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After the disappearance of his lover, Jack, Welsh gypsy Gwyn cares little for his own life…so much so that he’s prepared to wager his very soul on a game of cards.

Gwyn might be a careless gambler, but when he learns the stakes are even higher than he could have imagined, he’s prepared to do anything to win back his mate. In the strange world of The Green Man’s castle, a series of challenges await Gwyn, and failure will carry the ultimate penalty.

Part of the Travellers' Tales series.

When horse dealer’s son Shem falls foul of the local squire, he’s forced to repay his debt. But what he finds in his lordship’s stables is far from ordinary.

The golden horse—an animal of rare value and mystical properties—holds an astonishing secret, which sets Shem on the way to a journey that will take him a distant land, and to the very heart of what is means to be human, and to be loved.

Some horrors are too much to bear, but can Samuel ever outrun the evil that stalks his dreams?

Travelling in a strange valley, Samuel and his family come to a village with a terrible secret that, once uncovered, will haunt him to the ends of the world. As he embarks on a journey that will take him farther than he ever imagined, Samuel doesn’t realize that—through all the losses he must suffer—love waits for him in a place he never dreamed of, and comes in a form he could never have believed possible.

A curse is a difficult thing to lift. When Zach’s two brothers fall foul of an old woman with hidden powers, he must set out to save them…not knowing he will uncover far more than he imagined.

Alone in the world—and in their isolated woodland camp—Zach, Cain, and Joseph should know better than to offend old hags who come calling. Under threat of a terrible spell, Zach must travel to free his brothers with nothing but his bravery, and his dreams. Yet what he finds at the strange cottage upon the hill surpasses anything he could have expected.

Part of the Travellers' Tales series.

Even the most impossible dreams can come true—for a price.

Matthew Lee plays his fiddle for pennies at the local inn, though he’s more interested in Roger, the innkeeper’s son, than the coin he earns with his bow. When a stranger offers to trade him his fiddle in return for granting his dearest wish, Matthew knows he should be wary, but he can’t help being tempted. Will his weakness lead to ruin, or to the truth that’s been right in front of him the whole time?

Soon-to-be medical student Brett Derwent thinks he has everything all planned out. That is, until he meets Tommy Hawks. Over the course of one incredible summer in Northern Montana, this easy-going, kind-hearted guy turns Brett's life upside down...but Tommy isn't everything he seems.

Brutalized by his violent father, desperate to protect his mother and four siblings, and terrified of losing the love he never expected to find, Tommy is pushed to the edge.

When Tommy's father is found dead, Brett must face some impossible questions: how much is he willing to sacrifice for Tommy, and will having faith in him be enough?

Just what is real enchantment? It definitely doesn’t turn up where you expect…

Matt Collier suspects that he may be the dating equivalent of kryptonite. Terminally single, he even views his brother’s annual Halloween party—and his sister-in-law’s inevitable efforts to fix him up with some totally unsuitable guy from her work—with utter dread. But, when Matt meets Ciáran, he starts to realize that life doesn’t need to lose its magic, even when the rain is heavy and the nights are long and dark.

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Does gender really matter? Kel and Toni are two damaged people, both trying to find answers. But, where Kel’s hopes for the future lie mainly with outreach programs and a new life with his lover, Toni’s looking for absolution in a bottle of Mexican hormone pills.

Kel loves Toni obsessively and—though he supports both of them on the money he gleans from turning tricks and indulging less-than-salubrious clients—he struggles with the reality of Toni’s burgeoning transition, and her motives for doing it.

While Kel grapples with his worries, and the attentions of regular client Michael, otherwise known as The Sherbet Pervert, Toni has different problems to face. Is there really a correct way to read women’s magazines? What about the manifold uses of maxi pads? And just what is this gender thing, anyway?

For all their attempts to build a life together, both Kel and Toni know their survival is precarious. What neither of them realize is just how easily their harsh, isolated little world can be turned upside down and, when chance events push them into unknown territory, both must confront some difficult truths.

Simon Preston has fought all his life to be the biggest, best, and brightest…but, just for once, he wants someone else to take control.

Confused and embarrassed by his desires, Simon resolves to keep them secret at all costs, especially from his boyfriend, Frazer. Unable to face the thought of potential rejection, Simon vows he’d rather lose Frazer than admit the truth, but when everything comes tumbling out into the open, there’s nowhere left to hide…

After serving six years for murdering his abusive father, Tommy Hawks is released from prison. He moves back in with what’s left of his family and tries to negotiate a new life with them and his partner, Brett, who has stood by him through everything. But moving on isn’t so easy.

