Apprenticed to Pleasure by Brandon Fox

February 10, 2012

In the midst of insurrection, can Ander win his mentor’s love? Apprenticed to Pleasure by Brandon Fox, available from Dreamspinner Press.

As a musician in Pella’s finest brothel, Ander thought he knew all about sex between men. He was wrong. One night, two handsome lovers draw him irresistibly to a revelation: intense pleasure can be a gateway to magical realms. As his mind and body reel from passionate new experiences, Ander discovers a destiny far greater than making music for companions and their customers.

Ander’s mentor in this new art—the leader of a small group of insurrectionists against the tyranny of pain—is a mage named Thane, who has paid a terrible price for his knowledge. Ander’s strength and ingenuity are quickly tested against great odds, and although his burgeoning abilities can help his new companions, he’s fully aware that the greatest challenge of all may be winning his mentor’s love.

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Genre: Fantasy/Paranormal
Length: Novel

Owen’s Home and Garden by Evie Kiels

February 9, 2012

Will Owen convince Simon to take another chance on love? Owen’s Home and Garden by Evie Kiels, available from Dreamspinner Press.

Simon Carter is a player, and Owen Sanders knows it. As Simon’s best friend, he’s a big part of Simon’s life, and he’s watched Simon sleep his way through random hookups, trying to avoid a repeat of his last failed relationship.

But when Simon turns that fear of commitment and dangerous sex appeal on his best friend and then disappears, Owen decides he’s had enough. He sets out to Minnesota to drag his best friend back and make him see that if he’d just give Owen a chance, the two of them could make Simon’s loveless house into a home.

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Genre: Contemporary
Length: Novella

Mechanical Magic by Lorraine Ulrich

February 8, 2012

Aster must accept his talent for mechanical magic to save Y’rean’s life and win his love. Mechanical Magic by Lorraine Ulrich, available from Dreamspinner Press.

When Aster Genisov, a creator of mechanical novelties, is asked to help a wounded elf, his special talents and painful past could be the key to the elf’s survival.

Y’rean was born to touch the sky, but when his wings are destroyed by a cruel master, not even the life he begins to build with Aster can assuage his despair. Aster has the means to help him—it’s written in his gypsy blood—but is love enough for Aster to face his past and embrace his talent for mechanical magic?

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Genre: Steampunk, Fantasy/Paranormal
Length: Novella

The Cop and the Hooker by Donna McIntosh

February 8, 2012

The Cop and the Hooker by Donna McIntosh

Ben is a cop 24/7—at his desk before anyone else in the morning and at his desk each evening after everyone else has gone home. His only release from work is the secret visits he makes to clubs where he can find willing companionship—male companionship. Ben has no desire for a relationship, until he meets Cody and can’t get the rent boy out of his mind. Cody knows the last thing he needs is to get tangled up with a cop, but when he has nowhere else to turn, Ben may just prove to be his salvation.

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Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short story

Errors and Omissions by Lee James

February 6, 2012

Can Kirk and Austin stop a killer before he can stop them? Errors and Omissions by Lee James, available from Dreamspinner Press.

Rock star Brent Hunter has a plan to get back to the top of the charts—until his jet vanishes en route to London. Four months later, a phone call convinces Austin Hunter that his brother is alive and in hiding. That, or it’s all an elaborate and deadly confidence game.

Austin turns to private detective Kirk MacGregor to find the truth about his brother. As Kirk follows a trail of dead-end leads in the most perplexing investigation of his career, a strong attraction simmers between him and Austin, despite the fact they’re both married.

Together they unearth a tragic family history of violence, pure greed, and a thirty-year-old fratricide as they take on the coldest killer since Hannibal Lecter. But deadly foes have nothing on the painful truths and even more painful losses Kirk and Austin must face… and none of that compares to confronting what they feel for each other.

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Genre: Mystery/Suspense
Length: Novel

Burn by TJ Klune

February 6, 2012

Can Seven give Felix the courage to face his destiny as Findo Unum? Burn by TJ Klune, now available from Dreamspinner Press.

Set in a world that closely resembles our own, Burn is a story of redemption and betrayal, of family and sacrifice, which leads to the greatest question of all: how far would you go to save the ones you love?

