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Friday, August 21, 2026

Styx's Storm by Gabbi Grey Spotlight: ADULT title

ADULT m/m romance short story

Gabbi Grey

Blurb:

Styx

Shock and grief at the loss of our bandmate have driven Baxter and me from our home in Toronto all the way across the nation. I want to find some perspective on the shores of the Pacific, but our ancient van dies in a hick town, one hundred miles from my goal. There, Baxter ditches me like I'm worthless and vanishes. I have no money, no home, no friends, and I'm stranded in Mission City. So, of course, I decide a hookup with a hot stranger in a dark motel room will take my mind off my pain. Except in the morning, the oddly familiar dude's gone, and I'm alone again. I have real problems to focus on, so I don't know why some small part of my brain keeps wondering if I'll ever see that guy again…

Styx’s Storm is a 7k steamy gay short story with a man down on his luck, and the one-night stand that might just change his life forever.

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Styx

“Fucking Baxter.” As I stood in the middle of First Avenue in Mission, British Columbia, I cursed my friend, bandmate, and the biggest asshole I knew. With this stunt, he’d landed at the top of my list of jackasses.

I gazed up and down the street, desperately searching—yet in my heart knowing that I wasn’t going to see him.

I realized I didn’t even have my guitar. Nope. Baxter had pulled the clanking, smoke-belching van over, tossed me my bag of clothes to "hold onto" and told me he’d take care of things. Then he hesitated, his eyes on mine and said an odd, muffled, "Goodbye," before he drove away.

There I was on the side of the road, staring after him, when I realized I had no idea where he was going. A repair shop, probably, but why did he make me get out? Why no plans to meet up? Where was he taking our only ride and my fucking guitar?

Still, I clung to hope, there on the sidewalk. Waited for his text. Waited for him to respond to mine. Or the next one. Or ten more after that, or calls that went to voicemail. Till, an hour later, it dawned on me, he wasn't coming back.

All my hopes and plans melted to nothing on that gray, November pavement. No van, no Baxter, and no guitar. I wouldn't even be able to busk for some money, if this pretty downtown allowed such a thing. I was alone. Right.

The damned camper van had broken down just two klicks from Mission City. I was incredibly grateful she’d waited till that moment. Because theoretically she could’ve given up the ghost anywhere between Oshawa, Ontario and the west coast of British Columbia. Lots of stretches on that long-ass trip where breaking down would’ve been a nightmare.

Still.

Baxter and I had decided on Vancouver for our fresh start.

We were not in Vancouver.

I thought about the small amount of cash in my wallet.

I thought about the commuter train leaving Monday morning for the big city.

I thought about how expensive that city was going to be if I tried to live there on my own with no transportation, no one to share rent.

The math wasn’t mathing.

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Sunday, March 1, 2026

Love in Mission City: The Wedding Duet by Gabbi Grey (spotlight)

Love in Mission City: The Wedding Duet

Gabbi Grey

Love in Mission City: The Wedding Duet Synopsis

The Wedding Duet includes a novella and short story

Mission City is tucked in the charming Cedar Valley in southwestern British Columbia. If you love heartwarming, contemporary small-town gay romances, then come home to Mission City and fall in love with the men and women who live there. Romance shows up in the unlikeliest places. And trouble has a way of finding them...

Too Much in Love to Care

Taryn Briggs found the love of her life when she stopped to tow a stranded car owned by a beautiful blonde. Now she and Stephanie are engaged and planning their trip down the aisle. Life's just about perfect, but the one thing that would make it better for Taryn would be getting her brother Lachlan to show up for the ceremony. The only problem? Stephanie's brother Cooper is already a member of the wedding party, and the two men get along like cats and dogs. But surely Lachlan and Cooper can set their friction aside, just for one day?

Too Much in Love to Care is a 10k short story about a classic engagement, crazy wedding planning, two headstrong brothers, and a lesbian wedding to remember. This story first appeared in the anthology Love is All Volume 8.

Never Thought I’d Want You

Cooper Gander adores his sister, Stephanie. He's thrilled to be standing at her side as best man while she marries the woman she loves. He's determined to make the day go well and not get derailed by the presence of Taryn's brother Lachlan, a guy way too hot to have that stick up his ass. One day, and then Cooper won't have to see his annoying brother-in-law-to-be more than once in a blue moon. He can handle one day.

