A beautiful heart-shaped wrought iron gate, but what sits behind it, a house of love or a house of horrors?Titus has always been intrigued by the southern estate with the heart-shaped gate out front. When he receives half of the massive gate as a Valentine's Day gift, he decides to travel south to learn its origin. There Titus meets Ezra, who is about to demolish the rest of the gate, the house behind it, and even the spectacular gardens on the grounds.Titus, who loves flower...

Art teacher Stone Larrabee dreads parent/teacher conferences. One following Christmas break becomes especially awkward, when a man with whom he shared a hot anonymous hookup and a nasty argument afterward walks in. Edison Watts.The moment they're reunited, sexual sparks reignite. Too many conflicts force Stone to decree there can never be anything between them but the one night, though, even as fate keeps throwing them together throughout the school year, and developing feelings bec...

Three young men from very different homes, just coming into their own sexuality, bond at a time when information about homosexuality is scarce to the average teen. Their strong connection cannot survive high school and heartache, however, and their triangle collapses under the weight of prejudice and a need to escape.Ten years later, Tucker is bitter and hurt by all the tragedy in his life since those long ago happier days. Reclusive, somewhat animalistic, and completely content to...

Julian Junk was often teased about his last name and his father's occupation as a garbageman. Mackensie Keller grew up privileged and spoiled. As teens, Junk and Mickey make plans for their future, but when Mickey is sent off to boarding school, he tells Junk their parents are probably right -- they just don't belong together.Back in town ten years later, Mickey is all grown up. He and Junk reconnect as adults, but so much was said, and so much has changed. Though he asks for forgiv...

Angels Daniel and Jefferson recruit a band of heavenly hosts to spread comfort and joy this holiday season after a rough year for all. The five stories in this anthology intertwine as the angels visits old friends and new, including characters from the authors' best-selling stories Ghost Writer, Guilt and Innocence, An Arm and a Leg, Monsters, Let's Hang Out, 21 Smiles, and Transitions , among others.Which couples have wed? Who is set to play Tiny Tim and...

Sequel to Animal InstinctsHallie conjures a magical romantic reunion for her brother Hugo that takes them back in time. They locate Zane right away, and he and Hugo take off to share the special moment alone.All magic isn't good, though, and soon, when Hugo and Zane can't be found, Hallie starts to worry. She meets a young royal, Charlemagne, who speaks of his own lost love, William. When Hallie gets a read on William, she discovers he didn't leave of his own will bu...

Animal attraction is immediately evident when an adjunct professor accidentally walks into the Croton University event planner's office on Halloween. But Hugo and Zane are both hiding secrets right from the start.Hugo has a special bond with his sister Hallie. She thinks the connection between her brother and Zane is both natural and magical, and therefore goes to extreme measures to convince the pair they belong together.A year later, just before the next Halloween, Zane i...

Somehow, Nikan's romantic Sunday brunch with Alejo ends up as an entire day spent with a princess, an athlete, a brain, a basket case, and a criminal. When each presents a unique and difficult challenge to authority or learning, can Nikan and Alejo use the 1980s movies Nikan's Aunt Winnie raised him on to help?How can Tootsie change the princess's mind about being her true self? Will the athlete benefit from a little Top Gun? What can Footloose teach the brain? How will Pretty in P...

Sequel to Batsh!t KZNorman is a vampire. Having spent most of his life as a bat, arms, legs, walking upright, not sleeping upside down, it all feels so new. He's been in love with KZ for six months now. As foreign as his body feels sometimes, he discovers that's nothing compared to dealing the intricacies of human emotions.KZ is a nervous wreck. He introduces Norman to his family at Thanksgiving and worries the entire time about everything from garlic in the mashed p...

KZ spends his nights harvesting bat guano for Crimson Nectar Farms, a local orchard growing blood oranges. One night, while in the caverns, he comes across an injured bat he takes home to nurse back to health.KZ has a second job as a model on an adult webcam site. He starts chatting with a man there, Mac, who claims they share a past. Mac likes what he sees. The more they chat, the closer he and KZ become. But insecurity grows when Mac makes a derogatory joke about KZ's other work....

Eli was going away, leaving for a year. That was the plan. With so much love for Johnny and Casey, he didn't want either of them to be alone. It was obvious they'd fallen in love with one another while Eli was gone before, even if they'd both claimed to be in love with him. So, what was Eli to do? He gave them his blessing."Orange you going to kiss?"But then Eli's plans changed, and he came home, just in time for Valentine's Day, a day that started it all with him and Johnn...

A heart-shaped gate hangs at the entrance of an old southern home. Legend claims anyone who enters through it falls in love. The history of the house is less romantic. Some call it spooky. Others claim it's deadly.Titus loves the heart-shaped gate. Ezra wants to destroy it. For Pennsylvania, it was a prison, until Ewan Parish, the man who designed it, showed him it could also mean freedom. Titus and Ezra, Pennsylvania and Ewan, their stories were just the beginning of what went on ...