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Summary: Two outcasts in the world. One is completely insane, while the other is a cold-blooded killer. Some days it’s impossible to know which is which. By day, Atticus is CEO of a major tech company. At night, he enjoys a darker lifestyle. His life is filled with secrets. Every space is his playground. The doors his money and looks won’t open are thrown wide for his twisted reputation. While Atticus can’t claim he has gotten everything he ever wanted, he fully intends to own Foster. Despite Foster being part of an organization of hired killers, he leans toward a quiet life. His position with Killers Inc. doesn’t require working closely with anyone. Maybe that’s why he’s never fit in, even with his so-called family. His loner status is more likely due to him not trying to connect. Now there’s this guy who won’t stop pestering him. Foster might have to kill his annoying ass. That is, if he can stop watching him. Watcher is the seventh book in Charity Parkerson’s Killers Inc. series, where hired assassins and their ilk find the love that finally saves them. These are best enjoyed when read in order.

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Summary: He's a psychopath trained to kill. Now he’s found someone he’ll break the world for. Novak can't do attachment. He calculates, controls, eliminates threats, and keeps everything exactly where it belongs. Until Caleb. With the hacker who hates him, every instinct tells him to protect, contain, and eliminate anything that gets too close. Novak knows exactly what that makes him. He doesn’t just want Caleb. He’s already decided Caleb is his. Finding two children before a fire destroys the evidence is one thing—but when Caleb follows the data, they uncover a trafficking pipeline buried beneath religion—victims catalogued, collared, controlled, and sold through a network so clean it disappears across state lines. Novak has seen this before. Lived it. Survived it. With less than twenty-four hours before a shipment disappears into the network, Caleb and Novak have a choice—wait for backup, which will take too long, or go in alone, take down the compound, and get the kids out before the system resets. With no guarantee they make it out alive. Novak is a dark MM romantic suspense featuring high-stakes survival, forced proximity, obsession, and a psychopath who doesn’t feel fear—but does feel ownership. Expect violence, razor-edged loyalty, “touch him and die” protection, and a love that doesn’t offer escape—only survival.

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Summary: NEWLY REISSUED! Sexy hunk Joey Silva takes center stage, as he comes to White Pine as the temporary fire captain, only to find his own sense of sex and love questioned by a new arrival with a mysterious past. Joey Silva is strong, sexual, a hairy hunk powered by his unquenchable sex drive as much by his passion for fighting fires. Arriving as the newly named Deputy Chief of the White Pine Fire Department, Joey is trying to prove he's worthy of this important job. Sex should be the last thing on his mind. But one man, a young, impressionable volunteer named Gil Keane cannot hide his obvious attraction to the burly Joey. Yet it is another man, quiet newcomer Nick Lynch who commands Joey's attention, even as the man's past remains cloaked in mystery. These three men find themselves linked by attraction, by temptations that threaten to undo them, by what they want and what they cannot have. As a bitterly cold winter falls on White Pine, placing the residents of this isolated Adirondack town in danger, a series of unrelated fires will forever connect them, until finally their own raging passions explode. But it's a devastating secret that, when exposed, will ultimately decide their fates.  

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Summary: Obsessive Love / Cat and Mouse / Mind Games / Who's Really the Stalker? / Sapphic Awakening / Morally Grey FMC / Snarky Narrator (obviously) / Tease and Denial / First Person POV Hi. My name is Lisa Salt. I'm a college freshman with exactly one friend, most days. I was chasing my mother's dream of going into medicine, maintaining the empty social life she always envisioned for me. It was a calm, irrelevant existence, and I miss every second of it. Because when Sofia Rossi looked at me, my world fractured. It was just a look. One look from the most untouchable girl on campus, and I lost every boundary I had. In all fairness, most of this is probably my fault—but I barely tried to stalk her. I might have misread some signals when I ended up inside her house without her knowing. It was a matter of not being very experienced in dealing with… what’s it called? Ah, yeah. Other people. I’ve contracted a rather pathological obsession that I'm not entirely sure is legal. And somewhere along the way, I stopped being the only one having it. Have you ever craved someone so much you'd do anything to see her every day? Ever been so intoxicated by her that you'd sacrifice your own sanity? I did. And I don’t intend to stop.

