Bookshelf

FYI: I write a range of MM, ménage, and MF stories. Because love is love. 💕


VFC-MANLOVEVanilla-Free Christmas: Manlove Edition (“Tied With a Bow”)

Ménage loving and chance encounters will make the holidays merry and bright and hot enough to keep out the cold. From a romp in Santa’s candy house to a dinner party where chains and collars are required attire, Christmas for these naughty men is going to be anything but vanilla.

When shy bookstore owner Paul Hartnell (aka Piper Hart, bestselling gay erotica writer) loses his latest manuscript on December 23, he never expects to get a Christmas miracle in the form of his sexy upstairs neighbors.

Note: ménage sex, BDSM, sex toys, rimming


A Boon by Moonlight

Ex-Marine Zach Mayhew is willing to do anything for his dying grandmother, even find a fairy ring and beg that she be allowed to spend her last days in Faerie. But when a gorgeous Sidhe noble demands a night in his bed in return, Zach learns that a boon asked by moonlight can have unexpected consequences for his heart.

Note: rimming


Storm Season (Olympic Cove 1)

Ian’s vacation wasn’t supposed to include two Greek god lovers. But Mother Nature has other plans…

Widower Ian West had his summer mapped out—go down to Florida, stay in his family’s beach cottage on Olympic Cove, and work on his novel. But his vacation gets thrown for a loop when hot twin sea gods Bythos and Aphros show up in the cove and inform him he’s their mate.

Navigating a relationship with two Greek gods should be enough of a challenge for anyone. But things get even more complicated when Poseidon, King of the Ocean, decides to get involved in Ian’s love life.

Then again, when you literally have Mother Nature as your matchmaker, nothing is impossible…

Note: spanking, frottage


his-manlove1sHIS: Manlove Edition (“In His Name”)

Strength. Power. Experience. There’s nothing like a man who knows how to get what he wants, both in and out of the bedroom. And these dominant alphas want nothing more than to please and possess the men they love. No kink is too risqué as these men ensure their lovers never want to be anywhere but under their command. Come and find out how good it feels to be HIS.

After his late-blooming sexuality prompts a crisis of faith, Father Sean Halloran is placed on sabbatical to reconsider his vocation. Taking a job at a homeless shelter, Sean is determined to rededicate himself to celibacy and return to the priesthood. But Matt McCormick, the authoritative shelter manager, has begun to haunt Sean’s dreams and challenge his ideas of what it means to serve God. Now, Sean must choose between a life of celibate service, or the possibility of love with another man.

Note: BDSM


Grading the Curve

Ellen Novak is a scholarship student who’s tired of living hand to mouth. She just wants to get her college degree and start her life. The only thing she’ll miss about college is the gorgeous, if prickly, Professor Alexander Cord.

Alex Cord is an English professor who hides his loneliness and secret grief behind an arrogant facade. The terror of his department, he’s disliked by almost every student on campus — except Ellen.

School rules have kept them at arm’s length all year long. But on the last night of Ellen’s college career, the two of them risk everything to find out if their mutual attraction is more than a classroom crush.


Trickster

Delaney Smith, coyote shifter and Trickster Technologies executive, thinks humans are bland, boring, and undateable. So the last thing he expects is scenting his mate Mark Fellowes in the Trickster offices — a mate who is not only male, but quite human.

When Mark is attacked by thieves trying to steal company files, Delaney must put aside his preconceptions to protect his mate. But will a criminal who plans to destroy Trickster Tech separate them before he can stake his claim?


Stealing Dmitri

I was the most successful thief in the Known Worlds. And then I stole an archaeologist…

I’m known as the Highlander, the slickest, most uncatchable thief in the galaxy … until I got caught mid-heist by a gorgeous museum worker. Thanks to a deadly trap I had to take him with me.

Turns out Dr. Dmitri Grigoryev was an exoarchaeologist until a disaster ruined his career. Now he’s broke, desperate … and has the perfect set of skills for my next job. I’ve talked him into helping me, but instead of focusing on logistics I keep getting distracted by his perfect butt and oh-so-kissable mouth.

Judging by how he keeps checking out my kilt, Dmitri feels the same way. I can’t decide if this simmering attraction is a problem, or proof that we’re the perfect criminal couple…


Breaker Zone (Olympic Cove 2)

Nick took an oath to do no harm. But to save his mates, he may have to break that oath…

On the run from a psychotic ex, Dr. Nick Gardiner heads to Olympic Cove for sanctuary. He never expected to find his friend Ian mated to twin sea gods and learning how to be a storm god.

