D. J. Manly

A few years ago, Detective Jackson Blue made a promise to a teenage street hustler named Tyler. He told him that he would protect him in exchange for information, but in spite of his effort, Tyler ended up dead. Jackson is convinced that his pimp, Manny the Saint, is responsible but has no proof. When a temper problem lands Jackson yet another suspension; Jackson hits the streets in disguise to try and find a lead.Blake Wellington is a dancer, who hustles on the side, at the club owned by Manny the Saint. He's known Manny since he was a teenager and figures that Manny saved his life. When he is approached on the street one night by a raggedly man with a pocket full of cash, he threatens to pepper spray him. In spite of the money the vagrant is offering, Blake is turned off at the prospect of having sex with him. With the promise that the man will take a shower, Blake reluctantly agrees, having no idea of the surprises that await him. Covetous Pursuits is a story of one man's quest to find a killer, with a few twists and turns along the way, and some very hot sex that may or may not, turn out to mean much more.

Basho thinks he knows all his mother's sins, since his mom is one sinister, mysterious figure. All his life she has been an overbearing figure he can't emulate, and each and every day, he feels he's failed her. Except now he's landed a top job in Tokyo, working for the sexy, compelling Kanji Chang, and Basho believes his fortunes have changed. But Kanji also has mysteries and often gives off a sinister air. And when the two men tumble into bed, Basho is surprised when Kanji actually bites him.Though the bite leaves no telltale physical signs, Basho's whole body goes through changes. He can see and hear better. Sleep is a distant memory, and he has super-fast speed. He also views the world in a different way. But everything hurts, and noises are too loud, while his eyes begin acting weird.And then things get even odder when Basho's mother descends for a visit and spills the family secret. Is she nuts, or is the family's closely guarded recipe for Stranger Rice not the only thing they hold dear? As Basho dreams of whiskers, he realizes his hot new lover sometimes has four legs, a tail, and a ferocious roar...

Chinatown, Los Angeles. Young men are disappearing from their beds, sometimes vanishing as they cross the street with friends. The few witnesses who actually report a strange, mystical creature, soon suffer memory lapses and die.Yet the young men all return, one by one. They seem the same, but they are different. Strange things are happening all over Chinatown, as if an odd mist enshrouds it. None of the men who disappeared can say what happened to them.Late at night, however, this legion of men, in love and lust with the one they call Banpaia, reach out for one another in the frenzy of their need. For Feng Li, a suicidal young man who feels he was saved by the legendary, centuries-old Japanese vampire, yearns for only him. For Feng, there can be only one to claim his body and his heart.

Keach McKennie has been estranged from his dad ever since his 21st birthday. His dad promised him a hefty check but gave him a strange novel instead. Now, seven years later, Keach is dealing with a breakup and is cleaning out his home. He finds the book and soon learns there's an unopened birthday card in it.Inside the card is a check for three hundred thousand dollars.It should be the answer to all his worries, but he's too late to cash it. Foolishly, he tries anyway and finds the account his dad once owned has been flagged. LA's fraud squad claims Keach's dad was a bank robber.When Lucas Warner, a sexy, but cynical cop launches an investigation, he is convinced Keach is involved in stolen bank funds...things take a disastrous turn.Can Keach prove his innocence to the man he finds so attractive? Or should he get used to the idea of a future wearing stripes?

Dax Franklin walked away from his marriage a few years back thinking that it would save Jory Carters' career, a career he had fostered himself. Years later, when Dax hears that Jory is in a coma, he comes back, realizing he has never stopped loving him. Jory needs rehab, but his manager boyfriend has other plans. Dax is willing to help Jory through his struggle with alcohol and drugs, but it must be Jory's decision. Is the memory of what they once meant to each other enough to save Jory from himself, or will his status as an international star prove stronger?

