L a Witt

In the beginning, Detective Andrew Carmichael and paramedic Nick Swain barely escaped Nick's delusional stalker with their lives. Now, months later, the physical scars haven't quite healed, and neither have the emotional ones. Lingering guilt and resentment threaten to tear their relationship apart, but Andrew isn't ready to give up. He's nearly lost Nick once, and he's not giving him up this time without a fight. In a last ditch effort to keep them together, Andrew suggests a weekend away, but is that enough time to find a reason to keep their relationship alive?

When paramedic Nick Swain responds to a shooting in a seedy neighborhood, his entire world is thrown off its axis. His life is threatened...twice. Allegations of racism and medical neglect threaten his career and his ability to sleep at night. Not that he'll be sleeping any time soon after the incident throws him into the path-and arms-of Detective Andrew Carmichael. One hot night after another with Andrew may help Nick relieve some work-related stress, but sex won't solve every problem in his life. With the media hounding him and the city watching his every move, he starts to wonder if the world is out to get him. The world may not be out to get him, but someone is. And that someone wants Nick dead.

Before he found love, he had to find himself. Mormon missionary Joshua Hawthorne vanished and was presumed dead for five years. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, he returned to Seattle a new man-a seasoned war veteran with a new accent and a new name. Now Julien, he came home to make peace with his dying father, and also to reconcile with Chris, his best friend and the man Julien had never stopped loving. After reuniting, he told Chris about the night everything changed. The long, hot night spent with a group of soldiers from the French Foreign Legion. The night a disillusioned missionary could no longer deny who he was. This prequel to No Distance Left to Run is the story of the night that changed Joshua's life forever.

Before Kieran... Seattle, 2000 - Ethan Mallory is counting down the days until he moves back to Toronto. He loves Seattle, but it's time to go home. So it's just his luck that, with a month to go, he meets Rhett Solomon. Their chemistry is off the charts, and in bed, Rhett is everything Ethan's been craving. He's witty and charming outside the bedroom too. Ethan's not about to change his plans for a man he's just met, but... what could this become if they had a little more time? Is this just a sizzling hot last hurrah before he returns to Canada? Or is leaving Rhett behind a huge mistake? Before There Were Three is a series of prequels to m nage stories written by L. A. Witt or Lauren Gallagher. Ethan & Rhett is the prequel to The Distance Between Us.

Il giorno in cui comincia a insegnare matematica al college, Chris Reuben fa un inaspettato e sgradevole tuffo nel passato: uno dei suoi studenti e un suo ex collega della Marina... nonch il suo ex ragazzo. Justin Hayes non a caccia di una seconda possibilit quando si iscrive al corso di algebra del suo ex. Vuole soltanto la sufficienza e magari un'occasione di appianare i rapporti con l'uomo che amava, e che ha ferito, tre anni prima, quando erano in missione. Ma il dolore, il senso di colpa e l'amarezza non sono gli unici sentimenti rimasti e, anche se tre anni sono bastati a sciogliere il gelo fra loro, hanno gi messo a repentaglio una volta le loro carriere per stare insieme. Riuscir Justin a convincere Chris che vale la pena mettere di nuovo in gioco i loro cuori e le loro carriere per ci che c'era fra loro?

Finalista degli EPIC Awards. Vincitore dell'OKRWA International Digital Award. Jocelyn Rhodes una madre single con una carriera impegnativa e una libido trascurata da tempo. Frustrata dal mondo degli appuntamenti e con un gran bisogno di un po' di sesso soddisfacente, segue il consiglio di un'amica e prenota Sabian, un escort deliziosamente sexy. Ne vale decisamente la spesa, e le lenzuola non si sono ancora raffreddate che lei gi pronta a chiamarlo di nuovo. Pi tempo passa con lui, pi si rende conto che lei e Sabian hanno in comune molto pi di quanto avesse immaginato. Lei una madre single, lui un gigol e, quando si tratta di relazioni, sono entrambi merce guasta. Per la maggior parte dei potenziali partner, Jocelyn e Sabian sono nella categoria di zuppe in scatola ammaccate ma, se riusciranno a guardare oltre le rispettive ammaccature, potrebbero trovare proprio ci che stavano cercando. Ma, se anche lo trovassero, come diavolo farebbe Jocelyn a far funzionare una relazione con un uomo che va a letto con altre donne per vivere?

