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I don't know why nobody ever wanted me. For real, I mean. My parents died when I was eight, and I spent the next 10 years hopping between foster homes. Let's just say, they barely did me any favors. I have got nothing. No job, no place to live and I have no one to be with. Except...well...I do have DNA test results from a genealogy website. With close family matches. It’s probably a stupid idea. A total long shot, really... I’m going to go and find them.

Tyson Rowe knows that he only has one chance - so when his abusive boyfriend leaves his hospital room, Ty slips out the door before Mr. Wrong can come back and hurt him again. He’s desperate to make it back to his hometown, knowing that even though the last few years have been rough, he has allies in his brother and his old friends that will see him safe.

I know he doesn’t like me....and I don’t really care. A while back, we started construction on a bank of condos...except when we started digging, we didn't just hit dirt...we hit dinosaur bones. And then came the science geeks, obsessing over digging out "the specimen" and "preserving history". Only thing is, for every day they're still invading our worksite, it's another day where we aren't getting paid nearly enough. So yeah, they probably think I'm a loudmouth and a rebel rouser...and they might be right. But I've got bills to pay. Debts to clear.

I'm a simple guy. Give me a beer, a tailgate, and some sunshine, and that's 'bout all I need to have a great afternoon. 'Course, I'd be a little more likely to have great days in the first place if things weren't getting a little out of hand at my work site. We’re supposed to be constructing condos, not waiting around for some scientists to dig out prehistoric bones! It's us versus them. Construction workers vs nerds. Me...versus him.

Escaping to a world of fantasy is something we all do. Be it a good book, a movie, or whacking your friends with foam bats, we all have a way to release from the day-to-day drive. But sometimes playtime turns into something more. He would have ridden in on a white horse. Raine is a big fan of the medieval ages. He spends most of his weekends at a castle encouraging others to act out their swords-and-sorcery dreams. But when a curious soldier walks into his life, the usually confident and creative single dad finds himself at a loss. And maybe just a little bit in awe.

Victor is the last single Benson brother, and he’s ready for that to change. But the men he yearns for are off limits. He wants his best friend...and his best friend’s husband. Moving on is bound to hurt, but he’s not about to rip apart a happy couple. Avoiding them is his only option until Grant and Rabbie suffer a devastating fire and need a place to stay. Victor has the room, but with the two men he wants under his roof, Victor can’t help but wonder if his impossible desires are so impossible after all.

Save my inheritance or follow my heart? My Internet-order husband is the key to both. Unless he succumbs to the schemes of our enemies. I didn’t realize I loved Nolan until he betrayed me and left. I won’t accept his resignation from my company - I’ll track him down and make him mine. Even if the marriage of convenience that will save my family estate is on the line. Fate must be laughing at me, though. I discover Nolan is the answer to both my dilemmas. I refuse to relinquish what is mine - even though an enemy is whispering in Nolan’s ear, sabotaging my plans.

Construction work isn't any sort of calling for Ethan Loeb. He gets the job done, cashes his check, and spends his free time volunteering at the retirement home his elderly mother lives in. He knows he comes across as big, gruff, and grumpy, but right now, he doesn't much care. Until him. When Mark Weaver's car dies too far away from the work site for him to walk with his polio-damaged legs, can he accept help from a big, burly construction worker with a secret heart of gold?

Whitt may have it all, but he’s missing one important detail - someone special. Too bad his current status makes it awkward to find someone who really understands him. Yet when his prospective employee interviews, he can’t take his eyes off of him.

Tyson is the foreman of the resort construction team, but he has a problem: His issues are out of control, making it difficult to keep things together for this gig. The distraction of a certain gorgeous cook is about to complicate things even further. Will Tyson’s troubles ruin his dream job? Alex is a talented chef who has just suffered a devastating loss - his father has passed. Rather than meet it head on, he’s buried himself in his work. However, those close to Alex are seeing fractures starting to surface.

I don’t think I deserve a second chance. Eight years ago, my best friend Griff walked out of my life. It wasn’t his fault. He came out of the closet and his parents told him to get lost. He was looking to me for a plan, some support - but I let him down. I gave up hoping that he would get in touch, even just to let me know he was alright. So when I saw him back in town scoping out real estate for his art gallery, I was shocked - and so damn hopeful I couldn’t think straight. I’ll do anything it takes to stand up for him - even if it costs me my job.

When the news broke that my dad had been using his position at the fertility clinic to do things he shouldn’t, it sent our small town into uproar. That the world now knows that my overbearing father isn’t as squeaky clean as he seems might even be worth it...except that he’s taking my mother and me down with him. Things in my family have gotten really rough, but there are two constants that I can still rely on: my best friend Eli and our new friend Nathanial.

Wren Lee is a hot-shot surgeon who’s just accepted a new position at Denver General. He expects to prove himself to his patients and colleagues...but never dreams he’ll come face-to-face with the man whose heart he broke in high school. The man that Wren has been longing for ever since. “I can’t believe the nerve of him!” Nate Wells still has a sore spot where Wren is concerned...and when Wren transfers into the hospital where Nate is gunning for the position of head nurse, he feels like the bruise on his heart is being injured all over again.

Corey Rowe is a born nurturer. A doctor by trade and a volunteer working with abuse victims by choice, meeting Jay has every professional instinct engaged with the need to help Jay overcome the traumas of the past. But as Jay begins to open up, Corey must face his own demons and answer the question: Is it safe for him to lay his heart on the line?

“I’m used to hiding in the background...but he makes me feel like I’m the only man on earth.” Beck Powell is used to skirting below the radar. Growing up with his abusive uncle has left him awkward and reclusive, clinging to the edges of the new life he’s built for himself in the small town of Harlan. But when he meets a mountain of a man who lights him up inside, Beck’s initial fear succumbs to a growing and ever-present attraction. “Shh, mi tesoro. He’ll never get to you again.”

When you’re faced with going home after so many years of being an adult, on your own, you realize just how much you’ve changed. The old gas station isn’t the same one you bought candybars at anymore. Your school doesn’t look familiar. The streets are cracked and broken - and you realize you are, too. Breakaway Ranch isn’t for sale, but the bankers disagree. Like everyone else in the community, Jacob was practically born riding a horse. As a child, his mount fell into a hole and left both of them with shattered bones.

He’s arrogant, infuriating, and sexy as hell. I knew Rian would be trouble the minute I met his dark, smoldering eyes. A whistleblower on a major pharmaceutical company, they will stop at nothing to silence him. But his rebellious disregard of my authority will get him killed. If only I can stop thinking of other uses for his smart mouth, and focus on the job. Can we stop fighting long enough to win this fight? Or maybe I should just move the battle to the bedroom, and tame the shrew.

An honorable security guard. A former reality star with a close following. A secret that could destroy them both. Logan is the black sheep of his family, though he runs a very successful security business. He just can’t seem to impress anyone. Maybe that’s why he lost his ex-boyfriend in the first place. It’s hard for him to imagine anyone hooking up with the mall cop.

You can’t make someone come to you before they’re ready. For two years, I’ve waited, and I’ve watched. Now Thom is ready to leave his abusive ex. An ex who thinks that if he can’t have Thom, no one can. But the ex hasn’t met me. I have a particular set of talents, and I’ll do anything to protect the man I love....

Andreas betrayed me once, and I walked away. Now he’s returned, asking me for protection from a stalker. I have to throttle anger, restrain lust - just focus on the job. But he’s not just a job. He’s the man I refuse to let get away a second time. If I have to guard him with my body, then in return I want his soul. We were friends then enemies, but now I must try and forgive past sins.