Contemporary Romance books

Serie Storie di Austin, Libro 1

Ben Walsh sta per diventare uno dei migliori avvocati di Manhattan; ha un fidanzato meraviglioso e amici nell’élite della città. La sua vita è perfetta, finché una telefonata non distrugge tutto: un incidente d’auto porta via tragicamente i suoi genitori e ora deve tornare a Austin per crescere tre fratelli adolescenti che conosce a malapena.

Durante il funerale, Ben incontra Travis Atwood, il vicino di casa dalla parlata texana e dal cuore d’oro. All’inizio, il loro rapporto passa momenti di alti e bassi, tra discussioni e flirt, ma quando il peso della responsabilità comincia a gravare su Ben, si appoggia immediatamente a Travis, e la pressione modella la loro amicizia in qualcosa che somiglia molto all’amore. Ben pensa di aver trovato una soluzione per riavere, oltre alla sua vecchia vita, la sua nuova vita e Travis, ma deve rendersi conto che l’amore non è sempre facile. Riuscirà a capire che un’esperienza orribile potrebbe farlo giungere alla meta a cui era destinato?

Read more...

When Kyle Champlain’s grandmother, Molly, passes away, he returns to Wetlake, Canada, to settle her estate. Kyle spent his summers in Wetlake as a child, and now he has the chance to renew his acquaintance with some old friends, including Ryan Summers, before going home to Chicago. But when Kyle tries to pressure Ryan into a business decision, their renewed friendship—and any possible attraction--is almost immediately on the rocks.

As Kyle begins to deliver the personalized bequests from Molly’s will, he meets an odd assortment of people from all walks of life and realizes he has a lot to learn about living and love. But he’ll have to fight his parents, suspicious beneficiaries, and Ryan’s fears if he plans to stay in Wetlake.

Read more...

Dumb Jock: Book Six

The final book in the Dumb Jock series brings us back to Jeff and Brett thirty-plus years after their “happily ever after.” Jeff, now a university professor, and Brett, CEO of a sporting equipment company, prepare to celebrate Brett’s fiftieth birthday. Suddenly, a devastating emergency derails all plans. Fear and unknown questions force the couple to look back on a lifetime of struggles as an openly gay couple just starting out in the 1980s. My Dumb Jock chronicles their life together, beginning after the sports banquet at the conclusion of book one, continuing through their college years, engagement, wedding, and the birth of their children. Together they shoulder homophobia and rejection and build their own family in the face of many crippling losses and temptations. This final book of the series brings together an entire cast of characters from five books, all connected by one remarkable couple. A couple not quite ready to say good-bye.

Read more...

“Daddy” is not a title Rue Murray wanted, but he never thought he’d have sex with a woman either. Now he’s the unwitting father of a newborn named Alice. Between bartending and cosmetology school, Rue doesn’t have time for babies, but he can’t give her up. What Rue needs is a babysitter, and he’s running out of options. He’s on the verge of quitting school to watch Alice himself when he remembers his reclusive new neighbor, Erik.

Erik Van Nuys is a sci-fi novelist with anxiety issues to spare. He doesn’t like people in general, and he likes babies even less. Still, with his royalties dwindling, he could use the extra cash. Reluctantly, he takes on the role of manny—and even more reluctantly, he finds himself falling for Alice and her flamboyant father.

Rue and Erik are as different as two people can be, and Alice is the unlikeliest of babies, but Rue has never been happier than when Alice and Erik are by his side. At least, not until he receives an offer that puts all his dreams within reach and he’s forced to choose: the future he’s always wanted, or the family he thought he never did.

Read more...

La secuela de "Caballo Oscuro"
Volumen 2 de la serie Caballo Oscuro

«Ya es suficientemente duro entre dos personas. Meter a una tercera en la ecuación es… no sé, ¿no va a parecer que estamos buscando problemas?».

No fue fácil, pero el entrenador de caballos Dan Wheeler había comenzado a construirse una nueva vida, había encontrando su sitio en California con sus amantes Evan Kaminski y Jeff Stevens. Cuando las cosas iban bien era espectacular: había cariño, risas y pasión. Pero al parecer, las cosas no solían ir bien muy a menudo.

Dan sigue luchando contra la pérdida de su anterior pareja y a veces tenía dudas de si merecía ser feliz. Evan tiene celos de cualquiera que buscara el afecto de Dan (incluido Jeff); y a este le preocupa ser demasiado mayor para sus hombres más jóvenes, y llega a preguntarse si no era mejor alejarse.

