Love is the strongest bond.Three months. That's all it took for Kai to forsake freedom and learn to love his new life as pleasureslave to a wealthy Thirskan Underlord.Finding himself surrounded by his own people once more, he should have been happy, yet they are not how he remembers them. Distrustful and disgusted by his relationship with not one man but two, they make it abundantly clear Kai no longer fits in.Beaten, starved, and tortured, when the chance comes to ...

Flaming, Missouri is the perfect place for police officer Marc Warren to heal his battered heart after a broken marriage. The tourist town is an easy beat, and he finds sanctuary in his beautiful cabin on the Lake of the Ozarks. So when Grant "Good Time" Taylor shows interest, Marc is in no hurry to let Flaming's resident bad boy rock his boat.Grant has no interest in dating locals. Tourists are plentiful and don't want more than he's willing to give. But a bar bet turns personal w...

Being rescued was only the start.Otiz lies in ruins. As underlord of the region, Lysander knows where his responsibilities lie. He has an obligation to the survivors to rebuild their homes and their lives. But what about his home, his life?Kai needs help. The damage inflicted on him goes beyond the marks left when he was tortured, but healing him might require more from Lysander than he's capable of giving. Of one thing he's certain: Tam and Kai will never be endangered aga...

"I already lost you once. I won't let it happen again."Ollie Becker's family fled the small town of Mason's Landing, Missouri, over a decade ago. In the chaos, they left everything behind — their home, possessions, and Ollie's first boyfriend, Kane Wright.Now, reeling from another impossible loss, Ollie returns to his childhood home, longing for the peace he once knew there.He hadn't expected to find Kane waiting for him. But second chances aren't simple when the to...

RUNNER UP: 2014 RAINBOW AWARDS "BEST HISTORICAL GAY ROMANCE"Puddledown, EnglandThe year is 1948, the war is over and the evacuees have gone home, although rationing continues. For Hugo Wainwright, who escaped conscription and never had to fight for his country, very little has changed. He lives a quiet life away from the big cities, knowing his desires for other men will lead to disaster if he ever acts on them.Tommy Granger spent his service on the battlefields of ...

Philip Lomax is a man with ambition. Getting ahead in business doesn't leave much time for fun. Relationships aren't part of his plan, and falling in love will have to wait.Go-go dancer and all-round bad boy Ben is his polar opposite but they can't seem to leave each other alone.While Philip's certain nothing can come of it, Ben is determined to prove Philip isn't as strait-laced as he appears. Will opposites attract in this standalone contemporary romance?

Owen Barnes's life is finally going the way he wants. He's making a living as an author, and his relationship with building surveyor Magnus Cassidy is going from strength to strength.When Owen finds a lump, he buries his head in the sand. He's too busy for doctor appointments and besides, it's probably nothing. He pushes concern away and is soon swept up in a whirlwind of distractions. His best friend's husband is falling apart and Owen needs to be strong for them, not burdening th...

Being famous sucks.All Owen Barnes wanted to do was write, but with success comes more than just literary award nominations. His new relationship with gruff, gentle Magnus Cassidy is at risk, and Owen isn't going back into the closet without a fight.When a photo circulating online threatens his squeaky-clean image, Owen seizes his opportunity to lash out, not realising he's hurting the man he's doing it all for.Can Owen find a way to reconcile his public and private...

How far would you go for your first love?Nobody at school would guess that outcast Andy is secretly best friends with the most popular boy in class. But cool, collected Grant hides dark truths about his home life and Andy's the only one he can trust.Bound together by secrets and shame, their friendship develops into something more. As Grant's home becomes increasingly abusive, the system fails them, and tragedy strikes, Andy vows to do whatever it takes to support his frien...

Two months after the discovery of a murderer in their midst, life for the inhabitants of Puddledown has settled back to normal for everybody except Hugo Wainwright. Having accepted his feelings for groundskeeper Tommy Granger, for Hugo, everything has changed.Hugo wants nothing more than to make his friend happy, but the voices in his head won't let him. If he can't bring himself to tell Tommy he's having nightmares about the evening the killer came for him, how can he possibly exp...

Whatever happened to Brian Scagill?A year after his dramatic exit from England's Grand Slam tournament, Brian has all but disappeared from the world of professional tennis, and doesn't intend to return. He's made a life for himself with fellow athlete Lexi Horvat, far removed from the dual pressures of fame and family.A surprise wildcard might be his last chance to play on an international stage, and Brian's life is thrown into tumult once again. This time, however, he's no...

Spring, 1949All of Puddledown is excitedly preparing for the upcoming wedding of Helena Fairfax, the Viscount's daughter, to Walter Evans, a farmer's son. The unlikely love match is the talk of the town, but Hugo Wainwright and Tommy Granger are dealing with a distraction closer to home. Tommy's family have announced their intention to visit.Hugo wants nothing more than to impress his friend's sister and mother, but Tommy's brother-in-law, the Rev. Daniel Stone, makes it cl...