When unemployed Miles Larson retreats to rural Minnesota to lick his wounds, his dissatisfaction turns him into prey for a powerful, ancient being. With an enchanted silver flute in his hand, Miles enters an erotic fairyland where the sorrows weighing on his heart don't exist at all. The catch to his newfound paradise: three different magical beings have their eye on his soul. To escape the dreamworld, Miles must battle against the Lord of Dreams who wants a new slave, escape the mysterious beast who craves a bridegroom, and resist the sensual lures of the fairy Terris's charms. First, though, Miles has to overcome the bitterness in his heart that led him here in the first place. He must acknowledge that sometimes to find happiness, we must face our pain and sorrows-and for Miles, that's the most difficult challenge of all.   This title is a reissue. It has been modified slightly since its previous release.

Miles and the Magic Flute

Sometimes life requires a partner. Ed Maurer has bounced back, more or less, from the neck injury that permanently benched his semipro football career. He hates his soul-killing office job, but he loves volunteering at a local community center. The only fly in his ointment is the dance instructor, Laurie Parker, who can't seem to stay out of his way. Laurie was once one of the most celebrated ballet dancers in the world, but now he volunteers at Halcyon Center to avoid his society mother's machinations. It would be a perfect escape, except for the oaf of a football player cutting him glares from across the room. When Laurie has a ballroom dancing emergency and Ed stands in as his partner, their perceptions of each other turn upside down. Dancing leads to friendship, being friends leads to becoming lovers, but most important of all, their partnership shows them how to heal the pain of their pasts. Because with every turn across the floor, Ed and Laurie realize the only escape from their personal demons is to keep dancing-together. This novel has been previously published and has been revised from its original release.

Dance With Me - Dancing, #1

Paul Hannon déménage à Tucker Springs avec sa petite amie, mais celle-ci le quitte en lui laissant plein d affaires inutiles. Un jour, il rencontre El Rozal, un cynique propriétaire d une boutique de prêteur sur gages. Paul y voit alors une excellente occasion de faire le ménage chez lui, et c'est bien malgré lui qu'El est intrigué par cet hétérosexuel qui pleure encore son ex. Ces deux-là n'ont rien en commun, mais lorsque des sentiments naissent, ils s'aperçoivent que « deuxième chance » n'est pas forcément synonyme de « second choix »...

Seulement pour lui  (Tucker Springs, #2)

A single stroke can change your world. Xander Fairchild can't stand people in general and frat boys in particular, so when he's forced to spend his summer working on his senior project with Skylar Stone, a silver-tongued Delta Sig with a trust fund who wants to make Xander over into a shiny new image, Xander is determined to resist. He came to idyllic, Japanese culture-soaked Benten College to hide and make manga, not to be transformed into a corporate clone in the eleventh hour. Skylar's life has been laid out for him since before he was born, but all it takes is one look at Xander's artwork, and the veneer around him begins to crack. Xander himself does plenty of damage too. There's something about the antisocial artist's refusal to yield that forces Skylar to acknowledge how much his own orchestrated future is killing him slowly.as is the truth about his gray-spectrum sexuality, which he hasn't dared to speak aloud, even to himself. Through a summer of art and friendship, Xander and Skylar learn more about each other, themselves, and their feelings for one another. But as their senior year begins, they must decide if they will part ways and return to the dull futures they had planned, or if they will take a risk and leap into a brightly colored future-together.

Antisocial

Love will grow through the cracks you leave open. Ranch hand Roe Davis absolutely never mixes business with pleasure-until he runs into his boss, Travis Loving, at the only gay bar within two hundred miles. Getting involved with the ranch owner is a bad idea, but Roe's and Travis's bedroom kinks line up against one another like a pair of custom-cut rails. As long as they're both clear this is sex on the side, no relationship, no interfering with the job, they could make it work. Shut out by his family years ago, Roe survived by steadfastly refusing to settle into so much as a post office box. As his affair with Travis grows into more than just sex, Roe's past catches up with him, threatening the thin ray of happiness he's found, reminding him it's well past time he went on his way. But even a loner gets lonely, and at this point, there's nowhere left to run. The shame and sorrow of what he's lost will stay with Roe wherever he goes-until he's ready to let love lead him home. This novel has been previously published and has been revised from its original release.

