Books Edited By Rebecca Baker

Word Count: Information not available

Character Identities: Click here to revealBisexual, Gay (Click here to hide)

Summary: The Honourable Alexander Fitzwilliam has made a fool of himself again. His latest ‘business venture’ has tanked in the most public way possible and his stepmother, Cynthia, takes great pleasure in Alexander failing once more to impress his father, Earl Fitzwilliam. Alexander dusts himself off and finds a new mountain to climb. This time as a reality TV star. Take that, Cynthia. As one of the players in Celebrity Blogger,he’s paired with the star of daytime TV soap Highland Fling, Zac Caton. To Alexander’s amazement, the self-assured forty-something Zac smashes straight through Alexander’s public façade and finds the sensitive man underneath. Finds and likes. With a new career and a potential new man, Alexander is flying high. But family secrets on both sides threaten to derail him and Zac before they’ve barely started. If he wants to find a lasting love, Alexander will have to do something he doesn’t do easily—trust.

Word Count: Information not available

Character Identities: Click here to revealGay (Click here to hide)

Summary: Queens Parade is a small shopping street just around the corner from Queens Crescent. In one of London’s most exclusive neighbourhoods, these shopkeepers have their own stories to tell. This world was originally a series of short stories for newsletter subscribers. Grizedale’s – the story of Anthony, a tailor married to his work. That’s until he gets a very strange commission.Green Glade – Con Scala has taken the plunge and opened a new shop. Yet it’s the tenant in the flat above that’s causing him sleepless nights. Bluebird Café – a business opportunity comes from out of the blue for waiter Viggo. Now all he has to do is persuade the sexy new chef that it’s a good idea. The Swan – Damian is bored of London. He’s looking for a diversion and one comes in a very unexpected form. The collection also has two new stories. Delmotte’s Chocolates – JJ and Riku find each other. Against all odds, they fight to protect their fragile love. But with Riku due home in Tokyo soon, it appears they are doomed before they’ve begun. New Year at Queens Crescent – What happened to Jeremy and Stuart from Christmas at Queens Crescent after the happy ever after? Find out one year on where someone has a very important question to ask.

Word Count: Information not available

Character Identities: Click here to revealGay (Click here to hide)

Summary: Queens Parade is a little shopping street just around the corner from Queens Crescent. In one of London’s most exclusive neighbourhoods, these shopkeepers have their own stories to tell. This world was originally a series of short stories for newsletter subscribers. Bronson’s Bakers – Guy Bronson is stuck in a rut. Then he gets caught up one of Mrs Wimpole’s schemes and finds more than he bargained for. Home is Where the Heart is – when Elias Koskinen has a chance to work with one of London’s most up and coming sculptors, he jumps at the chance. This could be worth more to him than just a commission. The Cut Store – Jean-Paul and Sidney are given a mission. As arch-enemies, working together is either going to sink or swim. But what if it sparks? A Novel Idea – Jolyon is quite happy with his life. But a chance encounter at a book club changes all that. Ink Credible Tattoo Parlour – a mysterious client pushes tattoo artist, Leo, into the arms of handsome translator, Cez. But does their romance even stand a chance? Valentines at Queens Crescent – Rodrigo has the perfect day planned for Simon. But then life has a habit of getting in the way.

Word Count: Click here to reveal94,010 (Click here to hide)

Character Identities: Click here to revealAce, Bisexual, Demisexual, Gay (Click here to hide)

Summary: Love, served straight up. Malcolm Elliott has been keeping secrets. Helping his mom through a financial crisis has nearly emptied his bank account and his kitchen cupboards, despite his thriving career with Corporate Equality Campaign. Malcolm is also bothered by his inability to tell the most important people in his life that he identifies as gray ace. Stuart Morgan has a secret of his own. Though years have passed since the tattooed chef fled the Mormon church in Utah for New York, he's never truly come to terms with the fetish that ruined that rigid but outwardly perfect life. Experience has also taught Stuart that keeping his love of lacy things under wraps is safer than telling the truth. After Malcom's boss, Carter, hires Stuart's restaurant to cater a gala fundraising event, the strait-laced Malcolm is thrown together with badass biker Stuart. Despite their differences and a couple of false starts, the men discover they work well together and a friendship quickly forms. As Malcolm's feelings for Stuart deepen, his sexuality awakens, but he remains tight-lipped about his problems. And though Stuart grows more and more attached to Malcolm, he remains fearful of confessing his fetish. When both of their secrets are finally exposed, they find themselves at a crossroads in which they must choose between playing it safe or finally coming clean to the person they love.

