L a Witt

*** LARGE PRINT EDITION *** Weeks before their twenty-fifth anniversary, Greg Douglas's wife surprises him... with a divorce. Now he's staying with his friends Ethan and Rhett while he gets back on his feet. To take his mind off things, the guys decide it's long past time for Greg to explore the other half of his bisexuality. He's never been with a man... until tonight. After repressing those desires for a quarter century, he's not waiting any longer. Especially not after he lays eyes on the gorgeous deejay at Wilde's. Deejay and single dad Sailo Isaia isn't looking for anything serious. He's definitely not out to be a sexual teacher, never mind to a man almost a solid decade his senior. But as Greg gets the hang of having a male lover, Sailo can't help himself. They both keep coming back for more. And more. And more. But is this just a midlife crisis and a rebound? Or is it turning into something both men never realized they were missing? And will Greg figure out the difference before Sailo decides he and his son deserve better? Contains an older guy who's waited half his life for this, a younger guy who didn't realize how lonely he was, and some very hot visits to the upstairs VIP lounge at Wilde's. Author is not responsible for readers who can no longer look at a leather booth the same again. This 79,000 word novel was previously published.

*** LARGE PRINT EDITION *** Between his time in the Marines and working as a bouncer at Wilde's, Elliott Moore has seen it all. In his line of work, breaking up fights is business as usual. When he steps into a lovers' quarrel one night, though, he finds himself running interference as a traumatized man tries to get rid of a persistent and occasionally violent ex-boyfriend. Dr. Samir Ramezani has had enough. He just wants to move on from that toxic, abusive relationship, but his jerk of an ex isn't ready to let him go. When Elliott offers to back him up, Samir is grateful for the help-and irresistibly drawn to the man with the big muscles and a soft touch. Samir is terrified he's just jumping from one bad relationship to another, but Elliott isn't like men he's dated before. He's sweet, he's gentle, and he's a sucker for Samir's beloved pets. And Elliott isn't just protective of Samir-as the chemistry sizzles between them, he's falling fast. It's hard not to think this could be the real thing. That is as long as the vindictive ex-boyfriend who knows all Samir's weaknesses doesn't find a way to sabotage it. This Wilde's novel is 57,000 words, and can be read as a standalone.

*** LARGE PRINT EDITION *** Fool me three times... Dale Ramsey is looking forward to his twenty-year high school reunion except for one small problem: will his old friend - and old flame - be there? Adam O'Connor has disappeared twice from Dale's life. Once after a graduation night fling, and again after a hot reunion years later. When he resurfaces this time, single and on the verge of retiring from the Navy, he wants to mend fences with Dale. Mend fences and maybe tear up some sheets. The spark between them is alive and well, but Dale resists. After all, Adam has only been interested in him before when his life has been in flux, just like it is now, and Dale refuses to be anyone's placeholder until something better comes along. He wants his friend back, but he's not looking to be deserted a third time. Over and over, though, their attempts to rekindle their friendship wind up igniting something much hotter, and Dale's feelings for Adam are far too strong to ignore. Should he put himself on the line and risk another broken heart? Or should he be the one to walk away this time? This 55,000 word novel was previously published.

LARGE PRINT EDITION Rhys Powell and Derek Scott are divorcing. Mistakes have been made, lines have been crossed, and there's no going back. Both men are exhausted and ready to move on. But their daughter is getting married soon. In the name of not putting a damper on her wedding, Derek and Rhys agree to keep the divorce on the down-low and show up as the happy couple everyone still believes they are. And between a roller coaster of a road trip and the love and joy surrounding the wedding... Derek and Rhys just might remember why they fell for each other in the first place. Are they only kidding themselves? Or can a rekindled spark really light the way to forgiveness?

Rhys Powell and Derek Scott are divorcing. Mistakes have been made, lines have been crossed, and there's no going back. Both men are exhausted and ready to move on. But their daughter is getting married soon. In the name of not putting a damper on her wedding, Derek and Rhys agree to keep the divorce on the down-low and show up as the happy couple everyone still believes they are. And between a roller coaster of a road trip and the love and joy surrounding the wedding... Derek and Rhys just might remember why they fell for each other in the first place. Are they only kidding themselves? Or can a rekindled spark really light the way to forgiveness?

