Bøger af Tara Lain

When you lead a double life, how do you know which one he loves?World-renowned history researcher or not, Dr. Llewellyn Lewis can't speak without stuttering and can barely look people in the eye he's so shy-unless he's transformed into Ramon Rondell, his flamboyant alter ego.But when awkward Llewellyn gets a look at gorgeous grad student, Blaise Arthur, he'd like to start reciting poetry.That's before a woman shows up and offers Llewellyn and his university millions if he can prove her ancestor was Shakespeare-And before that woman turns up dead -And before the police blame the murder on Blaise!Pretty quickly, it's clear Blaise isn't who he claims - and who he really is might ruin Llewellyn forever.Should the shy professor find the real killer or let Blaise swing in the breeze?THE CASE OF THE SEXY SHAKESPEAREAN is a MM, romantic suspense, amateur sleuth, shy professor, opposites attract, hidden identity, you'll-never-guess-the-ending, romance - with cats.

Getting won in a poker game - not the foundation of a solid relationshipBrilliant chemist, Belle Belleterre's trying to save his father's cosmetic business, while his alcoholic old man gambles Belle away to the beast of the beauty industry, Magnus Strong.Belle wants to despise his biggest competitor, he really does. It's just that face-to-face with the scarred, charismatic Strong, Belle can't muster enough hate to overcome his hormones. Inner beauty wins over outer ugliness every time.Still, Belle's father and brothers use Belle's goodness against him, and it takes all of Belle's wacky friends and the love in his heart to prove that beauty's way more than skin deep.BEAUTY, INC. is a MM, enemies-to-lovers, opposites-attract, dysfunctional family, fairy-tale-retelling romance that shares the importance of best friends, making your own family, and having a good skin care routine.

Romance on Aisle Sixteen-opposites attract amid the hammers and screws of the home improvement store.Gabe Mason became a father at seventeen, and his daughter, Ellie, is the most important thing in his life. But being the parent the courts demand means Gabe has given up most of his dreams-education, making furniture, a gay social life-to be a model dad with a steady, reliable job in a home improvement store. Life's predictable until Jerry, a shy, eccentric guy in a hat and sunglasses, begs Gabe to oversee the renovation of his run-down mansion.Gabe loves the house and the work, and Jerry's pretty lovable too, but when Gabe discovers Jerry's secret identity, he fears their passion could overturn both their lives forever.

Does it make sense to get turned on by girly guys when you want to be topped? No. Hell, no.After a big past in bull riding that nearly killed him, Danny Boone's looking for a quiet, low-key future on a small ranch of his own. Two problems.Where's he going to get the money for a ranch except on the back of a bull?And how can he stay low-key when his fantasy is a guy with rose-gold hair, legs for days, a high-profile decorating business, and an appetite for expensive lace lingerie?Designer, Laurie Belmont needs to get out from under the thumb of a domineering mother, helpless father, and rich, privileged boyfriend. He can't solve his problems with a two-bit cowboy who's going to die getting thrown from a bull -- no matter how perfect his ass is.Talk about lives that are worlds apart. Everybody knows cowboys don't ride unicorns.COWBOYS DON'T RIDE UNICORNS is a toppy femme, bull-riding cowboy, opposites-attract, hidden identity, world's colliding, dysfunctional family, guest ranch vacation, MM romance - with a red bustier.

Is the brother of my enemy my lover?Maury Garcia's a world champion bull rider who's always been attracted to guys --but never done crap about it That's because his lucrative career feeds his huge family - and he wants to stay alive. His brother learned that the hard way.Besides, Maury likes women well enough and nobody's ever tempted him to change that.Hello temptation.Tristão Silva sure as hell came all the way from Brazil to drive Maury insane - perfect face, sexy samba hips, gentle, kind nature. But Tristão's the brother of Maury's biggest enemy and together they could rob him of all that Maury's given up everything to achieve.Any chance these alpha males can survive machismo and make their love last longer than an 8 second ride?COWBOYS DON'T SAMBA is a gay-for-you, enemies-to-lovers, gay bull riders, macho males, totally dysfunctional family, death-by-homophobia, MM romance.