Word Count: Information not available

Character Identities: Click here to revealGay (Click here to hide)

Summary: Londoner Aron Wimpole has been taking a bite out of the Big Apple for the last two years. He’s enjoyed the taste but when his beloved grandmother, the formidable Beatrice Wimpole, summons him home to help plan her wedding to Professor Higgs, he quickly jumps on a plane for a two-week stay. The pull of home is strong, making Aron wonder if he’s really committed to New York…and then Paul Higgs strolls back into his life. Aron can’t avoid him—they’re co-wedding planners and everything must run like clockwork. And besides, Aron’s determined to show Paul what he missed out on when he walked away from him two years ago. All Aron has to do is to keep control of his feelings. One flaw in this plan is that handsome prizewinning photographer Paul seems more than willing to pick up where they left off. But Paul’s bravado masks deeper commitment fears. Ones that threaten to ruin both of their lives. But Aron’s got to ignore all that and help deliver the wedding to end all weddings. It’s going to be a hectic Christmas.

Word Count: Click here to reveal62,234 (Click here to hide)

Character Identities: Click here to revealGay (Click here to hide)

Summary: Sometimes a Katt is not just for Christmas. Thom came to London hoping to dance and maybe find fame and fortune. Instead, he’s waiting on tables to pay the rent. Maybe the next audition will be the one. Tyler is an ecologist in a family of lawyers, trying to persuade the world of the importance of bees and hoping to finish his doctorate. But tonight, he’s waiting on tables to make a little extra cash. Need brings these two men to the same place, and desire gets them together. From there the course of true love should be easy, but, of course, life is never that simple…because Thom has a secret. A secret others like him want to keep to themselves. While Thom and Tyler grow closer and things get deeper, Thom is ordered to make a choice. Should he break up with Tyler and lose the man he has come to love, or reveal the truth about himself? With the chance of fame finally knocking on his door, Thom needs to make the hardest decision of his life

Word Count: Information not available

Character Identities: Click here to revealGay (Click here to hide)

Summary: Josh Winterton is broken after his husband walked out on him six weeks ago. He has lost sight of everything. His fashion design business. His friends. His life. That is until a handsome stranger begs him for help. Hugh is a drag queen who’s having a rocky time of it. After humiliation on national television, he’s come to lick his wounds whilst housesitting for a friend. Next door. Sparks might fly from the outset, but can Josh overcome his past to grab a future for himself before it’s too late?

Word Count: Click here to reveal29020 (Click here to hide)

Character Identities: Click here to revealGay (Click here to hide)

Summary: Some hearts are made to be stolen. Mark Mannix doesn’t believe in love or romance, which is ironic given his birthday falls on Valentine’s Day. As he approaches forty, Mark is perfectly content with his life and nursing career in Boston, and—outside of his long-time friend-with-benefits, Alistair—prefers his hookups to be one-night stands. When Mark’s plans for New Year’s Eve fall through, he attends his sister’s party and meets Owen Todd, a graphic designer of Caribbean descent. Owen is more than a decade younger than Mark and, at first glance the two men appear to have little in common. The chemistry between them is potent, however, and Mark breaks his no-strings pattern, seeing Owen week after week. A connection forms between the two men, leaving Mark in uncharted territory and drawn to Owen in ways he’s never known before. Even so, Mark continues his hookups with Alistair but is startled when Owen withdraws out of a desire to protect himself. His foundations shaken, Mark must decide if he can watch Owen walk away or … if the time has come to follow his heart in a new direction.

Word Count: Click here to reveal67125 (Click here to hide)

Character Identities: Click here to revealGay (Click here to hide)

Summary: Sometimes you have to start over to get love right. Luke Ryan’s life is too chaotic for romance, what with running his business and being the legal guardian to his ten-year-old niece, but he’s hopeful he’ll find the right man. Trauma surgeon Finn Thomason recently relocated from Chicago to Boston, where his focus on medicine leaves him little space for a personal life. Making a commitment to find a better work-life balance, Finn hopes he’ll also find a relationship. Caught in an evening rainstorm, Luke shelters under a sidewalk awning…and encounters a handsome stranger. The two strike up a conversation and Finn offers to walk Luke under his oversized umbrella. Charmed, Luke accepts and asks Finn out for coffee in thanks. Luke and Finn quickly grow close, but, as the summer draws to an end, Luke struggles to keep his connection with Finn while Finn tries to come to terms with caring for a man whose attention is pulled in many directions. Both men are scrambling to get it right, but only time will tell if they’ll learn there is more than enough room in their hearts to go around.  

