Gay Romance Report December 6, 2022

My arch nemesis is my new fake boyfriend. Can you say drama?

I should be a glitter bomb of excitement about my college friends getting married. But all I can think about is running into my uber-successful ex and his new boyfriend at the wedding…while I’m flying painfully solo.

I need a plus one, stat. Enter Raleigh Marshall.

As luck (or misfortune) would have it, a picture of me and South Rock High’s too-blessed-to-be-stressed football coach accidentally finds its way on social media, making people believe we’re an item.

Raleigh is hot, charming, and one of South Rock’s most popular teachers. The problem is that he knows it. He also seems to derive a twisted pleasure from getting under my skin.

Yet once we stop bickering long enough to have a conversation, I have a hard time remembering what I hated about him.

Pretending to be in love with Raleigh Marshall will be my toughest role to date. But…am I still pretending?


Drama! is an enemies-to-lovers, fake boyfriend, theater nerd/football jock romance filled with humor, heart, and hot guys. Everett and Raleigh will put the A-plus in HEA, and like all good students, there’s no cheating. It’s the second book in the South Rock High series, which revolves around a found family of nerdy gay high school teachers, but can be read as a standalone.

Good things come to those who bake.

At least that’s what the sign hanging in Mistledough, the bakery owned by the gorgeous and mysterious Nyall claims.

When reporter Aaron Newton is banished to Mistletoe Falls for the holidays and forced to provide fluffy and lighthearted stories without a hint of scandal, or else, he finds himself drawn to both the bakery and the sweet taste of the man who runs it.

Aaron may not have come to the small Christmas town for love, but a little holiday magic is in the air, and the season may bring Aaron everything he’s ever wanted… if he’s willing to get whisked away by the handsome baker whose family has a secret to rival Santa Claus himself.

If you love opposites attract, small towns with holiday traditions galore, and magical elves, er, sprites, who make the season bright, you’ll fall head-over-mixing bowl for this feel good Christmas romance.

Author’s Note: Although this series takes place in the Chosen Universe, it is completely stand-alone.

Sam Northwick’s dreams have always been simple. Keep his ranch going the same way his father had and his father before him. Be a part of the community he grew up in and take care of his neighbors, the same way they always take care of him. And, mostly, be the kind of man his parents would’ve been proud of if they’d lived long enough.
Finding out his train wreck of a sister has two kids he’s never heard about isn’t much of a surprise, but finding out he has to take in and raise his niece and a nephew shakes his world to pieces. Almost as much as running into Billy Jones for the first time since high school.
Billy would be lying if he said he hadn’t thought about Sam more than a few times over the years. Mostly in the shower. Seeing him again, watching him struggle through daily life as a caretaker to a pissed-off teenage hellraiser and a little boy who is exactly like Sam wakes up that little crush and gives it a life of its own, making Billy do everything he knows he shouldn’t. Including start up with a man so deep in the closet he can’t see the door.
Is a little time, a little patience, and a little Texas heat enough to bring them together, or will it take more than either of them is willing to give?

Two steamy, heartfelt love stories in the same charming town.
In this collection of previously published holiday romances, Tara Lain combines unlikely couples, lots of steam, deep feeling, and seemingly insurmountable obstacles with the love, commitment and touch of magic to prevail against all odds.

The Fairy Shop –
A single dad who needs love. A child who needs courage.
Sounds like a job for a fairy.

When Nate Hawthorne meets Asher Dane, the huge, tattooed hunk embodies Nate’s dreams – and his daughter’s nightmares. Delly’s terrified of big men.

Then Nate and Delly find The Fairy Shop, a mysterious store where a unique proprietress sends Delly in search of the wand that will make her brave.

On a snowy Christmas Eve, love and courage meet under the influence of a most unusual fairy and Nate and Delly’s lives change forever.

The Fairy Dance—
What if the man of your dreams dances into your life—and he’s a nutcracker?

Maintenance man, Jed, might yearn for an alpha-femme guy, but where’s he going to find him in his small Oregon town?

New York ballet rising star, Henri, just wants to dance, but his desire for top roles only leads him into the pervy artistic director’s bed.

