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What We Bury (MM)
(Published by: JMS Books LLC )
Funerals are hard, particularly if all you remember about the deceased is the abuse, the hate-filled words.
Max isn’t happy to have to come home when his abusive father dies. But he’s surprised when Alastair MORE...
The Reasons Why (MM)
(Published by: JMS Books LLC )
After a long day at the office, all Eliot Travers wants is a much needed nap before dinner. Which his husband Ben is supposed to make.
But when he gets home, Ben is playing a game on his phone and Eliot does MORE...
In the Cool of the Evening (MM)
(Published by: JMS Books LLC )
When recent college graduate Mark decides to visit to Europe to see the culture, a friend gives him a letter of introduction to an elderly man in Paris who “might be worth visiting.”
During their visit, the MORE...
Forever Yours (MM)
(Published by: JMS Books LLC )
Linus Murray is head over heels in love with Samson Abbot. The only problem is that Linus would love to make things official while Samson seems afraid to make the ultimate commitment. When Linus's sister lands MORE...
It Takes a Cake (FF)
(Published by: JMS Books LLC )
Coco, a struggling entrepreneur who bakes her way through business, falls for her gorgeous and ever so practical accountant, Rose. Coco hides her longing though because, as her mom always says, how could anyone MORE...
Snowed In: Naomi and Reeta (FF)
(Published by: JMS Books LLC )
American artist Naomi Bowers travels to Finland to make a film. The break is welcome, as her relationship with her partner Cat is strained. But Naomi doesn't expect the romantic adventure ahead.
Reeta Hellgr MORE...
Dare to Venture (MM)
(Published by: JMS Books LLC )
Though Bret has been in love with Andreas since they were in college, he swore nobody would ever find out. Andreas doesn't do relationships, and the last thing Bret wanted was to make things awkward within thei MORE...
Awakenings and French Songs (MM)
(Published by: JMS Books LLC )
An existential awakening and lots of French chansons equal a favorite neighbor seen in a new light.
Iggy Wilker never expected his 36th birthday to turn into an existential crisis. When Iggy’s friends celebr MORE...
Lucky Dog (MMF)
(Published by: JMS Books LLC )
Dr. Elsie Clevenger is pulling an overnight shift when a battered beagle comes through the emergency veterinarian practice where she works. She’s more than ready to give the dog’s owners a piece of her mind, bu MORE...
Crimson (FF)
(Published by: JMS Books LLC )
It was only supposed to be a night out with work colleagues to celebrate a birthday at Anchorage’s hottest LGBTQ+ night club, The Gilded Butterfly. But then I met the most beautiful person and, yes, fell in lov MORE...
A Man to Take a Chance On (MM)
(Published by: JMS Books LLC )
Max Futé lost his license to practice medicine when he assisted someone he loved to die. His only chance of working again is to join up with Prinzip, an anti-terrorist organization in Paris. He manages to subve MORE...
Icing on the Cake (FF)
(Published by: JMS Books LLC )
Magazine publisher and mother of three Octavia Banfield has a lot on her plate. Still, she is willing to shed all the hats she wears to put on her baker cap to make her lady lover Audra her favorite cake.
He MORE...
Déjà Vu (MM)
(Published by: JMS Books LLC )
Gavin and Matthew just want to get home to enjoy Christmas Eve in their safe, warm apartment. Should they walk or take a cab? But will either option do the trick when Victor, suffering from his holiday blahs, i MORE...
BFFs (FF)
(Published by: JMS Books LLC )
When Emily Stevenson returns home for her brother’s wedding, she’s surprised at how little her hometown has changed in the twenty years she’s been gone. Before she heads to her parents’ house, she stops at Waff MORE...
Coming Home (MM)
(Published by: JMS Books LLC )
Nine months ago, Tommy, a nurse, and Jared, a fire fighter met at by accident, literally. Their relationship is red hot from the start, and Tommy can hardly believe how lucky he is.
But after nine months tog MORE...
The Knight Before Christmas (MM)
(Published by: JMS Books LLC )
‘Tis the night before Christmas and hardware store owner Harry Pettit was all alone in his store with only his accounts and a recording of La Boheme for company. When someone knocks at the shop’s door, Harry is MORE...
Of Rats and Cats (MM)
(Published by: JMS Books LLC )
All he wanted to do was retrieve his newspaper, but Raymond is panic-stricken when a rat dashes through his open apartment door. No worries, though. Pandy is on the job! Except Kevin doesn’t want Raymond’s cat MORE...
Leavin' It All Behind (FF)
(Published by: JMS Books LLC )
The Bainbridge sisters grew up rough, and things haven’t gotten much better. Now nineteen, Serena is married with two babies, and her older sister Savannah is stuck in a dead end trailer park with a boring husb MORE...
The Mechanics of Love (MM)
(Published by: JMS Books LLC )
When he turned sixteen, Nick inherited his grandfather’s unidentified junk car left behind in the family garage. It could end his unhappy gay life if he learns how to fix it, so over the years, self-pity and en MORE...
Solo Tu (MF)
(Published by: JMS Books LLC )
Companion to Where the Heart Chooses
Nigel Mann has learned to protect his emotions by creating a wall of ice between himself and the world. He’s been doing it for so long that no one remembers the little boy MORE...
Love Songs for Every Day (MM)
(Published by: JMS Books LLC )
Companion story to A Demon in Midwinter
Kris Starr, legendary former front man of iconic rock band Starrlight, and Justin Moore, the infamous New York Demon and Kris's former manager, don't agree to be inter MORE...
A Desperate Love (MM)
(Published by: JMS Books LLC )
The universe hates Mel Stokes. He quit his job, lost his boyfriend, and missed the last train, all in one night. And then, some guy tries to rob him after he walked miles to get home. In shoes that pinched his MORE...
Stolen Hearts (MM)
(Published by: JMS Books LLC )
Rafael Pederos is awakened in the middle of the night by his wheelchair-bound sister Pearl. Someone’s in the barn where they shouldn’t be. Rafael tells her to call the cops as he storms out to chase off the rus MORE...
Lightning in a Bottle (MM)
(Published by: JMS Books LLC )
Companion story to A Demon in Midwinter
Adam Johnson’s the heart, soul, and songwriter behind his band’s greatest hits ... if the term can be applied when they aren’t even famous yet. He’s never been a good fr MORE...
A Taxing Situation (FF)
(Published by: JMS Books LLC )
Science fiction author Joan Howell's whole world is consumed by interplanetary visitors. When she needs her taxes done, she meets Darlene Rogers, a very conservative CPA who doesn't believe in extraterrestrials MORE...
Heaven in a Matchbox (FF)
(Published by: JMS Books LLC )
Lovers Regan and Emmeline are the sole survivors in a post-apocalyptic world. They roam freely through the deserted cities in Great Britain, scavenging what they can, trying to survive in a world that is no mor MORE...
For Better or For Worse (MM)
(Published by: JMS Books LLC )
It was just going to be a simple Spanish fabada bean and chorizo soup from his grandmother’s favorite recipe. Jake hoped for a nice meal and a better time with his widower father. His dad didn’t seem homophobic MORE...