Lachlan Briggs will do anything for his baby sister. Even stand next to loud and proud Cooper, her fiancée's brother, in the wedding party. So what if Cooper evokes every emotion from envy to irritation to lust, dialed up to 11? This wedding isn't about them. Lachlan can control himself, keep his mouth shut, and ignore Cooper for just one day.

Never Thought I’d Want You is a 15k word enemies-to-lovers, opposites-attract, age-gap gay romance between a by-the-book lawyer, a freespirited advertising executive, and the wedding no one will ever forget. This novella first appeared in the anthology Save the Date.

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Never Thought I’d Want You

Cooper

Stephanie watched me intently. She did that—let me work through my ruminations until I was able to come to a conclusion. Hell, sometimes not even that. Sometimes I needed time to find the next sentence. “I could hit on the server again.”

“To make Lachlan jealous?”

I squinted. “Steph, he’s straight. Like a ramrod. Did you see that picture of him and what’s-her-name?”

“Lydia? I thought they made a striking couple, but she wasn’t right for him. He needs someone…softer. More considerate. Less self-obsessed.”

I eyed my sister. I didn’t think Lachlan deserved any of those things. I sighed. “He hates me.”

“He doesn't hate you. Look—just keep him busy. He likes to be busy. He's busy all the time—no vacation time for Lachlan Briggs.”

“Fine, then. He and I can do all the last-minute wedding stuff.”

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USA Today Bestselling author Gabbi Grey lives in beautiful British Columbia where her fur baby chin-poo keeps her safe from the nasty neighborhood squirrels. Working for the government by day, she spends her early mornings writing contemporary, gay, sweet, and dark erotic BDSM romances. While she firmly believes in happy endings, she also believes in making her characters suffer before finding their true love. She also writes m/f romances as Gabbi Black and Gabbi Powell.

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Tuesday, September 16, 2025

A Furever Home by Kaje Harper & Gabbi Grey (A Friends of Gaynor Beach Animal Rescue Romance book)

A Furever Home

Kaje Harper

Gabbi Grey

A Furever Home Synopsis

Arthur

When I was squeezing seven rescue dogs and a horde of cats in my small house, all I wanted was to not turn away a pet in need. Opening the Safe Haven Pet Rescue was a dream come true. But when I get hurt, standing between a man with a gun and a stray dog, I realize I still can't do it all.

My injured leg, a concussion, having to lean on my friends, and realizing how helpless I feel, throws me back to my childhood when nothing I did ever seemed to be enough. But there's one silver lining. Brooklyn West. He's the kind of guy who holds a stranger’s hand in a crisis. He's great with my dogs, even cranky little Chili, and really seems to want to help the shelter. I like watching him be a protective big brother when his sister turns up on his doorstep, even though I think there's pain underneath his sunny smiles. But as we move toward friendship, I keep looking for the strings, for the catch, and wondering how I'll pay him back, because nothing in my life can be that sweet, or that simple.

Brooklyn

I went through a slice of medical hell, and came out the other side with enough money to move to the opposite side of the country and start the doggie daycare business of my dreams. The cherry on top of that good luck is meeting Arthur Bjornsson. Big, wild-bearded, soft-voiced Arthur is the kind of guy my family would've ridiculed. He's warm-hearted and willing to throw himself into harm's way right in front of my eyes to save one pathetic stray dog.

He's the kind of guy who gives me back some faith in humanity. But when my underage sister Cheyenne shows up on my doorstep, on the run from the family I thought I'd escaped, my old life and new collide. I want to help Arthur, get to know him, and, as he heals, I want more than just friendship. But Cheyenne brings legal risks, a teen on the other side of my bedroom wall, and the threat of retribution from our family. The simple relationship I thought Arthur and I were building is suddenly messy as hell. I don't know how we'll get through this to reach the furever home I so desperately want.

A Furever Home is a fur-baby-filled, hurt-comfort, small town romance between two men whose only chance at a family is to build one themselves.

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So many flashing lights.

I’d let go of Arthur—albeit reluctantly, though he was in good hands—and come to find Kevin. Because that felt like a vaguely logical thing to do.

