In the Pocket, a Roughstock story

by BA Tortuga
20 pages / 5200 words
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Sterling loves being a bullfighter, and he's good at it, too -- even his hero Coke Pharris says so. So what if maybe he has a crush on Coke, it's not like it's affecting his job or hurting anyone. Someone should tell that to Dillon, the clown and Coke's partner.

Colby Tyburn has been watching Sterling for months and hankering to meet the man. When Dillon introduces the two of them, sparks start to fly and just maybe, Dillon's not only distracted Sterling from his Coke, but done a fine bit of matchmaking while he was at it.

Also available in the Fever anthology.

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Remembering to Breathe

16 pages / 3900 words
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When Markus sees Sebastian’s performance on TV, he knows they’ve been apart too long. These two semi-retired country stars need their alone time, and Markus is happy to provide it. He intends to give Sebastian just what the man needs, and it has nothing to do with pineapple.

Markus and Sebastian also appear in the novel Fighting Addiction.

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Alpha Call

ISBN: 978-1-41994-470-3

Wendy doesn't need any help to get rid of her evil ex. As a cop, she can handle anything life throws at her. In fact, she's sure of it, even when trying to capture the ex alone puts her friends in danger. Too bad local werewolf alpha Brett has different ideas. He doesn't care if Wendy wants to be a lone wolf. He has to protect all the werewolves in his town. Including her. Especially her.

Wendy finds Brett irritating, overbearing and sexy beyond belief. Brett thinks Wendy is trouble with a capital T, and hotter than the dog days of summer. Butting heads can be fun, but there are other ways to rub against each other. Intimate, lusty ways. These two sexy shapeshifters are playing to win.

Available at Ellora's Cave Publishing and Amazon

Author's Note: Wendy and Brett demanded their story before Steph's story was even to my editor. :D  Love it when that happens.

Mr. Unlucky: One Horse Town Series, Book One

ISBN: 978-1-60735-621-9
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Cowboy Bodie might be unlucky in love, having lost not one but two fiancées in his life. When he meets Addie, though, he knows he's found a special girl, and he thinks he might be willing to take one more chance with his wounded heart.

Addie has been in war-torn parts of the world and is on the rebound from a bad relationship. When she comes home to East Texas, all she wants is to relax and enjoy life for a bit. Then she sees Bodie, and she thinks he's the hottest thing she's ever cast her eyes on. She's willing to put in the time and effort to convince Bodie that his luck has changed.

Between Bodie's past, Addie's ex, and the meddling of an entire small town, Bodie and Addie have a lot to work through if they want to go from just friends with benefits to something more serious. Can Mr. Unlucky and Miss Good Times find a way to make it work?

Available at Resplendence Publishing, LLC

Author's note: Addie and Bodie are two kids that wrote themselves. Maddie and Ty are next. :D

Masks Off Too! Super Juicy

Co-wrote with Julia Talbot
30 pages / 7800 words
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It's Halloween and vampire Stryker is on the prowl for a good, fun meal when he meets Buck, a waiter with a t-shirt that reads "Super Juicy". Stry can't wait to find out if there’s truth in advertising, but will the vibrant stud turn out to be too much for Stry to handle?

This story is also available in the Masks Off Too! anthology.

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Ricochet

74 pages / 19900 words
ISBN: 978-1-61040-420-4
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Holt is leaving his life in the city, ready to shed himself of the drama of his ex and get back to the simple life in Texas. His ex, Dave, disagrees with the idea. Violently. When Holt ends up injured and stranded, it’s his old friend, Teague, who comes to the rescue.

Teague has always regretted letting Holt slip away, and he’ll do whatever he needs to keep the man in his life now, even if that means enduring the agony of “just friends”. Will Holt ever realize how much Teague loves him, or will it be too late for both of them?

Originally published in Under This Cowboy's Hat.

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Author's Note: *grins* So, it starts with a shooting. I can't help it.