Adding to the confusion is a wounded merman named Aidan who needs Nick’s professional help. But the handsome mer and his partner Liam have their own plans for the ER doctor—to claim him as their agapetos, their destined mate, and fulfill his need to submit.

As if that wasn’t enough, a chance encounter at a junk shop reveals that Nick has his own role to play in Ian’s battle against the Mad Nereid. Nick must now master his new gift if he wants to save his mates from a ghastly fate.

Note: BDSM, spanking, frottage


executive-assistant-manlove21mExecutive Assistant: Manlove Edition (“The Art of Grant Management”)

These sizzling hot stories dare to explore the taboo world of office romance. From X-rated job interviews, controlling Doms, to the unprofessional use of office furniture—these seven stories have it all. You may never see the office the same way again!

Straitlaced scientist Dr. Peter Loeffler and freewheeling administrative assistant John Quincy are the Odd Couple of the Kenilworth Research Center. Their ongoing battles over funding are the stuff of legend, and their bickering can be heard up and down the hallways of the center. But in the aftermath of a very important site visit, the scientist and the admin find out that they may have more in common than they first assumed.

Note: BDSM


assassin_smPlanet Alpha: Assassin

While hunting raiders, Duncan Shea and other members of the New Black Watch run into a deadly ambush. Injured and alone, Duncan stumbles across a grounded shuttle carrying an Alphan warrior named Taric and a mysterious Xyran named Zhan. The handsome aliens agree to help Duncan, but he quickly learns they also have a plan of their own — to claim him as their mate.

Forced to hide their bond from their respective governments, Taric and Zhan never expect to find their third bondmate while on an unauthorized mission to stop a vicious Xyran slave master. Neither of them can resist the urge to claim Duncan, but will their new mate help them catch their old foe, or turn them over to Earth — and Alphan — justice?

Note: rimming


mmuniformantho1sUniform Fetish: Manlove Edition (“Fine Dining”)

Does the sight of a cop’s badge—or his handcuffs—make your pulse race? Do you drive by your local firehouse just to catch a glimpse of your favorite fireman? Ever peek in the cockpit just to check out the captain? If you agree the only thing sexier than a man in uniform is a man out of uniform, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve handpicked an assortment of nine sizzling hot, uniformed heroes to satisfy your uniform fetish.

James Fairchild spends his days traveling as a buyer for a high-end NYC department store and his nights fantasizing about the elegant waiter Gustav from his favorite bistro. When events send a bowl of soup into his lap, James finds out that his waiter has more than just good service on his mind.


Deep Water (Olympic Cove 3)

The Fates have given him a second chance at happiness. But is he humble enough to take it?

Poseidon, God of the Ocean, has spent millennia alone due to a single terrible act. His consort Amphitrite has sworn never to forgive him, and he’s forced to live with the knowledge that he drove an innocent girl to her doom.

But when one of the Olympic Cove cottages gets an occupant with an all-too-familiar soul, Poseidon discovers that the Fates have given him a second chance. Now he must try to right the wrongs of the past and win back both his beloved consort and the mate he betrayed.

Assuming, of course, that the Mad Nereid doesn’t interfere…


BadAlhaMM-evernightpublishing-jayaheer2015-smallpreviewBad Alpha: Manlove Edition (“Bully Boys”)

Shifters so ruthless they will stop at nothing to protect their pack, these Bad Alphas are dangerous men with an animal side that rivals their human fierceness. Feared, inked, they take what they want, never give in to their enemies, and think love is for the weak—until they meet their mate. Are you ready to learn how to tame a savage heart?

When Victorian solicitor Arthur Finter is forced to cut down a dangerous London alley after work, he stumbles upon pit bull shifter Alpha Gunner Jones in the middle of a dogfight with a rival shifter pack. The hardnosed bully boy scents Arthur and recognizes him as his mate, but will events orchestrated by the other pack separate them before Gunner can lay final claim?


Empress of Storms (Two Thrones 1)

I’m marrying a king to protect my country. But I’m falling in love with the lonely man under the crown.

After my father’s death catapulted me onto the throne of Hellas, I’ve been surrounded by enemies eager to sabotage me. It’s why I agreed to marry the powerful, dangerous King Matthias of Ypres, despite the difference in our ages and the fact that he’s still mourning his first wife.

But I need Matthias’s military might and expertise to protect Hellas. With him at my side, I can defeat those trying to destroy me and launch both of our countries into a golden age.

At night, however, the ruthless warrior surprises me by turning into a tender, gentle lover. Falling in love with Matthias is easy, but will he ever risk letting a blue-haired witch queen into his aching heart?