Agosto 1939. Roger Miller e Jack O'Brien sono migliori amici fin dall'infanzia. Quando si rendono conto che fra loro c' pi di una semplice amicizia, Jack sta lasciando il loro sonnolento paesino dell'Iowa per andare al college. Ma si consolano sapendo che torner a casa per Natale. Giusto?Arriva Natale prima che si rivedano, ma un Natale di sei anni e una guerra mondiale pi tardi. Invecchiati e scossi dai combattimenti, non sono pi i ragazzi di un tempo, ma i loro sentimenti sono pi forti che mai.Nessuno dei due sa come dire tutto ci che si portano dentro fin dal loro primo bacio, in una lontana estate di pace. Anche quando sono nella stessa stanza, li separano un milione di chilometri.Ma forse una distanza che il piccolo angelo nello zaino di Roger pu colmare.Questa novella fa parte della serie "Christmas Angel".

Comme sa carri re ne d collait pas, l'acteur Adam Jacobsen tait pr t faire ses bagages et quitter Hollywood lorsqu'un inconnu lui a offert l'encouragement dont il avait besoin. Cinq ans plus tard, il a r ussi percer et, quand il remporte son premier grand prix, il le d die cet homme qui lui a dit: a pourrait tre vous .Brian Stewart est stup fait par ce discours d'acceptation de prix, tout comme les fans d'Adam. Imm diatement, les deux hommes se retrouvent plong s dans une fr n sie m diatique. Tout le monde veut conna tre celui qui a donn Adam ce coup de pouce indispensable... y compris Adam lui-m me. Quand les deux hommes se retrouvent enfin, une simple apparition dans un talk-show ne leur suffit pas. Bient t, ils se retrouvent prendre l'avion pour se voir, chaque occasion.Mais la carri re d'Adam signifie de vivre dans un bocal poissons. Quand la rumeur se r pand que le joli coeur de l'Am rique a un nouveau petit ami, la presse et le public s'en prennent Brian. Adam ne peut pas le prot ger. Brian ne peut pas g rer cette attention constante.Et quelque chose doit changer avant que la c l brit ne leur co te l'amour de leur vie.

( berarbeitete Version) Adam Jacobs war bereit seine Schauspielkarriere an den Nagel zu h ngen und Hollywood zu verlassen als ein Fremder ihm den Zuspruch gab, den er brauchte. F nf Jahre sp ter hat Adam es geschafft und als er seinen ersten, gro en Preis entgegen nimmt, widmet er ihn dem Mann, der gesagt hat "Du k nntest es sein". Brian Stewart genauso berw ltigt von der Dankesrede wie Adams Fans. Augenblicklich finden sich beide M nner in einem Blitzlichtgewitter der Presse wieder. Jeder will wissen wer der Mann ist, der Adam den n tigen Ansporn gegeben hat - auch Adam. Als sich die zwei M nner schlie lich wiederfinden, ist ein einziger Talk-Show-Auftritt nicht genug. Es dauert nicht lange bis die beiden auf jede Gelegenheit anspringen einander wiederzusehen. Aber Adams Karriere bedeutet sich bedeckt zu halten. Als herauskommt, dass Amerikas gr ter Schwarm einen neuen Freund hat, st rzt sich die Presse wie gierige Geier auf Brian. Adam kann ihn nicht besch tzen. Brian kann dagegen nicht mit der st ndigen Aufmerksamkeit umgehen. Und etwas muss sich ndern, bevor der Ruhm beide M nner die Liebe ihres Lebens kostet.

Il y a cinq ans, Darius s'est r veill dans un lit vide. Pourtant, il n'a jamais r ussi oublier Jordan. Aujourd'hui, il d cide d'affronter l'homme, devenu pr tre, qui lui a bris le coeur. Jordan a tent de laisser derri re lui son pass de p cheur et de se concentrer sur ses devoirs d'homme d' glise. Le seul probl me, c'est que m me apr s une demi-d cennie, il reste hant par ses sentiments pour celui qu'il n' tait pas cens aimer. Quand Darius confronte Jordan, c'est un d sastre. Mais cela pourrait aussi tre le d but de la seconde chance dont les deux hommes ont si d sesp r ment besoin... Cette nouvelle de 12 000 mots est bas e sur The Father Project de Tooji. Elle a t crite et vendue avec son autorisation. Tous les droits d'auteur financeront un projet de court m trage produit par Tooji et l'auteur. Tout exc dent ou sommes per ues apr s la production du film seront revers s une oeuvre de bienfaisance LGBT choisie par l'auteur.

