Publisher: Vampari Press
After the showdown at the Afterlife Academy, Ylva is no longer sure of her place in the world. She has to figure out who she is and quick. The war is far from over.****Valkyrie 106 is the sixth book in the Afterlife Academy series. Books are best read in order.Rest in series:Valkyrie 101Valkyrie 102Valkyrie 103Valkyrie 104Valkyrie 105Valkyrie 106Valkyrie 107
Carter Haywood lives for the weekends - specifically the one weekend every month when he escapes real life, with all the pressures of work and caring for his special needs brother, to do whatever he wants, with whomever he wants. Sex is only a release; he's not looking for love, a relationship or even a second night with the same man, until he walks into a bar and finds someone who makes leaving it all behind impossible. After one incredibly passionate encounter, he breaks his rule and goes back. He needs to see this man again. And again.Damaged goods. That's all Reed Kincaide sees and hears when he looks in the mirror. Anxiety and ADHD define his life and he's learned to keep people at a distance, never letting them get close enough to know who he really is. When Carter proposes a monthly weekend of sex without strings, it's the ideal arrangement for him. Or so he thinks. Every month, leaving Carter proves to be more and more difficult. It's not only the intensely hot sex they have in their hotel suite; Reed wonders about the secret life Carter refuses to share.As months pass and they grow closer Reed finds himself falling for Carter, but he needs more than hurried hugs and farewell kisses. He wants it all. Letting Reed into his carefully constructed family life could upset Carter's whole world, but it might be the risk he's finally willing to take, if it means keeping Reed. Once bodies are engaged, the heart is sure to follow, and Carter and Reed discover that holding on to each other is the first step in letting go of the past.Show book
Mason Always have an exit strategy. Don't get into a situation without knowing exactly when and how to get out. Especially in relationships, otherwise you're just asking to get hurt. I'm a home renovator, he's one of Hollywood's hottest men. There's no way this could be real. Jackson I'm ready to put down roots and make a home, somewhere outside Hollywood's glaring spotlight and never-ending sunshine. LA was good, but I need something different. Something real. But Mason's been badly burned, and the only way to show him how important he is will put my entire career at risk. How do I trust he feels the same way? Can I really risk losing everything I've worked for? From The Ground Up is a steamy, hurt-comfort M/M romance. You'll find an A-list movie star, a sweet contractor, beautiful homes, loveable family, and, of course, a happy ending. Hot Dam Homes Book One. Contains mature themes.Show book
A queer human rights lawyer with a shattered heart believes she’s found true love again—until a hidden past of devotion and deception threatens to break her all over again. Ivy I told myself I’d never let love wreck me again. I’ve been there—torn apart, left questioning everything. I had it once, back in college, with the girl I thought I’d spend forever with. And when it ended, I promised myself I wouldn’t fall like that again. But here I am, years later, still chasing connection, still pretending I don’t want something real. And then I meet Adam. Adam Look at her. Ivy. My first love. I’ve always been here, watching her chase after love and lose it. I was never the right man for her—until now. When we matched on a dating app, I told myself it had to be fate. Maybe convincing her will take time, but I’ve been waiting for years. What’s a little longer? Ivy I don’t believe in fate. But I do believe in second chances. And maybe, just maybe, Adam is one of them. Just as I start to let my guard down, just as I start to believe in this, I find out there’s more to our story than I ever knew. Adam’s been hiding something—something that ties us together in ways I never imagined. His devotion to me is overwhelming. So is the betrayal I feel when I learn the truth. Now I have to figure out if I can forgive him—and if he’s willing to fight for a love that was never as simple as I thought. When Ivy Met Adam is a contemporary LGBTQ+ romance about confronting the past, healing old wounds, and taking a chance on love—even when it terrifies you. Loosely inspired by the biblical story of Eve, it’s full of second chances, steamy moments, and the messy, beautiful complexities of the heart.Show book
Old flames. New secrets. Delayed justice. Now private investigators, Manhattan Sloane and Finn Harper have just landed their very first big job—a contract to clean up a hefty load of unsolved crimes in San Francisco. On day one, the two women step into a political quagmire that pits them against powerful competing forces in the city. Feeling like a pawn in a high-stakes chess game, Sloane stumbles across an unsolved murder with ties to her past—the police officer who rescued her from her parents' deadly accident. When evidence points to someone close to her, she becomes determined to solve the twenty-two-year-old murder. But her progress is slowed by old flames and new secrets that threaten to unravel her new life with Fin and her daughter Reagan. Will cutthroat politics prevent her from getting justice for her hero? Will Sloane finally get her happily ever after?Show book
Can my straight friend help me cash in my v-card by my birthday? In one month, I turn thirty-five with my virginity still intact. Is there anything more embarrassing than knowing most of my French students have gotten more action than me? Je suis triste. When I accidentally reveal this secret to my close friend and co-worker Seamus, South Rock's baseball coach, he offers to help me round the bases. It has to be a joke, because Seamus is one million percent straight. There's no way he'd want to fool around with a chubby language nerd like me, even though I've harbored a secret crush on him since the day he first walked into the teachers' lounge. But then I realize he's not joking. I'm either entering thirty-five with a bang . . . or a friendship going up in flames. Contains mature themes.Show book
I am a bashful, dorky human woman—your average refugee on Risda III. Haina is tall, blue, and magnificent. She is effortlessly confident, and her laugh is contagious. I might hide behind the candle section at the store in Risda's port just to get a weekly glimpse at her when she makes her vendor runs. I might be in love with her from afar. Someday I'll get the courage to talk to her. Someday. But fate steps in, and 'someday' turns out to be a lot sooner than I expected. Contains mature themes.Show book
