Contemporary

Gray was the love of Russ's life until Gray's stepfather, Johnny, decided he wanted Russ for himself. When Russ is punished for rejecting Johnny by being locked out of Survival, the rock group he created, he hits the bottom, losing Gray, and his career. A few years later, on the night of Survival's homecoming, Russ is hoping to kill his pain on a barstool across town when he meets Eddie. Eddie has lusted over the gorgeous Russ since high school, but Russ didn't know he was alive. He was too enraptured with Gray. Desperate, Eddie was willing to do anything to have Russ, even sell his very soul. So, he did. Now, he is in the perfect position to give Russ back his life, to reconnect him with his band, to shoot Survival to the very top. But it won't come cheap. In return, Eddie will finally have Russ -- on his back, on his knees, tied up, any way he chooses. Russ will become his very own sexual toy. Gray never got over Russ's betrayal. On the best night of their lives, he'd found him with some stranger between his legs. Gray didn't expect to see Russ ever again. But then Russ does the impossible; he mysteriously re-enters the band. And when they are once again face to face, Gray realizes that not only did he never get past the pain, he never got over Russ either. Russ is still gorgeous, and his talent gives Survival exactly what it needs to go right to the top. But Gray can't figure out what in hell Russ is doing with Eddie, the geek who used to go to their high school, or how Eddie manages to have so much power in the industry. And when strange things begin happening, and Gray's sexual desire for Russ rises to the surface, hell itself breaks loose.

Giovanni is no hit man, but he’s going to have to be if he is going to be able to face his father again. The son of a powerful mobster, his father has determined that its now time for him to take his place in the family. Giovanni is prepared to kill the son of a rival mobster from a room across from his hotel. But what he sees distracts him, and rather than pull the trigger, he finds himself indulging in personal fantasies, fantasies he dares not have. Amador runs his family’s construction company. Vega Construction is legit and it’s about the only business that is. He has done his best to avoid being dragged into his father’s criminal activities and done his best to hide his secret sexual desires. He is not thrilled to find himself on the Biachi hit list or to discover that the man sent to kill him now knows his secret. Giovanni and Amador will have no choice but to come together in an explosive way, both in the bedroom and out, as they desperately try to find a way out of the trap they find themselves ensnared in. Is there a way out, and if there is, will it be together?

Joel was still his best friend, and Peyton was still without love. When Joel rolls into town with his new friend, Malik, will Peyton’s future be changed forever?

Gian was a victim of sexual abuse as a boy at the hands of his uncle. Luckily, he was taken in by a police captain. Years later, Gian himself becomes a cop, and when he is informed about the sexual abuse taking place at a detention center called Beaconsfield, he is determined to make the abusers pay for their crimes. Cory is over eighteen, and therefore should no longer be at Beaconsfield. However, there are no transition houses available. A victim of abuse at the hands of the guards, he does his best to protect a young boy from their vicious atrocities. Paralyzed by fear, and sure that no one cares, he keeps silent. Gian finally gets permission to go undercover at Beaconsfield. Forced to walk the fine line between protecting the residents and securing the evidence he needs to convict the abusers, Gian’s life suddenly becomes a nightmare. There isn't anything he won’t do to protect those at the mercy of the guards…not to mention, that Cory seems to falling in love with him.

As a senior-year art student at a Santa Barbara university, Tristan is caught in a mental prison of his own making. Sexually repressed and emotionally abused by an oppressive mother, his preference for men leads him into sexual addiction. Then a new roommate appears in his dorm—Collin, a stunning psychology major from class he's fantasized about since the start of the school year, a young man Tristan's fallen in love with from afar. Collin uses his charm and knowledge of psychology to pull Tristan out of his self-destructive existence and into a tumultuous affair. But Collin has a secret, a secret that could potentially further damage Tristan and send him plummeting deeper into isolation and desperation than he's ever been before. Will Collin's secret emerge? And will Tristan move forward and find the love he's always craved or will he fall headlong back into addiction and lose everything he's worked so hard for?

Shane Connors is a Private Investigator and Don Witte is the millionaire businessman he has been hired to investigate. They come from different backgrounds. Don was born with a silver spoon in his mouth—Shane does good to pay his rent. Don runs ram shod over people. Shane roots for the underdog. They seem to have nothing in common—but then they meet—and sexual attraction quickly blossoms into a heated tryst. Can a brief affair set the stage for a lasting relationship? Or is sex merely sex regardless of the partner? Can Shane return his mind to the investigation or has his priorities been compromised forever?

After breaking up with his live-in lover, Lee Graham finds he needs money. Franky McCoy owns an escort service and has an opening. A client needs an escort for the evening and is willing to pay top dollar for the right man. Lee is tempted by the large sum—and the rent is coming due. He agrees to be an escort for the evening, believing he will be tending a famous actress. He finds, however, that Sydney Barlow is not only a famous stage actress, but very male, a cross dresser and embroiled in a heated quarrel with his director and lover, Markus Goodfellow. Can Lee be the escort Sydney has paid for? Or will Sydney's lover-director have his own demands on the escort? And perhaps more importantly, is the director willing to share his lover?

Trent Barlow is a businessman. Over the past few years he has amassed six businesses—one, he has to keep secret. Phil Johnson is Trent’s right hand man. He has been with him since the beginning—yet they hardly know each other—until Trent bids on a permanent place to house his secret business and starts receiving anonymous phone calls. The voice is husky, erotic and offers to fulfill his wildest fantasy. Has word of his secret business leaked out? Is Trent a victim of his own deception? Or has an admirer simply chosen to tease him?

