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All In
by Brynn Paulin

Erotic Gems Short

When Erik Porter’s friends dared him to kiss a random guy at the bar, he never thought things would take a turn for the steamy. The dare leads to a connection he never expected and a night he’ll never forget.

Midsummer’s Dreaming
by Simone Anderson

Hayle St. James’ refusal to continue living a lie when he is confronted by his family about being gay finds him on the back of a motorcycle riding through a forest in the middle of the night. What he finds will either make everything worthwhile or break his heart.

Leife O’Neill has finally found the perfect man. A man who loves him for him. Hayle is everything he could want in a partner. Too many things stand in their way. On the night that Leife wants to declare Hayle is his, reality and responsibility collide with anger and jealousy and more than one heart is on the line.

Stopping in the middle of the forest to make love under a full moon seemed romantic, however, Hayle and Leife quickly learn that they are not alone and not everything is as it seems. One man watches and waits for the opportunity to confront the man he loves, while another is forced to face the consequences of his actions…

Vamplet
by Dakota Rebel

To be or not to be? That is the question in this tale of love, loss and vampires.

The Castle Elsinore, home to the royal family of Denmark, has played host to myriad secrets over many years. Recently, it has been the scene of the suspicious death of King Hamlet, the hasty remarriage of the Queen to Old Hamlet's brother and the late night meetings of young Prince Hamlet and his lover Felix.
Two broken boys, Hamlet and Felix have found comfort in their friendship since childhood. As they entered adulthood, their friendship grew into deeper feelings. Hamlet leans on his mate for support after the loss of his father and Felix takes strength from Hamlet as he endures the abuse of his own parent.
But something is rotten in the kingdom of Denmark.
The return of his father leaves Hamlet scared and confused, not sure if the old King is a ghost or is truly one of the undead. Just when Hamlet thinks his life cannot become any more difficult, a life-shattering tragedy sends him into a downward spiral of confusion and despair. As his visions become sharper and more frequent, Hamlet can only wonder if what he sees is real or if he’s truly lost his mind.
 

In the Shadow of a Hero
by Anna Mayle

A cop dies in the city, life goes on. For one little boy, though, it changed everything. Haunted by his past, Maxwell Thomas has grown up homeless and friendless, trapped by his guilt. Prowling the city, the small man guards the Church District like a vigilante, trying to make up for his crime. When he rescues the wrong rent boy, he is pulled back into the madness that destroyed him as a child. And now, another cop's life is on the line...

Nick Kenna is a beat cop with dreams of being a detective. When he stumbles across a murder and the very unusual suspect, he finds himself caught, not only by the mystery of the vagrant he's apprehended, but something deeper that sparks between them.

Will Nick be able to save Maxwell, from his past and himself? Or will love be lost as the broken man fades into the shadow of his hero?

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