Contemporary Romance books

Ara Costas has it all—riches, power, and the kind of beauty that attracts all the right people. He’s flying high and loves his life, until a serious car accident leaves him horribly scarred. Ara becomes an angry recluse, hiding away in his Chicago high-rise apartment, running his multimillion-dollar business from behind a computer screen.

Ilias Adams is a quiet farm boy who keeps his nose buried in books. A great education and stellar resume land him a job as Ara's assistant and liaison to the board of directors. Little did he know when he signed up for this dream job that he’d end up working for the world's moodiest, most uptight boss.

Ilias is scared of Ara at times, but he recognizes the challenge he faces when he meets Ara and sees the reason for the man’s anger. Ara is guarded and suspicious, since he can’t believe anyone can bear to look at him. Despite all this, Ilias is determined to turn the beast into a beauty again, at least on the inside, and tear down the walls Ara has so carefully constructed around him.

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For Scotty Riesen, hiding his sexuality in Ma's Trick, Louisiana hasn't been easy, given his secret relationship with his next-door neighbor, football star, and fellow closet case, Jean Lafitte. One night he decides that living in the closet is no way to go through life. He comes out, but he isn’t prepared for the backlash from his parents and friends.

Scotty takes a bus to New Orleans to make a new life for himself. Playing janitor and dancing boy at the gay bar Burnt Reflections is a lot better than living on the street, but he can’t forget Jean Lafitte no matter how many men throw themselves at him.

Despite everything, Jean Lafitte may yet prove just how far he’s willing to go to make a relationship with Scotty work. Traveling down to New Orleans to find Scotty is just the start of a courtship that won’t be stopped by anything less than a Louisiana hurricane.

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Travis Miller arbeitet als Mechaniker. Er hat eine Katze namens Elwood und ein nicht vorhandenes Liebesleben. Der einzige Lichtblick in dieser Tristesse ist der gutaussehende Gitarrist, an dem er manchmal nach der Arbeit auf seinem Heimweg vorbeikommt. Als er schließlich den Mut aufbringt, den Mann anzusprechen, erfährt er, dass der frühere Romanautor Drew Clifton an Aphasie leidet. Drew kann jedes Wort verstehen, das Travis sagt; aber er kann nicht mehr reden oder schreiben.

Aus der anfänglichen Freundschaft der beiden einsamen Männer wird eine Liebesbeziehung. Aber ihre Kommunikationsschwierigkeiten sind nicht das einzige Hindernis, das sie überwinden müssen. Travis ist unerfahren in der Liebe und hat finanzielle Probleme. Und wenn es Worte sind, die zwischen den Menschen Brücken bauen – was soll Travis und Drew dann zusammenhalten?

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After Randy Camster failed at marriage, his life centered around work, TV sports, and listening to his friend Jake complain about how Randy’s lack of a sex life will be the downfall of mankind. Not true! Well, not totally. Randy has just never understood the fascination with sex… until ladyboy performer Lalana Dulyarat shimmies into his world via an Internet ad for Thailand tourism. After that, it doesn’t take much for Jake to convince Randy to take a Bang Cock vacation. 

Finding an adorable little imp named Boon-nam wasn’t on Jake O’Neil’s itinerary. Gay, straight, and undecided, Jake has had ’em all, but never a virgin aching to explore her new body after successful affirmation surgery. Talk about pressure. And what’s with everyone warning him not to break Boon-nam’s heart? His is the one in danger.

Jake's openness about sexuality has always made Randy wonder if he is too focused on gender. Lalana is even more beautiful in real life than he’d hoped, but she’s keeping her "male parts" and has no intention of ever having surgery. Does it really matter? A return ticket to reality awaits. The clock is ticking on the two couples’ hopes for love, unless they can find a way to span gender, culture, and half a world.

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Faith, Love, & Devotion: Book Two

Seattle Homicide Detective Jim Shea never takes work home with him—until now. A judge banged his gavel, declared a defendant not guilty, and laid waste to a family. The emotional fallout of the trial leaves Jim vulnerable and duty-bound to the victim’s dying father.

It’s that man’s story that screenwriter Griffin Drake and his best friend, actress Daisy Baylor, see as their ticket out of action blockbusters and into more serious fare. But to get the juicy details, Griffin needs to win over the stoic and protective Detective Shea. Their attraction is immediate, and Daisy encourages Griffin to use it to their advantage: secure the man, secure the story. Neither man has had much luck when it comes to love, and when their one night together evolves into a long weekend of rapidly intensifying feelings, both Griffin’s fierce loyalty to Daisy and his very career is put to the test.

