All Edward Conway needs is someone to love, and in sexy Puerto Rican Alex Martinez, he may have found that someone-until a wild party threatens to take everything from him. When Edward Conway came out to his family he never imagined their reaction would be to shut him out of their lives. Searching for acceptance he leaves his hometown hoping to find a new life in Los Angeles. Finally daring to enter a gay bar by himself, he meets Alex Martinez, a celebrities publicity agent, and the two men connect on all kinds of levels. Despite the pressure of Alex's job, which takes him out of town soon after he and Edward connect, Edward feels he may just have met the man who can give him something to live for. Things look good until Edward's wild roommate Troy, needs a lift to a party where 'sex, drugs and rock'n'roll' are the order of the day. Reluctantly Edward agrees to drive Troy to the party, but before he can leave he becomes the victim of a vicious incident that could shatter the hopes he had for the future. Alex is there to lend support but he is haunted by a tragic past, and in the present is torn between an old loyalty and the wish to make Edward a lasting part of his life.
When Tim meets Ryan it's “Yippee yi yo kayah!” at first sight...almost! Tim Barrett, working at the Seven Plus ranch, receives some terrible news and has to fly home to Reno to comfort his sister. When he returns, it's to find the owners have hired a new hand, ex-wrangler Ryan Horton. At first wary of Ryan's flirting, Tim can't deny that he's attracted to the man. Tim's been through an awkward relationship in the past, and he doesn't know very much about Ryan, apart from that the man's hot in bed. When he presses Ryan for information, it causes a rift in their fledgling romance. As if their own differences weren't enough, Tim has to deal with Brady, a guest who can't seem to understand the word &‘no'. It becomes Tim's mission in life to keep Ryan well away from Brady for fear of Ryan laying the pesky guest out. Can Tim navigate a path through the various obstacles that seem determined to get in his way before finding a safe haven in the arms of the man he's learning to love?
The old axiom of "What you see is what you get" cannot be said to apply to Olivia Winters, the seemingly gracious and vivacious daytime television host whom Peter Brandon is commissioned to paint after he and his partner, Jeff Stevens, appear on her popular show. Peter quickly discovers that underneath the veneer of warmth and sophistication, is a bitter and vindictive woman-with an ego bigger than the lavish Beverly Hills penthouse she owns. Her perfect world, however, starts to unravel when she receives threatening letters from a religious fanatic, and when her blackmailing ex-boyfriend attempts to reenter her life. Jeff, hired to investigate the source of the threats, is convinced that Patricia Hastings, the mother of their close friends, Emily and Anthony, may very well be the perpetrator. Patricia is particularly incensed when her son and daughter are interviewed by Olivia on the subject of child abuse-something Patricia has long denied her children suffered. Challenged by Olivia to counter her children's stories, an enraged Patricia physically attacks Olivia in front of a studio audience. Olivia seeks to benefit from the resulting media frenzy, but a murder and a suicide deflate her plans. She turns her fury on those around her, but is silenced when confronted by a vengeful killer-with only Peter's erratic psychic ability to prevent another murder. A Portrait of Olivia, the fifth in the Portrait series, is another entertaining mix of mystery, thrills, chills and the complexity of love and friendship.
No ties. No button-down shirts. Jeans and t-shirts. Sweat and dirt. These are combinations that can bring a man to his knees, or can it? In this collection, join four of our authors as they explore the blue collar world. William Maltese's Tow-Blow, Victor J. Banis' If Love Were All, The Thomas Coleman Full Nelson by Jardonn Smith and One Brick at a Time by J.P. Bowie bring us to where denim, sweat and lust are everywhere.
Ride 'em Hard Cowboy by J.P. Bowie When Sheriff Joel Harper, ex-wrangler, is falsely accused of assault and battery by a rich rancher's son, he turns to Royce Chandler and Charles Fletcher for legal advice. What Joel doesn't expect is to fall immediately in lust with young attorney Jason Sherwood, Royce's new recruit to his recently opened law office. Their budding romance is hampered by burglary, hate-filled graffiti, hostile neighbours and co-workers, and by Joel's own sense of responsibility to his younger brother, Toby. Can their love survive all that's thrown at them or will Jason decide the ride is just way to rough for him to endure? Roping His Man by Simone Anderson When Colton Greenleaf returns to his parents buffalo ranch after college, he doesn't count on long-buried feelings resurfacing or the pull of the Wyoming mountains luring him home to stay. He tells himself its only for two weeks, that he can put up with anything for two weeks. But, when he comes face to face with the man of his dreams his first night home, he isn't so sure. Now, he must figure out whether to take the chance on love or follow his life plan and face losing out on love all together. A Fistful of Emmett by Jambrea Jo Jones Emmett Longley just lost his job and home. When he hears of a ranch needing a jack of all trades, he jumps at the chance. What Emmett didn't expect was to find himself droolig over his new boss. And the man was giving off some weird vibes. Was Kit gay or not? Christopher 'Kit' Younger only looks at men to see if they fit the bill to work his ranch. He doesn't have time for relationships. He never has, and if he did, they would be with a woman. That was until Emmett Longley drove up to his ranch and applied for the job of foreman. Sing For Your Supper by Jaime Samms Taylor has left home, chased out by his family because he's gay, and pursued across the prairies by the man who violently assaulted him in his own home. Now he's homeless, friendless and using his charm and skills learned on his knees before his father's farm hands to pay for his meals. Matt sees something more than a desperate whore in the young rancher who comes to his diner in hopes a quick blow job will buy him a meal. He sees past Taylor's current circumstances to a man who just needs a clean break. Jack's Way by Em Woods Ben Morillo, a prominent architect, has a good life. He works for one of the leading firms in New Hampshire, owns his flat and stays out of the lime light. That is until his ex-lover shows up at his work months after their violent break-up, making a scene that gets Ben fired. Straight Cowboy by Jan Irving Cowboy Joshua Ryan can't stop his erotic thoughts about Matt James, the hearing-impaired guest he's taking into the foothills in search of wild horses. Matt James has dreamed all his life of coming out west. He's at first taciturn with Josh, afraid he's as close minded as some other hands they encounter on their excursion, but when Josh reaches for him unconsciously in his sleep, Matt has a tough time hiding his desire for a 'straight' man.
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