Redemption Second Chance Gay Romance

Reformed gangster Luis falls hard for his boss. When friendship turns to love, it's up to Paolo to convince him second chances are worth the pain. Luis Pope is back on the street after a six year stretch in prison, but life on the outside seems just out of reach, especially when the whole neighbourhood knows his face for all the wrong reasons. Paolo's temper makes it hard to keep staff, and he knows Luis's rep all too well. But his nonno believes in redemption, and Luis isn't the tough guy Paolo remembers. Prison has left its mark, inside and out, and all the kindness in the world can't fix the three inch scar on Luis's skull. And it can't keep ghosts locked up. Luis's the best worker Paolo's ever had, and Luis's happier than he's ever been. But his old life doesn't want to stay in the past. Trouble comes to call, and when it makes him an offer he can't refuse, keeping Paolo safe hurts the most. Redemption is an angsty, standalone MM romance novel, with second chances, found family, friends-to-lovers, and buckets of hurt/comfort themed loveliness.

His lover is missing. There's a fierce storm coming. His romantic vacation has turned into a nightmare. If Costa makes the call to his team, will they come? It was supposed to be a calm vacation. A chance to decompress after a dangerous mission. To find out if the heated kisses between him and Collins could turn into something more.When Collins disappears after an argument, Costa is miles from home and on his own. Is he overreacting? It's only been a couple of days. Is Collins really missing or is he holed up in a bar somewhere like everyone believes?But time runs out. A ferocious storm is due to hit the resort, and Costa needs help. But will his team come when they realize he's asking them to find Collins? Book 7 in Sue Brown's tense action series where risk and romance are played for high stakes. Passion and danger are always close to home in J.T's Bar, where alpha men get a second chance at love.

Book 6 in Sue Brown's passionate J.T's Bar series.The continuing adventures of the alpha men from the agency who end up at J.T's Bar looking for a second chance, whether it's for love, life or redemption.Everyone has written him off, but failure isn't in Doyle's DNA. As new team leader everyone has eyes on him. Too bad all he can see is the hot new recruit.On the back of the Valentine's team's first mission, they've been recruited for an unusual assignment. Doyle knows the agency is waiting for him to fail. He's determined to succeed. Falling for the new team member is not in his plans. His heart has other ideas.Perez is reeling from the revelation that his long-time team were dirty. No one in the agency trusts him but they can't find the proof to nail him. He's furious to be dumped with the only team with a worse reputation than his. Even worse, he's attracted to the hard-as-nails and charismatic team leader. He wants to walk away but his pride won't let him. First they have to discover the identity of Stoneman. Is it a person, an object, or a code? Can Doyle and Perez keep their hands off each other as they solve the mystery?If you like your action and adventure with hot alpha men who clash and kiss, you'll love Alpha Hunt.

It's friends-to-enemies-to-friends-to-lovers in this LGBTQIA+ Romance for fans of Red, White & Royal Blue and The Pros of Cons. Jasper Quigley is tired of being everyone's favorite sidekick. He wants to become the hero of his own life, but that's not going to happen if he agrees to help out his former best friend turned king of the jocks, Milo Lionetti. High school was miserable enough, thanks, and Jasper has no interest in dredging up painful memories of his old secret crush. But Milo's got nowhere else to go. His life is spiraling out of control and he's looking to turn things back around. Step one? Replace the rare Odyssey cards he lost in an idiotic bet. Step two? Tell his ex-best-friend exactly how he feels—how he's always felt. Jasper may be reluctant to reopen old wounds, but he never could resist Milo. There's a catch, though: if Milo wants his help, he's going to have to pitch in to make the upcoming children's hospital charity ball the best ever. But as the two don cosplay for the kids and hunt for rare cards, nostalgia for their lost friendship may turn into something even more lasting...

“[A] brilliantly written LGBTQ+ take on the classic small-town romance.” —Booklist High school wasn’t the right time or place for their relationship to grow, but now, fifteen years later, a chance encounter changes both of their lives forever. No one in the charming river town of New Hope, Pennsylvania, needs to know that Vince Amato plans on flipping The Hideaway Inn to the highest bidder and returning to his luxury lifestyle in New York City. He needs to make his last remaining investment turn a profit…even if that means temporarily relocating to the quirky small town where he endured growing up. He’s spent years reinventing himself and won’t let his past dictate his future. But on his way to New Hope, Vince gets stuck in the middle of nowhere and his past might be the only thing that can get him to his future. Specifically Tack O’Leary, the gorgeous, easygoing farm boy who broke his heart and who picks Vince up in his dilapidated truck. Tack comes to the rescue not only with a ride but also by signing on to be the chef at The Hideaway for the summer. As Vince and Tack open their hearts to each other again, Vince learns that being true to himself doesn’t mean shutting down a second chance with Tack—it means starting over and letting love in. Carina Adores is home to romantic love stories where LGBTQ+ characters find their happily-ever-afters. Seasons of New Hope Book 1: The Hideaway Inn Book 2: The Beautiful Things Shoppe

