GENRE: Gay Spicy Romance Box Set
LENGTH: 77,502 words
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This box set by best-selling author Shawn Lane includes seven stories set in Haydon Cliff. From homicide detectives to nurses to construction workers and professors, love and passion is what keeps everything going in this small town!

Contains the stories:

Unobtainable: Scott O’Hara and Edgar Lopez have been partners in the homicide unit of Haydon Cliff’s Police. One night a slightly drunk Scott initiates sex with Edgar, who is a player. While trying to solve a series of murders in Haydon Cliff, they also try to find out if Edgar’s heart can really be obtained.

B4: The Bingo Murders: When Sean Callahan and Andy Mantegna investigate the murder of an elderly bingo player it looks like they might have another serial killer in Haydon Cliff. As their case heats up, so does their romance which has them worried they could be separated after they solve the case.

Lawfully Wed: Edgar Lopez and Scott O’Hara are long time partners in the Haydon Cliff Police Department’s homicide division. And romantic partners as well. But now, even though they know it will split them up in the department, they want to take their relationship to the next level ... marriage.

Heart of a Wanderer: Jordan Friedman loses track of time while working on his fixer-upper beach house on Valentine’s Day in Haydon Cliff. His new boyfriend, Lexy Wanderer brings the date to him. With Lexy saving the day, Jordan may just win a wanderer’s heart.

My Neighbor the Vampire: It’s October in Haydon Cliff and as Halloween approaches, Harker “Harry” Bellencourt, starts to think the neighbor next door just might be a vampire. Abraham “Kel” Kelsing just wants to keep Harry safe!

Making Spirits Bright: What does a holiday-spirited nurse named Noel Bright have in common with a gruff police captain who’s not celebrated the holidays since he was a kid? Not much. But when Wes Rivers’ plans to visit his family in Maine are canceled, he resolves to show Noel their future holidays can be bright.

Rainy Days and Mondays: Noel Bright and Wes Rivers have hit a snag in their relationship. As the trip to visit Wes’ family in Maine nears, Noel feels only dread. The dreary weather in Haydon Cliff matches Noel’s mood. With a pep talk from Noel’s sister, though, maybe he and Wes can work it out together and chase away those rainy days.

EXCERPT FROM "Unobtainable"
Note: may contain sexually explicit scenes of a homoerotic nature.

It had been a long day -- they were always long -- when I headed out to my car after my shift was over. Edgar had walked out with me and made for his motorcycle.

“Hey, Scott?”

I stopped as I was about to open my car door. “Yeah?”

Edgar looked more than a little uncomfortable. “Want to go get a drink or something?”

And though he’d asked, his expression said that was exactly the last thing he wanted to do. Fortunately I would save him from such a fate.

“Nah, that’s okay. Not much in the mood.” I opened the door. “Catch you later, Edgar. Good night.”

And I got in without giving him a chance for anymore awkward invitations.

I stopped on the way home for a drive-thru fast food dinner and was pulling into my reserved parking space at my apartment complex when I noticed Edgar waiting next to his motorcycle. He was parked in a visitor spot.

“You forget something?” I asked, not bothering to hide my confusion. And perhaps a hint of irritation. Because yeah, I was annoyed that he just showed up without notice.

Edgar nodded but he didn’t say a word. He just followed me up the stairs to my second floor apartment.

“I didn’t get you anything,” I said, holding up my bag of food as I stuck the key in the lock.

“Not hungry,” was his only response. He seemed impatient, agitated. I wasn’t sure why.

With a shake of my head I turned the key in the lock and pushed open the door. Edgar waited for me to precede him and then he kicked the door shut behind us. I started to turn away toward the kitchen when he reached for my bag of fast food and tossed it on the nearby hall table where I usually set my keys and mail.

“Hey, what are you --”

He had me up against the wall and despite the fact I was the taller one of us, he easily overpowered me with his strength. He grabbed my wrists and held my arms high above my head as he ground the hard bulge in his pants against me.

His lips smothered the protest I was about to make, his tongue thrusting inside my mouth, rubbing against the roof of my mouth before settling into a tangle with mine.

I felt my own cock rise in reaction, pushing against my briefs and zipper of my jeans. He’d somehow managed to trap my legs so I couldn’t move them, because if I had been able to I would have probably kneed him in the crotch. Because this ... this wasn’t supposed to be happening again.

And yet it was.