1 - Stories

Jake the typical bad boy in many ways; into a lot of stuff he shouldn't be, and raising hell when he can. The only problem is, Jake is burdened with a conscience. Jump in, it's going to be one hell of a ride, if Jake has anything to say about it.

What’s a guy to do when his life partner of twenty plus years wakes up one morning and can’t remember a thing before this morning?

Patrick William Harrison has a life that's pretty close to perfect—at least to the outside eye. A wealthy family, a handsome husband and a beautiful multi-million dollar home. But his world spins out of its orbit when he discovers his husband's unsavory secret one day, and he's left with a difficult decision to make. As he tries to navigate his new reality he taps into a whole new level of himself that enables him do some pretty dark things to the one he claims to love.

Ben Carleson, an established gay lawyer, deftly juggles a pair of complicated trials. His client: a very nice guy. His opponents: a pair of as-bright lawyers, one a bit more skilled and slicker than the other. The object: justice, as usual.

Young man wins the Superpowerball. Will he find love? Or will meet the man of his dreams?

For Kevin, finding true love is a pursuit that's worth passing up the many opportunities for meaningless sex and random hook ups on the internet. An activity that his two best friends have recently gotten lucky with a million times over. But is it possible to find the real thing, even in the most unlikely of places? Kevin's got the heart of a true romantic. Let's see if he can find himself a kindred spirit.

Highborn Francis Gray and lowborn Edward Bardshaw were once at the verge of a life-defining love… until the Imperial fleet destroyed their home and separated them. A decade later, fate sees fit to reunite them amidst a backdrop of political intrigue and surging public unrest. Can they rekindle their old spark? And if so, can it resist the echoes of history? After all, ten years is a long time, and neither Fran nor Ed are who they once were…

Two boys from totally different backgrounds. Two different and equally dramatic histories. Two testing struggles. A tempestuous love affair in a provincial German town. Narrow-minded middle-class attitudes, venomous and hypocritical Catholic morality, archaic, harsh foreign prejudices. Street Art rebellion and a society basking in a false sense of security, ignoring the largest future natural disaster and the threat of war.

The book opens with two introductions and continues through a tumultuous series of events to a not quite inevitable conclusion!

Life is full of random events; tragedy strikes where it will until random goodness displaces the ugliness. Neither event lasts, fades in our collective memories until the roulette wheel of life lands on the unlucky number of some town or city. We’ve become callused…numb…and disbelieving of events outside of our homes, neighborhood, and state. It simply happens somewhere else…until.

Losing a loved one changes your entire life, especially when the loved one was also your husband... and best friend. How do you move on without the overwhelming sense of betrayal and guilt? How will you know when you're ready, and will you recognize love when it's right in front of you.