Deep within the central region of Romania lies a sleepy little town called Transylvania. Known for its mountainous borders, medieval towns and timeless castles lies a force so powerful that not even the most bravest of men will not venture. Castle Dracula now lies in ruins after years of neglect. And with the most recent owner to pass away, it now falls into the hands of a young man, who, by accordance of his great-great aunt's will, shall receive the title if only he can live in the castle for one year. Nathan Kennedy never thought he'd amount to anything. Constantly struggling to support himself, the bills keep adding up. Until one day fate intervenes with a proposal that would change his life and his soul forever.

The son of Poseidon is done staying in his kingdom surrounded by the same things every day. Hale persuades his father to allow him to leave for while...under one condition. When he comes back he is to marry Naida, a water nymph that has been chosen to be the new Queen alongside of Hale. Hale isn't okay with the marriage idea but he'll live with it. That is until he meets Kai, the one boy that changes everything...

Kevin's whole outlook on life changed the day Dillon Anderson walked into his seventh grade homeroom class. That was also the day that Kevin Taylor knew for sure that he was gay to the core of his soul. Sweet little Dillon captivated his heart and his mind, and over time he become Dillon's best friend, his bodyguard and protector from bullies, and the love of the gentle young man's life. Kevin Miller was Dillon's entire world and has been since they met in middle school. They have become inseparable, two halves that made up the whole, and now they've just aced their final exams and they were all set to graduate college the following week. Kevin with his Master's in Business Administration and Dillon with his Master's of Science in Nursing. They were happily moving on to the next phase of their lives together. Kevin was going to rule the business world and Dillon was going to heal the sick. Everything was right on track, but their dreams came crashing down after a night out celebrating with friends. Kevin saved the love of his life from being assaulted and his actions sent him to prison leaving Dillon alone to fend for himself. It was now Dillon's turn to fight for Kevin. Read to see how these two soul mates fought for their right to love each other.

Part One....For A Good Cause Sammy's compassion for his best friend's Social Anxiety Disorder overrides his bad experience with his first go round with Club Bliss's submissive auction. Little does sweet little Sammy know that there is a surprise waiting from him when the auctioneer's gavel strikes on the final bid. He his sold for a night of passion to the last person he ever expected to bid on him. Part Two...The Reluctant Sub Shy, broken Kyle has unconsciously chosen his Master he wants to submit to, but he has to overcome his rough introduction to the BDSM lifestyle. He has to fight through his fears to be able to put his trust in someone in order to submit himself fully to the one man that will teach him that the right Dominant makes it easy to let go and to finally embrace his desires. **Two short stories originating from my book of One Shots, Nosebleed Central.**

Whoever it was that said that money can't buy you happiness had hit the nail smack dab on its head. Ellis Carmichael had made his millions before the age of twenty. His patented internet site, hotexpectations.com was almost an overnight success. It was the main go to social site for gay men to meet and mingle; a very exclusive member's only website where the gay and bi-curious Sugar Daddies discreetly used to hook up with the Sugar Babies of their dreams. Now, a little over ten years later with thousands of matches made, making Ellis one of the wealthiest bachelors out there. He is now 34 years old, still single, and feeling very much alone at the top of his world. Ellis' mood took a nosedive with the realization that the holidays fast approaching and with it came all the festivities that just seemed to rub salt deeper into the gaping wound of his lonely heart. Especially Christmas, a day that only served to remind him of just how alone he was and he vowed to skip the tortuous celebrations this year altogether. All those happy people putting themselves in debt buying gifts, all the music and decorations, and especially all the happy couples and loving families on every corner you turn. That was Ellis' plan until one frigid evening after leaving his office; his driver and car nearly plowed over a little vagrant with stunning green eyes trying to cross the busy city street. Ellis' heart may be a little jaded but he was human, and he stopped to make sure that the boy who was literally swimming in his much larger threadbare jacket was uninjured. The little beauty was protectively clutching a little collection pot for the homeless. And something inside of Ellis had to make sure the young man was alright. Little did Ellis realize that he has just run into his Christmas Miracle...There will be no Bah Humbug for him or his little green eyed elf this year.

Ethan and Dominic are friends, the best of friends since they were practically in the womb. Hell, their parents were even best friends. So naturally both boys grew up together sharing everything, a unique bond that was unbreakable by anyone or anything. Each boy grew into men and their attraction to each other grew as well. When they both announced their sexuality to their parents, each parental unit hoped that one day both boys would get together, and their budding relationship looked promising until their senior year in high school. That was when Ethan, the smaller and more sensitive of the two drew into himself. He became even more introverted than he already was, and Dominic tried everything to get him to open up. But Ethan was prone to panic attacks and Dominic just let it rest but he refused to lose Ethan and watched out for his love from behind the scenes. They went on to go college and Dominic became a very promising up and coming Surgeon, and Ethan became a world renown chef owning one of the most popular five star eateries in their area. It wasn't until someone from their past showed up and caused Ethan ordered little world to be turned upside down and he fell apart. And Dominic was there as always to piece Ethan, the object of his affections back together again. Read their story and enjoy a little bit of romance and a tale of healing by a lifetime of love.