TylerWhy couldn't I just fall for someone else? Something a little simpler that wouldn't turn my whole life upside down. But no, it had to be him, the guy that made my teenage years a living nightmare. My body and heart calls to him though. Stupid Body.... Stupid Heart. I never really stood a chance.LukasWhat are the chances that we would cross paths all these years after high school. I want him just as much now as I did back then, Will he give me a chance after what I put him through. Maybe if I were a little stronger. Maybe if I just try.Tyler Dane prides himself on turning his life around since high school. No longer the target for harsh words and violence he once was. But now Lukas Ford is back and hotter than ever. Sure, he could be strong and resist the charms of his former bully, but does he really want to? When the alternative sounds a lot more fun. Will Lukas be able to put Tyler first? Or is this a romance doomed from that first meeting in high school.

A gay romance "enemies to lovers" story of two guys getting a second chance at love. Other than his most prized Lamborghini, Karl Andrews has nothing to his name. He's down on his luck and his dollar, and his dream of becoming a professional chef is looking more and more like a pipedream. And he won't ever consider selling his one possession. Not going to happen. Rather take that cleaning job, right?Until he discovers the man looking for the help is the same man he'd bullied, mocked, terrified as a boy. But Paul Hyte is obviously a better man, gracious and forgiving. As the two learn more about each other an undeniable attraction grows between them--but can the two manage to forge a future together on such a rocky past and complicated present? Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second chance, redemption, found family, maid, housekeeper, inconvenient attraction, slow burn romance. Genre: New Adult, light-hearted contemporary gay romance. Length: ~79.000 words. Each of the four fun & sexy gay romance novels in the "Enemies to Lovers" series can be read as a stand-alone and in any order.

The powerful, dramatic story of how a successful Hollywood set designer whose identity was deeply rooted in his homosexuality came to be suddenly and utterly transformed by the power of the gospel. When Becket Cook moved from Dallas to Los Angeles after college, he discovered a socially progressive, liberal town that embraced not only his creative side but also his homosexuality. He devoted his time to growing his career as a successful set designer and to finding "the one" man who would fill his heart. As a gay man in the entertainment industry, Cook centered his life around celebrity-filled Hollywood parties and traveled to society hot-spots around the world--until a chance encounter with a pastor at an LA coffee shop one morning changed everything. In A Change of Affection, Becket Cook shares his testimony as someone who was transformed by the power of the gospel. Cook's dramatic conversion to Christianity and subsequent seminary training inform his views on homosexuality--personally, biblically, theologically, and culturally--and in his new book he educates Christians on how to better understand this complex and controversial issue while revealing how to lovingly engage with those who disagree. A Change of Affection is a timely and indispensable resource for anyone who desires to understand more fully one of the most common and difficult stumbling blocks to faithfully following Christ today.

How do you repair a broken heart when you were the one who broke it in the first place? Charley It's been four years since Simon broke up with me, but who's counting? I'm fine these days, thank you very much. I don't need a man to make me happy. ♥ Simon Past me had to make a choice. Current me knows it was the wrong one. Future me hopes I can fix it. I've never stopped loving Charley this is my last chance; our last chance. ♥ The Boyfriend Gambit is first-person dual POV. Simon lays all his cards on the table in an attempt to win Charley's heart back. No cliffhanger, HEA guaranteed. Heat level, 4+. Can be read as a standalone but you may enjoy it even more if you read Feinted Heart and The Heart Heist first! second chance, love/hate/love, interfering friends, found family, feisty grandmother.

A gay romance "enemies to lovers" story about two guys trying to move on from the past, and the healing power of love. Rory A. Phillips is sick of being haunted. Sick of hurting. Sick of being so fucking lost. Whenever he 'sees' his best friend William, he's packing up his motorbike and on the move. But is there a place he can run to that will ever be free of William? A place where he could ever learn to love? A place he can call home? After losing his last living relative, Eric Graham moves to Wellington to start a new job and a new life. Alone--save for his grandpa's ashes he can't bring himself to scatter in the sea. The only guy in the city he knows is a homophobic prick that he wants nothing to do with--but he just can't stop running into him. Rory and Eric, both grieving and alone, are searching for a way to move on. And maybe the best way to do that is together. Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second chance, redemption, big city, fish out of water, inconvenient attraction, first time, slow burn romance. Genre: New Adult contemporary gay romance. Length: ~72.000 words. Each of the four fun & sexy gay romance novels in the "Enemies to Lovers" series can be read as a stand-alone and in any order.

