A man with everything.Including an abusive partner.He can't tell a soul. He's a man... a gay man.One day he will leave. One day.***Matt tried to dab some makeup on the bruise to cover it up, but this one was determined to be seen. He had known women in abusive relationships, but he was a man living with an abusive man.At a conference one week, he lets it slip. All of it....

Ethan has a wonderful life, filled with his two dogs, horses, and many other animals which have wandered onto his land over the years. He has the best friend that any man could have, a man who has become more than just a friend, if only in Ethans mind and in his dreams. When his friend asks him to attend a dinner with him one Saturday night, Ethan discovers much more about his good friend, who is also the veterinarian to his many animals, than he had already known. Dr. Holing has a secret whi...

A summer at the family ranch had been carefully planned for Brandon by his father, to impress upon him the kind of life he should not want. Old man Ashcot had not anticipated Brandons love of the land, nor did he anticipate Brandons love for a ranch hand. Brandon discovers much more than love while on the family ranch. Brandon discovers family secrets which his father has worked a lifetime to keep hidden from him.

For a Friend

Matthew had fallen for Greg Stevens and Matthew had fallen hard. Before Greg, Matthew had thought that finding true happiness was not meant to be, for him. When a mutual friend fixes him up with Greg, Matthew continues to doubt his chances for true love. Greg is much younger than he and just beginning his career. When Matthew shows Greg the carvings above the fireplaces that his grandfather had built years ago, Greg sees in them the same sign that Matthew had seen ten years earlier. When a ba...

As the only child of two very industrious entrepreneurs who started businesses during the early dot-com years, Trent Johnson is a lucky man. He owns his own apartment, his own business, and is surrounded by very loyal and trustworthy employees. When his parents move to Mumbai, India, to expand their businesses, Trent feels more alone than he ever has. Dating is fun, but Trent is no longer a man in his twenties. He wouldnt mind settling down with that special someone. Where he will find that s...

Drew and Cameron have been spending their free time in the same park for a couple of years now, though neither knows of the other until they meet by chance one afternoon when Drew notices Cameron sitting alone on a bench. Their conversation is brief, Cameron not being one to talk much and a bit shy. Drew, the opposite of Cameron in that respect, continues to pursue him as a friend at least, wondering if perhaps they were destined to meet for some reason. Drew cannot help but like the somew...

Rick Mason is on a mission, and his mission is the Mafia, the Mafioso, and specifically, the Giaconi Family, one of the most powerful Mafia families to have ever immigrated to the United States. Lucian, the elusive boss of the Giaconi Family, has escaped the authorities for decades. His manipulative means and ruthless ways have allowed him to control any and all he chooses, and the unfortunate souls who dare cross him end up at the bottom of the murky waters of the Muddy Mo; that is, the Miss...

Take a Chance on Us

My Sons Best Friend

When Roman answers an ad to work at ManGrowth Manor, a specialty hospital for men only, and a place that Roman has never heard of, he is unclear of his duties at the institution and even more confused about the mission of the hospital itself. After being given a brief tour of ManGrowth Manor, Roman is still uncertain about the job, but he decides to give it a chance. It doesn’t take long, however, for him to realize that there is something very odd about ManGrowth Manor and he wonders if t...

An Anthology of Short StoriesKing of Hearts: When Marc notices a man he loved many years ago, old feelings come flooding back instantly. He is the only man Marc has ever loved, but with a baby in his arms he has obviously moved on. When the two of them begin reminiscing, Marc quickly learns that the man he loved years ago may hold more than his heart.The Company Dad Kept: Maxwell Turner has spent a lifetime building a comp...