Asher Schenck and his husband, John, opened their downtown gastropub at the start of Detroit's revival. Now, five years after John's sudden death, Asher is determined to pull off a revival of his own. In a last ditch attempt to bring idlewild back to life, he fires everyone and hires a new staff. Among them is Tyler Heyward, a recent college graduate in need of funds to pay for medical school. Tyler is a cheery balm for Asher's soul, and their relationship quickly shifts from business to f...

At first, David and Evan found their silver lining in togetherness, but as the months wore on, it became easier to forget to pay attention, to forget the necessity of deliberate connection. David's seven-months-of-quarantine breakdown wasn't, as one might expect, about the outside world, but instead about loneliness even in partnership. David and Evan recommit to finding the silver that lines togetherness; coming to each other with love and intent over, and over, and over again.

Reid Watsford has a lot of secrets and a past he cant quite escape. While staying at his grandmothers condo in Key Largo, he signs up for introductory dive classes, where he meets Joaquim Oliveira, a Brazilian dive instructor with wanderlust. Driven by an instant, magnetic pull, what could have been just a hookup quickly deepens. As their relationship evolves, they must learn to navigate the challenges of Reids mental illness--on their own and with each other.

One secret can change everything. Wren is one of "the gifted"--a college sophomore with the power to compel others feelings and desires. He uses his power as a game of sexual consent until Cameron, a naïve freshman, enters his life. As Cameron begins to understand his sexuality and gain confidence under Wrens tutelage, Wren grows to recognize new and unexpected things about himself. Will Camerons growing confidence finally break down Wrens emotional walls, or will Wren walk away from his b...

A tender story of friendship, love, and the courage it takes to heal.Moments after Milo Graham's family relocates to Cape Cod, he meets Andrew Witherell—launching a lifelong friendship built on deep bonds, secret forts, and plans for the future. But when Milo is called home from college for his domineering father's funeral, he and Andrew finally act on their mutual attraction. Doubting his worth, Milo severs all ties.Years later, circumstances send both men...

It could start anywhere…At a summer vacation at the lake, just before heading off to college. In a coffee shop, when the whole world is new. In a dragon's cave, surrounded by gold. At a swim club, with the future in sight.In Short Stuff, bestselling and award-winning authors dial down the angst in four meet-cute LGBTQ young adult romances.

Half-breed Sierra must marry a prince from another planet in hopes she will someday be reunited with her enslaved love.Sierra Sky is a half-breed of human and Klenarian but has been raised on Earth. Her father is king, and she is betrothed to the prince of a nearby warring kingdom on the far distant planet of Klenar.The problem is she is in love with her protector, Dathu, who is from another planet of enslaved humanoids similar to Earthlings. She is forced to trave...