An Englishmen StoryDominic Holland leaves behind in London the shattered remains of a dishonest relationship and sets about rediscovering himself across the pond, exploring New York City and two widely different possible futures. Through a series of increasingly public encounters with a mysterious silver-haired man, Dominic gets a tantalizing taste of a new kind of freedom. But it's fellow journalist Alex Everton who attracts Dominic, making him yearn for ...

An Englishmen StoryHaving rarely experienced another man's touch, US Marine Damon O'Connor doesn't identify as gay, but that doesn't mean he doesn't think about strong hands or where treasure trails lead, despite his commitments back home. Damon's sense of duty is strong, and he'll stop at nothing to do what's right, even if that means dying for his country.While stationed in the Middle East, Damon gets what he least expects in the form of Jay Well...

An Englishmen StoryCallum Walker is feeling listless in his life in London. When his job takes him to Canada to install communications software for a new sports arena, he's glad for a change of scenery.During his stay, he befriends Noah Lukas, the strikingly handsome star player of the Toronto Bobcats professional hockey team. Callum knows nothing will ever come of it, but he can't stop his attraction. As their bond grows, Callum learns more about ...

This sweet and funny tale of a preppy literary editor buying a Brooklyn deli with his Korean in-laws is about family, class, culture clash, and the quest for authentic experiences in an increasingly unreal city.It starts with a simple gift, when Ben Ryder Howe's wife, the daughter of Korean immigrants, decides to repay her parents' self-sacrifice by buying them a store. Howe, an editor at the rarefied Paris Review, reluctantly agrees to go along. However, things soon becom...

This sweet and funny tale of a preppy editor buying a Brooklyn deli with his Korean in-laws is about family, culture clash, and the quest for authentic experiences.It starts with a gift. When Ben Ryder Howe’s wife, the daughter of Korean immigrants, decides to repay her parents’ self-sacrifice by buying them a store, Howe, an editor at the rarefied Paris Review, agrees to go along. Things soon become a lot more complicated. After the business struggles, Howe finds himself ...

At 25 Hank owns a small parcel of land in Australia's rural southwest where he supplements his income from the property with seasonal shearing. Hank is a "shearing gun" - an ace shearer able to shear large numbers of sheep in a single day. His own father kicked him out when his sexuality was revealed, and since no one would ever hire a gay shearer, Hank has remained firmly closeted ever since.Elliot is the newbie doctor in town - city born and somewhat shell-shocked from his transp...

Shawn is single, twenty-nine, the full-time carer of his Alzheimer's-stricken mother and a frequent victim of Murphy's Law—although his family call it Shawn's Law. Other than caring for mum, his day consists of painting nude men and spying on the guy who walks his dogs along the street every day at four o'clock. When he takes a spectacular fall on his front steps, who is there to witness it other than the man of his dreams?Harley doesn't believe in Shawn's Law – but he soon changes...

In this new novel, beloved bestselling author Elizabeth Berg weaves a beautifully written and richly resonant story of a mother and daughter in emotional transit. Helen Ames–recently widowed, coping with loss and grief, unable to do the work that has always sustained her–is beginning to depend far too much on her twenty-seven-year-old daughter, Tessa, and is meddling in her life, offering unsolicited and unwelcome advice. Helen’s problems are compounded by her shocking discovery that her m...

Jake Manning's smart mouth frequently gets him into trouble. Because of it he can't hold a job. Combined with some bad luck, it's prevented him from keeping steady employment. A huge debt looms over him, and alone he shoulders the care of his alcoholic mother and three younger sisters. When a housekeeping position opens, Jake's so desperate he leaps at the opportunity. On landing, he finds his new boss, Patrick Stanford, a fussy, arrogant, rude...and blind man.Born without sight, P...

The JOCK Series: Book TwoWhat is a sexy soccer stud supposed to do when "following family tradition" falls 180 degrees opposite his closeted ideal?From birth, Chris Jackson has been schooled on how to land a cheerleader. After all, his father married one, and his father's father before him. Heck, even his older brother married a stereotypical cheerleader the summer before Chris went off to college. For two years, Chris dodges invasive questions abo...

Professional football player Hunter Davis is learning that saying he's gay is very different from actively being in a relationship with another man—especially in the eyes of his teammates and fans. So when Hunter needs a personal assistant to keep him organized, he asks for a woman in order to prevent tongues from wagging.Montgomery Willis badly needs to find work before he loses everything. There's just one position at the agency where he applies, but the problem is, he's not a wo...

When Nicky Hauser walks in on Tom having sex with a waiter, Nicky loses his boyfriend, his job, and his home all at once. He crashes on friends' couches but finds himself at loose ends. Although he's nearly 30, he's never settled on a true career, and now his love life is going nowhere too. He ends up with a series of housesitting gigs, and when his clients discover that he loves to clean, his services become very much in demand.Nicky eventually takes a job as a live-in housekeeper...