Because the more Griffin is drawn into a new life with Jim, the more his Hollywood life falls apart. Secrets and broken trust threaten Griffin’s relationships, and he’ll have to choose between telling the truth or writing a Hollywood ending.

2nd Edition

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Daniel Larson has walled himself off from any possibility of romance since his lover died violently five years ago in Afghanistan. The same bomb that ended his partner’s life took the lower part of Daniel’s left leg. The only support Daniel has, his Uncle Lawrence, is dead-set against anything homosexual, including Daniel.

Now, a popular language teacher at the local university, Daniel's suffering from a car accident that broke his one good leg. His uncle, who is much better at throwing money at things than offering emotional support, provides a rented power chair and a private in-home nurse. Unbeknownst to his uncle, the nurse comes in the form of a man named Jonah Thacker.

Instantly attracted, Daniel and Jonah fight their mutual feelings in favor of professionalism. They become friends anyway, and Jonah shares his life with Daniel, including his handicapped son, Ethan. As Jonah and Daniel grow closer, Daniel becomes more involved in Jonah and his son’s lives, even being there for Ethan when his medical conditions worsen. But when Daniel’s uncle finds out the nurse he's hired is male, he uses all of his resources to keep Jonah and Daniel apart.

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Mangrove Stories

Falling for a coworker is rarely a good idea, especially for a man getting a last chance at salvaging his career. But from the moment Dwyer Knolls sees the beautiful but socially awkward Takeo Hiroyuki, he seems destined to make bad decisions.

Takeo’s life is a string of failed attempts to please his traditional Japanese father. Unfortunately, succeeding in business turns out to be just as difficult for Takeo as changing from gay to straight. In fact, the only thing Takeo seems to truly excel at is taking notice of Dwyer Knolls.

When Dwyer and Takeo head to Mangrove, Florida on a real estate buying trip, their tentative friendship combusts and becomes much more. Is their sudden connection real enough to bank their futures on, or should they chalk the whole thing up to the daze inspired by the blue ocean breeze?

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A spin-off of Temptations of Desire
Desires Entwined: Book 3.5

When Alexander James Noble looks in the mirror, he sees a freak looking back at him. Despite his high grades and plans for culinary arts school after graduation, his parents would hate him if they really knew him.

Forced on a shopping trip with his twin sister, Lyric, and her friends, Alex eyes the girls jealously, longing to be able to dress like them—to be them. The constant struggle of being “gender fluid,” wrestling with an identity that seems to change daily, begins to wear on Alex. But all those questions and fears seem more manageable when his sister gives him his first skirt and lace panties.

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Trovare l’uomo giusto è già abbastanza difficile. Gettate nel calderone anche un chihuahua incontinente, un amore non corrisposto, un caso piuttosto grave di ansia sociale, un padre in fin di vita, un cinghiale carnivoro, e diventa quasi impossibile. Tuttavia, le vie del Signore sono infinite, e quando Tom Morgan, un mite bancario affetto da una timidezza debilitante, incontra Frank Wells, appena arrivato dalla sua fattoria in Indiana e ancora più timido di lui, la scintilla scocca all’istante.

Ma proprio quando la storia tra i due sembra decollare alla grande, Frank è costretto a tornare a casa per assistere il padre malato di cancro e occuparsi della fattoria. Tom lo segue e tutt’a un tratto si ritrova a dar da mangiare ai maiali, a mungere le mucche e a chiedersi che fine abbia fatto la sua tranquilla vita cittadina. E tutti quei polli? Tom detesta i polli.

Tuttavia, con l’aiuto di Frank, Tom stringe i denti e va avanti. Incredibile quello che due ragazzi innamorati riescono a fare quando sono pazzi l’uno dell’altro! Neanche novecento polli possono qualcosa contro il vero amore.

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Christmas is a time for peace, love, and goodwill toward mankind. Not! More like cheating exes and absentee friends. For Emmett Byrd, spending the holiday season with his old college friend Terry in San Diego is supposed to be about mending his broken heart. But when Terry deserts him at the last minute, leaving Emmett alone in his condo for Christmas, it's just the icing on the cake of a crappy year full of betrayal and lost love. The only Christmas spirit this Scrooge is feeling is the alcoholic kind. Then a slightly kooky, unsophisticated farm boy named Sky knocks on the door looking for Terry, and a case of mistaken identity reawakens Emmett's hope in happily ever after.