When are you too grown-up to switch places with your twin?Goth Robin hates everybody except sunshiny Bobby, the person who shares his identical DNA. Bobby loves to seduce men and Robin goes along for the threesome. Bobby longs for love, and Robin tries to hand over the guy he wants. Bobby wants a big contract to paint a mural for a client, and Robin switches places with him, since Robin's the better painter.But when their traded identities mix up the men they each want, they've got to figure out how to be themselves -- and still keep the best of their brother. Either that or their twin romances can turn into double trouble.BLEU BALLS is a twin brothers (NO twincest), sunny and dark, switching places, enemies to lovers, secret identity, double trouble, trading partners, MM romance that proves when nobody knows who you are - -that might be the best time for you to find out.

Can a single-dad professor learn the truth about romance from a tattooed bartender? You bet your High Balls!Though only twenty-six, single father Theodore Walters lives with his head in the clouds and his feet firmly planted in reality. At the center of his life is Andy, his seven-year- old son, with whom he shares no DNA, though nobody- including his religious-fanatic in-laws-knows that, and Theodore will do anything to keep them from finding out. Theodore works hard to get his PhD and the tenure and salary that might follow to make a better life for Andy- but the head of his department thinks his dissertation on Jane Austen and romance novels is frivolous.Theodore's carefully planned life goes off the rails when he walks into a popular Laguna Beach bar and meets the bartender, "Snake" Erasmo, a pierced and tattooed biker who sends Theodore's imagination-and libido- soaring. Snake has even more secrets than Theodore and couldn't be a less "appropriate" match, but he might be the only guy with the skills to show Theodore that happily ever after is for real.

A Balls to the Wall RomanceA "pumped up" version of the Volley Balls story, twice as long as the original.A double dose of alpha male might be better than one. Despite just getting out of an abusive relationship with an asshole alpha, David Underwood's wandering glance lands on two hot members of the Australian volleyball team on Laguna Beach and gets him harassed again. Still, when the delicious Gareth Marshall proves his interest by coming out to his team, David succumbs to his attraction. But Gareth's volleyball partner, Edge, who's equally hot, makes the lovers' lives miserable.For Gareth, a lifetime of hiding his orientation-and his attraction-from his best friend, Edge, as well as everyone else around him, adds up to hurt and frustration. David's the first man to ever compete with Edge for Gareth's passion. But Edge has secrets of his own, and David's ex-lover will never be happy without David under his fist. With everything stacked against him, can a gay Laguna man find happiness with an alpha male-or two?

Can he read his future in a glass of sweet tea?Remy's a sophisticated LA billionaire.Harper's a rural Arkansas, small town boy.Remy's rich. Harper's poor.Remy has a girlfriend.Harper has a boyfriend.Harper's gay. So's Remy, he just doesn't know it yet. In a desperate effort to save Remy's family business, the two join forces, but before they can forge a future-they have to let go of the past.LOVE YOU SO SWEETLY is an opposites attract, rich boy/poor boy, small town power, MM romance.

Super-bod meets super-brain. What happens when marshmallow-bodied supernerd Sean volunteers to be on the jocks' flag-football team? It screws Bubba's fraternity's chances at the coveted flag football title, that's what. Bubba is drafted to be Sean's personal trainer. He has to whip Sean into shape and make sure he doesn't F up their team. Sean may be a supernerd, but to Bubba he's funny, and wise, and kinda cute. He's also the one person on campus who doesn't see Bubba as a big, stupid jock. One BIG problem. Sean's motivation for getting into shape is to lose his virginity -- and Bubba isn't happy when guys start sniffing around. But Bubba's straight. Isn't he? Can a big, dumb jock from Nowhere, Wisconsin change his whole life for a genius who just wants to get laid? COACHING THE NERD is a total makeover, opposites attract, My Fair Lady trope, bi awakening, campus romance - that grabs your flag.

