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Redirection by Gregory Ashe

Redirection by Gregory Ashe

The Borealis boys are settling into their new normal, or at least into their new digs. But when North’s soon-to-be (please-let-it-be-soon) ex-husband, Tucker, is arrested and charged with murder, everything goes sideways.

Hired by Tucker’s parents, North and Shaw begin looking for proof that Tucker is innocent, in spite of the evidence against him. When they find seemingly incriminating photos hidden in Tucker’s BMW, North is convinced that someone is trying to frame Tucker—and might get away with it… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Ableism
Rape mentioned
Emotional abuse & gaslighting
Alcohol abuse
Drug abuse & overdose
Parent with cancer mentioned
Stroke mentioned
Murder & attempted murder
Blackmail
Death of a pet recounted

Misdirection by Gregory Ashe

Misdirection by Gregory Ashe

When a rising star in the state senate asks Shaw Aldrich and North McKinney to transport her son, Flip, to and from his drug testing appointments, they’re not happy—they don’t do babysitting jobs. Arriving at the boy’s dorm room, though, they discover that the door has been forced and that Flip has disappeared, and rumours of strange men on campus suggest that something seriously bad has happened. The students and staff at the ritzy private school have plenty to tell about Flip, but the deeper North and Shaw dig, the less they understand what might have happened to the boy… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Statutory rape
Emotional & physical abuse mentioned
Bulimia mentioned
Blackmail
Murder
Fire & destruction of property in a house fire

The Keeper of Bees by Gregory Ashe

The Keeper of Bees by Gregory Ashe

Emery Hazard has pretty much everything under control. He and his fiancé, John-Henry Somerset, are more in love than ever, despite the stress of wedding preparations hanging over them. His business as a private investigator is growing. He’s even enjoying time with his growing circle of friends. The only major problem on the horizon is whether or not he and Somers will be dancing at the wedding reception.

When Mitchell Martin shows up in his office, though, everything changes. The year before, Mitchell was abducted and tortured… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism & racial slurs
Ableism
Homomisia
Transmisia
Misogyny
Sexual assault of a child
Drugging
Kidnapping
Stalking

Wayward by Gregory Ashe

Wayward by Gregory Ashe

Emery Hazard is trying to plan his wedding, even though his fiancé, John-Henry Somerset, isn’t exactly making things easy for him. To be fair, Somers has been distracted lately; his father is running for mayor in a hotly contested election, and their hometown is splintering under the weight of divisive politics.

In a matter of hours, those poisonous politics invade Hazard’s life in a way he couldn’t have imagined. Glenn Somerset, Somers’s father, shows up on their doorstep, and he wants two things: first, for Hazard to neutralize a blackmail threat; and second… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexism
Homomisia
Racism
Parent with cancer
Death of a parent
Blackmail
Psychiatrist-patient relationship
Animal abuse mentioned

Transactional Dynamics by Gregory Ashe

Transactional Dynamics by Gregory Ashe

Emery Hazard is ready for Valentine’s Day. He’s made reservations months in advance, he’s ordered flowers, and he’s got a boyfriend he wants to treat right—even if John-Henry Somerset occasionally lets the dishes sit in the sink a little too long. They even have an extra reason to celebrate this year: Somers has received a special commendation for his police work.

Everything begins to go wrong, though, when Hazard’s ex-boyfriend shows up on their doorstep. Billy claims he just needs help getting away from… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Sexism
Sex work mentioned
Domestic abuse mentioned
Emotional abuse & gaslighting
Alcoholism
Drug use mentioned

Police Brutality by Gregory Ashe

Police Brutality by Gregory Ashe

For the first time in a long while, Emery Hazard’s life is good. His new business as a private detective is taking off. Things are good at home. He loves his boyfriend, John-Henry Somerset; he loves their daughter. He might even love the new friends they’ve found. There’s only one problem: Somers has been talking about marriage.

When a former colleague, Walter Hoffmeister, comes to Hazard and hires him to look into a series of anonymous death threats, Hazard eagerly jumps on the distraction. Hoffmeister might be a jerk… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Misogyny
Racism
Homomisia
Transmisia
Rape mentioned
Suicide mentioned

Orientation by Gregory Ashe

Orientation by Gregory Ashe

Shaw and North are best friends, private detectives, and in danger of losing their agency. A single bad case, followed by crippling lawsuits, has put them on the brink of closing shop. Until that is, a client walks into their Benton Park office.

Matty Fennmore is young, blond, and beautiful, and he’s in danger. When he asks for Shaw and North’s help foiling a blackmail scheme, the detectives are quick to accept… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Domestic abuse
Suicidal ideation
Blood depiction
Emesis
Murder
Blackmail
Torture

The Mortal Sleep by Gregory Ashe

The Mortal Sleep by Gregory Ashe

Months have passed since the events at Belshazzar’s Feast. Vie Eliot, reluctant psychic and self-appointed defender of the small Wyoming town called Vehpese, knows that trouble is coming, but for the time being, he wants to spend as many happy days as he can with his boyfriend.

Until one night, two men arrive and blow up a car. They threaten to do more damage unless Vie leaves town. Immediately… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Homomisia
Depression
Attempted suicide
Suicidal ideation
Drug use
Kidnapping
Loss of autonomy (mind control)
Animal torture mentioned

The Dust Feast by Gregory Ashe

The Dust Feast by Gregory Ashe

Only days have passed since Vie Eliot’s murderous half-brother—a dangerous, out-of-control psychic—was stopped from killing the people Vie loves most, but Vie is ready for his life to return to normal. He has plans. Big plans. Make the cross country team, pick up his grades, and spend a lot of time with his boyfriend.

On the day of cross country tryouts, though, Vie finds one of the teachers dead—and Vie refuses to believe that the death was a suicide. As he searches for the killer or killers, he discovers that a conspiracy… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Fatmisia
Homomisia
Human trafficking
Rape of a child mentioned
Suicide
Self-harm (cutting)
Murder
Torture mentioned
Kidnapping

All the Inside Howling by Gregory Ashe

All the Inside Howling by Gregory Ashe

Vie Eliot has survived a new high school, an abusive father, and the murderous Mr. Big Empty. Now, as Vie searches for Mr. Big Empty, he also finds himself facing an unexpected complication: how to be a good boyfriend.

When a mysterious drifter named River disappears, though, Vie finds himself dragged into finding the missing boy. Vie’s psychic abilities have proved useful in the past, and once again they set him on the trail of a gruesome murderer… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Homomisia
Racism
Child sexual abuse mentioned
Domestic abuse
Depression
Drug use mentioned
Self-harm (cutting)