Palace of Scoundrels (Two Thrones 2)

It’s not easy being queen…

It’s spring in my island kingdom of Hellas, but with no signs of an occupant for the royal nursery I’m starting to worry.

My fears aren’t helped by the arrival of the legendarily conniving Dowager Queen Atilia of Illium … or her handsome grandson Prince Marcus. If Atilia thinks she can get Marcus into my bed and her great-grandchild on my throne, she’ll find my dangerous and very protective husband Matthias in her way.

But Matthias is busy dealing with dangerous family politics and a wolfish duke who kidnapped a young noblewoman for immoral purposes—at least, that’s what her family claims. Can he ward off the threat of civil war, outwit his relatives, and deal with a charming rival in my palace?


Degree of Resistance

They turned the man she loved into a machine. Now she’s going to prove that he’s still human…

In the post-apocalyptic Pacifica Protectorate, cyber tech Evie Contreras and military officer Ben Drake are newly engaged when Ben is killed in an accident. Grief-stricken, Evie throws herself into her work until she finds an impossible image—Ben, still alive and working as a mind-wiped cyborg guard for a luxurious resort.

Determined to rescue Ben, Evie accepts an offer of help from a shadowy resistance organization. In return, she must retrieve an AI holding vital climate information from Pacifica’s capital. With a vengeful protectorate closing in, can a battered cyborg and an emotionally wounded cyber tech reconnect with each other and protect the Earth from a deadly new disaster?


Shifter Woods: Howl

She’s snowbound in a cabin with a gorgeous Alpha. Problem is, she doesn’t like or trust Alphas…

Laurie lives by two rules: 1) as a reporter, always get the story, and 2) as a coyote shifter, stay away from overbearing Alphaholes. Until she runs into tall, gorgeous Alpha Caleb Lynch while investigating a human trafficking story. When a blizzard strands them in his cabin, Cal’s stubbled good looks and irresistible scent make Laurie’s coyote sit up and howl. But she can’t risk letting this Stetson-wearing cinnamon roll of an Alpha anywhere near her heart…

All he wanted was to be left alone. And then he met her…

After Cal loses his mate he assumes he’s going to spend the rest of his life alone … until he finds a wet, shivering reporter wandering near his cabin on Sandia Crest. As soon as he scents Laurie he knows he’s been given a second chance at love. Laurie may not like or trust Alphas, but that isn’t going to stop Cal. He’ll use all of his coyote cunning to claim this clever, feisty female.


Shifter Woods: Roar

Okay, so he can turn into a bear. Didn’t expect that…

After getting separated from his reporter on the side of a mountain, photojournalist Gavin winds up stranded in a smoking hot guy’s cabin during a blizzard. One little problem. Turns out smoking hot guy’s a bear shifter. And he thinks Gavin’s his mate. Gavin’s down for some hot and dirty fun, but someone who’s fated to be his soulmate? Is that even real?

Of course his mate’s human. Because fate needs a laugh as much as anyone else…

Mike may be the Alpha bear shifter in Esposito County, but that doesn’t make his life any easier. He’s preparing for a leadership challenge when a snarky photographer with the world’s most perfect butt shows up at his cabin during a blizzard. Now Mike has to convince Gavin that they’re mates, defeat his challenger, and live up to his grandfather’s reputation. No pressure.

Note: rimming


Lawless (“Gentleman Jackson”)

Meet the hardcore heroes of Lawless! They’re fearless, dangerous, big on revenge, and defiantly walk on the wrong side of the law. Although their morals may be compromised, their loyalty to that one woman is never in question.

When Louisiana hitman Colton Jackson accepts a contract on a Dallas lawyer, things are complicated by witness Ria Guzman. It doesn’t help that Ria is gorgeous and the younger sister of the most powerful gang leader in the US. The only thing a gentleman hitman can do is take her into his own form of “protective custody” – and try to keep her alive.


Lady of Thorns (Two Thrones 3)

Love was never supposed to be part of the deal…

Lady Amelie de Clerq’s prickly demeanor and earth mage abilities have earned her the nickname “Lady of Thorns,” keeping potential suitors at bay and making her the butt of the nobility’s jokes. Determined to attract a husband who will love her for herself rather than her fortune, she decides to embark on a journey of sensual self-discovery.

Alain LaPorte, wily lawyer and toast of the capital’s social set, has been summoned to Lierdhe to oversee business negotiations with a neighboring earl. When Amelie asks Alain to tutor her in the bedroom arts, he agrees to introduce the virgin mage to pleasure. But lessons in lovemaking soon turn into a matter of the heart, forcing both Amelie and Alain to confront their fears about intimacy, loyalty, and love.


