“There is something magical - although nothing at all paranormal - about this story. … This is a tale of people at the margins of the world who somehow find each other and form a kind of family. … it is also a kind of treatise on potential, on the power of chance and generosity to create something good out of something that has been thrown away by the world.” - QueeRomance Ink on AWAKE & DREAMING
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LIBERTY: Releasing April 20, 2024 On the outside, big-city lawyer John Darrow and a small-town realtor Daniel Washburn have little in common. But it’s what’s inside that counts. If John can shake off some painful history, can their worlds come together? (M/M, set 2018-2019) JMS Books
MISTLETANGO: Angelo Belmann and Ramon Torres are complete strangers when they meet on holiday in Buenos Aires. By the end of a week, they’ve become much more - but they live on opposite sides of the US. How big of a leap are they willing to make? (M/M, set 2015) JMS Books
DRAMA QUEEN: Koa Sanders is working as a set medic the day actor / stuntman Loren McCall takes a scary fall. By the next morning they’re lovers, but the year ahead is full of real-world drama and loss. Could a chance meeting lead to the partnership they’ve both wished for? (M/M, set 2013) JMS Books
CONNECTIONS: These novels feature characters drawn to each other as if the universe wants them to be together. Each is a stand-alone title with a central romance and a happy ending.
AWAKE & DREAMING: A multi-voiced fracas in an alley behind a casino in Macau should have been resolved with no more than a few sharp words. Freddie Chandra looked at the cause of it - a voiceless young man - and took an interest. Two weeks later, that young man was David Marlowe, and they were working together on a pop star’s private island. Neither of them has ever really dared to dream. But looking at each other, that’s all they can seem to do. (M/M; set 2016-2017) Books2Read
BE MINE: Co-workers Valentine Gale and Christopher Parsons start dating after a conversation at a faculty party reveals they have a lot in common. Three months later, they’re tiptoeing around the truth of what they’ve become to each other. Then Kit disappears from a donor event, and Val can’t hide anymore. (M/M; set 2017. *Content alert: this book deals with recovery from sexual assault.) Books2Read
CO-STARS: These novels follow two men who find their love affair changing their professional lives. Each can be read independently.
EXPOSURE: Andy Martin ended a long career as a Broadway dancer before injury could end it for him. Now he’s a commercial photographer in L.A., doing jobs like lobby cards for a play. Taking pictures of people like actor Victor Garcia, who shows up five months later at a tenant event at the Brewery, and asks if he can come up to talk about his portfolio. They both know that’s not why he’s going upstairs. Neither of them knows what that night will mean. (M/M; set 2012-2015) Books2Read
THE GHOST OF CARLOS GARDEL: If Andy hadn’t done that tanguero photo shoot, Tanith Salazar might never have had the idea of writing a tango project for Victor. If Tanith’s partner hadn’t said ‘Carlos Gardel’ she might not have found her hook. It took a couple of years to pull together, but Andy and Tanith pulled it off. The movie was getting made. Meanwhile, Andy and Victor were dealing with year three of stress because of the TV series they worked on together. The fight they had to do for the movie didn’t help. (M/M; set 2015-2018) Books2Read
NEVER ENOUGH: Andy and Victor have been married for a little over a year. They’re about to wrap up their roles on ‘L.A. Vice’ and head out on a world tour to promote their movie ‘The Ghost of Carlos Gardel.’ Life should be perfect. But Andy’s father isn’t well, and Victor has to go out on location for a new movie. The time apart comes at the worst possible time. (M/M; set in 2019) Books2Read
UNMASKED: Increasingly famous, Andy and Victor both have big projects on the horizon. When a fast-moving pandemic brings the entertainment industry to a standstill, Victor decides to take his newfound interest in writing to another level in order to salvage their summer filming commitments. Andy’s thrilled that Victor is finding his voice, even when it turns out writing other people’s stories leads to giving up long-held secrets of their own. (M/M; set in 2020) Books2Read
AMBITIONS: set in and around the entertainment industry. Each is a stand-alone title with a central romance and a happy ending.
