"Weather Guy" Grant Singer is determined to be in a committed relationship by year's end. Tired of guys who only go out with him in order to get close to his more famous coworker, he signs up with an online dating service. No one ever claimed meteorology was sexy, but surely Grant can find someone to share his life with the help of technology. Too bad he's more attracted to the waiter who serves them lunch than any of his matches.Waiter Craig Brower is focused on finishing his degr...

Do you know the reason for the season?College student Austin Emerson is just trying to make it to his sister's for the holiday break. He didn't count on his car's transmission failing, his ride taking off to Vegas with his gas money, or what the weather forecasters are calling the snowpocalypse. With his options dwindling, Austin takes a chance with a stranger's number from the campus ride share. It's only a nine-hour drive, what can go wrong?Taciturn Maddox Brenna...

Frosting and fertility are Fiorillo family traditions. Joshua and Michael are trying to uphold at least one of the two.When EMT Joshua Lawton left both his family and church behind, he never thought he'd live with anyone, much less get married. But here he is, facing carb-deprivation (because wedding photos are forever) and a cake tasting, all in the same month. He worries about his lack of family and relationship skills because family means everything to his fiancé. If Joshua can'...

Ed Baldwin left his home in Michigan's Upper Peninsula right after graduation and vowed never to return. He's patched things up enough that he's bringing long-time boyfriend Joe Sutton home to meet the family. Ed knows no family dynamic is ever perfect, but with the differences between their upbringings, he worries this will be the deal-breaker in their relationship.Nervous and on-edge, Ed picks a fight with Joe the entire trip. When Joe has enough and stops at a run-down motel to ...

Joel Anderson is on the fast-track to upper management, and he doesn't care who he steps on in the process. But when the man he thought was a mentor steals his idea and uses it against him during a meeting, the only thing Joel sees in his future is the unemployment line.Bryce Harris has been in Joel's shoes. After months of working with Joel and not even having him know his name, Bryce gives up on both the job and the man he wants.Can the two men work together before time r...

Good things come in strange packages.Lionel Baker knows his life is heavy on the crazy. With an unused degree in IT, student loan debt his job as waiter barely covers, and a history of unfortunate dating choices, he pushes back with all the sass and snark he can muster. With the dreaded, family gathering season approaching, Halloween is the perfect time to find his next, new boyfriend before his dragon of an aunt decides to play matchmaker.But when his older sister guilts h...

Tired of relationships gone bad, Doctor Nick Davros has sworn off dating. Between his student loans and his erratic work schedule, he doesn't have the time or the energy to spare.Of course, that's when Construction Supervisor John Turner walks into his clinic. Not just once, but twice. Despite his attraction, Nick is determined to not give in. He couldn't bear it if John became the one sitting across the table giving him the break-up speech.John Turner is tired of being alo...

What do you do when the right man walks into your life at the wrong time?College student Nathan Reed is so close to graduation he can taste it. So can his parents who have two more kids in the academic pipeline. Nathan looks forward to leaving his night shift at the convenience store for a job he can be proud of and a relationship with someone other than his two guinea pigs.But Nathan's careful five-year plan didn't include lawyer and hunk in need, Adrian Hampton, who walks...

What are the things in life you're going to regret?Paul Carpenter is trying to atone for his youthful mistakes. That's why he's working on a finance degree to make his father happy, rather than pursuing his passion for art. He didn't expect to spend winter in the balmy sunshine of a Florida RV park with the maternal grandfather he barely remembers, but with his leg in a cast and a paper to write, it's the perfect way to avoid the distractions of his favorite holiday.Then he...

Every relationship has a defining moment. Will this be Evan's?Gentle giant Evan Carmichael dreams of making a grand, romantic gesture to win the heart of his office crush, precise programmer Gavriil Cottan. He wants the moment to be perfect, but how can it when Evan himself is a rumpled mess? With the office holiday potluck fast approaching, Evan decides to go all out and make Gavriil's favorite dessert, an apple sharlotka just like Gavriil's mother used to make.The problem...

Sometimes you have to look to the past to find your future.Rob Gentner thought he'd moved on from his family's lack of acceptance after they discover he's gay. But when he and his partner return to his hometown for his father's funeral, he realizes some hurts you never outgrow. His first summer home from college and accidental outing is a story he's never shared with David. Until now.Caring for Rob is David Morris' great, if not always easy, passion in life. He kno...

A Special Project by Dreamspinner Press & ManLoveRomance Press. Edited by Kris Jacen.How much impact can someone have on your life if you've never met them face to face?In this electronic age of E-mails, electronic publishing, and social networks, quite a lot.Through his emails, stories and blog, author Patric Michael has touched numerous hearts, minds and lives from the start of his career and further as he n...