Will doesn’t want to be tutored, even though he knows he needs it. He has to maintain his grades to keep his scholarship to USC. He’s so not feeling the condescension coming from his tutor, Oliver, but he has to admit, the dude’s into what he’s doing and he’s smart. What Will didn’t expect was to be into Oliver.

Family Ties – Emily Mims

Texas A&M is huge and the chance Brody would run into Lemar next semester are slim to none. They share burritos before Brody has to hit the road to get home for the holidays. Texts, phone calls, and family drama make being apart worse, especially since they barely know each other. But it seems what they started has more promise than either of them anticipated.

Slipping – Elle Wright

An unexpected matchmaking attempt by a member of his study group has Rad reeling. Sky is too handsome, too self-assured, and too much of a distraction. Their start holds promise, but dark twists and turns, and a fair amount of heartbreak, scuttles what Rad thought would be something with staying power.

Unplugged – Kitty Bardot

After an amazing kiss, Liam and Brady plan to spend a whole day together before they head home for winter break. But bad weather has Brady leaving sooner than expected, and when Liam gets home, he learns the fam is going to their cabin – no phone, no electronics. Brady’s sure one kiss isn’t enough to bridge the unexplained silence, but Liam surprises him in more ways than one.

Study Buddy – Michael Buzzelli

Ryan’s unrequited crush is the only reason he goes to film class. The dude looks like he’s the next cover model for Surf Magazine. He’s also a serious film maker, and Ryan’s worse than an amateur film buff. They seem to find common ground, but everything that could interfere does and days later Ry’s pining on the other side of the country while visiting his family for the holidays. Of all people, William Shakespeare gives Ry hope by making a serendipitous appearance in Kyle’s room.

David – M. Tasia

Dumped and depressed, David flees town to work on remodeling a lake house for the summer without telling his best friend, Jacob. But best friends don’t leave each other hanging, and Jacob’s been missing David. Uninvited, but welcome at the lake house, Jacob engineers a hat-trick of surprises that just might change both their futures.

No Bunny Like You – Susan Mac Nicol

Colin’s neighbor is so freakin’ delicious, he positions himself on his balcony to get a glimpse of Dashiell dancing in his room, his sexy body twisting and turning to the music. Which would’ve made Dash saving Colin from nearly drowning in a bunny suit mortifying in the extreme, except Dash seems to have been spying on Colin as much as he’s been checking out Dash.

Homecoming – Emily Mims

The new guy in Clay’s acting class had way more going from him than swoony singing techniques. Justin clocked Clay the minute he walked into the practice room, and knew they were going to be more than friends. Complicated family dynamics almost scuttle their plans to go to Homecoming, but both guys man up and learn whose people will stand by them no matter what.

Hold The Line – Kitty Bardot

A big defensive lineman in a town where high school football is everything, Terry is harboring a secret that’d ostracize him even more than he already is. His best friend Chris is his saving grace in all the ways that matter, and in ways Terry can’t share with anyone. But when push comes to more than a shove, Chris gives Terry the greatest gift of all.

Shake Me Down – Elle Wright

Everett’s senior year in a new school yields more than he could’ve ever expected. The nerdy genius he’s been secretly crushing on asks him out and their chemistry is so combustible, they have to slow things down or they’ll never get to know each other. And Everett wants to know Zach, inside and out, like no one else ever will.

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Sweet Daisy – When a doctor, who’s had his own share of trauma, falls for his neighbor, he does everything he can to win over the sweet, skittish school teacher.

An Unexpected Rescue – On a mission to clear out residents from the back country before a monster storm comes their way, a first responder encounters the quirkiest woman he’s ever met who he can’t keep away from.

Marci’s Co-Star – Magnets that repel would best describe the nurse practitioner’s reaction to the new PA in the medical practice where she worked, but there’s a reason opposites attract, and hoo-boy, do they ever.

Love in the Time of Hantavirus – The medical director of a small hospital finds himself besotted with one his interns, and when she becomes gravely ill, he learns exactly how far he’ll go to save the woman he loves.

Heart Murmur – Two surgeons who’d been together since medical school thought they had it all until a series of events tears them apart, and unless they can find their way back to each other, their forever will be lost.

