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Bad Boy
by Sjd Peterson Pauline Tardieu-CollinetAvec sa crête, ses tatouages et ses piercings, Ridley Corbin correspond à l'image du parfait bad boy - ce qui lui convient bien, puisqu'il se voit comme le défenseur des plus faibles. Mais ce qu'il veut par-dessus tout, c'est devenir le héros d'Alex Firestone. Alex, bibliothécaire discret et délicat, vient de s'installer à Slater, paisible ville étudiante, dans l'espoir d'échapper à son passé. Solitaire, il se fait toutefois remarquer par la brute du campus. Mais les apparences sont parfois trompeuses. Le passé d'Alex le rattrape, et l'heure vient pour lui de devenir le héros.
Accadde un weekend (Serie Colleghi improbabili #1)
by A. J. Thomas Victor MillaisSerie Colleghi improbabili, Libro 1A causa della malattia della madre, Doug Heavy Runner ha lasciato la vita del poliziotto gay dichiarato a Miami per tornare a casa, nella Riserva Indiana Salish-Kootenai. Nei due anni da quando lei è venuta a mancare, si è costruito una grigia vita da vicesceriffo di una piccola comunità, accontentandosi delle avventure di una notte fuori città per mantenere la sanità mentale. Poi conosce Christopher Hayes, un detective di San Diego di passaggio nel Montana, e insieme trascorrono una notte di passione talmente incredibile che Doug infrange la sua stessa regola e permette a quell'incontro occasionale di diventare un weekend di sesso meraviglioso. Quando Christopher arriva nella piccola città di Elkin per occuparsi del suicidio del fratello violento, non si aspetta di trovare l'uomo con cui ha trascorso il weekend a gestirne il caso. Di sicuro non gli dispiace passare più tempo con Doug, ma un piromane distrugge la casa che gli è stata lasciata in eredità, e lui e il vicesceriffo finiscono tra i principali sospettati. Le indagini rivelano che il fratello di Christopher li ha messi sulle tracce di un pedofilo psicopatico che non si fermerà davanti a nulla pur di mettere a tacere la sua ultima vittima. La ricerca della vittima finisce però in maniera orribile, lasciando Doug ferito in ospedale e Christopher alla mercé del killer...
La isla de… ¿dónde? (Historias de la isla #1)
by Sue Brown Juan J. RoldánVolumen 1 de la serie Historias de la islaCuando el mejor amigo de Liam Marshall, Alex, pierde su lucha contra el cáncer de colon, le deja a Liam un último deseo: que compre un billete de tren hacia Ryde, en la Isla de Wight, y que esparza sus cenizas desde el muelle. Liam está cansado, exhausto, y necesita urgentemente unas vacaciones. Sin embargo, en vez de sol, mar, arena, y chicos bronceados y atractivos, lo que obtiene es una chatarra de tren, niños revoltosos, y ni rastro de Ewan McGregor. Liam habría hecho cualquier cosa por su amigo, pero cumplir con el último deseo de Alex implica desprenderse de la única familia que le queda a Liam. Perdido, se queda helado en el muelle... hasta que Sam Owens llega al rescate. La familia de Sam ha ido en vacaciones a la Isla de Wight desde que él tiene memoria, pero nunca ha conocido a nadie como Liam. Sam está decidido a hacer que Liam siempre recuerde esas vacaciones, por lo que se dedica a cuidarle, tanto dentro como fuera de la habitación. Incluso le presenta a toda su familia. Pero del mismo modo que Sam ayuda a Liam a seguir adelante, se ve forzado a reconocer que quiere que Liam se aferre, no a su vida anterior, sino a la que él y Sam tienen en común.
The Worst Best Man (Dreamspun Desires #27)
by M. J. O'SheaIt was her special day... but his worst nightmare. A rekindled romance wasn’t part of the plan. Despite his American background, August O’Leary is the most sought-after wedding planner in London. Naturally, Libby and Edward come to him for a wedding the city will never forget. But Edward is an international businessman, so the details are left to Libby and her best friend—who happens to be the love of August’s life and the one who broke his heart eight years ago: Christopher Burke. How’s August supposed to pull off the event of the year with Christopher distracting him and old feelings crashing the party uninvited? Christopher has let money and status dictate his life, but no more. His failure to stand up to others’ expectations cost him his future with August—one he hoped would include marriage. Now he has to face August’s hurt and anger and prove he’s still the best man to make August happy.