For six years, Brett Derwent sacrificed any chance of a normal life: he spent his college fund on defense lawyers, drove hundreds of miles to visitation days, and had his love letters read by strangers and his phone calls monitored by jailers. Now he and Tommy are faced with the monumental task of starting over as adults when they hardly had the chance to begin together as teens.

Resentment simmers just below the surface, but so do gratitude and guilt. Brett and Tommy need to give each other the time and space to discover who they are individually, and Tommy especially needs the opportunity to stand on his own—even if that means another separation.

Banished to Hell for his role in the plot, fallen angel Xaphan is doomed to tempt and seduce human souls while, high above, Hael, his former lover, is supposed to be the angel of kindness who brings compassion into their world. Both are unhappy with their lot, but a meeting with one human soul will change their lives.

Coming back is never easy...especially when you're not sure what you were running from.

A reunion sparks thoughts of a lost love as a woman returns to her old town, and an old flame.

Freelance photographer Dan Wright isn’t looking for romance in Venice. Still smarting from a bad breakup, Dan just wants a vacation and some self-indulgent fun to help him clear his mind. But amid the mystique of the city, he meets quiet schoolteacher Cesare Eveschi, and he decides there’s nothing wrong with a holiday fling. After all, it’s not like there’s a chance for anything serious when Dan is out and proud and Cesare is still hiding in the closet.

Right?

But as the two men engage in a whirlwind affair, Dan sees more than he expected in Cesare—behind the shyness and traditional values is a passionate and idealistic man yearning for love. Dan isn’t sure he wants another relationship, but he can’t deny the feelings forming between them may last beyond the suntan. Before Dan lets the possibility for happiness slip through his fingers, he must take a step back and acknowledge how his time in La Serenissima—his time with Cesare—has changed him.

2nd Edition.

First Edition published by MLR Press, 2011.

It may just be the worst Christmas vacation spot he’s ever seen, but a tiny cabin right at the edge of the Catskills is going to change Ryan’s life forever.

He and his partner Devon—tied down by work and family commitments—have just a few short days to themselves, but it seems Devon’s got something on his mind. Can Ryan thaw out enough to find out what, or is it going to be a winter of discontent?

Every Cornishman comes into the world with the soul-deep knowledge that his land straddles the narrow shallows between the solid rocks of English practicality and the ocean of myth that lies beyond. Jamie Tregellis has no time for old men’s tales; working at The Lamb Inn keeps him too busy even to pine for his lost love, Will Andrewartha, who’d split Jamie’s heart in two when he left to become a sailor. Will promised to come back for him, but Jamie had long since given up hope – until one night he hears a noise in the stableyard….

In a world where everything has changed, two immortals flee for sanctuary. A violent, pitiless order pursues them, but why? When Kalyan and Lazarus made the mistake of stealing from the Agisci monks, their theft revealed a dark truth. Now they must expose it, or let it claim them.

Even if you can’t die, terrible things can happen to your soul.

Kalyan and Lazarus are immortals. Uncommon even amongst the Changed People, they are forced to the fringes of a society still rebuilding itself after a devastating war, and they face constant suspicion and hostility. When the mysterious Agisci Order come to town, Kalyan’s distrust of the monks leads him to a prank with deadly consequences. A stolen talisman harbors unimaginable powers, and it seems the Agisci will do anything to get it back. Lazarus and Kalyan have three days to claim sanctuary at the Last Moon festival in the town of Greenridge, but can they make it in time and expose the Agisci for what they really are?

You can never outrun the past…but is the future always inevitable? M/M contemporary erotica.

Kelly McClintock has spent years trying to outrun his family. Unfortunately, he is the son and heir to the family business and, after a blissful period of personal freedom spent studying in England, he is remanded home to New Zealand to take up his company role. The hired help–in the form of hunky landscape gardener Craig, and his interesting tattoo–offers a distraction, but when Kelly’s mind starts wandering to more than biceps and well-packaged jeans, he begins to fear for his sanity.

Laszlo is stunning, sweet, kind, and funny. He’s also Maxim Winter, rising young star of the adult entertainment industry and—though he’s honest and unrepentant from the moment they start dating—Jacob doesn’t know how to deal with his new boyfriend’s professional life. Maybe he’s going nuts. After all, sleeping with a white-hot porn star is every guy’s fantasy…isn’t it?

Caught between jealousy and desperation, Jacob needs to work out whether he can learn to live with the man he loves, or whether he’ll drive himself crazy trying.

Horacio Valdez is a man of science. He doesn't believe in things that go bump in the night, but one might believe in him. His whole life, Horacio has been subject to strange dreams. When an accident lands him in hospital, it's a catalyst to a brand new blurring of what's real and what's not, and an obsession which threatens to claim Horacio forever.