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Danny Sims is in over his head, torn between his abusive lover, Joshua, and Jay Holtsclaw, the bartender up the street, who offers Danny the one thing he never gets at home: understanding.When Joshua threatens to get rid of Danny's terrier, Danny knows he has to act fast. Afraid of what Joshua will do to the dog and afraid of what Joshua will do to himif he tries to leave, Danny does the only thing he can do.He runs.But Danny isn't a complete fool. He has enough sense to run into the arms of the man who actually cares for him-the man he's beginning to trust.Just as their lives together are starting to fall into place, Danny and Jay learn how vengeful Joshua can be.And how dangerous.

Benjamin Lector imagines himself a smuggler, a gunrunner, and an all-around scoundrel. A preacher's son turned criminal, first and foremost he is a survivor.When Benjamin is shipwrecked on Dread Island, fortune sends an unlikely savior-a blond savage who is everything Benjamin didn't know he needed. Falling in love with Sun is easy. But pirates have come looking for the remains of Benjamin's cargo, and they find their former slave Sun instead.Held captive by the pirates, Benjamin learns the depths of Sun's past and the horrors he endured and was forced to perpetrate. Together, they must not only escape, but prevent a shipment of weapons from making its way to rebellious colonists. Benjamin is determined to save the man he loves and ensure that a peaceful future together is never threatened again. To succeed might require the unthinkable-an altruistic sacrifice.

A Players of LA NovelTwo men.One night of passion.They never expected to see each other again.They were wrong.Tobias Bennett is a quiet and unassuming man who teaches yoga and enjoys parkour. Though he is proud to be gay, an abusive relationship with a domineering man has left Tobias wary of romance, and he keeps to himself in his tidy Los Angeles apartment.Pro football player Sullivan Archer is Tobias's complete opposite: loud, brash, fond of the spotlight and deep in the closet. When a hamstring injury sends Van to Tobias as part of his therapy, neither of them is expecting to come face-to-face with his one-night stand. Now they're stuck together throughout Van's healing process, and the close proximity will force them to deal with some hard truths. For Tobias, it's realizing his hookup is a celebrity. For Van, it means accepting that he likes Tobias more than he wanted. They'll both have to acknowledge that if they choose to pursue a relationship, their lives will change in big ways.

How do you save a drowning man when that drowning man is you?Jake Moore's world fits too tightly around him. Every penny he makes as a welder goes to care for his dying father, an abusive, controlling man who's the only family Jake has left. Because of a promise to his dead mother, Jake resists his desire for other men, but it leaves him consumed by darkness.It takes all of Dallas Yates's imagination to see the possibilities in the fatigued art deco building on WeHo's outskirts, but what seals the deal is a shy smile from the handsome metal worker across the street. Their friendship deepens while Dallas peels back the hardened layers strangling Jake's soul. It's easy to love the sweet, artistic man hidden behind Jake's shattered exterior, but Dallas knows Jake needs to first learn to love himself.When Jake's world crumbles, he reaches for Dallas, the man he's learned to lean on. It's only a matter of time before he's left to drift in a life he never wanted to lead and while he wants more, Jake's past haunts him, making him doubt he's worth the love Dallas is so desperate to give him.

Sequel to Rekindled FlameRekindled Flame: Book TwoLife has been grinding Dayne Mills down almost for as long as he can remember. First he lost the love of his life in an accident that also left him with a permanent injury, and then his mother passed away a year later. When his house burns to the ground, it's the last straw. He can't take any more, and if it wasn't for kind and handsome firefighter Lawson Martin offering him a hand up and a place to stay, he doesn't know what he'd do. Dayne would love for his relationship with Lawson to evolve into something beyond charity, but he knows going after a man so far out of his league will only lead to yet more heartache. It's best to just keep his mind on his research.It's that research that leads Dayne to an old student journal that not only provides clues to the Native American heritage Lawson has been searching for, but chronicles a century-old love story. The tale that unfolds might be just what Dayne and Lawson need to remind them that no matter how dark life becomes, love can find a way to shine through.

