs spread wide, and humped the leather-covered horse until Marsh told him to stop. Marsh approached him, slathering clear lube on his own rigid cock before coating the crack of Nick's ass then pushing some of the lube into the man's puckered hole. Nick moaned and held onto the horse in a white-knuckled grip as Marsh inserted his fingers. Nabeshima exhaled a slow breath that sent the blood surging through Ray's veins. "Being in control all the time can become tiresome, and on occasion some Doms like to experience life from the other side. It can be quite exhilarating and freeing to trust enough to give oneself over to another, to fully let go and give into your deepest wants and needs. Of course, the man chosen to dominate has to be strong enough, secure enough within himself, to do that trust justice." Holy. Fuck. Was he dreaming? Was Nabeshima asking him to take charge? "Shit." His instincts, developed from years on street patrol, gave him an insight into the meanings hidden behind public words and actions and he knew sure as shit that you didn't just come to trust someone straight out of the gate. Hell, back in the day, he'd been a rookie under the watchful eye of Vinnie Magera, and a good three years passed before Vinnie truly trusted him as a cop on equal footing. Sure, this wasn't necessarily life-or-death split-second-decision shit, but still. It made no sense. Especially if Nabeshima was a seasoned cop. Nabeshima sighed. "You doubt your strength, Raymond. That's a pity." Ray turned. "What I doubt are your motives."

    Leland isn’t just his boss, though. He’s the son of the company’s CEO. And Brian has fallen in love. Hurt by too many stolen kisses and nooners at seedy hotels, Brian finally broke off their secret affair two weeks ago. Leland isn’t ready to let Brian go and he isn’t above seducing Brian — again — to give them both what they really want for Christmas: each other.This free short story was originally written for the Goodreads M/M Romance Group's 2010 holiday event and appears in the event's Stuff My Stocking: M/M Romance Stories that are Nice and… Naughty anthology.

    They have their own business, a thriving gay and lesbian publishing company. They have a huge bed. And they have each other. It works for them perfectly well, at least until Nicholas starts...watching. Nicholas has been working at the press a while when Ryan notices that Nicholas is looking more, and looking with intent. But Nicholas is too shy to mention it, and the others haven't decided what to do about it. They had enough trouble accepting the dynamic of four. So it takes a lot of dancing to admit that might want to bring in someone else. The guys struggle through hurt feelings, misunderstandings, and lots of hot loving, all the while refining the relationships that make them what they are. Maybe they'll find that their bed, and their hearts, are big enough for five after all.

    So when his best friend, Madison, asks him to travel to her childhood home to celebrate Christmas, he can’t refuse fast enough. Scott doesn’t even get along with his own family, so the last thing he wants is to get saddled with her relatives for a whole week of snow and holiday cheer. Madison is good at getting what she wants, though, and before he knows it, Scott finds himself in for a seventeen-hour drive back to their home state of Michigan. Just as Scott is getting adjusted to the idea of having to deal with Madison’s crazy family, another one of her relations joins in for the car trip; her very sexy, very younger brother, Anson. Not only is Anson still in college, but he’s the baby of the family, both of which should make him hands-off for Scott. To Scott’s horror and joy, however, Anson doesn’t want Scott to keep his hands to himself. The younger man immediately makes it clear that Scott is the only present he wants to unwrap for Christmas. Holiday miracles can happen to anyone, or so Scott would like to believe. And it will take true magic for him and Anson to survive the holiday with their sanity intact, let alone for them to find a happily ever after...