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Practice Makes Perfect
Contemporary/ Gay/ Paranormal
Total-e-burning
Short Story
 
Discovering he has magic powers isn't much fun for Julian Delaney when all his spells backfire. Can his hunky mentor mend his wonky ways? 
 
Julian Delaney thinks he's a normal, sometimes clumsy guy, who occasionally has weird stuff happen. When he finds out the truth - he's a warlock who just needs practice using his powers - he's too shocked to believe it. 
 
Dante, his Mystical Guide, arrives prepared to teach Julian everything he needs to know. What neither of them realises is there's a reason Julian's magic powers backfire. Can they figure it out before one of them makes the ultimate sacrifice? 
Reviewer: Sandra
Review: Aug 3, 2010
Genre(s): GLBTQ
When Dante appears at the store that Julian Delany works at his first reaction is lust. When he finds out that Dante is his mentor to the magic he possesses he isn't yet ready to believe, but as he learns to use his magic he isn't sure he wants it because everything he does back fires on him. As Dante works with Julian he can't quite figure out why Julian’s magic isn't working the way it should. It tak

Phaze Binary Stars - Volume 3: Willing and Able
# of pages or word count: 55 pages
Heat rating: 3 Novas
Genre: Contemporary M/M erotic romance
 
Willing: Colt Willing never expected to be a key player in a drug-running operation. Before he can get out, he's determined to release the hold the organization has on Jonathan, the man he's grown to love. Jonathan has ties that bind him to drug-lord Nigel Caprice, and breaking the bonds may prove too difficult for Willing to tackle alone.
 

Able: Detective D.J. Able is determined to bring Caprice to his knees. Backed by his partner, Bryan Stokes, Able and his team are out for justice, and retribution for the loss of one of their own. When push comes to shove, Able discovers that even the best laid plans sometimes go astray, and the men end up in a fight for their very lives. 

Reviewer: Cecile.Smith75
Review: Jun 9, 2010
Genre(s): GLBTQ
I do not judge short stories on the rush of their relationships, because they are just that - short stories. So, yes the relationships always could have been drawn out more, yea it seems like they fall in love to fast and of course the story could have been made longer... but it is a short story. So with that said.... here is my review... This story is roughly about 55 pages long... You get tw

Stroke of Luck
Contemporary/ Gay
Total-e-burning
Short Story
 
When a sexy lottery winner calls on an equally handsome accountant for advice, will love or money rule?
 
Ninety-seven millions dollars is more money than Steven DeLong can even imagine. When he realises he's won the lottery, he knows he needs advice from a professional, and fast. He calls on an accountant recommended by his brother, unaware the man is the sexiest hunk Steven has ever laid eyes, or anything else, on.
 
Paul Aspen seems excited by the prospect of helping Steven with his money, and even more excited to get the naïve bartender into bed. When both men come up for air, Steven's left wondering if Paul is more interested in him or the lottery winnings. In the end, he's forced to decide whether love or money rules his heart.

Let The Sunshine In

Genre: Historical MMF Menage paranormal erotic romance

Heat rating: 4 Novas

# of pages or word count: 39 pages

Spring, 1971. Hippies, peace and love are all the rage in California. But Terri Walker has suffered a miscarriage from which she hasn’t bounced back. She and her husband move to New Orleans hoping for a fresh start. While Scott renovates the stately old home his father bequeathed to them, Terri snoops and is amazed to discover the house has a secret. Some have called it a blessing, and some a curse.

When handsome, hirsute Rafe McAllister comes into their lives, neither Scott nor Terri has any idea how much their world is about to change. Not precisely what they're looking for, Rafe might be exactly what they need.

Reviewer: Cecile.Smith75
Review: Feb 18, 2010
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Historical Romance, Menage / Multiple Partners, Vintage
I do not judge short stories on the rush of their relationships, because they are just that - short stories. So, yes the relationships always could have been drawn out more, yea it seems like they fall in love too fast and of course the story could have been made longer... but it is a short story. So with that said.... At close to forty pages, this is one hot book. Ms. Jenna wields the story of three people

Night Shift
Contemporary/ Gay/ Action & Adventure
Total-e-burning
Short Story
 
Tracking a murderer on the streets of Chicago, two strong-willed detectives must work together on the case - as well as they get along in the bedroom.