Second wind: a new strength or energy to continue something that is an effort. After an amicable divorce, Lincoln Huxley is ready to embrace the sexuality he repressed for more than two decades. Rush Holden is no longer willing to settle for closeted men or those who don't share his dreams of marriage and fatherhood. A chance encounter on a lakeside pier is the second wind they both need. Or will it just be a painful reminder of all they had lost? Second chance: an opportunity to try something again that failed one time. Rush and Lincoln have shared a lot of firsts-friendship, young love, and heartbreak. Cruel reality forced the two men to choose paths that took their lives in different directions. Twenty-six years later, they get a second chance to fall in love with each all over again. Can it really be that simple, or will the same issues ruin their happiness a second time? Happily ever after: to live happily for the rest of one's life. Rush and Lincoln know that love and life can't be defined by words alone. Patience, commitment, and the determination to do whatever it takes will be the only way the two men achieve their happily ever after. Second Wind is a funny, sexy, and endearing standalone romance novel about love, loss, and rediscovery. It contains sexually explicit material and is intended for adults 18 and older.

Charlie's father is dead, and although his mother insists he stay in school, Charlie has no patience for the classroom. All he wants is to make money, to give his mother and baby brother a better life. So when he catches the eye of Squizzy Taylor, a notorious mobster, and is offered a job as Squizzy's courier, it doesn't take Charlie long to accept—even if he has to go against his own mother's wishes. At first, the job's a thrill—running with messages, illegal liquor, whatever Squizzy orders. It fills Charlie with power. But then come the not-so-savory parts of the job. Collecting Squizzy's debts. Dodging Squizzy's enemies. The very real dangers of the streets. And at some point Charlie has to ask himself—how long before running for a better life means cutting his life short?

Everyone deserves a second chance. Nate and his teenage daughter need a fresh start, so they move back to the village where he grew up. Nate's transgender, and not used to disclosing his history, so it's hard living where people knew him before. When Nate reconnects with Jack-his best friend from school and unrequited crush-his feelings return as strong as ever. Jack's returned home to get his life in order after an addiction to alcohol caused him to lose everything: his job, his driver's licence, and nearly his life. He's living with his parents, which is less than ideal, but rekindling his friendship with Nate-or Nat as Jack once knew him-is an unexpected benefit of being back home. Jack is amazed by Nate's transformation, and can't deny his attraction. Trying for more than friendship might ruin what they already have, but the chemistry between them is undeniable. Doubting his feelings are reciprocated, Nate fears he's risking heartbreak. Jack's reluctance to tell his parents about their relationship only reinforces Nate's misgivings. With both their hearts on the line and their happiness at stake, Jack needs to make things right, and Nate has to be prepared to give him a second chance.

When a single dad and a newly outed veterinarian meet by chance, it takes red-cheeked conversations, a tentative friendship, and the willingness to put their hearts on the line to show these men they're made for each other. Single dad Davis Jackson is busy balancing his coffee shop and being the best dad he can be. That doesn't mean he's not lonely. After a fumbling encounter with a man who looks as gorgeous as he does unhappy, Davis is left wondering who the mystery man is. All Davis knows is that he has never felt such an instant attraction to anyone before, but when he discovers the brown-eyed man's identity, it's clear the recently out-of-the closet veterinarian is lost and quite possibly broken.