Taylor is a sweet little thing, cute as a button and a real people person. He is a dutiful Grandson who went into business with his maternal Grandparents and kept himself busy by modernizing their Café and Bakery in their little corner of the city. Je t'aime Café was one of the oldest of the Small Businesses on Cameron Ave. Taylor's Grandparents traveled to America from France as a young married couple and both had worked in Hotel Restaurants as trained Pastry Chefs until they saved up enough money to open their own Bakery. Over the years the Café not only offered the most mouthwatering pastry and baked goods, they also served lunches to locals, and their aromatic coffee creations rivaled the Mega Chain Stores. They have also gone on the World Wide Web offering their Wedding Cake services and made to order specialty cakes and pastries. Then one day a pixie like young woman came into the shop and inquired about their Wedding Cakes and she brought her surly Big Brother, Evan Stone with her. Taylor took one look at the mountain of a man and felt the almost immediately he felt the painful jab of Cupid's arrow as it pierced his fluttering heart. He was the same piece of eye candy that owned the Motorcycle Shop almost directly across the street from the Café, and Taylor had spent many a day with his nose pressed up against the glass in hopes of getting a glimpse of the muscular Sex God. He quickly realized that if he wanted to get the man to finally notice him, Taylor was going to have his work cut out for him. He was going to find a way to convince the big jaded man that there was something out there called Love and that it truly existed on this mortal plane. Read Evan and Taylor's love story and come to see how Evan found his heart's content.

Brian Lerner and Noah Carter have been best friends since conception. They grew up together, come out to each other. And they have lived and laughed through it all. That was up until they both went off to college. Both deciding to attend their parents Alma Mater, an Ivy League University where Noah chose Law and Brian chose Medicine. Noah is the typical Jock, big and strong. Sexy as sin and much sought after by both men and women. Of which he didn't have a problem with, because he was Bi sexual. He had the brains and the body and the personality to control every facet of his life. That was until his best friend threw him for a curve. And feelings that he hadn't realized was even there bubbled to the surface and the alpha male in him demanded that he top the hell out of his cute little friend and made him his once and for all. Brian was the typical good boy; he had the brains but not the brawn. He claim to fame was academic. He was slender and pretty, although he didn't seem to think so. And he has been in love with his best friend forever. He never let Noah know for he was sure his love would not be returned. As they matured and he came to understand that Noah was getting into the BDSM lifestyle, he thought that it would turn him off, but it only made him want the man more. Years of sexual tension along with the stress of their midterm exams made things come to head one eventful night. Read to see what transpired between the two best friends and if the aftermath left them happily ever after or drifting apart.

After years of abuse at the sadistic hands of his Stepfather, Issac Carmichael had finally snapped in a haze of hatred, pain, and feelings of total helplessness. It was his driving need to get away from the abuse and torment, and a desperate attempt of self preservation he had made a choice. A life altering decision that he had no recourse but to act on it at the first given opportunity. And the penalty for that choice landed him where he was, in court standing on trial for his crime. But instead of life prison; he was deemed insane by the wonderful panel of his peers and sent off to Covington Behavioral Institute to be analyzed and treated. He was supposed to spend anywhere from 10 years to the rest of his life here and Issac thought it was better than where he was coming from. He just wanted to finally be left alone, and Issac didn't make it easy for anyone to get close to him or even speak to him.That was until Dr. Royce Covington stepped in to personally handle his case. The esteemed and world renowned Psychiatrist, and owner of the Behavioral Institute and the most beautiful man Issac has ever laid his eyes upon in all the years of his miserable messed up life. The slender man was to be his shrink, to try to figure out what made him tick, to bring him out of his shell, to find out the why behind his murderous act, and to treat his self destructive behavior. Read the difficult journey of these two, the compassionate Doctor and the unwilling Patient.

This book will be series of multiple one shots, this is in appreciation to all my fans, requested by my fans. So YOU determine how this book will go. So here is what you do, you post me a message under this book title once it posted, whether it's a cowboy, vampire, werewolf, or plain human story, but it has to be manxman or boyxboy. I will this one time take requests for high school stories but only seniors 18 or older in the story. Please no fan fics like real life bands, actors, or music artists, athletes or the such, totally fictional characters, it's easier to write because I may not be familiar with the chosen person or people. So if you ever had a fantasy about a cop, nurse, doctor, teacher, your boss, best friend or the like drop me a line and I will write a one shot about it dedicated to you. This is how I choose to say thank you to all those who supports my stories. Thank you all of you, xoxo ladydianna01.