Contemporary

Is there ever a time when you really can’t redeem yourself? And if so, then what’s left to live for?   At one time, Brock was the dream child of the Canton family. Not only was he the oldest, but he was predicted to be the number one draft pick for the NHL. All those dreams were shattered when Brock suffered a career-ending injury. Depressed over his loss, he became lost in an addiction to drugs. Not only that, but he betrayed his three younger brothers to the point that they never want to see him again. But that was then, and now Brock is clean and sober. While his brothers still don’t trust him, they give him a job at the rink they own. It’s there that Brock meets Jimmy, the only openly gay player in the NHL. Sparks instantly fly between the two of them, but will Brock be able to fight his addiction and past long enough to find his HEA? But then again, it is Christmastime, and they do say that is when miracles happen.

The boundaries of reality and fantasy overlap with sexy but spooky consequences when an author takes a drive in the country to overcome his writer’s block.

Sex, drugs, and rock and roll, but not necessarily in that order when Starr hits the road with a gorgeous but spoiled rock star!   Having run away at the age of fifteen to escape fallout from her siblings’ drug dealings—Starr is on the run again after twenty years in an abusive marriage. A chance meeting with Kaz takes her for a dark ride into the world of rock and roll. Sparks ignite when Starr and the band’s bass player engage in a sizzling kiss at Kaz’s kinky request. A no-holds-barred game may find the lead singer on the losing end when he sets the bar too high. In a world where everything goes, Starr must give Kaz what he wants or leave the party. When a shocking discovery changes the rules of the game, she is forced to trust one man enough to face down her past once and for all.  

Sometimes plans don’t lead to where we’d intended to go…they lead to something better.   Trace Plinter is a player. He doesn’t deny it. When his current lover decides to move on, he has no problem giving Patrick his blessing. After all, he’d been ready to do the same for over a month. When Trace rescues a cute farmer from a barn fire, he recognizes attraction in the man’s sweet green eyes, but he doesn’t have time to talk to Laramie and thinks he’s missed his chance to explore a new lover—until Trace sees Laramie again at a diner and makes his move. Laramie Goshen is just coming to terms with his uncle’s death when the father who beat him and disowned him for being gay reenters his life—proclaiming that he owns half the pig farm his uncle left Laramie free and clear. When Laramie refuses to give in to his father’s demands, problems start happening at the farm. Laramie finds his fantasies filled with the sexy firefighter who rescues him from the fire that burned his barn to the ground. But when that same firefighter makes his interest known, Laramie is at odds. The complication of a boyfriend is the last thing he needs. They strike a bargain—sex with no strings attached. Trace loves the arrangement, but is unprepared for the protective feelings that surface when he learns that Laramie’s father convinced the construction company to refuse Laramie’s business, making it nearly impossible for him to rebuild his barn. If Trace decides to try to make their situation more permanent, will Laramie even be receptive?

The men of the Navy aren’t the only ones to leave their hearts on the beach.   Lisa Mankiller is spending her pre-deployment leave at the ranch of neighbors when she meets Todd Lawson, a city boy, friend, and lover, of Jake Winthrop, someone she’d not seen since departing for Navy Corpsman school years before. Witnessing how abusive Jake has become, Lisa works to rescue Todd, unaware that her heart has other plans. The Navy is sending her to sea for a year. Will someone be waiting for her when she returns?

The Country gives you more than fresh air, even at Christmas.   The romantic and comedic adventures of Wilson and his dishy doctor boyfriend, Edmund, continue. This time, Christmas is fast approaching so not only does the seasonal calendar need to be organized and presents bought, but with the help of the vicar and all the Parish Council, the main Christmas event has to be planned—the unveiling of the new town statue. Oh my. Sure, the town may have got over the fact Wilson and the doctor are a couple, but if everything goes right—and it never will—they may not forget this Christmas. Let’s just say, everything possible will be done to stop this Christmas from making the Sydney Gay Mardi Gras look like Mother Teresa’s picnic for good girls. Even so, Christmas this year will certainly be different in Passmore. Can Wilson and Edmund survive the festive season? Can the town? And what surprise does Edmund have in store for Wilson that will turn his world upside down?

All the love life Laurie Deloit has left is a delicious, forbidden fantasy, until the madam of an exclusive whorehouse offers to make it real.   When her fiancé elopes with her office assistant, Laurie’s answer is to declare war on love. In Night Wild, the opening episode of the Glass Room Adventures, she finds the perfect place to fight her battles. Performing anything-goes sex for the highest bidder in a brothel made of see-through bedrooms opens Laurie to the scary pleasures and un-guessed perils of acting out her secret dreams.

It was the most unusual prenuptial agreement lawyer Shelly Macintyre had seen, stirring memories of her time learning under the strict Robert E Steinhauser. When she walked into office to negotiate the agreement, it wasn’t just the sight of him that made her knees go weak, but what he took out of his briefcase.

Two people celebrating Christmas in Key Largo are surprised by the sudden appearance of a former lover. What could possibly go wrong? When Tom McCoy fled to The Florida Keys a year ago to get over a bad break-up, he never dreamed he’d meet beautiful Brooke Devlin, who was recovering from her own romantic mishap. They’ve returned to celebrate a magical year together—but when a former lover unexpectedly appears, there’s trouble in paradise. Will Tom and Brooke get around this unwanted intrusion and have a happy holiday? What other surprises will they find under the Christmas tree?

Raven knows the secret desires of hotshots who spend fortunes for an hour with her. Until she meets a man whose mind she can’t read.   At night, lawyer Laurie Deloit becomes Raven, the star of a brothel with glass-walled bedrooms. Her wildness gives her what she sought after the man she loved broke her heart—sex, money, and a life without secrets. She also discovers an ability to sense explicitly the sexual desires of any man or woman whose gaze lingers on her. It’s the one man whose mind she can’t fathom who draws her into a new adventure.

