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He came into their lives for a reason. Smart, lovable, handsome, talented. He gave them what no one else could. One found a reason to live. One found the means to live. One found a different way to live. He taught them to believe anything is possible. Then he left them. Contemporary gay romance. Four gay men become extremely successful business partners and more. A practical dreamer, a noble romantic, a controlling slut, and a prettyboy resolve progressively more difficult crises until a tragedy means painful choices. Two risk their lives so another might live.

A deathbed promise sends Craig Nolan from Seattle to Kuala Lumpur to find his best friend’s son and deliver two gifts. Described by outsiders as a small Asian country on steroids, Malaysia has many surprises for Craig: a huge casino in a country that forbids gambling, poisonous fish, terrorist gangs, and the love of his life. His first night in KL, a pickpocket steals Craig’s wallet in a gay bar, but an attractive young Malay intervenes, returning Craig’s valuables. When Craig accepts Wuji’s offer to help find his friend’s son, the search takes them to an exotic resort island, ...

Bali, crown jewel of Indonesia..................... • Island of the Gods; land of a thousand temples • Peaceful Hindu enclave in world’s largest Muslim nation • Popular gay vacation spot • Very affordable beachside hotel rooms • Endless white sandy beaches & clear blue-green water • Designer label shopping at bargain basement prices • Millions of tourists spending billions of dollars each year Trouble in paradise? When Greg Simmons discovers his favorite uncle in LA never returned from Bali, he crosses the Pacific to find him. Greg launches his own investigation with the ...

From closeted homosexual to openly gay man, Dylan’s odyssey spans two generations. Broke, unemployed, and forced to drop out of college, Dylan enlists in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. Along the way he falls in love, has his heart broken, and meets men who change his life forever. Who will Dylan marry when it finally becomes legal? The spotted drag queen? The veteran with the blond ponytail? The Chinese medical student? The drop-dead gorgeous high school classmate? Someone else?

With a delicate balance of power both inside and outside the United States, American progressives are elated when they take control of the White House and hold a razor thin margin in the Senate. During a fundraising trip, the first African-American female President is assassinated, thrusting her gay Vice President into the spotlight. Moments after being sworn in, the new President is informed an American ally is about to be invaded. Vastly outnumbered, the new President asks his advisers for options. The most junior officer in the room urges using a new weapon. When the President agrees, a ...

Seven partners own Over55, a Minneapolis firm that helps families find care for their aging loved ones: BURT, dapper, silver-haired, paternalistic founder and CEO. GEORGIA, Burt’s business partner and wife. ED, former computer company executive. MARK, handsome, talented sales executive. LOIS, Snow White’s evil twin. JOAN, poster girl for cosmetic dentistry & tough operations director. TROY, a man who adjusts facts to fit every situation. Long on sales and marketing talent, the company is short on administrative skills until Dylan Riley, a closeted gay man, joins the partners. Everything...

At age 15, Nolan loses both parents, so he lives with an aunt. Receives a full university scholarship all the way through law school. Becomes Dallas County Attorney at age 30. Charming. Attractive. Successful. Openly gay with a career-ending secret. When Nolan’s relationship with a living legend falls apart, he seeks out Reid, a former lover. To regain Reid’s trust, Nolan shares a secret which could send him to prison. In a world with climate change deniers, cyber-criminals, sexual predators, and mass murderers, Nolan and Reid discover another pervasive behavior which just might save ...

Four small town high school friends become two gay couples during their senior year. Leaving their homes behind, they share a New York City apartment while earning university degrees. After graduation, three of the group pursue music careers while the fourth becomes a newspaper reporter. Fully embracing all New York has to offer, they become fixtures in the party scene, blissfully unaware there might be a price to pay for their fun. Follow the foursome as some dreams come true while others wither and die.

Palm Springs. Turbine windmill farms. More golf courses per square mile than any American city. Winter playground for politicians, athletes, artists, actors, and other celebrities. Can the son of Arizona ranchers and a Florida State art major find love and happiness flipping homes in the gayest city in America? Will old bones, toxic waste, or a rising young star derail their romance? As they pursue their dreams, Payt and Trip discover life is what happens while they’re busy making other plans. Their most important discovery is they have flipping skills beyond real estate.