Seit einem Jahr versucht Jay Warren den Mut aufzubringen, seiner Frau zu gestehen, dass er schwul ist. Aber jedes Mal, wenn sich eine M glichkeit ergibt, erstarrt er. Er sch mt sich f r sein langes Schweigen und will sie nicht verletzen. Seine Schuldgef hle sind nahezu unertr glich. Dann stirbt seine Frau pl tzlich und unerwartet und sein Gewissen droht, ihn zu zerrei en. Bestattungsunternehmer Scott Lawson hat jeden Tag mit Hinterbliebenen zu tun und er wei auch zu genau, wie es sich anf hlt, das eigene Schwulssein zu verschweigen. Er bietet Jay das dringend ben tigte Mitgef hl und Verst ndnis. Aus dieser Situation entwickelt sich eine Freundschaft, die schnell - vielleicht zu schnell - zu mehr wird. Aber sind Trauer, Schuld und Einsamkeit das Einzige, was sie verbindet? Oder hat Scott genug davon, dass Jay sich emotional so sehr auf ihn st tzt, bevor Jay klar wird, was er an ihm hat?

*** LARGE PRINT EDITION *** August 1939. Roger Miller and Jack O'Brien have been close since childhood. By the time they realize there's more between them than friendship, Jack is leaving their sleepy Iowa town for college. But they console themselves knowing he'll be home for Christmas. Right? It is Christmas before they see each other again, but that Christmas comes six years and a world war later. Aged, beaten, and shaken by combat, they're not the boys they were back then, but their feelings for each other are stronger than ever.Neither know the words to say everything they've carried since that peacetime summer kiss, though. Even as they stand in the same room, there's a thousand miles between them. But maybe that's some distance the little angel in Roger's rucksack can cross.This 24,000 word novella is part of the Christmas Angel series, and can be read as a standalone.

Marry me for 1 year. Payment: $1.2 million.Hayden Somerset is convinced the ad is a joke, but he responds anyway because, hello, $1.2 million. He's broke, living in a tiny apartment with two roommates, and exhausted from praying his ancient car survives just one more week. His skyrocketing rent and crushing student loans aren't helping either. At this point, there isn't much Hayden wouldn't do for that kind of cash.The ad isn't a joke. Jesse Ambrose is absolutely serious. His father, the charismatic patriarch of a powerful Hollywood dynasty, has his eye on politics, and he's counting on California's liberals and progressives to elect him. But Jesse knows what his father believes when cameras and voters aren't around. As the election looms, he'll do anything to force the man's hand and show the public who Isaac Ambrose really is.Anything, including marrying a stranger so his father will make good on his promise to disown Jesse if he ever takes a husband.Now he just has to wait for his father to take the bait... and try not to accidentally fall in love with his fake husband.

*** LARGE PRINT EDITION *** Marry me for 1 year. Payment: $1.2 million.Hayden Somerset is convinced the ad is a joke, but he responds anyway because, hello, $1.2 million. He's broke, living in a tiny apartment with two roommates, and exhausted from praying his ancient car survives just one more week. His skyrocketing rent and crushing student loans aren't helping either. At this point, there isn't much Hayden wouldn't do for that kind of cash.The ad isn't a joke. Jesse Ambrose is absolutely serious. His father, the charismatic patriarch of a powerful Hollywood dynasty, has his eye on politics, and he's counting on California's liberals and progressives to elect him. But Jesse knows what his father believes when cameras and voters aren't around. As the election looms, he'll do anything to force the man's hand and show the public who Isaac Ambrose really is.Anything, including marrying a stranger so his father will make good on his promise to disown Jesse if he ever takes a husband.Now he just has to wait for his father to take the bait... and try not to accidentally fall in love with his fake husband.

August 1939. Roger Miller and Jack O'Brien have been close since childhood. By the time they realize there's more between them than friendship, Jack is leaving their sleepy Iowa town for college. But they console themselves knowing he'll be home for Christmas. Right? It is Christmas before they see each other again, but that Christmas comes six years and a world war later. Aged, beaten, and shaken by combat, they're not the boys they were back then, but their feelings for each other are stronger than ever.Neither know the words to say everything they've carried since that peacetime summer kiss, though. Even as they stand in the same room, there's a thousand miles between them. But maybe that's some distance the little angel in Roger's rucksack can cross.This 24,000 word novella is part of the Christmas Angel series, and can be read as a standalone.