Nowhere Ranch

Ed Maurer se remet doucement de la blessure qui a mis fin à sa carrière de footballeur. Il hait son emploi de bureau, mais adore son travail de bénévolat au centre communautaire… sauf qu’il ne cesse d’y croiser Laurie Parker, l’irascible professeur de danse. Autrefois célèbre danseur de ballet, Laurie donne des cours gratuits pour échapper aux machinations de sa mère. Lorsqu’ils doivent faire équipe pour un concours de danse, Ed et Laurie se découvrent amis, puis amants. Les démons du passé seront-ils plus forts que cet amour naissant ?

Pour une Danse

Love, adventure and a steaming good time. As the French army leader's bastard son, Cornelius Stevens enjoys a great deal of latitude. But when he saves an enemy soldier using clockwork parts, he's well aware he risks hanging for treason. That doesn't worry him half as much, however, as the realization he's falling for his patient. Johann Berger never expected to survive his regiment's suicide attack on Calais, much less wake up with mechanical parts. To avoid discovery, he's forced to hide in plain sight as Cornelius's lover-a role Johann finds himself taking to surprisingly well. When a threat is made on Cornelius's life, Johann learns the secret of the device implanted in his chest-a mythical weapon both warring countries would kill to obtain. Caught up in a political frenzy, in league with pirates, dodging rogue spies, mobsters and princesses with deadly parasols, Cornelius and Johann have no time to contemplate how they ended up in this mess. All they know is, the only way out is together-or not at all.

Clockwork Heart - Clockwork Love, #1

Hot messes have a hard time with happily ever after. Baz Acker and Elijah Prince have it all. They're engaged, and their wedding is guaranteed to be a spectacle no event will ever top. So why are they hunkered down in a quiet corner of the Acker mansion, restless and edgy while they wait out the holidays? When Baz suggests a road trip with Walter and Kelly to Las Vegas, it sounds like an ideal escape, but it turns out Vegas only amplifies their unease. Elijah can't slough off the self-hating his parents programmed into him, and he worries how that will affect his marriage. Baz, crippled en route because of too much time spent in the car without rest, must face the truth that his wealth and influence can't always counteract the limits his disability will put on his-and Elijah's-life. With help from their friends, a wily poker player, a take-no-prisoners drag queen, and a smooth-talking casino owner, they face the truth that happiness is a state of mind, not a destination where they book a stay. What happens in Vegas won't stay in Vegas-it will follow them all the way down the aisle. This novella is a continuation of a story begun in the novel Lonely Hearts in the Love Lessons series and was written at the request of Heidi's Patreon readers.

Short Stay - Love Lessons

The way to a man's heart is on a sleigh. Arthur Anderson doesn't want anything to do with love and romance, and he certainly doesn't want to play Santa in his mother's library fundraising scheme. He knows full well what she really wants is to hook him up with the town's lanky, prissy librarian. It's clear Gabriel Higgins doesn't want him, either-as a Santa, as a boyfriend, as anyone at all. But when Arthur's efforts to wiggle out of the fundraiser lead to getting to know the man behind the story-time idol, he can't help but be charmed. The least he can do is be neighborly and help Gabriel find a few local friends. As their fiery arguments strike hotter sparks, two men who insist they don't date wind up doing an awful lot of dating. And it looks like the sleigh they both tried not to board could send them jingling all the way to happily ever after.

