Pour Raphe Lombardi, la vie n’a pas été facile.Défiguré à vie par un accident de voiture à l’âge de neuf ans et qui a coûté la vie à ses parents, il doit faire face à un parcours sans fin de médecins et d’interventions chirurgicales douloureuses.« L’habit ne fait pas le moine, Il mio piccolo », disait toujours tante Sophia en tapotant l’espace au-dessus de son cœur. « Fais confiance à ce qu’il y a à l’intérieur. Même la beauté cache parfois une part de mal...

Brighton Stanley lived under the control of his strict parents until he finished college. After toughing it out another year and saving every dime he made, he was all too happy to be in his first apartment away from their meddling. But that didn’t matter to them, and they kept his room just as he’d left it, awaiting his return. But Brighton knew there was nothing that would make him ever go back.Finally free, and with a place of his own, he spun around the vacant space, and was far...

Brighton Stanley lived under the control of his strict parents until he finished college. After toughing it out another year and saving every dime he made, he was all too happy to be in his first apartment away from their meddling. But that didn't matter to them, and they kept his room just as he'd left it, awaiting his return. But Brighton knew there was nothing that would make him ever go back.Finally free, and with a place of his own, he spun around the vacant space, and was far...

This year has been the worst for Braxton Parker. Losing both his mother and grandmother has taken the festive from his holiday spirit.Braxton’s best friend Callie presented him with a gift he really wants to return but she won’t allow it. Checking his pride at the door, Braxton embarks upon the journey bestowed to him, certain the outcome won’t be what Callie expects. Little did he know, fate has its hand in the mix and things will never be the same.Taylor Henderson loves s...

Kendall Shaw is in a rut.Sick of feeling like his dad's personal puppet. Sick of being set up on less than stellar dates by so-called friends and family. Just plain sick of everything. That is, until Joe enters the equation.Joe Butler has worked diligently to build his architecture business and reputation, which has just signed its biggest client to date. A law firm with endless connections in the greater Seattle area. Connections that could elevate his firm's status.

For Maiden Voyage guitarist, Ryder Hampton, life is great.He and his bandmates are embarking upon an epic European double headlining tour with their friends from Social Sinners with the band Embrace the Fear opening for them. Since joining Maiden Voyage in his twenties, Ryder's life has been a whirlwind of the cliched, "Sex, drugs and monumental doses of Rock 'n Roll. And he's loved every minute of it from the sold out shows to the revolving door of bed partners.Max Hightow...

For Howie, the lonely barista, he longed for the dream life. Husband, house with a white picket fence, 2.5 kids and a dog. Sadly, all he could get were meaningless one night stands leaving him feeling…empty.Jackson Milsap, the introverted writer, quietly pined for Howie from the corner of the café. Stepping outside of his comfort zone and asking him out on a date sent his social anxiety into overdrive. That was until the day he came to Howie’s rescue, forever changing both their li...

This year has been the worst for Braxton Parker. Losing both his mother and grandmother has taken the festive from his holiday spirit.Braxton's best friend Callie presented him with a gift he really wants to return but she won't allow it. Checking his pride at the door, Braxton embarks upon the journey bestowed to him, certain the outcome won't be what Callie expects. Little did he know, fate has its hand in the mix and things will never be the same.Taylor Henderson loves s...

A lady walks into a bar…Isn't that the way it always starts? Bad joke or not, this is what my life had been reduced to. How does one begin again over the age of forty?Instead of China, as was the customary gift for your twentieth anniversary, my husband decided to serve me with divorce papers. Literally that very day. Instead of citing irreconcilable differences, he informed me that not only did he have a girlfriend, but she was pregnant.It took me weeks until I fel...

Joey is spiraling out of control; will he lose everything, even the music which has kept him going for so long?Joey and his best friend have been together through the good times, as well as the bad as their band Social Sinners has gone from small bars to the world's largest stages.When a stranger joins the mix, he tests the strength of their friendship—and the strength of the bands bond.After all these years together will Joey’s personal life tear apart the band or ...

Come one, come all to a Little's Valentine’s Party!Orion and Jacob’s excitement couldn’t be contained. Their daddies signed them up and were on a mission to ensure healthy treats would be served to all who attended.But what happens when another little sneaks in some sugary snacks?A sugar filled day and a room full of littles. What could go wrong?

Life for Kenny Somerton had just begun. Recent college graduate who snagged his dream job and had been sent to attend a business meeting in New Orleans. A place at the top of his bucket list. What was even more fortuitous was this year his birthday fell during Mardi Gras. How could he not fly in a few days early to celebrate?The streets were packed, and the bars filled to the brim. It took forever to get through the line to get a drink, and by sheer luck, he snagge...