--700 Series, Book 2-- Brett has given up. With a string of bad relationship behind him, he came to the conclusion that he doesn't need anyone. He's made it this far by himself, and he plans to keep it that way from now on. He'll never be a charity case. Not for anyone. Money starts to get tight when his last boyfriend leaves him. Instead of going to his boss for help, Brett crawls back to the underground prostitution club for some quick cash. They welcome him, no questions asked, and start lining out customers. Brett sparks the interest of the local playboy curious about what sex with a man is like. He's happy to show him. But when the boy keeps coming around, Brett starts getting the feeling something wrong. This one might know too much about his past. He can only hope that this rich boy won't be as bad as the last.

We always want what we can't have. Part of a short story anthology: http://www.moralfortitude.com/books-for-download/anthologies/

~~Elemental Series~~ (Fire: Book 2) It's cold, and Fin can't fight it. Even after he escapes the frost, only ice lives inside the firebird. The inferno he wants is gone. It was stolen from the middle realm by the man whose flame he craves the most: Zoran, the third god of fire. After the loss of his kingdom, the god took back his gift to the mortals; fire. They're all prisoners to the cold, and Fin can't take it. He wants to feel the blistering heat and once again be engulfed in flames. Only then will the aching pain in his chest stop. He'd do anything, anything at all just to stop this polar flux.

-Elemental Series- (Wind: Book 3) The wind can be a subtle thing, until Jerric gets a hold of it. He lives for the rush of a swirling tornado and blowing away anything that gets in his path. When encased in wind, Jerric feels invincible. He's addicted to the sense of power it gives him. Jerric is a very talented shifter, too talented at times. His winds have the signs of originating from the north, which worries his parents. Jerric secretly hopes so. He wants the northern wind god to offer him a place in his ranks. And with his help, Jerric dreams of becoming the strongest wind shifter who ever lived. Powerful enough to even dethrone the embarrassment known as the southern wind god, Notus. The sad thing is Jerric might do just that.

Get in, get out. Do your job, and live another day. No attachments. Those are the rules Gavin runs his life by. He spends every night with a different man, so he doesn't have time to be concerned about anything more. It's either be Adam's whore or survive the street. With Adam, Gavin has a place to sleep and occasionally food to eat. The streets are never that nice. Luke decides to break those rules. One night isn't good enough for this man. Gavin tries to end it, but even he end up stretching one of the rules. No attachments.

A cry from the rocks below stops a young woman from jumping to her death after losing her husband to the sea. Hurrying to the beach, Coraline finds a child with golden eyes and a hollow pearl. She believes the boy is a gift from the water god, Merrik, and takes the child as her own. She names him Mazin to honor her late husband and the great god of the sea. But something isn't normal about this child. Whenever he cries, thunderstorms appear in once clear skies. When Mazin is scared, thunder cracks and the wind picks up. Coraline loves her son, nonetheless and she is determined to raise Mazin to be like any other boy. A fisherman of the sea and a man worthy of one day captaining one of his Uncle's fishing boats. With each passing year, it's become clear that may never happen. Simply because, Mazin is afraid of water. (Elemental Series: Book 5)

Pain is all Alex has ever known. Taken from his people as a child, he was trained to be a hunter for the humans. Alex's mixed blood makes him an asset for tracking, so he spends his days gathering Kiya to work in the factories with the other Haydeans owned by the company. His only knowledge of the world outside The White City comes from the stories he hears from them. None of which are very pleasant as Haydeans attack hybrids for fun. Their mixed blood is viewed as an insult to the proud humanoid race, and the purebloods make that known. Besides the threats from the others, Alex is punished for any failure by Sir. The human has invested a small fortune in the hybrid and has big plans for the boy when Alex is approved to enter The Black City. But when an opportunity to escape The Tower presents itself, Alex takes it. Despite the dangers, he races off across the desert and begins his long journey home, where he hopes a family might be waiting for him.

Tolcan is a prince in title only. Harlot is more accurate. While his twin brother is throwing extravagant parties, Tolcan is drinking with the lower class and sleeping with a variety of women. But one nomad, named Ki, has caught his interest. A royal with a nomad is rarely done, but a prince falling for a man is unheard of in Sarid. Ki is a threaten the royal bloodline which is the source to the magic that powers the barrier that surrounds the kingdom. If the king were to discover that his son is involved with a man, he could order Ki to be imprisoned or even killed. Tolcan has to keep the relationship hidden even though he may not even be the next king. It is law for there to be only one prince, but with twin boys, the king must choose who will be his heir. Thankfully for Tolcan, it's been clear for years that his father favors his brother, Albern. Rather than fight for the king's attention, Tolcan embraces his position at the extra prince. But Albern's magic is limited while Tolcan's excels. The king is the main source of magic so King Elroy isn't going to hand over his crown until he gets exactly who he wants. (Sample Only: full story can be purchased as an ebook or viewed on Tapas and Radish Fiction.)

Aden Perri has problems. The last day of school his girlfriend calls it quits. And proceeds to move on a little too quickly. His friends disappear, leaving him to spend the summer alone. His mother buys a dog. Aden hates dogs. The scar on his leg confirms it. And his new job titles are garbage collector and toilet scrubber. At least he'll be out in nature, excepted he hates the outdoors. Aden's ready to barricade himself in his room, until school starts back up in the fall. His mother won't allow it, and his father is ready to do some character building. They drag him out and drive him to Beaver Lake. His father loads him with a bucket and a mop and sends him off to clean campground toilets. The local campers just laugh as the poor garbage boy wandered around picking up after them. All but one. One very strange, shirtless, barefoot boy who Aden will never understand. But the boy makes it bearable, so he'll let him stick around. It's not like Titus is really going to give Aden a choice anyways. *** I've been wanting to make the Demon Series into a graphic novel for years, and being on Tapas has made me really start to consider doing it. I had some of it posted before but I'm reworking the style-simplifying it!