Love and lust can strike at totally unexpected places and inopportune times. When two strong men fight a powerful attraction that

slips up on them, sometimes a loyal and loving canine cupid needs to take matters in his or her paws to make it happen for a

stubborn master!

Previously available only in electronic format, these sizzling short stories have now been combined for a paperback edition! Included

are the tales…

Doggone Love

Solitary rancher Damon Carhart expects to spend the rest of his life alone. Then an injury to Dixie, his beloved stock dog, sends him

to the nearest veterinary clinic for help. His crusty old veterinarian friend is away, and in his place is a young doctor in whom Damon

initially has no faith. Once he entrusts his canine to Eric Vann’s care, however, everything begins to change. And once desire gets a

bite on him, what can Damon do but go along for the wild ride?

The Maltese Terror

Caleb Storm is a loner, a rancher whose Native American blood sets him apart from most of his fellows. When a spring blizzard

dumps Nick LeGrande and his tiny dog Cedric into Caleb’s life, he and his old stock dog Cheyenne hardly know what to make of

their visitors. Caleb finds Nick attractive but doubts such a successful and urbane man could have any interest in him. Their dogs,

however, hit it off from the start and seem to conspire to get their masters together. Can a pair of canine cupids work the necessary

magic?

Saved By Sam

As he struggles to get back on his feet after the horrors of service as a medic in the Middle East, Roy Dunham tends bar in a quiet

club. The sudden entrance of K-9 Officer Samson and his handsome partner Craig Rommel startles Roy. Put off by the cop’s attitude

until Sam and Craig save him from drug-driven violence, his opinion soon changes. He returns the favor by tending their gunshot

wounds. Before long, Roy finds himself hoping the policeman and the dog will become permanent parts of his life. Can Sam be the

key to winning his way into Craig Rommel’s well-protected heart?

Rescued By Love

With his life torn apart by tragedy, Garrett finds a true life-saver in the Golden Retriever pup Mandy that he rescues from a shelter.

Inspired by the heroic search and rescue teams he sees on TV, he and Mandy also become trained. Their first challenge comes when

a series of vicious tornadoes rip through the high plains. Meanwhile, Dan has returned from Iraq shattered by the horrors he

witnessed. Like his father and grandfather before him, he takes off on a motorcycle to try to outrun his nightmares. Instead, a storm

almost takes his life before a SAR team comes to his rescue. In Mandy and Garrett, will Dan find the unconditional love he needs to

become whole again?

You Were Always On My Mind

Successful attorney Garth has never forgotten one drunken night with his boyhood friend Peter Nightrider. Now Peter, a musician,

desperately needs his help but this will expose them both to the tug of forbidden desires.

The Chap In Chaps

In 1910, Charles Smythe inherits a ranch from his late uncle. With some misgivings about leaving his life in England, he finally

arrives in Arizona Territory only to meet one of his employees, an experienced hired hand named Sombra. In Sombra, Charles finds

not only the perfect man to teach him all he needs to know about ranching, but also the masterful lover he has always craved. Can he

build a real relationship this time, especially with a man so different?

As a youth, Sombra fled his New England home in disgrace when his first homosexual affair become public knowledge. Upon

arriving in Arizona, he found employment with Dabney Darwin, Charles’s uncle, and the kindly English expatriate fashioned him

into the son he never had. But when Dab’s nephew arrives to assume ownership of the property, Sombra is not sure how to take

young Charles.

Yet he soon discovers that "taking Charles" is exactly what they both need...and desperately desire...

Fire On Ice

Bard Welstaad is a model Uni-Fleet officer. He’s not sure what his unit is to accomplish, marching up an icy peninsula in the frozen

hell of Gelada, but without his NCO, Gordon Farrell, he knows he can not keep the unit together fighting off Snow Wasps and the

savage deadly cold. Not until tragedy strikes does Bard acknowledge the big sergeant means much more to him than simply being his

right-hand man.

Gordon Farrell idolizes his captain as representing everything he reveres. His hero-worship of Bard has already turned into hidden

passion, but until now, he has fought the impulse to act upon his feelings. The threat of imminent death as he fights to save Bard’s

life, however, finally forces him to admit the strength of his desires.

With death stalking at their heels, the men can only hope to live long enough to share more than a single incredible night. Yet fate

seems to conspire against them at every turn. Still, they cling to the frail hope that somehow their love will find a way to survive...

Muscle Car Man

Jeff Castle has changed lanes from the high-tech world to that of the classic muscle cars and their fans when he inherits his uncle’s

glorified junkyard. His new life is complicated when help is hard to find. An impulse leads him to pick up a hiker on a remote road,

and the man turns out to be just the kind of muscle Jeff needs in every way.

Released from prison after three hellish years, Mike needs help. All he can offer is his willingness to work and his background in

repairing and racing stock cars. He gives this freely to Jeff and soon finds he wants to give more. Will his benefactor be willing to

accept the love of an ex-con who still has a blot on his name? Mike is scared to ask, but nature takes matters out of his hands.

Together, Jeff and Mike begin racing toward an amazing future...

Special Delivery

Monte’s sporting goods store is teetering on the edge of collapse due to the economic problems. The small conservative eastern

California town he chose for his dream project is not welcoming, even though he keeps his gay lifestyle quiet. Then big trouble and a

gorgeous package delivery driver fall into his world at the same time. Are they somehow connected?

Jeff, a special agent for Homeland Security, is working undercover to help bust a contraband and drug operation. Tracks lead to the

small town of Cameron Creek, California. Who is the crime ring’s contact at this end? As a delivery driver, Jeff is scoping things out.

When he meets Monte, he is smitten at once, but evidence begins to link this new friend to the case. Jeff has every reason not to

pursue a relationship, but can he stop himself?

Treading Dangerous Ground

Seasoned Starfleet officer Jayce Hightower takes care of his troops. That includes supporting green soldier Balt Donovan through his

first exposure to combat. What Jayce has not expected, however, is that the striking young man will soon come to dominate his

dreams, stirring unfamiliar and disturbing desires.

Once Jayce learns Balt is similarly attracted to him, the situation starts to careen out of control, putting both of their careers in

jeopardy. Jayce almost welcomes the hazardous assignment that sends him alone to a distant, dangerous world.

But when Jayce's mission is betrayed, Balt comes to his rescue. Will Jayce finally be able to accept the unconditional love Balt offers

him?

Love Is Snowblind

Dylan Norgard is a loner, seeking to heal old wounds as he pursues a newfound dream of training a sled dog team and winning the

big one, the Iditarod. Instead of seeking a win in a preliminary race, however, Dylan makes a difficult choice to rescue a stranger lost

in a blizzard. This choice and the results throw an unexpected but major change into his solitary life. The question is, can he accept

and adapt to these changes?

Grey must prove himself, pursuing his dream of seeing Alaska firsthand and writing about the world of sled dog racing in such a

powerful way it will jumpstart his chosen sports-and-feature writing career. Green and naïve, he almost pays with his life for a bad

decision. Can he learn and grow fast enough to survive in the unforgiving environment and overcome a rocky start with his new

hero, musher Dylan Norgard, or has he sold that proverbial outhouse?

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