MILLION DOLLAR DEATH: Tanith Salazar is in the last week of rehearsals for the play she’s written, produced, and directed when one of her actors, a family friend, is found dead. Detective Ysidro Palacio is on the case. Tanith’s dealing with grief, worried about the rest of her cast, and not at all happy that one of them is probably a killer. Sid’s chasing leads from Van Nuys to downtown, learning a little too much about the Million Dollar Theater, and not at all sure he wants this particular case to close … because then he won’t see Tanith anymore. (F/M; set in 2012) Books2Read
INTO YOU: Manny Figueroa knows about hard work; he’s been juggling multiple jobs for years while he tries to break into the movies. When porn director Irv Morton suggests that Manny might be able to make some money - and learn some on-camera skills - he’s willing to give it a shot. Irv keeps catching himself helping his new model: marketing material and connections, no strings attached, opening doors that he knows will take Manny away. Except much to Irv’s surprise, Manny keeps coming back through those doors. (M/M; set 2015-2017) Books2Read
DESERT STARS: set in Las Vegas and feature entertainers. Each is a stand-alone title with a central romance and a happy ending.
TODAY, TOMORROW AND FOREVER: Grace Hart meets Lucas Gutierrez at her mother Julia’s house. He’s there learning salsa from Julia’s boyfriend Ray. Ray asks Grace to help out because Lucas has an audition, and she’s delighted to … until she finds out Lucas is married. Then she says ‘hope you get the job’ and does her best to forget him. Her best isn’t good enough. Lucas can’t forget Grace either. When his marriage falls apart, he’s just landed a job in Las Vegas. He and Grace meet again a few times. They start writing to each other. And they tell each other everything they need to know. (F/M; set 2015-2018) Books2Read
A WINNING HAND: Gloria Louise Bartolo loves leading Gino Corsetti’s backup band The Desert Rogues. All except that part about never meeting a decent guy. Then she meets LVPD Officer Lou Kravitz, who’s decent in every possible way, except his hours are even crummier than hers. (F/M; set 2015-2016) Books2Read
LEAD & FOLLOW: focusing on ballroom dancers, each is a stand-alone title with a central romance and a happy ending.
BEAT: Draftsman Mateo de la Cruz wakes up regretting his night out at that West Hollywood club. Except for the fact that he’s looking at Sam Lee - the tall, dark, and handsome salsa dancer with the scar, the man who brought Mateo home so he wouldn’t get in trouble. The man Mateo spends the night with and then doesn’t see again for a year. Sam and Mateo have a lot of talking to do. Dancing together helps them communicate, helps them bond, and leads them to some great adventures - as well as to love. (M/M; set 2011-2014) Books2Read
SMOOTH: Vince Connor is watching his friends couple up and realizing he’d like that too. A friend introduces him to Kelli Lopez, and by the end of a night of dancing he thinks ‘she is perfect.’ Now all he has to do is figure out how to be the perfect partner for her, on the dance floor and off. (F/M; set 2012-2018) Books2Read
ONE ENCHANTED EVENING: Dmitri Vasko and Patrick Sarkisian meet purely by chance. A dancer and an accountant, they appear to have nothing in common … except the mutual certainty that this person, after all these years, could be the one they’ve been wishing for. (M/M; set 2003-2018) Revised 2nd edition includes material previously published as CHANGE PARTNERS. Books2Read
SECOND ACTS: featuring career change and new beginnings, each is a stand-alone title with a central romance and a happy ending.
