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I try not to limit myself to any one genre or length. I write full length novels, novellas, and shorter stories. I mainly write contemporaries, and I especially love gay romance and menage romance. Follow the "More Information" links to read excerpts and order the books.

 

 

 

Fumble Recovery

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Melanie Smith has followed football her entire life, and is a long-time fan of the California Wildcats. When they lose the world championship in the final seconds of the game, she is devastated.

But not as devastated as Derek Fox, the Wildcats' handsome and sexy quarterback.

A chance meeting brings Melanie and Derek together, and after the disappointing loss, they turn to each other for comfort in the long and steamy night ahead...

 

 


My Only Home

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The night before Noah Hill left his hometown of Mountain View, he had a drunken sexual tryst with his best friend, Lucas Wesson. Deeply in the closet, Noah is horrified at his behavior, and terrified of what Lucas would think of him. He left the next morning without saying goodbye, and effectively cut off all ties. He returns five years later to help his father, and runs into his old best friend almost as soon as he reaches town. And nothing has changed. He still loves Lucas, and he still can’t stand to meet the other man’s eyes.

Lucas has been through a lot in the past five years without his best friend’s support. A marriage. A divorce. A child. Running his own business. He also remembers his one night with Noah with perfect clarity. For five years, he only wanted Noah to come home. But now that Noah is back, things have changed too much to ever be the same between them...

 


...And To Hold

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Can an unorthodox solution relieve the tension between a bride and her impotent groom?

Mari is deeply in love with her husband, Justin. But shortly after their marriage, a tragic accident leaves Justin impotent. The newlyweds do their best to work around the problem, but no matter what they try, Mari remains unsatisfied.

Until Justin brings home his best friend, Paul...

 

 

 


Surrender's Edge

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Geoffrey Kirk has been in love with his best friend, Nash, since almost the moment they met. Convinced that Nash would never return his feelings, he forced himself to move on, and fell for his assistant, Sunny. Despite his strong feelings, he never acted on them, and when he discovered Sunny and Nash together, he thought he lost his chance for happiness forever.

Until Sunny and Nash make it clear that he hasn't lost anything...and he still has a great deal to gain...

 

 

 


The Zebra Wore Red Stockings

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It's Christmas time in this sequel to "The Zebra Wore Fishnets", and Belle is excited to be sharing it with her lovers, Kevin and Aden.

It's their first Christmas together, and she wants everything to be perfect, the sort of special holiday she never had before. Aden has the same goal in mind, and convinces Belle that Kevin's perfect Christmas gift would be the chance to paint her portrait.

But while the holiday starts out very promising, it's soon interrupted by unwelcome guests, past issues, and future problems.

 

 


Mad World

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Mutilated corpses litter Pomona, California, and Detective Jason Squires is pressured to find a killer who leaves no evidence. His private life is a nightmare as well. Estranged from his wife after the death of their infant son, he finds himself in the grip of growing obsession with young prostitute Daisy Winters.

As Jason and the killer dance around each other, Jason is increasingly distracted and frustrated by Daisy, who never loses control in their mercurial, passionate, and violent relationship. When the killer closes in on Jason—first murdering his wife, then targeting Daisy—the detective discovers that his lover doesn't need his protection.

Daisy is willing to do whatever it takes to protect herself and her interests, and she will take down anyone who gets in her way...including Jason himself.

Mad World is the story of Jason and Daisy. Their lives are tied together forever by an agonizing love and intense passion, and neither will escape the situation unchanged.

 


Rayne of Love

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Julia Rose must go under cover to investigate the Rayne of Love Traveling Ministry and Revival, but Nicodemus makes her forget it’s all an act.

Federal Agent Julia Rose has investigated bizarre murder cases before, but her most recent assignment takes her deep undercover into the last place she expected—the Rayne of Love Traveling Ministry and Revival Show featuring Nicodemus, a man who talks to the dead.

Nicodemus’s response to Julia is swift and overwhelming. He instantly forms a plan to seduce the mysterious young woman with his abilities as a cold reader and a confidence man. But even he couldn’t foresee how far it would go or how hard he’d fall for her.