Trilogia: Il DecolloFino all'OrizzonteLa ListaDopo essere stato lasciato all'altare Elliott Chandler, a cui piace pianificare tutto compulsivamente, decide di trasformare la sua luna di miele a Oahu in una vacanza da single. Tuttavia, il fato intralcia i suoi piani quando l'aeroporto bloccato dalla neve e il suo volo viene posticipato. All'aeroporto, lo sposo abbandonato incontra un altro viaggiatore: Derek Windsor, rilassato e decisamente sexy. Derek rompe il ghiaccio e attacca bottone e, mentre la temperatura fuori cala, le cose fra loro si scaldano. Peccato che siano diretti su isole differenti ma, se il loro aereo non partir il prima possibile, il signor Calmo e Tranquillo potrebbe far venire al signor Vado sul Sicuro la tentazione di fare una pazzia. E quell'aereo non partir tanto presto.

Five years ago, Darius awoke to an empty bed. He's never forgotten Jordan, though, and now he wants to face the man-now a priest-who broke his heart. Jordan has tried to put his sinful past behind him and focus on his duties as a clergyman. The only problem is that even half a decade later, he's haunted by his feelings for the man he wasn't supposed to love. When Darius confronts Jordan, it's a disaster. But it might also be the beginning of the second chance both men desperately need... This short story is based on The Father Project by Tooji, and written/sold with permission. All royalties from Just Hear Me fund a short film project being produced by Tooji and the author. Any surplus (or monies received after the film's production) will be donated to an LGBT charity of the author's choosing.

Neil Dalton's foundation is already cracking. Grief, guilt, and PTSD have ruled his life since a terrible crime tore his world apart last year, and he's dreading a holiday visit with the family he simultaneously needs and resents. Then someone from his past shows up and rattles that shaky foundation right out from under him. First a war nearly destroyed Jeremy Kelley, then his family threw him out when he needed them the most. Now he's barely holding on emotionally. He spends his last dollar to get to Chicago and prays his former best friend won't leave him out in the cold. Neil and Jeremy spend the holidays with Neil's family in their hometown of Omaha. They struggle to deal with families, flashbacks... and feelings that haven't even begun to fade since their last failed attempt at more than friends. As they try to repair their fractured psyches and rebuild damaged bridges, they rely on each other more than ever, but they can't deny the mutual attraction that's existed since before they were both emotionally battered and scarred. If they couldn't make it work back then, how in the world can they pull it off now?

Skin to skin contact is illegal. Sex? A felony. Insulated suits and gloves keep people from even the most platonic touches. Citizens line up in droves at simhouses for their rationed, prescribed orgasms in virtual reality machines. Keith Borden has worked in a simhouse for years, and he's never been tempted to break the strict no-contact laws... until Aiden Maxwell comes along. The attractive and dangerously flirtatious patient invites him into the seedy underground where people engage in real, wireless sex. Though Keith stands to lose his career and his freedom, he's curious and Aiden is irresistible. From the moment he sets foot in the wireless lounge, Keith is in a world of flesh and fantasy. He's hooked. On the sex, on the atmosphere, and most of all, on Aiden. Years of keeping everyone in his world at arm's length have left Keith craving a human touch, and Aiden offers all the contact-scorching sex, gentle affection, and everything in between-Keith can handle. That is, until an unexpected act of betrayal throws Keith's world into chaos, and he finds himself more alone than he ever imagined possible... This novel was previously published, and has been extensively revised and rewritten from its first edition.

For the last year, Jay Warren has struggled to find the nerve to tell his wife he's gay. Every time he gets the chance, though, he freezes up. He's ashamed of hiding it all this time and he doesn't want to hurt her, and the guilt has been almost unbearable. When his wife dies suddenly, Jay's conscience threatens to eat him alive. Funeral director Scott Lawson deals with the bereaved every day, and he's all too familiar with the inside of the closet. He offers Jay some much-needed compassion and understanding, and from that connection comes a friendship that quickly-perhaps too quickly-turns into something more. But are grief, guilt, and loneliness the only things tying them together? Or will Scott get fed up with being used as an emotional crutch before Jay realizes what he has? This word novel was previously published.

The first Wilde's book. Go back to where it all began.... Jon Beatty thought he'd found the best man for him until Craig walked out. To add insult to injury, Craig's got a new lover - a woman - and wants Jon to be a different kind of best man...at his wedding. Reasoning that the only way to get over one man is to get under another, Jon heads out to Wilde's, the night club on Capitol Hill famous for its hot clientele and hotter bartenders. Jon just wants to get drunk and get laid, and bartender Liam Sable is more than willing to help with both. Their one night stand turns into a rebound fling, but as Jon moves on with Liam, Craig starts having second thoughts about the break-up. His tiresome antics are the least of Jon and Liam's worries, though. The least annoying, and the least dangerous.... Note: This book was previously published.