The passion between Colby Young and Diego Champagne grows stronger, and Diego's fear that they will be discovered grows right along with it. Violence and deception are all around them, and now with Colby as a full-fledged member of the Louisiana Banni motorcycle gang, there are new worries for Diego. He fears for Colby's safety, realizing that Colby is the most important thing in his world.Colby continues his quest to discover what became of his young sister who disappeared years ago, and when his older sister and her children are threatened by the Texas Crushers, trouble hits close to home. He takes comfort in the arms of the man he loves, a comfort that is continually in danger of being cut off.Meanwhile, Diego is challenged to the death by a prominent member of the Texas Crushers, and Chase, the leader of the Banni, is harboring secrets that might also result in a standoff between Chase and Diego.As the moonlight continues to seduce, will Diego successfully become the leader of the Banni? And if so, will a desperate Colby be able to find his place in a gang led by the man he desperately loves?CONTENT ADVISORY: This is a re-edited, re-release title.

Colby Young and Diego Champagne continue to steal moments together when passion becomes so intense it cannot be denied.Danger is ever-present as an old enemy of Diego's resurfaces and is out for vengeance. And in an attempt to convince everyone around him of his heterosexuality, Diego sleeps with Tammy, who longs to become his "old lady." His heart, however, belongs to Colby, who must swallow his own pain at the necessary deception.Meanwhile, Diego's mother falls ill, which draws her and Colby closer as they both fret for Diego's life. And when it comes to his own family issues, Colby finally learns what happened to his little sister, which completely shatters his world.Now, Diego walks a fine line, maintaining his leadership role and dealing with his emotions, which he sometimes finds difficult to hold in check. And when a sudden change in Colby's life threatens to pull him away from Diego forever, will the secret lovers find even a moment of true happiness?CONTENT ADVISORY: This is a re-edited re-release title.

When another head is found in Blood Pond, Detective August Greystone must try to keep his own head while searching for the killer. All this time, August and his lover Bruce Monkton have tried to put the past behind them and build a secure and happy future as a couple, only to be brutally reminded of the terrible circumstances that initially brought them together.With few clues and even fewer witnesses, August feels like a fish out of water, trying to deal with the memories of his own brother's murder years earlier. Bruce's assertion that someone is after him also weighs heavily on his mind, making August wonder if Bruce is actually insane after all.Questions never truly answered resurface along with the boy's head in Blood Pond. Is a serial killer still on the prowl hunting for fresh victims, or has the murderous psychopath been at August's side, and sharing his bed all along?This book has been previously published previously some and has won many awards.

Ten years ago, August Greystone's adolescent brother was brutally murdered and dumped in Blood Pond. And the one person he is sure can identify the killer is on the run...Bruce Monkton can't escape the horror of what he experienced the night his friend, Tommy Greystone, was slaughtered in front of his eyes. Although Bruce somehow survived the vicious attack, he is still fleeing from shadows, from the haunting memories and his own demons, so the last thing he wants is to come face-to-face with his greatest nightmare-the older brother of his dead boyhood crush, the man desperately seeking closure to his brother's murder.August has given up everything, including his career as a law enforcement officer, to locate Bruce because he's sure the young man is the key to helping him find what he seeks. But can Bruce really aid August when it comes to locating the elusive killer, or will the answers to the mystery be buried forever at the bottom of Blood Pond?This book has been previously published previously quite a few years ago. It has won many awards.

Diego Champagne, Sergeant in Arms for the Louisiana Banni motorcycle gang, has grown up tough-half French, half Creole, and all male. Diego loves men but keeps his sex life on the down-low...until he meets Colby Young.Colby carries his own baggage. He has his own reasons for not believing in love-reasons he doesn't share-and he sure as the devil doesn't like it when he's forced to accept help from anyone.When Diego intervenes in a bar brawl during a motorbike rally and saves Colby and his best friend, Spider McGraw, leader of the rival gang Death Proof, it begins to look as if Colby and Diego are going to be joined at the hip. Somebody puts a hit out on Colby, and Spider's up to his neck in mayhem. When the Banni offer their protection to advance their own game, Colby begins to wonder: is love like artificial moonlight, seductive yet false? Or is it powerful and true, something for which he might risk everything...maybe even his life?CONTENT ADVISORY: This is a re-edited re-release title.

