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Kneading You
C.S. Poe - 2019
He’s been hired to save an old library from closing, but his obstacles include not only fighting for state funding, but a Selectman who wants to tear the building down in favor of a shopping center. Christopher is introduced to Miles Sakasai, a charming tattooed repairman on site to restore the historical interior of the building. Working in close proximity has both men falling hard for each other. It also provides Christopher with an opportunity to learn about Miles’s passion for baking. And as it turns out, Miles’s skills in the kitchen may end up being the key to saving the library—but only if his bread can rise to the occasion.
He's Mine Not Hers
Gianni Holmes - 2019
They talk about everything and share most things, including wigs and shoes. The one thing they never expected to share was neding the same man. Becca’s best friend. Jason’s long-time crush.Just when Jason realizes his love for Lucas might not be so unrequited after all, unexpected circumstance causes Lucas to be engaged to Jason’s mother instead. Although temporary, will Jason be able to watch from the sidelines as his beau walks down the aisle with another woman? Will his snooty cat, Miss Puss and Miss Jazmin Foxx, his drag persona be enough distraction for the two weeks to the wedding? Or is it just enough time for Jason’s hands to get dirty in an effort to put a stop to the wedding shenanigans? This is a gay rom-com with unrequited love, extenuating circumstances, a spontaneous wedding, alleged burglars, and a fabulous kitty named Miss Puss despite its pair of balls. A standalone novel of 90k words.(Blurb updated 09.13.19 for concerns about cheating that you will not find in this book)
The Auction
Hotcha - 2014
Just the comic.Drake returns for a brand new, fully coloured sex romp in The Auction!In a sharp change of events from Power Play, the tall demon stud Drake finds himself trapped in the magical bonds of an evil auctioneer. Put on stage dressed in nothing but a skimpy jockstrap, Drake must defend himself against a sea of hungry demon bidders eager to get there hands all over his beefy muscled bod.Jumping right into sweaty muscle on muscle action, The Auction features a new cast of hung demons who just wanna grope, suck, and fuck the bound muscle stud any which way they can. Included among them is an ancient, hulking Elderdemon who would like nothing more than to bend Drake over for himself and bury his mammoth cock deep into Drake's ass.Can Drake break free from their greedy clutches, or will he be doomed to a life of of sexual bondage in the sordid demon underworld?
Strings Attached
Nick Nolan - 2001
Closeted teenager Jeremy is sent to live with wealthy relatives after his mother enters rehab. Struggling to fit into the posh world of Ballena Beach, Jeremy joins the high school swim team, dates a popular girl, and begins to think he may have landed in paradise - until his great aunt Katharine starts to dictate his every move and a late-night phone call insinuates that his father's accidental death was not so accidental after all.As Jeremy grows accustomed to the veneer of a fabulous life, so grows his need for answers - as well as the danger of immeasurable harm. Weaving together a murder mystery, sexual ambiguity, and characters with hidden identities and agendas, Nick Nolan offers listeners a deliciously witty novel about the "puppet" who wishes only to be a real boy. Strings Attached is also a surprisingly heartfelt story about coming-of-age and coming out - not necessarily in that order.
Stay
Savannah Brooks - 2015
No longer willing to hide who he is, Blake gives in to a life of loneliness, filling the void only as needed with temporary, no-strings-attached relationships, as he treks across the country looking for a place to eventually call home. Asher Collins knows he needs someone in his life, but he’s tired of debilitating break-ups that leave him hurting for months. Nearly a year after his last boyfriend left him, Ash has convinced himself he’s content waiting for the right guy to fall into his life, even if he really isn’t. Ash and Blake’s paths cross on an eastern Arizona ranch turned campground and within hours, Ash breaks through the first of Blake’s walls, giving him a glimpse of the damaged soul buried within. When Ash tries to help, Blake’s fear of abandonment drives him to push Ash away and run as he’s always done. Blake’s heart is closed off and broken. Ash’s heart was invested the moment they met. If Ash can find his way in, both might find exactly what they’ve been looking for.
