Making up his mind to get what he wants—who he wants—and going after it are two entirely different things. Struggling with depression and adjusting to new meds, John finds his resolve to convince Benji of his sincerity. It's hard enough to drag himself out of bed each day, and the medication makes him sluggish, which doesn't help.But it also begins to stabilise him, to ease back the depression and help John to see what he wants and what he's been lying to himself about. The things people do and tell themselves to help them cope can also confine and constrain them. John wants no tethers save the love of one man.He'll need to come clean with himself, and with Benji. Talking is so much more difficult than fucking, but John will do whatever it takes to bring him and Benji together.

John's said no in the past, but now he has a chance at forever—if he can move past his doubts and say yes. John Weston's misspent youth has left him a more cautious man, one who doesn't dare take a risk. He works, comes home, and every day seems like the one before. It's what he deserves—it's all he deserves. That's what he's convinced himself. Added to his past mistakes, John has struggled with depression off and on for years. He keeps to himself, but he might come to realize that his reasons for doing so aren't what he believed them to be. One man appears, and John's going to have to figure out why he prefers to hide from life, and if he's ready to reach for something more. Benji Marks, with his beautiful eyes and bright smile, makes John want things he never thought he could have. Nothing comes easy, and heartbreak is a risk that John must weigh as he tries to sort out who he is and why he's made the choices he's made in the past.

Confused, hurt and suddenly attracting more men than he has in years, John's life is beginning to spin out of control. John hadn't known what he wanted when Benji came over asking if he wanted to get off, but he certainly hadn't wanted things to ends badly like they did.Now he's got more issues than he knows what to do with, and to make matters worse—or maybe better—John's family has decided his love life, or lack thereof, needs investigating and meddling into.Benji—he's in John's thoughts too often, but Benji had been clear about not wanting any strings. He couldn't make it any clearer when John sees him in the lobby one morning.John finds himself having a date with an attractive older man, and trying to let go of thoughts about Benji. Benji sure isn't thinking about him. The odd date ends awkwardly, for John at least, and he realises he has to start thinking about everything he says he wants, and what he really wants.

FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LGBTQ ROMANCE BAILEY BRADFORD The well written scenes and fast paced plot flows smoothly with lots of suspense, humor and romance. ~ The Romance Reviews Chocked full of surprises and emotional situations this book draws the reader into a world of where the spirits interact with each other and the living. I loved it and highly recommend it.~ MM Good Book Reviews Southern Spirits: Part Two &– a box set 5 &– Aftermath Darren Brown spent two years running from his past, but he could only run so far before he was found. 6 - What Remains Severo and Laine thought they had it all. They had great friends, each other—and the spirits of McKinton, TX. 7 &– Ascension Conner Sutherland never thought he'd meet the love of his life in the Afterlife... 8 &– Whirlwind Dying sucks, but the afterlife is one hot place to be. There's nothing quite like a Southern drawl or Southern charm—and nothing so loyal as a Southern spirit. On the surface, McKinton, Texas seems like the stereotypical small town, USA. Smiling faces greet you everywhere you go, and people are quick to lend a helping hand. Most people, that is. Then there's the ones who let hate rule their lives, who are controlled by their own twisted passions, who are determined to hurt and destroy. Only love can withstand and triumph over such hatred, but sometimes, even love needs a helping hand. There's something in McKinton that stands ready; Southern Spirits that intervene at the worst and best of times. With their humor, charm, and death-defying love, these spirits.

Jody Bates just wanted to fit in and forget his past, but you can't escape everything. Jody Bates had a hard life as a kid, but he's moved past that and is making a home for himself at the Mossy Glenn. Sometimes he smarts off, but he's young, and he's learning. What he hasn't learned yet is that you can never completely escape your past. Jody has a few blank spots, things he can't quite remember. Like a lot of kids, he did some stupid things and figures he's lucky to have come out relatively unscathed. Sure there's a scar here and there, but on the whole, he's doing just fine. But something that happens brings about an enormous change in his life. Jody finds himself with a kid he didn't know he'd fathered and memories trying to surface about the drug-filled night the child had to have been conceived. Jody, at twenty, is overwhelmed and more scared than he's ever been in his life. Noel Cuthbert needed a change. He was tired of the bar scene, tired of getting dumped. He seemed to have a six-month expiration date per relationship. The last guy almost broke him in more ways than one, and moving across the country had sounded like a brilliant idea when he'd first thought of it. Now he's in Ashville, Montana, and his Aunt Gertie is doing everything she can to talk him into staying. She needs his help, and Noel needs to be needed. And he's never seen anyone who needs him more than the young man who walks into Gertie's daycare with a screaming toddler on his hip.

Salt Johnson has had his heart broken, or at least his ego dented, but he's about to meet a man who wipes away every bad memory Salt ever had. Saul 'Salt' Johnson had a crush on the wrong man. No surprise. He doesn't have much experience when it comes to relationships despite his age. Being a cowboy in Montana means keeping in the closet, which has left Salt with a long line of one-night stands. Getting hired on at the Mossy Glenn changes all of that, and he's beginning to see that maybe he can have more than he's been settling for. He just doesn't expect to find it with another one-night stand. Andy Calder spent years taking care of his brother Destry and helping to raise his nephew, Ty. Now both are gone—Destry passed away and Ty being raised by Andy's spiteful younger brother. Andy hasn't forgiven himself for being manipulated after Destry's death. He just hopes Ty is happy. Andy's working hard to build up the company he'd started with Destry, wanting to leave Ty a legacy he could build on. Things just aren't going as planned, and when he decides to blow off some steam with a sexy, rough cowboy, they end up connecting in a way neither of them ever expected. It's definitely not a one-night stand kind of thing.

Two species that have always kept themselves separated are about to collide and create a new world. Humanity almost managed to do itself in. Ravaged by wars and plagues, the human population on earth has been bordering on extinction, although pockets of people have been forging on over the past few hundred years. It's a hard life, and one Aaron Olsen fears he doesn't fit into. As a son of a village leader, there are pressures on him he can't manage, and things he keeps hidden, desires he doesn't know how to express that keep him up many nights as he worries over them. Valen is an alpha, born with the crescent moon mark on his chest. It means he'll have to leave the pack he was born and raised in. It is the way of the wolf, and the only way to prevent it is to fight his father. Valen has no intention of doing such a dishonorable thing. He leaves as he's supposed to, only to find himself the victim of thievery. When he hunts down the party responsible for stealing his belongings, Valen finds himself attracted to the human Aaron Olsen. Now, if they can only survive their own pride and insecurities, and an attack that threatens everything they love, they just might have a chance at happiness in Valen's Pack.