Word Count: Click here to reveal50040 (Click here to hide)

Character Identities: Click here to revealGay (Click here to hide)

Summary: Tyler Jones is celebrating hitting his mid-thirties with a new job and it’s unlike anywhere he’s ever worked before. Pleasure Seekers is an sex toy retail company based in the seaside resort of Brighton. On his first day, Tyler finds himself in a very sticky situation with the drop-dead gorgeous Danny Healy. This man is next-level handsome. When Danny offers to help Tyler become personally acquainted with some of the items the company sells online, the heat truly blasts off. But Tyler has never been one for meaningless sex. When he gets to know Danny, he finds so much more than he ever expected. What could happen if the lines of their arrangement were blurred a little? Trigger warning – discussion of historical emotional struggles and attempted suicide.

Word Count: Click here to reveal73,000 (Click here to hide)

Character Identities: Click here to revealGay (Click here to hide)

Summary: Sometimes you need to listen to your heart, not your head. As a teenager, Dylan Hargreaves fell in lust with a man who had been his father’s childhood friend. On his return from university, Dylan is surprised to discover Riley Ormerod is now back living in their small Lancashire village. All Dylan needs to do now is find a way to bring himself and Riley together. Giving a lift to Dylan Hargreaves is the price Riley is willing to pay to recover his friendship with Dylan’s father. After living in London for twenty years, Riley came home a year ago to escape heartbreak and take care of his dying father. Here, no one knows his secrets. With Dylan determined to discover more about Riley, and Riley finding himself drawn to this intriguing young man, can they find what they need in each other? And if they do, will they be able to overcome Riley’s doubts and the attempts of others to tear them apart?

Word Count: Information not available

Character Identities: Click here to revealBisexual, Polyamorous (Click here to hide)

Summary: A love worth the wait Carter Hamilton and Riley Porter-Wright room together as Harvard undergraduates. An immediate friendship forms, but as the years pass it deepens into something neither man understands. As attraction simmers under the surface, lines begin to blur. When they move back to Manhattan, they gradually slip into the lives their families have envisioned for them. Both men marry, but in time, Riley realizes he’s ended up in a passionless relationship like his parents’ while his career takes center stage. Although he loves his wife, Carter misses the emotional and physical connection he shared with Riley. The weight of Riley’s feelings and his growing discontentment with his life eventually push him to tell Carter the truth about how he feels. Shocked and unable to face his own feelings, Carter rejects Riley. As each man comes to terms with the lies they’ve told themselves, each other and the people around them, they find their lives changing in ways they never imagined. They soon discover that the truths they’ve been longing to tell shake the foundations of their friendship.

Word Count: Information not available

Character Identities: Click here to revealGay (Click here to hide)

Summary: Arvid Nilsen was once a big star until fame chewed him up and spat him out. Now he’s focused on building a career writing the songs instead of singing them. A chance encounter with busker Cesar Rodriguez in New York sees the two thrown together in the pursuit of that special song which is going to change everything. When Cesar turns up on Arvid’s London doorstep, something sparks that neither of them can control. Yet one of them isn’t being as honest as he could be. Will this perfect combination fall apart before they can even begin?

Word Count: Click here to reveal95295 (Click here to hide)

Character Identities: Click here to revealGay (Click here to hide)

Summary: Love, served with a twist. Nursing a broken heart when his ex-boyfriend, Riley, leaves him for the love of his life, Carter, Will Martin throws himself into teaching at NYU and writing. An invite from Riley to a speakeasy called Under helps Will begin to heal, and he finds himself enjoying both the drinks and the company. Soon after, he’s shaken by news of his father’s cancer diagnosis and Will reluctantly returns to Long Island to see the man who disowned him after he was outed. Sparks fly when Will meets his father’s mentee, Republican Senator David Mori, who is both mixed race and openly gay. Will is looking for a no-strings-attached fling and David is leery of getting involved with his mentor’s son, so they keep their affair a secret. As his father’s health worsens, Will elects to remain in Garden City and his relationship with David grows beyond casual sex. Now, both men must decide how to bridge the divide between them.