Author: L.A. Witt
Publisher: GallagherWitt
ISBN: 1642301000
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Their plan was perfect…until the world stopped. After the Navy boots him out, Tristan is screwed. Without an honorable discharge or a college degree, his job prospects are grim. If only he knew a service member who was willing to get married, make Tristan a dependent, and transfer his GI Bill. Such as, say, a former coworker who’s single, gay, and wants his family off his back about his refusal to settle down…and who maybe feels guilty for his role in Tristan losing his career. Casey has never liked Tristan, but the plan is irresistible. In fact, it’s perfect. Now Tristan has health insurance and a place to live, and he’s going to school. Meanwhile, Casey’s conscience is assuaged, and he’s still sleeping his way through town while his family is none the wiser. The guys stay out of each other’s way, and it’s all good. Right up until a pandemic locks everything down. Suddenly it’s just Casey and Tristan…and maybe that’s not such a bad thing. In a time when they’re both desperate for strength, support, and human contact, they find them in the most unexpected place: each other. But when feelings come into play, is it something real? Or just two lonely men making the best of terrifying times? And how in the world do Casey and Tristan tell the difference? Until the World Stops is a 72,000-word standalone gay romance. CW: COVID-19 A note from the author: As the events of 2020 have unfolded, in particular the COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve debated when and how to incorporate that reality into my work. It’s not something I want to make light of or capitalize on, but it has become a part of our lives, and one that doesn’t look to be going anywhere any time soon. There comes a point when—if I’m to write about life—I need to write about the ugly parts too. For that matter, writing is how I process the world around me, and as time has gone on, I’ve found myself needing the catharsis of looking this reality in the eye and putting it into words as best I can. Most importantly, however, this is a time when we all need hope and even moments of peace. While pure escapism is important to me, so too is finding that hope and peace when everything feels so bleak. So it’s with that in mind that I give you a couple of guys finding a little bit of light when all the world feels dark.
The Heart of Texas
Author: RJ Scott
Publisher: Love Lane Books Limited
ISBN: 1785640518
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
Riley Hayes, the playboy of the Hayes family, is a young man who seems to have it all: money, a career he loves, and his pick of beautiful women. His father, CEO of HayesOil, passes control of the corporation to his two sons; but a stipulation is attached to Riley's portion. Concerned about Riley's lack of maturity, his father requires that Riley 'marry and stay married for one year to someone he loves'. Angered by the requirement, Riley seeks a means of bypassing his father's stipulation. Blackmailing Jack Campbell into marrying him ""for love"" suits Riley's purpose. There is no mention in his father's documents that the marriage had to be with a woman and Jack Campbell is the son of Riley Senior's arch-rival. Win-win. Riley marries Jack and abruptly his entire world is turned inside out. Riley hadn't counted on the fact that Jack Campbell, quiet and unassuming rancher, is a force of nature in his own right. This is a story of murder, deceit, the struggle for power, lust and love, the sprawling life of a rancher and the whirlwind existence of a playboy. But under and through it all, as Riley learns over the months, this is a tale about family and everything that that word means.
Publisher: Love Lane Books Limited
ISBN: 1785640518
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
Riley Hayes, the playboy of the Hayes family, is a young man who seems to have it all: money, a career he loves, and his pick of beautiful women. His father, CEO of HayesOil, passes control of the corporation to his two sons; but a stipulation is attached to Riley's portion. Concerned about Riley's lack of maturity, his father requires that Riley 'marry and stay married for one year to someone he loves'. Angered by the requirement, Riley seeks a means of bypassing his father's stipulation. Blackmailing Jack Campbell into marrying him ""for love"" suits Riley's purpose. There is no mention in his father's documents that the marriage had to be with a woman and Jack Campbell is the son of Riley Senior's arch-rival. Win-win. Riley marries Jack and abruptly his entire world is turned inside out. Riley hadn't counted on the fact that Jack Campbell, quiet and unassuming rancher, is a force of nature in his own right. This is a story of murder, deceit, the struggle for power, lust and love, the sprawling life of a rancher and the whirlwind existence of a playboy. But under and through it all, as Riley learns over the months, this is a tale about family and everything that that word means.
