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DASH AND DINGO: IN SEARCH OF THE TASMANIAN TIGER

written with Catt Ford

Stodgy British archivist Henry Percival-Smythe slaves away in the dusty basement of Ealing College in 1934, the only bright spot in his life his obsession with a strange Australian mammal, the thylacine. It has been hunted to the edge of extinction, and Henry would love nothing more than to help the rare creature survive.

Then a human whirlwind spins through his door. Jack “Dingo” Chambers is also on the hunt for the so-called “Tasmanian Tiger,” although his reasons are far more altruistic. Banding together, Dingo and the newly nicknamed Dash travel halfway around the globe in their quest to save the thylacine from becoming a footnote in the pages of biological history.

While they search high and low, traverse the wilds, and fight the deadliest of all creatures—man—Dash and Dingo will face danger and discover another fierce passion within themselves: a desire for each other…

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TIGERS AND DEVILS

Football, friends, and film are the most important parts of Simon Murray’s life, likely in that order. Despite being lonely, Simon is cautious about looking for more, and his best friends despair of him ever finding that special someone to share his life. Against his will, they drag him to a party, where Simon barges into a football conversation and ends up defending the honour of star forward Declan Tyler — unaware that the athlete is present and listening.

Like his entire family, Simon revels in living in Melbourne, Victoria, the home of Australian Rules football and mecca for serious fans. There, players are deemed gods and treated as such – until they do something to cause them to fall out of public favour. Declan is suffering a horrendous year of injuries, and the public is taking him to task for it, so Simon’s support is a bright spot in his struggles. In that first awkward meeting, neither man has any idea they will change each other’s lives forever.

As Simon and Declan fumble toward building a relationship together, there is yet another obstacle in their way: keeping Declan’s homosexuality a secret amidst the intrusion of well-meaning friends and an increasingly suspicious media. They realise that nothing remains hidden forever… and they know the situation will only become more complicated when Declan’s private life is revealed. Declan will be forced to make some tough choices that may result in losing either the career he loves or the man he wants. And Simon has never been known to make things easy – for himself or for others.

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NOVELLAS

I FELL IN LOVE WITH A ZOMBIE

Jay didn’t expect to be one of the very few survivors of the virus that decimated the country, leaving shambling, ravenous zombies behind.

Fighting for his life amongst the dead, he keeps moving until the day he’s surrounded and facing his bloody end—and shockingly, another zombie saves him.

But not just any zombie… it’s Dave, the first man Jay ever loved, and there’s something special about him even now, in the midst of the horror around them.

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SHORT STORIES

An Australian Christmas in New YorkAN AUSTRALIAN CHRISTMAS IN NEW YORK

Vince has been living in New York for the past four years with his partner Chuck, but as Christmas approaches Vince finds himself missing the weather, smells, and other traditions of the Australian holiday.  With Chuck being a little distracted, Vince is feeling sorry for himself until the day itself arrives…


PORTS OF CALL

Jason brought Pete to the ocean to recover from a mugging, but while the physical marks have faded, the emotional wounds aren’poc-ebookt as quick to heal. Escaping to their own private world where the biggest challenge is catching the perfect wave, they both know they can’t hide from the rest of the world forever. Sometimes it is just time to go home.


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SECRET SANTA

Zach knows he shouldn’t wait until the week of Christmas to do his shopping, but it seems like he never learns. It’s not until he passes by a mall Santa with very familiar eyes that the evening starts looking up.




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TWO STEPS UP

Russ is stuck. He wants to cross the street and enter the building–it looks innocent enough, except for the rainbow flag that hangs from the top of the doorframe. But when Brian shows up and puts him at ease, Russ has the motivation he needs to take those two steps up.  (YA fiction)


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PROTESTS AND PROPOSALS

Paul and Leo are comfortable in their committed relationship, content to coast there for the rest of their lives. But everything can change in one moment, and in the unlikeliest of places.



BAD NEWS BRETT

in the CURIOUS? anthology

Although opposites attract, it’s always good to take an interest in your other half’s passions. That’s why Brett finds himself in a batting cage when his only knowledge of baseball comes from Peanuts cartoons and a late-night rerun of The Bad News Bears. Luckily his partner Tex believes in a hands-on approach to working on Bret’s stance….

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DON’T SHOOT THE MESSENGER

in the REFLECTIONS OF LOVE anthology

The only part Dave hates about his job as a singing telegram messenger is having to deliver an “86″ – a break-up by proxy – on Valentine’s Day. Well, that and the fuzzy bear costume. But the take-a-hike jingle is especially difficult to deliver this time: the recipient, sexy IT nerd Mitch, is surprisingly attractive for a guy who’s just been dumped.


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SOME DELAY EXPECTED

in the MAKE ME A MATCH vol. 2 anthology

Kyle hates when his best friend Missy tries to set him up – which doesn’t stop her from doing it anyway.  So maybe he was less than fair in dismissing Sam as a loser after a single cup of coffee.  When a winter storm strands the two college students on the Amtrak train on their way home for the holidays, the least he can do is give the guy a second chance, right?