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Caregiver It’s 1991, and Dan Calzolaio has just moved to Florida with his lover, Mark, having fled Chicago and Mark’s addictions to begin a new life on the Gulf Coast. Volunteering for the Tampa AIDS Alliance is just one part of that new beginning, and that’s how Dan meets his new buddy, Adam.
Adam Schmidt is not at all what Dan expected. The guy is an original—witty, wry, and sarcastic with a fondness for a smart black dress, Barbra Streisand, and a good mai tai. Adam doesn’t let his imminent death get him down, even through a downward spiral that sees him thrown in jail.
Each step of Adam’s journey teaches Dan new lessons about strength and resilience, but it’s Adam’s lover, Sullivan, to whom Dan feels an almost irresistible pull. Dan knows the attraction isn’t right, even after he dumps his cheating, drug-abusing boyfriend. But then Adam passes away, and it leaves Sullivan and Dan both alone to see if they can turn their love for Adam into something whole and real for each other.
HeartRace Horror. Romance. The two seem at odds, yet in provocative author Rick R. Reed’s hands, the pair merge like a match made in heaven...or hell. Ranging from a chilling and ultimately redemptive ghost story, to a most unusual and shocking first-time meeting for two lovers, to a tale of ghostly revenge, and finally to a darkly comic take on the vampire mythos, this collection will make your heart race with passion...in all its forms.
Dignity Takes a Holiday Pete Thickwhistle doesn’t live what one might call a charmed life. At age forty-seven, he’s a flamboyant gay man who believes no one knows he’s gay, still living at home with his harpy of a mother. Worse, he’s still a virgin, longing to find just the right man to make his life complete.
Tricks An opposites attract love story about a Chicago Boystown stripper and the nerdy, regular guy he falls for. But I would never write anything sweet and simple--dark forces swirl around the pair, threatening their happily-ever-after.
A Demon Inside Hunter Beaumont believes he will find refuge from a broken love affair and the death of his beloved grandmother in the house she left him. But the house, in the Wisconsin woods, holds more secrets and terror than anything he left behind. It may also hold the promise of new love…
On the Edge. Previously available only in electronic format, these eight stories of m/m erotica and romance have now been combined for a paperback edition.
Tales from the Sexual Underground Collection of essays, short stories, and non-fiction on gay male sexuality. Not for the faint of heart.
The Blue Moon Cafe A homophobic werewolf is killing gay men in Seattle. Horror and romance combine in this page-turner.
Mute Witness A harrowing story about a gay couple's turmoil when their eight-year-old son is abducted and their small town turns against them.
M4M A love story in two parts; contains VGL Male Seeks Same and NEG UB2, previously available only in e-books format. This is the paperback collection.
Bashed A horror/romance novel about a horrific gay hate crime and its aftermath.
Dead End Street Young adult horror novel about five misfit kids, an abandoned house, and the secret threat that awaits them there.
Orientation A paranormal love story and thriller that combines reincarnation, sexual orientation, AIDS, and crystal meth addiction.
High Risk A sexually-addicted housewife, a twisted and handsome stranger, and a journey into nightmare.
Deadly Vision A small town single mother is suddenly cursed with psychic ability and begins having disturbing visions into the murders of teenage girls, jeopardizing herself and her young son.
In the Blood My tragic vampire love story takes place in 1950s Greenwich Village and modern-day Chicago.
IM A serial killer is on the loose and preying on gay men via Internet hook-up sites.
A Face Without a Heart A modern-day version of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Penance A madman is preying on the street kids of uptown Chicago.
Obsessed A serial killer who believes he’s a vampire causes a bloody crime rampage in Chicago.
All of the print books above are also available in E-Book editions, readable on your computer or dedicated e-Book reader like the Nook or Kindle. The titles below are available exclusively as e-Books.
A Journey of the Heart. Take a journey back to that magical moment in time when two lovers first meet. In this case, it's on board a train bound for England's seaside community, Brighton. They may have been strangers on a train when they boarded, but that all changes with just a meeting of the eyes, igniting a spark leading to a lifelong connection.
I Heart Boston Terriers. Love at first sight can work for dogs as well as humans. When Aaron finds Mavis, an emaciated and timid Boston terrier, at a pet adoption fair, his heart goes out to her—irrevocably. When Christian, who is manning the adoption fair for the Humane Society that fateful autumn Saturday, finds Aaron, his heart goes out to him—irrevocably.
