SAM:
Luke es bueno, responsable y, por fin, está de vuelta. Luke, mi vecino, mi mejor amigo y una especie de segundo padre para mi hijo.
Por Dios, cómo lo he echado de menos. Pero mucho, muchísimo.
Y, ahora que ha vuelto, quizá pueda ayudarme con mi nueva lista de cosas pendientes…
Nadar entre tiburones blancos.
Ponerme en forma, en plan supercachas. ¡Hacer pesas cada mañana antes de ir a trabajar!
Salir con alguien diez años mayor.
Tontear, divertirme, no enamorarme.
Hacer algo tabú en lo que a sexo se refiere. (O volver a acostarse con alguien, sin más).
Bueno, yo soy hetero, así que Luke no tiene que ayudarme con los tres últimos puntos de la lista.
Pero… ¿y si lo hace?
LUKE:
Estoy enamorado de Sam. Y él ni siquiera sabe que soy gay.
Estoy jodido.

Conor
It starts with a drunken text pic. The kind I would normally never send. Only, instead of it going to the flirty hotel bartender, it goes to some random stranger who actually responds.
I tell myself an unexpected night of hot as hell back-and-forth is the perfect way to blow off a little steam while I’m in New York closing an important business deal. Little do I know the man on the other end of the line is none other than Wells Grange: the most controlling, egotistical, emotionless SOB I’ve ever met.
I spend my days squaring off against Wells in the boardroom, and my nights succumbing to the sexy stranger’s commanding texts in the bedroom. Within days, I’m falling for someone I shouldn’t, and I have to remind myself that none of this is real.

Wells
The first thing I notice about Conor Newell when he sits down in my high-rise conference room is how delightfully nervous he is. Then I see his tie. The same geeky tie that’s held hostage on my phone. The one that belongs to my anonymous late-night texter. And it changes everything.
I should confess. Tell the truth about who I am. Instead, I decide there’s no harm in flirting. After all, once our business is concluded, he’ll be out of my life for good.
The more I get to know Conor, however, the more I start to fall for him. Which is a problem, because I made a vow long ago to never let emotions interfere with my life, either business or personal. Except I can’t stop thinking about him night and day. If it’s only in my head, though, it doesn’t count.
After all, it’s not like we’re falling for each other in real life...

Elijah
Saying I've had a crush on my best friend's older brother, Pax, most of my life is like saying the big bang was just an explosion. It's true, but I'm not sure that quite captures the essence of its true enormity.
I know he's only hanging out with me because I'm new in town and getting my PhD doesn't leave me with much time to make friends. And even if it did, my strength is mathematics, not friend-making. What I don't understand is why he kissed me... why he seems to want to keep kissing me. I don't think my advanced physics knowledge is going to help me figure this one out. But I think for once I'm okay with not knowing, as long as Pax and I don't know together.
Pax
He's still the awkward Nerdlet I remember...he's also probably the cutest, most tempting man I've laid eyes on. I know I should keep my hands off him, but this thing between us is like a force of nature. I want to be his first everything. He says we're nothing more than atoms crashing into each other. I'm no scientist but I don't think either of us are braced for the explosion.

My new neighbor is a total tool.
He hated me from the second he laid eyes on me, and I don’t have the first clue why… But, if he wants to hate me, I’m happy to give him a few reasons: mowing the lawn at dawn on the weekend, leaving garbage cans in front of his driveway, renting a petting zoo for my backyard...making a list of ways to drive him crazy is half the fun.
He deserves it with the way he’s driving me crazy right back without even trying— walking around without a shirt on, sweaty rippling muscles on full display, well-worn denim jeans perfectly molded to his...well, you get the idea.
My point is, if he wants a war, I’ll give him one.

Look, I’m happy my mom fell in love again and got remarried. Truly. But that marriage comes with a 6’3” catch: my new stepbrother, Ryan. Annoyingly good at sports, more popular in five seconds than I’ve managed in four years and...fine, sexy. Sexy as hell, in fact.
Too bad we can’t spend more than a minute in close proximity without being at each other’s throats--and not in the fun way.
When he begs me to write a paper for him on the night of a big game, it’s only brotherly to help him out, right? So of course I agree...in return for a favor.
That’s when things start to get interesting...

