Learning to love means a study in patience.Fresh out of the military, Ben Cooper is ready for a new start. He's away from his domineering father, making his own choices… and out of the closet. On his first day of college, he meets David Powell, who's just the kind of gorgeous man Ben's dreamed of. Too bad he's the teaching assistant—which makes him off-limits in Ben's eyes.David is Ben's age, but his life has taken a different path. He's close with his family, who ...

When it comes to relationships, college roommates Greg and Keith are polar opposites. A recovering addict, Greg avoids sex because it's too closely tied in his mind with the alcohol and drugs he gave up. In contrast, Keith protects his heart by limiting sex to one-night stands and weekend flings.As the two get to know each other better, they feel drawn together, and slowly they take tentative steps toward something real. Their attraction soon flares hot, but Greg's fears overwhelm ...

Love can sneak up on you in the last place you'd expect.Kellen Grady has known he's gay since he was a teenager, but he's never been that interested in dating. A professional pianist, he's happy spending his days teaching students of all ages and his nights working and playing at an Atlanta bar and concert venue. When former pro football player Terrence Harvey and his brother buy the bar, Kellen's thrown by the change to his routine, but he develops a quick friendship with...

Mitch Jackson took a temporary job wrapping gifts at a Manhattan department store so he’d have some extra cash during the holiday season. He didn’t expect to get a bonus in the form of Austin Payne. Austin starts out as just another customer, though a particularly good-looking one, until he asks Mitch to dinner. Their whirlwind romance, touched by the magic of New York in December, soon grows from what could have been only a fling into something more—something like falling in love.

A collection of four holiday stories to warm a winter night.The Half-Life of Pumpkin PieWil Johnson's holiday season is off to a crappy start: the pie he takes to Thanksgiving dinner bombs, and then he gets word his payment at the bakery didn't go through. When he goes to the shop to pay up, though, he meets Vin Hammel, who invites Wil to a toy-themed holiday party. But when the pair arrive, they find the toys aren't exactly what they expected.

When life tears apart your dream, build a new one.After a knee injury ended his career, Broadway dancer Pate Hawkins limped his way back from New York to Atlanta to implement Plan B: open a dance academy to train the next generation of song-and-dance dreamers. When model-gorgeous contractor Ace Samson answers his request for an estimate on renovating his studio space, Pate hits pay dirt in more ways than one. As construction gets underway, the red-hot attraction between th...

My name’s Grant Clark, and I have managed to screw up my entire life. In triplicate.Number one: I fell in love with my best friend.Number two: I thought he was straight.Number three: Because of number two, I didn’t make a move on number one. Until it was too late.Or is it?When I accidentally interrupt him with another guy—and he turns out to be the worst—well, I think it’s time I finally make a move.Don’t you?Warning: This book contains two...

Seven short stories, seven couples, seven different worlds.What to Expect When Your Boyfriend Is ExpectingWhat fun is a cross-species pregnancy without an old-fashioned kidnapping to shake things up?The RingmasterWhat’s in the past doesn’t always stay in the past—which might not be a bad thing.Clean Up on Aisle Me!The customer is always right. Unless he’s dead.

Sometimes home is what two hearts make of it.After fifteen years on the road, rock singer Saul Wilder doesn't know if he remembers how to stay in one place. While healing from a vocal cord injury, he decides to restore the cozy but neglected Atlanta home his grandmother left him. When home renovation specialist Perry Abrams arrives to assess the job, Saul's on board with mixing business with a little pleasure. The sex is scorching hot, but the more they learn about each ot...

Out on the edge of the universe, boundaries blur at the speed of life.While checking an abandoned ship in the hopes of spare parts or rare luxuries, lovers Jace and Tal find a room that seems to have been made for them—it has built-in bondage table. They take advantage of the surprising find, but then the ship's communications system crackles to life, and they discover they aren't exactly alone. The ship's owner, Cruz, offers them a deal: fix up the ship—and give him live ...

Toby MacMillan lives for baseball and loves his hometown Atlanta team, which is owned by his grandfather, Ray. When Toby meets new team member Caleb Browning, an innocent welcome-to-the-big-leagues dinner leads to a not-so-innocent night together. Toby quickly calls things off, afraid of the ramifications of their tryst, but the two men develop a friendship that soon becomes more. After Caleb takes a fastball to the head, though, their budding romance hits the news—and Toby's grandfather h...

Making his living as a model allows Aaron Stevens to pay his way through film school at NYU. While on a photo shoot, he meets Matt Carson, a journalism student who wants to interview Aaron for his senior project, and they feel an instant connection that catches them both off guard. As their relationship develops over the next week, they open up to each other about their pasts, but attraction won't be enough to keep them together unless they can share their secrets too.Previousl...