Luka trades the short-term approval of his lover by helping with a home robbery for the gilded cage of Captain Clarke's cruise ship. A year of servitude, a court-mandated reprieve from prison, all thanks to his influential fathers deal. Sadly, Lukas immediate future includes scrubbing the decks and hauling suitcases, a stark contrast to the prison sentence he could have faced alongside his lover, Maleko. Haunted by the ghost of his lovers absence and his own guilt, Luka grapples with newfound tenderness coming from the least expected person.

Jack Hulbert has worked at the hardware store Nuts and Bolts since he was sixteen. He had big dreams of leaving town and traveling, but five years later, not much has changed, and he worries he'll end up living the rest of his life in the small town he was born in. Hudson Carter has been working in Sacramento for the past ten years, managing a big box store. He left Foggy Basin for college in the city and he never once looked back. His parents have owned the hardware store in town for two generations, and he'd hoped to avoid the same fate.

Twenty-two-year-old Brett attends a BDSM camp in Galway to act as a model for Sean in BDSM scenes at the camp. Brett hopes to find a Dom, but Sean seems to have other ideas. All Brett wants to do is please Sean, so he’ll collar him as his sub.

Jim's a shy country boy who just moved to New York to escape his closeted gay life. When he ventures to a BDSM club with his friend Eric, a new world is opened to him that he never planned to experience. After meeting a mysterious and powerful Dom, Jim considers giving BDSM a try. There's another slave in the Dom's life though, and he doesn't want Jim to be a part of their world.

Jim moved to a big city with hopes of finally being able to come out of his shell. When his roommate Eric invites him to go to an exclusive BDSM club, Jim feels out of his element. After a less than welcoming introduction to the lifestyle, Jim decides to branch out and let Eric have his fun. Little does he know that there's a wicked adventure waiting just around the corner.

Daniel is in a tight spot. He needs a job as soon as possible to pay for his rent and his motorcycle loan. He loves dancing, but he has a bad habit of flirting with everyone he meets. He lost his last gig at a nightclub because he couldn’t stop flirting and dating his co-workers and customers. He wants a daddy boyfriend more than anything, but he knows he has to focus on his career first.

Looking for a Daddy? Looking for a boy? This Christmas Party mixer is for you. (Males 18+ only) This could provide the perfect solution for Blaine and Davie, whose minimum wage job has left them struggling to afford any housing, except a dilapidated motel room with a single bed. It could also provide the perfect solution for Daddy Jacob, a co-sponsor of the mixer, who’s decided it’s time to find a boy.

Jakob has always been different, able to briefly stop time. But now as a Guardian of the Timelines, he is learning his gift is more than strange—it is sacred. Training under the battle-hardened Executioner, Jakob hones his skills to protect past, present and future. Yet as his power grows, so too does the threat of dark forces seeking to manipulate time for their own gain. In a kingdom recovering from war, Jakob finds an unexpected ally—the brave and handsome Prince Alaric.

Jordan Woodman is a very hunky talented art student with a passion for painting and for jerking off. Cute reserved computer science major Aaron Manville finds inspiration through observing Jordan's creative process and his creative getting himself off. One night Arron wakes and watches his roommate pleasure himself, when Jordan sees him observing he doesn’t mind at all, in fact he likes being watched. It excites him to have his audience of one watch him uninhibitedly sexually inspire himself, and his midnight naked painting sessions.

Why can't he keep his mind off of him? Sure, Dane is a blond Adonis, charming as all get-out with a deep Southern drawl that makes Kevin want to mount him here and now. Sure, they have a connection that is undeniable, but there's also one little problem. Dane is his best friend, Cecily's boyfriend and even if Kevin's gaydar is accurate, and Dane does feel the same way that he does, Kevin just can't go there. Or can he?

Eighteen year old Aaron Collins thinks he has it all—luxury cars, exclusive clubs, any material pleasure his wealthy parents can provide. But beneath the surface, the privileged city boy feels empty. Hoping time on the range with shake some responsibility into him, they send Aaron to Whispering Winds Ranch in Arizona for the summer. Upon arriving, the last thing Aaron expects is to actually learn something from the ragtag crew at the dude ranch. But head wrangler Dane Wilder is determined to break through the new charge's arrogant shell.

One night in London something very unexpected happened: I came home to my humble third-floor British bedsit to find a golden surprise in my bed.… Prince Charming was hiding under my bedclothes to surprise me.… Simon, my six-foot-four, soon-to-be fashion model young new beau, who was even younger than me.... Lucky for me, Lord G., who brought me home from a date, didn’t insist on coming up with me…though perhaps it would have been luckier for him, he might have enjoyed the pair of us.