Poppy's Secret (Dreamspun Desires #28)
by Andrew GreyA second chance born of love. Pat Corrigan and Edgerton “Edge” Winters were ready to start a family—or so Pat thought. At the last minute, Edge got cold feet and fled. Pat didn’t bother telling him the conception had already gone through and little Emma was on her way. He didn’t want a relationship based on obligation. He’d rather raise his daughter on his own. Nine years later, Emma and her Poppy are doing fine. Edge isn’t. He realizes what he threw away by leaving, and he’s back to turn his life around and reclaim his family. It’ll take a lot to prove to Pat that he’s a new man, and even if Edge succeeds, the secret Pat has hidden for years might shatter their dreams all over again.
Snowblind (Dreamspun Desires #29)
by Eli EastonSnow, steam, and secrets. The latest snowstorm carries something unexpected to the doorstep of Hutch’s secluded Alaskan cabin: a stranger named Jude, the most beautiful man Hutch has ever seen. Jude says he’s in the area for a ski trip and that he fled a domineering lover, thinking he could make it into town. But Hutch is a suspicious SOB and treats his unwanted guest warily. The problem is Jude isn’t just gorgeous, he’s funny and smart and flirtatious. Two gay men snowed in for three days—things happen. Really good things. By the time the storm clears, Hutch finds himself a little too attached to Jude Devereaux, San Francisco-based male model. But is Jude what he claims to be? Or is he entangled in the secrets Hutch moved to Alaska to escape?
Stage Two (Dreamspun Desires #33)
by Ariel TachnaLexington LoversLove has a steep learning curve. Assistant high school principal Blake Barnes has everything he wants—a chance to help troubled students and an outlet for his passion for theater. Well, almost everything—he still goes home to an empty apartment. Then his high school crush explodes back into his life, the unexpected guardian of two boys in Blake’s care. Thane Dalton has always been a bad boy through and through. Not much has changed, including his mistrust of authority figures, and no amount of institutional bureaucracy will keep him from protecting his nephews from the bullies terrorizing them. If that means butting heads with Blake, so be it. Blake and Thane have lessons to learn: that they both have the boys’ best interests at heart, that the tension between them isn’t just confrontational, and that sparks can fly when opposites come together.
Breaking Bonds (Dreamspun Desires #35)
by Ari MckayFrom the frying pan into the fire. After a critic’s review attacks both Chef Liam Walker’s culinary skills and his personal life, Liam can no longer take the heat of the cutthroat New York City restaurant scene. He needs to get out of the kitchen—at least long enough to cool down and regroup. At the Overlook Resort in North Carolina, Liam meets owner Carter Galloway. Carter has a passion for the hospitality business to rival Liam’s own, and it’s not hard to see where their shared interests—and attraction—could lead. But Carter has no interest in a fling, and Liam has no intention of walking away from the career he fought so hard for. If they want a taste of happiness together, they’ll have to find the courage to break the bonds threatening to pull them apart.
Two for Trust (Dreamspun Desires #34)
by Elle BrownleeA fairy-tale vacation—if he can get the ending right. American nurse Finch Mason steps beyond the comfort of his orderly life and takes a dream trip to England, complete with a National Trust Pass so he can visit numerous historical sites. At the first one on his list, he’s warmly welcomed—and told he bought a pass good for two. Finch doesn’t hesitate to offer the pass to Benedict, a handsome Brit also there on an outing. They spend a magical week touring the countryside, and while it’s too soon to get attached, Finch wishes their time together would never end. Then Finch finds himself stuck abroad with no money, and he has no one to turn to but Benedict. Benedict is happy to help, but he also owes Finch some answers—such as who he really is and why he was at the estate where they first met.
The City of Rocks (BJ Vinson Mystery #3)
by Don TravisA BJ Vinson MysteryConfidential investigator B. J. Vinson thinks it’s a bad joke when Del Dahlman asks him to look into the theft of a duck… a duck named Quacky Quack the Second and insured for $250,000. It ceases to be funny when the young thief dies in a suspicious truck wreck. The search leads BJ and his lover, Paul Barton, to the sprawling Lazy M Ranch in the Bootheel country of southwestern New Mexico bordering the Mexican state of Chihuahua. A deadly game unfolds when BJ and Paul are trapped in a weird rock formation known as the City of Rocks, an eerie array of frozen magma that is somehow at the center of the entire scheme. But does the theft of Quacky involve a quarter-million-dollar duck-racing bet between the ranch’s owner and a Miami real estate developer, or someone attempting to force the sale of the Lazy M because of its proximity to an unfenced portion of the Mexican border? BJ and Paul go from the City of Rocks to the neon lights of Miami and back again in pursuit of the answer… death and danger tracking their every step.