Evil Omega
Author: S. Rodman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Silas Northstar is an outcast. A wolf shifter without a pack. A hated and feared necromancer, infamous for killing an entire pack. He aspires to become the true supervillain people whisper that he is. He is also an omega. Heat cycles are a fact of life, but he never has any problem finding casual fun with humans to satisfy his needs. He can't imagine that ever changing. He doesn't do lonely and he definitely doesn't do feelings. He doesn't need an alpha. Dean Westlake is a happy go lucky alpha who is trying his best to settle into his new pack, in a new city. The pack's Alpha, George, is an idiot but Dean is glad to not be alone anymore. Not many packs will accept a second alpha so he knows his choices are limited. He needs to make this work. The rumours of the city's supervillain sound far fetched. He's not worried. Then the Westlake pack captures Silas. That night he goes into heat. Someone has to deal with it. Dean gets the honor and the fireworks begin. The morning light shows Silas has vanished. Everyones says no one can keep Silas Northstar for long. Dean vows to prove them wrong. Content Warnings This book contains explicit sex scenes between the two main male characters. Trigger Warnings There is reference to past non consensual sex. A main character over hears non consensual sex
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Silas Northstar is an outcast. A wolf shifter without a pack. A hated and feared necromancer, infamous for killing an entire pack. He aspires to become the true supervillain people whisper that he is. He is also an omega. Heat cycles are a fact of life, but he never has any problem finding casual fun with humans to satisfy his needs. He can't imagine that ever changing. He doesn't do lonely and he definitely doesn't do feelings. He doesn't need an alpha. Dean Westlake is a happy go lucky alpha who is trying his best to settle into his new pack, in a new city. The pack's Alpha, George, is an idiot but Dean is glad to not be alone anymore. Not many packs will accept a second alpha so he knows his choices are limited. He needs to make this work. The rumours of the city's supervillain sound far fetched. He's not worried. Then the Westlake pack captures Silas. That night he goes into heat. Someone has to deal with it. Dean gets the honor and the fireworks begin. The morning light shows Silas has vanished. Everyones says no one can keep Silas Northstar for long. Dean vows to prove them wrong. Content Warnings This book contains explicit sex scenes between the two main male characters. Trigger Warnings There is reference to past non consensual sex. A main character over hears non consensual sex
Vigilante Nights
Author: Erin Richards
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440562369
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
A "good boy" will do anything for vengeance when a gang rite kills his twin sister. Will Lucas win, or follow his sister Silver into the darkness? After a hideous car wreck, Lucas wakes from a coma to find that his world is gutted. Not only is his beloved twin sister, Silver, gone forever, but Lucas is broken in body and spirit. He will never be a college athlete, and is robbed of what he now realizes was the most important bond of his life. Although they weren't identical twins, Lucas and Silver shared a bond so fierce it defied reason, and was nearly supernatural. After her death, that bond seems to endure when Lucas sees Silver everywhere he turns. Either he's crazy, or Silver is trying to tell him something about the California gang initiation they stumbled into that cost Silver her life. Lucas is bent on revenge, turning on Raymond, Silver's former boyfriend; the one Lucas never wanted her to date. He forms a posse of vigilantes to take out the gangsters responsible for Silver's death, but he risks not only his own life, but the love of the new girl on his block, who knows more about Lucas and Silver than can be accounted for by mere chance.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440562369
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
A "good boy" will do anything for vengeance when a gang rite kills his twin sister. Will Lucas win, or follow his sister Silver into the darkness? After a hideous car wreck, Lucas wakes from a coma to find that his world is gutted. Not only is his beloved twin sister, Silver, gone forever, but Lucas is broken in body and spirit. He will never be a college athlete, and is robbed of what he now realizes was the most important bond of his life. Although they weren't identical twins, Lucas and Silver shared a bond so fierce it defied reason, and was nearly supernatural. After her death, that bond seems to endure when Lucas sees Silver everywhere he turns. Either he's crazy, or Silver is trying to tell him something about the California gang initiation they stumbled into that cost Silver her life. Lucas is bent on revenge, turning on Raymond, Silver's former boyfriend; the one Lucas never wanted her to date. He forms a posse of vigilantes to take out the gangsters responsible for Silver's death, but he risks not only his own life, but the love of the new girl on his block, who knows more about Lucas and Silver than can be accounted for by mere chance.