Hiding her identity, Julia is forced to conceal her feelings as well. As she continues to hunt for the murderer, she realizes she is compromising her career, future, and heart the more time she spends with Nicodemus. But more than a murder investigation stands between them. Her past haunts her, her emotions frighten her, and the one man she longs to trust is the one man she never should.

 


I'll Come to You by Moonlight

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The story of The Highwayman is a classic story of love and betrayal. In “I'll Come To You By Moonlight,", this classic tale is expanded to include Bess's passionate relationship with the Highwayman, their fervent romance, and their plans for a future together in America.

Nothing can come between them or their devotion, not even the betrayal of her childhood friend, Tim the Ostler, who cruelly turns on the lovers due to his obsession with Bess. This shocking betrayal forces Bess to do everything in her power to save her lover, and pushes her to extremes she didn’t know were possible.

 

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California Stars

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California Stars is the story of a young man, William, and his first love, Lynne. William is a virgin, and unbelievably shy when it comes to the opposite sex.

Lynne comes into his life without warning and promptly changes everything. She's older, beautiful, fun, spontaneous, and above all, the best teacher a young man like William could ever ask for.

She shows him things and takes him places he never dreamed of before, and experiences he never dared to hope for. But they both have lives, responsibilities, and familial problems. Can their red-hot lust turn to a genuine love? And will that love be strong enough to face the obstacles of family, school, responsibility, and pain?

 


The Zebra Wore Black Leather/The Zebra Wore Blue Jeans

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Kevin needs a nude, male model to finish an art project. Aden is the last person he expects to knock on his door. Handsome, charming, and a little dangerous, it's lust at first sight for Kevin. But this lust has the potential to grow into something much more powerful.

 

 

 

 


The Pumpkin House

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Peter Gourd is a passionate man. Unfortunately, for his wife, Emily, most of his passion is reserved for his work as a lawyer at his family's law firm.

Finally fed up with his neglectful ways, Emily sends him an email with a slightly mocking tone that begins Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater/Had a wife and couldn't keep her. Taking a cue from the nursery rhyme, he hatches a plan to lock her up in their beach cottage--affectionately known as the Pumpkin House.

But things do not go to plan for Peter, and he soon finds the tables have turned!

 

 


The Streets of Florence

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Anthony has spent his entire adult life chasing Christine, but she never allows herself to be caught. Once he finally stops searching for her, he runs into her on a business trip to Florence.

He knows it can only end as it always does, with her walking out and him heartbroken. Nevertheless, he follows her back to her hotel, where he learns a shocking secret that can turn their entire relationship upside down...

 

 

 


The Zebra Wore Fishnets

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Belle Sterling loves to spy on her very sexy neighbors, Aden and Kevin, but she doesn't dare approach them to introduce herself.

Until one night when they not only give her an erotic show, they hold a simple note against the window--"Come Over--#19." She does, and she has the night of her life.

It soon becomes apparent to her that she's interested in a lot more than casual sex--but the two men have been in a relationship with each other for over a decade. Can they make room for her in their lives?

That question becomes even more pressing when Kevin and Aden are forced to choose between professional advancement and Belle's best interests. They all must decide if what they share is merely searing sexual passion--or something far deeper.

 


Naughty and Nice: Passenger Side

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Rebecca Cooper is stretching herself thin as Christmas approaches, working two jobs and very long hours. Her evening job is with a catering service, Star Parties, and in Los Angeles, the party season is in full swing.

Eager for a steady paycheck and a large bonus, she agrees to act as a chauffer for their most popular bartender, Jeff, after his license is suspended. She doesn't like Jeff and she doesn't want to spend any extra time with him, but she can't help but respond to every word, look, and kiss.

 

 

 


New Frontier

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Ida Stevens is a resourceful woman who naturally rises to any challenge the world throws at her. First, she is left by her husband, Liam, to face a brutal winter in the Salt Lake Valley; he promised her he would return, but she doesn’t waste time waiting for him. Then, just as autumn is slipping into winter, she discovers a wounded, unconscious man in the grove of trees near her cabin.

Kelly Cook is a wanted man.In Kelly, Ida found a kindred spirit and a strong heart. A man who would not only stand by her, but also support her, and protect her. He lit her body on fire as the endless blizzards roared outside her cabin door.

But the twin obstacles of her husband and his past stand between them and a shared future, and they must overcome them to find their way to each other again.