Charlie Richards

Zhaul had just wanted a night of fun…away from the responsibilities of his panda sleuth. Accepting the offer of a back-room hook-up from the wrong person landed him in a cage as a science experiment. Upon being rescued, Zhaul is devastated to learn that no one in his sleuth had even reported him missing. Meeting his mate lifts his spirits. Learning that the black bear shifter has been be-spelled by witches, Zhaul thinks perhaps Fate is laughing at him. The alpha of the shifter gang who’d rescued him as well as his mate—Kontra and Tim—assure him that there is a way to break the spell, and they’ll do everything in their power to help him find it. Then he discovers a way to connect with his mate—climbing trees. Can Zhaul discover how to build on that before those who’d held him captive come calling?

Illuminating his Bear

Carl Lewis has little joy in his life. He�s recently struggled through a painful divorce, has partial custody of his two kids, and is learning to rearrange his schedule so work as a detective is no longer first. It�s not easy. Then he meets his new neighbor, Vincent Androse, an openly gay firefighter who just went through a bad break-up of his own. He gives the man a hand moving furniture, and they strike up a friendship that starts to fill holes in Carl�s life he didn�t even know were there. Vincent moves to get away from his cheating ex-boyfriend, Lonnie. His new house is big and empty, and he finds himself enjoying the Friday night BBQs with his new friend, Carl, even with the man�s kids there. When Lonnie shows up, begging for him to come back, again, and refuses to leave, Carl steps in, pretending to be the new boyfriend. Vincent discovers Carl can kiss‹really kiss, and he starts wanting things the straight cop can�t give him. Can he?

Fireman's Carry

Trace Plinter is a player. He doesn�t deny it. When his current lover decides to move on, he has no problem giving Patrick his blessing. After all, he�d been ready to do the same for over a month. When Trace rescues a cute farmer from a barn fire, he recognizes attraction in the man�s sweet green eyes, but he doesn�t have time to talk to Laramie and thinks he�s missed his chance to explore a new lover‹until Trace sees Laramie again at a diner and makes his move. Laramie Goshen is just coming to terms with his uncle�s death when the father who beat him and disowned him for being gay reenters his life‹proclaiming that he owns half the pig farm his uncle left Laramie free and clear. When Laramie refuses to give in to his father�s demands, problems start happening at the farm. Laramie finds his fantasies filled with the sexy firefighter who rescues him from the fire that burned his barn to the ground. But when that same firefighter makes his interest known, Laramie is at odds. The complication of a boyfriend is the last thing he needs. They strike a bargain‹sex with no strings attached. Trace loves the arrangement, but is unprepared for the protective feelings that surface when he learns that Laramie�s father convinced the construction company to refuse Laramie�s business, making it nearly impossible for him to rebuild his barn. If Trace decides to try to make their situation more permanent, will Laramie even be receptive?

Piggyback

ÊDetective Ryan Straton is known as the happy-go-lucky playboy of the precinct, the consummate bachelor of the department. At a Halloween party, he enjoys admiring the eye-candy, including a lovely ladyÑwho he learns is Doctor Morgan PruittÑdressed as Marilyn Monroe. When Ryan stumbles across Morgan getting backed into a corner by a trio of men, he plays hero and rescues her. HeÕs shocked to be offered a blowjob in thanks, but quickly gets on board when the woman proves just how adept she is with her handsÉand her mouth. When the deed is done, Ryan discovers that Morgan isnÕt a woman, and heÕs just received the best blowjob of his life from a man. As heÕs done with every woman heÕs bedded for over a decade, he plans to move on and forget about Morgan. Except, Ryan finds himself dreaming about his red lips and slender, agile hands. Getting advice from his friendsÑtreat him like any woman whoÕd caught his eyeÑlove Õem and leave ÕemÑRyan wonders if it would be that easy. Once heÕs had Morgan, would that end his obsession? Or would it only feed it?

Lifting Techniques

After injury forces Brendan Gateman to stop playing pro football, he falls back on his physical education and teaching degrees and begins coaching high school ball. Settling into a new town and hanging with his defensive coordinator, Dan Roper, Brendan finally feels like his life is back on track. His only regret is that the fear of losing not only his new life but his family forces him to remain deep in the closet. Still, he has two of the three things people always want out of life, and that�s enough for him. At least, that�s what he thinks until he meets paramedic Randy Coughlan. The out and proud man makes Brendan start rethinking his choices. When problems in Randy�s life forces the man to make some tough choices, will Brendan�s insecurities make him walk away? Or will he step up and become the man he never thought possible but always wanted to be?

Three Point Tuck

Sometimes you need to figure out what you need all by yourself.

