J. D Walker
1) Take Me Back
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To choose a job and ambition over love is something Gus Atchison might never forgive. When his boyfriend, Seb Paddington, decides to move to New York and leave their relationship behind, Gus is heartbroken. But two months later, Seb shows up and tries to get close again. Gus isn't having it, though, despite Seb's persistence, and they end up in a fight on his front porch. Once they make peace, of a sort, Seb goes back to New York. However, four months...
2) Junk M.A.L.E
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Jerry Sanger is a member of M. A. L. E., an elite agency made up of ex-Army buddies bored with civilian life. But he always gets the junk assignments, and just once, he'd like a job where he doesn't have to wear high heels or impersonate a go-go dancer at a strip club in order to take out his target. Sure, he looks good in a dress, but still. On returning home from his latest assignment, Jerry encounters his hot teddy bear of a neighbor, Guff, fighting...
3) Ross
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Ross Haven is about to graduate from college, and he's been awarded an internship with EnerGen International. When he shares the news with his dad and younger brother Rhys, he also comes out to them. Unfortunately, Ross is thrown out of the house and has to scramble to find a place to live, while somehow protecting his sibling from their alcoholic father. On his first day at EnerGen, Ross meets Lee Pearce, another intern. Ross falls hard for Lee,...
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The titles of songs by the Beatles inspired the stories in this anthology, and there's just something about sand, water, and sunshine that brings everything together. For the twelve men in these tales, living in a small town near the ocean is the perfect setting for romance. From an oblivious motel owner to a man obsessed with pastries, these men struggle to find their way to love against a backdrop of well-meaning friends, personal demons, and ocean...
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Macon Tilly has had it with men and their shenanigans -- cowboys, to be exact. Tight butts and hot smiles aren't enough to get past the lack of a true connection. He's starting to believe that the man of his dreams, that perfect ranch hand who only has eyes for him, doesn't exist. What's a guy to do?
Well, there's Cornelius "Dane" McDaniel, who shows up on Macon's doorstep, lost, exhausted, and a little touchy. But also, perfect, from head to toe,...
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Jared Gillespie left the family farm five years ago because Walt Schneider cheated on him. With a woman. What he didn't realize was that Walt, the man he still loves, was trying to tell him something, and it takes a trip home to figure it out. After Jared's mother convinces him to return for Thanksgiving, Jared discovers Walt is a daddy now, of all things. His daughter's name is Casey -- Jared's middle name. When Jared and Walt confront each other,...
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The rehearsal dinner on the night before Royce Lummis' wedding is a disaster. Thad, his fiancé, is stuck in a meeting and can't make it. Rodney, the best man and Royce's ex, stands in for Thad, but an argument between them almost ends in a fight. Fed up, Royce leaves the rehearsal only to be waylaid by Rodney, who apologizes and entices Royce with an impromptu bachelor party. Rodney is ready to take a very drunk Royce home when they encounter Thad...
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Cisco Boyd believes in fortune cookies and horoscopes. Despite his lack of success in finding a steady boyfriend -- or at least, a date who doesn't think Denny's is the epitome of haute cuisine -- Cisco never doubts that eventually, the stars will lead him to the man of his dreams. One day after a meal, Cisco reads the little piece of paper inside his cookie which says "red is the color of your heart's desire." So, when Cisco's date turns up wearing...
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Clifford Ames is almost forty years old, and his ever-patient dog, Bambi Turgelson, is his only friend. Why? Because his egotistical boss and former closeted lover, Lambert Morton takes fiendish pleasure in working him to death, twenty-four-seven. Clifford knows he should leave the company and his unrequited love behind, but he keeps punishing himself by staying and taking the abuse, thinking things will be different, one day. A wedding invitation...
10) Save A Horse
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Lanice Boudreaux is a romantic. He's been searching for a cowboy to call his own since he turned twenty-one. But now, at the age of forty, he's yet to find him. Close to giving up the chase, little does Lanice know that what he craves has been right under his nose all along. It takes a randy Sheriff, his lovesick foreman, and a little wakeup call from Ernie Trevine for Lanice to realize love can find you at any age, even when you're oblivious. Time...