Smart kid had finally run when Arthur ordered him to. Well, after multiple attempts, but yeah, when the shot went off, the kid ran. He’d apparently sent the sheriff’s deputy and her partner around to the back. While she and the other officer dealt with Frank, Kevin had then flagged down the paramedics and, once Frank was secured, they’d hustled to get to Arthur.

Now the teenager paced back and forth on the sidewalk, phone in hand, glancing from the side yard to the house behind us. “I can’t believe the guy shot Arthur. Did you see that? Arthur has to be okay. Right? That Frank guy would’ve shot the dog, too. That dog was not a coyote. Sure, they sometimes come to the river, but they mostly stay in the forest over by the base. And there was a fence. I doubt the dog was even attacking his chickens. Something else probably did, so he had no reason to shoot at her. Or him. I didn’t get a good look. Did you?”

Before I could answer, he drew in a breath.

“I still can’t believe—”

I held up my hand. “Have you called your dads?” Dads…right? That’s what Arthur had said? I’d been a little focused on the man who was putting himself between the gun and the kid with the dog. “How old are you?”

“Thirteen. And yes, I’ve called my dads. Well, I called Alec because I hoped he’d be a little less angry. When I realized I’d miscalculated, I hung up and called Dad.”

“Did you hang up on him too?” I eyed his phone with the suspiciously dark screen.

“You’ll be okay.” At the female paramedic’s voice, I spun to see her and her partner wheeling the stretcher.

Arthur looked deathly pale against the white sheet, and panic surged within me. I wanted to stalk over and demand to know if he was going to be okay.

Except they appeared to be very focused, and anything that might delay the trip to the hospital would be bad.

I heard shouts of, “Kevin. Kevin!”

The young man and I pivoted to see two men being held back by a female police officer from one of the four patrol cars now parked haphazardly along the street.

“You can’t go down there, sirs.” The woman couldn’t be more than perhaps twenty-four…so a couple years younger than me. Not much of a force to be reckoned with, against two determined guys a decade older.

“Dad!” Kevin waved.

The officer glanced at us as I encouraged Kevin to move toward two rather harried-looking men. The shorter and slimmer of the two kept running a hand through his straight brown hair. The taller and broader guy waved agitatedly at Kevin. And despite Kevin being skinny and not tall for thirteen, he really did favor the bigger guy with matching snub noses and wavy hair and something about the shape of their eyes. Dad, I presume. And the other one must be Alec.

“Officer—” I called.

“Branson.”

“Right.” I tried to smile even as the ambulance pulled away, siren blaring.

Using that momentary distraction, Kevin’s fathers slipped past Officer Branson to snatch the young man into their arms, the likely bio dad sweeping him into a hug while the shorter guy hugged them both and clutched the kid’s sleeve like he wasn’t ever going to let go. After a moment, the bio dad said, “Let’s get you home.”

“Hey—” Branson shouted, striding toward the huddled family.

“Officer Branson?”

She met my gaze.

“He just saw someone get shot—”

“Which makes him a witness. We’ve got officers who’ll need to take his statement.”

“I’d prefer you start with me. I saw what happened.” Whether I could be a great witness was an entirely different story. Everything had happened so fast.

“And you are?”

“Brooklyn. Brooklyn West. I was walking down the street, and I heard a gunshot, and—”

“Sir.” She held up a hand. “I’ll need to take your statement as well, but perhaps not at this exact moment.” Even as she said the words, the front door of the house opened.

The sheriff’s deputy and the other officer guided a handcuffed Frank down the driveway and to their car.

Frank whined, “Someone’s got to look after my chickens. That damn coyote will come back and eat them—”

“It’s not a coyote!” Kevin actually yelled the words. “That’s what I was trying to tell you. The dog’s a pittie—”

“Kevin.” The dad who had his arm protectively around the boy squeezed his shoulder. “Maybe let’s let the police do their job. He had a gun.”

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Bio – Kaje Harper

I get asked about my name a lot, but it's not something exotic. “Kaje” is pronounced like “cage” – it’s an old nickname; my pronouns are she/her. My books are primarily M/M romance, often with added mystery, fantasy, historical, SciFi, paranormal… I also have a few Young Adult stories.