Nos cœurs meurtris
by Cassie Black Remmy Duchene BlmorticiaLa carrière de Zane Ashford au sein de la police new-yorkaise connaît une fin brutale quand il est blessé dans l'exercice de ses fonctions. Après s'être réveillé presque aveugle d'un œil, il ne souhaite rien d'autre que de s'enfoncer dans un trou, mais ses amis ne lui laissent aucun répit. Avec réticence, il laisse son meilleur ami le convaincre de passer du temps au loin, dans un ranch du Montana. Mais à l'instant même où il y arrive et rencontre Cyrus Abrams, Zane est pris de soudaines envies de meurtres. Cyrus Abrams est vulgaire, grincheux, têtu et peu enclin à changer pour qui que ce soit, qu'importe combien Zane Ashford est beau dans son jean. Plus ils se prennent la tête et plus Cyrus commence à voir le policier d'une tout autre façon. Mais Cyrus a un passé qui l'a laissé dans beaucoup d'ennuis, et bien plus brisé qu'il n'est prêt à l'admettre. Un passé dont personne n'a parlé à Zane. Cyrus craint que quand il le découvrira, tout s'effondre autour de lui.
Gestählt im Feuer (im Feuer #2)
by Andrew Grey Christina BrombachFortsetzung zu Erlösung im FeuerBuch 2 in der Serie - im FeuerLee Stanton und Dirk Krause sind schon seit ein paar Monaten ein Paar. Doch dann erhalten sie schlechte Neuigkeiten: Die Feuerwache, auf der sie beide arbeiten, soll geschlossen werden, wenn sie es nicht schaffen, genug Geld für die überfälligen Reparaturen zusammenzukratzen. Die Union-Feuerwehr will sich gemeinsam dagegen wehren. Es gibt nur ein Problem: Die einzige Idee, wie sie an Geld kommen können, ist von Lee. Und Dirk hasst sie. Unglücklicherweise finden alle anderen Lees Idee von einem "Dinner mit Aussicht" - bei dem sie nur in Helmen, Stiefeln und Uniformhosen servieren sollen - großartig, und Lee wirft sich in die Vorbereitungen. Doch Widerstand aus der Verwaltung und ein schleppender Vorverkauf bringen Lees Event in Gefahr. Solange es Dirk nicht schafft, seinen Stolz und seinen Eigensinn einen Abend lang unter Kontrolle zu bringen, könnte es ihn und Lee ihre Jobs kosten - von ihrer Beziehung ganz zu schweigen.
Collision
by John Inman Lily KareyÀ vingt-six ans, les jours de Gordon sont comptés. Du moins, il espère qu'ils le sont. Lassé de la culpabilité et des regrets qui découlent d'un horrible accident de voiture, deux ans auparavant, dans lequel un homme a perdu la vie, il se réveille chaque matin avec des pensées suicidaires. Alors que la loi l'oblige à travailler pour expier ses péchés, sa rédemption personnelle est beaucoup plus difficile à trouver. Puis Minus - un simple sans-abri qui a sa propre croix à porter - sauve Gordon d'un terrible destin. Une nuit, non seulement Gordon trouve une lumière à suivre, et peut-être même un but à sa vie, mais aussi la possibilité que l'amour l'attende au bout du tunnel. Il n'aurait jamais imaginé qu'il découvrirait un moyen de se pardonner et, qu'en le faisant, il ouvrirait suffisamment son cœur pour gagner l'acceptation et l'amour de la personne qu'il a le plus blessée.
Bite Night (2016 Advent Calendar - Bah Humbug)
by Clare LondonCreatures of the Night and Santa's Christmas duties don't mix. Every myth and bedtime story tells you so. But on Christmas Eve, when the Elves walked off the job over pension rights, it was time for me--Irwin, the only vampire on Santa's payroll, despite recent diversity initiatives--and my trusty team to help out. Just deliver a few parcels, Santa asked me. Just help out on your local patch. Just for one night. Armed with my reluctance to face all that human sentimentality, and accompanied by a wise-cracking werewolf and an unruly fairy with a taste for vodka, I did my best. Honest. But we were heading for disaster until I came face-to-face with cute babysitter Benny. It's Santa's Number One Rule--no interaction with the clients. But Benny somehow managed to upset my appetite, inflame my libido, and restore my faith in the Christmas spirit, with one cheeky smile and a tasty body piercing. It's Christmas, and the show must go on!A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2016 Advent Calendar "Bah Humbug."
