Ethan isn't good at first impressions. His job often gets in the way. It's his dream job, one which suits Ethan's big heart to a tee. His chosen career isn't conducive to forming meaningful relationships, however, and it hasn't really bothered him until now.Then Alex appears on the scene… Bookish, shy, but gorgeous Alex, who might be put off by bad first impressions, and who Ethan thinks is quite possibly the most beautiful man he's ever set eyes on.Alex's first impression ...

When professional gardener, Liam Walton, falls and hits his head on his way home from work one cold, frosty, winter's night, he is rescued by a beautiful yet mysterious young man with ice-blue eyes, white blond hair and very cold hands.Liam thinks his luck is improving when this man offers to stay the night in order to look after him. Things don't add up, however. There is something about this man that is intriguing but also just a little bit odd. An unfortunate accident leaves thi...

Ben is meeting his boyfriend in the worst place on earth on Christmas Eve, especially when you hate Christmas: The Children's Toy Department. Stephan has a surprise for him. Ben also hates surprises. What can Stephan do to change Ben's grumpy outlook on this most cheerful of Holidays?

Kit is a bit socially awkward. In fact, the rules of social encounters are mostly a bit of a mystery to him, but he gets by, with lots of lists and contingency plans. He doesn't have any plans in place for when he first meets Stephan, however, and he keeps bumping into the man in the most embarrassing situations. The trouble is, Stephan keeps turning up in unexpected places, arousing suspicion that this gorgeous man might just have some contingency plans of his own where Kit is concerned.

Niall doesn't speak to his neighbours. He doesn't speak to anyone. Avoiding conversation is easier than the pity and impatience he senses from everyone the moment he opens his mouth and nothing comes out. Since he split up with his partner years before, he hasn't had much to do with anyone and that has suited him just fine. He has his dog, Zen, for company. Zen doesn't care that Niall can't get through an entire sentence without stuttering. Zen is all Niall needs. And that's how it would h...

Due to a misunderstanding, the troll that lives underneath one of the most romantic bridges in Paris inadvertently unlocks every single padlock lovers have left there over the years. L'Authoritié de Fée Folklorique are up in arms. He has no idea what all the fuss is about. The noise was driving him mad. He just wanted a bit of peace and quiet.A spell is cast, leaving the troll in a bit of a predicament. He is charged with the seemingly impossible task of fixing the locks before the...

Gideon is facing the Christmas period alone and finds the prospect not too unpleasant. When he meets Luca, however, he sees an opportunity to spend at least some of the holiday weekend in the company of someone he finds extremely attractive, as long as he can overcome a couple of hurdles along the way.Angels come in all shapes and sizes.Story contains intimate scenes between two men. Some drunkenness and a lot of falling over. Drink responsibly and don't drink pink marshmall...

Love follows no rules. Like sun in winter and rain in summer, love can blossom in the most unexpected places. This richly diverse collection of stories proves that love is as universal and as varied as the seasons.The Stories:Tourist Season – Deven BalsamMachete Betty and the Office Sharks – Neptune FlowersOnce Around Seven – Ofelia GrändWinter Blossoms – Paul IasevoliYear of the Guilty Soul – A.M. LeibowitzThe Great Village Bun Fight – Deb...

Love Unlocked is a collection of seven short stories and novellas—unique LGBTQ romances inspired by the Love Lock Bridge.The Stories:The Trap by Claire Davis And Al StewartNew job—sexy boss—fate—Art… When Sal attends an open exam for an apprentice artist to work alongside the infamous Matthew Picard, the last thing he expects is to be the winner. Matthew Picard thought he was through with men and love. What he wanted was for Sal to help him create one final monstrou...

Bella Bear convinces her mother that she is old enough to watch her twin brothers. As soon as her mother leaves the house, Bellas role as big sister is put to the test.

Even as a child, Leta Dolphys mother hated her because she looked like her mother-in-law. One day Leta is ousted and her Aunt Julia took her in. Years went by, Rosalind; Letas sister pretended she was just visiting when she left her son with Leta, who loved him immediately. Rosalinds husband, Theodore Thomas Edmonton III, ignorant of her pregnancy had divorced her. She returned to sell him his son for half a million dollars. Meeting Leta, Theodore decided to marry her for his sons sake. Wh...

Dear Reader,For over a decade, I kept my experience of sexual abuse a complete secret. I needed to disassociate and pretend it didn't happen, because if it did, it was real. And I had noidea how to face that truth.As my physical health declined and I exhausted every avenue for a diagnosis or root cause, my family and I packed up and moved far from my home province to a littlesanctuary on the ocean.It was there-on the land by the Bay of Fundy, with th...