Home Fires

70 pages / 18100 words
ISBN: 978-1-61040-397-9
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Escaping torturous captivity, Houston returns to his mate, Jackson. Jackson welcomes Houston back to their remote New Mexico home, and sets about healing Houston, body and soul. Can they remove the scars that Houston can’t hide? And can the two wolves escape the ghosts of the past when they come looking?

Originally published in The Call.

Available at Torquere Press and Amazon

Author's note: Oh, y'all. Houston broke my heart. Seriously. I think about these two a lot, about what happened next.

Adding to the Collection, a Roughstock Holiday Story

60 pages / 15500 words
ISBN: 978-1-61040-403-7
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Rancher and homebody Derrick loves going to the bullriding finals in Reno, especially when he gets to see his favorite rider, Stone. This year he gets way more up close and personal with Stone than he ever expects, and all of his fantasies come true.

After Reno, though, Stone has nowhere to go for Christmas, so he shows up at Derrick’s ranch, knowing there’s something about Derrick that makes him think of settling down. Will Derrick panic and send Stone away, or will he had the rodeo cowboy to his collection?

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What She Wants, a Roughstock Menage

280 pages / 70500 words
ISBN: 978-1-61040-402-0
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Calleigh and Adrian have always had an open marriage. Adrian being on the road all the time has made it easy for them to have separate lives, but neither of them acted on their agreement to see other people until Adrian met fellow Aussie and force of nature, Packer Stevens.

Now Packer and Adrian are always together, and Calleigh is left at home, missing her man. When Calleigh decides she’s not going to let Adrian go without a fight, she comes up with what she thinks is the perfect plan. She hits the spa, and the gym, and sets out to find her inner buckle bunny, intent on getting her bullrider back, and maybe on impressing Packer a little, too. She heads out on the road, ready to fight for her husband.

What Calleigh doesn’t understand is that her plan will be wildly successful, and also the hardest thing she’s ever done in her life. Packer is more than willing to play, but he’s as complicated as Calleigh is emotional. As much as he loves Calleigh and Packer, and the sexy games they play, Adrian has to try to set things right, but can he find a way to give Calleigh what she wants, and make everyone else happy at the same time?

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Author's Note: This one is for Julia, who wanted a contemporary cowboy menage she believed. They burned me up, these three.

Ink Anthology

co-write withJulia Talbot
192 pages / 52400 words
ISBN: 978-1-61040-401-3
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Tattooed men are sexy, right? That’s the premise of the eight tales in the Ink anthology.

Victoria Sloane opens with The Frayed Line, the story of Dan, who daydreams about the black line on Jonah’s back until he finds out what’s underneath the ink. Sinner's Star by Elizabeth Brooks is the story of ex-con Dope, who discovers his best friend Rat isn't dead after all, but Rat has a new tattoo, a .45, and a grudge against Dope!

Katherine Halle brings us Kelly, who fantasizes about licking Dwayne's tattoos, and just might get his chance in Come Fly With Me. In Dragon by D.K. Jernigan, bartender Travis is haunted by a sexy man with a magnificent dragon tattoo. Now Travis just has to find him. Mychael Black's Detective Kris Winters is also looking for a man with a very special tattoo in Secrets.

In Pounding Skin by Emily Moreton, Mal's tattoo should confirm his commitment to the army. To his shock, it has far more impact on his life. In Simple Instructions by Zoe Trope & Brendan Adkins, Finn accepts an internship at a large law firm, and loves his position at the hands of Robert, a demanding, tattooed lawyer. Finally, in BA Tortuga’s Tramp Stamp, what's a vamp to do when he has a tattoo he can't get rid of? Read the Ink anthology to find out!

Available at Torquere Press, Amazon, and All Romance Ebooks.

Author's Note: We wrote this to fill a hole and we decided to experiment with first person. We ended up laughing our butts off.

Bittersweet

140 pages / 32400 words
ISBN: 978-1-61040-393-1
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Twins Marcus and Micah have moved all over the country, trying to find a place to run their favorite business. They love their coffee shop, but there's always something, some sort of malevolent presence always ruins it for them. They don't know who or what it is that haunts them, only that they can't seem to escape it.

