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Fair Trade by Cate Ashwood

Fair Trade by Cate Ashwood

After working with the same partner for almost fifteen years, she ditched me for a cushy teaching job. And I thought things couldn’t get worse. I was wrong. Because walking into the ambulance station to see my new rookie is none other than the guy I’d picked up in a seedy bar would’ve been bad enough.

Except we hadn’t just hooked up. Nope. What we’d done went so far beyond an anonymous one-nighter. And now I’m not sure what to do with myself, because being with Nick isn’t just against station rules. It’s against mine. But I can’t seem to stop, and what’s even more concerning… I can’t make myself care.

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger & Content Warnings:

Ableism
Homomisia & homomisic slurs

Complicated by Kristen Ashley

Complicated by Kristen Ashley

Dealing with the fallout of a divorce he never wanted and setting up a new home for his kids, Hix becomes that guy, that one he never wanted to be, and puts a stop to things before they can even start. Protecting his kids, and himself, is his only priority.

Greta, on the other hand, has found the place for her and the brother she adores that’s perfect for them—a sleepy little town in Nebraska. She’s learned from life that there are no hopes and dreams. The only thing to look forward to is peace. And that’s what she works hard to build for herself and her brother. Right up until Hix walks into her life… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Child abuse & neglect
Traumatic brain injury
Murder, on-page
Car accident mentioned

The Billionaire Beast by Jackie Ashenden

The Billionaire Beast by Jackie Ashenden

Emery Hazard and his partner, John-Henry Somerset, have Nero hasn’t left his house in ten years—he demands the world come to him, and the world is only too happy to bend to the strong-willed billionaire. Ruthless, cold, and selfish, Nero wants for nothing and takes care of no one but himself. His last handful of assistants have left his house in tears, but the prim redhead applying for the job looks up to the task. Nero has spent his life shut within the walls he built, with no care to have more than a window to the outside world. But the fiery passion he senses beneath his reserved assistant’s exterior makes him want to break down the barriers he lives behind, and unleash the beast within.

Phoebe needs the obscene amount of money that comes with being Nero’s personal… Read more.

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger & Content Warnings:

Ableism
Workplace sexual harassment
Child abuse
Cheating
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Agoraphobia
Coma
Stalking

Transposition by Gregory Ashe

Transposition by Gregory Ashe

Emery Hazard and his partner, John-Henry Somerset, have solved their first case together. The brutal murders that rocked the quiet town of Wahredua have been put to rest. Hazard, however, finds his life has only grown more complicated as he adjusts to his new home. Living with Somers, whom he has been drawn to since high school, makes ‘complicated’ the understatement of the year.

The turmoil of living together spills over when Hazard and Somers find themselves trapped by the weather in an old mansion and, against Hazard’s better judgment, sharing a bed. Strictly as friends, of course. Just when things can’t get any more confusing, the next morning brings a worsening storm–and a murder… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Homomisia & transmisic slurs

Reasonable Doubt by Gregory Ashe

Reasonable Doubt by Gregory Ashe

After almost twenty years, Emery Hazard finally has the man he loves. But things with his boyfriend and fellow detective, John-Henry Somerset, are never easy, and they’ve been more complicated lately for two reasons: Somers’s ex-wife and daughter. No matter what Hazard does, he can’t seem to get away from the most important women in his boyfriend’s life.

While Hazard struggles with his new reality (changing dirty diapers, just to start), a bizarre murder offers a distraction. John Oscar Walden, the leader of a local cult, is found dead by the police, and the case falls to Hazard and Somers. The investigation… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Homomisia & homomisic slurs
Conversion therapy recounted, on-page
Rape
Child abuse
Torture mentioned

Paternity Case by Gregory Ashe

Paternity Case by Gregory Ashe

Everything in Emery Hazard’s life is finally going well: his boyfriend, Nico, is crazy about him; he has a loyal partner at work; and he has successfully closed a series of difficult murders. By all accounts, he should be happy. What he can’t figure out, then, is why he’s so damn miserable.

After a fight with Nico, Hazard needs work to take his mind off his relationship. And someone in town is happy to oblige by murdering the sheriff. The job won’t be easy; the sheriff had enemies, lots of them, and narrowing down the list of suspects will be difficult. Difficult, but routine… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Homomisia & homomisic slurs
Child sexual abuse

Guilt by Association by Gregory Ashe

Guilt by Association by Gregory Ashe

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger & Content Warnings:

Homomisia & homomisic slurs

Criminal Past by Gregory Ashe

Criminal Past by Gregory Ashe

It all starts to go wrong at the shooting gallery. Emery Hazard and his boyfriend, John-Henry Somerset, just want to enjoy the day at the Dore County Independence Fair. At the shooting gallery, though, Hazard comes face to face with one of his old bullies: Mikey Grames. Even as a drugged-out wreck, Mikey is a reminder of all the ugliness in Hazard’s past. Worse, Mikey seems to know something Hazard doesn’t—something about the fresh tension brewing in town.

When the Chief of Police interrupts Hazard’s day at the fair, she has a strange request. She doesn’t want Hazard and Somers to solve a murder. She wants them to prevent one. The future victim? Mayor Sherman Newton—a man who has tried to have Hazard and Somers… Read more.

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger & Content Warnings:

Homomisia & homomisic slurs
Homomisic hate crime recounted
Graphic rape recounted
Graphic torture

The Same Breath by Gregory Ashe

The Same Breath by Gregory Ashe

Teancum Leon, who goes by Tean, is a wildlife veterinarian. His life has settled into a holding pattern: he loves his job, he hates first dates, and he only occasionally has to deal with his neighbor Mrs. Wish’s cat-related disasters.

All of that changes, though, when a man appears in his office, asking for help to find his brother. Jem is convinced that something bad has happened to Benny, and he thinks Tean might be able to help. Tean isn’t sure, but he’s willing to try. After all, Jem is charming and sweet and surprisingly vulnerable. Oh. And hot… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Ableism
Fatmisia
Racism
Homomisia
Rape mentioned
Emotional abuse & gaslighting
Child abuse mentioned
Attempted suicide mentioned
Animal death

Stray Fears by Gregory Ashe

Stray Fears by Gregory Ashe

Elien Martel is a survivor, but surviving, he’s beginning to discover, isn’t the same thing as living. In the house he shares with his much older boyfriend, Elien spends his days trying to stay as far away from living as possible. Living, he has learned, means that sooner or later you’ll get hurt.

When a member of Elien’s support group dies under strange circumstances, though, Elien finds himself in a web of bizarre coincidences. The responding officer turns out to be another member of Elien’s support group—a man named Mason, who has made no effort to hide his dislike of Elien. Then, just a few days later, Mason tries to kill Elien in front of dozens of witnesses… Read more.

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger & Content Warnings:

Racism
Transmisia
Homomisia
Attempted sexual assault
Body dysphoria
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Graphic suicide
Suicidal ideation
Murder