After decades of writing just for fun, my husband convinced me I really should submit something, somewhere. My first professionally published book, Life Lessons, came out in May 2011. I have a weakness for closeted cops with honest hearts and teachers who speak their minds, and I was delighted and encouraged by the reception Mac and Tony received. I now have a good-sized backlist in ebooks, print, and some audio, including Amazon bestseller The Rebuilding Year and Rainbow Awards Best Mystery-Thriller Tracefinder: Contact. A complete list with links can be found on my website "Books" page.

All my social media links can be found at https://linktr.ee/kajeharper

And if you like free short stories, check out the weekly Sunday Stories on my FB Group - Kaje's Conversation Corner - https://www.facebook.com/groups/208207893795147/

Friday, May 30, 2025

Love is All, Volume 8 by Gabbi Grey, Xio Axelrod, JR Grey, A.D. Ellis, et al. (charity anthology, ADULT titles) Spotlight

Love Is All

ADULT titles

Volume 8

Synopsis

This limited-edition anthology features fifteen swoon-worthy novellas and short stories by award-winning and bestselling authors, including A.D. Ellis, Carrie Ann Ryan, Connor Peterson, Gabbi Grey, Jodi Payne, J.R. Gray, Lee Blair, M.A. Wardell, Piper Malone, R.L. Merrill, Skylar M. Cates & Rinda Elliott, Sophia Soames, Susan Scott Shelley & Chantal Mer, Tara Conrad, and Xio Axelrod.

All proceeds from the anthology will benefit an organization dedicated to defending LGBTQIA+ rights.

Love Is All: Volume 8 is only available for a limited time.

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(note from ELF: Sorry about the caps in the bio descriptions, I have some kind of hiccup going on!)

Xio Axelrod

Xio Axelrod is a USA Today bestselling author of different flavours of contemporary romance. She also writes what she likes to call strange, twisted tales. Xio grew up in the music industry and began recording at a young age. When she isn’t writing stories, she can be found in the studio, writing songs, or performing on international stages (under a different, no-so-secret name). She lives in Philadelphia with one full-time husband and several part-time cats.

Gabbi Grey

USA Today Bestselling author Gabbi Grey lives in beautiful British Columbia where her fur baby chin-poo keeps her safe from the nasty neighborhood squirrels. Working for the government by day, she spends her early mornings writing contemporary, gay, sweet, and dark erotic BDSM romances. While she firmly believes in happy endings, she also believes in making her characters suffer before finding their true love. She also writes m/f romances as Gabbi Black and Gabbi Powell.

Chantal Mer

Chantal Mer never set out to write books. Yet here she is, and she’s having a blast. Happily ever afters for everyone make her heart sing.

When she’s not writing, Chantal can be found walking her adorable dog, going to musical theater with her daughter, observing the night sky with her husband and his telescope, and learning about the latest advances in video games with her son. Give her a book and a glass of wine and she’s in her happy place. Chantal lives outside of Philadelphia with her husband, two teens, her sweet pup, Miss Toffee and her big orange tabby, Simba.

JR Grey

Gray is a cynical Chicago native, who drinks coffee all day, barely sleeps, and is a little too fashion obsessed. He writes romance sprinkled with kink, and hot as hell, dark and angsty characters because everyone deserves a happily ever after. Gray uses He/Him pronouns.

Jodi Payne

Jodi Payne takes herself way too seriously and has been known to randomly break out in song. Her queer MCs are imperfect but genuine, stubborn but likable, often kinky, and frequently their own worst enemies. They are characters you can't help but fall in love with while they stumble along the path to their happily ever after. For those looking to get on her good side, Jodi's addictions include lattes, a nice cabernet and tequila any way you pour it.

Lee Blair

Lee Blair is a queer author and screenwriter from Oregon who writes low-angst, LGBTQIA2S+ contemporary romance full of sweet, steam, fun, and laughs. She's constantly amused by the antics of her two ginger cats, spends too much time daydreaming about her next trip to Scotland, and considers starting hobbies its own hobby. Much like buying books and reading books are separate hobbies.

Piper Malone

Piper Malone’s award-winning novels enchant readers with heartfelt, authentic romances. Her stories include a cast of unforgettable characters in a variety of romantic pairings. With snappy one-liners and witty banter, Piper wants her readers to laugh, swoon, and enjoy a well-deserved vacation.

