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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: For Jack and Gareth, family is everything. But justice comes a close second. A death from natural causes that might just be murder. A dance coach with wandering hands. Holiday jobs, birthday party plans, and a request for help that calls Jack to Tokyo. Between family, work, and their freelance jobs Jack and Gareth’s summer leaves little room for private time. At least their personal issues are solved. Or so they think until a threat to their family tests all their certainties once more. For fans of found family, edge-of-your-seat suspense, and stories where justice is never simple, A Simple Mistake delivers a powerful exploration of resilience, loyalty, and the choices that shape us. Will Jack and Gareth’s family emerge stronger, or will the fractures of the past finally tear them apart? Discover the answer in A Simple Mistake.

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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.

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Summary: Callum Fitz, bassist of the chart-topping band Warrior Black, is no stranger to the spotlight—even if he’d rather avoid it. But when he’s brutally attacked in his own home, privacy is no longer an option. His fiercely loyal bodyguards, Dom and Pen, who Callum’s in love with, launch a relentless hunt for the assailant. As the investigation deepens, suspicion falls on Callum’s estranged father and his ties to a criminal past. But when Dom’s own hidden past resurfaces, the focus shifts and the facts begin to blur. With danger circling closer and trust starting to crack, Pen’s confidence in their partnership—and the fragile relationship building between the three begins to falter. As emotions ignite and boundaries dissolve, their connection becomes impossible to ignore. But can their bond survive the pressure, or will their force proximity and fear tear them apart? With Rocktoberfest looming and the threat closing in, they must uncover the truth before Warrior Black takes the stage—or risk everything they've built.

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Summary: This book is a standalone er0tic horror novella and not part of the main Switchblade Romance series. Don't worry, I haven't killed off Richard and Tino! Tino is grieving after Richard, his husband, dies in senseless circumstances. He's struggling to move on, not helped by increasingly dark and erotic dreams involving his dead husband. A former hitman and long-time gangster, Richard was only ever going to end up in one place, but he hasn't finished with the earthly world or Tino yet. His possessiveness and jealousy means he isn't prepared to leave his beloved husband behind, and has made a pact with Satan to keep Tino by his side. There can only be one conclusion but Tino has to face his fear and open himself up to a demon's lust if he wants to stay with Richard for all time. Trigger warnings for suicide, blood, horror and dubious consent.

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Summary: Suspense and emotion intertwine as Cole's carefully constructed new life unravels before his eyes.Haunted by a sadistic serial killer targeting his family—with time slipping away and the threat growing ever closer—Cole must confront his darkest secrets and reveal a long-buried truth to those closest to him.With gripping twists and raw vulnerability, "Cole" is a compelling tale of redemption, sacrifice, and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of looming danger.

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Summary: Handful (MM coming-of-age with sweet first love) A story of courage, friendship, and finding your own way. In the crisp spring of suburban Finland, Tuomas Ylivire is teetering between boyhood and whatever comes next. With his judo kit, razor-sharp wit, and a rule-breaking streak inherited from his legendary detective father, he thinks he’s ready for anything. Then enigmatic Esa walks into his world—and buried truths start to surface. To move forward, Tuomas has to risk the hardest things: trust, vulnerability, and being open about who he is. As secrets unravel and friendships are tested, the boys learn that while being gay is perfectly normal, living honestly—and joyfully—can demand rare courage. Handful is a modern, heartfelt page-turner that blends suspense, smart humour, and the beautiful mess of real life. Expect hope, laughter, and a deeply satisfying finish that lingers. For Queer Romance Ink readers MM YA/NA coming-of-age with sweet, slow-burn first love Found family & fierce friendship vibes Finnish suburban spring and summer setting—crisp, atmospheric, real Emotionally safe: no queer tragedy; hopeful, affirming end Themes: self-acceptance, bravery, loyalty, stepping into your own power If you love tender, smart queer stories where joy outshines every struggle, dive into Handful. Meet Tuomas and Esa—and discover why this is the book everyone’s talking about. Grab your copy today.

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Summary: In an epic road trip to remember, Tera and her girlfriend, while giving their relationship one more try, are toting their moms to the New York Finger Lakes for a pleasant wine and cheese weekend. Just two moms and two daughters bonding as much as they can before Tera, approaching her mid-twenties, drifts apart into independence. Only, Tera doesn’t know the half of it. Her mom, Pauline, a well-off divorcee, has some plans of her own after the weekend ends. Those plans are realized sooner than expected when Tera bears her angst full force and creates family discord in front of their gracious traveling partners. Pauline will regret her decisions as a parent to the very end, but it won’t stop the tumultuous unravelling on the trip. Mother and daughter trips, each one of many, is about getting along and working things out for a day or two, a week, and in life. It’s the beginning of a new start for Tera and Pauline both. Keeping the memories happy and harmonious isn’t an ultimatum, but Pauline and Tera, both, will always want to look back. When words are all too candid, it takes some space to regroup and formulate the things you always meant to say.

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Summary: The nightmare is over. Or so I keep telling myself. Bruised and battered, we'd narrowly escaped with our lives. I should be grateful. Grateful that my captors are in custody. Grateful that the chilling, roller-coaster of events actually brought Nick and me closer. Grateful that we've finally taken a step toward something more than friendship. And I am, grateful. But life isn't simple. Relationships need work. And peace of mind is elusive in the face of unbearable guilt. Because I'm the one who unravelled the puzzle. The one responsible for sending a young man back to a life he thought he'd escaped forever. Until I know he's safe; until I've done everything I can to fix what happened, there will be no pretending I've done my bit. No leaving it up to the authorities. I can't forget and move on. Not in my job. Not in my life. And certainly not in my fledgling romance with Nick Fisher who stormed into my heart with a truckload of his own issues. The fate of a young man isn't the only thing at stake. The quest for truth will push us to our limits. And the biggest question of all-do Nick and I have what it takes to survive the answers. Author's note: This story features discussion of the death of a spouse who is not a main character and references to domestic and sexual abuse. 'The Question of Us' is the second book in a romantic suspense series following the same couple. There are no relationship cliffhangers.

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Summary: Quinn's solitary camping trip takes a horrifying turn when he becomes the target of a vicious hate crime. Left to perish in the icy waters of a remote lake, Quinn is saved by a mysterious entity dwelling deep below the surface. Quinn’s life quickly takes a surreal turn, challenging his understanding of love and revealing the true monsters lurking in the shadows of the world. Discover a captivating tale of an unusual romance and the profound impact of unexpected connections.