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Cameron Fairway has a secret.

Before he shares it with the world, he's determined to build the confidence he wants to live life as a gay man and the experience he'll need to snag Mr. Right. For that, he requires a mentor-someone experienced. Someone with manners. Someone discreet enough to be able to mix business with pleasure under the watchful eye of his father's empire-a gentleman. Pete Carver is without a doubt that man.

Pete Carver has a problem.

Pete doesn't mix business with pleasure because there is no pleasure in business. There's only order and discipline if you want to succeed. When the boss' youngest son approaches him with a proposition that rattles every one of his sensibilities, Pete is determined to get to the bottom of the ploy. Because that's all it can possibly be-why else would the ruthless John Fairway's son proposition a straight man in his father's company? The apple can't fall far from the tree.

One man looking for love in all the wrong places. Another always in the wrong place.

Brokenhearted and love-scorn, Johnny finds himself forced back into the dating pool by his overbearing mother and meddling best friend. Is it fate, interference, or a dating app glitch that keeps pairing him with his complete opposite, a handsome brick mason with a smile that makes bad decisions worthwhile?

While Aiden is seemingly perfect inside and out, Johnny is a realist. There's no way that man's peanut butter goes with his clumsy, nerdy jelly. If only he could convince his libido and the determined brick mason that he's not on the market, he could get back to his safe, solitary life.

Aiden wants more than just being a pretty face and a night of fun after years of fumbling through encounters that never went deeper than the surface. When he meets Johnny, something behind the skittish photographer's snarky facade speaks to his wanton heart. There has to be a reason they keep crashing into each other in more ways than one. Maybe attraction isn't supposed to make sense and love, even less.

An MM romcom about the ripple effect of broken trust and learning to love yourself before you can love another.

Sometimes love is where you least expect it, and sometimes it's right where you left it.

Widower, Max Hartwell, is barely keeping it together, being a single dad, managing his law firm, and navigating everyday chaos. Life after loss is too difficult for surprises, which is why Max would be lost without his reliable best friend and neighbor, Jack.

Best pitcher in the MLB, Jack Spears, is at the top of his game. He has it all, except for the one thing he wants most, which happens to be the one thing he can't have if he doesn't want his private life to overshadow his career - love. When an emotional evening reveals his biggest secret, he's faced with losing everything that matters most to him.

Can Max see him for the man he truly is, or will Jack forever be doomed to live in the shadow of the image he created as America's favorite pitcher?

Heartfelt and human, The Shutout is a story of friendship, loss, love, and the rough road to new beginnings.

Damiano's parents have never had any faith in him, so it's no surprise when his new boss doesn't either. He's determined to prove Graham Brandt wrong though, if only he could stop pushing the man's buttons and dreaming about tearing them off. It's frustrating being a hot-blooded young man, particularly when your sexy boss is straighter than the level he uses on job sites.

What do you do when your ex-wife won't come home, and you can't stop thinking about your obnoxious apprentice? You lose your damn mind, apparently. That's the only explanation for why Graham agrees to let Dami teach him how to explore his unexplainable desires. When the lessons are over, however, Graham learns he may have misunderstood not only sex education, but Damiano Andropolis. Why does Graham always want things he can't have?

The school of tough love is in session, but who is teaching whom?

Praise for Tough Love

"These two are so freaking funny! I can't get enough!" - Paperbackintheday

"Dianna Roman walks that fine line between laugh out loud funny and pull at your heartstring's angst so effortlessly and so well. Graham and Dami have dug themselves a place in my heart and won't be coming out any time soon." - Her Royal Margeness

"I loved, loved, loved Dami and Graham's story and was on the brink of tears (and laughter) the whole book." - TheBookFairie

I hate Galaxy 6781. HATE it!

One last job. The bounty of a lifetime.

It wasn't supposed to end with me on a slave planet and my entire crew dead. So, when the chance to escape presented itself, I took it. Had I known more about my fellow escapee, I might have reconsidered.

When Grantham, crowned prince of Ditali, tried giving me some schpiel about how the universe has chosen us to be together, as in together 'together', I shot that theory down stat. I mean, I'm not even into males.

