Kirjahaku

Oliver Lambert has taken his photography skills and run with them. By the time he's thirty, he's made a name for himself and now has jobs whenever he needs them. He likes to be behind the camera, watching the world through a safe lens, protected from actually engaging with it.An unexpected referral takes him somewhere he never expected-a kinky fetish ranch in the Muskokas, where men pay to play pony and trainers teach them how to behave.Adam Marsland needs a visual record of the Braided Crop Ranch and it's been a while since the website photographs were updated. When he's given Oliver's name, he immediately hires the man to come for the summer session to immerse himself in the ranch and its activities.Oliver is out of his depth, but the challenge of photographing the beautiful men at the BCR is something he can focus on. Safe behind the lens of his camera, Oliver finds the ranch to be seductive and shocking. He can't help admitting a fascination for the people who make the Braided Crop Ranch what it is.But just because he knows how to take a great photo doesn't mean he's prepared for everything he encounters, especially when it comes to a recalcitrant ponyboy named Puck.

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and maybe some revelations along the way.When Jimmy receives a letter from Miss June of The Angel, asking for his assistance in locating a missing Caliope, he and Oscar leave their cozy homestead and new friends in Port Essington to travel back to Telegraph Creek. Sorry to have to abandon their recently built house and the new life they've made, Oscar and Jimmy can't ignore the plight of the folks they met on their dangerous journey, and once they arrive, it is a delight to be reunited with the people they'd gotten to know so well. Due to an injury, Jimmy is unable to help look for Cal, so Oscar and Trick go searching.They find Cal on a broken-down ranch caring for three young children in less-than-ideal circumstances. But is Cal the victim of the unexpected departure of her husband-or are there darker secrets to be discovered? When the truth comes out, Miss June and the women of The Angel must figure out a way to help Cal face her future and deal with the repercussions of her desperate actions.

Welcome to Maverick Molly's-for the Victorian sex rebel in all of us.Toby Dunn has a fun job.As a server-slash-performer at a newish establishment called Maverick Molly's-a gaming parlor and kink club in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada-he dons bloomers and a corset to serve drinks and perform burlesque skits for the men who frequent the place. Maverick Molly's hearkens back to a darker time, when sodomy was illegal and men who loved other men could be thrown in jail, or worse, for daring to be true to themselves and each other. Maverick Molly's brings all the positives from that period-the daring dress and ribald performances, the joy in safe spaces and the resilience of people who didn't let anything stop them-and leaves the negatives in the past, where they belong.Toby's life isn't all fun, and he's determined to move out of the home he shares with his alcoholic mother and keep up his average in his BA program at the University of Ottawa. Oh, and he's going to quit smoking...eventually.But everything changes when charming Alastair Kenney walks up the stairs to the club and invites Toby for a casual hookup at the most prestigious hotel in Ottawa, surprising them both with the intensity of their chemistry.What happens after that is up to them.

When people are placing bets, maybe you're not so straight after all.Angel Barnett always assumed he was straight. Sure, he'd had an occasional fantasy about sex with a man. But he'd never contemplated having sex with two men, until he met Gideon Foster and Vihaal Petrovsky.Now he can't get them out of his head, and the casual friendship that's developed between them is heading into unknown territory. It seems like everyone he knows, including his aging mother, has known for years he's 'not so straight'. And it turns out that Gideon and Vihaal have been deliberately trying to seduce him.But they're married, and Angel isn't sure about sex with men to begin with. It only takes a few instances of physical intimacy with Vihaal and Gideon, who seem to live a very kinky life with few boundaries, for Angel to finally accept and start to explore his bisexuality.But can Angel be a third to Vihaal and Gideon's twosome? They seem to want him. But the two of them are kinky as hell so not only is Angel embarking on a same-sex relationship for the first time, he's also being initiated into the kinky world of dominance and submission. And since Vihaal is a die-hard Dom, it looks like Angel had better get used to submission-a mindset that comes surprisingly easily.