Back To You
Leighton Rose - 2014
He finally settles down in Texas and as they both try to move on, it seems like a lost cause.A tragic turn of events causes Alex to drop everything and head back to Nebraska where he winds up face-to-face with Tyler for the first time since he left two years ago. The spark of attraction is still there, but will these two now grown men be able to overcome the years of guilt, hurt, and broken trust without breaking the bonds of friendship they’ve formed during their time apart in order to get their second chance at love? Only time will tell if their hearts can find their way back to each other.
Something Borrowed, Something Boo
Shane K. Morton - 2019
Even if it is inconvenient.Danny: I’m still recovering from a breakup that hit me pretty damn hard. Never date your best friend, it doesn’t turn out well. But we have mended our relationship and now I am his best-man at his wedding this Halloween. What’s worse… I must also plan it. I’m saddled with Evan’s (the other grooms) best man, Blake Hudson, who also happens to be his brother and a television star. If he wasn’t so annoying, I would want to kiss him. He may be infuriating but he’s also incredibly hot and too damn nice for my own good. Burying my feelings is just making me angsty.Blake: Being hidden in the Hollywood closet has always made dating a real pain in the ass. Now I’m stuck here in the small town of Point Pleasant helping to plan my brother’s wedding with a man who really doesn’t like me. Its frustrating, because, I am falling head over heels in love with him. How can I get him to see that I’m serious and would change my life if he would just give me a chance? Danny Kincaid is one of the most beautiful and honest people I’ve ever met. How can you fall in love in less than a week? If I can get him to fall in love with me too, what will that mean for my career?
Spring Forward
Rachel Kane - 2020
A handyman with a past full of secrets. And the small town that would change them forever. It should've been a dream come true for Liam, inheriting the old mansion named Superbia Springs. It helped him meet Mason, the handyman who kept the town running. Mason is sweet, generous, and good with his hands. (If only he'd use those hands on Liam...) But Mason has a secret, and the old house has a secret, and the whole town seems full of secrets. Mason knows he can't fall for Liam, no matter how the man makes him burn with passion. Gay single dads are off limits when you're stuck in the closet. Liam hates secrets, and after hearing what happened to Liam's father and his ex, Mason desperately wants to give him his heart...and his whole story. But how can he tell Liam what's really keeping him in the closet, when it could destroy people's lives? Liam knows he should pack up his bags and his baby and head straight back for his home in the city...but something about Superbia draws him back inexorably. Maybe it's the town itself. Maybe it's the mansion, with all its mysteries. Or maybe it's because he can't get Mason out of his mind, out of his dreams, out of his heart. Can the irresistible desire the two men feel for each other overcome the small-town grudges, feuds and scandals that threaten to keep them apart?
More Than Christmas
Lane Swift - 2016
On a two-year assignment to America, young British auto executive Nick Harris is interested in only one thing - boosting his career - until he meets his hunk of a next-door neighbour, and landlord, Dale Hepburn. The problem is that Dale’s interest in Nick seems to be more changeable than the Michigan weather. One day they’re training in Dale’s garage gym and he’s giving Nick smouldering looks from under the barbell. The next, Nick’s attempts to turn up the heat on their friendship get the cold shoulder. Dale finally claims he’s holding out for love that will last, and Nick’s stay in America is only temporary. But a neighbour’s accidental remark suggests otherwise. Humiliated and hurt, Nick confronts Dale - with disastrous consequences. Now, with painful truths revealed, and hearts bruised, Nick must find a way to convince Dale they can be more than Christmas. Follow a Brit’s romantic journey, through his first Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas in Michigan, including a costume party, a blizzard, and a family crisis, to a heart-warming HFN. ~39,000 words
Give Me A Hand
Gwen Martin - 2020
Jude is more than Cam’s roommate—he’s his best friend. Cam loves how they fit so perfectly into each other’s lives. The last thing Cam wants is to upset the most important relationship in his life, especially since he’s been burned by love before. And after surviving a near-fatal car accident, he’s content to keep his love life strictly casual.Until Jude.Until the moment everything changes. Now Cam’s feeling things he thought he’d never feel again. He doesn’t want to ruin their friendship, but he can’t seem to stay away from Jude. Just one time becomes just one more until his predictable life is upside down. He has no clue what he wants anymore.Except Jude.He wants Jude. More than that, he needs Jude. In his life, in his heart, in his home. But if they are going to have a shot at forever, Cam’s going to have to work through his painful past. Cam doesn’t want to break his best friend’s heart, but is he willing to risk his own?Give Me a Hand is a full-length new adult friends-to-lovers romance between two stubborn heroes. Happy ending guaranteed with plenty of feels and steam along the way!