FOSTER
“Look out for Zach and don’t hit on him.”
My brother’s request sounds easy enough. Keep an eye out for his best friend on campus and keep my hands to myself.
Easy.
Even if Zach is a quintessential nerd, who I’ve always thought was cute, I don’t have the time to think with my … stick.
There’s only one stick I should be focused on this year, and that’s my hockey stick. My goal once I graduate is to get an NHL contract.
The last thing I need is a distraction. On or off the ice.
Only, keeping to the rules is harder than I thought it would be.
ZACH
People confuse me.
And no one more than Foster Grant.
I’ve barely spoken two words to him in the whole time I’ve known him, but the second I step foot on campus, he’s impossible to shake.
I can never anticipate his next move. And whenever we’re together, my next move is a total mystery as well.
I want to give in to him, but that might mean coming clean about something I’ve never been bothered about before.
I’m still carrying my V-card.
And I think it’s time to turn it in.

Parker Ferro owes the fae his life. They’ve come to collect.
When the Summer Queen summons Parker to her court, the private investigator knows there’s trouble brewing. Trapped into compliance by his past debt to the fae monarch, he’s tasked with locating a missing girl in San Amaro. Now he has to find the girl or give up his life.
Things only get more complicated when a very familiar cop asks Parker for his help on a case involving murdered magic users. With the victims completely drained of their magic, the San Amaro Police Department needs Parker’s special skill set to track down a killer. Navigating through San Amaro’s paranormal underbelly while dealing with his own past and this new case is the last thing Parker wants or needs.
Now Parker’s stuck trying to locate a missing girl, stop a paranormal war, find a killer, and resist Detective Nicholas King’s many charms. Here’s hoping he doesn’t die trying.

Verhan Tŭrryés, de la Montaña Negra, es de armas tomar.Recién incorporado al Regimiento de las Tierras Altas, hace lo que puede para evitar responsabilidades y compromisos de cualquier tipo. Eso no va con él. De lengua suelta —pero aún más suelto de moral—, siempre está abierto a meterse en líos y en los pantalones de otros arqueros… Sí, eso también. Cuando sorprenden a Verhan —una vez más— haciendo algo que no debería y le obligan a ayudar a Hernan Seinnés que, con sus ojos verdes y su pelo caoba, parece estar fuera de lugar en una unidad compuesta casi exclusivamente por elfos oscuros, lo que menos espera nuestro elfo de la Montaña Negra es enamorarse. Pero al pasar tiempo con Seinnés mientras le entrena para formar parte de la Guardia de Honor, esa cosa llamada «sentimientos» hace blanco en su corazón y le golpea con la fuerza de una flecha. Inexperto en lo que a relaciones se refiere, cuando Verhan al fin se arma de valor para decirle a Hernan lo que siente, lo único que consigue es alejarle y, si quiere una nueva oportunidad para demostrarle al pelirrojo lo que en realidad significa para él, Verhan tendrá que tragarse su orgullo e intentar que, esta vez, su tiro dé en la diana.

He’s smug, conceited… and hot as hell…
Becoming a partner at Caldwell and Holton will be the crowning achievement in my hard fought career. There’s just one problem. One arrogant, materialistic, flashy problem: Saint Caldwell.
Unlike me, he’s never had to struggle for anything a day in his life … or so I think. But there’s more to the man than a showy Porsche and killer smile. I’ve spent my whole life working towards this moment, and I can’t let myself fall for his good looks, no matter how much I crave him.
But long hours and close quarters are a combination neither of us can resist, and soon heat at the office turns into a wicked night in bed. We’re total opposites … can we really make it work for more than a night of pleasure?
At first it seems perfect. Saint fits in with my family, my step-father loves him, and the chemistry between us shows no signs of stopping. But when my own insecurities about my self-worth threaten everything we could have, I’ll need to find a way to move past them … or I’ll lose the best thing to ever happen to me.