Anthony Hunter wonders what the hell he's gotten himself into when he agrees to manage an unproven candidate's campaign for governor of California. As soon as he meets the gorgeous, charismatic-and married-politician, attraction gives Anthony's rock-solid professionalism a run for its money, and Anthony knows he's in way over his head. Jesse Cameron doesn't like the idea of putting himself out there as a happily married, wholesome candidate, but his retired senator uncle insists it'll give him an edge over a challenging rival. The only problem is that Jesse's marriage is over, existing only to maintain his heterosexual fa ade. Oh, and there's that minor detail about his undeniable attraction to his smoking hot campaign manager. Or the fact that the attraction is very, very mutual. Before long, temptation explodes into a sizzling, secret relationship, but under the microscope of the media and the relentless scrutiny of the voting public, Anthony and Jesse can only keep their secret for so long. And this is one scandal a campaign won't survive...

Neil Dalton ist bis in die Grundfesten ersch ttert. Seit sein Leben von einem schrecklichen Verbrechen zerst rt wurde, ist es von Trauer, Schuldgef hlen und dem Ringen mit PTBS bestimmt. Er hat gro e Angst vor einem Weihnachtsbesuch bei seiner Familie, deren Hilfe er braucht und der er gleichzeitig grollt. Dann taucht jemand aus seiner Vergangenheit auf und zieht ihm den wackeligen Boden unter den F en weg. Jeremy Kelley hat der Krieg beinahe vernichtet, dann warf seine Familie ihn aus dem Haus, als er sie am dringendsten brauchte. Jeden Tag ringt er um sein emotionales Gleichgewicht. Er gibt sein letztes Geld f r ein Ticket nach Chicago aus und betet, dass sein ehemals bester Freund ihn nicht im Regen stehen l sst. Neil und Jeremy verbringen die Feiertage mit Neils Familie in ihrer Heimatstadt Omaha. Sie schlagen sich mit der Familie herum, mit Flashbacks ... und mit Gef hlen, die nicht nachgelassen haben, seit sie das letzte Mal vergeblich versucht haben, mehr als Freunde zu sein. W hrend sie sich bem hen, ihre zerbrochenen Seelen zu heilen und besch digte Br cken zu reparieren, sind sie mehr denn je aufeinander angewiesen. Aber sie k nnen die gegenseitige Anziehung, die schon bestand, bevor sie beide vom Leben durch die Mangel gedreht wurden, nicht verleugnen. Aber wenn es damals schon nicht mit ihnen geklappt hat, wie sollen sie es jetzt blo schaffen?

Hard rock band Schadenfreude is finally on the verge of the success that's eluded them for the last several years. With Aaron McClure as their new lead singer, nothing's going to stop them...except maybe a steamy, secret relationship between Aaron and bassist Bastian Koehler. Aaron knows all too well what can happen when band members get involved with each other. After all, his last band was a casualty of his last relationship, and Schadenfreude forbids band members from dating for that very reason. But Bastian is too hot to resist, and besides, it's just sex, so what's the harm? Bastian has just gotten out of a long relationship with his volatile ex-fianc e when Aaron catches his eye. The sexy singer is irresistible, and in spite of the potential for strife within the band if this comes out, Bastian can't help himself. Their passion in the bedroom is rivaled only by their ambition as musicians, though, and pretty soon, it's going to tear them, and Schadenfreude apart, if they can't get back to playing with the band.

Sergei Andronikov era solo un bambino quando la mafia ha sterminato la sua famiglia, lasciandolo senza niente eccetto la sua sete di vendetta. Anni dopo, grazie a una spietata strategia e alla sua infinita pazienza, lavora come sicario per le tre famiglie che dominano Cape Swan... ed quasi nella posizione di poterle annientare tutte dall'interno. Domenico "Dom" Maisano un mafioso di alto rango, un uomo d'onore e... un killer. intrappolato in una vita violenta a cui non pu sfuggire, lottando per difendere un'immagine che non vuole e per reprimere dei desideri che non pu soddisfare. Un incontro casuale fa incrociare le strade dei due assassini. Anche se Dom sa che un gioco pericoloso, affascinato e continua a tornare da Sergei. Anche Sergei non riesce a resistergli... Dom rappresenta tutto ci che ha intenzione di distruggere, ma anche tutto ci che ha sempre desiderato in un uomo. Quindi, Sergei riceve l'incarico che stava aspettando... l'omicidio che potrebbe mettere in ginocchio la mafia di quella citt . Ma quando un boss fa una mossa inaspettata, Sergei deve scegliere se sferrare il colpo mortale alle famiglie che ha giurato di eliminare o se proteggere l'uomo che si ripromesso di non amare. E la scelta sbagliata... o anche quella giusta... li distrugger entrambi.