Three kisses will break the curse, but what if your Prince Charming can't hold back the fang?Cursed witch Wilma Wetter is proud to represent her magical Germanic ancestors as a weather forecaster, even if it means taking a job in a town called Assjacket, West Virginia. While tracking the weather before an historic lunar eclipse, she and her trusty camerawoman Jules come across three ridiculously attractive rock stars wandering in the woods. Confused, starving, and sporting new fang...

Dover Billings has sold his handcrafted wares at the Dickens Fair in San Francisco for over twenty years. He's not as outgoing as the other artisans at this yearly Victorian celebration and prefers to observe the festivities from the shadows. That is until a new corset maker moves into the booth next door and unsettles his carefully constructed life. Landry Malcolm is handsome, well dressed, and the life of the party… one Dover wants no part of. Too bad he's attracted to his confident youn...

"I haven't been so upset to not be able to hang out with fictional characters since I read Harry Potter, and that's saying a lot." Asha"Have you ever come across a Diamond in your TBR list? Well I did and this was it! This was the first book I read by this author and she is wonderful." Jamie"In order for me to give a book a 5, I have to have at least two big things happen. 1 being I must get completely engulfed into the writer's world almost becoming one of the characters m...

Curl up with your favorite warm beverage this fall and leave a light on. It's time for Horror Show 2021.The Bay Area Queer Writers Association is proud to present this inaugural collection of spooky tales featuring authors Wayne Goodman, M.D. Neu, Richard May, Liz Faraim, and R.L. Merrill. Sometimes writing about the things that frighten us helps us cope with real-life terror, and these stories are all a product of a scary time.**All proceeds from this limited-time antholog...

Stevie Wilson is about to welcome a new life into an unsure world. Estranged from the father of her unborn child, she turns to her love of attending concerts with her vivacious best friend to deal with the stress and uncertainty. As a teacher and blogger, she counts on the magic of the music to ease her troubled thoughts of what will come next. What she wasn't counting on was meeting a "savior" with fathomless, dark brown eyes.Aaron McShane gave up a lucrative Silicon Valley career...

Fans of the band Maggie's Bones from the Haunted series know that front man Marcus Lambert has a thing for the band's new manager, Sherry Jordan. No one can tell the story of how their affair came about better than Lambert himself. Learn what happened to the band over Valentine's Day 2012, just before the events of Haunted PLUS read new material showing just what the two of them were up to in Devon's room at the St. Germaine. This couple faces plenty of obstacles in the way of their romanc...

From the award-winning author of Hurricane Reese, Summer of Hush, and You Can Do Magic comes a new rock star romance series inspired by legendary rock 'n' roll love affairs. Feuds and Interludes is a rivals-to-lovers, hurt/comfort love story complete with adorable septuagenarian lovebirds and beloved characters from Merrill's previous rock-inspired series.Boone Collins and Shane Butler are two of rock music's brightest stars today. Their grandfathers founded a powerhouse rock super...

It's the most wonderful time of the year! OK—scratch that. It's time for another obligatory family gathering. And nothing spices up the egg nog like bringing your partner home. Surely your belligerent brother-in law, your gimlet-eyed granny and your drunken uncle will keep it classy. With forced proximity and alcoholic beverages, what could possibly go wrong?Stories and AuthorsDecked Out by Eva MooreA Perfect Fit by Adrienne Bell

Maggie and Louis, Intervention Specialists from the Afterlife, are used to the unusual—or so they think—but a 500lbs alligator on the run, a mute witch with wonky magic, and a vulgar, talking cat are more than they bargained for. Welcome to Assjacket, West Virginia.

Once upon a time, R.L. Merrill attended a fantastic event for LGBTQ+ readers and authors in Portsmouth, Virginia. There was laughter, great books, and a spooky elevator. A group of authors, wrangled by Miski Harris, wrote stories for a charity collection (Midnight in the Renaissance Elevator), and this story was the result of that collaboration. While at the event, Merrill witnessed a military retirement ceremony from her hotel room, and was inspired to give fictional character Chief Swain...

Everything's Better With You is a TED LASSO-inspired sports-themed funny romance featuring two guys who've pined for each other for 15 years while their careers soared and their bodies fell apart.Retired quarterback and "nicest guy in the NFL" Leslie Payton met former college cheerleader-turned-reality-show darling Joe Judd fifteen years ago. They spent one magical night...talking. They've been pining for each other via text and phone calls ever since while their careers k...

Sammara GundersonHollywood, CaliforniaSeptember 2012As a music journalist, I've interviewed rock stars from all over the globe, using my special "intuitions" to pen some of the most in-depth and personal interviews in the business. Meeting Maggie's Bones—and especially their intense bass player, Mage—proved to be a life-changing experience. I was immediately drawn to this strange but intriguing man, and we spent an amazing night bonding over our similar experiences gr...