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Summary: The SIZZLING 3-Book Trilogy...all in one volume! Welcome to historic Eden, Pennsylvania, where old-world mansions and sprawling horse farms house the secrets of the wealthy Singleton family. For Chad Singleton, a gorgeous gay man who thought he’d left his complicated past behind, a surprise phone call draws him back to the family home, Edenwood. There he will face a series of challenges both personally and professionally, as he digs into the mystery of his hated father’s death. Filled with passion, drama, scandals and sex, Chad finds adversity as quickly as he discovers a reason to awaken his heart. Contains EDEN'S PAST, EDEN'S PRESENT, and EDEN'S FUTURE. In Eden, even the wealthy...especially the wealthy, die.      

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Summary: A modern day re-imagining of Sherlock Holmes' most famous enemies! Following his polite ejection from the SAS at the end of a decade-long military career, Captain Sebastian Moran is at loose ends. Between cheating at cards and freelance jobs as a security consultant, he's just barely managing to keep busy — but when a routine penetration test goes awry, Moran is thrown into the path of a brilliant, short-tempered hacker named Jay Moriarty. Up until now, Moriarty has worked alone. But Moran is clever, unpredictable, and unlike anyone Moriarty has ever met, and the attraction between them quickly escalates into an intense, confusing relationship. Together, Moriarty and Moran must face an aerospace executive covering up a deadly secret, a real estate developer who will do anything to climb the social ladder, a famous author funding a hate movement, a holiday resort full of international gangsters, and the treasonous leader of a rogue mercenary company. Collects the first five installments of Kit Walker's Casefile of Jay Moriarty series, revised and expanded, plus three bonus stories!

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Summary: NEWLY REISSUED! Austin Walker never imagined a one-night stand would change his life, but from the moment he gave into desire, the flames of ambition were stoked. As a fire at the legendary Masterson House rages, Austin finds himself hailed a hero, and the prime candidate to be named to the White Pine Fire Department's team for the annual Fire Ball contest. But the sexy, powerful Joey Silva, from the opposing fire department, is who truly ignites Austin's heart. Tucker once called White Pine his home, but after following his heart and becoming a successful musician, he has returned to pick up the pieces of his shattered life. Taking up with the first love of his life, Ian Masterson, who just survived the fire that nearly consumed his home, Tucker must battle small-minded people as well as his father, the local fire chief, to find happiness and love. With White Pine getting set for the annual Hibernation Festival, the highlight of which is Fire Ball, secrets are revealed, and alliances renewed. Bragging rights are on the line, not only for the village of White Pine, but for the sexually charged men who live within its borders.

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Summary: ONE TARGET. TWO SHOTS. THREE VICTIMS. I witnessed the moment unfold with unnatural clarity. The car. The boy. Then reality accelerated, collapsing into a nightmare aftermath—sneakers askew on asphalt, a mother's voice shattering the air—a moment that would stretch into eternity. Some wounds never heal. Loss is forever. The world continues turning while you remain frozen in that single instant of unimaginable grief. Vengeance became my compass. I swore to hunt down whoever was responsible. But my pursuit led me not to a monster—but someone equally broken. Yet the first domino had been pushed by someone's hand. I would trace this tragedy to its source. And when I found them, they would answer for the devastation they'd unleashed upon two families who should have never been casualties in someone else's war.

