Cake Clash


Claire Castle - 2018
    When his co-worker sends in an application for him to compete on the reality baking show, Cake Clash, he’s nervous but also excited for the opportunity. Even if he secretly wishes he was competing alongside Josiah. Chef Jos, one of the youngest, renowned celebrity chefs, and a notorious recluse, is surprised when he’s asked to be a judge on the reality television baking show, but takes the opportunity as a fresh start. He’s blown away when he recognizes Finn as one of the contestants. The years separated from Finn have transformed him from Josiah Stevens to Chef Jos, and seem to disappear in the presence of his first love. Can they make up for lost time, and reconnect for love on the rollercoaster ride that is Cake Clash?

Bodyguard


Dassy Bernhard - 2021
    Fortunately, everyone's focus is on the idols, and nobody looks at him too closely—or so he thinks.Kyo Seung-hyun, the new chairman of the Kyo Group, is looking for a trusted confidant while working on his eccentric playboy billionaire image (he's got the “eccentric” part down cold). When he meets Jun-young, he knows he’s found his man—in more ways than one. Jun-young is too honest for his own good, more intelligent than he lets on, and too attractive for Seung-hyun's peace of mind. The superpowers are a bonus, really.When Seung-hyun tries to correct his deceased father's past misdeeds, the corruption the two of them unearth is the kind many would prefer to be kept quiet. Jun-young would do anything to keep Seung-hyun safe, but this situation might be more than even he can handle.Author's note: Slow burn. Sweet romance. Idiots in love. Mutual pining. MARVEL and Connie Willis references. Corruption. The occasional cat. Happily Ever After.*This novel is a revised, extended version of a novella using the same name and cover*

Waiting for Rain


Susan Mac Nicol - 2014
    Now he’s found a home among the haystacks and village fairs as the general manager for the Duck and Drake Hotel. With the fears and demons from his youth hidden away in this bucolic oasis, he’s very protective of who he lets in. Until he stumbles across shirtless carpenter Rain Engel building the hotel’s new custom-designed bar. Working in the countryside, Rain prepared to face his biggest fear: sheep. He didn’t expect to deal with his second biggest fear: commitment. Toby’s controlled, tough guy façade coupled with his “find happiness where you can” optimism calls to Rain like nothing before. While Rain may be an exhibitionist, his romantic history forces him to hold his emotions close. As their relationship develops, secrets from their pasts drive a wedge between them: the ex-boyfriend who tore apart Rain’s trust and Toby's history with the law. But can the secrets hiding among the quirky villagers bring them together? With missing sheep, pole dancing at the winter festival, and a crippling drought, everyone is waiting for Rain.

Weekend Boyfriend


Dillon Hunter - 2019
    Newly single and with a class reunion just a couple of weeks away, all of his old high school friends are about to find out that his picture perfect life is actually falling apart. Except maybe nobody has to know. Maybe Trevor can still have his cake and eat it, too. “Pretending to be gay to score a free trip home? Nothing to worry about, right?” Wyatt Hayes never expected that his life would be this hard. The modeling contract he’d scored was supposed to have been his ticket to the good life. Waiting tables and sharing a walk-up studio the size of a shoe box was never supposed to be part of the deal, but even those things are easier to stomach than constantly having to make excuses to his family to hide the fact that he’s too broke to visit. “One weekend, no strings attached.” But sometimes even the best laid plans can get a little tangled when faking it starts to feel a little too real… Weekend Boyfriend is a steamy standalone featuring a hopeless romantic whose life isn’t nearly as perfect as he would like everyone to believe, a waiter who isn’t quite as straight as he thinks, and a class reunion where anything might happen. No cliffhangers and a guaranteed happily-ever-after ending.

Guarding His Fortunes


Jaylen Florian - 2018
     Sam, a clever and tenacious security guard, investigates a puzzling heist at a fine art gallery and discovers a vast, hidden fortune is at stake. Intimacy is the last thing on the minds of these rugged men. Neither man would ever dream that the other could crash through his walls and excite his imagination. As Elan and Sam build trust to solve the theft, a more dangerous crime strikes in the middle of the night and threatens much more than wealth and riches. The key to unraveling the mysteries is a realization that can only be achieved once the men share concealed feelings and open up about the past. “Guarding His Fortunes” is a romantic mystery set in the enchanting historical city of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and its surrounding hills and mountainous regions. This book is written in present tense with a third person point of view and it contains passionate themes intended for mature audiences.