When two boys meet the first day of their high school senior year they navigate the obstacle course of gay romance, exams, parental expectations and peer acceptance. Helping each other overcome multiple challenges, they make it to graduation, but soon after they part ways. Decades later mutual need brings them together again. One needs the other to save his career. And one needs the other to save his life.

Eric Price. Gay. Recovering alcoholic. Attractively packaged. Loyal. Extremely driven. Secretive. Former military officer who rises quickly to one of the top jobs in Corporate America. The reason for Eric’s obsession with power gradually becomes clear as he creates the most unique organization in the world. More than a coming-of-age romance, this story examines how luck, split-second decisions, and sheer willpower determine the trajectory of a person’s life. As Eric discovers a higher purpose, he also finds the two things he has sought his entire adult life.

After selling his health and wellness apps to a tech giant, Ridley looks for homes in both cool and warm climates. He hopes to meet a man without toxic baggage, but one disappointing experience after another leaves him skeptical. Fairly quickly he meets a sexy realtor, a Somali personal shopper, a Thai-Latino erotic dancer, and a diminutive community college teacher. All are adorable with a variety of baggage. As Ridley gets to know them, it’s obvious only one has the right kind of baggage.

This collection of essays deals with the situated management of risk in a wide variety of organizational settings. The emphasis in these contributions is upon the variety of ways in which organizational actors, in combination with a range of material technologies and artifacts, such as safety reporting systems, risk maps, and key risk indicators, accomplish and make sense of the normal work of managing risk - riskwork.

Colin is smart, unassuming, likable, and dreams of becoming an Air Force pilot. Tony is an athletic, popular, gorgeous, fraternity boy, and the adopted son of extremely wealthy parents. When they meet in college in 1973, they become instant lovers. Colin will lose his chance to fly and Tony will lose his inheritance if anyone suspects they are gay, so they conceal the true nature of their relationship as students. They lose touch after graduation, but their paths cross frequently over the next four decades. As they each become professionally and financially successful, they survive a series...

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MICHAEL POWER#1 Best Selling Author, CPA, Speaker, Marathoner & Entrepreneur Dad to Three Beautiful Daughters Michael has started multiple revenue-generating companies both in the U.S. and Europe. After hitting rock-bottom and being crippled by the mental and physical effects of fear, he strives to share his experiences and techniques on how he overcame that fear with others. He is the host of the Alpha Dad Project Podcast and has learned to conquer fear through examining it, learning from it, leaving the past behind, and adopting gratitude and a positive outlook for the future. He's also an ...

Several bar and bathhouse buddies form relationships which survive from the pre-AIDS era to the pre-Covid era. Their lives take heartbreaking twists as they build an innovative enterprise. Highly successful, their new venture enables them to make a difference in the lives of people around them. Follow Ryden, Cale, Marty, Byron, Trajan and Josh as they create a place where whores and heroes are equally welcome.

We know what causes aging and how to slow it. Recent experiments prove aging can be reversed with a combination of existing drugs and additives. Once an anti-aging cocktail is approved for sale, will everyone want to turn their body clocks back? How far back will they choose to go? Will it be available to everyone? How much will it cost? When Brock and Adrian find each other after turning their biological clocks back several decades, they discover growing young again has both thrills and challenges.

When he receives an invitation to work for a former professor, Reeve eagerly accepts, even though it means moving to a new city. Anxious to connect with the local queer community, Reeve attends Sunday service at the only LGBTQ church in town. A young man welcomes Reeve at the door, ushering him to a seat in the back. Minutes later, Reeve asks where the restroom is and the young man leads him up to a restroom next to the empty choir loft. As Reeve empties his bladder, they hear gunfire and screams from the congregation below. Surviving the brutal attack, Reeve and Dylan quickly bond as they ...

When an innocent flirtation leads to steam room sex in a Phoenix gym, Kelly and Logan begin a journey neither intended. Kelly is a med student with movie star good looks who believes committed relationships are for losers. Logan is a former hedge fund manager seeking a new direction in life. A warning note on a car windshield is the first clue something is wrong. Graffiti and dead animals follow as the harassment escalates. Logan and Kelly are determined to unmask their stalker as the bond between them grows stronger. As friends, family, and former lovers are drawn into the stalker’s web,...