Dave Corrigan is touring the Middle East and the Holy Land. Stressed by his mother’s passing and his own mid-life crisis, what happens next is right out of this world. The funny thing is, Davey’s all right with it. It might even be exactly what Davey needed. A short story.

The story of the daughter of Alfred the Great, who fought against Viking invaders and ruled a kingdom in the tenth century.Alfred the Great's daughter defied all expectations of a well-bred Saxon princess. The first Saxon woman ever to rule a kingdom, Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, led her army in battle against Viking invaders. She further broke with convention by arranging for her daughter to succeed her on the throne of Mercia.To protect her people a...

He just can’t get those graphic mental pictures of hot, gay sex out of his head. Andre determines to break free. How it all turns out doesn’t even matter. He wants to know just who and what he is. Thanks to the internet he meets somebody equally willing to take a chance.

Henry is in the grocery store when he sees a guy who really appeals to him. It’s not like anything he’s ever attempted before. Only later, at home alone, the terror hits. Sticking a note on the fellow’s windshield might not have been such a good idea. A short story of gay romance.

Robby, or Robin as he decides to call himself, has had three girlfriends in his lifetime—and a crush on one guy, years before. He's just desperate enough to try anything, once. But in the singles game, finding a man is ten times harder than finding a woman. To his surprise, he has done just that. Even more to his surprise, when he shows up at Ed's for the first time, there are a couple of other cute guys sitting there. Ed's a good listener, and has taken it upon himself to indulge Robin's ...

Other than the cancer thing and getting over recent chemotherapy, James is having a pretty uneventful life when he gets sick of it all and chucks it for an RV just outside of North Bay. A handyman with a dominant streak and a certain naiveté on his own part lands James flat on his back in a situation where he can't even scream. A short story of gay romance and erotica by Harold C. Jones.

This is an advanced textbook for people who have been unable to stop smoking. It covers motivation to stop smoking, healthy coping skills and the ability not to smoke. I wrote the book, Yes! You Can Stop Smoking, because after working in treatment centers for years I saw drug addicts and alcoholics relapse again and again. Some addiction counselors resisted treating smokers for nicotine addiction. This is because the counselors had no training and no material for treating nicotine addicts....

Dwayne needs his job at the plant, but Quinn is all over him like a dirty shirt. It’s a small place dominated by working class machismo, and people do talk. A little respect, a little consideration might go a long way. Dwayne shouldn’t have to punish people, or teach them a lesson for being idiots. If Quinn grabs him one more time, Dwayne’s going to slug him. A short story of gay romance.

Trevor is a hopeless romantic and he keeps calling Daniel up. He’s tall, funny, good-looking and a gentleman. He’s also painfully shy. Daniel is done waiting for him to make the first move. When Trevor phones, Daniel suggests a quiet evening over at Trevor's place. Perhaps a friendly game of cards will help break the ice. If Trevor really is that shy, Daniel will seduce him. A short story.

Joshua, a hiker and would-be nude sunbather, and James, with his muzzle-loader and buckskins, are playing some sort of weird game. How it turns out is anybody's guess, but Joshua likes the way James looks at him. A short story of gay romance with a little gun-porn thrown in for good measure.

Henry gets an odd response to his personal ad in the m4m section. It’s a blind man, who claims he isn’t even gay. It’s just that he’s so desperately lonely. He might be willing to consider it. After all, people in jails do it all the time. Henry’s a bit tired of the Craigslist crowd, with their peculiar feuds and jealousies.

Lacey Walker loves to talk. She talks all day, and sometimes all night. But when she loses her voice, Lacey learns the importance of listening.