Fifteen years ago, Felix Paracel killed his mother with fire that shot from his hands. Since then, he has hidden from forces bent on exploiting him and his fire and wind Elemental abilities. But Felix’s world is about to change, because he is Findo Unum—the Split One—and his coming has been foretold for generations.

Though Felix’s arrival brings great joy to the Elemental world, it also heralds a coming darkness. No one knows this better than Seven, the mysterious man who rescued Felix from that horrible fire years ago and then disappeared… who now has returned to claim what’s rightfully his: Felix’s heart. But even as Felix begins to trust Seven and his feelings about his place in the world, the darkness reveals itself, bringing consequences no one could have predicted.

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Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy/Paranormal
Length: Novel

A Spell of Passion by T.C. Mill

February 3, 2012

Can Ariston and Phaleas escape the Guardians and their life in Kalliopolis’s new order? A Spell of Passion by T.C. Mill, available from Dreamspinner Press.

Once, Ariston was a Guardian of the Kalliopolis, the perfect city designed by the Philosophers—Philosophers who, in their wisdom, replaced the imperfect human Guardians of Ariston’s generation with warrior machines. Phaleas Peneste, a poor farmer’s orphan the new Guardians rescued from the devastating winter that killed his family, now serves as their mechanic. Unhappy with their positions in the Kalliopolis’s new order, each man decides to escape, a coincidence that leads to their first meeting.

Afraid to risk his life in the wilderness beyond the Kalliopolis, Phaleas hesitates and is recaptured by the Guardians while Ariston discovers he doesn’t have anywhere to run. Back inside, they begin a secret affair, and Phaleas hopes that together, they might give each other the strength to escape the Kalliopolis forever… but first he has to convince Ariston to try again.

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Genre: Steampunk, Fantasy/Paranormal
Length: Novella

The Dragon Tamer by Ana Bosch

February 3, 2012

The Dragon Tamer by Ana Bosch

Drake, a dragon master of the tamer clan, was barely a man himself when he saved the life of a youth burning with fever. Aedan, a fire mage, has dragon blood mingled with his own, creating such a tempestuous and volatile personality that it can literally burn him from the inside. Though Drake was able to calm the tumult enough to give Aedan a few years of peace, he knew that as the boy came of age, the fire in him would ignite once more.

When, years later, the effects of his fiery impulses force Aedan from the mage clan, his path crosses Drake’s again. Once more taming Aedan with a connection that joins them body and soul, Drake promises to protect Aedan forever—but he fears the day when “forever” might come to an end.

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Genre: Fantasy/Paranormal
Length: Short story

Light of Day by Sue Brown

February 3, 2012

Will Max and Robert find a way forward now that Robert’s marriage has failed? Light of Day by Sue Brown, available from Dreamspinner Press.

The first time Max laid eyes on Robert Armitage, he knew exactly what he wanted to happen. But Max was just a night porter and Robert a guest at the hotel before his wedding, and Max knew even as they slept together that in the morning he’d have to send the groom on his way. Max’s heart was broken when Robert left, and so he ran home to Texas. When Robert’s marriage failed, Max waited for Robert to come looking for him, and waited….

A year later, Max’s dreams come true and Robert finds him, but there’s a catch, and Max has to decide if he wants Robert enough to be satisfied with hiding their relationship.

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Genre: Contemporary
Length: Novella

Ty’s Obsession by SJD Peterson

February 3, 2012

Will Ty accept Blake’s offer or will his obsession with Quinn destroy everyone’s chance at happiness? Ty’s Obsession by SJD Peterson, available from Dreamspinner Press.

Ty Callahan knew Quinn Taylor was special the moment he first laid eyes on him. When the angry and heartbroken cowboy finally opens up, Ty sees the real man inside, and for the first time in years, Ty is ready to love again. There’s only one problem: Lorcan James. Although Lorcan has owned a piece of Quinn’s heart for some time, Ty is convinced he is the better man for Quinn and will stop at nothing to prove it.

Then Blake Henderson, a strong, dominant cowboy, strolls confidently into Ty’s life, offering an outlet for Ty’s anger, a chance to heal, and an option for his torn affections. Can Ty look beyond his feelings of rage and betrayal and find true peace, or will his obsession destroy them all?

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Genre: BDSM/Kink
Length: Novel