The chances of these two meeting are less likely than a grand jete. But then they do, one pre-holiday evening in a less-than-one-night stand that leaves them both yearning. Still, one short hookup on a kitchen floor doesn’t turn Jed and Henri into a match made in heaven. Not when all the world sees is a janitor and the ballet boss’s potential boy toy.

Mike
The only reason I moved to Pine Ridge was because of my fiancé. When he dumped me… I may have lashed out in anger and accidentally broken my kitchen. When the contractor I hire ghosts me, it looks like I’m screwed. Until a handsome stranger in a bar approaches me and offers his brother’s assistance in fixing it. As Rooney and I spend more time together, I can’t help but be drawn to him. Just my luck that I crush on a straight, single dad. Rooney is straight… isn’t he?

Rooney
I don’t know what it is but, since the first time I saw him, something about Mike fascinated me. And when I overhear his tale of remodeling woe, I’m compelled to offer up my brother and his handyman skills. But what happens when I no longer have an excuse to spend all of my available time with Mike? Maybe we could still be the kind of friends that spend our free time together. Huh. That sounds an awful lot like… dating. But I’ve never been attracted to a man before… right?

Dylan’s Cornish retreat wasn’t supposed to include a hot bloke and a cupid-playing ghost…

After tearing his Achilles tendon, recuperating by the sea sounds like a fantastic idea, and Dylan happily accepts his best mate’s offer to stay with him and his uncle for a few weeks. But he hadn’t counted on the uncle being smoking hot, or the fierce attraction that blossoms between them.

Swapping the busy streets of London for the easy pace of Cornish life is exactly what Gareth needs to move on with his own life. His new home requires a little TLC, but he’d expected that. What he hadn’t expected was the ghostly resident already living there.

A ten-year age gap isn’t the only issue standing between Dylan and Gareth. Their time together has an expiration date. By Christmas, Dylan will be back home in Bristol spending the holidays with his dad, leaving Gareth all alone. Luckily for them, a matchmaking Christmas Spirit has other ideas.

A Christmas MM romance featuring a meet-cute, pining, a meddling ghost, a teeny bit of angst, and a festive HEA.

There may not be room at the inn, but is there room in his heart?

Omega reindeer shifter Kris was never one for Christmas cheer. Getting his extended family together over the holidays always led to one thing: drama. When Kris wins a week at Winter Bird Christmas Tree Farm and Inn, he’s thrilled. What a perfect excuse to avoid a trip home that always includes sleeping on the floor, listening to fighting, bad singing, and ungrateful in-laws. It’s perfect.

Alpha Dark-Eyed Junco shifter Efron was ready for his biggest week of the year—or so he thought. Overbooked and understaffed, he’s left with no choice but to give his room to the guests and sleep in the store room. It’s fine. He can do anything for one week and it’s much better than getting bad reviews his first year since taking the plunge and opening his dream business.

When Efron is discovered in the middle of the night by the smexy reindeer shifter who has his room, he confesses his booking error and Efron gives him an offer too good to refuse.

Love at Frost Bite: Kris is a sweet with heat M/M mpreg shifter Christmas romance featuring a reindeer hiding from Christmas, a bird shifter juggling more than he can handle, the magical location that brought them together, one bed, mounds of French toast, an adorable dog, Christmas tree decorating, true love, Christmas magic, and a guaranteed happy ever after. If you like your shifters horn-y, your Christmas stories sweeter than hot cocoa and whipped cream, your mpreg complete with true mates and a bundle of joy, one-click Love at Frost Bite: Kris, book nine in the highly anticipated multi-author series Mated to His Reindeer, today.

One kiss under the mistletoe and now I’m hooked. I can’t get him out of my head… and I think I might like it.

Convincing my pride to have a holiday celebration was supposed to be a fun way to bring everyone together. But my plan went awry when my younger pride mate convinced everyone I needed a kiss. I hadn’t expected Ash to volunteer. And I certainly hadn’t expected him to kiss me on the lips and… linger.

Now, all I can think about is feeling his lips on mine again. Instead of planning gift giving and parties, I’m planning how to win Ash over. And what better way to convince him to spend time with me than to have him help me with my holiday plans?

The holidays are coming to the Ono-Nai house, and I only have one thing I’m wishing for this year—Ash.