Homicide Detective Cullen Ryder is worried. Someone is brazenly killing drug pushers on the grimy backstreets of Chicago. When the monthly murders jump to weekly and draw the focus of the chief of police, the Chicago P.D. starts jumping, too. The chief assigns a special task force to the case, much to Ryder's chagrin.

Handsome, dark-skinned Trevor Stone has testosterone and attitude to spare. As the head of the task force, he marches in giving orders right and left. Ryder doesn't like being bossed around, but he does like Stone. Maybe a little too much. When he discovers the feelings are mutual and the men fall into bed, neither is sure where the relationship is headed. Both know one thing - there's a murderer on the loose whom they need to catch, before he catches up with them.
Reviewer: Lilyraines
Review: Oct 6, 2009
Genre(s): GLBTQ, Adventure / Action
Homicide Detective Cullen Ryder sees the case he is working on being taken out of his hands and assigned to a task force by the chief and he resents it. Vice Detective Trevor Stone has the kind of attitude that is going to take him places - and he knows it. Since he is assigned by the chief to head the task force, he brings that attitude to the fore by issuing orders from the word go - which does not entirely

Friction Anthology

Cruising by JP Bowie

Adam Brenner is looking for a life change...

Adam Brenner is looking for a life change when a long-time friend and associate, Tom Hathaway, offers him a position as casino manager aboard The Maid of the Seas, a luxury cruise ship out of Port Canaveral, Florida.

Trying to leave behind haunting memories of an alcoholic boyfriend on a path to destruction, Adam succumbs to the Latin charm of Vittorio Borghese, the ship's architect. After a night of hot sex, Adam thinks he might have found the one to help him forget the misery of the past, but Adam soon discovers that life on board a floating resort has its drawbacks to go hand-in-hand with the perks.

Maximum Exposure by Jenna Byrnes & Jude Mason

A secret pleasure denied could be the end for long time lovers Rob and Max, or will mistrust do it first?

Rob Jenkins is worried. The relationship he's been in for six years has become a little stale and not very intimate. He loves Max more than anything, but the man's sexual fetish of 'doing things' in public never interested him.

While Max is away at a two-week business conference, Rob concludes that in order to save their relationship, he needs to make some choices. He surprises Max with a weekend visit and the offer to play a 'game'. Will the sexy scenarios be enough, or will they merely expose the flaws in their relationship?

Yes! by Kim Dare

Can Andrew really spend twelve hours saying no to everything Stephen offers him? It's not going to be easy, when all he wants to say is - Yes!

Andrew likes sex. If someone he's attracted to wants to have sex with him, he's not going to say no to them. That's not a character flaw, it's just common sense.

Stephen seems to think otherwise. He's sure Andrew is incapable of saying no to a cheap thrill. But, at the same time, he's more than happy to provide Andrew with the prefect opportunity to prove him wrong.

Sorry Charlie by Ashley Ladd

Charlie's dad wants to make up after a seventeen-year family feud...

He's overjoyed, excited, and nervous as hell that his father is finally accepting his sexual orientation and speaking to him after a seventeen-year family feud but Charlie can't understand why his long-term partner Jonathan is acting jealous and clingy, when he should be happy for him or at least supportive.

Jon's afraid Charlie's family will hurt him again and he doesn't know if he can mend Charlie's heart if it shatters a second time or stand by and watch while Charlie sets himself up for more heartbreak.

Heat of the Night by SL Majors

Bad boy Stephen Powell has finally met his match in Dakota Youngblood, a sexy Alpha and older man who shows Stephen a thing or two in the heat of a hot summer night.

It was supposed to be punishment...

Last week he'd been living the high life in Monte Carlo, and now, after yet another brush with trouble, ultimate bad boy Stephen Powell has been banished to Wyoming, which might as well be the middle of nowhere.

Stephen wasn't expecting to fall in love with the wild land or with its untamed rancher, Dakota Youngblood, a man as rugged as the mountains he calls home. Youngblood sizzles with intensity and teaches the brash younger man a thing or two about life, about passion, about commitment...

One Night Stand by Cassandra Gold

Can a one-night stand lead to lasting love?

Photographer Tom Garner is finally ready to date again after the death of his partner. On his first night out, he meets sexy Ian. Unfortunately for Tom, Ian isn't looking for a relationship.