Susan Scott Shelley

USA TODAY bestselling author Susan Scott Shelley writes romance with heat and heart that celebrates love without limits. She enjoys watching hockey, training for her next run, reading romance novels, and binging episodes of her favorite British TV shows. A city girl who likes being out in nature as often as possible, she has yet to meet a plant she hasn’t wanted to take home and she really wants a pet crow.

Tara Conrad

Tara Conrad is the author behind dark, seductive love stories that burn with passion and power. Her novels dive deep into the shadows of desire, blending emotional intensity with morally gray characters, high-stakes drama, and gripping plots that refuse to let go. Known for her hauntingly beautiful prose and unforgettable love stories, Tara crafts romances where obsession, betrayal, and devotion collide, leaving readers breathless from the first page to the last.

Tara’s married to her soulmate and Dominant, George. They are about to celebrate their 30th anniversary and are more in love today than yesterday. George encouraged Tara to start writing, and with each passing day, she’s more thankful for his insistence that she tell her stories and his partnership on this journey. There’s no one else in this world she’d ever want by her side. He is her happily ever after.

A.D. Ellis

A.D. Ellis is an Indiana girl, born and raised. She spends much of her time in central Indiana as a teacher in the inner city of Indianapolis, being a mom to two amazing teens, and wondering how she and her husband of nearly two decades haven't driven each other insane yet. A lot of her time is also devoted to phone call avoidance and her hatred of cooking.
She loves chocolate, wine, pizza, and naps along with reading and writing romance. These loves don't leave much time for housework, much to the chagrin of her husband. Who would pick cleaning the house over a nap or a good book? She uses any extra time to increase her fluency in sarcasm.
A.D. uses she/they pronouns.

R.L. Merrill

Whether she’s writing contemporary romance featuring quirky, queer, and relatable characters or diving deep into the supernatural to give readers a shiver, R.L. Merrill loves creating compelling stories that will stay with readers long after closing the book. Ro writes inclusive romance for the Happily Ever After collective, contributes paranormal hilarity to Robyn Peterman’s Magic and Mayhem Universe, and pens horror-inspired tales and music reviews for HorrorAddicts.net. A mom, wife, daughter, and former educator, you can find her rocking out in her Bronco with Great Dane pup Velma, being terrorized by feline twins Dracula and Frankenstein, or headbanging at a rock show near her home in the San Francisco Bay Area! Stay Tuned for more…

Skylar M. Cates

Skylar M. Cates loves a good romance. She is happy to drink coffee, curl up with a good book, and not move all day. Her novels feature strong and passionate men. Skylar loves to craft stories where realistic characters are challenged with emotional situations. Although lately the laundry room is the farthest place she has visited, Skylar loves to chat with folks from all around the globe.

Sophia Soames

Sophia Soames is a Scandinavian, UK based, Author of contemporary MM romance. She writes stories of everyday people with kids and families living real life fairytales.

Carrie Ann Ryan

Carrie Ann Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary, paranormal, and young adult romance. Her works include the Montgomery Ink, Talon Pack, Promise Me, and Elements of Five series, which have sold millions of books worldwide. She's the winner of a RT Book of the Year and a Prism Award in her genres. She started writing while in graduate school for her advanced degree in chemistry and hasn’t stopped since. Carrie Ann has written over one hundred novels and novellas with more in the works. When she’s not losing herself in her emotional and action-packed worlds, she’s reading as much as she can while wrangling her clowder of cats who have more followers than she does.

Connor Peterson

Connor Peterson is a USA Today bestselling author of LGBTQ+ urban fantasy and dark, paranormal romance, local to the Philadelphia, PA area. The madman behind Deathspell and Temptation in Neon, Connor has also contributed to the story cycle Red Phone Box - published by Ghostwoods Books - and the anthology Nocturnal Embers - published by Crimson Melodies Publishing. He is also an active participant in the Philadelphia writing community,

MA Wardell

Writing as M.A. Wardell, Lambda Literary Award nominee Matt writes spicy queer rom-coms.

His goal is to tell adult gay love stories with a diverse representation of flawed and damaged characters who find healing through love.

Matt loves rom-coms and has always wished for better representation, so he's writing the stories he wishes existed. The queer men in his stories are flawed and messy. Helping them find their HEA is Matt's passion.

