He’d rather keep their friendship than risk a lifelong connection and never see him again.  But when they move into their own place at the start of their junior year, can Ethan keep his feelings from showing when they live so close together? Sebastian Young had an epiphany about Ethan at the end of last year.  He moved them into a loft he’d found over the summer allowing him to be closer to Ethan. As they settle into their lives in a new place with such close quarters, ex-girlfriends, nosy downstairs neighbors, and Sebastian’s own doubts could put their relationship in jeopardy before it even begins. Can two best friends admit their feelings and fall in love? (A M/M Romance)

    Vince is a dedicated biology student and a bit of a loner. Superstar quarterback Carson is larger than life, and he lives under a public microscope. There’s no way they should work. But Vince is learning that sometimes people just come steamrolling into your life and all you can do is hang on for the ride or lose your heart in the process. If their relationship can survive the fallout when an injury derails Carson’s future plans, maybe Vince can finally find something to believe in.

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

    Then Nando breaks up with yet another boyfriend because he won’t commit to him. He can’t. He’s in love with Rafe. Heartbroken, and having one too many cocktails, Nando shows up at Rafe’s apartment, going to the one man he really wants to be with. Loving Nando the way he does, Rafe can’t turn him away.

    Sweetness, trust, absolute comfort with each other. So are they just friends or what?Photo Description: Two young men sleeping on a bed together. Fully clothed and lying on top of the covers, the one in back sleeps on the other's back with his arm tucked around his midsection, hugging him in sleep.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.Download the story, read it online or find it in Love Is Always Write: Volume 7.

    He spends his days surfing, his nights partying in paradise. But then his girlfriend leaves him, and he breaks both of his arms in a biking accident. Now, in full arm casts, he has to rely on his new roommate, Patrick, for help with ordinary, simple tasks, like opening doors and getting dressed. Patrick helps out mostly because he has nowhere else to stay. At least at first. But soon Patrick begins to enjoy serving as a helping hand to his hot roommate, especially when Augie's needs turn personal. But bones heal and casts come off, and when Augie will no longer need that helping hand, Patrick is afraid he'll just be chalked up as a college experiment. This gay friends-to-lovers romance novella runs about 28,000 words and contains scenes of love between two men.

    Strange folks pass through every day, but on Halloween things tend to get more bizarre. Still, Jace is surprised when Cash Rowan pays him a visit with a tale that stands Jace's hair on end. This dark urban fantasy contains graphic violence and a consensual sexual relationship between non-human twin brothers.

    He loves his person, Private Investigator Evan Slater, his job as a defense attorney, and he doesn’t mind living in Evan’s small house, even though he comes from an old-money family on Vert Island. Evan is everything Madden wants out of bed, and in it, except he’s missing one thing: gentleness. Evan knows he’s been letting Madden down, or at least that Madden wants more from him. The learning curve to give Madden what he wants might be sharp, but not impossible to handle. Can Evan find some courage and take the plunge? With Madden at his side, anything’s possible.

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    Settle down and get married and live a nice quiet life. Which is why he ends up asking Spencer, his best friend and roommate, to go as his date. Never mind that they aren’t dating, that Spence is definitely not interested in dating—his sisters have heard enough about him over the years that they might buy it. A week at home, pretending to date a guy he’s been in love with for three years? What could possibly go wrong?

    After graduating from art school Nate left the Midwest for sunny Southern California, not quite sure what he hoped to find. It was almost certainly not falling in love with another man. His whole world and assumptions about himself begin to slowly turn upside down on one hot summer day. Seeking respite from the heat and his loneliness at Venice Beach he has a chance encounter with a handsome blond surfer. Jez is friendly, easygoing, and just a little bit mysterious. Openly gay, Jez offers Nate a place to stay, and the two men become fast friends. Nate makes new friends, adjusts to his new life, but his unbidden attraction to Jez keeps growing. In their moments of closeness Nate realizes that he wants Jez more than just a friend, but it might be too late. To make Jez his, Nate has to face not only his own fears and insecurities, but his mysterious mate has secrets of his own. Warning: Al fresco man-love, a scene-stealing old coot, and a relentless California sun.