He’s raising a baby, not looking for love…
I don’t want a serious relationship, and certainly not with the single dad next door. But one look at Gordo? I’m smitten. Even though I might be a tough looking tattoo artist, I know that the ink does a lot to hide my own insecurities. It doesn’t matter how much Gordo seems to like me - I can’t bring myself to make a move.
Talking has never come easy to me - and I mean that literally. But Gordo doesn’t seem fazed by my speech problems or the mess in my head, and soon we’re forming a deep connection. But I learned a long time ago that nothing lasts forever … and when a blast from Gordo’s past shows up, it proves that everything was too good to be true.
At least, that’s what the old me would say. This time, I know that Gordo and his little baby are worth fighting for. I’m willing to walk through fire to get what I want. But can a tattoo artist with a checkered past really be any guy’s happily ever after?

Nico es perfecto para mí, lástima que sea el mejor amigo de mi hermano ...
Los amigos de mis hermanos están prohibidos. Esa ha sido siempre la regla en nuestra casa. En una familia numerosa, es la única forma de mantener la paz. Eso no impide que mi corazón pertenezca a Nico, el mejor amigo de mi hermano mayor. He podido dejar de lado mis sentimientos durante años, pero ahora que soy pasante en el bufete de abogados que posee, todos esos sentimientos amenazan con desbordarme.
Él dice que no tiene relaciones, y que trabajar es todo para lo que tiene tiempo, pero cuando las cosas se calientan entre nosotros, sé que he encontrado algo por lo que vale la pena luchar. Le demostraré a Nico que soy el chico para él. Es hora de deshacerse de viejas reglas y crear nuevas propias.

Jez Fielding y James MacKenzie (Big Mac para sus amigos) están en su segundo año universitario. Tras excederse con las fiestas durante su primer año, hacen un pacto para contenerse. Mientras sus compañeros de piso salen todos los fines de semana a darlo todo, Jez y Mac se quedan en casa paga ahorrar y centrarse en sus estudios.
Cuando Jez sugiere ver algo de porno juntos, no espera que Mac acepte. Una cosa lleva a la otra, y pronto se encuentran en medio de un acuerdo bastante inesperado. Pero enamorarte de tu amigo heterosexual solo puede acabar mal, a menos que haya una posibilidad de que él sienta lo mismo... 

Lucky Denver tiene pies errantes, dedos pegajosos y una compasión moral muy poco fiable... Nunca ha tenido un hogar y no está seguro de que le importe lo que se pierde.
Arnold Kreed, que dirige un pequeño B&B, tiene claro cómo debe ser un hogar. Su casa, The Oaks (también conocida como Mildred) también lo sabe, y tiene una opinión muy definida sobre quién debe quedarse y quién debe irse.
Mildred quiere que Lucky se quede, y aunque Kreed está sorprendido, no puede culpar a la vieja casa. Él también se está encariñando con él. Lucky no tiene problemas con las excentricidades de la casa, pero no está seguro de que a Kreed le vaya a gustar el hombre tras el nombre real de Lucky.
Cuando Kreed se pone enfermo, Lucky tendrá que tomar una decisión: marcharse como siempre ha hecho o quedarse y ser mejor persona. Kreed quiere que se quede, y también The Oaks; y Mildred suele conseguir lo que quiere.

Cuando el estudiante de física Fielding Monroe y el mujeriego jugador de fútbol Mick Colman se convierten en compraros de piso en la universidad, ambos están dispuestos a un cambio radical en su día a día. Mick cuida del despistado genio y le ayuda a renovar su apariencia y a descubrir los pequeños placeres de la vida que su estricta educación como niño prodigio le ha negado. Al final, se avan convirtiendo en mejores amigos.