Reasonable Doubt
Author: Gregory Ashe
Publisher: Hodgkin and Blount
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 507
Book Description
After almost twenty years, Emery Hazard finally has the man he loves. But things with his boyfriend and fellow detective, John-Henry Somerset, are never easy, and they’ve been more complicated lately for two reasons: Somers’s ex-wife and daughter. No matter what Hazard does, he can’t seem to get away from the most important women in his boyfriend’s life. While Hazard struggles with his new reality (changing dirty diapers, just to start), a bizarre murder offers a distraction. John Oscar Walden, the leader of a local cult, is found dead by the police, and the case falls to Hazard and Somers. The investigation takes the two detectives into the cult’s twisted relationships and the unswerving demands of power and faith. But the deeper Hazard looks into the cult, the deeper he must look into his own past, where belief and reason have already clashed once. And as Hazard struggles to protect the most vulnerable of Walden’s victims, he uncovers a deeper, more vicious plot behind Walden’s murder, and Hazard finds himself doing what he never expected: racing to save the killer. Only, that is, if Somers doesn’t need him to babysit.
Publisher: Hodgkin and Blount
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 507
Book Description
After almost twenty years, Emery Hazard finally has the man he loves. But things with his boyfriend and fellow detective, John-Henry Somerset, are never easy, and they’ve been more complicated lately for two reasons: Somers’s ex-wife and daughter. No matter what Hazard does, he can’t seem to get away from the most important women in his boyfriend’s life. While Hazard struggles with his new reality (changing dirty diapers, just to start), a bizarre murder offers a distraction. John Oscar Walden, the leader of a local cult, is found dead by the police, and the case falls to Hazard and Somers. The investigation takes the two detectives into the cult’s twisted relationships and the unswerving demands of power and faith. But the deeper Hazard looks into the cult, the deeper he must look into his own past, where belief and reason have already clashed once. And as Hazard struggles to protect the most vulnerable of Walden’s victims, he uncovers a deeper, more vicious plot behind Walden’s murder, and Hazard finds himself doing what he never expected: racing to save the killer. Only, that is, if Somers doesn’t need him to babysit.
For Real
Author: Alexis Hall
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1728251311
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 511
Book Description
From the acclaimed author of BOYFRIEND MATERIAL and HUSBAND MATERIAL comes a deeply emotional romance about finding love when (and where) you least expect it. Laurence Dalziel is worn down and washed up, and for him, the Scene is all played out. Six years from his last meaningful relationship, he's pushing forty and tired of pretending nothing has changed. Then he meets Toby Finch. Young. Fearless, fierce, and vulnerable. Everything Laurie can't remember being. Toby doesn't know who he wants to be or what he wants to do, but he knows that he wants Laurie. The problem is, while Laurie will surrender his body, he won't surrender his heart. Because Toby is too young, too intense, too easy to hurt. And what they have—no matter how right it feels—can't last. It can't mean anything. It can't be real. This dynamic, emotional LGBTQIA+ romance contains never-before-seen content and exclusive bonus material. The World of SPIRES: Glitterland, book 1 Waiting for the Flood, book 2 For Real, book 3 Pansies, book 4
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1728251311
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 511
Book Description
From the acclaimed author of BOYFRIEND MATERIAL and HUSBAND MATERIAL comes a deeply emotional romance about finding love when (and where) you least expect it. Laurence Dalziel is worn down and washed up, and for him, the Scene is all played out. Six years from his last meaningful relationship, he's pushing forty and tired of pretending nothing has changed. Then he meets Toby Finch. Young. Fearless, fierce, and vulnerable. Everything Laurie can't remember being. Toby doesn't know who he wants to be or what he wants to do, but he knows that he wants Laurie. The problem is, while Laurie will surrender his body, he won't surrender his heart. Because Toby is too young, too intense, too easy to hurt. And what they have—no matter how right it feels—can't last. It can't mean anything. It can't be real. This dynamic, emotional LGBTQIA+ romance contains never-before-seen content and exclusive bonus material. The World of SPIRES: Glitterland, book 1 Waiting for the Flood, book 2 For Real, book 3 Pansies, book 4