Except...now he says he's dying. Dying in the sense that because one handsome bounty hunter rejected our so-called 'fating', he's literally wasting away before my eyes.

Sad, but what do I care? We're strangers.

The debris field we're approaching can kiss my backside, right along with my lack of flight skills because as much as I'm not into males, I'm not ready to die. They'd better throw me a parade when we get to his planet.

Galaxy 6781, I really, really, really hate you.

An M/M, scifi, romantic comedy

A chance meeting at a bar.

An instant connection.

But that connection turns from a spark into all business. For the moment.

And it's a really bad idea to date the boss...

Raphael (Raf) Lutz, is under immense stress with the opening of his fifth art gallery in a few months. He's mentally and physically exhausted, and given his perfectionist nature, deeply concerned that this gallery won't stack up to the rest. His best friend, Ambrose and Ambrose's boyfriend, Barrett, have trusted Raf with a very special set of illustrations belonging to Barrett's deceased friend. Raf is making the illustrations a highlight of the gallery's opening, and it has to be just right. Perfect. But he's drowning and he needs a marketing manager yesterday.

On the other side of town, Silvan Diedrich has just been downsized from the marketing firm he helped build, and drowning his sorrows in a few drinks and maybe some company sounds about right. The man who takes the stool beside him is dangerously handsome with a clear flair for the dramatic. Company, indeed. But as he and Raf talk, Raf offers him the one thing Silvan hadn't been expecting - an interview.

Which he passes with flying colors.

But close proximity to Raf, day after day, is far too much temptation. Raf doesn't need any more complications. Silvan's not been with anyone in a long time, as he's been the primary parent for his now college-aged daughter.

So they make a deal. Hands off, for now.

Sticking to that deal proves to be rather difficult for both of them.

The companion to Ask Me For Fire, but can stand alone.

Elsie's a small town with a lot of heart. Isn't that how most small town romance stories begin?

But this isn't any love story. These five stories cross paths and connections, age, gender, sexuality, and different kinds of relationships. Stories like that of Harriet, the owner of Twelfth Moon perfumery and adopted mother to her nephew, Nu. Harriet always figured she'd be single for the rest of her life, but Dela Atwater appearing in her shop one blustery autumn day sparks something within her. A bit of romance and longing she'd long thought buried.

And what about Nu, Harriet's nephew? He's quickly falling for Miles, who works in the coffee shop next door to Twelfth Moon. The shop is owned by Miles's brother, Jones, who has his own ideas about sex and lust and romance (or lack thereof). Across town, Maeve is learning how to exist as a widower but when they meet Evie, a spark is lit. And Yuri, Nu's best friend, is anxiously awaiting the holidays so he can see his girlfriend, Beckett, once more.

It's about hope and joy and queer love in so many shapes and forms, from the author of the dark fantasy/romance novel Wilderwood ("...will shatter readers' expectations with its bewitching complexities..." - The BookLife Prize).

Twins Bren and Clark have been holding each other up since their mother passed away. It hasn't been easy. But Bren is running the family greenhouse and Clark has a good job at the local library. Life is quiet, just as Bren likes it. But Clark feels like he's stagnating.

Bren isn't looking for love when a greenhouse customer dumps water all over her. But Elodie's cute and bouncy and, it turns out, a folklorist at the local college and has a special interest in plants and their stories. It seems like a perfect match.

Clark might have a tiny crush on a patron at the library, but he's never going to say anything. But when Jasper, that very patron, asks for Clark's assistance on a research project, Clark can't say no. To Jasper or the project; Jasper's researching local "ghost trails". And Clark is a bit of a believer.

But trauma and grief are slippery things, and getting through it isn't simple or easy. Maybe love needs to find a way to help them both heal.

The Limits of Pleasure follows Dave Miller, a forty-year-old bearish gay man, living in Boston in an escalating skirmish to reconcile his Jewish and gay identities. A year after the death of his Holocaust-surviving grandmother, Dave leaves Boston for Amsterdam, the home of Anne Frank, whom his Grandma revered. Dave, feeling undeserving to confront the suffering that Grandma endured in the concentration camps, cannot bring himself to visit Anne Frank's house. Angry at himself and the world, Dave repeatedly seeks out erotic encounters that mix sacred ritual with profane hedonism. Then he meets Alexander, a sexually reserved Dutchman of Indonesian heritage, who has identity conflicts of his own. The relationship shakes both men's lives to their core.