Nico
Abandoné a mi familia y mi pequeño pueblo de Texas hace ya quince años para escapar de los cotilleos y para darles a mi madre y a mi hermana la posibilidad de vivir una vida mejor. Pero cuando la llamada de un abogado me imporma de que mi hermana ha fallecido dejándome la custoda de su bebé recién nacido, la placentera vida que me he construido como tatuador en San Francisco se tambalea.
He aquí el problema: no me interesan los niños. Ni los pueblos pequeños. Ni el compromiso. Y especialmente no me interesa la familia. Mi plan es volver a Hobe lo suficiente para firmar los papeles de adopción para así proveer a mi sobrina de una familia amorosa y estable que yo jamás podría darle.
Pero el momento en el que veo a mi sobrina en los brazos de Weston Wilde, el mejor amigo de mi hermana y el apuesto doctor del pueblo, mis planes comienzan a cambiar. Porque de repente veo un futuro diferente. Uno con algo que nunca he merecido: una familia. Si solo puediese convencer a West de the no sigo siendo el mismo inútil que huye cuando las cosas se ponen duras...
Weston
Hay una cosa que tengo clara sobre Nico Salerno: era un inútil de pequeño y a juzgar por el chico tatuado y de pelo violeta que aparece en el funeral de su heramna, no ha cambiado. De ninguna manera voy a permitir que se quede con la custodia del bebé de mi mejor amiga.
Pero cuanto más tiempo paso con él, más consciente soy de que su apariencia exterior es solo un escudo y de que bajo todos esos tatuajes hay un chico asustado e inseguro que solo busca un sitio al que pertenecer. Y no tardo en saber exactamente donde pertenece: en mi cama, junto a mí.
El problema es que ya abandonó a su familia una vez, ¿cómo sé que si nos convertimos en una familia no volverá a hacerlo?

The last thing Emerson Rose expects is to fall for his best friend, Rhys, especially since he’s never been attracted to a man before. Everything in his life is already complicated enough. He’s put his own future on hold to raise his two younger siblings, and confusing feelings for the guy who always has his back muddy the waters even more. But then something astonishing happens. For one perfect moment, he thinks Rhys might feel the same—only to have his world come crashing down around him a second time.
Rhys Lancaster has always known he’s gay and that Emerson isn’t. Best friends since childhood, their easy companionship has usually been enough. Between his job, his adrenaline-filled adventures, and hanging out with Emerson and his siblings, he has it good…until he wakes up in the hospital with no memories of the last year of his life.
Like they normally do when things go horribly wrong, Rhys and Emerson support each other. Frustrated by all he’s lost, Rhys stays with Emerson during his recovery, and Emerson helps Rhys through the fog, while pushing those other feelings aside. To make matters worse, Rhys knows Emerson’s keeping something from him. Everything feels different now when he looks at Emerson, and as they fall into a comfortable routine, that aching desire doesn’t stay buried for long.
But Emerson has a family to raise, and Rhys is struggling to figure out what’s going on inside his head. Unless they can push past the doubts and fears to seal that connection between them again, this tragedy might become the one each has to weather alone.

Omega Milan Pryor knows his duty. He must travel North through the continent towards the snow, the cold, and his new betrothed. They say that Lord Alpha Raphael Ledford, the man he is to marry, is as artic as the weather of his land. But Milan has always been an optimist. Perhaps he might find friendship in the arranged marriage. Even love.
It doesn’t take long for Milan to realize that all the rumours about Lord Raphael are true. Reclusive, distant, frigid. Milan finds himself unwelcome in what he must now call his new home. He’s used to fighting for what he wants—but can he survive a husband as cruel as Lord Raphael?
Being bonded to one who rejects you is a painful thing. Will Milan be able to win his husband’s regard? What terrible secret is Lord Raphael keeping, and will Milan be able to discover it before it’s too late?
Or will Milan perish along with his heart?

Finn
When the vampire stalking me sent me a letter, I was prepared for my new life with the man I love to get thrown into chaos. But as the days stretch on and nothing happens, I become determined not to allow that monster to rule my life, and decide that Marcus and I will move on. We can’t always allow the past to haunt us. If that includes pestering Marcus and harassing my fellow detectives, they’d better learn to love it, because I’m not going anywhere even if they like to remind me I’m the only human working in a department filled with vampires. But Marcus loves me for who I am, even if he’s not crazy about the cute pet names I call him like McBitey. Being with him is more than I could have dreamed, and even with the trials thrown in our way, he never fails to make me smile.
Marcus
When Finn joined the VRC, I never expected how everything would change. Now that he’s the brightest part of my days, I’m unsure of how I existed without him. Before Finn and I can settle into our new life together, we’re called in as lead detectives when a body is found in the river, and the case soon hits closer to home than we anticipated. I want to be by Finn’s side to keep him safe, but at the same time, Finn’s fighting for the freedom he’s always wanted after being forced to live a life of fear. What I do know is that my future is with Finn, no matter what happens.