At nearly thirty-one years old, Pittsburgh Griffins captain Elias Karlsson's hockey years are numbered. Everything is changing around him, including his eleven-year friendship with Nikolai Sidorov. Elias would give anything for Nisha to be a permanent part of his life, but their once bedrock-strong bond has broken into a million pieces, and Elias doesn't know why. More than anything, Elias wants his friend back, but if that isn't an option, maybe it's time for him to look outside of hockey for someone to be there with him when hockey isn't an option anymore. Nisha's world is splintering apart. He's been in love with his two best friends for years, but now one of them has someone. The other, Elias, is searching for everything Nisha wishes he could give him. but he's looking for it in anyone but Nisha. The farther his friends slip away, the deeper the loneliness sinks in and the bleaker his empty future looks. What can he do but numb the pain in the only ways he knows how?On the eve of the season opener, Nisha's unexplained absence threatens the cohesion of the team and puts him and Elias on a collision course of strong wills, broken hearts, and shattered trust. In the end, they may lose the very thing that matters most to them both: each other. Scoreless Game is approximately 180, 000 words, including a bonus short story. This asexual-pansexual romance is book 2 in the On the Board series. CW: on-page struggles with alcoholism and binge-drinking, suicidal ideation, toxic family dynamics, acephobia

Scoreless Game - On the Board, #2

A man as roasted as his coffee. Brian Keppler's in a grind. As owner of Grounds N'at, he barely has time to sleep or eat, let alone a relationship. Then Rob Ancroft, a charming, ginger Brit walks into his shop, and Brian's world tilts on its side. A recovering workaholic. Rob, CEO of CirroBot, knows about breaking apart under pressure. The last thing he wants is to watch Brian become as roasted as his espresso. He's in love, but there's only so much help Brian will accept, and watching him crack apart unearths ghosts from Rob's past. An impossible choice. Love's on the menu, but so's burnout. As Brian struggles to keep his business afloat, stress fractures the relationship he's building with Rob, and he has to choose between the man he loves or the shop that's his life. This ~99, 000-word novel was previously published, and has been lightly edited.

Daily Grind - The Takeover Series, #4

Rookie forward Isaac Rivera is still finding his footing in the big leagues where he's no longer the best player on the roster. It's a whole new world, especially now that several of his hockey idols have become teammates. Friends, even. There's one who's more than a hockey idol, though. and he might end up being more than a friend. Julien Landry is a powerhouse on the ice. In eight years, he's become one of the league's top defensemen and the heartthrob everyone wants to bed. But fallout from a painful mistake as a rookie, followed by years of rough-and-tumble hookups, have him itching for something more. When a connection sparks between him and Isaac, he discovers what he's been missing: someone he can trust with his body and his heart. As long as Isaac and Julien keep the heat between them off the ice, what could go wrong?But Julien's past is never far behind him, and when it comes crashing in, he might lose everything-his career, his friends, and the first person he's ever really loved. CW: discussions of past abuse and sexual assault

Rookie Mistake - On the Board, #1

« Ce récit emporte le lecteur dès le début, parle de confiance, d'amour, de sexe et d'homophobie, avec de splendides scènes érotiques. » Library JournalJustin White manque de confiance en lui, mais est déterminé à gravir les échelons dans sa société. Pour cela, il lui suffit juste de convaincre le directeur financier, l'autoritaire Eli Ovadia. Malheureusement, Justin perd tous ses moyens devant lui... Encore traumatisé par un tragique accident, Eli est devenu un maniaque du contrôle. Jusqu'à ce que sa rencontre avec Justin lui donne enfin envie de lâcher prise et de repousser leurs limites. Mais son inextinguible soif de dominer ne sera-t-elle pas un frein à leur relation ?« Takeover est sexy et intense. » Prism Book Alliance

Takeover : Affaire de séduction - Takeover, T2

Michael Sebastian pensait que Curacao serait le lieu parfait pour s'amuser. Lorsque Sam Anderson entre dans le bar, il attire aussitôt son attention : corps tendu, costume de luxe, Michael est plus que ravi de lui donner un coup de main pour relâcher la pression Après le sexe le plus intense qu'il ait jamais connu, Sam doit affronter la dure réalité : il n'a droit qu'à une nuit avec un magnifique inconnu dominateur avant de retourner dans le placard où il étouffe depuis des années. Mais lors de sa première journée à la tête d'une entreprise de technologie en faillite, il découvre que Michael fait partie de ses employés. Luttant contre leurs désirs, ils doivent allier leurs forces pour sauver l'entreprise

Entreprise de Séduction (Takeover, #1)

This cinnamon roll has plenty of bite!Maxime Demers has had an eye on Tom Cedric for a while, watching him flit from one awful man to another. So when Tom pins an ad to the community cork board at Bold Brew, Max can't resist reading it. Tom's looking for a play partner-someone who's not a jerk-and Max knows he could give Tom what he needs. But first he'll have to get the man to talk to him. Tom Cedric thinks Max is way out of his league. He's handsome, intelligent, speaks a billion languages, and can make a person kneel with a single look-too damn good for someone like Tom. But he can't resist the temptation to talk to the man he's had a crush on since the moment he laid eyes on him. The connection between them is immediate, hot, and tempting, and when Max needs a replacement helper for an impact demo he's giving, Tom jumps at the chance. A demo should be safe, right? A few hours. Clothing on. No stakes. Neither man is prepared when that spark ignites, and Tom is absolutely unprepared to discover the sweet man behind those dominating looks. Cinnamon Roll is a stand-alone novel in the Bold Brew shared universe, centered around an inclusive coffee shop in a fictional small city. Each steaming hot coffee shop romance can be enjoyed alone, but collect all ten for the most fun!This twist on a second-chance romance is a 90, 000-word cup of steaming hot scenes, a dusting of angst, plenty of fluff, and a guaranteed happy ending!

Cinnamon Roll

A night out between friends turns hot and tempting when Gabe deliberately pushes Tom's submissive buttons. Then Tom discovers rope in Gabe's glove-box-and it's not the type for securing luggage.

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Miniature artist Ian Meyers has one week to rebuild his damaged set. Needing help, he goes to End o' Earth, the local comic and gaming shop. Owner Simon Derry pushes all of Ian's buttons, and he also has steady hands and the skills Ian needs. Before they can even grab a beer, Ian meets Lydia Derry, Simon's wife. If Ian had any interest in women, he'd suggest a threesome, but then Simon explains that he and Lydia are polyamorous, and if Ian wants Simon, neither of them will complain. If anything, Lydia encourages the relationship. Ian's all in, and it's fantastic working with Simon to piece together his set and then take each other apart at night. His friendship with Lydia grows too. The only problem is, the more time he spends with Simon, the more he wants everything Simon already has with Lydia: A house. A cat. A commitment. So Ian runs, and shatters the trust he has with them both - right when they need him the most. Piecing their relationships back together might prove harder than a smashed set. This ~67, 400-word novel was previously published, and has been lightly edited.

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