The Fortune Cookie (2016 Advent Calendar - Bah Humbug)
by Matt BurlingameThirty-three-year-old technical writer Laurence Hart is a modern-day Scrooge when it comes to the holiday season--and the rest of the year too. He doesn't like most people, they don't like him, and he's happy to keep it that way. Over lunch with his best friend, he receives a fortune cookie promising him true love. The next day, forced to work on a holiday charity committee or lose his job, he meets Nick, a jolly ginger giant who loves all things Christmas. Together they face numerous obstacles to put together a holiday fair to raise money for children in foster care in only four days. While Laurence has to mend his curmudgeonly ways to make the event a success, Nick's holiday magic might mend Laurence's heart.A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2016 Advent Calendar "Bah Humbug."
Anyplace Else (2016 Advent Calendar - Bah Humbug)
by Kim FieldingGrant Beaudoin should be thrilled to escape Minneapolis at Christmastime and grateful to lounge on a Hawaiian beach. Instead he is mired in self-pity and drowning in too much tequila. His twin is marrying the perfect man, while Grant is stuck in middle management with no love life in sight. A walk into the rain forest leads to a meeting with a doomed man who has a story about a holiday that predates Christmas. Grant comes to realize that difficult endings can lead to new beginnings--and perhaps a brighter future.A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2016 Advent Calendar "Bah Humbug."
The Orpheum Miracle (2016 Advent Calendar - Bah Humbug)
by Pat HenshawChristmas joy is a matter of perspective. For some, it's the happiest time of the year. For others, not so much. Twenty-nine-year-old Mick, the son of crack addicts, isn't exactly a dyed-in-the-wool Scrooge. Mick's been on his own from childhood. As a teen, he lived in a shelter, where for a short time he had a boyfriend. After the boyfriend left, Mick moved to the Orpheum Theater. While squatting there and taking care of the grand old building, Mick watched others celebrate the holidays from a distance, never able to share in their merriment. Only his Technicolor dreams liven his dull, mechanical life until one day the world around him begins to change. Mick is surprised when a man named Jim buys the vintage Orpheum and plans to restore it. Something about Jim makes Mick think they've met before. In fact, Jim rekindles Mick's longing for a better life and a little holiday magic for himself.A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2016 Advent Calendar "Bah Humbug."
Krampus Hates Christmas (2016 Advent Calendar - Bah Humbug)
by Andi VanKarl Kringle hates the modern-day Christmas. He was born to be Krampus, but the Holiday Council refuses to let him help his brother Nick--aka Santa Claus--with the Naughty List until he finds his holiday spirit. To meet that challenge, he's turned human and dumped in a strange apartment. Lewis Weatherby loves the holidays and always has. Not only do his parents own a pumpkin patch and tree farm, he's also inherited a Christmas-themed shop. All he wants from Santa is the man of his dreams, and the Big Guy might've just delivered. Lewis's new neighbor Karl is gorgeous, sweet, and has a fantastic sense of humor--if his jokes about being Krampus are any indication. Soon getting home is less important to Karl than what will happen when Lewis inevitably realizes the truth behind his jokes. He's finally starting to understand the real joy of the season--now he just has to figure out how to hold on to it.A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2016 Advent Calendar "Bah Humbug."
Matthew's Present (2016 Advent Calendar - Bah Humbug)
by Sarah Hadley BrookMatthew Blick is almost thirty years old, and he hates the thought of another holiday alone. He has become a bit of a wet blanket when Christmas rolls around every year. So much so that even his five-year-old niece, Hannah, knows something needs to change. She asks the department store Santa to bring her uncle a man to love, and when Santa sees her uncle, he formulates a plan to set that possibility in motion. Santa shows up at Matthew's house and at first Matthew can't place him, but then the memories of his first kiss flood his mind and he is shocked to find that Santa is the man he has carried a torch for since high school. Will this twist of fate help Matthew change his view on the holidays? Only a kiss can tell.A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2016 Advent Calendar "Bah Humbug."
The Stockings Were Hung (2016 Advent Calendar - Bah Humbug)
by Cassie SweetHill hates Christmas. The shoppers. The cheer. The drama. All of it. Each holiday season is a painful reminder that seven years before, his lover, Drew, walked out of his life and moved across the country, leaving Hill like a cup of rotten eggnog. Now Drew is back and wants Hill to put a little jingle in his bells. Well, not this Scrooge. Drew admits he moved to get away from Hill--but not for the reasons Drew gave him all those years ago. Some of his best memories are of Christmases he celebrated with Hill, and he wants nothing more than to spend a little holly jolly with the only man he's ever loved. However, getting Hill to agree to a reunion is going to take a Christmas miracle.A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2016 Advent Calendar "Bah Humbug."