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Summary: The PROMISE OF TOGETHER is the third and final book in the Fisher and Church series. I never dreamed I’d get a second chance at love. I scarcely believed in it the first time. Then Mads appeared from nowhere during one of the hardest times of my life, and everything I thought I knew about myself, about what I deserved, about who I wanted to become, was turned upside down. Falling for Mads was the easy part. Learning to trust him took longer. Having faith in myself is a battle I’m still fighting, but finding the courage to confront and make peace with my past is the only way forward. Mads sees me. The real me. Even the parts I’ve spent a lifetime pretending didn’t matter. The broken pieces of my childhood are coming back to haunt me. Another mystery. More personal this time, but no less deadly. They say it’s never too late to change and I’m determined to try. I want a future with Mads at my side, and not getting myself killed beforehand would be an excellent start.

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Summary: Art thief Cole Dalton is not a team player. Aside from a handful of trusted associates, he doesn’t work with anyone, and he definitely doesn’t help out other thieves. Especially not the thief who stole his boyfriend. But when a high-dollar job goes south, his conscience won’t let him leave that very thief to the wolves. Will Yarmouth came for the legendary Iberian Puffin. He almost had it, too… until the most unexpected ally helps him escape before it all goes to hell. He isn’t stupid enough to think Cole has forgiven him for that incident with their ex, but he is feisty enough to tag along with him just to be a troll. Cole’s frustration with Will is funny… but their situation is very suddenly not. Now the Puffin is missing, an angry billionaire thinks Will and Cole have it, and they’re on the run. Worst of all, they’re on the run together. And the billionaire, their ex-boyfriend, and the cops may not have time to catch them before they kill each other. Framed is a 75,000 word M/M romantic suspense featuring two art thieves who are great at what they do and even better at trolling each other.

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Summary: NEWLY REISSUED! The men of White Pine have their secrets. Trent Rogers prefers not to talk about his past, but the mysterious, half-naked man who stumbled into his secluded cabin can't even remember his own name. On personal leave from the White Pine Fire Department, Trent wishes he could escape his mistakes with such anonymity. Secluded together, each buries their emotions by indulging their wildest fantasies. Angel Montero is the new firefighter come to fill Trent's place, who in no time displays his bravery during a particularly fierce fire. Angel also catches the eye of blonde-haired stud Austin Walker, a fellow fireman and Trent's ex. Neither man can douse the fires that rage between them, and before long they are embroiled in a heated affair. These men are unknowingly connected by a deadly tragedy, and it is only after another suspicious accident that they begin to piece together their secrets to find the truth. Set in New York State's Adirondack Mountains, Secret Flames is Adam Carpenter at his hottest and steamiest, where men love men with unabashed heat, and where desire is so hot it burns.    

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Summary: THE NEW "JIMMY MCSWAIN FILES" NOVEL! A new year always teases new beginnings. Except for Jimmy McSwain, who, as the calendar turns, is about to come face to face with a person from his past. Bringing with him a case that will challenge the delicate line between guilt and innocence. Jake Sauter and Jimmy were best friends growing up and shared an intimacy few knew about. When Jake appears after years of silence, he’s come not to rekindle their relationship but to hire the private investigator to save him from the jaws of the law. He claims he’s about to be arrested—for the murder of his wife. Meanwhile, the NYPD is facing a case that is spreading fear throughout New York City. A body had been found floating in the Hudson River, and Captain Francis X. Frisano has been called to solve the crime. A sudden development throws both of their cases into one. What is truth? What is manipulation? What is fabrication? Is there such a thing as a perfect death?  