Men Who Will Entice, Astound & Amaze You!

In this newest collection of short stories from award-winning writer, Daniel M. Jaffe, red-blooded American men make mischief while exploring themselves and others throughout the United States. These men grow exhausted fulfilling heaven's anointment as a West Hollywood sex angel, endure medical sacrifice in Minneapolis while saving gay men from global extinction, encounter joy at the moment of Palm Springs transcendence to the afterlife, discover unexpected romance with someone of ambiguous gender in Chicago, revel in the laid-back sexual camaraderie of South Florida's older gay community, struggle to cease vanishing into thin air whenever spotting their beloved on Harvard's campus, fall in love with a magical Texarkana circus masturbator, and worry about the mental health of an aging Brooklyn husband. These tales of fantasy, sci-fi, horror, romance, and good old-fashioned realism, evoke deep pride in the varied wonders of being an American male.

In the tranquil town of Beachside, New Jersey, pianist Billy Pine finds solace in his music, enchanting patrons at La Péniche. But when Pierce Talon, an enigmatic chef from his past, reappears, Billy's world is turned upside down. Drawn into the mysterious ambiance of the Sea Spray Inn, Billy is swept into a whirlwind of romance and intrigue. Pierce's request for help in the kitchen reignites old sparks, but as summer heats up, those sparks quickly grow into flames. Thad Lambert, a renowned music director, sees Billy's untapped potential and awakens ambitions he never dared to dream of. Yet beneath the surface, dark secrets and hidden desires threaten to unravel Billy's carefully balanced life. When a mysterious accident rocks the hotel's kitchen, Billy is thrust into a dangerous game of love, trust, and ambition. Teetering between the comfort of small-town life and the allure of broader horizons, Billy must confront his deepest fears and decide who truly holds the key to his heart. "The Object of His Affection" is a captivating romance that delves into the power of music, the complexities of love, and the courage it takes to follow your heart. Will Billy embrace the future he's always dreamed of, or will the shadows of the past keep him anchored in a life half-lived?

Have you wondered what makes some relationships enjoyable and lasting? I do not pretend to have a magic formula. I share how my partner and I poured enchantment into our recipe, making the ingredients of our sortilege an easier card to read. Maybe you discover a thing or two to feed your own romance or the one to come your way. Relationships are about connections. Connections in romantic relationships, how I see them, are about a constant flow of beautiful details that first conceive love and then give birth to it. I was reminded of it by remarkable teachers and peers during defining moments when I was open to hear with brighter clarity. To connect I must be vulnerable, honest enough to share my true self. Romantic connections are about touch, the physical, the mind, and the spirit. Connecting is hugging, the hugs we get, those we give to others, and especially to ourselves. As Mama Ru' has taught me, 'If you can't love yourself, how the hell are you going to love somebody else.'

I have found that redefining my concept of happiness with wiser lessons leads to joy and contentment. I update my purpose when I need to. I construct and reconstruct my existence as new phases arise. This anthology of poems tells the specific approach that made Malik and I us blossom!

"I was so young when it all began that the blame hardly feels like mine. ..."

In the lull between the conservative '50s and the turbulent '60s, Kyle Ryan Quinn, an introspective, sentimental boy, leads a golden life. He's wealthy, beautiful and smart, and he vacations each year on the same island with the same circle of friends: entitled Adonis Trent; acerbic Claudia; practical Dana; and frivolous Carly. Haunted by the ghosts of a tragedy that took place in his youth, Kyle is more sensitive than his privileged friends. He understands loss, and secrets.

When he meets Jack Averill, a quiet, bookish boy, his fateful 18th summer on the island, Kyle falls hopelessly, heedlessly in love. As he befriends and attempts to woo Jack - and tries to integrate him into his tight-knit yet troubled circle - he's pursued himself by another summer boy, Trey, who will stop at nothing to win Kyle's love, all while Trent toys with the affections of an island girl. Amid mounting familial, sexual and peer pressures, all four young men make heartbreaking decisions that will steal their innocence, destroy lives and consume them forever.