Rinda Elliott

I write in many genres, always with a love story in the mix. That love story can be M/F, M/M, M/M/F and more. I tend to read more M/M than anything else, so that’s what I mostly write. I’m also an AVID reader, collector of music, and love cozy games!

While all of my books are romantic and sexy, most lean toward erotic. For adult books that are just sexy, there are my Beri O’Dell books and if you’re looking for sweeter, but still sexy, there’s the young adult trilogy I wrote for Harlequin Teen. All of the others? Expect some heat because I love it. I also love unusual stories and credit growing up in a family of curious life-lovers who moved all over the country. Books and movies full of fantasy, science fiction and romance kept us amused, especially in some of the stranger places. For years, I tried to separate my darker side with my humorous and romantic one. I published short fiction, but things really started happening when I gave in and mixed it up. I have several ongoing series, both contemporary romantic suspense and paranormal. You can find out about them in the links above and to the right. When not lost in fiction, I love making wine, collecting music, gaming and spending time with my husband and two children.

Featured story:

Too Much in Love to Care

Gabbi Grey

Stephanie

I've been in love with Taryn from the moment she climbed out of her tow truck to rescue me and my broken-down car. She’s strong, fearless, and damn beautiful to boot. I have the rings, she said yes, now all I need is to get her to the altar. But our respective brothers, Cooper and Lachlan, seem determined to wreck our wedding.

Taryn

Helping stranded motorists is my superpower, and rescuing Stephanie turned my world upside down. Loving her is the easiest thing in the world. Managing to get married while our brothers fight like cats and dogs is a whole other thing. I can't decide if I want to elope, or to lock the guys in a bathroom together till they learn how to get along. It's worse than a six-car pileup, trying to make this wedding and this blended family work out. So will we manage to merge our families seamlessly or are our brothers destined to be enemies forever?

Too Much in Love to Care is a 10k short story about a classic engagement, crazy wedding planning, two headstrong brothers, and a lesbian wedding to remember.

Excerpt

Cooper grinned as he dug into his chicken. “You know, this is pretty good.”

“You were expecting rubber chicken?” I arched an eyebrow.

“Well…”

“Given what Mom and Dad paid, I’d hoped it would be top-notch food.”

“Well, you’re in luck.” He buttered his roll and then put a huge chunk on his asparagus.

“Would you like some vegetables with your butter?” Lachlan frowned.

Cooper grinned and offered a little wave of…pleasure? Teasing?

I couldn’t figure it out.

Lachlan scowled.

Then bent down to rub his shin.

He glared at Taryn before clearly realizing Cooper and I were watching the entire byplay.

Cooper chuckled. “Bested by a girl.”

“Hush.” I hissed at him. “Don’t ever let Taryn hear you say that.”

“She gets my humor. So what’s for dessert?”

I narrowed my eyes. He knew we were having chocolate mousse or apple crumble. Wedding cakes were, as far as I was concerned, overrated. Plus, we had a couple of guests with dietary restrictions—better to give two simple choices that most people could enjoy at least one of. “Cooper—”

“I just, uh, need to stretch my legs. I promise I’ll be back.” He rose, offered a sheepish smile, and headed for the door.

What the hell?

Lachlan rose and headed toward the back of the hall.

Just beyond those doors were the washrooms.

I turned to Taryn.

She shrugged.

We engaged our parents in a discussion about our excitement over our honeymoon.

Dinner plates were cleared.

Still no sign of either man.

Friday, November 15, 2024

Sizzling Sydney Nights by Gabbi Grey (Spotlight and excerpt)

Sizzling Sydney Nights

Gabbi Grey

Synopsis

Sam

I've enjoyed showcasing Sydney’s architecture, food, and culture for tourists for almost ten years. I keep a nice professional distance, but one hot American guy has me breaking all the rules.

Levi

I researched the hell out of Sydney, Australia, before writing my most recent bestseller, but never saw it in person. Now I'm getting called out for the things I got wrong. I'm here to learn more about the city, but my tour guide's the one I really want to explore. Good thing I know Sam would never fall for a client, or it might be hard to leave.