    We shared a room, shared DNA, shared everything… until we didn’t.IVAN: I’ve always loved Eric more than I should, but when we were younger, it never occurred to me that the way I loved him was too much. All I ever wanted was to be everything he needed, but when he locked me out of his life, I had to face the fact that he didn’t feel the same.It wasn’t until now that I realized I’d never known exactly what it was he craved. But now that I do? No one else is going to give it to him but me.Once, I never would have imagined showing my twin just how twisted and dark I was inside. He was everything good, everything I wasn’t, everything I loved… and I’d rather lock him out than lose him forever.ERIC: I’ve always known my twin was too good for me, and once I got old enough to understand my sick desires, I knew the only way to keep him was to shut him out. Not completely, because I could never stand that, but just enough to make sure he’d never find out how twisted I really was.I’d rather die than let Ivan hate me, and I’ve certainly never dared to dream that finding out my dark secret would make him love me even more.EVERYTHING HE NEEDS is a 12,000 word taboo gay romance short story with a happy ending that comes at knife point, because sometimes the best way to love the one you shouldn’t is to force him to realize that what he really needs is you.

    It’s a nice, quiet, peaceful life. Apart from the kidnappings. And the aliens. Michael Marshall Smith is the winner of the Philip K. Dick Award, the August Delerth Award, the International Horror Guild Award, six British Fantasy Awards and the Prix Bob Morane, nominated for five World Fantasy Awards and CWA Silver Dagger — and the only author ever to win the BFS Award for Best Short Story four times. Now, for the first time, his internationally-revered short fiction is finally becoming available in ebook format...

    Her only hope of uncovering the truth lies with local firefighter (and long-time Waverly rival) Jason Holloway. With his piercing eyes and troubled past, it's clear from the start it's not only her way of life that's on the line, it's her heart. This novella originally appeared in the novella collection "Right Where We Belong".

    Fast forward one year. With a looming deadline, Maren is desperate to recapture her creative spark. Then she remembers Colin’s invitation to visit his family’s Iowa farm… Drew Renwycke never planned to move home and take over the farm. But he’s spent too many years watching his siblings unravel—including Colin. When Maren lands on his doorstep, he realizes she may be the key to coaxing his brother home. (originally published as a standalone in 2015) One Enchanted Eve As a Denver Culinary Institute student, Colin Renwyke is out to embark on a new career as a pastry chef. But despite his skills in the kitchen, he’s a mess in the classroom and his ongoing disasters are proving too much for his prickly instructor. If he loses his spot at the school, he's out of backup plans. Culinary school instructor Rylan Jefferson has the chance to reclaim her dream of running her own bakery. But she only has until Christmas Eve to come up with the perfect recipe to impress an eccentric investor. She has no time for holiday parties or family plans . . . and especially not for her unruliest student baker. But Colin has the one ingredient Rylan needs most—talent. Lots of it. And when he makes a proposal that just might solve both their problems, Rylan can't say no. (originally published as a standalone in 2016) One Enchanted Noel When Seb Pierce agreed to work for his wealthy grandfather for one year—in return for an early draw on his inheritance—he never expected the agreement to land him in a quirky small town in Iowa at Christmas-time, renovating a dilapidated theater…and running into a woman he never thought he’d see again. Although she’s finally settled in her hometown, Leigh Renwycke can’t shake the familiar restlessness that used to get her into trouble. When Seb Pierce waltzes into her world and begs for her help planning the theater’s holiday reopening, it might be enough to jumpstart a new career…and to prove once and for all that the new-and-improved Leigh is here to stay. Until old secrets and new sparks get in the way... (brand new in 2017!)