A Holiday To Sustain Us is a fun 70K word MM urban fantasy companion story meant to be read AFTER A Purpose That Restores Us (The Magi Accounts 3). It’s from Charlie’s perspective and takes place between books 3 and 4 of the main series. This is a companion novel, NOT a standalone.

Blue Wheeler is afraid of being forgotten. Dorian Channing is scared of being different. Their first meeting sparks a friendship that becomes an unbreakable bond, even when the King of The Prides tries to tear them apart.

One lie threatens their entire world and unleashes secrets that should remain hidden.

Will the lie cage them forever, or will the magic set them free?

We find what you left behind.
All blood bleeds red, but it does not always bleed magic.
－The Hand-Me-Down Boys

Dreaming about my best friend’s brother is one thing, him actually falling for me is another.

Baking cupcakes for the science department bake-off shouldn’t strike fear into the heart of chemistry teacher Noah, but his previous record hasn’t exactly been glowing. In an attempt to stave off another year in last place, Noah turns to the one man who might be able to help him: his best friend’s older brother, Spencer.

Noah’s had a crush on the vibrant and sporty footballer turned baker for years, but the chances of anything happening between them are slim to none. Spencer is caring, funny, gorgeous… and totally straight.

Spencer has never thought about dating men before, but after watching Noah lick buttercream off a whisk he’s suddenly realising he’s not as straight as previously thought.

Revelations about his sexuality are one thing, but his footballing past being dragged into the present is another and Spencer isn’t sure which is more stressful. But he’s sure about one thing: he wants Noah in his life. Now all they have to do is figure out how to make their wishes come true.

Like I Wished is a hot and heart-warming best friend’s brother contemporary MM romance featuring adorable ghost cupcakes, a bisexual awakening over baking, gate-crashed first dates, gym-bro besties, and lots of hot chocolate.

It is book two in the Heather Bay series and while it can be read as a standalone, it’s best enjoyed as part of the series.

Joey

The whole world is against me.

Everyone’s turned their back on bad, evil Joey.

They all believe the lies.

Until him. Santiago.

The man I can’t stop thinking of.

He believes me and in me.

He doesn’t care a damn what the world thinks.

And when he finds himself in danger the only one that can protect him is me.

Santiago

He’s what nightmares are made of. He’s the stuff crime documentaries warn you about.

But that’s not the real Joey.

The real Joey craves one thing and one thing only.

To be loved.

And to save me from the awful people I’ve gotten mixed up with.

So even though all signs tell me to run as far away from him as possible, I can’t.

Because I want to love him just like he needs me to.

Welcome to Mayberry Holm, a small island in the Atlantic full of crime, secrets and happily-ever-afters, and the ex-Navy SEALs that come to deal with them all.

How does a respectable, middle-aged rancher tell his kids that he’s gay?

Gil Strickland is not only telling his teenagers that they’ll be moving in with him full-time, but also that his best friend Morgan is his lover. Too frightened to get right to the point, Gil and Morgan agree to sleep in separate rooms till the deed is done.

On the night of Gil’s official coming out, Morgan vanishes into the darkness of a snowy night, looking for a mare that’s about to foal. When things go terribly wrong, it’s up to Gil and his children to rescue an injured man, a laboring mare, and to discover the true meaning of love.

This book was previously published.

A ghost-hunting omega, a glowing blue alpha, and fate collide on October 31st…

When Mel followed his passion to start a ghost-hunting Viewtube channel, he knew it was a risk. Single and living in a cramped apartment, Mel struggles to stay afloat—especially when his bully of a landlord keeps hiking up his rent.

But Mel is determined to make it work. On Halloween night, he sneaks into the haunted house on Raven Hill to film a new video. He expects a few thousand views at best—certainly not meeting the alpha of his dreams.

Humans can’t see Edgar. Except a rare few, the alpha phantasm is invisible to most people’s eyes. After lingering in his empty manor for years, Edgar is ready for a change… and love. When an adorable, chubby-cheeked omega wanders onto his property, Edgar seizes the opportunity to introduce himself—and hopes it won’t be in vain.

Except the omega can see him. And unlike anybody else, Mel can touch him, too. But can a phantasm and a human really be fated mates?

The Halloween Hug is a sweet and fluffy 20k mpreg novella featuring a human omega, an alpha phantasm, and a booming Viewtube channel. It is a standalone with no cheating and an HEA.