Es ist sechs Jahre her, seit sich Marcus Peterson und Reuben Kelly getrennt haben, aber sie sind weiterhin Freunde und Kollegen. Bis ein paar Drinks zu viel auf der Weihnachtsfeier der Firma zu einer Nacht f hren, die beide bedauern.Acht peinliche Wochen sp ter braucht ihr Chef - Reubens Vater - jemanden, der bei einer Messe einspringt, und Marcus und Reuben k nnen einander nicht mehr aus dem Weg gehen. Eine gemeinsame Anreise, ein Messestand, ein Hotelzimmer ... und dann schl gt auch noch das Wetter um.Sie k nnen einander nicht entkommen und haben keine M glichkeit, das schlechte Gewissen zu ignorieren, die Verlegenheit ... und den Funken, der unbedingt wieder aufflammen m chte. Denn wenn es eine Sache gibt, die sich nach all der Zeit nicht ge ndert hat, dann sind das ihre Gef hle f reinander.Aber wenn sie es nicht schaffen, alle H rden zu berwinden, die sie voneinander getrennt halten, wird diese alte Flamme f r immer erl schen.

"Credo che tu abbia qualcosa che mi appartiene, Zach."Zach Owens allibito dall'accusa dello sconosciuto. Non ha mai visto quell'uomo in vita sua e non preparato a scoprire cos'hanno in comune... il loro ragazzo, Jake.Diciamo ex ragazzo. Una volta liquidato il bastardo, Zach corre dietro allo sconosciuto per scusarsi... il che finisce in una bollente scopata per ripicca.Anche se sono partiti con il piede sbagliato, Nathan Forrester non mai sazio dell'affascinante proprietario di un cinema. Ma ancora cinico e diffidente... soprattutto visto che Jake continua a materializzarsi intorno a Zach, anche se Zach giura che la relazione finita.Con un subdolo ex ragazzo che cerca di sabotare la loro nuova relazione, Zach e Nathan devono imparare a fidarsi l'uno dell'altro, o si ritroveranno a mani vuote.

*** LARGE PRINT EDITION *** Three's a disaster when things come unraveled.Rock star Nate Keller is on top of the world, but his headlining tour has one drawback. It keeps him away from his boyfriends Theo and Cameron for weeks at a time. They make every effort to come see him as often as possible, though, and after four and a half years as a trio, things are still going strong.But then Cam comes alone, bringing news that stops Nate's world on a dime-after seventeen years together, he and Theo are separating. It's a trial separation, but nevertheless, Nate is devastated. He tries to pull them back together, but there's only so much he can do from the road.At home, Cam tries to carry on, but feels like his whole life is spiraling out of control. Theo struggles to cope with the split and his worsening depression. They're both quickly losing hope for a reconciliation... and keeping the man they both still love.When Nate makes a desperate last ditch attempt to pull their trio back together, it's make or break time. Is their trial separation just a temporary hiatus? Or is this the end?This 84,000 word novel was previously published.

*** LARGE PRINT EDITION *** On his first day teaching math at a community college, Chris Reuben gets an unexpected and unwelcome blast from the past: one of his students is his former shipmate... and ex-boyfriend. Justin Hayes isn't looking for a second chance when he signs up for his ex's algebra class. All he wants is a passing grade and maybe a shot at mending fences with the man he loved-and hurt-while they were deployed three years ago. Pain, guilt, and bitterness aren't the only lingering feelings, though, and even if three years is enough to melt the ice between them, they've already put their careers on the line for each other once. Can Justin convince Chris that what they had is worth risking their careers and hearts again?This 39,000 word book was previously published.

*** LARGE PRINT EDITION *** From EPIC Award winning author and multiple Lambda Finalist L.A. Witt comes the re-release of three hot contemporary novellas -- Getting off the Ground, Infinity Pools, and On The List.After being stood up at the altar, compulsive over-planner Elliott Chandler decides to turn his honeymoon on Oahu into a vacation for one. Fate puts a hitch in his plans, however, when the airport is snowed in and his flight is delayed.In the terminal, the jilted groom catches the eye of another stranded traveler: the laidback and very sexy Derek Windsor. Derek breaks the ice and strikes up a conversation, and as the temperature drops outside, the heat between them rises. Pity they're both going to different islands, but if their flight doesn't get off the ground fast, Mr. Calm-and-Cool may just tempt Mr. Play-It-Safe into doing something reckless.And that plane isn't going anywhere any time soon...