This is a story about control. About slow teasing. About tension so thick you could cut it with a knife. It’s about the wedding week Mason thought he’d survive with a little yoga and some sarcasm and the best man who’s about to break him open, one filthy, whispered order at a time.
Mike is excited when Chuck gives him his first real writing assignment. He has to go to Nashville to cover the elections and asks Andrew to go along, just to get his mind of not being able to find a job yet. Mike takes the opportunity to meet with Chucks friend in the state records department and finds some more info on Walter.
Each night, he wakes in a dream where two shadowed lovers—Lucis and Christian—wait to claim him. One tempts with silence, the other with fire. As their hold deepens, the lines between dream and desire blur. Velvet Dream is a dark, gothic fantasy of obsession, surrender, and the question no one dares ask: what if he never wants to wake up?
Danny is still dazed about the whole mate thing, Ryder is determined to save his pack, and Jack reads Theo's future. (Apparently, learning that a stainless steel toaster can take down an alpha doesn't make for a great conversation starter with mean *sexy* killing beasts.)
Lyn visits Brad for Christmas, and then goes to see Alexander at his family's home. It is the moment when he discovers he has two types of friends in his life and appreciates them both the same.
This chapter concludes the Oil Man series. There really is not a lot remainin to tell about Matt and Bradley. To those of you who have read the entire series, I say 'thank you' for your dedication and patience. I have only one more multi-chapter story in mind I have created several years ago but won't embark on that any time soon.
After Mike's big story, Andrew gives a very thoughtful gift. Mike tells Chuck about the journal and Chuck immediately gives Mike some new tips on finding information. Mike finds more clues and is soon has his future planned out. Andrew is not as lucky.
Che was a thug from rural Iowa, he spent his life fearing the police, and ducking crooked authority... now, he was graduating from the Police academy and making changes to his life to be the man he knows he can be.
Mike and Andrew return to their home and get back into their routine. As the school years progresses, Mike finds a fellow student that could use some help. He puts everything he has learned from college and from Chuck into practice.
Behind the hushed whispers in corridors and lunch tables, Carlo and Liam speaks up for what they need. But the meeting with King Paolo is still scheduled, and afterwards the couple must process in the only wat they know how to. In and through each other.
Vince and Jack explain why they have a hostage with them. Ryder applies his own style of interrogation, and Danny has to get used to being called this handsome wolfshifter's mate. And Theodore is still unconscious and tied up. Yep.
Desire still simmers, but a conversation that could open old wounds needs to happen. Bruno listens as Bryn peels back everything: guilt, grief, and the kind of hunger that never really died. We've never heard Bryn like this. He shares the story that might change everything.
Lyn can't sleep and wants to sneak out. Alexander believes too much in the importance of quality sleep to let him, so he suggests more pleasant - and tiring - activities.
Mike learns why his mom was so upset when she called and immediately goes home. A quick trip back to Memphis to pick up Andrew and he introduces him to his mom. It doesn't go as Mike had expected.
The Order is a long story (30 Chapters) with a continuation entitled The Gifts (20 Chapters). It's an Epic Adult Gay Contemporary Fantasy about ten men, five couples, who become one soul. Former military, they find themselves caught up in an epic battle of good vs evil, and must discover unconditional love for themselves and each other to survive.
Mike and Andrew find a little more information on Walter but are still no closer to solving the mystery. They decide to take the next step in their relationship and Mike takes the next step in his career. Before he starts his second year of classes, he gets some bad news for home.
A gay guy and his straight himbo roommate-practically a couple since freshman year in college- have a unique tradition for getting through hook up nights.
The final story in Mariner is a paean to friendship, pleasure, love, sex, drugs and the transcendental as we delve more into a mad day in the lives of our friends, Max, Jamal and Darius.
After months of longing, Liam and Carlo arrive in Bologna. They step into the heart of royal tradition, family scrutiny, and fragile hope. What awaits them is more than a palace: it’s legacy, laughter, and love laid bare. And in the quiet of night, they make a vow without words.
Mike heads off to college. He meets his new roommate and quickly learns they may not be the best of friends. As Mike gets settled into his classes, he picks up his research on Walter in the college library. Within a few weeks, he meets a new friend that will help him with that research, and maybe something more.
The Order is a long story (30 Chapters) with a continuation entitled The Gifts (20 Chapters). It's an Epic Adult Gay Contemporary Fantasy about ten men, five couples, who become one soul. Former military, they find themselves caught up in an epic battle of good vs evil, and must discover unconditional love for themselves and each other to survive.