A pesar de todas sus resoluciones, Dan siente una conexión especial con los otros dos hombres, pero no sabe si eso será suficiente. Sabe que duele estar juntos, pero lo que tiene que hacer es decidir si no será incluso más doloroso estar separados.

Segunda Edición

Read more...

Les contes de Toronto, tome 3

À trente-cinq ans, Rick Haviland est un orthophoniste respecté. Alors que tous ses amis s’engagent dans des relations durables, il refuse d’abandonner sa vie sexuelle de clubbeur sans attaches. Pour lui, les relations sont dangereuses ; il a un secret à cacher. Quand il rencontre Ian O'Donnell, chargé de clientèle dans un tabloïd local, Rick compte sur ses propres règles pour le protéger d’une relation qui serait plus que passagère.

Lorsqu’Ian révèle son homosexualité, lassé par les rencontres anonymes et de cacher des secrets à sa grande famille catholique, Rick est là, et il est justement le genre d'homme qu’il a envie de mieux connaître. Leur attirance est immédiate, électrique et mutuelle. Ian convainc Rick de briser de plus en plus de ses règles et ses défenses s’effondrent. Mais quelqu'un les surveille, quelqu'un qui aimerait voir cette nouvelle relation échouer.

Lorsque le travail d’Ian devient une menace risquant d'exposer le secret de Rick, leurs carrières et leurs cœurs pourraient bien être détruits.

Read more...

Days away from high school graduation, with hardly a penny to his name, Evan Lowry needs to earn money for college. When he comes across an ad for modeling, he thinks his luck has changed—until he learns he’s interviewing for an adult film and will be expected to have sex. On camera. With other men.

For gay porn star Brandon Court, the shine has worn off of regular shoots. He and his producer, Les, decide to try something new: a reality-show porno set at a beach house. When he meets wide-eyed and naïve Evan for the first time, Brandon isn’t sure if he wants the kid to get lost or get naked. Naked wins.

On set, Brandon takes Evan under his wing, and over the next month, they are thrown together in every intimate way conceivable—except emotionally. Both Brandon and Evan are terrified of trying for anything deeper, and insecurities and doubts wear on their hopes, but the chemistry between them won’t let them slow things down.

Read more...

Jake Manning’s smart mouth frequently gets him into trouble. Because of it, he can’t hold a job. Combined with some bad luck, it's prevented him from keeping steady employment. A huge debt looms over him, and alone he shoulders the care of his alcoholic mother and three younger sisters. When a housekeeping position opens, Jake’s so desperate he leaps at the opportunity. On landing, he finds his new boss, Patrick Stanford, a fussy, arrogant, rude… and blind man.

Born without sight, Patrick is used to being accommodated, but he’s met his match with Jake, who doesn’t take any of his crap and threatens to swap all the braille labels on his groceries and run off with his guide dog unless he behaves.

Jake gets a kick out of Patrick. Things are looking up: the girls are starting their own lives and his mum’s sobriety might stick this time. He’s sacrificed everything for his family; maybe it’s time for him to live his life and start a relationship with Patrick. When his mother needs him, guilt makes his choice between family and Patrick difficult, and Jake must realize he’s not alone anymore.

Read more...

On a cold February evening, Robert Chambers gives a panhandler a significant amount of cash. That gift allows Matt Cosgrove to turn his life around. When the men meet again, Matt, now employed at a local home improvement center, offers to build a shelving unit for Robert as a thank you. They become friends, and soon the chemistry between them cannot be denied. Robert, once betrayed by a faithless lover, believes he can finally build a relationship based on mutual trust and honesty. Then Robert discovers the dark secret that left Matt begging on a street corner. Their relationship appears doomed unless the walls of the prison of silence Matt has erected around his past can be breached.

Read more...

Austin, Texas, tome 1

Ben Walsh est en voie de devenir l’un des plus célèbres avocats de New York, il a un compagnon et fréquente les cercles les plus huppés de la ville. Bref, tout est parfait dans sa vie jusqu’à ce qu’il reçoive un funeste appel téléphonique, quelques jours avant Noël : ses parents viennent de décéder dans un accident de voiture. Il doit de toute urgence retourner à Austin, Texas, pour élever trois jeunes frères qu’il connaît à peine. 