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Serie Amore Significa...

Rifiutato dal padre e sbattuto fuori di casa, Stone Hillyard ha difficoltà a trovare un riparo dall’inverno del Michigan quando, per un colpo di fortuna, finisce nella fattoria di Geoff Laughton e del suo compagno Eli. I due uomini lo accolgono in casa, lo riscaldano e gli danno un lavoro all’interno del programma di equitazione terapeutica ‘Nessun Limite’.

Un automobilista ubriaco ha reso Preston Harding incapace di camminare e, dopo mesi di duro lavoro, il suo terapista gli raccomanda il programma di Geoff ed Eli. Purtroppo la rabbia e l’arroganza che Preston si porta dentro lo fanno quasi sbattere fuori, ma Stone intercede per lui, nonostante gli insulti ricevuti. È un piccolo gesto di gentilezza che apre gli occhi a Preston.

Stone e Preston si daranno una mano l’un l’altro, affronteranno la disapprovazione delle proprie famiglie e affronteranno vecchi segreti. Impareranno – a volte a proprie spese – come l’amore possa voler dire libertà per entrambi.

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Suite de Le Goût du risque
Perspectives, tome 3

Six mois après leur première rencontre au Festival du Goût de Chicago, Lil Lampert et Grier Dilorio vivent ensemble. Leur relation est plus forte que jamais, mais le couple réalise très vite qu’il faut plus que du sexe et trois mots magiques pour réussir une vie à deux.

Comme tout néophyte, Grier doit apprendre à gérer sa nouvelle vie. Il pensait ses problèmes résolus après avoir obtenu la signature de Jillian lui reconnaissant enfin ses droits de père biologique de Luca et l’opportunité de poursuivre une carrière d’architecte d’intérieur. Il réalise au contraire être toujours hanté par d’anciennes terreurs et mauvaises habitudes.

Quant à Lil, il trouve difficile de devoir s’ajuster à l’étroitesse de son nouvel appartement, au terrible hiver de Chicago, et à la compagnie d’un jeune particulièrement entêté. Sa position de ‘beau-père’ de Luca est délicate : Lil doit trouver le juste équilibre entre agir selon ses convictions et se soumettre aux huit ans d’expérience de Grier en tant que père.

Alors que leur vie est déjà stressante, Lil et Grier font face à une nouvelle complication : l’intolérance d’une institution aussi puissante que tentaculaire. Luca est en danger. Aussi bien sa sécurité que le bonheur de la petite famille nouvellement constituée dépendront de la parfaite compréhension qu’a Lil de la nature humaine et du désir d’apprendre de Grier.

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Un libro de la saga Probando el Amor

«Para hacer una pequeña fortuna, empieza con una gran fortuna y abre una panadería». Ése fue el consejo que escuchó Marcus Wilson. Por desgracia, Marcus no tiene una gran fortuna: sólo una panadería, Un Pedazo de Cielo, en Carlisle, Pensilvania, y la resolución de hacer de ella un éxito. Necesita más ayuda de la que puede permitirse, así que cuando contrata al contable Gregory Southland es para que trabaje tanto en la tienda como en los libros de contabilidad.

Ahora que su salud está mejorando, Gregory toma la panadería como segundo trabajo para pagar las facturas. Pronto, espera con ilusión pasar más tiempo con Marcus. Pero cuando las ventas —y su relación— crecen, también lo hacen las complicaciones: primero la madrastra de Marcus le envuelve en un asunto que podría darle a la panadería una mala reputación que no necesita. Marcus y Gregory no están de acuerdo sobre si implicar a Un Pedazo de Cielo en una disputa de derechos civiles. Para colmo de males, el exnovio de Gregory aparece justo en la etapa más vulnerable de éste. Pero la mayor complicación de todas es la lucha de Marcus y Gregory para aprender a confiar en el otro y en ellos mismos, sobre todo cuando se refiere a hornear los asuntos del corazón.

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Collars and Cuffs: Book Five

The man who pimped Jeff may be in prison, but Jeff is still living the nightmare, selling himself to men and relying on pills to manage. Then he meets Scott, a young American man who could easily have been where Jeff is now. Scott’s friends extend a helping hand to Jeff, and he grabs it.