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Summary: Some truths were never meant to be spoken. Augur Bryn Ashton’s touch reveals truth, and, in a world where genetic mutations grant enhanced abilities, that makes him both indispensable and a target. After a rare day off is cut short, Bryn and his lupine detective partner Gunnar Ericson are assigned to investigate Thanacrine, a synthetic drug that boosts gene-enhanced abilities but causes violent psychosis and death. The trail leads to mob boss Salvatore Russo and a biotech company with a suspicious agenda. To infiltrate their network, Bryn must team up with the enigmatic sanguine Giles Delacourt, his nemesis and former trainer, to pose as investors at a fundraising business event. As the operation unfolds, the team uncovers illegal experimentation and possible federal involvement. A raid on a lab ends in tragedy, and a mission in Philadelphia nearly costs Bryn his life. With the body count rising, the emotional toll deepens, and so does the bond between Bryn and Gunnar. The final showdown at a high-profile memorial turns Boston’s Cathedral of the Holy Cross into a bloodstained battleground. With tension mounting and a serial killer resurfacing, Bryn must rely on Gunnar and confront the cost of chasing truth when enemies are everywhere and nothing is as it seems. Pulse-pounding and tense, this second installment in The Augur series raises the stakes and leaves Bryn treading a delicate line between survival and the vulnerability that comes with opening his heart to love.

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Summary: Longtime friends Jackson Riley and Juliette (aka Jules) Baxter are committed to fulfilling their first year of business at their breakfast café, but trouble is brewing again in their personal lives. Jack and Reese Baxter are in a committed relationship -- or are they? Jack's not so certain given Reese's continued reluctance to come out of the closet. Jules has ended her polyamorous relationships, but she's juggling her romantic attraction to two café staff members - a man and a woman. Jules's parents split in their support of the cafe, and Reese's mother is making a big stink as well. When more details of Jack's secret past rise from the ashes, everything is thrown in turmoil. Will they all survive to celebrate?

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Summary: The Triumvirate Murders (MM noir—glam & grit, established couple) A sunlit forest. A dragonfly’s flicker. A yellow sports car that doesn’t stop. One August hit-and-run shatters a family—and stains Helsinki’s winter long before the first snow. When celebrated editor Pekka Wall and his much-younger partner, rising sci-fi star Tuomas Ylivire, sweep into the President’s Independence Day gala, they’re Finland’s most-watched queer couple—glamour, gossip, a kiss seen round the nation—until a drunken whisper on live TV hints at bodies beneath the city’s polished veneer. What follows is pure Scandi-noir: a humid, overpacked castle reception turning sour; neoclassical streets and frozen harbors; a trail from luxury boardrooms to back-street bedsits. As Pekka and Tuomas are pulled into a lethal game, a power “triumvirate” of media darlings and tech money treats murder, sex, and blackmail like line items—evidence laundered, reputations traded, desire weaponized, whispers reaching the Kremlin’s door. Love makes them brave. Fame makes them targets. Darkly witty and unabashedly queer, The Triumvirate Murders is a taut, addictive slice of Finnish noir where intimacy and power collide—and where death, for some, is simply a business expense. Expect laughs and tears—sometimes at the same time. For Queer Romance Ink readers MM crime/thriller with an established couple (age-gap, sizzling banter) Scandi-noir atmosphere: Helsinki winter, high society vs. back streets Themes: fame, corruption, loyalty, the cost of truth Content vibe: darkly funny, tense, emotionally satisfying for the leads (no queer tragedy) Heat & heart: intimacy that matters; love as a throughline amid danger If you crave smart, stylish queer noir with bite and heart, start The Triumvirate Murders today and fall for Finland’s most unflappable—and most talked-about—sleuthing duo.

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Summary: Syd Dufort is heartbroken when he discovers his fiancé has been cheating. Not wanting to wallow in front of his family for the holidays he decides to take the trip they’d planned as a honeymoon. Upon arriving in Iceland during the dark of winter, he immediately questions whether it was such a good idea. Caleb Mies takes extra care to help the man he meets at the airport who is also staying at the remote hotel his family owns. Their family has a yearly tradition that’s not for the weak of heart, or those who choose evil deeds. Caleb is drawn to Syd in ways he’s never experienced, while everything in Syd tells him to avoid the man who has shown him nothing but kindness. Both men are hiding secrets that will be revealed during Yule. A dark holiday romance.

