Morgan Berry's mother had always wanted a daughter and when she gives birth to a son, she simply dresses him as a girl and treats him as she would a daughter. When he's picked on and teased at kindergarten, she homeschools him herself. Morgan is eight when his mother brings home a new beau, a no-nonsense man called Dennis O'Rourke. He compliments his new 'daughter' on how pretty she is and when his mother doesn't correct the man, Morgan flees the...

Ian feels he has not been blessed with good looks, and his treatment from others lends weight to these beliefs. From a child, where he is teased about his big nose, to his twenties, where his best friend, the handsome Zack, seems to get all the attention, Ian is made to feel inferior. The resulting insecurity means he won't look in a mirror unless absolutely essential. Then one night at Zenith, the local gay club, he locks eyes with Brad. He likes...

Evan is a man lost in the modern world. He has a job, a house, and a best friend, Claire, who lives just across a small patch of lawn from him. He also has a hole in his soul he hadn't even realized was there until one night he meets a mysterious stranger, lurking in the shadows of a tree-lined lane where men meet for anonymous, casual sex. There's something striking and a little terrifying about this stranger, who visits his house one night while...

When Armand happens to look down into his new neighbour's yard one night and discovers him lying on his back, staring up at the night sky, he doesn't know what to think. It doesn't happen every night, but it happens often enough for Armand's curiosity to be piqued.When they finally meet, Armand falls instantly in lust with Ben, a dentist with an interest Armand can only describe as out-of-the-ordinary. As they get to know each other, Armand's feelings...

James is running late for a meeting, and he's so used to getting everything he wants that he's almost purple with rage when his car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. To make matters worse, there is no mobile reception and an advancing storm is about to unleash hell on earth. After weighing the pros and cons of going in search of shelter, the decision is made for him when rain starts pelting down. James runs to a small grove of trees for cover,...

Charlie Thorne has never had a Halloween like this one. On the run from the police after being wrongfully imprisoned for a crime he did not commit, his only desire is to make it back to the arms of his partner, Ellis. He knows the risks. He knows the police will probably be waiting for him. But he can't help himself. Weeks spent away from his lover mean Charlie is all the more desperate to see Ellis again, and to protest his innocence to the police....

Jahl lives with his people, the Hamica, in the jungles of a nameless world. They live at one with nature. It's a simple existence, centred around family and community.One day all this is snatched away when Jahl is captured by slavers. But he's a proud man from a proud people, and he never shows his fright or anxiety, despite what he feels inside. They take him through the jungle, through swampland and farmland, to a town that has seen many like him...

Upon arrival at Barton Prison, Julian is processed and taken to a cell occupied by a prisoner named Gordon, who soon becomes his lover. However, six months later, a jealous guard sends Gordon to another wing of the prison, separating the lovers. Not to be deterred, Julian sends a message to Gordon via Lanky, another prisoner, which starts a long correspondence between them. Through their letters, readers learn more about the two men -- their backgrounds,...

For the past twenty years, Dane has taken care of his wealthy Aunt Beatrice. One rainy day, she's killed in a car accident, and Dane is devastated. When he returns to the large, luxurious home they once shared, he falls into a depression. Lonely, he places an advertisement on Craigslist, in part to find someone to keep the house clean and take care of maintenance, but also to keep him company, as he did Aunt Beatrice. The next morning, Ryan is at...

Four of Wayne Mansfields's best-selling paranormal gay romance stories in one box set! Contains the stories:Before Lovers: Have you ever seen someone and had the strangest feeling you've met before? A chance meeting brings Paul and Calvin together. The evening starts with a drink and quickly develops into something more. But strange things happen to they get intimate; a bizarre transformation which leads Paul to consult a psychic. What he discovers...