Leo and Thomas bring Jeff to stay with Dom Damian Barnett until they can find him someplace more long-term. Still grieving from losing his sub to cancer two years before, Damian agrees to help. But when he glimpses the extent of the damage, Damian wants to do more than offer his guestroom. Jeff is not a submissive, but Damian can see he desperately needs structure in his life. It’s up to Damian to find an answer.

He never expects that what he discovers will change both their lives.

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Par le Feu, tome 1

Dirk Krause est un connard de première. Sa vie est un enfer par sa propre faute, et il rend tous ceux qui l’entourent tout aussi malheureux. Quand il se blesse au travail, il se montre odieux envers le personnel de l’hôpital, et bien sûr, aucun membre de son équipe ne daigne lui rendre visite.

Lee Stockton est le petit nouveau de la caserne, et il écope donc d’une mission : amener à Dirk un bouquet de bon rétablissement de la part des autres pompiers de l’équipe. À la surprise de Dirk, Lee lit en lui comme dans un livre ouvert et voit clair dans son jeu. Lee semble déterminé à pousser Dirk à arrêter de se comporter comme un salaud pour repousser ceux qui l’entourent. Leurs chamailleries se transforment alors en étreintes… Une nouvelle relation naîtra-t-elle de ces flammes, ou celles-ci laisseront-elles seulement des cendres ?

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A Beneath the Stain Novel

In a town as small as Tyson, CA, everybody knew the four brothers with the four different fathers—and their penchant for making good music when they weren't getting into trouble. For Mackey Sanders, playing in Outbreak Monkey with his brothers and their friends—especially Grant Adams—made Tyson bearable. But Grant has plans for getting Mackey and the Sanders boys out of Tyson, even if that means staying behind.

Between the heartbreak of leaving Grant and the terrifying, glamorous life of rock stardom, Mackey is adrift and sinking fast. When he's hit rock bottom, Trav Ford shows up, courtesy of their record company and a producer who wants to see what Mackey can do if he doesn't flame out first. But cleaning up his act means coming clean about Grant, and that's not easy to do or say. Mackey might make it with Trav's help—but Trav's not sure he's going to survive falling in love with Mackey.

Mackey James Sanders comes with a whole lot of messy, painful baggage, and law-and-order Trav doesn't do messy or painful. And just when Trav thinks they may have mastered every demon in Mackey's past, the biggest, baddest demon of all comes knocking.

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Tyson Thompson graduated high school at sixteen and left the town of Seafare, Oregon, bound for what he assumed would be bigger and better things. He soon found out the real world has teeth, and he returns to the coast with four years of failure, addiction, and a diagnosis of panic disorder trailing behind him. His brother, Bear, and his brother's husband, Otter, believe coming home is exactly what Tyson needs to find himself again. Surrounded by family in the Green Monstrosity, Tyson attempts to put the pieces of his broken life back together.

But shortly after he arrives home, Tyson comes face to face with inevitability in the form of his childhood friend and first love, Dominic Miller, who he hasn't seen since the day he left Seafare. As their paths cross, old wounds reopen, new secrets are revealed, and Tyson discovers there is more to his own story than he was told all those years ago.

In a sea of familiar faces, new friends, and the memories of a mother's devastating choice, Tyson will learn that in order to have any hope for a future, he must fight the ghosts of his past.

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Coda, numéro hors série

Zach Mitchell est enlisé dans sa routine. Ça fait dix ans que son petit ami de fac l’a quitté, pourtant Zach vit toujours dans le même appartement, conduit la même voiture et continue à nourrir la chatte ingrate de son ex. Son vidéo club de Denver, De A à Z, est en difficulté. Il a des clients ennuyeux, des voisins excentriques et vit une romance inintéressante avec son propriétaire, Tom.

Angelo Green, un insolent en bottes de combat, a grandi dans des familles d’accueil et se débrouille seul depuis qu’il a seize ans. Il n’a jamais appris à faire confiance ou à aimer. Il refuse aussi les relations sérieuses, alors quand il commence à travailler à De A à Z, il décide que Zach lui est strictement interdit.

Malgré leurs différences, Zach et Angelo se lient rapidement d’amitié. Quand la rupture de Zach et Tom met le vidéo club en péril, c’est Angelo qui trouve la solution. Avec l’aide de Jared et Matt, leurs amis de Coda dans le Colorado, Zach et Angelo trouveront le moyen de sauver De A à Z, mais pourront-ils aussi se sauver l’un l’autre ?

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