Ian Abernathy has been burned by love one too many times. His new rule, one-night stands only, seems to be working well—until he meets Tom.

Reviewer: Daisiemae
Review: Jul 30, 2010
Genre(s): GLBTQ, Anthologies, M/M
Friction is a multi-authored homoerotic anthology. I was happily surprised that I really liked all of the stories in it. Many times in the past, I’ve read other anthologies where there are usually at least two or more stories that I either disliked or it lost my interest.  Admittedly, there are some stories I liked better than others, but all of them were interesting and very entertaining shor

Hunter's Light
Paranormal/Gay         
Total-e-burning
Novel
 
A haunted lighthouse, a handsome keeper and one freelance writer with a penchant for ghosts keep things hopping at Whiskers' Seaside Inn.
 
David Sanderson arrives at Whiskers' Seaside Inn, excited by the prospect of investigating the local ghosts. He's a freelance writer with a keen sense of the supernatural and enthusiasm to spare. When the ghosts fail to make an appearance, David is directed to the Harbour Point Light, where an active spirit is known to exist. And one handsome lighthouse keeper.
 
Hunter Pierce isn't sure he wants someone writing an article about his lighthouse and the ghost who inhabits it. He lives a quiet, solitary life in his little house by the tower and doesn't relish the idea of tourists taking over the place.
 
Their priorities might clash, but David and Hunter mesh in all the ways that count. Can an intense physical relationship be enough? And are there more ghosts at the lighthouse than the captain? Someone doesn't like David hanging around. David vows to figure out why, and hopefully, in the process, figure out what to do with the new love he's found.
 

Reader Advisory: This book contains explicit scenes of m/m intimacy, voyeurism and some paranormal elements.

Reviewer: Sandra
Review: Sep 27, 2009
Genre(s): GLBTQ
Traveling the world writing about haunted locations brings David Sanderson to the Whiskers Seaside Inn. He is to write about the ghosts that are reported to reside there.  While investigating the sightings he meets handsome lighthouse keeper Hunter Pierce and the attraction is instant and hot between the two men. Hunter and David spend their nights making sweet hot love and their days getting to kno

Slippery When Wet: Never Say Goodbye

Damien Hall has never done an honest day's work in his life. On his own from a young age, his street wiles got him by until he ended up in Corcoran State Prison for theft. Five years later, he's moved in with a man who only wants him for one thing, nightly hot sex. But he's off the streets, and Damien thinks the trade-off is worth it.

Travis Slater wrangles horses for a living, and wants to wrangle Damien in his off hours. He sees potential in the man who suffers from extremely low self esteem, and quickly falls in love with him. He hopes to take Damien and leave, knowing they can make their own way in the world.

Damien isn't so sure, and is terrified at the thought of being homeless again. When his employer admits the real reason Damien was hired, it's decision time. Do what's easy or do what's right? Only Damien can decide.

Length: Photon (17K words)

Reviewer: Cecile.Smith75
Review: Feb 26, 2010
Genre(s): GLBTQ
Damien is a guy who never caught a break... even when he was born... he was born on the wrong side of tracks. His mother was a hooker/waitress/drug addict. His father was an alcoholic. So, when Damien was born, he was born a drug addict. Needless to say life was not all peaches and cream. This is a little of how Damien made it: "Let’s just say I used my assets and earned enough money to survive. O

Switching Seth

Book one in the Rose and Thorn Series

Seth and Michael, a practising BDSM couple, decide to shake things up by adding a woman to their gay relationship.

Seth Carter is the perfect submissive. He'll do anything for his lover and Master, Michael. But Seth has a secret desire: he'd like to try being a Dom. Realising he'll never dominate Michael, with his Master's permission, he goes looking for a slave of his own.

Carla Nelson is new to Southern California and the BDSM club, the Rose & Thorn Society. She's looking for a submissive, but falls deep in lust when she meets Seth. The words 'gay and married' resonate in her head, but she can't fight the intense attraction. When he calls her with a proposal, she discovers she may not have to.

Seth wants to dominate Carla. With Michael training him, he promises they'll fulfil her every desire. The allure of having two men at once - two Masters - is strong. The fact that one is the handsome Seth makes the offer irresistible. Carla agrees to accept Michael in the package deal, unaware of how he really feels about the arrangement.