Sleigh Ride - Minnesota Christmas, #2

Sometimes it takes a village to fall in love. Eccentric, reclusive, socially awkward project designer Evan Myles doesn't date. Paying for sex with professionals is so much more efficient and suits his needs well enough. But when he's on assignment in rural Logan, Minnesota, for the Christmas Town project and a handsome stranger at the bar catches his attention, Evan decides it's time to break his rule. It doesn't matter that he's never so much as flirted before. It can't be that hard, can it?Davidson Incorporated lead architect Terry Reid hasn't been hit on so clumsily in his life. Terry's the first to admit he's a neurotic Prince Charming, and he's kissed his share of male and female frogs, but he's never met anyone quite like Evan Myles. Evan calls Terry by the wrong name, mistakes Terry for a simple construction worker, and picks apart his work as an architect. Despite this rough start, Terry is lured by the brilliance of Evan's ideas, his quirky personality, and once they're alone in Evan's cabin, the man's mad skills in bed. Yet Terry knows it takes more than a single night of passion to make a relationship work, and after so many failures, he's just not ready to try again. Evan and Terry's path is strewn with stones neither of them can dislodge. Fortunately, they're not alone on the road to romance. They're in Christmas Town, home to matchmakers, meddlers, and more "fairy godfathers" than they could possibly know what to do with. Most importantly, in Logan, Minnesota, happy ever after is guaranteed.

The Christmas Fling - Christmas Town, #1

Know when to show your hand.and when to hedge your bets. Randy Jansen can't stand to just sit by and watch as a mysterious man throws money away on the roulette wheel, especially since Randy's got his own bet going as to the reason this guy is making every play like it's his last day on earth. The man's dark desperation hits Randy right in the gut. Half of him warns that getting involved is a sucker's bet, and the other half scrambles for a reason-any reason-to save the man's soul. Ethan Ellison has no idea what he's going to do with himself once his last dollar is gone-until Randy whirls into his life with a heart-stealing smile and a poker player's gaze that sees too much. Randy draws Ethan into a series of wagers that leads to a scorching kiss by midnight, but he isn't the only one with an interest in Ethan's vulnerability. Soon they're both taking risks that not only play fast and loose with the law, but with the biggest prize of all: their hearts.

Double Blind - Special Delivery, #2

On ne choisit pas sa famille, mais parfois c'est elle qui vous choisit. 

À presque quarante ans, Vincent, dit Vinnie, a toujours peur d'admettre qu'il est peut-être gay, même à lui-même. Un problème majeur : sa grande famille italo-américaine. Mais après trois divorces, il lui est de plus en plus difficile de réprimer ses penchants.
Alors qu'il s'aventure dans un bar du quartier gay de Chicago, là où personne ne le connaît, voilà qu'il tombe sur quelqu'un de son coin !
Entre deux jobs, l'université, sa grand-mère dont il doit prendre soin et sa mère alcoolique, Trey n'a pas vraiment le temps de s'amuser. Encore moins de sortir avec quelqu'un qui jure être hétéro. Pourtant, après une soirée à danser joue contre joue avec Vinnie, Trey décide qu'il est l'homme idéal pour explorer les joies d'une relation romantique sans attaches et sans la pression du sexe. Après tout, il est vierge et compte le rester jusqu'à trouver le « bon ».
Le plan semble parfait... mais, en famille comme en amour, rien n'est jamais simple.

  #Famille #ComingOut #SecondeChance #MM

Une famille trop présente

Grâce à l'aide discrète de sa riche famille, Sebastian Acker, dit « Baz », a réussi à tenir son passé douloureux à distance. Mais alors que la fin de ses études approche, ses amis - ceux qui forment sa petite bulle - se préparent à passer à autre chose, alors que sa vie à lui stagne. Cette solitude pesant sur lui, Baz se laisse aller et couche avec Elijah Prince, le type pour lequel il a pris une balle l'année précédente. Les conséquences de leur coup d'un soir laissent des fissures géantes dans l'armure soigneusement érigée de Baz. Et pour la première fois, cette perspective ne lui fait pas peur. 

Habitué à échapper à ses démons en se retirant dans son imagination, Elijah n'a pas l'habitude d'être entouré par un cercle d'amis épanouis. Et il est encore moins à l'aise avec l'idée d'être l'objet des affections d'un playboy notoire, même si tous les signes semblent indiquer que cette fois-ci, le bonheur pourrait être à sa portée. Lorsque la mère de Baz présente sa candidature à une fonction publique très prisée, les médias s'empressent de faire la lumière sur le passé de Baz et d'Elijah. Sous les spots aveuglants des projecteurs, ils font face à l'épreuve ultime : découvrir s'ils sont plus forts ensembles... ou séparément.

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