Kirjahaku

I left Vermont on the most painful day of my life and swore I'd never go back. Meadows Park-the shuttered amusement park that's been in my family for generations-is the home of all my finest and worst memories. They all star Peter Landry-the best friend I ever had, and the only guy I've ever loved.But then my eccentric grandfather buried two million dollars on the property and couldn't remember where.So I'm back, and asking Peter for help. He's an Ivy League lawyer now. Still gorgeous, and able to gut me with a single smile. And I'm still a disappointment, living in the city and washing dishes to get by. As soon as we strike off down the first sunlit path, the Meadows Park magic begins to fill my heart with yearning, lust, and most dangerous of all-dreams.I'm secretly relieved each time the day ends, leaving us empty-handed. I know it's wrong-without that money, we could lose the park.But if I find the treasure, I lose the guy...

Their unlikely connection grows stronger every day, but to stay together they have to believe not only in each other, but also in themselves.Lance never believed the stars could align for him to have a real chance with Robbie, and even though they've spent every day-and night-together for weeks, a part of him still isn't convinced it's all real. But until the inevitable moment he loses Robbie, Lance intends to savor what they share. When Lance is dragged back to Chicago, he's both relieved and terrified when Robbie offers to come with him.Robbie loves his family's Nebraska ranch, but he's also been solely responsible for keeping it afloat since he was eighteen. He's always wanted to experience life outside his rural hometown. His glimpse into Lance's friends and work in Chicago is bittersweet. On the one hand, it's all too easy to picture a future in Lance's city and at Lance's side. On the other hand, it seems impossible given Robbie's responsibilities to the ranch, and he doesn't want to hold Lance back from the life and career he's made.Signs of Spring is the conclusion to Robbie and Lance's love story, which began in Long Winter. The books include complicated family relationships, animal characters, an age gap, a best friend's little brother, pining, hurt/comfort, and lace. The books must be read in order.

Second edition. This novel was previously published as a novella of approximately 30,000 words. The second edition is roughly twice as long.Emile leads a quiet but contented life as a university professor, with a perfect dog, comfortable home, and loyal friends. Maybe there's something-or someone, missing. But dating is hard enough for vanilla people. Emile doesn't just have to find someone he wants to date-he has to find someone he wants to kneel for.Jay likes playing soccer, reading poetry, and handsome men in tweed vests. Men like Emile, who Jay can't forget after they connected on a rainy July night. Their encounter awoke a powerful urge in Jay to take, command, and control that has haunted him ever since. Jay had hoped that starting college would distract him, but that hope died when he showed up for the first day of his literature class and discovered Emile was his professor.When Emile tells Jay they can't be together, Jay is still determined to figure out a way for the two of them to explore what they share. And Emile craves Jay's gentle dominance too much to resist him.Jaywalking includes an age gap, a professor-student relationship, BDSM, a very polite dog, explicit sex, and a happy ending.

The year is 1972. Dylan Chase is nineteen, and most days he's lucky enough to ride a tough bronc, have a beer with his friends, and maybe even sleep under the stars on his family's third-generation cattle ranch.Dylan's life would be perfect if it weren't for his forbidden itch. An itch he's only scratched once... with Bo, a hitchhiker he never thought he'd see again. When Bo shows up as the new hire at a neighboring ranch, Dylan is sure his almost-perfect life is about to implode.After the calves are driven out to the spring pastures, Bo will move on to California. Dylan just has to hold it together until then... if he can.But Bo can soothe a restless horse with a touch and keeps a battered book of poems in his saddle bag. And the more Dylan learns about him, the more he wants Bo-and the less he wants Bo to go, damn the risk.

No matter how many times Johnny starts over, things eventually fall apart. Like they did when he left the family ranch he loves in Nebraska, or in his fledgling acting career in L.A., or with his arguably perfect ex-boyfriend. Then he meets pretty, prickly, captivating Owen Galeo. A man who loves fiercely and protectively. A man Johnny is helplessly drawn to, and who inspires him to finally build a life that he won't burn down. But every idyllic summer comes to an end, and Johnny has never been able to resist his urge to run when things get hard.Owen's safe haven has always been his godfathers' farm. When they need help, he drops everything and moves in for the summer. To his surprise, they already have one house guest-Johnny, their long-lost nephew. Johnny's beautiful, charismatic, and worst of all, famous...everything Owen's celebrity parents taught him to hate. Owen resists their instant chemistry, but as the summer works its magic, he falls for Johnny anyway. Even though he can practically hear the clock ticking until Johnny takes off with no regard for who his leaving will hurt.