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,...

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,...

One day fate decides to smile on Brennus. He's hunting in the woods when he is almost seen by a group of Roman soldiers returning to their encampment. He hides until they pass, then decides to bathe in the nearby stream. Naked, he finds a mossy rock on which to lie while the sun dries and warms him. It isn't long before his instincts tell him he isn't alone. He discovers a soldier watching him and leaps to his feet, ready to fight. But fighting is...

Toby has just finished high school and, like most new graduates, he isn't sure what he wants to do with his life. One day he sees an advertisement for deckhands in a local newspaper. What better way to earn a living and see the world than to go to sea in an old-style sailing ship called The Phantom? Onboard, Toby takes an immediate liking to Tiger, a rugged, masculine man with sun-bleached hair. Unfortunately, Tiger couldn't care less about Toby....

Alexander Monroe lives in Grasspatch, a town so small, the founders couldn't even be bothered thinking up a proper name for it. He works at the news agency/post office, where his duties include ordering newspapers and magazines, printing Lotto tickets, and delivering the mail. One morning he has to deliver a parcel to the mysterious Mr. Christian O'Neill, who lives in an oddly-shaped mansion on the outskirts of town. Not much is known about Mr. O'Neill,...

When Nicholas Webster meets Edmund Hawthorne, Mr. Hawthorne slips Nick a card. In silver, embossed lettering, it says Club Paradiso. Intrigued, Nick visits only to discover it's a private men's nudist club. As the doors to Eden are thrown open, Nick's breath is taken away. It's taken away again when he meets Bruno, the extremely handsome barman. They begin talking, and it seems Club Paradiso has something to offer Nick. In fact, when Bruno asks...

Clint is travelling on a small Cessna Citation over the Pacific. When the plane hits a pocket of turbulence, he is wrenched from his nap and plunged into a nightmare. The plane plummets into the ocean. Clint and one other passenger, a man named Carlos, survive. The hulk of the plane sinks, leaving them adrift with no land in sight. They fight to stay alive, but thirst and exhaustion overtake them. Purely by luck Clint finds himself washed ashore on...

When Caleb arrives at the psychologist's office, he doesn't know what to expect. He carries with him thirty-two years of troubles, which he is desperate to rid himself of. Yet at the end of the first session, it appears he has another desire. A forbidden desire he has no right to expect to become reality. As the sessions continue, they are peppered with extremely unorthodox methods which only add fuel to the flame that something might happen between...

Like a million other young gay men, Bryan keeps his sexuality hidden because it's safer that way. Yet other guys know he's different -- they sense it, and make Bryan's life pure hell. At home, things aren't much better. He barely acknowledges his alcoholic father, and his mother has little time to spend with her family. So Bryan is alone, with no support, no shoulder to cry on. Years of torture and torment, of name calling and humiliation, have taken...

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...