Opposites attracting, billionaires getting kidnapped, a Papillon who's smarter than you are, and near-death at a dog show....Jericho Jones is giving up on social life. What social life? Six-foot-five and packed with muscles he barely earned, Jericho looks like an alpha top, when he's actually a gentle bottom who teaches first grade and lives with his hypochondriac mother. When Jericho's friends, Finn and Em, suggest he accompany Finn to a dog show as the handler for their Papillon, Batshit, he decides, while he might be the world's least likely Papillon prancer, he'd be grateful for a new experience and a few days away from Mama.Jericho's prepared to take dog handling seriously, but he's not prepared for the pure lust he feels for wealthy dog owner, Brees Apollonia, a guy totally out of Jericho's league. But Brees's family issues make Jericho's look tame - his father wants to marry him to the daughter of a prospective business partner. When Brees starts being followed by unknown guys, he thinks his father's trying to scare him and uses it as an excuse to be "protected" by big, hunky Jericho. But pretend gets way out of control, and suddenly the only thing between Brees and possible death is a smart dog with big ears, three intrepid women, and gentle wimp, Jericho Jones.

Tommy "Tick Tock" Reilly, amateur gourmet cook, would have the perfect simple life as assistant to fashion model Roan Black if he wasn't so damned confused. Though attracted to men since he was a teenager, he's fallen in unrequited love with Angie "Booky" Edelson, an older ambitious modeling agent who only seems to love Tommy for his cooking. Then Roan brings home Shay Shaleen, the pierced and tattooed androgynous beauty who Roan and Booky turn into a top male model. Tommy's attracted to the gorgeous man too, but Shay becomes the "Muse" of a glamorous fashion designer, while Booky still can't see past her next booking. Why does Tommy have to fall for two people who can't love him back? Hey, is this something a little extra whipped cream can fix?

Is the closet big enough to hold two cowboys?Rand McIntyre stays in the closet to protect what he's built - his small California horse ranch and the privilege of teaching kids to ride.Kai Kealoha, a genuine Hawaiian cowboy, stays closeted to protect his "kids", the siblings he raises with no official approval.Add in one detested holiday with parents at Hana Ranch on Maui and the two cowboys bond over a love of dancing, a nude beach, and each other's beautiful butts.But vacation sex doesn't count, and nobody gives up real life for a few hot minutes in a bamboo forest. Unless they do.When Rand braves his paralyzing fear of flying, his relationship with his parents, and his beloved business to respond to a call for help from Kai's brother and sister, both men have to re-revaluate what it means to be family - and who'd make it worth it to come out.COWBOYS DON'T COME OUT is a coming out, single dad, must-love-kids, custody battle, fear-of-flying, cowboy-sexy, two-step dancing, Hawaii-for-the-holidays, MM romance.

Witch. Shifter. Cat. Human. Lover.Aloysius, the magical black cat and powerful witch's familiar, isn't afraid to go into battle to protect his master, but the outcome of the fight turns his feline world upside down. A direct hit of magic steals not only his memories and power, but even the body he's lived in for several centuries. When he wakes up naked on the floor of a veterinarian's office, it isn't as the cat Aloysius, but as the sixteenth-century French gentleman Alain Bellarose. And when Alain sees sexy and enigmatic veterinarian Luke Elliott, he decides he'll make the best of his time as a human.Luke is a man with secrets who generally prefers the company of animals-though the flamboyant boy who washes his face with the side of his hand and tries to lick his own privates might prove an exception.Meanwhile, Witch Master Killian Barth and his secret weapon, Sammy, struggle without Aloysius's power to draw on. Two evil females are circling, and seeing the coven's weakness, they're about to move in for the kill. When Alain's memories return, he's faced with the ultimate dilemma: protect his community or stay with the man he loves.

A single dad who needs love. A child who needs courage. Sounds like a job for a fairy.When Nate Hawthorne meets Asher Dane, the huge, tattooed hunk embodies Nate's dreams - and his daughter's nightmares. Delly's terrified of big men.Then Nate and Delly find The Fairy Shop, a mysterious store where a unique proprietress sends Delly in search of the wand that will make her brave. On a snowy Christmas Eve, love and courage meet under the influence of a most unusual fairy and Nate and Delly's lives change forever.THE FAIRY SHOP is a single dad, opposites attract, small town, MM holiday romance-wrapped in the magic of love.

