The snick of a lock. The squeak of door hinges. The creak of a floorboard...Nothing is more mysterious than footsteps in the dark. Are those approaching steps that of friend or enemy? Lover or killer?Authors L.B. Gregg, Nicole Kimberling, Josh Lanyon, Dal MacLean, Z.A. Maxfield, Meg Perry, C.S. Poe and S.C. Wynne join forces for Footsteps in the Dark, eight sexy and suspenseful novellas of Male/Male Mystery and Romance.

Once, Richard chose family obligation over romance. When a new love comes knocking, will he have the courage to answer?Richard Hunter gave up on love to parent his grandson. The kid--Nick--has had it rough. Richard vows nothing will stop him from creating a loving and stable home. Not even a tempting, red-hot relationship with a very attractive man. However, when Richard looks into Logan's blue eyes it's tough to stay focused.Richard is an artist. Retired m...

Will Tristan's foolproof plan to find a man lead to disaster?Tristan knows he’s got issues. His latest ex-girlfriend knows it, too. He can’t blame her for dumping him—even if she sent her brother to do it. He figures it’s about time to put a label on those issues. He likes guys.Tristan heads to the local bookstore to find someone to show him what he’s been missing. But who should crash his little adventure? Officer Michael Truax, who gave him an expensive t...

What happens when Rory travels halfway across the country to meet the girl of his dreams?Certainly not what he expected. Rory's just a simple southern boy from St. Antoine's Parish, Louisiana, but he knows what he wants -- a chance to charm the reclusive and mysterious artist Ran Yamane. He's loved her work since junior high school and he's sure he'll love her just as much.Rory chucks everything and travels 1,500 miles to Anime Expo in Long Beach just so he...

Choose your weapons.Jae-sun Fields is pissed. Someone has taken the seminal coming-out, coming-of-age novel Doorways and satirized it. He's determined to use his Internet skills and his job as a tabloid reporter to out the author as the fraud and no-talent hack he's sure she is.Kelly Kendall likes his anonymity and, except for his personal assistant, Will, he craves solitude. There's also that crippling case of OCD that makes it virtually impossible for him...

Cooper is running from his past. Will a quiet young man offer him a future?Can Cooper Wyatt start over?Cooper Wyatt has silenced his guilt for three years. A violin prodigy thrown out of Juilliard and implicated in a tragic car accident, the troubled musician struggles to find a new home. But when he arrives in a sleepy California seaside town and meets a deaf busboy who makes his heart sing, he hits the ultimate emotional crossroads.Shawn Fielding ...

Even the coldest cowboy’s heart can be ignited in this slow-burn M/M cowboy romance.J-Bar ranch foreman Malloy pretty much keeps to himself—slinking around the edges of everybody else like an old coyote, doing his job and staying private. That is until Crispin Carrasco shows up.Lean, muscular, and with a motor mouth that won’t quit, Crispin sparks something in Malloy—something the foreman didn’t know was there. But how does a lone coyote approach the warmth...

What happens when Rory travels halfway across the country to meet the girl of his dreams? Certainly not what he expected...Rory's just be a simple southern boy from St. Antoine's Parish, Louisiana, but he knows what he wants -- the girl of his dreams, reclusive and mysterious artist Ran Yamane. He's loved her since junior high school, and now he has the chance to meet her. He chucks everything and travels 1,500 miles to Anime Expo in Long Beach just so he can tell her. He's determi...

Psychic detective seeks rigid unbeliever for impossible romance. Yoga a plus.Kevin Quinn is living with new psychic abilities he refers to as the ‘gift that keeps on taking’.His attempts to use his talents to help the police meet with limited success. Yet, when teenage boys go missing from Southern California beach cities, Kevin gets on a plane to his hometown, where he faces his father, who turned his back on Kevin once before.Connor Dougal has eve...

Can love conquer all in this steamy friends-to-lovers M/M cowboy romance?Jimmy Rafferty and Eddie Molina go way back at the J-Bar ranch. They’ve worked together, bunked together, camped out, and drank together. So how has Jimmy failed to notice that Eddie is gay?Eddie has not failed to notice that his friend has a serious drinking problem, and he’s determined to help Jimmy kick the booze cold turkey. Taking him up to a snowbound cabin to detox, Eddie is con...

Will Adin forgive Donte for taking away his choices?Cristobel Santos—one of Donte's lifelong enemies—and an attractive Irish vampire named Sean offer to chaperone Adin at Ned Harwiche's funeral. Will the frustratingly independent Adin eject their aid or accept his limitations?While Adin tries to deny his new reality he's kidnapped by rogue vampire hunters and used as a lab rat in some skin-searing experiments. Will Donte ride to Adin's rescue again, or will...

Who Likes a Skinny Santa?Steve Adams's heart hasn't been in the Christmas spirit ever since doctors put a stent in it and ordered him to clean up his act. No longer filling out his Santa suit or allowed to make merry, he's forgoing the holidays this year and heading to Vegas to indulge in the few vices left to him: gambling and anonymous sex.His road trip takes a detour when he encounters Chandler Tracey, who's just inherited guardianship of his five-year-old niece. Overwhe...