Ethan & Wyatt: Getting Him Back / Boyfriend Material / Relationship Status
K.A. Mitchell - 2017
Mitchell's male/male trilogy, now available for the first time in print Getting Him Back Ethan may have followed his high school sweetheart to college only to get dumped his first day there, but that won't stop him from exploring his new life. Things start looking up when he meets Wyatt, who's mysterious, grouchy, hot—and possibly not gay. When their friendship deepens into something neither expects, Ethan has a new challenge: convince Wyatt this isn't just a pity fling but something more serious. Boyfriend Material Physically, it's easy for Ethan and Wyatt to be together—sort of. Privacy is hard to come by in a dorm, but finding ways to connect is half the fun. Emotionally, though, Wyatt isn't sure if a relationship is something he can make last—years of hiding his emotions have left him with shaky self-confidence. And when it's time to head home for the holidays, their steamy on-campus connection may not translate so well to the real world… Relationship Status Life doesn't come with a syllabus. Together, Ethan and Wyatt are getting the hang of real life when a new responsibility for Wyatt throws everything off balance. Ethan's doing everything he can to prove he's in this forever while Wyatt is torn between a future with Ethan and a debt to the past. Too bad they didn't cover this in college.
Weeps Indigo: A Fall From Grace
J.K. Jones - 2018
Reckless. Exhilarating. Richard enjoys watching him in the interrogation room, his eyes coveting the way the cigarette easily slid between his lips. For a brief moment, his fingers yearn to trace the tattoos wrapped around his toned flesh. If he squints, he can focus on those emerald-green eyes, haunting yet so familiar. Everything about the man pulls him in, awakening something deep within long since beaten dead.Richard knows exactly what Beau's nighttime occupation is.It was his job, his calling to investigate the things unknown, the things hidden in the darkness. Why? Because it was magnetic, pulling in on his own dark side. But how far was he willing to go? What happens when the life he carefully constructed falls to pieces?The Sheriff of Byrmonville Richard Clayson has a dark secret.One that can easily be exposed.
The Edge of Heaven
E.M. Lindsey - 2020
And when he realizes he has to follow through and actually bring someone, he's left with only one option.Hire a stranger.He's expecting the weekend to be a disaster, he's expecting everyone to see through him, he's expecting them all to know the truth- that he could never get someone as gorgeous as that to fall for a person like him.What he isn't expecting is Archer, the charming man who can play the part of astrophysicist with an endless love for the wonders of space, and gentle words that could sweep anyone off their feet.Even Julian, who vowed never to let another man close to his heart, ever again.It would be a romance made in the heavens....if only Archer wasn't keeping a secret of his own.The Edge Of Heaven is a stand alone romance with no cheating and a happily ever after.
Fireproof
Hollis Shiloh - 2014
He gave it up when he developed the terrifying ability to make fire with his mind. Panicked, he fled—also leaving behind his best friend and secret crush, Levi.Two years later, they meet again. And somehow, Levi can forgive Jett for leaving and never saying goodbye. But now Levi's getting married, and that hurts more than Jett thought anything could.How will Levi take the news of Jett's weird fire magic—or the news that he's gay?Two men navigate the waters of magic, changing relationships, and danger in this contemporary, sweet and slightly angsty paranormal gay firefighter-themed romance.Sexiness level: Low-mediumLength: approx. 40,000 wordsThemes: paranormal, contemporary, gay/bi romance, firefighters, friends-to-lovers, sweet, emotional, angst, comfort, firemen