Adam James is so far in the closet he could find Narnia. As an attorney for the homophobic WMA Development, he can't come out without risking the million-dollar paycheck waiting for him once they push their big land development deal through the city council-money that will finally allow Adam to live according to his own terms. Then, on an early morning scuba dive, Adam meets a tall, lean rebreather diver named Sky who makes him want to hug a tree.Sky Sea Mickeljohn stands for the environment, world peace, and being openly gay. He won't compromise his principles for anyone-even the damned lying developer lawyer he can't help lusting after. True, the WMA land development deal could put thousands of people at risk, but Sky still wants to risk his heart. In the fight between freedom and integrity, is there a place for love?

How Do You Get to Neverland? Second Star to the Right and Straight on to --BrooklynIn a subway tunnel at 2AM, buttoned-up Wendell Darling comes face to face with his divergent opposite, red-headed, elven-faced Peter Panachek.Where Wen works 70 hours a week in an ad agency to support his brother and sister, Peter paints graffiti masterpieces on walls and sings rock and roll when he feels like it - just the kind of wacko that got Wen into his drudge of a life in the first place.But Wen needs Peter desperately, and not just that way. With Peter's art and rock band, Wen just might create an ad fabulous enough to keep the agency's biggest client and his job.Real life's way different than Neverland, and Peter's secrets and enemies threaten everything Wen loves. Everything Wen loves - including Peter.NEVER is an opposites-attract, enemies-to-lovers, raising-his-siblings, taking-on-the-bad-guys, fairy tale retelling, MM romance, where true love lives in Everland. Come join us now.

Cole Harker, son of an alpha werewolf, is bigger and more powerful than most wolves, tongue-tied in groups, and gay. For twenty-four years, he's lived to please his family and pack-even letting them promise him in marriage to female werewolf Analiese to secure a pack alliance and help save them from a powerful gangster who wants their land. Then Cole meets Analiese's half-brother, panther shifter Paris Marketo, and for the first time, Cole wants something for himself.When Analiese runs off to marry a human, Cole finally has a chance with Paris, but the solitary cat rejects him, the pack, and everything it represents. Then Cole discovers the gangster wants Paris too and won't rest until he has him. What started as a land dispute turns into World War Wolf! But the bigger fight is the battle between cats and dogs.

What if I'm always kidding myself?Billy Ballew wants to be married, but he's been engaged to three women and can't get to the altar.He wants to be a contractor, but he's so dyslexic he has to force himself to read and fears the contractor's license test more than death.He wants to please his mother, but all she wants is for him to give her grandchildren.What Billy doesn't want is to find out he's gay.But then he meets Shaz, the one guy so flamboyant Billy can't even be seen with him without losing all his friends - and his family. One more thing Billy wants and can't have.Maybe he should just stay home with his cats.KNIGHT OF OCEAN AVENUE is a gay awakening, total opposites attract, trying to please your mother, religious confrontation, learning who you are romance.

"I'm going to remind you what it's like to be twenty-one."When Ian Carney's perfect boyfriend turns out to be a rat, and his internship in architecture morphs into an emergency round of babysitting for his gorgeous boss Braden Lord's kids, Ian gets a dose of real-life real fast.Braden's two kids idolize Ian and his cat, and they're pretty disappointed to find him in their dad's bed.But Braden's ex-wife is delighted to have grounds for sole custody.Just how much reality can a twenty-one-year old handle? Still, he might be young, but Ian's the one with all the experience - in bed and in life. He's just got to prove he's serious about wanting an "old guy" with a mountain of baggage -- and he's willing to take the thousand steps to get him.LORD OF A THOUSAND STEPS is a MM, age-gap, boss/employee, sexy babysitter, single-dad, late-coming-out, custody battle romance - with the world's most fabulous cat.

