Danny Carmody has lived life privileged but lonely. He has always sacrificed his own needs to meet the demands of his family. Now he is faced with an arranged marriage intended to reunite the Carmodys and the Dwyers, the city's two most powerful families. Out of his sense of duty, he agrees. But always a romantic at heart, he secretly nurtures hopes of finding love within this sterile business arrangement. Once he meets his intended groom, Evan -- a talented, attractive architect -- those ...

Revisit veterinarian Marc Elias and composer Owen Rhys from the best-selling story Just a Little Magic when Marc sets off to visit family for Christmas, feeling guilty about leaving his Wiccan lover Owen at home alone. But Owen, reluctant to meet Marc's family, insists on staying to care for the houseful of stray cats they've taken in.Marc leaves his marriage proposal in the form of a spell for Owen to find on the winter solstice when Owen celebrates Yule. At least Marc hop...

While celebrating the Supreme Court same-sex ruling, Josh hides his deep aversion to marriage. He lets his lover Adam believe they'll eventually marry. But when his wedding-planner mother pushes him too hard to take that step, Josh declares in anger he won't ever marry Adam.Adam overhears and flees. Crushed at having been led on, he takes refuge at his old hangout. There he runs into his ex-boyfriend, who tries to take advantage of Adam's vulnerability. Things go from bad to misera...

In a non-shifting alpha/omega society, omegas have become so scarce, they're sequestered at birth in isolated facilities.Rafael Vargas, cyber expert, is an omega hiding in plain sight. At least until activists recruit him to hack an omega facility and rescue the children. He gets away clean until a prime alpha unwittingly hires him to trace the hack. With his precious freedom at risk, Rafael battles his instinctive attraction to the alpha.Grant Tenereth, an alpha overseeing t...

Keir Moreau, a middle school teacher living a solitary life, is excited to welcome a handsome new neighbor. But after their first meeting goes alarmingly wrong, Keir decides it's safer to keep his distance. Besides, he has to focus all his attention on finding help for a student who is being forced into conversion therapy.Riley Quinn used to be an award-winning photojournalist, roaming the world and exposing corruption. An injury put an end to all that. Now he's frustrated with his ...

Stephen's lover Emmett accuses him of being boring and way too predictable. To prove him wrong, Stephen plans a surprise romantic getaway to a cabin on the river. But Emmett has plans of his own for romance -- ones that don't include Stephen anymore.Depressed at yet another break-up, Stephen wonders if it isn't time to give up hope. But finding that elusive man he longs for -- the one willing to risk everything to be with him -- would take a miracle.So Stephen travels alone...

“I thoroughly enjoyed this most suspenseful, intriguing and entertaining story… It definitely had Big Little Lies vibes!” —Liz Nugent, author of Strange Sally DiamondShortlisted for the International Thriller Writers' 2024 Thriller AwardsFrom bestselling author Lisa Gray comes a thrilling tale of a cutthroat contest for the ultimate house-selling commission… one million dollars.In the elite world of luxury ...

Longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize 2020Quiet towns keep big secrets.Private investigator Jessica Shaw is leading a quiet life in a Californian desert community, where she spends her days working low-level cases. But when a former resident asks Jessica to help her sister, Rue Hunter—a convicted murderer whose execution is days away—Jessica can’t resist the offer.Rue doesn’t remember what happened the night two high school students w...

“Utterly thrilling, Gray paints a seedy and uncaring Hollywood that leaps off the page.”—The SunAll she wanted was to see her name in lights. Now, her disappearance has made her front-page news.It’s been twenty years since Madison James had any kind of success in Hollywood. Now she’s disappeared and a TikTok sleuth has found her purse discarded in a Los Angeles park. The news spreads like wildfire across a nation hungry for celebri...

Coco, a struggling entrepreneur who bakes her way through business, falls for her gorgeous and ever so practical accountant, Rose. Coco hides her longing though because, as her mom always says, how could anyone be serious about such an unaccomplished "second best" like Coco?When faced with a last-minute impossible wedding cake order, Coco seizes the make-or-break challenge and sets to work. Hours later, lonely, discouraged, and close to failure, Coco aches for Rose's practical advi...

Hello my name is Lisa Michelle Gray. I was born in Knox County Kentucky.My beautiful mother was diagnosed with gestational diabetes months prior to my birth. She had very high sugar levels and was told my sugar may be to low or that my heart could stop during labor and delivery. Everything was fine. I attended Girdler Elementary School as a six year old I was diagnosed with a learning delay. With God's love and the dedication of Educators Sandra Liford Cox, Bonnie Baker Powell and Bo Roade...

An isolated highway in the middle of the desert—the perfect place to hide a secret.LA-based artist Laurie Simmonds disappeared two months ago, her campervan abandoned on the isolated Twentynine Palms Highway, miles from anything—or anyone. With the police investigation stalled, her parents put all their faith in private investigator Jessica Shaw to find out the truth of what happened.Jessica and her partner Matt Connor discover that two other women are miss...