Welcome to the Rose & Thorn Society, where the scent of submission is sweet.

Reader Advbisory: This story contains sexual interaction between men, and ménage in a polyamorous relationship between two men and a woman

Reader Advisory: This book was previously released at Total-E-Bound by the author under a different pen-name

 

Reviewer: Zollyanna
Review: Aug 12, 2009
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Menage / Multiple Partners
Michael and Seth have been a happily married couple for three years, as well as a Dom/Sub couple. Michael loves being the dominate one but, Seth wants a taste of it for himself and approaches Michael with the idea. He lets Michael know that of course it would be both of them with the third person. The catch is that he wants the third person to be a woman, and this throws Michael off a bit. Carla Nelson is lo

Wolfen Choice

Book three in the Untamed Hearts Series

Fire takes the life of the wolfen tribal leader, and a new leader must be found before catastrophe befalls the pack. Only Cole, young irresponsible and unattached, has felt the talisman's heat. Is he the chosen one?

Fire devastates the forest, taking the life of the wolf tribe leader and his mate. With the amulet holder dead, a new leader must be chosen. Cole is young, headstrong and enamoured of his carefree ways. He discovered the bodies, and he's the changeling who brings the amulet back to his pack.

Zane has been a convenient sex partner for Cole, who continues to resist the ties of commitment. When the men come across another pack decimated by the fire, including a beautiful female unlike any they've seen before, Cole discovers that there may be more to life than playing the field.

With dissention among the pack and an unwilling Cole who might very well be the chosen amulet holder, will the wolfen tribe find its new leader? Or will confusion, mistrust and greed destroy them all?

Reader Advisory: This book contains scenes of m/m and m/m/f ménage intimacy and sex.

Reader Advisory: This book was previously released at Total-E-Bound by the authors, with one different pen-name

Reviewer: Sandra
Review: Jul 2, 2009
Genre(s): GLBTQ, Menage / Multiple Partners
After a horrific fire that took the lives of the clan leader and his mate, young irresponsible and unattached Cole finds the clan's Talisman and feels its heat. He though feels he's not ready and doesn't want the responsibility of leadership. For his heart has chosen Zane as his mate. Zane a golden warrior from another clan has been Cole's lover on and off for some time. On the journey back to clan lands wit

Secret Santa

Julia Brown isn't looking forward to Christmas. The clandestine relationship she's been involved in for two years has come to a screeching halt. She's faced with the prospect of a lonely holiday, and the worry that she doesn't have enough money for her son's gifts.

Victor Morgan, a partner in the law firm Julia works for, is the last complication she needs in her life. He's arrogant, presumptuous, and the most gorgeous man she's ever seen. When he comes to her aid she's surprised, and even more stunned to discover how susceptible she is to his charm.

Struggling to get in the Christmas spirit, Julia is cheered by a secret Santa in her office, and a series of events that show her what the season is truly all about.

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This story has been extensively re-written, expanded and re-edited for release with Total-E-Bound

Reviewer: Rita
Review: Mar 4, 2009
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary
Julia Brown had just ended a disastrous affair with a lawyer at the firm where she works as a secretary. Find out she wasn’t the only one he’d been having sex with just made it worse. She didn’t know how long she’d be able to continue working there, but she hoped to make it through the holidays. In the mean time she swears of any relationships with other co-workers. Then she meets

Dancing in The Dark

Detective Nick D'Amato has always been content with his lack-of-commitment love life. For a gay cop in the don't ask-don't tell N.Y.P.D., free and easy always seemed the least complicated route.

William, the new man in his life, has Nick rethinking his priorities. Will's perspective on life and love is different than anything Nick has ever encountered, making him that much more desirable.

The two men are compatible in every way except one, and it's a huge divider. Both are stubborn, neither willing to compromise, until a serial slasher enters their lives. A growing stack of dead bodies has the police running in circles, sending Nick and Will into a nightmare that could change their lives forever.

