Arthur is a young gay man in Montreal at a crossroads. He gets lost in a blizzard of boys and endless possibilities-looking to fall in love and to experience devotion-but he finds himself increasingly immersed in a world of hedonism and deception, especially as he deals with the messy remains of his relationship with Jeremy, his chimerical ex-boyfriend and first love. He moves to New York in search of something more, but due to a lack of foresight and chaotic romantic entanglements, he fin...

It was just a prank I didn't want to be a part of. I never meant to hurt anyone, least of all Johann Weir. You wouldn't know that he sells literature for a living. He has these wild eyes—eyes that light something up in me—and he must be twice as big as me with strong, warm hands. Hands I try not to imagine everywhere.He scares me. And thrills me.But now, the deed is done, and I have to face the consequences. He says he just wants to hold me here until the police co...

There is nothing particularly remarkable about Jason Mytez on the outside. He manscapes from head to toe, religiously applies anti-aging creams, and hits the gym three times a week. Jason is a good man with two simple goalslove and moneyand one challenging mission: to understand women.Jasons road to finding Ms. Right has already been a little bumpy to say the least. Unfortunately for Jason, lately he always seems to attract three of the seven types of deadly women: promiscuous, cra...

John Garros, known to his fans as Spanish Joe for his dark good looks, makes his living as an actor in porn films. As a perfect body double for Hollywood superstar Jason Forrester, he acts in XXX-rated scenes that are inserted into Forrester's blockbuster movies. He makes good money from the profits of the modified films and spends most of it on parties and vacations, never feeling a twinge of guilt. At least not until he bumps into Jason at a party.The two men have an instant phys...

One Man’s Obsession: One Heck of a Steamy SagaCharlie wasn’t prepared for a journey like this. Upon opening his briefcase, the airline pilot finds a leather diary chronicling a captivating series of encounters that progress from innocent to reckless to ravenously sexy.As he delves further into her written accounts, his fascination transforms into a burning obsession: How can he find this incredible woman? As Charlie follows the clues left in her diary, he w...

What begins as Clay’s first family vacation with his new wife quickly dives into disaster. He may be the submissive in their relationship, but he’s no shy violet. Bianca has taught him the quickest way to turn her on is a challenge, so he’s throwing down the gauntlet.Bianca butts heads with not just her brothers, but also her husband when the family torturing begins. But the joke is on him. She’s ready to put him through the most erotic misery of all. She’ll show him who’s Dominant...

Montreal, 1979. A boy's speech starts to fracture along with the cement of le Stade olympique. Do they share a fault line? Daniel Allen Cox's unconventional fourth novel tells the story of a boy with a stutter who grows up and uses sound to remember the past. A coming-of-age tale that telescopes through time like an amnesiac memoir, Mouthquake finds its strange beat in subliminal messages hidden in skipping records, in the stutters of celebrities, and in the wisdom of The Grand An...

Two Short Stories Based on Themes from the Music of the Tragically Hip.(The stories stand alone - you don’t need to know the music.)LionizedA middle-aged father faces the elements and his own weaknesses after locking himself out, naked, in the snow.Little Bones (Happy Hour Is Here)A nostalgic tale of a much underrated moment in a boy’s growing up. Taking place at a high school cottage party.

Have a certain itch that needs to be scratched and you don't know which horny - uh, er, "thorny" - Rose story and book to use to satisfy that need? Parade of Roses to the rescue!As a super-big, bonus (*bonus*... bonUS! Quit saying it with an 'er' at the end! I'm not that kind of girl.) I've included the first part of every book I've released to help you get some idea about my general style. Although I do continue to keep my Truth and Consequences sections to these stories available...

The title refers to the huge letter Q on the office tower of Hydro-Québec, the province-owned electricity company, on the eastern edge of downtown Montreal. In 1974, nineteen-year-old James wakes up after the first night with his new, separatist boyfriend:  "The kittens had awakened me. As Sébastien slept, I raised myself to peer outside his bedroom window. Big, fluffy flakes of snow were still gently falling. The twin rows of kitchen window sill...

I will never forgive you.I will never make love with you again.I do not love you anymore.Breakup is the erotically charged chronicle of the tempestuous final months of an eighteen-year romantic and literary partnership, self-destructing in the aftermath of the ultimate betrayal. Fearlessly and courageously, Texier chronicles the end of that love as it is wrecked by infidelity and deceit in a literary tour de force reminiscent by turns of Marguerite D...

Inspired by Erik Satie's work of the same name, Sports and Pastimes is the latest novel by acclaimed Montreal playwright and author Jean-Philippe Baril Guérard.Translated by Aimee Wall (whose translation of Vickie Gendreau's Testament for BookThug in 2016 drew critical reviews), this fast-paced story follows the daily life, at once empty and overloaded, of a group of friends who spend all their energy trying to distract themselves with huge hits of endorphins, art ...