When, out of desperation, Bran Caspar takes a job in a women's designer shoe store, little does he know he's just entered a world of secret shoe fetishes and a string of caf s designed to cater to a man's every whim and secret obsessions. It's a world that turns out to be deadly but highly compelling, especially with a certain "maid" named Rick.For Bran's best friend, Finn, the prospect of a new business is a pleasant distraction from his horrible breakup with his lover, Waldo. And speaking of which, where is Waldo? Right inside The Fetish Caf , looking for more than a cup of coffee.Will these best friends find happiness at the end of their shift, or will they, too, become victims of The Fetish Caf ?

When Rallus quits his FBI job and moves to the mountain town of Fawnskin, California, to get away from it all, he has no clue that rural life will mean falling in love with another mysterious newcomer. He falls hard and fast for Knox Baylor, who's taken an unusual job as a shomerim, a corpse watcher at a funeral home.For Knox, the job should be easy money, even if the hours are long...except that he falls asleep on the job and accidentally releases Mr. Harold Hoxheimer's angry spirit, or dybbuk, which starts creating unholy havoc in Fawnskin.Harold opens all the secret wounds festering under Fawnskin's pretty, postcard exterior. Fawnskin is home to a fake fortune teller who blackmails residents but hides an even more sinister secret. And why do individuals keep dying in the old people's home? Rallus barely has time to deal with these problems when a grizzly murder takes place and a small boy is abducted.As they investigate, Rallus and Knox find that nothing is what it seems in this once-quiet town with the warm and fuzzy name...everybody has a secret, and some are willing to go to deadly lengths to keep them.How can they keep Mr. Hoxheimer's vengeful dybbuk from jumping from one host body to the next? What exactly does he want? And can Rallus and Knox defeat the growing evil with true love?This book has been previously published and re-released.

Can the pantheon of gods really control human emotions? Or can love really conquer all? In the Tiki Vampires trilogy, everything we know about myth and magic explodes with the eruption of Kilauea Volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. Though legend has it that the old gods departed the islands, they didn't. Many have been condemned to lives as creatures of the night. Vampires, werewolves and other fabled creatures abound on the islands' silky coastlines. For the fallen god Kane, life as the vampire Malakai was lonely and pointless before he met Jepoi, a young man who somehow pierces Malakai's invisible armor. Kaneloa, the Hawaiian god who condemned Malakai to his undead existence, punishes Malakai and Jepoi, trying to keep the two men apart. As the series unfolds, Malakai and Jepoi face seen and unseen foes. Old legends about the islands come back to life. Ancient crossroads like the City of Refuge spring back to existence as Jepoi and Malakai are forced to live apart, even though each wants the other. Will the gods or the humans win?

Fallen Hawaiian god Malakai's love for the mortal Jepoi reaches fever pitch. The furious ruling gods open the gates of hell, releasing long-dormant demons and monsters into the islands. Malakai and Jepoi have infuriated the major Hawaiian god Kanaloa by falling in love. Malakai was once Kanaloa's lover, and after a nasty break-up, Kanaloa banished Malakai to eternity as a vampire on earth. Malakai loves Jepoi and yearns for a peaceful, mortal existence with his man, but Kanaloa is a sore loser. He's not about to lose the man he worships to a guy who just won't go away...so he abducts Jepoi and punishes him severely. He turns Jepoi into a vampire, separating him from Malakai. Jepoi struggles to find his way as a Hawaiian vampire, learning what it's like for others of his kind in the islands. When Malakai finds Jepoi, their passion reaches fever pitch. To punish them both, Kanaloa opens up all the gates of hell, unleashing long-dormant demons and monsters into the islands.

When Jepoi meets the man of his dreams, he has no way of knowing that Malakai is a fallen Hawaiian god condemned to eternity...as a vampire. The pantheon of gods were displeased when Kane, one of their major gods, fell out with his lover Kanaloa, one of the ruling forces over the Hawaiian Islands. Condemned to an eternal earth-bound life as a shape-shifting vampire, Malakai has one chance to break the curse. He must never fall in love and he must never intervene in human problems. All that goes astray when he meets Jepoi, a young male nurse working on the Big Island of Hawaii. Malakai falls for Jepoi and can't resist him, but then all hell literally breaks loose when Malakai saves Jepoi from ancient and deadly disease that returns to the fatal shores of Hawaii.