Our Secret Christmas by H J Perry
In secret.
Bisexual and in his first relationship with a man, Connor is second in command at Sky High Scaffolds. He’s also in love. When he discovered the object of his teenage crush was also gay, he pursued him relentlessly until his romantic gestures won Lee over.
Lee kept his work life and his private life separate. After more than a decade in the trade, he’d never come across another friend of Dorothy with a Scaffolder’s Construction Industry Scheme card.
Until the day Connor made a pass.
They just want to spend time together, like any other gay guys in love. But the holiday means telling, explaining and justifying to friends and family how you are spending the holiday and who with.
Shy retail clerk Elliott Gaffney’s Christmas wish isn’t something Santa can grant him, but that doesn’t stop it from being his favorite time of year. Especially since he gets to work at Chicago’s prestigious Ashby’s department store in “the North Pole,” doing his part to make the magic of Christmas come alive for others.
All Bennett “Ash” Ashby wants for Christmas is to forget about it. Unfortunately, his father is forcing him to pay penance for the media frenzy caused by his latest public sex scandal. The Ashby heir, working as a lowly department store Santa? Only the fact that no one will know it’s really him can save Ash the embarrassment of being stuck in a fat suit instead of partying with his friends.
But when Elliott catches Ash’s eye, Christmas starts to look a whole lot brighter. And even though Elliott would never have the guts to say yes if he knew who Ash really was, falling for “Ben,” the new Santa, is another story all together…
“Can’t you see I need help?”
“What the hell is wrong with me?”
Detective Steven Mason gave it his all, until a stray bullet from a rookie cop put his whole life on hold. After all the surgeries to patch his shoulder back together, Steve’s only chance at holding a gun and a shield again lie with his physiotherapist – the guy Steve bailed on back in college.
“You did this, and you’re going to have to be the one to fix it.”
Adam Little is New York’s best physiotherapist, he runs a private practice and rents an apartment overlooking the Hudson. His life is perfect… Except today. Today is the day Steve Mason walks back into his life, and Adam isn’t ready to forgive him.
“I am your best hope.”
Parted by fear, bound together by need, both men must overcome their pain if they’re to find a better future. But can they work together to truly heal the scars of the past, or will their deep-seated wounds tear them apart forever?
John and Daniel quickly find themselves drawn to each other, the sex between them unlike anything John has ever known. But as the weeks turn into snowbound months, Daniel begins to change into someone brutish, and the line between man and beast disappears.
With the arrival of spring, John flees, eventually finding refuge in the company of a group of frontier outcasts, including a brash young settler named Palmer. But in the wilds of this savage land, love is not so easily tamed, and John soon finds himself calling upon the raging animal within him to save the man he loves.
Frederick ‘Bing’ Thurgood has it all – a stake in the family fortune, a beautiful fiancée, and a loving family all gathered in town for his upcoming Christmas wedding. So what if he has a feeling in his gut that something’s not quite right? On the surface, it’s all perfect. Then Bing walks in on his fiancée with his best man, and his perfect future comes crumbling down.
When Bing flees the disaster his life has become, he takes shelter in his family’s secluded beach house, intending to drink the holidays away. That is, until he comes face to face with the only other man on the island – his new neighbor.
Secrets and Lies by Amanda Young
When he’s not working at Oasis, the sex club he and his brother own, Teague keeps to himself. He relies on strangers to feed his sexual desires, but anything more intimate is off limits. Kyle Drake’s arrival at the club makes Teague rethink his favorable stance on one night stands. From the very first touch, Teague can’t get enough of Kyle. Their weekly trysts give Teague a reason to anticipate the future — until Kyle unexpectedly disappears.
A visit from an old friend thrusts Teague’s life under a microscope and endangers everything he holds dear. Allegiances are tested, and the lines of friendship blur in a race to stop an inhuman killer. Kyle’s fate hinges on Teague’s ability to untangle the intricate web of secrets and lies before it’s too late.
He decides to adopt a dog as a Christmas present to himself to fill some of the empty space that will now be at his house. But when he goes to adopt he meets Gene. A young, handsome, compassionate man who works at the shelter. Could Gene be his Christmas miracle?
Sweet Sorrow by Tallulah Scott
Deputy Denny O’Brien was taught three things since childhood: the law is always right; his job was to one day take his father’s place as sheriff; and the only good Blankenship is a dead Blankenship.
Ricky and Denny find themselves pulled together by a smoldering attraction ready to burst into the flames of wild passion; yet driven apart by the generations-old blood feud between their families.
Life gets more complicated when a drug cartel moves to the county, aiming to take out the Blankenships and lay waste to the sheriff’s office.
The two try a daring plan, coming out to both of families, then running headlong into a direct confrontation with the cartel. The move will force the families to work together to save Ricky and Denny-or start a drug war likely to destroy them all, in this thrilling tale of MM romance and passion.
Beneath Orion by Spencer Spears
The first lesson Colin Gardner ever learned was not to trust. The second was that love hurts. Growing up gay in an abusive family, Colin made peace with never falling in love. He won’t risk the pain. Especially not for a guy who’s never dated men before. No matter how much he’s tempted.
“I don’t believe in love. It only gets you hurt.”
Divorced dad Charlie Keller doesn’t date. How could he risk his daughter growing attached to someone when it might not last? But when Charlie helps Colin out in a pinch, his world changes forever. Charlie can’t ignore his attraction to Colin, but he can’t act on it either – can he?
“I’ve never done this before. Being with you changes everything.”
When Charlie’s ex-wife threatens to move his daughter across the country, Charlie realizes his worst fears might come true. And when Colin’s past comes calling, it raises demons he’s not sure he’s strong enough to fight. Will Colin and Charlie’s love flame out or can they make their stars align?
Tom has poured his heart and soul into his dream of becoming a respected actor. All his sacrifice is about to pay off when he’s offered his first leading role—but there’s one catch: it’s the lead in the gay romance movie Real Love. He can’t help but feel intimidated at the prospect of faking intimacy with a guy. Especially when he finds out who the other star is…
Heartthrob Justin Black is known for his chiseled abs, cheesy movies, and flings with actresses—not his acting talent. He wants to create a film that will make the world a better place. But when he signs up to star in a gay romance movie to raise awareness for equality, he faces resistance from his publicist, his agent, even his own family. To top it off, his co-star seems to hate him. When the two decide to work out their scenes with private rehearsals, their relationship only grows more complicated.
“The kiss was supposed to be practice, but it felt real.”
A Modern Gay Christmas Carol Parody by Rod Mandelli
This irreverent parody starts off with miserly Ebeneezer Scrooge refusing to let his underpaid, under-appreciated employee Bob Cratchit turn up the heat in the drafty office on Christmas Eve, pointing out that there are other ways for Bob to keep warm and keep his job at the same time! The fun continues from there with new twists on all your favorite classic characters and situations.
Enjoy an all gay cast of characters along with the familiar structure, lines of classic dialogue, and the overall story of redemption you remember from the original. Read A Modern Gay Christmas Carol Parody – you’ll have a dickens of a time!
Handsome and hardworking rancher Jacob can’t find employees that will work up to his standards. Tired of lazy do-nothings, self-made Jacob resolves to give newspaper employment ads one last shot. When he meets a man with a criminal past, he has a decision to make. Should he give the determined and good-looking applicant a chance at a new life…and give himself a chance at love?