Red Robin and the Huntsman (A Two Thrones Novella)

It’s Frostfair time in Ypres, but not everyone is looking forward to the winter holiday. Army captain Duncan Bardahlson has been dispatched to the tiny province of Wellen mere days before Frostfair to track down a legendary bandit known as the Redbird. As if that wasn’t bad enough, Duncan also has to deal with Roberta “Robin” Busse, the widowed countess of Wellen and his long-lost love.

When Duncan learns that Robin and her young son Charlie are in desperate straits, the hunt for the Redbird takes an unexpected turn. An overbearing tax collector, an impish priest, a very large pig, and a pair of bickering younger brothers all promise to make this holiday season a nightmare for Duncan — unless he can rekindle his romance with Robin.

And find the Redbird, of course. But Duncan isn’t called the Huntsman for nothing…


To My Muse

I accidentally sent my latest romance novel to the actor who inspired it. Now we’re in a fake relationship. Oh, and there’s only one bed…

When too much tequila and an enabling BFF put Lily Nayar’s romance novel Feast of Lovers into the hands of its inspiration, sexy British actor Tom Morrison, Lily is horrified. She’s determined to get her book back, even if that means breaking into Tom’s hotel room to do it.

With the help of a strategic lie and an Oscar-winning knight, Lily’s screwball plan catapults her into the middle of her very own Cinderella story, Hollywood style. But will a vengeful actress ruin Lily’s shot at a real life HEA with Tom?


Shifter Woods: Snarl

She’s got a lone wolf shifter who looks at her like she’s his kitty girl. But her dad’s ready to turn him into cougar chow.

Running the family ski resort on Sandia Crest makes Kate one busy cougar shifter until Jack Hawthorne turns up. Now she has a tall, gorgeous wolf shifter heating up her dreams and making her life even more complicated. Meanwhile, her dad is on her case to find a mate, and the one male who is completely off limits is Jack.

He’s finally met his mate. But she can’t recognize him…


An Alpha wolf shifter, Jack lost his pack to his brother while serving as a SEAL. His former commanding officer offers him a job at the family ski lodge, where Jack scents the luscious, green-eyed Kate. His wolf knows that she’s his mate, but a freak accident left her without a sense of smell. Now he has to convince her that they’re meant to be together…


Behind the Iron Cross

In the hedonistic wonderland of Cabaret-era Berlin where money can buy you anything you desire, love comes with a pink rose and a practiced smile…

The year is 1923, the Great War is over, and Berlin has become the manic playground of Europe’s elite. Against a glittering background of nightclubs and hot jazz, a sensual American heiress, a wounded playboy, and a desperate German army officer forge a decadent pact of pleasure. But their nights of uninhibited passion soon lead to a forbidden emotional connection, one that will threaten their future … and their lives.

Note: BDSM


Shadow of the Swan

A determined academic, trapped by her ancestor’s pact. A gentleman vampire, sworn to protect her. And a deadly Fae king, bent on claiming her as his bride.

In the golden years of the Victorian Era, Louisa Wallingford investigates myths and legends around the globe with her historian uncle, until her life is torn apart by an ancient promise to a sadistic Fae royal. Faced with becoming his unwilling bride, Louisa’s only escape is another marriage … to a handsome but distant vampire.

Sir Henry Carstairs gave up his humanity to save the queen he loved. When he failed, he vowed to protect her daughter and the country she ruled. Now, his vow requires him to enter an arranged marriage in order to protect a beautiful, headstrong scholar. But as their faux relationship becomes real, a deadly conflict between the British Empire and the Land of Faerie threatens to separate them forever.


Shifter Woods: Growl

The last thing she expected was a tiger shifter with a honey-sweet Cajun accentɉ۬

Cougar shifter Denise is a single mom who just wants a quiet life. But when tiger shifter/FBI agent Marco shows up in her back yard asking for help, she winds up involved in the federal takedown of a cartel kingpin. Marco may be trouble, but she never could resist trouble…

The last thing he expected was a gorgeous cougar shifter who would complicate his lifeɉ۬

He knows it’s not smart but Marco can’t stop thinking about Denise, even though his growing attraction could put both her and her daughter in danger. When the cartel strikes back, Marco must use all of his skills, both tiger and human, to protect the female who’s captured his heart.


King of Blades (Two Thrones 4)

What’s a royal anniversary without old flames, new lives, and a vengeful assassin?