Buch 2 in der Serie - Lang DownsDer zwanzigjahrige Chris Simms kann kaum den Kopf uber Wasser halten. Nachdem er seine Mutter und sein Zuhause verloren hat, kampft er darum, sich und seinen Bruder zu versorgen. Als er einem homophoben Angriff zum Opfer fallt, denkt er, dass sein Leben zu Ende ist. Aber er wird von den Jackaroos einer nahegelegenen Schafsstation gerettet. Er ist uber das darauffolgende Jobangebot genauso erstaunt wie uber die Tatsache, dass der Stationsbesitzer und der Vorarbeiter schwul sind.Fr Chris ist Lang Downs ein Traum - einer, der noch besser wird, als er begreift, dass sein heimlicher Schwarm, der Jackaroo Jesse Harris, ebenfalls schwul und fr einen Flirt zu haben ist. Alles geht gut, bis Chris klar wird, dass er mehr fr Jesse empfindet, als ihr Deal erlaubt.Jesse ist ein Herumtreiber, der von Station zu Station zieht. Er sucht nicht nach etwas Dauerhaftem und da er berzeugt ist, dass Chris zu jung und zerbrechlich fr eine richtige Beziehung ist, legt er Regeln fest, um die Dinge unverbindlich zu halten. Den Stationsbesitzer und seinen Vorarbeiter zusammen zu sehen, lsst Jesse darber nachdenken, ob es nicht doch Vorteile hat, sich niederzulassen. Aber als er begreift, was Chris fr ihn fhlt, gert er in Panik. Er und Chris werden sich entscheiden mssen, ob die Mglichkeit zusammen glcklich zu werden, es wert ist, ein Risiko einzugehen, ehe das Ende der Saison sie trennt.

Bonfires: Book OneTen years ago Sheriff's Deputy Aaron George lost his wife and moved to Colton, hoping growing up in a small town would be better for his children. He's gotten to know his community, including Mr. Larkin, the bouncy, funny science teacher. But when Larx is dragged unwillingly into administration, he stops coaching the track team and starts running alone. Aaron-who thought life began and ended with his kids-is distracted by a glistening chest and a principal running on a dangerous road.Larx has been living for his kids too-and for his students at Colton High. He's not ready to be charmed by Aaron, but when they start running together, he comes to appreciate the deputy's steadiness, humor, and complete understanding of Larx's priorities. Children first, job second, his own interests a sad last.It only takes one kiss for two men approaching fifty to start acting like teenagers in love, even amid all the responsibilities they shoulder. Then an act of violence puts their burgeoning relationship on hold. The adult responsibilities they've embraced are now instrumental in keeping their town from exploding. When things come to a head, they realize their newly forged family might be what keeps the world from spinning out of control.

In Victorian London, during a prolonged and pernicious fog, fantasy and reality are about to collide-at least in one man's troubled mind.A childhood fever left Arthur Middleton, Viscount Campden, seeing and hearing things no one else does, afraid of the world outside, and unable to function as a true peer of the realm. To protect him from himself-and to protect others from him-he spends his days heavily medicated and locked in his rooms, and his nights in darkness and solitude, tormented by visions, until a stranger appears.This apparition is different. Fox says he's a thief and not an entirely good sort of man, yet he returns night after night to ease Arthur's loneliness without asking for anything in return. Fox might be the key that sets Arthur free, or he might deliver the final blow to Arthur's tenuous grasp on sanity. Either way, real or imaginary, Arthur needs him too much to care.Fox is only one of the many secrets and specters haunting Campden House, and Arthur will have to face them all in order to live the life of his dreams.