EXES AND OHS

The marriage was one of convenience. She had status and he had money. But… there was something there, and both of them felt it. After three years of him working long hours and her spending too much time at the Durango Street Theatre, Miguel Abonce and Vivienne Heiser called it quits. One year later, they are forced to work together to save or sell the theater. In the process they discover things they never knew about each other and they learn there’s more between them than burning up the sheets. They might really love each other after all.

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY, HONEY

Maggie Gutierrez’s job is to keep the Durango Street Theatre afloat financially. In other words, she spends her days sticking her hand in people’s pockets in the hopes of pulling out cash. Well, euphemistically. The Harrington Foundation grant would go a long way to ensuring the theater’s continued survival, but the administrator of the grant is the guy she used to crush on in a big way, and the last time they saw each other…let’s say things didn’t go so well. As in, he blames her for his father’s death. Soooo…what’s a girl to do? Anything she can to get that grant, including spending time with him, which takes them down a road that might just lead to a forever neither envisioned.

SUCH A GREAT ACTOR

Everything in Wade Baxter’s life is controlled and compartmentalized. To the world he’s a laid-back, handsome, urban cowboy who’s good at his job, is adored by his friends and family, and is the star of his city’s community theater. But inside, a hideous dark lurks in the shadows of his psyche, and he cannot, will not let that ugliness show. When he meets Owen Aldrete, a man who’s scars are visible – a former bomb squad cop who took a blast to the face – Wade is forced to confront his demons or he will lose the man he’s fallen in love with, and he’ll never get a lifetime to show Owen he’s the most beautiful person Wade has ever known.

HAZARDOUS DUTY

It took the Academy Director of the Durango Street Theatre, Jessica Clary years to get over her husband’s death – a bomb squad officer who died in the line of duty. After growing up with a cop father, she knew all too well she was not meant to be waiting all night worrying, never mind being widowed again. She has a son who never knew his dad, and refuses to set him up for a lifetime of heartache. Then SWAT officer Brian Howard dances his way into her life, and she had to make a choice: be happy or be safe.

RESISTING THE UNEXPECTED

Letti Aldrete’s dreams fizzled some eighteen years ago, but that doesn’t mean her daughter can’t live the life Letti always wanted. Sure, some people think she’s the stage mother from hell, but she won’t be denied. Letti is happy enough acting in the community theater’s productions, but increasingly, the leads are going to younger women, and Letti is pissed off. She looks good. Could play twenty-five with the right makeup, wigs, and costumes, and everyone agrees she’s the powerhouse female talent at the Durango Street Theatre. When her daughter is cast in a minor role in the theater’s newest production, Letti blows up, and does it in front of a one-night stand who is fifteen years her junior. Five years ago, delicious Kevin Summerset had been a wild, unforgettable night, but no way will there be a repeat performance, and no matter what he says, Letti’s not going there again. Kevin has other ideas.

THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM

Subtle glances, suggestive smirks, passing comments laced with innuendo…Cameron Heiser and Josh Goldstein have been quietly flirting for years. Just when the time seems right to act on their desire, Josh’s focus shifts when unexpectedly, he becomes father to his young niece and nephew.

Cam doesn’t date men with kids. Too many complications. He likes his fun to flow with the pace of his life. He comes and goes as he pleases, and getting involved with someone else’s family is more than he’s willing to take on. Even for Josh.

But the pull is too strong, and they strike a deal. What they have has to remain separate from Josh’s family life. No kids involved. What starts out as the apparent perfect solution turns into everything Cam swore he wouldn’t do. Josh’s time is not his own, and Cam is not good with waiting on the sidelines.

Miserable apart, Cam sees no way to make it work until fate’s hand pushes him in a direction he never saw possible. No one is more surprised to learn, love really does conquer all.

THE BEST KEPT SECRETS

Durango’s production manager, Miranda Jenks is straightforward and honest. She deals with life head-on no matter what it brings, and she’s not afraid to speak her mind. But… she’s been harboring a soul-destroying secret for years, and when Ross Ellis returns to town to try to clean up his mess, she can’t tell him the truth.

Ross has made more mistakes than he can count, and all of them are worse than horrible. The only reason he’s bothered to come back to his farm is for his teenage daughter, and he hopes like hell she’ll let him make amends.

Miranda is the last person he’d thought would forgive him, and as they spend more time together he finds they fill each other’s gaps. Until he uncovers the lies she’s been keeping for years.

Two lonely people who understand each other better than most must find a way to heal the breach or they’ll never get to the happy they’re reaching for.