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DESPERATE HUSBANDS

by Adam Carpenter

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Desperate Husbands- Adam Carpenter
Part of the The Wonderland Scandal series:
  • DESPERATE HUSBANDS
Editions:ePub: $ 3.99
ISBN: 9798896023807
Pages: 182

NEWLY REISSUED!

Welcome to Wonderland, a quiet, picturesque village located on the Pacific Coast, just south of San Francisco.

Prodigal son Rich North and his partner, Marc Anderson, have just relocated to Wonderland after leaving behind their lives-and a secret scandal-back in New York City. They buy a house on exclusive Eldon Court, where five Victorian homes stand. Three other gay couples live in the other houses, while Number Two Eldon Court remains mysteriously empty. There they meet Edgar and Jack, the longest-tenured residents of Eldon Court; Aaron and Juan, a couple with their own relationship issues; and Sawyer and Dane, a young, gorgeous couple with too much money and time on their hands.

Something is afoot on Eldon Court. A peeping Tom, a possible murder attempt, a case of arson. The clues lead back to the Bayside Hotel and the mysterious new owner, Danvers Converse. He is a man with perverse appetites and unstoppable ambition. He will resort to blackmail-or worse-to gain possession of Eldon Court. But why, and at what cost? The only thing the neighbors have is their solidarity. But with a spy in their midst, Eldon Court is being threatened from all sides, and Rich and Marc realize that, as they newcomers to the block, they must stop what's happening. Until newer neighbors move into Number Two-and all hell breaks loose on Eldon Court.

Passionate, sexy, steamy, Adam's Carpenter's Desperate Husbands delves into the lives of men and the men they love, into a community put at risk by progress, and of the true meaning of friendship, loyalty, and love.

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Publisher: JMS Books, LLC
Genres:
Contemporary, Erotic Romance, Suspense

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Pairings: M-M
Heat Level: 5
Romantic Content: 3
Ending: Click here to reveal
Character Identities: Gay
Protagonist 1 Age: 26-35
Protagonist 2 Age: 26-35
Protagonist 3 Age: 26-35
Tropes: Coming Home, Married Life, Small Town
Word Count: 51,000
Setting: San Francisco Bay Area
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Continuous / Same Characters
Excerpt:

About the Author

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ADAM CARPENTER is the best-selling author of many titles of mystery, romance, and intrigue, all featuring gay lead characters.

The Cane's Inlet Mystery trilogy consists of SCANDALOUS LIES, SINISTER MOTIVES, and SUSPICIOUS TRUTHS, available in eBook, print, and as a box-set.

His acclaimed Jimmy McSwain detective series includes HIDDEN IDENTITY, CRIME WAVE, STAGE FRIGHT, GUARDIAN ANGEL. FOREVER HAUNT, FRESH KILL, SECOND SHOT, FALSE JUSTICE, JERSEY SCORE (co-authored with Joseph Pittman), JERSEY SCORE, and PERFECT DEATH.

A new series called "Jimmy McSwain's Early Files" features SILVER SHIELD, HEART BEAT, DOUBLE EDGE, BURIAL PLOT, SUDDEN GRIEF and the forthcoming FAMILY TRUST.

"The Wonderland Scandal" trilogy is, in order: DESPERATE HUSBANDS, DESPERATE LOVERS, and DESPERATE ENEMIES. All three will be reissued in 2026.

Adam's sexy homage to the prime time and daytime soaps begins with EDEN'S PAST, followed by EDEN'S PRESENT and EDEN'S FUTURE, which are available in eBook, print. and as a box-set.

His "White Pine" firefighter novels include SECRET FLAMES, HEAT OF THE MOMENT, A RAGING FIRE, and BURNING TRUTH.

His "European Flings Quartet" series begins with the short story PASSPORT TO A FLING. followed by PASSION IN PARIS, RAPTURE IN ROME, LUST IN LONDON, and NUPTIALS IN NICE. Available in ebook and print.

The Johnny Lee Capstone books are: the full-length novel, DUDE RANCH, and the two novellas, A YEARLY TRYST and COMING/ARRIVAL.

Among Adam’s stand-alone novels are the White-Pine spin-off THAT PASSIONATE SEASON, SUMMER'S CHOICE and its spin-off, ISLAND DESIRES.

His short fiction was collected in NOCTURNAL DELIGHTS, which includes the new novella, "An Assurance of Love."

Under the name Joseph Pittman, he is the author of the beloved Linden Corners series, including TILTING AT WINDMILLS, A CHRISTMAS WISH, A CHRISTMAS HOPE, A CHRISTMAS DREAM (formerly The Memory Tree), and CHASING WINDMILLS.

Other novels include WHEN THE WORLD WAS SMALL, LEGEND'S END, BEYOND THE STORM, the Todd Gleason Crime Novels LONDON FROG, CALIFORNIA SCHEMING, TWO TODD TALES, TWO MORE TODD TALES, THE CANNES CON and (co-authored with Adam Carpenter) JERSEY SCORE. His suspense novel, THE ORIGINAL CRIME, was published as a three-part serialized eBook, REMEMBRANCE, RETRIBUTION, REDEMPTION.

Also, don't miss his nonfiction project, THE SHADOW DIARIES: The Hopeful Year in the Life of a Rescue Dog, and THE BROADWAY DIARES: 30 Years From Aisle to Stage. Read his "The Stephen King Diaries" in STEPHEN KING ANNUAL 2025.