This time, though, they may have found just the right place to help them exorcise what ails them. Their new hometown has Spook, who has a pregnant friend, a demon belt buckle, and a way with spirits, as well as a host of other folks who are ready to take Marcus and Micah's problem on. Things get complicated quickly, and nothing is what it seems in this fast-paced urban fantasy.

Available at Prizm Books, Torquere Press and Amazon.

Moon Shine

by Julia Talbot and BA Tortuga
48 pages / 12200 words
ISBN: 978-1-61040-383-2
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Jenson expects all sorts of trouble being a moonshine runner, but he never thinks it will come from a werewolf bite. He’s dealing with all that while getting his next shipment ready, and he thinks he’s doing all right until David shows up.

Confused, scared, and hot as hell, David is just the kind of trouble Jenson doesn’t need, and everything he wants. Can he help David figure out who bit them both, and keep his life on track at the same time?

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Author's note: *grins* Rednecks, werewolves, moonshine. Me. Julia. Biting. Smut. 'nough said.

Home Fires

70 pages / 18100 words
ISBN: 978-1-61040-397-9
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Escaping torturous captivity, Houston returns to his mate, Jackson. Jackson welcomes Houston back to their remote New Mexico home, and sets about healing Houston, body and soul. Can they remove the scars that Houston can’t hide? And can the two wolves escape the ghosts of the past when they come looking?

Originally published in The Call.

Available at Torquere Press and Amazon

Author's Note: Loved writing these boys back when. :D They're deeply broken and wonderful.

Mating Call

ISBN: 978-1-41994-321-8

Stephanie has three rules when it comes to her relationship with werewolves Shaw and Jordan—keep their lusty encounters casual, never invade each other’s space and no biting. The boys have always seemed perfectly fine with all that, leaving her plenty of time to do her magick and keep her shop going.

Her rules come back to haunt her when the local pack leader gives Jordan and Shaw an ultimatum—find a mate or find another city to live in. Jordan and Shaw hate having to ask Stephanie to help them find a mate. She’s not just their best friend, she’s the hottest lover they’ve ever had. The boys will have their hands full convincing Steph that rules are made to be broken, before it is too late.

Available at Ellora's Cave Publishing and Amazon

Author's Note: My first Ellora's Cave series! Yay! The second story is being contracted and I have at least 2 more planned!

Fighting Addiction

250 pages / 63000 words
ISBN: 978-1-61040-377-1
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Country hat act Markus Kane is pretty skeptical when one of his oldest industry friends calls and asks him to do a joint tour. He and Seb haven’t seen each other in years, not since Markus quit drinking. Maybe not since he and Sebastian Longchamps almost lost their careers to the fact that they couldn’t keep their hands off each other.

Sebastian is a country-fried Cajun rocker, and he’s been missing Markus ever since they broke up all those years ago. His label thinks he and Markus are a match made in ticket-sales heaven, but Seb knows better. He knows that it won’t take even the tiniest effort for Markus to break his heart all over again, and this time around he has way more to lose.

Time has changed both men, though, and while Markus and Seb try to fight their addictions, the big music industry machine has plans for them that don’t include the quiet life. Can Markus convince Sebastian that there are things more important in life than adrenaline and control? And can Sebastian make Markus understand that all he really wants is his music and his man?

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Starting the Roux, a Roughstock story

16 pages / 3900 words
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Sam's been looking at Beau for a long time, but it isn't until he gets shorted on points because he isn't a big name rider that he realizes just maybe Beau's been looking back. What happens when a couple of beers and some Funyons back at Beau's hotel room suddenly turn hot?

Originally published as File Gumbo in the Cherry anthology.

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Cereus: Opening

With stories by Sean Michael, Julia Talbot and BA Tortuga
239 pages / 59000 words
ISBN: 978-1-61040-373-3
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Now that his paranormal resort is built, owner Jonny and manager Duke are ready to open Cereus’ doors to their exclusive clientele. Unfortunately, in these three stories, not everything runs as smoothly as Duke would like, and he’s a werewolf on the verge of tearing his hair out.