As a happy Queen Danaë and an increasingly anxious King Matthias of Ypres celebrate their first wedding anniversary and the upcoming birth of their twins, a pair of unexpected visits complicate things even more for the royal couple.

Meanwhile, DanaĂ«’s brother Darius reunites with his lover Lars, only to learn that the handsome Ypresian officer has life-changing news of his own. When a series of strange accidents begin to plague Darius, he and Lars must join forces with the master Aeris mage Petyr Epilonious to investigate the source of the mischief–before the next accident kills Darius.


One Sweet Christmas

Take a Colorado ski town at Christmas, add a handsome baker, an unemployed personal assistant, and a dash of social media panic, and stir…

PA Rose Shaffer doesn’t believe in Hallmark moments or small town romance. So when her car breaks down in a Colorado ski town a few days before Christmas, she does her best to ignore the hot local baker—until she gets roped into helping him make an emergency wedding cake. Now she has to placate a Bridezilla social media influencer, pull off a genuine baking miracle, and resist the lure of chocolate eyes and a cinnamon roll heart.

Eric Kaufman thinks he’s finally lived down his failure on Let’s Bake, America! after a social media influencer picks him to bake her wedding cake. But when disaster strikes, a pretty stranger has to help him pull off the bake of a lifetime. To his dismay, he finds himself falling for the smart, funny Rose, even though she’s on her way to LA. Can he talk her into giving small town life—and him—a chance?


Cross Current (Olympic Cove 4)

And Matt thought being a high school teacher was hard…

Fresh from a divorce, history teacher Matt Taber decides to rent a cottage on Olympic Cove and relax before school starts up in the fall. But the Fates have other plans for him, in the form of four mates––a gentle giant of a merman and three selkies who have to satisfy a royal demand––and a change of career.

Can Matt adjust to this new reality before the Mad Nereid starts spreading yet more chaos in Olympic Cove, or will he lose his mates––and his life?


The Crimson and the Black (Hidden Empire 2)

Beware of dragons…

Being a rich, beautiful vampire in Victorian England isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. In fact, it can get lonely, not to mention boring. So when Countess Fyodora Korelev is asked to help find a group of kidnapped selkie girls, she jumps at the chance … only to get the shock of her undead life when a huge, gorgeous Scottish dragon shifter shows up and announces that she’s his fated mate.

Alone for centuries, dragon shifter Callum Brown is in a foul mood as he’s tracking down the Sassenachs who stole his selkie niece. But when he runs into a stunning vampiress who sets his blood on fire, he knows he has to claim her—even though she refuses to admit she’s his mate. Callum must now use all of his skills to seduce his stubborn, beautiful countess. But Fyodora isn’t about to make that easy…


Crystal Shard (Paladins of Crystal 1)

A week ago I was working at Sav-R-Mart. Now I’m helping five gorgeous shifters track down a stolen pendant. It beats cleaning up on Aisle Nine.

I’m only twenty-one and I’m already tired of being broke, getting harassed by my boss, and life in general. So I asked the universe for a change.

That’s when I got pulled into another world where magic, gods, and shifters are real. Now I have an absent-minded muse, brand-new magical powers that I can’t quite control … and the Buff Lords. Five huge, hot, dangerous paladins who can turn into Big Cats. And I’m supposed to help them recover a stolen royal necklace.

But as I soon find out, all they really want is me…


Shifter Woods: Claw (Esposito County Shifters 4)

Broke and on the run, she didn’t expect to find safety with a big, grumpy wolf shifter. But can he protect her from the humans who want her dead?

A halfling wolf shifter, Angela never felt like she belonged in the human or shifter realms. But when she gets sold out to the Chicago Outfit and has to run for her life, something guides her to Esposito County and the wolf pack leader who agrees to take care of her. But she’s not going to fall in love with him, and she’s definitely not his mate.

He assumed he was going to be alone for the rest of his life. And then a beautiful brunette showed up with trouble on her tail…

As leader of the local wolf pack, Matt’s life is one of lonely duty until he rescues a lovely halfling with a hauntingly familiar scent. She’s everything he ever wanted in a mate, and she’s running from deadly trouble. But Matt knows how to handle trouble and will destroy anyone who tries to take his angel away from him.


Esposito County Shifters: Omnibus Edition

Bite me. Claim me. Make me yours.

Esposito County Shifters: Omnibus Edition is the complete collection of the Esposito County Shifters paranormal romance series (Shifter Woods: Howl, Shifter Woods: Snarl, Shifter Woods: Growl, Shifter Woods: Claw, and Shifter Woods: Roar).