Length: Photon

Reviewer: Sandra
Review: Nov 25, 2008
Genre(s): GLBTQ
Detective Nick D'Amato was always footloose and fancy free being a police detective with a don't ask don't tell attitude. Nick is going on forty and seriously rethinking his life.   When he meets William a street hustler with whom he has feelings for he sees his future in this younger man, but William isn't ready to settle down.   But when William’s life is threatened and he's almost kille

Feral Heat

Book one in the Untamed Hearts Series

The scent of a female is a powerful thing. Kai, leader of the cougar clan finds that out the hard way, much to his distress. Can he and his life mate, Aric, find the stolen talisman before it's too late?

The female's scent is highly arousing, even to a cougar closely mated to his male partner. But Kai is no ordinary cougar. He's a changeling, sometimes a highly sexed human, and sometimes an even friskier cat. He mounts the seductive Sable, unaware of her mission and exactly what he's preparing to lose.

The talisman amulet has kept the cougar clan at peace for generations. When it's stolen Kai and his mate, the handsome Aric, set out on a journey to recover it. Meeting treachery and deception at every turn, the duo are forced to battle not only for the peace of the cougar clans, but for their very survival, and the life of their newfound love, Sable.

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This story has male male interaction as part of a polyamourous relationship and some BDSM play.
 

Reviewer: Dianna
Review: Nov 25, 2008
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Erotic Romance, Menage / Multiple Partners
Kai is the leader of the local Cougar Pride. His mate is Aric. The only thing they are missing is kits, or young. Kai is entranced by Sable a female. After mating with her, he is knocked unconscious.   Upon awakening he discovers his talisman is missing. Without it, he will have trouble keeping his people together. Aric and Kai go looking for it.   Sable is scare

Nothing But Trouble

Adrian Scott doesn't expect to fall in love with his employer after spending one night with him. Graham Elliott is handsome and exciting, a very wealthy man, not in Adrian 's league. But their night together was intoxicating, and Adrian can't shake the thought of making a life with this older man. As per their arrangement, they have two more nights together. Will that be enough time to convince his boss they belong together, or will the deal prove to be nothing but trouble?

Reviewer: Sandra
Review: Sep 16, 2008
Genre(s): GLBTQ
When Adrian Scott is propositioned by his boss Graham Elliot he doesn't expect to fall in love with him after 2 nights. When he expresses his love to Graham he is told its not going to happen. Graham hasn't come out yet and isn't willing to take the risk so he sends Adrian away from him.   Adrian, broken hearted, quits his job. Will Graham come to his senses or will they forever be alone?   I di

Second Time Around

Mike Sparks arrives home early from a business trip to find his wife in bed with another woman. He's shocked and surprised, but not really upset. Understanding her needs have changed, he agrees to an amicable divorce.

When he's finally ready to re-enter the dating scene, he realises his own needs have also changed. Instead of blonde hair and a big bust, the image turning him on these days is dark haired, and masculine.

His first attempt at a same-sex date ends up a fumbling, sticky, back-seat mess. But when he meets handsome Niko Bulajic, he realises he might just have found what he's looking for...the second time around.

Reviewer: Sandra
Review: May 27, 2008
Genre(s): GLBTQ
When Mike Sparks comes home early he finds his wife in bed with another woman. He's shocked and a bit surprised at himself for not being more upset. He gives her an easy divorce. He thinks about his life and thinking hard decides a change would be good and contacts a friend who is gay. Steve sets him up with his first date which ends in almost disaster. He's a little wary when he calls Steve again and Steve s

Convincing Cate

Vince Mason is sure the perfect woman doesn't exist. When he meets elusive Cate Reynolds and finds she's nearly as close to perfect as he can imagine, he doesn't want her to slip away.

Cate is attracted to Vince, but she sees one major problem-he's almost ten years younger, an age span she refuses to live with.

It's going to take one carefully crafted plan, a few well-meaning relatives, and maybe even a shot from Cupid's arrow before Vince is through convincing Cate.

This book has been released previously. It has been revised and re-edited for release with Total-e-bound.

Reviewer: Priscilla
Review: Mar 19, 2008
Genre(s): Erotic Romance
How many times have we fantasized about someone we wanted, who seemed so out of our reach, yet somehow we got the courage to take that uninhibited plunge to meet the person of our dreams? This writer weaves a romantic story about Vince, a painter who is passionate about his art, and Cate who deals in investment funds and investments. While sidelining as a waiter, Vince looks forward to serving this sexy and b

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