Of Mooning Santas and Penis Lights (2016 Advent Calendar - Bah Humbug)
by Thianna DurstonFormer US Marine John Ving hates everything about holiday displays: they're tacky, they waste energy, and they're an eyesore. So what does his new neighbor do? He sets up the holiday spectacle from hell, and he doesn't seem to care which holiday--he has a menorah, a baby Jesus, a Santa, and everything in between. Not to mention it's swathed in enough lights his house is probably visible from space. High-school teacher Kaden Melling loves the holidays, and huge light displays on his lawn make his heart glow. He'd love to share some cheer--and maybe some kinky fun--with his smoking hot neighbor John. Odd things start to happen to his displays, but just as he begins to think life is going his way, with the holidays and with John, a Grinch destroys everything. It's gonna take the display-hating John to set things right--and what he has planned might blow Kaden's mind.A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2016 Advent Calendar "Bah Humbug."
Pixies and Paperwork (2016 Advent Calendar - Bah Humbug)
by Cassia RoseMicheal Donovan's family has kept the peace between mortal and magical realms for generations, but Micheal skipped out on glory for other plans. He finished school, got a nine-to-five, and tried to fit in. When his cousin meets an unfortunate end on All Hallows' Eve, Micheal abruptly inherits the position of Riftkeeper, along with all the prestige and responsibility he didn't want. Estranged from his family, Micheal never learned the details of the job. All the grumpy, ancestral spirit now possessing his goldfish can tell him is that a mistake could be catastrophic. Micheal isn't feeling the holiday cheer, and coworkers' attempts to encourage him only add to a headache of magical proportions. To make matters worse, Ryan Nickles, Micheal's colleague and cubicle neighbor, has assembled enough Christmas decorations to attract more pixies than Micheal can hide. When Micheal's attempts to find the Winter Court on the week of the solstice leave him with nothing but a bad cold, he fears he'll be the first Riftkeeper to break the ancient contracts. He's too stressed to handle Ryan's attempts to get him into the holiday spirit, but Ryan might know more about the magic of the season than Micheal realizes.A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2016 Advent Calendar "Bah Humbug."
Traditions (2016 Advent Calendar - Bah Humbug)
by Ann AndersonWhen Marcus and James started dating a few years ago, James invited Marcus home to spend the holidays with his close, Christmas-loving family. Marcus quickly realized once was enough, and since then, he's stayed behind. But this year will be different. Though the festivity and chaos make Marcus uncomfortable, he loves James, and he's decided to put aside his unease so they can spend Christmas together--even if it means losing his hotel room to one of James's siblings, braving the cold to go caroling, and battling the crowds so the children can visit Santa. It'll all be worth it if Marcus can take his place in the family's traditions--and maybe begin a new tradition for the two of them.A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2016 Advent Calendar "Bah Humbug."
Popcorn Garlands (2016 Advent Calendar - Bah Humbug)
by Ariel TachnaCarlos Mendez spends all year working hard at his Houston-based landscaping business, and he sends every spare penny he earns back to his family in Mexico. By the time the holidays roll around, he doesn't have much patience for the unadulterated greed and consumerism paraded past him. But a chance meeting with his neighbor, Ned Williams, and Ned's cancer-stricken daughter, might help to remind him of the real meaning of the season--something beyond the gaudy lights and extravagant displays--something he wants to be a part of.A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2016 Advent Calendar "Bah Humbug."
#ChristmasHatesYouToo (2016 Advent Calendar - Bah Humbug)
by E. F. MulderBorn December 25, Noel Beebe is tired of having his birthday overshadowed by all things Christmas. While looking for love on social media, he comes across a prospective new beau just in time to celebrate the Big 3-0, someone who encourages him to take back his day and say thumbs down to Christmas! On a trip to the Big Apple, Noel does just that, flipping off the Rockefeller Center tree and demanding his coffee in a nondecorative paper cup as a fun birthday prank. His act of defiance is caught on video and soon goes viral, leading to a backlash all over the Twitterverse, Internet, and TV. Suddenly what Noel thought would be his best birthday--and even Christmas--yet is shaping up to be his worst. Can his family and his potential boyfriend prove to the world that Noel isn't the Scrooge he's been labeled?A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2016 Advent Calendar "Bah Humbug."