My Theory for Love


Ashlynn Mills - 2020
     Working at the coffee shop barely pays the bills as it is, but when all my life savings is stolen from me leaving me floundering about, I have no choice but to take on a second job.I never expect to see the guy I locked eyes with at the coffee shop again, but not only do I keep running into him everywhere I go, he also ends up hiring me to tutor his son. The lines between casual and professional begin to blur. How can I focus on my job when the gorgeous straight older man has me losing not only my train of thought but my heart as well.

In This Bed of Snowflakes We Lie


Sophia Soames - 2019
    It just makes things easier that way, not having to face all the fears and drama of living. He especially hides from other people, because Oskar has grown up fearing the snide remarks and the quick glances that strip him of the tiny scraps of confidence he still has left. He is just going to keep existing. Work hard to complete his medical degree and perhaps watch a few more series on Netflix in peace and quiet over Christmas. Erik Nøst Hansen should be an almost fully-fledged adult. He should be able to sort out the mess that festers in his head and stop lying. It’s just hard. And it’s bloody terrifying to even acknowledge the thoughts that swirl around in his head at night when he can’t sleep. He also needs to figure out how to talk to the boy downstairs. The one with the golden curls and the crooked smile. The boy who is completely monopolising Erik’s messed-up heart. A story of falling in love and being brave. A Christmas tale with a difference, set in the university dorms of central Oslo, where lies are uncovered, snowflakes are falling all over the place, and beds are made to lie in. There is a slightly unconventional family. A mess of animal onesies. Too much food and a very Merry Christmas.

Broken Strings


Casey Carson - 2018
    But as much as I’d like to, I can’t put him in that position…or any other positions, for that matter. I’m just here to do a job. It’s not my fault that he looks like an innocent angel and a broken boy all at the same time. That’s why he needs someone like me looking out for him, protecting him, keeping him safe. But can I keep things professional between us? Corey: I’ve been performing on stage in front of thousands of people almost every night of my life since I was nineteen. Living in the public eye means I get hounded everywhere I go. I have zero privacy. I’m exhausted, but my greedy manager and loser bandmates rely on me to keep cranking out hits. To keep going full throttle—and keep everyone happy—I turned to the rock & roll cliché of nonstop booze and drugs. I’m being pulled in every direction. I feel like I’m falling apart. I’m ready for a change. I want something real. After getting stabbed by a random psycho and almost dying, my manager wants to hire a bodyguard for me. I don’t care if he’s big and strong and sexy as hell—I don’t want some meathead with an earpiece following me everywhere I go. I already have no privacy as it is! But maybe…just maybe…Max is different? All I know is that the thought of dealing with everything in my life while trying to stay sober terrifies me. I can’t do it alone. Broken Strings is a 60,000+ word gay romance about finding happiness amidst a lifestyle filled with sex, drugs, and rock & roll. This book contains sexually explicit material and colorful language intended for adults 18 and older. Each book in the Chords of Chaos series can be read as a standalone novel, but they’re better if you read them in order.

Raise Up, Heart


Leta Blake - 2020
    He’s felt empty ever since.But his lover’s heart survives, placed inside his cousin, Alex. As time passes, it becomes clear: Damon’s heart is too devoted to Cole. It’s strong, and lovelorn, and terrifyingly true blue. The fight for Alex’s body is brutal. But, to win, Damon’s heart only has to beat.Even faced with the horror of his lover’s eerie return, Cole’s heart leaps at the chance to finally have the man he's yearned for. What will he sacrifice to be with Damon? And who will pay the ultimate price?Raise Up, Heart, is a stand-alone, second chance gay romance, inspired by the famous gothic, short stories of yore. With head nods to Edgar Allen Poe and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Raise Up, Heart, is dark, epic, consuming, and dreamlike. Released just in time for Halloween, the story includes angst, steam, and a happy ending. This novella displays Leta Blake’s writing style at its most beautiful and challenging.

Naughty Cupid


Deanna Wadsworth - 2016
    Well, hold on to your hats, because there’s more to tell about your favorite cupid working in the Gay Division of the Inter-Dimensional Association of Cupids. Remember Ethan? That Aztec god of the winds who busted me shooting a closeted human with a gay lust arrow? Yeah, I haven’t been able to forget him either. Even though I have a rule against getting it on with other supernaturals—especially ones working for the Straight Division—my magic is drawn to Ethan and all his tattoos and piercings in a way I cannot control. But after that night of mind-numbing sex, now I gotta face my evil ex-boyfriend and a suspension by the IDAC for “misplacing” arrows. They took my quiver, and I have to figure out how to get my arrow privileges back before they’re taken forever. Ethan seems to think he can help me, but I don’t know how anybody can make this cupid believe in love again.First Edition published as A Cupid's Wager by Dreamspinner Press, 2014.