In Pack Rules, by Julia Talbot and BA Tortuga, security experts Mik and Van have to learn to work together, even though they have a past, and one that didn’t end well. Werewolf Van wants his vampire back, but Mik is unwilling to be hurt again. Can they trust each other enough to solve their problems, and those of the club? In Downward Dog, Talbot and Tortuga tell the story of yoga instructor werewolf Rian, a city wolf with no way to cope with being courted by the native wildlife.

Finally, in The Bear Facts by Sean Michael, one of the first clients at Cereus, polar bear Nuk has special needs. He thinks IT guy Al is just the man to fulfill them, but will that leave Cereus, and Al, in the lurch? Find out in this second installment of the Cereus series. The Cereus series started off with book one, Cereus: Building.

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Leather Work and Lonely Cowboys, a Roughstock Story

14 pages / 3200 words
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Beau Lafitte is happily retired from bullriding, and glad his lover Sam is recovering from a terrible injury. The problem is that with Sam taking up a new hobby, Beau is lonely. Can he get Sam to understand that what he needs are words, not leather chaps?

Beau and Sam first appeared in Roughstock: File Gumbo

Available at Torquere Press

Masks Off!

175 pages / 54000 words
ISBN: 978-1-61040-349-8
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Picture a masquerade ball: the masks, the mystery, the seduction, the reveal! Now imagine men who wear another mask every day, as shifters. This anthology offers seven stories about what lies beneath disguises, literal and figurative.

BA Tortuga marries the heat and splendor of New Orleans with a werewolf when Landry comes to town in Different Masks. In Missouri Dalton's Foxtrot, Remy starts this year's Masquerade miserable, but with help from an old flame, things start looking up. Believe Me, Beloved by Charlie Cochet gives us Robert Bradley, who dreams of singing on the radio, and when attends the masked ball of handsome station owner Gabriel Chase, Robert has no clue his dream is about to take an unexpected turn.

In As You Wish by Rob Rosen, James must tie his employer, Charles, up to a metal cot, naked, in the basement and return the next morning to untie him, no questions asked, but he gets more than he bargained for. It's time for the annual Crane Masquerade Ball in Katherine Halle's Alpha Prime, hosted by Stephen Crane, the new Alpha Prime, who's hunting a mate. Everyone is expected to attend, including Christian, a vet student who detests Stephen with a passion...

Elizabeth Brooks bring us What You Are, where Cory relaxes his vigilance at a masquerade ball after two years agonizing that someone will unearth his two secrets. A single whisper leaves him wondering if he'll ever find someone who can accept him for what he is. Finally, in Annual Full Moon Werewolf Ball by Sean Michael, a chance encounter a year ago changed Gramm's life. When he runs into Damien, he finally gets his chance to confront his demons, but things are not what they seem.

Humorous, hot, suspenseful, and seductive: we hope you enjoy unveiling the men of Masks Off!

Available at Torquere Press

Author's Note: Love shifters. Love New Orleans. Grins There's even a sequel coming…

The New Guy, a Roughstock story

17 pages / 4000 words
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Roughstock bullfighter Coke is training new alternate Sterling, and he thinks the kid is good at his job. Dillon thinks Sterling is far too interested in Coke, and not in a boss and employee sort of way. Can Coke convince Dillon that a clown is all he needs?

Available at Torquere Press, Amazon, and All Romance Ebooks.

Dissolving Arcadia (Beyond Darkness Anthology)

13 pages
ASIN: B007SZRN4Q

Young Jeannie knows nothing good will come from the desperate trip across the desert she's making with her mother. Nothing goodever happens when Becky is around. In fact, Jeannie isn't sure anything canever be right or even sane again, not with what's waiting for her out there in the dark. Or even in their own car.

Available at Amazon.

Author's Note: This one's a bit of a departure for me -- The lovely ladies at Tease Publishing were looking for something short and dark and I couldn't pass up a chance to play with them.