The Screen Pass

Carter�s life is in upheaval. His ex-wife has passed away in a car accident, leaving him to care for his three year old son, Toby. This means a new home and a new job. Being attracted to Toby�s daycare owner, Peter, is not part of the plan. He�s listened to his father rant about queers for years, so Carter always figured coming out would cause more problems than it solved. But after sharing one passionate kiss with Peter, he can�t stop thinking about the man. Can Carter find the courage to face the drama caused by coming out, stand up to his family, and go after his man?

Rainbow Courage

Keeping the Peace: When a komodo dragon shifter revisits a roadside diner to collect his mate, the human is missing, forcing him to go on the hunt. While out on an assignment for the Shifter Council, Enforcer Dane Drudeson runs across his mate-the human Danny Nunez. He could have called in a replacement and stuck close to the man to woo him, but due to the time-sensitive nature of his mission, he chooses not to. Instead, Dane seduces the sweet, sexy human and secures his phone number. Knowing where Danny works and the town he lives in, Dane feels confident he can track Danny down when he comes back in a few days. Except, after Dane secures time off and returns to the small town, Danny is gone, forcing Dane to go on the hunt. After discovering Danny was injured by his own father, then driven out of town by bigotry, can Dane track down the other half of his soul before something else happens to his sweet, vulnerable human?

Hunting His Human

Just a little Love Bite: An angel’s assignment places him in the path of his hurting stella guida, leaving him wondering if he has the skills to help. When Nester joined Murdoch’s coven a couple of years back, Murdoch knew they weren’t beloveds. That didn’t stop him from falling hard and fast for the hazel-eyed vampire, who seems to return his affection. Bringing in a donor for threesomes happens often and keeps the spice in their relationship. Murdoch is ready for the next step—family—and Nester claims to be, too. They agree to a surrogate and artificial insemination. Except, then Murdoch ends up running late to an appointment to meet the surrogate at the facility and walks in on Nester banging the woman. His lover claims it’s no big deal, but it is to Murdoch. If Nester was willing to do that with their surrogate, who else had he been involved with behind his back? Murdoch takes a step back from Nester, trying to get some perspective, angering the other vampire. A guest at the dude ranch—Malakai—offers to listen to Murdoch and offer advice. Murdoch finds himself extremely attracted to the gorgeous male, although his lack of scent confuses him. An unexpected accident allows Murdoch to taste Malakai’s blood, revealing that not only is the male his beloved, but Malakai is also an angel. Can Murdoch come to grips with the revelation—and why Malakai had hidden their connection from him—before Nester figures out a way to sabotage any hope for their future?

The Angel’s Vampire

Salem Galdesque was busy doing a favor for one of Master Krispin’s allies when the news of several beloveds in his home coven reaches his ears. He’s happy for them even as he snickers at the shackles it places upon them. As his coven’s fixer, he could only imagine the trouble such a bond would cause to his own life. Salem loves being able to solve a problem by any means necessary—whether it be by a payoff, seduction, or a good, old-fashioned beat-down…and maybe even more—and answering to a beloved would be nothing but a headache. His tactics makes his job easy, not to mention fun. When Salem is called home to the Maven coven, he meets the gargoyle Keefe and realizes Fate has bestowed upon him a rather dubious gift—Keefe is his beloved. After just a couple of encounters, Salem knows that between Keefe’s serious need to color inside the lines and Salem’s own prevalence toward shades of gray, their different outlooks will cause nothing but problems. Still, Keefe is Salem’s beloved, and he knows he only gets one, so they come to an agreement—no talking shop with each other. When they both uncover leads regarding the hunters troubling the Maven coven, can they figure out how to work together, or will their issues tear not only them apart, but the coven as well?

The Fixer’s Enforcer

Ridger Carruthers watches his best friends find their beloveds in members of the nearby gargoyle clutch. Having met all the males, he knows none of them are his own. He doesn’t think anything of it when he zips over there to deliver electronic supplies. Joining the gargoyles for a meal, Ridger comes face to face with someone new—the visiting gargoyle elder, Vermidian. The male is quick to declare that Ridger is his mate…as well as demand that he leave Wyoming to live with him in Ohio. Beloved or not, Ridger gives in to his knee-jerk reaction and tells him no. As an elder, Vermidian can’t remember the last time someone refused his command. To hear his fate-given mate tell him no shocks him, but that doesn’t mean he’s giving up on the vampire. Instead, Vermidian invites himself to stay at Ridger’s coven, with a pair of Elder Enforcers in tow. With so many dominant personalities in one place, Ridger and Vermidian hit bumps quickly and not just with each other. Can they learn to communicate in time to save not only their relationship but the coven and clutch from hunters, too?