My job is to save lives. But what if the one that needs saving is the one I was sent to take?At 33 years old, Phoenix Jones once had a stellar military career ahead of him. But when tragedy struck his family, he walked away from the path he'd chosen to be there for the one who needed him most. Except fate is a bitch and when she once again takes Phoenix's future in the cruelest of ways, he must find a new path.When a former army buddy introduces him to Ronan Grisham, the leader of an underground vigilante group, Phoenix knows he's found a new family and nothing and no one is going to take that from him again. So when Ronan asks him to shadow a young man who participated in a brutal crime against Ronan's husband, Seth, when he was a child and appears to be targeting him again, Phoenix doesn't even hesitate for a second.Even knowing what he must do if the young man proves to have gone back to his old ways.Because family is everything...I can't come back from what I did. I'm not sure I even want to...An ugly childhood left Levi Deming with little to do but dream of a day when he'd be free of his tormenters so he could carve out a simple life for himself, preferably somewhere far away from the family who never let him forget he was less than human. But one terrible choice at the tender age of 16 changed everything...Wracked with guilt for the role he played during a home invasion gone horribly wrong, a now 24-year-old Levi is trying to piece together a life where he can maybe do a little bit of good, even knowing it won't make up for the lives he helped take and it definitely won't give back the future he stole from the young man whose agonized screams still haunt him night after night. If it were only about him, he'd walk into the nearest police station and happily tell them to lock him up and throw away the key.But it isn't just about him anymore...I expected to find a hardened criminal. What I found was something else entirely...With Ronan's orders to terminate young Levi if he so much as even jaywalks, Phoenix expects an easy job with one clear outcome. But when a violent encounter forces Phoenix to interact with Levi, he quickly realizes the case might not be as black and white as he thought. Instead of finding a criminal with no conscience, Phoenix discovers a young man battling impossible odds and near crippling guilt.When his feelings of disgust and anger begin to fade and turn into something else, the would-be hitman is forced to make a terrible decision between the family he needs and the young man more intent on seeking judgement than redemption.

Successful financial analyst Michael Walsh leads a picture-perfect life that anyone would envy--unless they caught a glimpse beneath the surface. Haunted by failed relationships and self-doubt, Michael harbors a soul-deep loneliness that no number of casual hookups can fulfill. So why can't he stop thinking about his New Year's fling with a man whose quiet desperation matched his own? Barista Stewart Jenkins has an abysmal track record with relationships, and no matter how hard he tries to keep things tightly under wraps, his life is spinning out of control. His hookup with the gorgeous Michael was only supposed to be sex--hot, dirty, uncomplicated--but that small taste leaves him yearning for more. Every no-strings encounter that follows between Michael and Stewart peels away more layers, blurring the lines, until they're left with a raw tenderness and acceptance they both crave. A relationship seems out of the question--they come from drastically different lives and are plagued by inexcusable sins. Being vulnerable is sure to reveal old wounds, and forgiveness seems out of reach, unless they can find a way around their fears on the road to redemption.

Callan Jones is a bright new hockey star having the time of his life -- and the hard-hitting, goal-scoring, trash-talking winger has the whole league riled up in a hissy-fit. Only one thing could ever trip up the invincible youngster: the fact that he likes guys. Good thing he's managed to keep that secret under wraps ... right? Ever since Tyler Vance lost the Cup by a goal, his team's been caught in a downward spiral -- with him at the helm. The fans gossip that the captain's heart isn't in hockey anymore. Who knows? Maybe they're right. A shocking trade between two bitter rivals takes the hockey world by storm. Now it's up to Vance to make sure Jones fits in with his new team. Will the truth about Callan's trade come out? And will it have the power to change everything? *** Linemates is a 115,000 word first time gay romance novel with a HEA! Narrated in present tense, dual first-person POV. No cliffhangers or cheating. Steamy MM scenes are depicted. Light MF elements depicted.

France in the 1800s is a brutal time to be an omega. Kept as a slave for most of his life, Dante has suffered far too much brutality, and even he would admit that the harshness of life has turned him from a civilised, obedient omega into a broken man bent on violence and revenge. However, an odd twist of fate leads to Dante being bought by Antoine, a wealthy alpha with a soft spot for brutalised omegas. He sees the potential in the suffering young man and takes him back to his estate, determined to help him recover from the cruelty of his past. But winning Dante's trust was never going to be an easy task, and even less so in a society that refuses to acknowledge that an omega could ever be anything other than a slave.

Fans of J. R. Ward, Nalini Singh, Kresley Cole and Gena Showalter, meet the Alpha Pack. Once, they were Navy SEALS. Now, they are a top secret team of wolf shifters with Psy powers who take on the darkest dangers on Earth. Intensely passionate and utterly thrilling, J. D. Tyler's Alpha Pack are unforgettable. When a battle leaves healer and black wolf shifter Zander Cole deaf and his powers dimmed, he is devastated and sees only one option: leave the Pack for ever. White wolf shifter Selene Westfall knows pain - and she lives to exact revenge. So when she is challenged by a savage black wolf, she puts up a vicious fight - only to become his Bondmate as a result of his bite. Forced together through their unlikely, turbulent bond, a love neither expected may be all that stands between these two damaged souls and a killer trying desperately to keep the past dead and buried... Don't miss the other sexy and exciting Alpha Pack adventures in Primal Law, Savage Awakening, Black Moon and Hunter's Heart. And be sure not to miss J. D. Tyler's romantic suspense alter-ego Jo Davis, and her thrilling, scorching-hot Sugarland Blue series.