With the threat of Randall Scott now eliminated, Frank is cautiously hopeful that life with Alec-and Sheriff Dennis Hawkins-can be a comfortable life of love and relaxation. As things settle down, Frank contemplates resuming Alec's therapy, desperate to get to the core of Alec's origins. His plans are temporarily derailed when Ron and James make a surprise visit. As Frank struggles with the tension of having his observant best friend in close quarters with "Zeke"-new risks to their peace and safety are quietly building in and around the town of Coldbrook. Risks that Alec means to annihilate before they inflict harm upon the doc... or the sheriff.

Danny's new job as delivery boy for the local market seems routine and unexciting until he meets artist Magnum Marcel. Late twenties and sexy as hell, Danny's mind is instantly imagining all kinds of sexual fantasies of the man. Fantasies that suddenly fall into the realm of possibility when Magnum asks Danny to pose nude for his new painting.

Having left Owen behind, Joey sets out in search of his next "fix". When rugged, sexy Link rescues him from a bad situation, Joey is hopeful that Link will provide the temporary distraction he needs to combat the pain trying to reclaim his heart. But when Link shows no sexual interest, Joey begins to lose heart - until a sleepover at Link's home takes an interesting turn, providing Joey "double" the pleasure and distraction he had been seeking.

**NOTE: This is a short story I wrote up real quick. But it is actually part of a series that will continue.** Joey takes a hard blow to the heart when long-time boyfriend - Doug - suddenly dumps him during their anniversary vacation, leaving him stranded without money or a way to get home. Deciding he doesn't want to go home-ever-Joey takes to the highway where he is quickly picked up by the ruggedly handsome redneck, Owen-an older man who helps Joey forget about his heartache and pain, and helps Joey understand that he is strong enough to make it on his own, he doesn't need Doug to take care of him. Seeking to escape his own pain through intense sexual encounters, Joey takes to the road, always in search of his next "fix"-unaware of his true destiny that lies within.

M/M DARK EROTIC ROMANCE Frank is horrified when he learns that Alec caused the bar fire -and why he did it. Believing that his best friend, Ron McNeil, was also one of Alec's victims, Frank is devastated and forced to remove his blinders where Alec is concerned. Unwilling to be the "reason" behind Alec's deadly acts, Frank is left with no choice but to send Alec away -and insist he not come back. Alec leaves the city behind, on foot. But as those unfortunate enough to encounter him along the way soon discover -when evil is in a bad mood...don't piss it off. Truths quickly surface that cause Frank to doubt his decision to send Alec away. When another fire in a remote area not far from the city is broadcast on the news within 24 hours of Alec's departure -indicating two dead -Frank is convinced it is Alec's doing. Realizing Alec is more dangerous out on his own, without supervision, Frank is compelled to find him and take him somewhere away from people -for everyone's sake, including Alec's. Yet locating someone who can change appearances at will, is like trying to find a needle in a haystack.

Afraid for both Alec and those who encounter him, Frank buys an old farm house and takes Alec away from the city. Just when a sense of peace begins to settle over Frank-a new potential threat arises, tapping deep into Alec's psyche where Zeke resides.

M/M EROTIC ROMANCE / SUPERNATURAL When Dr. Frank Harlan, the head psychiatrist at Black Moon Asylum, took in six-year-old Alec Strom, he knew the child was evil. Yet despite the dark soul residing within Alec, Frank felt bonded to the child -compelled to save him from the darkness consuming him. After 13 years of striving to help Alec, Frank is startled to realize that the care he feels for his patient has stealthily developed into something deeper, stronger, than a mere doctor/patient relationship. But when Alec attacks and murders a visiting psychiatrist, Frank is terrified of what will become of Alec -and even more terrified of his own feelings for the disturbed and dangerous young man. Now, Frank sits alone in his office at the Asylum on the night of Alec's execution, awaiting news of Alec's death - alone with his memories of a troubled child he watched grow into a troubled young man...and somehow fell in love with along the way. When the fated call comes in, he is consumed with sadness and a sense of failure. But the awful night turns to horror when Frank is suddenly faced with the terrifying reality that evil isn't so easily extinguished...or predictable. NOTE: Originally posted as "Soulscape", but has been revised with a M/M romance element added.

At age 14, Noble Richmond becomes devastatingly aware that he is gay. Being raised in a Christian home and church, Noble believes that being gay is a sin, and desperately seeks God's healing and deliverance - telling no one of his secret. Now, nine years later, Noble is engaged to a Christian girl, Rebecca, who he believes he is genuinely in love with. Convinced that God has answered his prayers and delivered him from the sin of homosexuality, Noble sees his future with Rebecca as bright and promising. But when Rebecca's step-brother, Jonah, shows up at their engagement party - Noble is forced to question his deliverance and finds himself struggling with emotions and desires he insists is not natural for one man to feel for another.

For two years, Frank Harlan has kept the memory of Alec Strom hidden deep in his mind - behind a door with a broken lock. Troubled by his attraction to the disturbed and dangerous young man, Frank has left the asylum and now struggles with the daily reality that Alec is still out there somewhere -and that a part of Frank longs for the boy to return. One night, after sharing drinks with his longtime friend Warden Ron McNeil who urges him to let go of Alec's memory and move on with his life, Frank meets a young go-go dancer who ignites his long suppressed sexual desires. Frank takes the young man home and spends a passion-filled night with the boy -only to discover that not all things are as they first appear.