Sometimes you have to kneel to find yourself again.Fletcher Marin is grieving. He's holding things together for the sake of his daughter and has come a long way since his husband, Daniel, passed away in an accident three years ago. But something's changed, and Fletcher finds himself remembering parts of his life with Daniel that he's been suppressing.A new romantic possibility with Aiden Thompson, a supply teacher whom he meets at his daughter's school, and the fact that Maverick Molly's, the 'restaurant' where his nephew Patrick works, is a gay kink and burlesque club have made Fletcher aware of everything he's missed since Daniel's death.Aiden helps Fletcher step back into the world of submission and domination and takes him places even Daniel didn't go. Is it possible that fate would give Fletcher another person to love and cherish, who fulfills him and seems as caring as his late husband? And will he ever be able to remember Daniel without pain?Grief can be a tricky thing to bear, and there are times when you have to fight the ones you love for the freedom to be a whole person.

When best-laid-plans fall apart, all you can do is pick up the pieces-and host a gallery exhibit.Nic Walker and Vincent Blake lead charmed lives-or so thinks their neglected friend Juno. But when Juno's plans come crumbling down, it's their boyfriend Charles who reaches out to get Nic to help. Nic, Vincent, Matteo and even Taylor are there with solid plans for assistance, including an emergency art exhibit called Electric Dreams.Amid an unexpected revelation about Matteo's past, a surprising romantic development in Daphne's life and a personal challenge of Nic's, the gang comes together to help their friends and demonstrate what real loyalty looks like. Nobody ever said life was easy, but sometimes a challenge can bring out the best in people-and remind you of the true meaning of friendship.

You can't take back your sins. You can only hope for forgiveness.Jimmy Downing traveled seven hundred sixty difficult and dangerous miles to bring Oscar Yates to Port Essington to find his uncle. When Jimmy saw the abandoned homestead Oscar had inherited, he envisioned a future for them there, as long as they could keep the true nature of their relationship a secret. But once the initial work is complete and they have a cozy living space and a stable for the livestock, Oscar and Jimmy face a long winter dealing with thoughts that have time and space to plague them.Jimmy suffers nightmares of dark deeds committed in his past, while Oscar deals with trauma from his time in Dawson and his mistreatment at the hands of Spook. A new horse provides a distraction for Oscar and leads to new friendships and a break from their solitary existence, but a dangerous encounter exposes surprising truths about their nearest neighbors and a sense that their lives are being guided by forces outside their control.

When life is perfect, you know it's gonna throw you a curveball...or four.Nic and Vincent have been riding the high of a new romantic relationship that works so well they are on the verge of officially moving in together-but then the distractions begin. Their friend Daphne needs a temporary dungeon space, and Nic's basement seems the perfect solution. Vincent's gay seventeen-year-old cousin, Taylor, needs a safe refuge from his uber-religious parents. When Vincent suffers an unexpected injury, Nic asks Daphne to suggest someone to help with domestic duties around the house.These combined circumstances lead to a less-than-ideal home life for Vincent and Nic, who struggle to find alone time. But life has a way of giving people what they need, and the arrival of Matteo to help with chores around the house sets into motion an opportunity the three must decide to follow to its logical conclusion or abandon in order to maintain the emotional safety of all the participants.

How far would you travel for one man?The very last thing Jimmy Downing needed was a skinny traveling partner who acted half his age with a chip on his shoulder and no idea how the real world worked, because Jimmy had a lot of experience with the world and he wanted no part of it anymore.He was trying his best to be an honorable man after two decades of being outside the law. He'd stolen things. He'd killed people in the name of survival. He'd helped other men do horrible things. But now he was keeping his head down and trying to live under the radar. T'wasn't his fault that Oscar needed someone to show him right from wrong, give him something to eat on the regular and try to keep him out of trouble, so he didn't end up making a mess of his life the way Jimmy had. Maybe that was what being a good man was all about.Except the things Jimmy wanted from this twenty-one-year-old man were far from respectable, and he couldn't stop thinking about them, especially when Oscar Yates of the big brown eyes, cackle of a laugh and insatiable appetite for anything grilled over an open fire insisted on pushing all his buttons.How was Jimmy going to last the 760 miles to Port Essington without giving in to those needs Oscar called to with the hint of a smile and a smart-assed curse? Because if Jimmy did give in, it would mean both of them living outside the law and never having the chance at a decent life again.