When All the World Sleeps
Author: J. A. Rock
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781986621519
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Daniel Whitlock is terrified of going to sleep. And rightly so: he sleepwalks, with no awareness or memory of his actions. Including burning down Kenny Cooper's house - with Kenny inside it - after Kenny brutally beat him for being gay. Back in the tiny town of Logan after serving his prison sentence, Daniel isolates himself in a cabin in the woods and chains himself to his bed at night. Like the rest of Logan, local cop Joe Belman doesn't believe Daniel's absurd defense. But when Bel saves Daniel from a retaliatory fire, he discovers that Daniel might not be what everyone thinks: killer, liar, tweaker, freak. Bel agrees to control Daniel at night - for the sake of the other townsfolk. Daniel's fascinating, but Bel's not going there.Y et as he's drawn further into Daniel's dark world, Bel finds that he likes being in charge. And submitting to Bel gives Daniel the only peace he's ever known. But Daniel's demons won't leave him alone, and he'll need Bel's help to slay them once and for all - assuming Bel is willing to risk everything to stand by him.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781986621519
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Daniel Whitlock is terrified of going to sleep. And rightly so: he sleepwalks, with no awareness or memory of his actions. Including burning down Kenny Cooper's house - with Kenny inside it - after Kenny brutally beat him for being gay. Back in the tiny town of Logan after serving his prison sentence, Daniel isolates himself in a cabin in the woods and chains himself to his bed at night. Like the rest of Logan, local cop Joe Belman doesn't believe Daniel's absurd defense. But when Bel saves Daniel from a retaliatory fire, he discovers that Daniel might not be what everyone thinks: killer, liar, tweaker, freak. Bel agrees to control Daniel at night - for the sake of the other townsfolk. Daniel's fascinating, but Bel's not going there.Y et as he's drawn further into Daniel's dark world, Bel finds that he likes being in charge. And submitting to Bel gives Daniel the only peace he's ever known. But Daniel's demons won't leave him alone, and he'll need Bel's help to slay them once and for all - assuming Bel is willing to risk everything to stand by him.
The story of the plébiscite, from the Fr. of mm. Erckmann-Chatrian. With 5 illustr. With 24 illustr
Author: Émile Erckmann
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Unholy
Author: Noah S. S. Rose
Publisher: Noah S. S. Rose
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
FERDINAND Ferdinand hated Michael. Not sometimes, now, always. Michael was always better than him. Better grades, better behavior. The epitome of what a Catholic boy should be, a shining example to every young man in the church and an inspiration to the women who had been raised beside him. Even his father liked him better than Ferdinand, and he couldn't put up with that--he was the principal's son, and he had to honor the name of the De Luca's and the Christian seminary. But Ferdinand was sure that Michael Saint Claire was no saint, no matter how much every atom in the universe tried to prove otherwise. He just didn't expect to find Michael, the golden child, the apple of his father's eye, on his knees in a filthy bar bathroom.
Publisher: Noah S. S. Rose
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
FERDINAND Ferdinand hated Michael. Not sometimes, now, always. Michael was always better than him. Better grades, better behavior. The epitome of what a Catholic boy should be, a shining example to every young man in the church and an inspiration to the women who had been raised beside him. Even his father liked him better than Ferdinand, and he couldn't put up with that--he was the principal's son, and he had to honor the name of the De Luca's and the Christian seminary. But Ferdinand was sure that Michael Saint Claire was no saint, no matter how much every atom in the universe tried to prove otherwise. He just didn't expect to find Michael, the golden child, the apple of his father's eye, on his knees in a filthy bar bathroom.