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Sam
I ignored Levi and motioned my group in close. “First, though, we need to run through some safety tips. Hats and sun cream are the way to go, because you’re going to get burned to a crisp if you don’t. Make sure you hydrate. Our climate here is hot and dry, and you’ll get dehydrated really easily. Wear shoes at all times. You’ve heard about snakes and spiders. Well, some of the places we will be visiting in the coming days will have them, so chuck your sneakers on your feet and watch where you walk. But most importantly, I have to warn you about the drop bears.”
Everyone’s attention riveted to me.
I was in my element and pulled out my memorized information. “Drop bears are cousins to koala bears. They’re carnivorous and drop from the canopy of trees. You have to be careful when you’re walking in the bush.”
Joe raised his hand. “And where do we find these?” He didn’t look convinced that I was telling the truth.
I had a feeling he’d be googling the ferocious animals as soon as we were on the bus. “They’re located primarily on the east coast of Australia.”
“So…here?”
I grinned. “Well, not in Sydney proper, but yes, here. Mostly out in the heavy scrub area, but we’re known to get a couple closer to Sydney. They live in the trees, so as long as there’s a couple of eucalypts around, take it easy. You need to look for fresh scratch marks on the trunks of the trees before you linger under one.”
He arched an eyebrow.
I continued on. “Right. Everyone ready? We can load on the bus.”
Clara hustled her daughters on board. The French couple went next, then the Moons from South Korea. Joe and Daryl were next.
Levi lingered.
“You okay, mate?” I again met his gaze. I hadn’t been wrong when I’d thought both fathomless and pain-filled.
He cleared his throat. “Of course. I just…” He squinted. “Drop bears?”
I grinned. “You need to know all about Australia, right?” Because that was usually why people took my tour.
No missing the grimace in his expression.
He has a story…and I intend to figure out what it is.
“Keep close to me, and I’ll make certain you learn everything you can about being an Aussie.” I winked.
He actually rolled his eyes.

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Thursday, August 15, 2024

Passion's Angel by Gabbi Black (Spotlight and excerpt) ADULT title

Passion's Angel

ADULT title

Gabbi Black

A couple under stress, a woman alone—can three hearts be better than two?

Dustin

My Domme, my boss, my lover… Nadine is all those things to me. Our professional relationship has slid into the personal, and I have no problem with that. Pleasing her is my top priority. When things go sideways at work, I’m not sure how to help…until the answer presents itself in the guise of an angel.

Nadine

As a successful marketing executive, I have high standards. Dustin, my submissive and executive assistant, is perfection. But even he can’t solve my latest work dilemma. Then we meet Angelique, and I’ve found the star of my next campaign. Now I just have to convince the young woman that posing for me is in her best interests and, even better, convince her to join Dustin and me in a triad relationship.

Angelique

When a gorgeous man asks me to pose for a photo shoot, I’m skeptical. I’m overweight and unattractive, so who would want my picture? Refusing him is easy…but he’s persistent, and I give in. He’ll soon see how wrong he is.

Surprisingly, a photo shoot can be fun. Dustin is sweet and kind, and his boss Nadine is incredible. They have the kind of relationship I’ve always wanted, and it's clearly not just professional. I'm sad when the photo shoot is done and I have to leave them and head out into the cold, alone. Then Dustin asks an unbelievable question.

This 25k story is an FFM BDSM novella and is part of the Dr. Donna Jennings Purple Passion Reflection for Women Cards series.

Excerpt:

Nadine

As I eyed Dustin’s pinkened ass, some of my stress fell away.

Some…but not all.

“Want more?”

“Mistress, I always want more.” He wiggled his gorgeous ass. The ass of a twenty-six-year-old.

I had him tied to my spanking bench, and I tapped my crop against my palm. Since we were both morning people, we’d decided on a quick scene before showers and work.

Dustin claimed he liked to feel my mark on him the entire day. Even beyond if I managed to bruise him.

Today, though, I needed him focused. That meant going easy.

After a series of hard strikes, he moaned.

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Bio

Even though Gabbi Black is a firm believer in happy endings, she makes her characters work for it in every romance she writes, no matter what the genre. From contemporary to BDSM, they are penned early in the morning in her home in beautiful British Columbia while her trusty ChinPoo dog keeps her company. She also writes gay romances as Gabbi Grey.

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