Devon Markum is devastated when a seven-year love affair ends, but then he hires a college student to clean his pool, and finds his interest peaked. Marty Phillips is handsome, sexy, and lives for the moment. Devon is cautious and private. Marty is free spirited and adventurous. Opposites do attract. But can cautious private Devon let down his guard and enjoy life the way carefree Marty wants him to? Can Devon keep from falling in love with a man who admits to being promiscuous? On the other hand, can a free spirit be tamed?

Michael Baxter had heard about bondage and S&M but he had never understood the sensuality associated with any of the acts—until he met Cal Morgan. Cal is a free spirit, he frequents gay bars, holds sex parties in his lavish beach house, and enthralls Michael with his uninhibited view of life. Sex with a man is new for Michael but given the opportunity—he gives in—and finds he has sexual tendencies he never knew he had.

Man’s search for personal fulfillment continues with this collection of contemporary romance stories written from the male perspective.

Interlude exemplifies the inevitable journey to find love, happiness and the meaning of life. The search for the perfect mate can take many roads and span many years.

When workaholic, Tom Ford, inherits the controlling interest in Welleby Farm, he thinks he will take two weeks off and check out his good fortune. When he arrives at the farm, he learns it is four thousand acres of thriving agriculture, a fortune five hundred company and being run by a very sexy overseer. Nate Stokes loves the land and takes pride in making the farm prosperous—and he’s caught the eye of the new owner. Will Tom take the initiative and act on his lust for Nate? Or will Nate be the one to make the first move?

Mike Robinson is a successful structural engineer. Donis Shepherd owns a fitness gym. In high school they fought their attraction for each other, then, in a weak moment, they acted on their emotions--and were discovered in a compromising position. Confused and embarrassed, Mike left town--only to return now hired to build the city a new expansion bridge. He’s never forgotten Donis. Has Donis forgotten him? Can they renew those once passionate feelings? Or has too many years passed and passion waned?

Mark Harper is a young ambitious real estate salesman. Mitch Stevens is a real estate mogul. When the two fly to the mountains for the holidays, Mark secretly hopes to break down the sexual barriers Mitch has fought against since he was a teenager. Will Mitch reject the sexual overtures of the young salesman or will he come out of the closet and accept his new CHRISTMAS TOY?

Paul Simpson thought Scott Carmichael was the man of his dreams. They shared the same career goals, liked the same foods, were good in bed together. But after three years of togetherness, and just before Halloween--their proclaimed holiday--Scott breaks off the relationship. Paul is beside himself, but realizes he must go on. He decorates the frat house, plans the party for his friends--then gets drunk. The evening unfolds in a cloudy wave of drunkenness with an ardent admirer practically forcing sex on him, and his peers ridiculing him because he is drunk. Then in a hazy blur, Scott shows up looking to save Paul's reputation. Seems he's missed him and wants to come back--however, Paul's drunken spree has loosened his tongue and his inhibitions. Will he take Scott back? Or will he pursue other sexual prospects?

A thrill of excitement always went through paramedic James Willson whenever he transported a patient to St. Michael’s hospital, but it had nothing to do with the rush of the job. It was one of the emergency department doctors that set his heart racing—the very sexy, very aloof Calvin Dane. For months now, James has admired Calvin from afar, but has never dared act on his feelings since the doctor didn’t seem to return his interest. Then one intimate encounter in the back of his ambulance forever changes things between the two men. But does the doctor truly care for James or is he just looking for a brief hookup? And can James’s heart survive the hurt if Calvin forever turns his back on what could have been?

Laid off from his dream job and broke, Bailey Hall goes back home with his tail between his legs and a severely bruised ego. It doesn't help matters that the only work he can find is at his older sister's day care. Now, instead of spending the day teaching high school students Shakespeare and Keats, he's wiping snotty noses and tripping on building blocks. Then one rainy afternoon, his humiliation reaches a whole new low when David Walker comes in to pick up his baby nephew. Not only was David the most popular guy in high school, but Bailey harbored a secret crush on the guy. Bailey is both horrified and excited to see that, eight years later, David is just as hot as ever. He's also very successful and wealthy, neither of which Bailey is. David spent the past years fulfilling his dream of becoming a successful lawyer and he finally has almost everything he's ever wanted within his grasp. Then he goes into the daycare center and spots the one thing his libido has never been able to resist--Bailey. All through his senior year of high school, David lusted after the shy, dark-haired, freshman scholar. He'd been too afraid to act on his feelings at the time. Not only was Bailey too young for a relationship, but the teen had also been struggling with his sexuality. Although it was the hardest thing he'd ever done, David forced himself not to act on his feelings and kept his hands off Bailey. Now that they are both adults and he has Bailey in his sights again, David vows to finally give into his desires. But will Bailey welcome his attraction or will David have to live with nothing but his regrets to keep him company at night?

Things have never been so bleak for Chief Archangel Michael and his warriors. Not only are they still embroiled in the war that split the powers of Heaven in two, but the demons are growing more powerful day by day. Just when Michael thinks it couldn’t get worse, the unthinkable happens. His mate, Rachael, is captured. Desperate, he searches, doing whatever it takes to find her. But in order to get Rachael back, will Michael have to give up his soul? And if so, what does that mean for the angel warriors?

The past couple years have been a real bitch for trauma nurse, Lucas Harris. He'd given up everything to be in a relationship with a man he loved, only to find out the feelings weren't mutual. Hurt and betrayed, Lucas leaves everything behind and moves to Flint, Michigan to start over again. After a night of too many drinks, Lucas gets up-close-and-personal with paramedic Matt Shaw. The only problem is while Matt may be the sexiest medic in Flint, he's also as straight as they come. The last thing Lucas wants is to be someone's dirty little secret again, but at the same time he can't deny his growing attraction to Matt. When a near fatal incident forces the men to face their feelings for one another, Lucas knows things will never be the same again. Will his heart be able to survive the outcome?