Safe Word


Alice Shaw - 2018
    Can you handle the beast? Face pics only. Omegas: call me daddy.” -Leo’s Grindr Profile 
Hayden Williams looked at the picture of his parents on his dresser every single night. He never thought he’d fall in love. He never thought he’d wake up in Mr. Right’s arms. He wasn’t exactly looking out for him. But Hayden isn’t gay. He’s a bisexual omega, looking for the opposite of what’s “safe.” When he sends a few pictures to a mysterious alpha online, he realizes he’s found what he’s been looking for: someone dangerous. Now, he can no longer hold back his desires. Leo Kennedy used to be the idol of the leather scene. He used to be a player. Now, he’s somewhat of a legend. Leo is a seasoned alpha. He’s been searching for the perfect omega for years, but he’s beginning to think perfect doesn’t exist. So when Hayden tells him he’ll do anything, he better mean anything. The more the two build up tension, the closer they come to loving each other. When they finally meet in the dim-lit club, they get their release. But Leo’s last relationship broke him, and Hayden isn’t even out of the closet. Are they ready to move from a life of leather and lace into something comforting, safe, and potentially dangerous? Safe Word is a full-length first time gay romance novel with a dash of mpreg. It is 50,000 words. This book contains hot and sexy leather scenes, emotional moments full of mystery and desire, and a beautiful baby to keep you smiling for days. This mpreg book is meant for 18+ readers.

Lone Wolf


Shelley Munro - 2011
     R.J. Blake begins a new session tutoring young werewolves in the old ways—before the introduction of the shift-suppressing drugs that allow their kind to live secretly among humans. He expects nothing out of the ordinary. Until sexy, smart, aggravating-as-hell Corey Wilson arrives. Older than the others, son of a powerful Los Angeles pack leader, Corey is an instant temptation he cannot afford. The last thing Corey wants is three months stuck in the Yellowstone wilderness, followed by the stifling life his father has all mapped out for him. One glimpse of R.J., though, sparks a determination to seduce the older man before he leaves. Yet as R.J. guides him through the sometimes terrifying process of rediscovering his heritage, a deepening respect calls to his artistic soul and fuels a burst of creativity. When their time comes to an end, Corey senses hesitation behind R.J.’s insistence that theirs was simply a summer fling. Inspiring him to take a leap of faith with consequences neither of them saw coming. A dangerous plot that reaches from the heart of their love to the highest office in the land… Warning: This book contains a young werewolf intent on seduction, an older werewolf determined to resist said seduction, werewolf politics and brutality, a little spilled blood, and hot, naked manlove in the great outdoors.

Daddy's Girl


Victoria Sue - 2021
    But due to a ridiculous inheritance stipulation he had one month to get an omega pregnant, or he would lose the house, the estate, and the vineyard his family had owned for generations.Tolly hated Alphas. They were bossy, egotistical, self-absorbed wind-bags that thought the world belonged to them. But because of an accident his dad had lost his job and their home, making the money Kyron was offering to give him a baby look pretty damn tempting.Forced together by circumstances both men are determined to see their arrangement through. Except the longer they stay together, neither of them is sure they want it to end.This is the full edited edition of the story that was serialized in Victoria Sue's newsletter.

Romantic Renovations


Blake Allwood - 2020
    When this surprising success is jeopardized by an unscrupulous costar, his world begins to crumble until coming face to face with his new costar, the muscle-bound and ridiculously handsome Leslie Cooper.Just as things are heating up between Les and Bennett, Bennett's abusive past emerges. But this time, it puts both their lives in jeopardyWill Bennett’s will to survive, and Les’s inner strength be enough to keep them alive and save their fragile relationship?

Letters Book One


Michael Robert - 2021
    Jack’s recent death leaves Perry reeling and alone. After eighteen years together, Perry has no idea how he can move forward.Lucas Jenkins, a nineteen-year-old residing in Beaufort, South Carolina, has lost both his mother and the man he dreamed of sharing his life with. Lucas discovers a letter from his mother that directs him to a safe deposit box at the local bank. The box contains two letters that reveal life-altering revelations.Join Perry as he takes his dead husband’s advice and begins a journey of discovery and love. Perry’s journey begins with the meeting of a mysterious boy. Will this boy provide the answers to the future, or will he only be the first stop that leads Perry to a destiny with Lucas?Book one of Letters is a story about how we pick up the pieces of our lives and make the choice to live again. Are Perry and Lucas destined for love? Does the ethereal boy from Virginia still figure into the journey of the two men with letters?