In the last moments of a submissive’s life, she has only to serve her master.

Was it normal for a fashion designer to ask a new model to strip so he could inspect her from head to toe to get a feel for her shape, size and sensitivities?   Bumping into her boss, causing her portfolio to fall and the drawings she’d secretly worked on during her breaks to scatter was accidental. But oh, what a welcome accident. Danea’s career dreams are realized when the man she’s drooled over and fantasized about for two years while working in administration wants to see all her sketches. Not only does Kalem Ostarizo, the world’s top fashion designer, hire her for his design team, but wants her to model for House of Ostarizo. Danea happily signs a one-year contract for each position but is shocked when she finds out the obedience clause she agreed to involves more than just obeying the rules.

Cooper from Bewitched at the Pumpkin Patch is back and is now having his own holiday hell.   Cooper is one of the happiest guys around, except for the last month. He’s been crushing on the assistant in the training room, Derek Kent, but when he goes to ask him out, Derek instead pledges the fraternity. Cooper doesn’t want him to become a target, so he tries to wait his attraction out. Now it’s time for Cooper to be in charge of the fraternity’s annual Valentine’s date party. He knows he’s going to have to make sure the kegs are filled, the music works, no fights break out, and keep the fourteen pledges in line. However, it’s hard for him to keep his mind on his job when he sees Derek coming into the party wearing nothing but Cupid’s wings and boxer briefs. Cooper knows as an active member he shouldn’t touch the pledge, however, every man has his breaking point. Will this be his?   Authors Note: This book may be read as a stand-alone story but for better reading enjoyment, you may want to read secondary characters, Hayden and Lawson’s story in Bewitched at the Pumpkin Patch.  

When love has you going to the extreme to rectify a misunderstanding.   Craig and his sister Lana have officially been recruited for season two of Latitude on the famous LGBTQ network. The only problem is that Lana is now going to be teaming up with her new boyfriend, former camera man Angel. So why are they contacting him to come on the show this season with no teammate? And after what happened last season, he feels a trap coming. Luke Nolan knows that this probably isn’t the way to reunite with Craig. In fact, it’s probably a terrible mistake considering five years ago his social circle in high school had given both Lana and Craig, hell. However, after seeing him on the show last season, he knows that he hasn’t gotten over Craig. He will do anything to get him back, even go to the extreme. But will Craig listen long enough to rectify the misunderstanding that has been haunting Luke these past five years?

Sometimes crazy in love is more than just a phrase Richard had it all—money, popularity, and a promising career as an artist. That all ended one night when he made one terrible mistake that culminated with him locked up in Kirkwood Hospital for the Mentally Ill. Now diagnosed as Bi-Polar, he finds himself struggling in a new world, one where all the rules have changed, and he must find himself again. Being in a mental hospital is nothing new to Zander. Since he was sixteen and diagnosed as Bi-Polar, he’s been in and out of the places. When he sees the sexy, yet petulant newcomer, Richard, Zander is, at first, annoyed with him. But then, over time, Zander finds himself cultivating a friendship with the artist—one that grows into something deeper. But can the two men overcome their mental diseases, or is their relationship doomed before it even begins?

How do you handle trouble if you can’t control it, particularly if it’s double trouble. Writing books and living with twins is getting hectic so he goes to the countryside for a break or is it supposed to be.

A wealthy, ambitious man tests wild woman Laurie Deloit’s determination to live without love.   Laurie, known to the night world as Raven the megastar whore, brings super-rich Charles Anders back from the brink of death, and then discovers his revived energy is a big load for her to handle. Is he giving her the life of sex without commitment she thinks she wants, or is he stealthily prying into her heart? The more she devotes her legal skills and her whoring skills to help him fulfill his ambitions, the more she wonders what she wants to be to him.

After years of denying himself the pleasure of love, the very last thing a Knight wants is to restrain his heart… Percival has been living an uncomplicated life. Until he agrees to pick up a pig-scented Addie Fontaine. She’s a woman who dreams of a family and of love. The kind of woman he often avoids. Addie, however, is not easy to forget. She’s pure, innocent, a virgin. Addie Fontaine has been living in the convent for five years to hide, to stay away from her past. She has made a life with the sisters and dreams that one day she’ll join the order. But things change when she meets the tall, drool-worthy Percival Knight. His charm, touch, kisses, and a day at the lagoon quickly change her mind.

Can a little luck help these two men’s feelings ignite during the St. Patrick’s Pub madness? Since the beginning of his senior year in college, Jimmy has lived above the very popular Irish Pub O’Dwyer’s. Sure, the music is loud and the co-eds constantly party, but the bonus is seeing graduate student Niall come in and out of work on a daily basis. Working separate shifts hasn’t given the two much time to get to know one another. So it’s quite a shock when Niall comes pounding on his door on St. Patrick’s Day asking for help working at the pub on the busiest day of the year. Even though Jimmy just finished with his own shift, being next to Niall for the night is too tempting to resist. Will sparks finally ignite? And will Jimmy find himself having a little luck of the Irish to finally make Niall notice him?

Only for the man he loves would Merrick ever wear pink bunny ears and a floppy tail. Three and half years ago, Merrick moved across the country to go to the small college in Washington where, in his first week, he met fellow student and local, Darren. They immediately hit it off and began dating. Now in their senior year, both have just aced their midterms and plan on going out to celebrate until Darren’s mom calls. Merrick finds himself being asked to help Darren work at one of his mom’s card shops working as none other than…the Easter bunny. Now, all Merrick has to do is suck it up and get through one day so he can have his special night with the man he loves. But little does Darren know that Merrick has more than just a date planned…