The plumber, the pianist and a tank full of fish.Artie knows he's nothing special-just-your-regular-brown hair, a solid plumber's job, not much education, and a family that can barely get off the couch.Francois was born special- famous, rich, and revered as one of the world's great classical composers and pianists.But then Artie loves tropical fish, his existential philosophy-quoting neighbor, and anything that Francois plays.While Francois's fear of crowds reaches near paralysis and only Artie's strength and certainty gets him through.This might be a match made in heaven if Artie can believe he deserves it. LOVE YOU SO SPECIAL is an opposites attract, blue-collar hero, discovering who you really are MM romance-with a Gateway Goldfish.

How much evil can you cook up in one small town?When your father gets wonky, marries a weird woman, and runs off to Europe, leaving you and your twin holding the bag for the bills, what else can you do but - Sleep a night in the forest, Follow a trail of pebbles to a strange mansion, And succumb to the attraction of cinnamon rolls, the world's most beautiful piano, and Madame, the strange woman who gives you your dreams for next to nothing.But fairy tales teach one lesson - --when things are too good to be true - run!Hans Meyer finds that out the hard way, when he wakes up tied to a bed in the dark. Even Rune, the cute guy who buys him root beer floats, isn't who he seems.Can piano power, twin power, and a healthy dose of love power overcome the darkness and finally make Hans happy in Ever After?HOLDING HANS is a coming-of-age, hidden identity, dysfunctional family, fairy-tale-retelling, contemporary fantasy romance - with really good food

Who knew ballet could be so dangerous?Val Aalto, a tattooed ballet dancer, stands primed for huge success -- and all he wants is to dance Romeo.Andrew Preston, a by-the-book detective, chases a serial killer who's murdering dancers -- and all he wants is to catch him.When the premier dancer who hates Val's guts turns up murdered, Val and Andrew meet and what they want gets way hotter!But mounting evidence makes Val the lead suspect, the killer starts stalking him, and Val's dance of love turns to a dance with death in the ego-fueled halls of ballet.DEATH DANCER is a romantic suspense, total opposites attract, creepy serial killer, sexy tatted bad boy, men-in- tights, MM romance - with dessert.

What happens when a blue-collar dude who hides behind his Sasquatch hair gets sheared by a toppy femme in pink lace bikini panties?Contractor, Rick Ronconi can't admit what he really wants because it'll lose him his job, his father, his few friends, and maybe even the one thing he really cares about-his sister, Alice.But for Alice's wedding, he agrees to get his overgrown hair and beard cut at a ritzy Laguna Beach salon.Hello, secret femme kink!Stylist, Jimothy Castlemane doesn't pretend to be anything he's not. He doesn't yearn for straight guys, and he does not-repeat, does not-date guys who are in the closet.But a simple after-hours haircut uncovers more than Rick's face-and Rick finds everything he's dreamed of on the floor of Jimothy's hair salon.Immovable object, meet irresistible force. This is one colossal hair ball!HAIR BALLS is an opposites-attract, coming out, toppy flamboyant femme vs tough blue-collar pretender, MM romance-with a lot of cats.

Winter Thane was raised on the two cardinal rules of werewolf existence: don't reveal yourself to humans under penalty of death, and there's no such thing as a gay werewolf. It's no surprise when his father drags him from his wild life in remote Canada back to Connecticut to meet his old pack in hopes it will persuade Winter to abandon his love of sex with human males. Of course Dad's hopes are dashed when they come face-to-face with the gay werewolves in the Harker pack.Winter takes one look at human FBI agent, Matt Partridge, and decides bird is his favorite food. Partridge is embroiled in an investigation into drug dealing and the death of a fellow agent. He can't let himself get distracted by the young, platinum-haired beast, but then Winter proves invaluable in the search for clues, a move that winds them both up in chains and facing imminent death. Winter quickly learns his father's motives are questionable, the pack alphas are a bunch of pussies, humans aren't quite what they seem, and nothing in the forests of Connecticut is pure except love.