Pendant les funérailles, Ben rencontre Travis Atwood, un voisin ouvrier au grand cœur. Leur relation commence sur les chapeaux de roue avant les premiers écueils inévitables, mais lorsque Ben fléchit sous le poids de ses responsabilités c’est vers Travis qu’il se tourne. L’urgence de la situation façonne leur amitié en un sentiment qui ressemble à l’amour. Ben pense avoir trouvé le moyen d’associer ses deux vies, l’ancienne et la nouvelle, et d’y incorporer Travis, mais le chemin de l’amour a ses obstacles. Ben comprendra-t-il que le bonheur arrive parfois quand on s’y attend le moins, au cœur des pires catastrophes ? Saura-t-il reconnaître la dynamique d’un destin qui l’emmène, au-delà de l’horizon, là où est sa vraie place ?

Read more...

Ein Titel der Sieben Tage Serie

Kann sich ein ganzes Leben an nur einem einzigen Tag völlig verändern? Was ist mit sieben Tagen?

Dies ist die Geschichte der sieben alles verändernden Tage in Evan Donaldsons Leben. Evan war ein Strichjunge, als Vater Valentin ihn dazu überredete, zur St. Bartholomäus Akademie zu kommen. Dieser Tag veränderte Evans gesamtes Leben. An diesem Tag traf er seinen Zimmergenossen, Clay Mueller, und an diesem Tag begann Evan wieder zu leben. Aber Evans Leben sollte sich auch weiterhin immer wieder ändern – von Missbrauch über die erste Liebe, Trennung und gebrochene Herzen, bis hin zur Gründung seiner eigenen Familie. Und wann immer sich für Evan eine Tür schloss, öffnete sich gleichzeitig ein Fenster, und das Fenster war Clay.

Von jenem ersten Tag, an dem Evan wieder zu vertrauen lernte und sich zwischen ihm und Clay spontan ein tiefes Band knüpfte, folgt diese Geschichte den Drehungen und Wendungen ihrer Beziehung und blickt auf sieben alles verändernde Tage und auf die wundersame Weise, wie sich in einem einzelnen ausschlaggebenden Moment ein Schicksal ändern kann.

Read more...

Of all the tiny towns, in all the world, he walks into mine.

Texas native Kieran Quinn has hit the big time, working in Manhattan as a columnist for Gloss, a national literary magazine. He’s well-known for his snarky, sardonic columns, but deep down he’s more interested in exploring what makes people tick than his editor would like. He keeps his desire to find his own Mr. Right hidden under a sexy, carefree persona that favors champagne and underwear models of the male variety.

Jaxon Lang loves being the high school principal in tiny Buckwheat Springs, Texas after relocating from Austin to pursue his relationship with Danetta Archer, despite her reputation for leaving grooms at the altar. So far, he’s avoided examining the questions he has about himself, certain that marriage will put them to rest. Then Kieran arrives in town. Kieran’s charm and unique attitudes about sex and attraction soon challenge Jaxon’s concept of what—and who—he wants.

While covering the latest wedding of a real-life “runaway bride," Kieran falls hard for the gorgeous—and supposedly straight—groom, Jaxon Lang, despite that ridiculous X. Then Kieran discovers the bride’s hiding a shocking secret.

2nd Edition
First Edition published by Ravenous Romance, April 2009.

Read more...

On the reality show Dance Off, pro rugby player Olivier Gautier and Olympic swimmer JC Webster each have one goal in mind: to stay on the show as long as possible to earn his charity of choice maximum exposure and a larger donation. As the competition heats up, their goals expand to catching each other's interest, but Olivier is firmly in the closet and plans to stay there. JC is willing to be discreet, but not to hide forever.

Starting a romance with another man is challenge enough for any celebrity, but doing it under the microscope of reality TV—and one majorly intolerant costar—is even harder. Add in meddling dance pros, JC’s overbearing family, and the need to play up chemistry with dance partners to win America’s hearts, and JC and Olivier’s time together is looking more and more like a recipe for disaster.

As the pressure to stay in the competition mounts, JC and Olivier must face their inevitable separation at the end of the show as well as decide whether a relationship as complicated as theirs can survive in the real world, outside the bubble of the set and practice studios.

Read more...

Sequel to Before the Final Encore

When hunky aspiring country singer Billy Eagan heads to Nashville in search of his big break, a relationship and love are the furthest things from his mind. Taking a foreman's job at the Lazy H ranch and not knowing how he will be accepted, Billy decides to fly under the radar and stay as closeted as he can without denying who he really is. It's immediately confirmed that he made the right decision when he discovers homophobia is still alive and well in Tennessee.

