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Don't Judge a Book...

Bookworm Rhys lives in the idyllic town of Hawks Bridge and spends his days working at the local library, his evenings quietly reading. He thinks it's all about books and even the occasional interruption 'real life' throws his way cannot change his beliefs.

When car thief Darren arrives to do his community service, Rhys's world is turned upside down. Rhys thinks the man is uneducated, only to find him reading classics. He expects him to behave like the criminal he is, only Darren doesn't. While Rhys isn't exactly out and proud, Darren is in denial about his sexuality.

They are wrong for each other on so many levels, yet rejection only makes the need greater...


Fade to Black

Sheriff Brandon Schofield and Finn Austen are still struggling to overcome the ghosts of the past and Finn's torture at the hands of his abusive partner, Dominic Bateman. Meanwhile an adult movie company has moved operations to an abandoned warehouse in Clear Water Creek and its stars are vanishing. Soon Brandon's investigation leads him to Iowa and he finds the men involved have ties to Finn's past.

As Brandon battles to bring down the crew behind the films and fight the demons--both real and those haunting the halls of Finn's mind--he hopes to slam the door on the past forever and claim the joy he and his lover deserve.

CONTENT ADVISORY: This title contains scenes of dubious consent, rape, and excessive violence.


I Am Fallen

Children's book writer Jacob Bailey has retreated to Scotland to die in solitude, tormented by the loss of the love of his life, and wishing for an end to his suffering. In his remote house on the cliff he is visited by an angel, with history and pain of his own, a being who brings far more to Jacob's final days than he could ever hope for.

CONTENT ADVISORY: This title contains a bittersweet ending.

Reviewer: Victoria Cross
Review: May 10, 2012
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Erotic Romance, Historical Romance, GLBTQ, M/M, Angels
Jacob has cancer and has decided to move to Scotland to work on his last novel and die alone. While there he meets an Angel. The Angel decides to watch over Jacob, and do what he can to help ease his pain and suffering. The story also is about the relationship between Jacob’s Angel and another Angel. I don’t want to give away too much of what isn’t covered in the book’s blurb. This is a tale of what could ha

Lonely

When the love of Austin Bale's life--Rupert the German Shepherd--is critically injured in a car accident, Austin has to come up with seventeen hundred dollars, and fast. Austin lives alone, works a minimum wage job, and has no one he can turn to. The only thing he can offer to vet Lynton Brooke, by way of payment, is himself.

Reviewer: Lilyraines
Review: Mar 28, 2012
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Contemporary, GLBTQ, M/M
I liked the overall tone of the story, as well as the premise - Austin and Lynton meeting when Austin brings in his German Shepherd into Lynton's practice after the dog was hit with a car. I liked the characters, although, for me, Rupert was a scene stealer. What did not work for me (and very well could for others) is that while the setup and the way things were worked out between Austin and Lynton could be

Bollywood Dreams

In Bollywood, the brightest stars are the ones who need the most care.

Amar Vartak is fresh off the plane from England and on the set of his first Bollywood movie. Rama Kamane is his crush, his hero and the hottest Bollywood star of the moment.

Amar wants him but Rama doesn’t dare go there. He has his reputation to protect and he doesn’t tangle with male actors. He hasn’t bargained on the English boy capturing his heart though...

Reader Advisory: This book contains one scene of ménage a trois and contains scenes of M/M intimacy 

Reviewer: Daisiemae
Review: Sep 27, 2011
Genre(s): Contemporary, GLBTQ, M/M
Bollywood Dreams by Scarlet Blackwell is a fast paced, sexy romp from start to finish. Between her unique and provocatively written characters...to the hidden secrets in the supposedly perfect and glamorous life of Bollywood actors, Bollywood Dreams, is an intriguingly erotic story that will satisfy those whom are looking for an erotically H-O-T homoerotic read. Amar Vartak believes his dream of becoming an

The Golden Haired Boy

Ever since loitering in the university quad drinking from students, two hundred year old vampire Johann wants the thing he will never have - the boy with the golden hair. He stalks Lucas for years, meeting him once a year, watching him grow into a man until finally, he can no longer take the strength of his own desire. Will he give in to his need to make Lucas his or will he let him go forever?

Reviewer: Daisiemae
Review: Sep 6, 2011
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, GLBTQ, M/M, Vampires
I knew from reading the blurb that the book, Golden Haired Boy by Scarlet Blackwell was going to be a paranormal romance, but I had no idea what an emotional rollercoaster ride it was going to be before I read it. This well-written and fast paced book kept me enthralled with the two main characters and their story from the first word to the last sentence. I read this book in one sitting and once I finished it

Smashed into Pieces

Sheriff Brandon Schofield is smitten by the new arrival in Clear Water Creek, Finn Austen. But Finn is living in the house by the lake where a murder took place and his story is no less unhappy than the previous occupant's. Finn is on the run from a violent past and he trusts no one.

Brandon is desperate to break down his defences and win Finn's love and trust but time is running out and perhaps he can only protect Finn for so long.

Reviewer: Sandra
Review: Aug 12, 2011
Genre(s): Western, GLBTQ, Mystery, M/M
Sheriff Brandon Schofield is highly attracted to Clear Water Creek's new arrival, Finn Austen. Finn is living an unhappy life and Brandon hopes to change that. Finn's past partner was an abusive man. When Finn's partner shows up can Brandon save Finn or will Finn loose his life? Smashed into Pieces has a well written domestic abuse storyline. It was sad as well as good. It was sad because of the abuse, but g

Anthology Volume One

Scarlet Blackwell's first collection of short stories is a mixture. Mostly contemporary, with a fantasy story and a Victorian setting thrown in for good measure, the stories feature love-lorn m/m couples from every walk of life - some sportsmen, some porn stars, some mentally challenged. The common theme is love, as always and the finding of that one special person.