FACE THE MUSIC: Paula Ross is working as a legal secretary, dancing with the Underground Cabaret, and trying to shake off a decade of rage. Mike Borodin gets a job at Paula’s firm, and she’s assigned to take him out to lunch. The HR admin tells Paula ‘he’s a dancer too.’ A dancer who lost his place in a company, and nearly his life, in a horrible car accident. Paula takes Mike to jazz class with her. Before long, they’re going out social dancing. She doesn’t think Mike’s mad enough about being told ‘you’re done.’ Before long, he agrees with her. (F/M; set 2014-2017) Books2Read
TAKE EVERYTHING: Richard Hollister meets Willem van der Meer at a West Hollywood dance studio. Their first date turns into a six-date fling that ends when Willem leaves L.A. for a job. Except it doesn’t really end for either of them. More than a year later, they meet again. This time, they’re determined to figure out why they couldn’t let it go. (M/M; set 2016-2018) Books2Read
LOST & FOUND: Massage therapist Sacha Lebedev has been living a double life for a dozen years. Photographer Charlotte Montgomery meets Sacha when he’s losing someone important. She figures out his secret right away; at first, she’s happy to help him keep it. Then she has to help him tell the truth. (F/M; set 2003-2017) Books2Read
PRIVATE CONTRACTS: featuring lawyers, agents, and other deal-making professionals, each is a stand-alone title with a central romance and a happy ending.
A FEW KISSES AGO: Tasha Jefferson and Sandesh Prasad were BFFs as soon as they started working together. They’re friends when she’s married, when she’s pregnant, and when she’s getting divorced. Then she gets a new job, and Sandesh has a moment: what if this is his last chance to … but it isn’t. They stay in touch, and when they’re both working in Century City that’s easy. It’s all too easy for Sandesh’s kiss hello to land somewhere other than Tasha’s cheek. And once she gets used to the idea, she wonders why it never landed there before. (F/M; set 2017-2018) Books2Read
A LITTLE TURN: After 36 years of believing he was straight, sports agent Robert Anderson had a whole lot of processing to do. If he hadn’t met Jade Derecha the same night Sharon gave the ring back, he wasn’t sure what might have happened. Jade wasn’t looking to be someone’s how-to-be-gay tutor. He was a stylist, not a psychologist. But he knew how to listen, and he recognized something in Robert. Something that made him want to hear everything the man had to say. (M/M; set 2010-2011) Books2Read
GIVING IT UP: When Dr. Liam Byrne and actor Mark Valance met at their friends’ first Thanksgiving party, they had a moment. Neither of them was quite sure what it meant. They decided to meet again, to see if they could figure it out. Their next meeting lasted two days. Liam was ready for a long-term love; Mark was still in the closet. Coming out might mean the end of his career. But for Liam, he decided to take the chance. (M/M; set 2010-2011) Books2Read
PUBLIC OFFERING: Venture capitalist Julian Sherwood is in Los Angeles for a deal when patent attorney Forrest Kim catches his eye. Dinner (and after dinner) go so perfectly he almost regrets flying home that same night. He certainly doesn’t expect to ever see the man again. But the next time he’s in L.A., they meet by chance. Then again, without advance notice but not by chance. They don’t have a relationship. It’s only a convenience. So when Forrest severs the connection, Julian should simply move on. Somehow, he can’t. (M/M; set 2015-2017) Books2Read
COMBINATIONS: polyamorous romance.
A BRAID OF LOVE: Janis Vaughn’s music career has taken off. Her long-distance relationship with Stefan Goldman has crashed and burned. But she’s been in love with her tour manager Niall Phelps for years anyway, and they’re making the best of the fact that he’s gay. Then they meet Geoffrey Anand, a handsome, charming, single, bi writer … a man who loves music as much as Janis, who loves language as much as Niall, and who’s willing to love both of them. (M/M/F; set 2018-2019) Books2Read
UNDERTOW: Vicky Russo and Sharon Weiss have been together for nearly ten years. From co-workers to BFFs, from roommates to lovers, from married to mothers: they’ve done it all and loved every minute. Except they both used to date men, and they’re ready to admit they miss the D. But who in the heck could they ask? When newly-single Marco Hidalgo shows up on Vicky’s movie set, the possibility is too good to pass up. Then the connection is too good to break. Where do they go from here? (F/F/M; set 2019-2021) Content alert: this book deals with pandemic & lockdown. Books2Read