Butting Heads with a Gargoyle

As a demon under the Horseman of Famine, Beltine enjoyed helping his horseman take out a coven of witches. It was a wonderful change of pace—doing something other than spreading famine upon different areas of the human plane. When Famine teams up with his brothers to track down a dangerous and mysterious artifact, Beltine is happy—and honored—to be chosen to help. Their information takes them to an exotic animal rescue facility in the mountains of Idaho. Upon getting there, they discover that some of the animals aren’t animals—they’re shifters trapped in animal form. What really shocks Beltine is that one of the males is his amina—his soul. Except, Beltine is still a couple of decades away from his thousandth birthday. Still, once his amina—Kavan—finally returns to his human form, Beltine finds himself just like any other paranormal. He wants what the Moirai have deemed his. With his time in service to Famine not yet up, as well as trouble still on the horizon, Beltine isn’t certain what his best move is. Will even the help of his horseman be enough to find an answer?

The Early Amina

Reginald Reggie Herrera has been feeling out of sorts for a while. Helping an old friend build a barn for a gay couple causes him to wonder what if, creating a resurgence of needs he'd thought buried decades ago. Filled with guilt, as if he is somehow betraying the memory of his late wife, Reggie heads to his fishing cabin for a few weeks alone, hoping to clear his head. While Reggie is out fly-fishing, he sees a man in a float tube flip in the river and hit his head. Reggie pulls the unconscious guy from the water, but when the young man wakes, he has amnesia. As Reggie helps the stranger regain his strength and piece together his past, his feelings turn from fatherly concern to something more. Just as Reggie begins to give into his desires, he learns that his young lover is Miguel Swanson, and he's wanted in connection with the death of his female roommate. Can Reggie believe Miguel, who doesn't truly remember, that he didn't actually murder his best friend? Not to mention, if Miguel didn't do it...who did?

Break-Away Strength

Adalric Bachmeier is the leader of his vampire coven and not accustomed to being patient, but to win his beloved�s affection, he tries to be just that. Unfortunately, time runs out too soon. Adalric can�t put off returning to his coven, as well as his duties, any longer, and he plans to take Seth Goodwin with him, willingly or not. Seth never would have believed that creatures of myth and legend existed. Coming face to face with a vindictive, bloodthirsty vampire opens his eyes real quick to a whole new set of evils in the world. He can�t figure out why Adalric continues with his overtures of friendship, especially when he�s been nothing but rude and cold to the guy. After all, Seth wants nothing to do with a vampire. Adalric insists that Seth must go with him to his coven, and he uses the guise of marking him as taken‹making him off-limits to other vampires‹to finally sink his fangs into the human. Even though Seth finds great pleasure in Adalric�s arms, when the truth of their relationship comes out, will their fragile bond withstand the tension? Or will it snap, sending Seth running?

A Bite of Fulfillment

Maelgwn, leader of a clutch of gargoyles in Durango, Colorado, only planned to be in Stone Ridge a few days to help a fellow gargoyle�s mate through laying their first egg. His plan to leave changes when he scents his mate in the hospital. He discovers his mate is Bobby Truman, a human who has no idea the paranormal world exists, even though a number of his friends are shifters. Maelgwn begins the arduous process of watching and waiting, searching for that perfect opportunity to make contact with his mate. Bobby Truman is tired of his boyfriend, Seth�s, abusive friends, especially when Seth doesn�t do anything about their antics. The broken nose, compliments of Seth�s buddy Grant, is the final straw. When he�s attacked by muggers and rescued by a mysterious stranger in the dark, Bobby hopes it�s the opportunity he needs to make a clean break from Seth. Even if it doesn�t work out with Maelgwn, maybe Bobby can keep his new love interest�s attention long enough to prove to Seth they are really done. Bobby thinks it�s odd that Maelgwn won�t come into the light, always meeting him after dark, but he�s nowhere near prepared for the truth when it finally comes out. Can Maelgwn convince Bobby that the things that go bump in the night aren�t always bad and to take his place at Maelgwn�s side in a paranormal world? Even when that means uprooting his life and moving?