Secondhand Heart

Conrad Muller's heart is the center of a web of friendships, fights, and love lost and found in a close-knit group of gay men in Orange County, California. Six months ago, Conrad died, and his organs were donated for transplant. A month later, Conrad's lover, Christian, receives a letter from the recipient of Conrad's donated heart. Christian can't stop thinking about the letter, and he's not the only one affected by loss. Conrad's best friend Eban is also broken-hearted, and he's struggling with his lover Damien, who has always resented living in Conrad's shadow. Though Conrad is gone, his friends and his lover will have to cope with their grief to move on and find new love.

Reviewer: Daisiemae
Review: Mar 31, 2011
Genre(s): GLBTQ, M/M
Secondhand Heart by Scarlett Blackwell is complex story full of angst, sex, grief, romance, lies, love, redemption and forgiveness. Although it primarily tells the story of Christian and Luke; Secondhand Heart is basically a book about a menagerie of characters whose own lives and dramas take the storyline to full circle of love and angst until all is well for all of the characters in the end. When Christian

A Vampire in Whitechapel

A bloodsucker discovers he's not the only monster stalking the streets of Victorian London, when his nightly search for sustenance brings him face-to-face with the city's most notorious butcher - Jack the Ripper. A short story from our Spectres horror line.

Reviewer: Stesha
Review: Mar 14, 2011
Genre(s): Horror, Paranormal / Supernatural, Historical Fiction, Vampires
Victorian London. Abel, a vampire, walks the streets of Victorian London in search of his next meal. Soon, he discovers he’s not the only blood-thirsty creature haunting the bleak streets. Jack the Ripper is in full force, mutilating unsuspecting victims and terrorizing London. It’s not long before Abel discovers the true identity of The Ripper. Now he must decide if he has enough of a conscienc

Love Bites

Sebastien, a French vampire, has lived with the murder of his true love for three hundred years. Now there’s someone new on the scene, someone who looks very much like his dead love. Did she somehow survive? Has she been reincarnated? He won’t stop until he finds out exactly who she is.

Alex, a blonde and beautiful woman who isn’t afraid to speak her mind, is followed one night by a mysterious man. Their chemistry is undeniable, and despite the realization he wants her because she looks like someone from his past, she finds herself naked and beneath him.

Soon, Alex is visited by a member of the mysterious Council, one who threatens to end her life. Can Sebastien save her, or will she meet the same fate Eloise did three hundred years ago?

Reviewer: Heather
Review: Mar 3, 2011
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Erotic Romance
Scarlet Blackwell’s latest release, Love Bites is a captivating paranormal romance that is great form beginning to end. Ms. Blackwell has penned a wonderful fast-paced romance that will captivate readers. Her characters are intelligent, believable, and intriguing. The plotline is interesting, alluring and engaging from the very first page. I am delighted to add this to my keeper collection and to re

Rescue Me

After a near fatal car crash leaves him scarred both physically and emotionally, Matt Harmon finds the solitude of his huge, lonely house too much to bear. Hiring nurse James Hayden to look after him seems like the best idea for Matt, whose fierce independence has been compromised by his injuries. The two men clash from the start as James struggles to help Matt rebuild his shattered body and heal his crushed soul. The bond they form is forged in fire and ice, and the wounds they inflict on one another can only be erased by Matt's admission that he can't live without James's loving touch. Will Matt realize too late that James is the only one who can rescue him from himself?

Reviewer: Daisiemae
Review: Dec 20, 2010
Genre(s): Contemporary, GLBTQ, M/M
Rescue Me by Scarlet Blackwell is a character driven, angst-filled, heart-wrenching, soul redeeming, romantic story with one of the best endings I’ve read in a long time. I literally went through an array of different emotions while I read this book. There were times I wanted to shake some sense into the main characters, and at one point of the book I had to walk away from it for a few minutes…I

Beached Hearts

Inspector Conor Kelly’s heart broke and his life fell into disarray seven years ago when his father disowned him and his lover Liam left him. Now Conor is fighting both old, lingering pain and a new, fierce attraction to Eli Sanders, a marine biologist—just like Liam—who is only in Ireland for a short time to study the unfortunate death of a whale. Conor will have to find the courage to face the demons of his past, because if he lets Eli go without making his feelings plain, it may very well be Conor's last chance at love.

Reviewer: Sandra
Review: Sep 15, 2010
Genre(s): GLBTQ
After having his heart broken by the first man whom Inspector Connor Kelly had fallen in love with has made him a very bitter and wary man. But when Eli Sanders marches into Connor's life, while on assignment to do an autopsy on a beached whale, things heat up between the two men. But because of Connors past heartbreak Eli has a hard time getting thru to Connor. Then the man from Connor's past shows up. Eli h

Stand and Deliver

A tale of dark, dangerous highwaymen and the man they take captive.

When Lucien Mayer, 14th Earl of Ravensberry is taken hostage by a gang of highwaymen, he is drawn to the damaged, reclusive Ambrosius and the dangerous, brooding Dante. Torn between escaping and satisfying his body's needs, his life will never be the same again.

Reader Advisory: This book contains explicit scenes of m/m sex and ménage a trois.

Reviewer: Sandra
Review: Dec 13, 2009
Genre(s): GLBTQ, Menage / Multiple Partners
Bored and drunk Lucien Mayer, Earl of Ravensberry is held up at gunpoint and robbed. When he challenges the highwaymen to a fight he ends up as their hostage. Meeting them face-to-face he finds that the grieving Ambrosius is too much to resist but his attraction to the brooding Dante is just as strong. Torn between the two men is hard on him. He does try to escape but its back to Ambrosius he finds himself h

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