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Manlove is a single author collection of some of my short stories pulled together from other out-of-print anthologies. There are no new stories in this collection, just time-worn, in some cases award-winning, shorts. The most recent title is Jackson & Nick from the Storming Love: Wild Fire Series in 2015. These stories range from military men to computer nerd, tackling DADT to private fantasies, a kidnapping and an attempt to survive a natural disaster. It also includes two short stories that are part of the worlds in my existing series, the Rough Series and Mexican Heat Series. Rough Ride is a brief holiday piece and South of the Border is scene that was originally part of the first draft of the novel Mexican Heat was deleted before publication. Jackson & Nick - Fireman Jackson Kain and ER physician Dr. Nick Kirby would both like nothing better than to leave behind their high-pressure NY City lives for a just a few days in the peaceful wilds of Northern Ca. Two ordinary men exploring their growing relationship in glorious, undisturbed beauty of nature. Before this trip is over, both men will need all their specialized abilities and training to survive their romantic interlude turned WILD FIRE.Slippery When Wet - Sauna''s will never be the same after reading this teasing, erotic interlude.Designated Target - A soldier returns to his fallen commander''s hometown to tell his brother the truth about what happened in the field looking for forgiveness and finds love instead.Burn Card - A cop struggles to save himself before his lover kills his kidnapper.Rough Ride - James Justin''s family distanced themselves from him when they learned he was gay. Since then, he''s buried himself in his career so ''friends'' are really just acquaintances. This holiday season would have been just another lonely time of the year. Except his new lover, Bram Lord, has no intention of letting that happen.South of the Border - This short story, first published in 2007, was the inspiration for the CRIMES & COCKTAILS Series. Portions of the story as you read here don''t fit the eventual storyline that evolved, but it''s still a hot tale of wet fun.

Dark Passions is a single author collection of some of my short stories pulled together from other out-of-print anthologies. There are no new stories in this collection, just time-worn, in some cases award-winning, shorts. They feature one of my favorite characters to write about - vampires. I love their power and allure. I like them dark and dangerous. I insist they are passionate and protective. I find it interesting to write powerful, immortal creatures who can be tempered by the strength of love. Love is totally unpredictable and amazingly powerful. It should never be underestimated. Sin & Salvation - A selfish act of greed or a self-less act of love eternal?Enthralled - A suicidal young man, Colin Dobson, seeks death, but finds an unconventional reason to live in the arms of a seductive, dark stranger. Rowland Campbell is an ancient and powerful vampire on the brink of death after a surprise attack by vampire hunters. Dark desires are awakened, as one strives to survive and the other begs for deliverance from the burden of life.Breathing - Colin Dobson has everything he ever imagined - excitement, travel, and night after night of possessive passion with his new lover, Rowland Campbell. Safe in the arms of his vampire lover, for the first time in his life the sheltered young hemophiliac has nothing to fear. There''s only one thing marring their perfect relationship. Colin is finding it increasingly difficult to sleep with a corpse - until an unexpected trip to a mystical tattoo parlor and a run-in with an old nemesis puts things into perspective.Walk Through Fire - Caleb''s vampire lover has been cursed by none other than the Duke of Hell. For over one hundred years he''s tried to free Drew, and has failed to defeat the demon champions. With Drew starving and going insane, Caleb doesn''t have much time left. What would you do for love? Sacrifice yourself, your immortal future, even your lover''s life? Winner Takes All - Two vampires face off in a deadly bet that has the winner claiming everything the loser owns--including the loser''s innocent, unaware human offspring.

What's the most pleasurable way to be made into a werewolf? By having sex with one ... and surviving.Something Dr. Connor Jacy is about to find out after spending a long, lust-filled night of wild, animalistic and sensual lovemaking with the mysterious Native American trapper who rescued him from a snowmobile accident site in the Alaskan wilderness. It's only a few days until the full moon and once back at home, Dr. Jacy is sure it was all a dream compounded by his head injury. Unfortunately for Connor, the powerful spiritwalkers of an ancient Indian tribe have already decided to mate a modern man of medical science with a mythical creature and guardian of the night.