Tanned

15 pages / 3700 words
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Danny knows being the grandson of the ranch owner, and a college boy at that, is not going to make him popular with the rest of the cowboys. What's worse is his cousin spreading the word that he's gay, too. Cary thinks Danny is a lazy city boy. That has to be why everyone is so down on him. When Cary finds out the problem is Danny's sexual orientation, he knows he has to stand up for the man. Can Cary convince Danny he understands more than anyone else knows?

Available at Torquere Press and All Romance eBooks.

Author's Note: It's summertime in Texas and Sean Michael asked me to write something hot. There's fighting, spanking, and smut, as requested. 

Shifting Streams: Opening the Cage

47000 words
ISBN: 978-1-60735-486-4
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Shifting Streams Series, Book Two

There's something on the air. Something wild and dark and dangerous and it's coming for the Aspen Brook Clan.

Canyon's job is to protect the Clan, to help his twin brother, Mesa, keep their little family safe, secure, no matter what monsters are lurking in the Montana Mountains.

But there are whispers of a prophesied pair of wolves that have been found, a duo of white wolves that hold more power between them than anyone can guess.

When Granite, the guardian of the distant pack, comes to them, torn and bleeding, bringing the rest of the North Peak's destroyed clan with him, Canyon knows he has to go.

The pair he finds will change his life and the future of his entire clan.

Available at Resplendence Publishing, LLC and All Romance eBooks.

Author's note: This one broke my heart and put it back together.

Po' Boys Anthology

by TC Blue, Kiernan Kelly, Lydia Nyx, and Julia Talbot and BA Tortuga
205 pages / 65700 words
ISBN: 978-1-61040-693-2
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New Orleans is beautiful, mysterious, and above all, sexy. Po' Boys explores all the dark alleys and shadowy cemeteries the city has to offer, with all the heat you expect from the Deep South.

In Ghost Hunting with the Stars, by Lydia Nyx, Harley Weston is an average guy. So when Jackson Carney, America's favorite gay ghost hunter, comes to film a TV show at the haunted French Quarter hotel Harley works in, Harley isn't impressed. However, Harley does admire Jackson's surprisingly down-to-earth attitude.

In Bubba's All Night Diner and Bait Shop, by Kiernan Kelly, you'll find muffuletta and murder at Bubba's, where the danger is as thick as the accents, and the sex is as spicy as the jambalaya.

In Sexual Frankenstein, by TC Blue, friends and band mates Darian Jones and Tony Delacourt think they know each other well. When an opportunity for the band falls into their laps, it seems like a dream come true, but between their unacknowledged attraction, and some questionable decisions, they must decide whether to play it safe, or risk it all.

Finally, in Link to the Crescent, by Julia Talbot and BA Tortuga, werewolf Landry is sent to New Orleans from his home in the swamp, told he'll meet his destiny. What he meets is vampire, Thierry, who might just be exactly what Landry's looking for.

Let the good times roll!

Available at Torquere Press

Author's Note: I co-wrote this one with my partner, Julia Talbot. We had a ball. :D

Deep in the Heart of Hexes

24865 words
ISBN: 978-1-60735-464-2
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Lily really isn't the shop-owner type, but she knows she has to go back home after college and take over her granny's weird, wonderful store, just like she promised. The problem is that Granny wants her to get serious about things she's not even sure she believes in. When Granny falls mysteriously ill after an antique shatters in the shop, Lily starts to think that the whole world is off-kilter.

Marc deals daily with the kinds of phenomena Lily is struggling against. He knows it's magick, but he's not sure how to convince such a beautiful, stubborn woman how to start looking for solutions of the supernatural variety. Lily thinks Marc is arrogant and amazingly handsome, but she doesn't want to trust him. Can the two of them learn to work together in time to save all that Lily holds dear?

Available at Resplendence Publishing, LLC and All Romance Ebooks.

Author's Note: I'm having so much fun with the Cowbell series! Lily and Marc just exploded into my brain and demanded they go first!