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Summary: AN ALL-IN-ONE COLLECTION! 3 BOOKS IN ONE VOLUME! Scandalous, sinister, suspicious, the Cane's Inlet Mystery series is a tour-de-force tale of two families, one secret, and, ultimately, one man's discovery of his own true self. For Noah Sanders, the story of his birth comes as a surprise to him, and it's as devastating as it is secretive. A web of lies that goes back over one hundred years could reveal a truth Noah doesn’t want to know. Who stole him at birth, and why did his family not come searching for him? Contains the stories: Scandalous Lies: A secret rocks Noah Sanders' life, sending him back to a coastal town he never knew, one in which he may have been stolen from. Sinister Motives: When another murder shocks the coastal village of Cane's Inlet, Noah realizes what's happening no longer concerns only himself. With a mystery dating back to the village's founding, no one is safe. Suspicious Truths: Noah Sanders is forced to make a decision that will change everything he's strived for since arriving in Cane's Inlet, one that jeopardizes not just his relationship with his family, but with his lover.

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Summary: Contract killers don’t retire. They don’t start over and they don’t live normal lives. Zane Cortese doesn’t care what the unspoken rules are and he breaks away from a life of murder to become a regular, law-abiding citizen. He settles down to do what he’s always loved—writing songs. So what if he lives on a remote mountain side, has no friends, and there are discreet cameras situated all over his property. Being normal isn’t as easy as it sounds. Zane’s struggle to be like everyone else is second only to his infatuation with the cowboy renting the cabin on his property. There is a list of logical and ethical reasons why he shouldn’t pursue a relationship with the arresting man—not that Zane knows how to have, you know, a relationship. Despite what he wants or is even ready for, his pushy agent arranges for him to meet a popular band. Needing the distraction, he agrees not knowing that before the night is over he will be caught in a web of schemes. One thing’s for certain, Zane doesn’t care if life is normal as long as he gets to keep the people that he’s quickly coming to love. Tags: medium burn, polyamorous, unusual paranormals, an assassin trying to be normal, an abandoned cowboy far from home, an old god looking out for his favorite person, one human struggling—or not—with discovering paranormal beings, said being striving to claim him in different ways, found family, blooded family, Scandinavian roots, Central American lore, oracles, Beowulf reimagined, dragons, all the world building

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Summary: Stifled: M/M Rescue Romance is a stand alone Book 3 in the Tarnished Series. It's not whodunnit, Detective Declan Graham knows whodunnit. “I don’t need help, officer,” his pretty lips deny any help from me. “Detective,” I correct softly, and his beautiful grey eyes glare at me. The problem is, Charles Winter doesn’t realize he’s in danger. He blindly trusts his charming, loyal husband, when in reality the man is a fraud, a clever con man, constricting Charles in his lies. Charles is too trusting, too heartbreakingly beautiful to die this young. He doesn’t want help, but he is going to get it. I’ll be damned if I let him die before he ever learns what it feels to be truly loved. Running Themes: Police Romance. Psychological Thriller. Rescue Romance, Cop Romance. Detective and Victim Relationship. Some domestic abuse. Intended for mature readers only who enjoy male on male sexual content.

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Summary: The action-packed sequel to the best-selling thriller, The Road to Montepulciano On the night of the ninth of June 1944, four days after the Allied liberation of Rome, four nuns are murdered in a railway carriage at the Vatican City railway station. Sixteen years later, returning to Tuscany after a gruelling book signing tour of Australia, Damson O’Reilly finds his partner, Giancarlo (no longer a detective but now a well-known and successful lawyer) engrossed in a slander case between Italy’s screen heartthrob, Mario Celestino, and a high-profile, fascist industrialist, Giovanni Scavola. The case uncovers buried secrets, secrets that bring to light the involvement of both men in the WW2 crime and which lead to kidnapping, torture and murder, culminating in a dramatic, bloody outcome that will rock the Italian nation to its core.