Matches. Christmas Eve should be a night filled with magic and love. But for Anderson, down on his luck and homeless in Chicago's frigid chill, it's a fight for survival. Whether he's sleeping on the el, or holed up in an abandoned car, all he really has are his memories to keep him warm-memories of a time when he loved a man named Welk and the world was perfect. When Anderson finds a book of discarded matches on the sidewalk, he pockets them. Later, trying to keep the cold at bay hunkered down in a church entryway, Anderson discovers the matches are the key to bringing his memories of Welk, happiness, and security to life. Within their flames, visions dance-and perhaps a reunion with the man he loved most.
Blood Sacrifice. An erotic and terrifying vampire love story set in 1950s Greenwich Village and modern-day Chicago.
Obsessed. Voices slam through the corridor of his wounded mind. The words of his dead sister cry out. His parents' taunts fill the silent room where he sits and waits--waits for the murderous rage, filling him with strength, driving him to kill, to touch the cold flesh, taste the warm blood--to feel alive again… A witness has seen him, but his killing only turns her on and now she wants to protect him. His wife suspects him, but the private detective she hired cannot stop him. Joe MacAree fears nothing--except that he may no longer be human. The thirst that drives him is relentless, moving deeper and deeper into his own shattering, private realm, where each murder is a delicious new gift of life, where revulsion is beauty, and the obsession will never let him go.
Penance. Bound by misery. Marked by sin. Set free by death. Barely into their teens, without homes, they dwell in neon shadows, the violent eddies of urban America. They trade their innocence for money, abuse their hopes, and then a monster comes...
A monster without fangs or claws, but more deadly. Because of them, he has lost everything: his wife, his family. And he vows to clean the streets of Chicago...for good. One of the street kids and a man of the cloth form a desperate pact. Together, they will find the madman whose basement has become a chamber of horrors...
Echoes. Rick and Ernie have found the perfect loft apartment on Chicago's west side. Perfect, that is, until you consider the ghost who's sharing it with them.
Homecoming. After losing his partner Toby, Chase faces a long, painful road back to life and love. At first, he doesn’t see how he can go on, but then Chase and Toby’s old friend Mike cajoles him into returning to Chicago for the annual International Mr. Leather Competition. There Chase revisits a world of hot, casual sex that he had forgotten existed, meets a friend who cares more for him than he ever realized, and discovers the possibility that he might yet find his way home.
Class Distinctions. A rich man, poor man love story about two college students who discover that it takes more than class distinctions to separate two guys who truly love one another.
How I Met My Man. A story of suspense and romance combining a killer on the loose with meeting one's first love.
Homecoming. A touching tale of a man finding his way back to life and love after his longtime partner is killed in an accident.
Moving Toward the Light. A tale of vengeance from beyond the grave.
Speed Demon. A story of thwarted love, of a twisted triangle, and just maybe, a tale of crime and revenge from beyond the grave...
Reckless About the consequences of not disclosing your HIV status. Crime or not?
Sluggo Snares a Vampire. Be careful about who you're connecting with and inviting inside...
Out on the Net. A young man realizes he's gay minutes before his wedding to a woman. A journey toward life, love, and acceptance, told in blog entries.
VGL Male Seeks Same Ethan Schwartz is alone…until he discovers that, online, he can be anyone he wants. What happens when his online persona and his real self collide?
NEG UB2 The continuing story of Ethan and Brian--and what transpires when Ethan makes the shocking discovery that he has tested HIV-positive.
Ambrose and the Waif Two lovers plot a murder and get caught up in a web of deceit, mystery, and intrigue that even they can’t untangle.
Through the Closet Door The difficult journey out of the closet for a young married man.
MANamorphosis A ribald take on Kafka’s Metamorphosis that begins with the line: "I awoke one morning from uneasy dreams to find my penis had transformed itself into a vagina."
Pottery Peter A very erotic memory story about a young college man working in an industrial pottery one summer and the love/lust triangle that develops.
Incubus What happens when grief opens a door to let a dead lover come back?
Superstar Based on the song, a love story about a groupie and the rock star he loves.
Riding the El at Midnight Strangers on a train at midnight: a journey to sexual heaven or simply hell?
Fugue Who is the master and who is the slave?
How I Became Sexually Irresistible A young man wishes to be sexually irresistible to anyone he desires and discovers the old saw is true: be careful what you wish for.
No Place Like Home Sexy, comic, and sick...a twisted love story inspired by The Wizard of Oz.
