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Wade is a throwaway, forced into prostitution at 14 and living on the mean streets of Los Angeles. Nearly four years later, and now calling himself Trick, he's still struggling to survive. While huddled in a doorway on a cold, rainy morning, he thanks his lucky stars when an expensive Mercedes pulls up and rolls down a window. Phoenix, known as Master P, may be a big intimidating Dom, but he has a soft spot for vulnerable young men. When he sees a homeless kid trembling in the cold, he has to stop and pick him up.

Blame it on jet lag. Jason Greene thought he had everything: a dream job as, a beautiful fiancée, and more money than he could ever hope to spend. Then he finds his future wife in bed with another man, and he's forced to rethink his life and his choices. On a moment's notice, he runs away to Paris, hoping to make peace with his life. But Jason's leave of absence becomes a true journey of the heart when he meets Jules, a struggling jazz violinist with his own cross to bear.

Bailey McMillan's life is a mess. The general public blames him for his former employer's nuclear pollution, resulting in professional disgrace. Humiliated, he takes a job as an editor at a science magazine run by his best friend, John. That part isn't so bad; Bailey is fond of John, who seems to find Bailey's abrasive nature amusing. Unfortunately, working for John also leads to writing an astrology column in exchange for getting free rein in some op-ed articles, and then being sued over one.

When a tragedy derailed his life, screenwriter Isaac Zevin became a recluse. Between the cheesy straight-to-video action scripts and his drinking problem, he's surprised to get a call from Tony Kendall, the award-winning director he was slated to work with just before he fell off the map. After some persuading, Isaac agrees to help Tony realize his modernized vision of The Picture of Dorian Gray.

Stix is a young man who's just trying to make his way. Nearly five years ago, he'd lost his first job when he was caught in the barn with the farmer's son. He counted himself fortunate to have found work at the Lazy E Dude Ranch and Winery in rural Westburg, Texas. What's more, Stix has always known he was different. Horses and leather are all he's ever known and loved but he craves something more.

Five years after a prestigious scholarship jumpstarted his opera career, Aiden Lind has it all: fame, choice roles, and Lord Cameron Sherrington to share his life with. Maintaining his façade takes effort, but under his poised, sophisticated mask, Aiden is still the insecure kid from rural Mississippi. Then he walks in on Cam with another man, and the illusion of perfection shatters.

When raiders fall upon Urquhart Castle, Elisabeth Grant, the daughter of the castle's lord - a highlander by birth but educated in the lowlands - is left defenseless when her cowardly father abandons her. At the last moment, her life and her maidenhead are saved from the raiders by Angus MacGregor, the proud highlander she had only hours earlier ordered locked in the pillory for his insolence toward her.

When sword-for-hire Teodoro Ciéza de Vivar accepts a commission to "rescue" Lord Christian Blackwood from unsuitable influences, he has no idea he's landed himself in the middle of a plot to assassinate King Philip IV of Spain and blame the English ambassador for the deed. Nor does he expect the spoiled child he's sent to retrieve to be a handsome, engaging young man.

David Shallows wants nothing more than to wipe dragons from the Earth. The evil creatures murdered his parents when he was a young boy, and now he's driven to destroy them and secure the safety of the unwitting humans who believe dragons are a myth. He eats, sleeps, and breathes to impress the secret Dragon Slayers Society which has raised him from childhood. Obsessed with flight, Ethan Millford has been living with a secret for over 20 years, a secret that no human could ever hope to understand.

When her sister gets sick on the night of her 1Night Stand date, Laney Malcolm is asked to fill in and pretend to be her twin. Treating it as a lark, she looks forward to an adventurous event with a free dinner and not much else. She isn't prepared for the fierce attraction, nor the urge to help the Hawaiian, tattooed submissive she's introduced to. Kanoa Mahelona has spent the last year trying to find himself, but he's tired of random hook-ups and women who only want him for his bad-boy image.

Sigmund Bermudez has spent the last year out of the BDSM scene, mourning the death of his father and rebuilding the family business. When he loses a bet to his bodyguard that Madame Eve won't locate a woman who's down with his type of kink, he finds himself committed to a date he's not sure he'll enjoy. Lauren Elser has heard about kinky escapades from one of her more challenging patients, and never taken in part in one. When offered a chance to explore this undiscovered side of herself, she jumps at it.

Cary Redding is a walking contradiction. On the surface he's a renowned cellist, sought after by conductors the world over. Underneath he's a troubled man flirting with addictions to alcohol and anonymous sex. The reason for the discord? Cary knows he's a liar, a cheat. He's the melody thief. Cary manages his double life just fine until he gets mugged on a deserted Milan street. Things look grim until handsome lawyer Antonio Bianchi steps in and saves his life.