Two werewolf households, both alike in dignity....Rome Siracusa wants to be a faithful son and proud member of the Siracusa pack, but he's got a couple of dangerous secrets - -He possesses "alpha advantage", the whispered myth of superiority that shouldn't fall to youngest sons...And he's gay, an invitation to get killed by his homophobic alpha father.But all his good intentions go up in smoke when he gets one look at Jules Havilland, gay son of his pack's deadly rivalsBoth guys are supposed to be pawned off in "advantageous" marriages, but forget that.After all, this is a story of star-crossed lovers.ROME AND JULES is an enemies-to-lovers, forbidden love, secret marriage, rival families, werewolf paranormal, MM romance - with a dash of Shakespeare.

JJ looks like a quarterback, when he's really a queen. He's bled his heart out and given up his family to accept that fact.Then comes Ryan Star. A wet dream in plain clothes.Is JJ really going to pretend alpha-status, and football fandom to interest the tough cop? Can you say quarterback sneak?But tottering on a pair of skis takes deception too far - straight onto JJ's sore butt and back into reality. How far will a guy compromise who he is to have what he wants?When the real JJ emerges, can Ryan ever accept the truth? More important, can JJ?SNOW BALLS is an opposites-attract, hidden identity, femme/masculine, MM romance with an adorable interior decorator masquerading as Chris Hemsworth, and a grouchy cop who knows coming out of the closet can risk his life. Add in a couple scumbag robbers, a cringe-worthy trip to a football game, creepy arachnids, friends who love JJ for who he is, and you're ready to go Balls to the Wall.

If these two don't kill each other, they might fall in love. Rand hates Jax because he's the laid-back, vegan-eating, tree-hugging, total-Zen-until-I-get-a-chance-to-screw-you president of Sigma Mu Tau, the nerdy fraternity that's the sworn enemy of Rand's house, Alpha Lambda Alpha. What a phony! Jax hates Rand for being the privileged, rich-heir-to-an-oil-empire, environment-destroying, soul-sucking president of the ALA jocks-but mostly because Rand hated him first. Rand has sent nothing but hateful vibes his way since the day they met. What a douche! The enemies have never had a single conversation that didn't involve shouting-until Jax's old Buick breaks down on a road trip and Rand plays reluctant rescuer. Jax is forced to sit on Rand's dead cow seats. Rand learns chickens can enter the living room and that Jax's beliefs are more than skin-deep. The bitter rivals embark on a quest to save a family member and discover that sometimes animosity is a mask for crazy-hot attraction. With this much face time, head-to-head might become heart-to-heart. HEAD TO HEAD is an enemies to lovers, forced proximity, opposites attract, searching for his sister, clashing cultures, MM romance-with a whole lot of fracking.

What if the poison apple was a martini?Who says fairy tales can't happen? When chess campion and physics student, Snow Reynaldi, finds himself tutoring his secret passion, quarterback Riley Prince, up close and personal, he starts to believe in happy ever after, but wait. Cosmic joker time. Snow's mentor, Professor Kingsley, suddenly marries a mysterious, beautiful woman and then falls into a coma, Snow wakes up underwater in a car, Seven frat brothers and a quirky elf of a man rescue Snow in time for him to get accused of terrible crimes and lose the man he loves, And, oh yeah, the professor's wife is trying to steal his chess championship - and his life!Things look pretty Grimm.Any chance Snow can prove he's the fairest of them all?Driven Snow brings together a brilliant college nerd and a handsome quarterback who's just as smart as he needs to be, in a kissing-the-tutor, coming out, GFY, running-from-the-bad-guys, fairy tale retelling, complete with total makeover

Sammy Raphael is a crappy witch, and on top of that, he can't seem to get a boyfriend. Where other supernaturals can bring down lightning and manifest wealth, Sammy can paint. Granted, the "prophetic" paintings he creates at night always come true, but they never predict anything important. Sammy feels like a total loser with a worthless ability.One night he paints a gorgeous guy who turns out to be his secret crush, the human Ryder, but Ryder's changed so much he's almost unrecognizably beautiful. Then Sammy paints an angel who turns out to be a witch. But is that witch also a devil-a devil who can bring down Sammy's whole community and everyone he loves? And why the hell does Ryder keep changing? Aloysius, the black cat familiar, always backs a winner. So why is he backing Sammy?