A Savage War of Peace
Author: Alistair Horne
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
The Algerian war was at once the last of the old-style "colonial wars" and the archetype of horribly savage new conflicts - undeclared wars between old and new worlds - waged successfully by urban terrorists and country-based guerrillas against crack modern armies. In eight years, more than a million Algerians died and an equal number of Europeans lost their homes. It was a tragedy rife with lessons Americans had to learn all over again in Vietnam. As the Third World continues to make its aspirations felt, and established political powers continue to maintain an order they must struggle to impose, the story of Algeria's fight for independence stands as model and prophecy. A SAVAGE WAR OF PEACE is the definitive history of that prophetic war.
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
The Algerian war was at once the last of the old-style "colonial wars" and the archetype of horribly savage new conflicts - undeclared wars between old and new worlds - waged successfully by urban terrorists and country-based guerrillas against crack modern armies. In eight years, more than a million Algerians died and an equal number of Europeans lost their homes. It was a tragedy rife with lessons Americans had to learn all over again in Vietnam. As the Third World continues to make its aspirations felt, and established political powers continue to maintain an order they must struggle to impose, the story of Algeria's fight for independence stands as model and prophecy. A SAVAGE WAR OF PEACE is the definitive history of that prophetic war.
Shadowing the Light
Author: Miranda Turner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781790726868
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
Shadowing the Light"Everybody has their own agenda. Everybody."Hunted for the unique blood that runs through his veins, half-angel, half-demon Gabriel Sinclair lives without expectations. On the run from forces on both sides of an ancient conflict, he searches for strength and peace in a world which only seeks to use him. When Gabriel is forced to stop running, assigned a team--and a mate--he doesn't want, and reluctantly tasked with a mission, he must overcome obstacles both real and imagined. Otherwise, the world as he knows it, and the mate he's reluctantly come to care for, may cease to exist."I will do as the Creator bids me. Always."Evander Ryan is special, and he knows it. The final handcrafted immortal warrior for the light, he is the Creator's greatest masterpiece. For fifty-eight years, he's lived his life in black and white, coddled by his Maker, while leading his team to countless victories against their enemies. Those fights were easy. Working with a new, uncooperative mate who sees the world in shades of gray? Less so. As Evander's eyes are opened to the existence of light warriors who are not good, dark warriors who are, and the wider world of supernatural beings, he learns nothing is as he thought it was, and his mate isn't who he thought he was either. Maybe there's something to be said for not always following the rules. . .This book is LGBT Urban Fantasy with a romantic subplot. Not recommended for readers under 18. Use the Look Inside feature or download a sample to see additional content advisories on the Copyright page.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781790726868
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
Shadowing the Light"Everybody has their own agenda. Everybody."Hunted for the unique blood that runs through his veins, half-angel, half-demon Gabriel Sinclair lives without expectations. On the run from forces on both sides of an ancient conflict, he searches for strength and peace in a world which only seeks to use him. When Gabriel is forced to stop running, assigned a team--and a mate--he doesn't want, and reluctantly tasked with a mission, he must overcome obstacles both real and imagined. Otherwise, the world as he knows it, and the mate he's reluctantly come to care for, may cease to exist."I will do as the Creator bids me. Always."Evander Ryan is special, and he knows it. The final handcrafted immortal warrior for the light, he is the Creator's greatest masterpiece. For fifty-eight years, he's lived his life in black and white, coddled by his Maker, while leading his team to countless victories against their enemies. Those fights were easy. Working with a new, uncooperative mate who sees the world in shades of gray? Less so. As Evander's eyes are opened to the existence of light warriors who are not good, dark warriors who are, and the wider world of supernatural beings, he learns nothing is as he thought it was, and his mate isn't who he thought he was either. Maybe there's something to be said for not always following the rules. . .This book is LGBT Urban Fantasy with a romantic subplot. Not recommended for readers under 18. Use the Look Inside feature or download a sample to see additional content advisories on the Copyright page.