Trill to Me Sweetly

Agreeing to do his fellow vampire enforcer a favor, Nereo Belmonte heads to Stone Ridge, Colorado. He thought the task sounded simple enough—search the minds of four men who’d been experimented on and see if he can restore their memories. To his surprise, when Nereo walks into the room, he finds himself drawn to the blood of one of them—Warren Berger. With a vested interest in the job, Nereo worries the mental fog he encounters may never clear, leaving Warren’s mind in danger of returning to the experiments’ original programming. Warren knows his name. He knows his duty—follow Doctor Winoan’s orders. Everything else is immaterial. Except, when Winoan orders him to kill a man, he hears a noise that makes him question that—a snarling hiss that sounds like an order to stop. To Warren’s surprise, something deep within his psyche responds, and he obeys, as does his three team members. The odd presence in his mind decides that the speaker—a cheetah, which turns into a man—is their new leader. Warren doesn’t understand what’s going on, but he has no choice but to obey. Upon meeting Nereo, that voice in Warren’s head purrs with delight. Warren agrees—he wants the man. While peering into Nereo’s red-irised gaze, odd images flood his mind, clouding him with confusion and distrust. Can Warren learn to trust Nereo, allowing him to help, before those who worked with his old boss finds a way to counter his internal voice’s control and steal him back?

Connecting with an Altered

Out of the Cage: Sometimes love needs a little coaxing to grow. Stake Dolan has worked as a firefighter for almost a decade. He knows he’s loud, brash, and occasionally abrasive, not that he tries to be. Sometimes, he just blurts stuff out without thinking. His thoughtless words get him in trouble, and the chief orders him to help with the clean-up of some of the local hiking trailheads. At one of them, Dolan meets Cecil Rochette. The friendly man makes a pass at him, but Dolan quickly shuts him down. A few of his fellow firefighters are gay, but he is not. Still, while he doesn’t know why, there’s something about the guy that arouses him. When Cecil keeps popping up in his path, interrupting his life, he begins to wonder what it’d be like to give in to the mischievous man’s advances. Will doing something so different be worth the price, especially when no one has been able to tolerate his mouth for long?

For the Love of a Wolf

The holidays can be a special time, filled with unexpected magic.

Snowballs and Candy Canes

In der paranormalen Welt: Als eine Gruppe Paranormaler seinen Schwarm besucht, muss ein freundlicher Gargoyle einen Weg finden, das Vertrauen eines schüchternen, technisch versierten Vampirs zu gewinnen. Holden hat beobachtet, wie viele der Gargoyles in seinem Schwarm ihre Gefährten gefunden haben. Seine Hoffnung, dass sein eigener Gefährte auftaucht, beginnt zu schwinden, da die Jahre vergehen und die verbleibenden unverbundenen Mitglieder des Falias-Schwarms keine Gefährten mehr finden. Er beginnt zu befürchten, dass das Schicksal nun einem anderen Schwarm Gefährten schenkt. Als die Mutter eines anderen Gargoyles schwer krank wird, kommt der Anführer eines befreundeten Schwarms – Anführer Kinsey, der auch ihr Sohn ist –, um sich von ihr zu verabschieden. Holden ist angenehm überrascht, als er feststellt, dass es inmitten all der Trauer auch Glück gibt. Einer der Männer im Gefolge von Anführer Kinsey ist sein Gefährte. Er erfährt, dass der Mann ein Vampir namens Lathe ist. Doch Holden stellt fest, dass Lathe zu riechen und ihn zu umwerben zwei sehr unterschiedliche Dinge sind. Lathe kam nur, weil Anführer Kinsey wollte, dass seine Leute Maelgwns Sicherheitsmaßnahmen überprüfen, während er dort ist. Holden erkennt, dass Lathes zurückgezogene und vorsichtige Natur etwas mit den Narben zu tun hat, die er auf seiner linken Seite trägt. Kann Holden einen Weg finden, sich Lathes Vertrauen zu verdienen, bevor derjenige, der Lathe so gezeichnet hat, kommt, um zu beenden, was er begonnen hat? Ein homoerotischer Liebesroman mit explizitem Inhalt. Jeder Band dieser Reihe geht auf die romantische Beziehung eines anderen Paares ein. Paranormal verliebt ist ein Spin-Off der Reihe Die Wölfe von Stone Ridge. Die Reihen können unabhängig voneinander gelesen werden, dies idealerweise entsprechend der Nummerierung der Bände innerhalb der Reihe. Aufgrund der Überschneidungen innerhalb der verschiedenen Reihen, die in der Welt von Stone Ridge angesiedelt sind, empfiehlt es sich, die Bände entsprechend ihrer Reihenfolge innerhalb der gesamten Welt zu lesen. Eine Übersicht über die empfohlene Lesereihenfolge gibt es auf der Website von Me and the Muse Publishing. Länge: rund 31.000 Wörter

Seinen misstrauischen Vampir bezirzen

This anthology collects "Werewolf at the Zoo, Alpha's Prerogative, Accepting His Animal Doctor" and "Accepting His Human."

Charlie Richards

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