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Derrick Choi hasn't had sex in months, and he's about to explode. While he's happy that his brother Joey is finally getting the care he needs, the stress of the daily grind, recalcitrant customers, and life in general has taken its toll. At the end of a rough day, he decides to unwind at a club and is surprised when the lead guitarist of the band turns out to be the manager at one of his delivery stops. Paul Fontana is a sexy older man who takes what...
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Carl Neilson's life is centered around his college-aged son, Chester, who is home for the summer. At forty-seven years old, Carl is content with his thinning shoulder length hair, bushy sideburns and Hawaiian shirts, much to Chester's dismay. Chester sets up a blind date for his dad with artist Benjamin 'Ben' Brooker. Their first meeting is a disaster. Carl is horrified by the flamboyant and very opinionated Ben -- a man whose hair reminds him of...
13) Purple Daze
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When Gabriel "Gabe" St. James leaves the city behind and moves to a small town with his dad, the first person he meets is Lucifer Beelzebub "Beebub" Beaumont, who becomes his best friend. Now Beebub is quite the character, loves anything purple, and is larger than life in every way. Gabe simply tries to keep up, dreading the day his partner in crime and secret love will grow up and leave him behind, breaking his heart. Its many years before Beebub...
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When Terry turned eighteen, he became homeless, abandoned by family and friends for being gay. Though it took him years, he has found his feet again. Then, a man from his past knocks him right back down, dredging up a memory of the time Terry stood by and did nothing as that same man was assaulted for being gay, driving home to Terry that he will never be worthy of friendship or family.
Ishmael is shocked, angry, and hurt at seeing Terry so many...
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Darwin "Dare" Mancuso owns a string of food trucks across the city. His friends often tell him he works too hard and has too little fun. Dare knows it's true, but he has high standards for both his business and his love life, and isn't about to fall into bed with just any man he meets, no matter how hot he is. Then Abel Messler comes into his life, and Dare takes notice. Unlike the entitled business types to whom he serves every day, Abel has an innocence...
16) Being Fitz
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Lysander 'Fitz' Fitzgibbon used to teach at a university, but quit when his father grew ill and needed someone to take care of him. Years later, after his dad's death, Fitz has given up on his dreams, drives a bus route, and endures visits from Jerry, who can't really be called a friend, and barely a benefit. Fitz is lonely, worries about his weight, and figures life won't be getting any better.
Then, Fitz stumbles over a dead body in the park. As...
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Zachary Bodine owns a costume store with his friend and business partner, DeeDee Harrow. It's the only thing that keeps him going most days after the betrayal and near bankruptcy caused by his ex-boyfriend Maddox five years ago. It happened on Halloween, and he's hated that holiday ever since. He's become thin and grouchy, to the despair of his closest friends. Lucius "Lucille" Lombardi, the gorgeous drag queen and part-owner of the popular club next...
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Dorian Seacrest owns a music store and performance venue with his friend and business partner, Evan Harper. When Evan rushes into the stockroom a week or so before Christmas to tell him Caesar's Flame is booked for New Year's Day, he goes into shock. Many years have passed since Dorian has seen Laramie Treble, the drummer and leader of the now globally successful alternative rock band. Their erstwhile relationship -- mostly about sex -- deteriorated...
19) He's So Heavy
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Bill Cascade knows what it's like to have nothing, so it's easy for him to recognize another human being on the brink. When Bill visits his favorite bar one night, he comes across Thorn Blackstone, a twenty-something hottie who has everyone eating out of his hand. A fight breaks out and Bill comes to the rescue. Thorn, however, doesn't want Bill's help and pushes him away, at first. When Thorn finally shows up on Bill's doorstep, he's dirty, hostile,...
20) The Perfect Bite
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Gabe Villagran has been an outcast since birth. The large purple birthmark on the right side of his face has ostracized him from family and community, leaving him with little self-esteem. So, imagine his delight when, at the age of eighteen, vampires come out to the world. Finally, he's not the only freak of nature around. Five years after leaving home, Gabe meets Pierre Sangre outside his gay vampire club quite by chance. Meaning, he rescues Gabe...