Short Stories/Novellas
A young man attempts to reconnect with his estranged father over meals at a small-town diner. Can a love of food overcome the pain of a dad and son pulled apart?
Genre: LGBT Contemporary Despite regular work-outs, out-of-shape computer geek Leo can’t build the body he dreams of. Then he meets a strange old man who mixes up some magic pills, and Leo’s body blossoms. But even though he’s developing a killer body and having lots of great sex, he’s not happy, until he begins to change his personality, too. Can becoming The Guardian Angel of South Beach, protecting the weak, weird, and drunk from predators, make him happy and help him hook up with Dan, the man of his dreams? Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: Male/male sexual practices.
Junior is a wild and crazy construction supervisor who drinks too much, curses too frequently and never lets a woman get under his skin. Then, he meets the curvaceous Rhiannon who loves football, shoots a mean game of pool and has a little secret she's reluctant to share. Junior keeps chasing her like a hound in heat, until he discovers there's no crying in the game she's playing. And that's when the fun REALLY begins. A short story from our Candlelight literary romance line.
Spencer and Armando have built themselves a beautiful world-- a two-story apartment atop a building they own on South Beach, full of sensual domesticity. But is that enough to keep them together, when things start getting stale, and they begin keeping secrets from each other? Can their love survive the handsome men and daring distractions of South Beach?
This short story was originally written for an anthology distributed by the M/M romance group on Goodreads, and will be free once Amazon matches the price at Smashwords. The Kindle edition includes preview chapters from several other M/M romance novels. When unemployed cowboy Darren meets a cute twink at a Dallas bar and then jumps into a photo booth with him, he has no idea that this chance encounter will lead him to a true and lasting love.
Sean McCartney gave up a computer career to work as a carpenter on South Beach, but the real estate downturn has left him unemployed and questioning his decisions. He's spending his free time in the pool with the other guys from the Miami Beach Gay Swim Team. The team's coach, Gaspar Fuentes, is single and forty-five, and feeling lonely at Christmas. So the guys decide to surprise him with a real Cuban Noche Buena, Christmas Eve. Because he has free time, Sean is roped into organizing with Magnus Anderson, a real Type-A personality who's constantly hounding Sean to do this, do that. Sean can't stand him, and he gets the impression Magnus thinks Sean's a real loser. But neither of them can deny the sexual attraction between them. Can they make it as a couple? When the party's over on Noche Buena, will they open their presents together, or go their separate ways?
South Beach hairstylist Ryan hates Valentine's Day. But will this day of roses and chocolates end with him giving his heart away to his favorite client once the lights go out? Only Cupid knows!
When Kirk McGowan meets Alistair McGregor at a Scottish festival in Miami, it's love at first sight for the two seventeen-year-olds. But their whirlwind romance faces an abrupt end when Alistair leaves for college in Scotland and then Harvard, while Kirk stays in Florida. After cutting off contact to spare himself the pain of their inevitable drift apart, Kirk tries to move on with his life. Six years later, their paths unexpectedly cross again when Alistair shows up at Kirk's workplace. The attraction between them is as powerful as ever, but can they overcome their past and the differences in their backgrounds that originally drove them apart? In this heartwarming second-chance romance, Kirk discovers that sometimes ancient Scottish traditions—like creeling the bridegroom—might hold the key to winning back the love of his life. A tender story about first love, growing up, and finding the courage to follow your heart.
When Adam and Javier met in Mi Amor , Adam was a late-night party boy and Javier an early-rising hard-driving real estate developer. Javier encouraged Adam to leave town for business school--but does he still love the new, more adult Adam who returns with his MBA? Will the big venture Javier began while Adam was away tear apart their relationship? And, most importantly, will his conservative Cuban-American parents ever condone his marriage to another man?
Ten easy recipes you can use to bake holiday treats for the special dog in your life! Easy to follow instructions and extra information on the ingredients and how they can benefit your puppy, as well as brief excerpts from Neil Plakcy's golden retriever mysteries.