Jamie's life is one big financial mess, and it really isn't his fault. However, the last thing he expected to find in the library was a Good Samaritan. He might have been suspicious of Guy's motives at first, but it soon becomes apparent that his savior is a good man who has been lucky in life and is looking to pay it forward. Guy being gay is not a problem. Jamie's not interested... or so he thinks.Guy is happy to help Jamie, and the two men get along fine. But when Jamie's curiosity leads him from one thing to another, Guy finds himself looking at the young man with new eyes. What started out as a hand up is now something completely different

It's dangerous diving for secrets.When a megacompany threatens to take over his family-owned business, programming prodigy Adam Preston escapes the stress with a much-needed vacation in the Dominican Republic. There he meets attractive, intelligent, insightful Jonah James, a scuba dive instructor, and what starts as a holiday fling soon blossoms into much more.But Jonah has a secret: ten years ago he woke up on an island beach with no idea how he got there or even who he is. Their paradise may not be as perfect as it seems. When Jonah's memories come crashing back like waves on the sand, will it be Adam clinging to the proverbial life raft, or will the two men find a safe harbor to ride out the storm?

Do you believe in love at first sight?Roland Reynolds-or Lana Renault, as she's now known-knows that life is no fairy tale. Fortunately she has her trusted friends, nicknamed "e;the dwarfs,"e; to keep her company. She lives her life to the fullest while keeping what's beneath her skirt to herself.American painter Daniel Hunter is no stranger to adversity either, and it's left him with not only strength but secrets. Unlike Lana, he remains aloof, content to observe life and beauty from the sidelines until the first time their eyes meet on a crowded Paris street.Cupid's arrow finds its mark in Daniel, but while Lana longs for romance, she knows there's no prince in her happy ever after. If their story is to have a fairy-tale ending, Daniel will have to convince Lana to let down her walls-and, in the process, reveal what he fears sharing the most.

Crossing the border into love.Snap decisions and misguided ideas bring Portuguese national Mateus Fontes and businessman Crawford Hargrave together at the Canadian border crossing.Mateus is caught in a catch-22. With his almost-expired tourist visa, entrance to Canada is denied, but the US won't let him back in either. Crawford thinks he's solved things when he tells the border agent they're engaged, and it works-except now they have to actually get married before either of them can get back into the United States. But Crawford has been burned by marriage once, and he's determined not to make that mistake again.Neither of them expects real feelings to bloom out of their fake marriage, but they do. And the two of them have to learn how to be honest with each other to make things work, which is especially hard when their entire marriage is based on lies.

Aaron's been living in what his friend Howie calls a sexual desert. But an oasis appears on the horizon when Paul, a divorced electrician with a five-year-old daughter named Sam, moves in next door. He's a country boy from northern Australia, and although he's never been with a guy before, he has an impression that anything goes in the city. They find that the ordinary things in life-books, footie in the park, looking after Sam-lead them into an unlikely relationship.But as their relationship slowly deepens, with Aaron spending time on Paul's family's cattle station, it becomes clear that Paul might have a harder time leaving the country behind. To him, happiness means a conventional life-including a mother for Sam. Being with his old friends convinces him he's on the wrong path with Aaron, and he starts a relationship with a girl from his hometown. If he cannot find the courage to go after what he truly needs, he and Aaron will become nothing more than awkward neighbours.

Some things crumble under pressure. Others are tempered by it instead. For three former soldiers, a tragedy might be the catalyst that binds them together-stronger than ever.Richard Horn and Timothy Davenport met in the SEALs twenty years ago and have been lovers ever since. Now running their own paramilitary organization, Strike Force Omega, they work in the shadows to protect their country and its people. When Tim falls for Eric Newton, a deadly sniper and strategist on their team, Richard accepts that Tim's heart is big enough for two men. He respects, admires, and even desires Eric enough to accept him into their relationship-and their bed-but he's never been fully a part of what Eric and Tim share.Then Eric is captured by terrorists and Tim is gravely injured in an op gone wrong, bringing Richard's world crashing down around his ears. Even if he gets his men out alive, Eric must face the aftermath of months of physical and psychological torture-and without Tim to lean on, Eric's PTSD is tearing him apart. Richard has to figure out the third leg of their triangle fast, or Tim won't have a life to come back to.