Then Billy gets his break and meets gorgeous record label executive Ian Dillon. Their worlds collide both professionally and personally, and Billy falls hard. But Ian is still haunted by the mysterious betrayal of his one and only lover, and knowing Billy possesses the power to emotionally destroy him, Ian decides to cut his losses and simply walk away. Determined not to give up on the man he loves, Billy secretly starts to unravel the past and quickly finds that it's not what it appears. Can Billy rescue Ian’s heart, or will bigotry and hatred win over love?

2nd Edition

Read more...

It’s time for Austin Beier to grow up. His car is falling apart, his roommates are less than ideal, and he’s just been fired for the umpteenth time. His love life hasn’t evolved past bathroom hookups at his favorite clubs. Forced to borrow money from his father yet again, Austin is walloped by an epiphany—he needs someone to mentor him into maturity. And who better to teach him how to be an adult than Ben, his father’s office manager? Cute in a nerdy sort of way and only a few years older than Austin, Ben is a master of organization and responsibility. But as he gets to know Ben better, Austin learns that whether you’re eight or twenty-eight, growing up is never easy.

Read more...

Jack Lawson grew up poor and can’t forget it. He’s a huge success in the business world, but it won’t be enough until the image of “poor little Jack” is completely wiped away. When Jack runs into his old friend, Noah Mercier, he decides that Noah’s sister, an up-and-coming movie star, would be the perfect evidence of glamorous success. If Jack can win Hayley, it will be clear to everyone, including himself, that he has truly arrived.

The problem with Jack’s grand plan is that he’s more attracted to Noah. Jack’s never worried about the gender of his conquests, but Noah just isn’t flashy enough for Jack’s scheme to set the world on fire...  unless Jack realizes he has practically no control over deciding who he wants—and even less choice in who he needs.

Read more...

Grandir dans des familles d’accueil a privé Kerry Grey de confiance en soi et lui a laissé peu d’espoir en ce qui concerne son avenir. Ayant dû abandonner ses études à l’université, Kerry occupe un emploi à temps partiel dans une pépinière. Son amitié avec sa patronne et l’attention qu’il porte aux plantes constituent les seuls moments importants de sa vie. Il couche avec l’homme qui l’humiliait lorsqu’ils étaient ensemble à l’école, et le jour où son petit ami l’abandonne à une fête, Kerry erre sur la plage pour noyer son chagrin dans une bouteille de scotch.

Malcolm Holmes et Charlie Stone sont ensemble depuis quinze ans. Malgré la volonté de Charlie d’accepter tacitement la domination de Malcolm dans leur lit, quelque chose manque à leur couple. Tôt un matin, ils secourent un Kerry évanoui, manquant d’être emporté par la marée, et Charlie reconnaît immédiatement une âme sœur en ce jeune homme perdu.

Lorsque le colocataire de Kerry le jette à la rue, les deux hommes l’invitent dans leur maison. Alors que Charlie et Kerry tissent des liens autour de leur passion pour le jardinage, Malcolm voit en Kerry celui qu’ils cherchaient pour compléter leur couple. Tout ce qu’ils ont à faire c’est de se dévoiler au jeune homme et d’espérer que les penchants de Kerry pour la soumission vont s’adapter à leur dynamique.

Seulement, quelqu’un cherche la moindre occasion de nuire à Kerry. Et tandis qu’il cherche le coupable, il s’inquiète pour la sécurité de ses nouveaux amis. Et si Malcolm et Charlie ne peuvent pas l’aider, leur recherche assidue du parfait troisième pourrait ne pas se terminer par la fin heureuse qu’ils avaient imaginé.

Read more...

Xander Karcek ha sempre voluto due sole cose dalla vita: Christian Edwards e il basket, l’uomo che ama e lo sport che lo ha aiutato a fuggire da un’infanzia che preferirebbe dimenticare. Le sue due ossessioni gli sono state d’aiuto. Lui e Chris hanno battuto ogni record riuscendo a giocare insieme alle superiori, all’università e dritti nell’NBA.

Ma vivere sotto la lente d’ingrandimento della fama non è facile, soprattutto quando due uomini fingono di essere amici fraterni affinché il mondo non scopra che sono praticamente sposati. La loro relazione sopravvive ai sacrifici che devono fare e alle menzogne che raccontano per rimanere insieme, ma quando il loro segreto è svelato, le conseguenze rischiano di distruggerli come nient’altro potrebbe fare.

Chris e il basket sono le due cose che tengono Xander in piedi. Ora il mondo chiede a Xander di fare una scelta. Esiste un’opzione che comprenda un futuro con l’uomo che ama?

Read more...