Alex was looking for a job, but what he finds is so much more. With Shannon gone, it's up to Alex to fulfill all of Mr. Dacey's needs. Things are going smoothly until Mr. Dacey asks Alex to lunch and presents him with a rather offensive gift. When Alex rebels, he quickly learns that displeasing his boss is one of the worst things he could ever do.

As one wolf falls another must take his place. Alpha Jackson accompanies his beloved beta Orion to look at a promising prospect for the new recruit. Content warning: Contains explicit sexual activity, including: masturbation, oral and anal sex between two men. All persons depicted in this short story are at least 18 years of age. Themes in this book include domination and age gap.

In this series of stories, you will encounter attractive actors, stunning fashion models, handsome artists, a suave British aristocrat, the activist and founder of a London gay paper, and a charismatic and very persistent millionaire. Also there are some really fantastic kissers! I mean exceptionally good!

Living in a year around Christmas town has its drawbacks. The caroling, the decorations, the insanely cheery spirit, it never disappears. It's why I like to hibernate away in my cave - I mean housekeeping a healthy distance from the holly jolly spirits. And all was going according to plan until my nemesis, Storee Taylor, moved in next door to care for her Aunt Cindy. Without blinking, she turned my simple world into a real nightmare-before-Christmas, especially when she decided to enter the town Christmas Kringle contest - which she was determined to win.

When mystery author D. B. Ziegler is late delivering her book, Abi Schore steps in to help. Surely she can give her favorite author moral support over the holiday break and get the manuscript to her boss at Tea & Sympathy Publishing in time for the new year. When Abi shows up on Ms. Ziegler’s doorstep bearing holiday treats, she’s met by the author’s handsome grandson Dov, who reveals a startling plot twist. His grandmother isn’t able to finish the book and Dov promised he’d complete it so fans won’t be disappointed—a task that’s harder than he ever imagined.

Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of best-selling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read.

All newly minted pediatrician Jamie Malek wants is to borrow a roasting pan for Christmas dinner. Unfortunately, that requires her to interact with Marc—her best friend’s troublemaking brother, who’s now a tech billionaire. He’s the one who got away. She’s the one who broke his heart. Outside, a howling blizzard. Inside, a crackling fire. Suddenly, being snowbound with the man she never expected to see again might not be such a bad way to spend a winter’s night.

Five Years Earlier: Henry Dunne knows three things: that agreeing to host this raucous house party was a terrible idea, that he absolutely cannot show up to his nursing shift tomorrow with a hangover, and that the beautiful redhead in the corner will be sleeping in his bed tonight.

Evie Crowe is starting over in a strange town with her newborn, and men are the furthest thing from her mind. If only the quiet, hulking farmer, Luke Ward, would stop coming into the thrift shop and piquing her reluctant interest. Evie wants to stay single all the way—she can’t trust anything more than friends-with-holiday-benefits. But Luke is in it for the long haul. He’s fixed on making this a Christmas Evie will remember forever. If she gives him a chance.

Obituary writer Nadine Barbault doesn’t mind being called “Lady Death”. It suits the ice queen persona she’s cultivated to survive the fast-paced Toronto Herald. So when Nadine learns that famous (and reclusive) author Dot Voline has died, she doesn’t hesitate to run the obituary…only to discover that Dot is very much alive. Nadine’s screw-up has brought Wesley Chen of the rival Spear no end of joy—she’s been a thorn in his extremely ambitious side for years. But the renewed interest in Dot also surfaced chatter about a mysterious past scandal.

Tilly Farriday isn’t feeling very jolly this season. Recently divorced and broke, she’s squatting in one of her rental agency’s properties until her new home is ready. The sprinkles on top of the burnt Christmas cookie that is her life? The new owner shows up early, forcing Tilly to hide in the attic to save her job…and what remains of her dignity.

After watching my mother succumb to a mysterious illness, I promised myself two things. I'd find the cure for what ravaged her and leave the godforsaken city where she abandoned me. Four years later, I received an acceptance letter from Dracadia University, one of the oldest most prestigious schools in the country. Nestled on a secluded island off the coast of Maine, it's rumored to be haunted by the souls of the mental patients exiled there centuries before, those whose bones are said to make up the island's white sandy shores. And restless ghosts aren't even its most daunting peculiarity.

There's no place like home for the holidays ... especially for Lesley Carver. Life in the big city just wasn't her jam and now she's back in Hickory Falls, working at the family diner and helping her mom after she took a tumble. Lesley longs to build a life here, working at the cafe, selling her handmade ornaments and ... er, apparently reviving her high school crush on her best friend’s older brother. Only one problem, her mom wants her to leave Hickory Falls far behind.