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  Skaterboy

  J.M. Snyder

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  CJ is a skateboarder who would rather spend his days boarding or customizing his deck and can't seem to hold onto a job now that he's officially "grown up" and graduated from high school. He lives with his lover, Richard, who wears a suit and tie to the office every day. Together they make an unlikely pair.
  
  
  This story is a snapshot look at their relationship, how they come together and how they stay together despite society's negative attitude towards CJ's skating. Sort of a "day in the life" type of story, it follows CJ from a good dream through to convincing Richard to stop working long enough to meet for lunch.

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  Sparks Fly

  Emily Hayes

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  Will the right woman be enough to thaw Lieutenant Hunter's icy heart? 
   
   
   
  If you love Grey's Anatomy and Station 19, you'll love this steamy Age Gap Enemies-to-Lovers Romance 
   
   
   
  Veteran firefighter, Lieutenant Hallie Hunter has fought hard to win her place in the male dominated world of firefighting. In Hallie's quest for promotion to Captain, she is tasked with training the new recruits. 
   
   
   
  Kaia Montgomery is a young and spirited new recruit whose teamwork skills are lacking and Hallie's attraction to her is immediate and consuming. Hallie knows she must shut down her attraction to Kaia. Hallie is her boss and Hallie is determined to get promoted to Captain this year. 
   
   
   
  At a big High Rise fire Kaia ignores protocol and puts her own life in danger. How can Hallie continue to manage Kaia and keep her own desires at bay? Sparks fly between them both on and off the fireground. Hallie wants her, but she also needs to discipline her unruly new recruit. 
   
   
   
  When they can no longer resist the magnetic pull of each other, how can Hallie save their careers and keep Kaia out of the dangers that she keeps rushing into? 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  Dinner at Jack's

  Rick R. Reed

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  Personal chef Beau St. Clair, recently divorced from his cheating husband, returns to the small Ohio River town where he grew up to lick his wounds.
  Jack Rogers lives with his mother, Maisie, in that same small town, angry at and frightened by the world. Jack has a gap in his memory that hides something he dares not face, and he's probably suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. 
  Maisie, seeking relief from her housebound and often surly son, hires Beau to cook for Jack, hoping the change might help bring Jack, once a handsome and vibrant attorney, back to his former self. But can a new face and comfort food compensate for the terror lurking in Jack's past? 
  Slowly the two men begin a dance of revelation and healing. Food and compassion build a bridge between Beau and Jack, a bridge that might lead to love. But will Jack's demons allow it? His history could just as easily tear them apart as bring them together.

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  Sixteen Seconds

  Elke Lakey

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  Barrel racer Becca, frustrated because COVID has shut down all rodeos, is annoyed when Nikki, the farrier's daughter, shows up in his stead. They spar over Nikki's competence and their different ideas of social distancing, yet eventually bond over their mutual love for horses.
  
  
  Since Becca doesn't have Nikki's number but wants to see her again, she resorts to requesting another farrier visit. Nikki sees through her ruse and retaliates by using the water hose on Becca, yet they still hang out.
  
  
  Their first real date threatens to fall through when Nikki's trailer has a flat and she shows up for their trail ride without a horse. Becca has brought both of hers, but, because of a bad experience that caused one of her horses to get hurt, never lets anyone else ride them.
  
  
  Falling for the idea of someone can happen in sixteen seconds. But can Becca find the courage to take her real life chances on Nikki?

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  Icing on the Cake

  La Toya Hankins

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  Magazine publisher and mother of three Octavia Banfield has a lot on her plate. Still, she is willing to shed all the hats she wears to put on her baker cap to make her lady lover Audra her favorite cake.
  Her reason is simple -- to celebrate their life together and their love. In a culture that tries to erase their role in society, Octavia and Audre decide the sweetest revenge is to enjoy each other and some sweet adult time together. Red velvet cake may be just a mixture of eggs, butter, and milk, but the icing on the cake is the love two Southern women have for each other. 
  Note: This short story was originally published in the charity collection, Love Is Proud.

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  The Ninth Elixir

  Pelaam Pelaam

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  Crevyn is a student of the College of Mystic Arts with an affinity to animals, especially those with magical properties of their own. He is one of a chosen few to undertake a quest for the Ninth Elixir. The finder's reward is to be claimed by one of the arcane Masters.
  
  
  But Crevyn's opponent is a man used to winning, who will use any means at his disposal to ensure he brings back the Ninth Elixir.
  
  
  At the risk of losing to Garvit, Crevyn still take time to help those in need. But even if he's successful in finding the elixir, the trick will be surviving the challenge.

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