Rumplestiltskin is not his name and this hunk's no gnarled old goblin.Fairytale Fantasies, Book 2In his quest to land her a rich husband, Gwyneth's father has gone one step too far and bragged to the king's steward. Now she faces an impossible task: spin a room full of straw into gold by morning, or their lives are forfeit. She despairs, until a black-garbed figure offers to solve her problem for a price. One kiss.He returns the second night, and the third. With each sensual encounter, the stakes escalate along with her attraction to her mysterious visitor. Then he claims the ultimate price—her child—and she realizes too late she's made a deal with the king of the Underworld.From the moment he kisses her, Ragnorak knows Gwyneth's child will be a worthy heir for his kingdom. But with each touch, he wants more. He wants her to be queen of his strangely beautiful world—and for her to want to stay. But that will mean giving her the...

A cynical wharf witch’s world is turned on end when her childhood sweetheart returns from the sea.A sweet short fantasy romance about long lost love.A cynical wharf witch’s world is turned on end when her childhood sweetheart returns from the sea.Candle is a firelighter, selling fragments of her spirit to the hopeless and lost. It’s a rough livelihood, but she’s a survivor and allows herself few regrets. Then Tern shows up. The boy she once loved—who left so mysteriously—is now a gorgeous man who acts as if they’re friends. How can he act as if nothing ever happened? And how can she help him when she wants to tear him in two?

Matt Guerrero is ready for the freedom that college brings: freedom from his family, and the pressures of being an omega in an alpha's world. So when the school assigns him an alpha "mentor," he can think of nothing he wants less than a mandatory babysitter...no matter how hot the guy is. Derek Fisher just wants to play it safe after a serious mistake almost cost him everything last year, but it's hard to keep his head down when his assigned omega keeps making trouble. He's never been into guys before, but Matt is attractive, smart, and funny, and spending time with him is seriously distracting. Derek wants more, but giving in to his desires could put everything at risk all over again. When Matt uncovers a plot that could tear the school apart, he's all in--on fighting it, and on his relationship with Derek. Derek won't let him do it alone, but they'll have to fight the school administration and a ghost from Derek's past before they can be together the way Derek truly wants: as alpha and omega. This is a 57,000 word stand-alone steamy gay romance with lots of heat, non-shifter alpha/omega dynamics, and a happily ever after ending with no cliffhangers. **

This short novella follows Fixit, a worker on the surface of Tau Ceti Prime in another adventure. As Tau Ceti Prime recovers from the deadly Pacification Code the Galactic Federation of Old Earth killed hundreds of thousands of people of Prime, they must build defenses that can gain some time to complete their own defensive fleet. The leaders turn to the dirtside pinger mechanic, Fixit, once again. But Vega refuses to build weapons for anyone, so Prime leadership agrees to do things her way. And a great deception begins.

The weather is crappy, the fire is crackling, dinner is cooking, and Makai is nervous.He's having dinner with his boyfriend Nolan, and there's something extra special about this date. He planned it all perfectly in his mind and rehearsed exactly what he wants to say. But now, when the moment has presented itself, Makai struggles to find the words.Maybe the gift he has waiting will say it all.

Sometimes help comes from unexpected places. When their dad is given weeks to live, Neil's sister Lucy cancels her dream wedding in favour of a quick ceremony before it's too late. Then a surprise offer of help from a stranger gives Neil a chance to save Lucy's wedding, bring his family joy in a dark time, and possibly even find love himself.CW: bereavement, terminal illness, cancer

Sometimes life has to fall apart before it can be put back together. Aled is in a rut. Thirty-three, separated from his wife and avoiding his best friend so he doesn’t have to see how well her love life is going doesn’t make for a good time. So, when a friend suggests a one-night stand to shake off the dust, Aled decides to play along. Maybe some no-strings-attached sex is exactly what he needs to get himself going again and give him the energy to get his life back on track. But when Aled’s dominant streak meets Gabriel’s flirtatious submission, the one-night stand rapidly spills over into the following days and weeks. And what started out as just sex doesn’t stay that way for long, from the flour fight in Aled’s kitchen to the homemade curry in Gabriel’s flat. Happiness is right in front of him—but Aled has to stop looking back if he wants to reach it.

Critically acclaimed author of We Are the Ants—described as having "hints of Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five" (School Library Journal)—opens up about what led to an attempted suicide in his teens, and his path back from the experience."I wasn't depressed because I was gay. I was depressed and gay." Shaun David Hutchinson was nineteen. Confused. Struggling to find the vocabulary to understand and accept who he was and how he fit into a community in which he couldn't see himself. The voice of depression told him that he would never be loved or wanted, while powerful and hurtful messages from society told him that being gay meant love and happiness weren't for him. A million moments large and small over the years all came together to convince Shaun that he couldn't keep going, that he had no future. And so he followed through on trying to make that a reality. Thankfully Shaun survived, and over time, came to...

Joey's older brother and his fiancé were far to brotherly affectionate to be really in love. He feels that his brother is floundering and decides to wade in and find out what was going on...He has a horrible feeling that his brother is settling for less with Declan. They don't have a whole lot in common, Lucas likes the gym, Declan's more your outdoorsy type, like Joey. The thing is that Joey knew, deep in his bones, that epic love exists– and that it shines as a beacon of hope for all hapless lovers who haven't yet found it. Lucas and Declan were hardly what you could call soulmates..It only dawns on him once their wedding falls through, instigated by Declan this time, rather than Lucas – that maybe Declan could be his soulmate, instead...The most shocking thing of all for Joey is this. He's always been entirely convinced – until he accidentally falls in love with his brothers' fiancé, that is – that he's as straight as...

"This love story is heartrending, swoon-worthy, and extremely well-told." — Publishers Weekly, starred review A man who's been moving his whole life finally finds a reason to stay put.Charlie Matheson has spent his life taking care of things. When his parents died two days before his eighteenth birthday, he took care of his younger brother, even though that meant putting his own dreams on hold. He took care of his father's hardware store, building it into something known several towns over. He took care of the cat he found in the woods...so now he has a cat.When a stranger with epic tattoos and a glare to match starts coming into Matheson's Hardware, buying things seemingly at random and lugging them off in a car so beat-up Charlie feels bad for it, his instinct is to help. When the man comes in for the fifth time in a week, Charlie can't resist intervening.Rye Janssen has spent his...