An acoustic music festival comes to Lacetown, and with it, another dead body―this one found at Fleishman's Funeral Home. Michael recuses himself from the autopsy, handing the job over to his arch-nemesis from a neighboring county.Luckily Michael and local hairstylist Jazz are closer than ever. Between a trio of funerals, a blowout BBQ, and a couple of trips on Beulah, Jazz's beloved scooter, Michael and Jazz do some sleuthing of their own. With the first gruesome murder still fresh in their memories, they can't help but wonder if notorious murderer and famous author Russell Withingham might be targeting them from jail, where he's awaiting trial.The festival, however, brings in a veritable lineup of potential killers, including a familiar―and most unwelcome―figure from their past. As the murderer circles ever closer to Jazz and Michael, Sheriff Musgrave is quick to remind them that everyone's a suspect until Sheriff Musgrave says they're not!

It's Christmas Eve and Adam has a special gift for his boyfriend—himself, wrapped in a big red bow.Blindfolded and ready for a magical holiday night, Adam anxiously waits for his boyfriend to come and unwrap him. Just when he thinks their date has been forgotten, the door bursts open and his lover arrives. They have the best sex of Adam's life, but afterward his man disappears before Adam can catch his breath or even remove the blindfold.Left with only the memory of a passionate kisses kiss, a mysterious Santa hat, and a tray of half-eaten cookies, Adam soon discovers his lover was not who he thought it was...

City boy, sci-fi novelist, and recovering pushover Scott Howe doesn't know what to expect when he inherits his grandmother's house outside the quaint village of Gilead, Ohio—but it isn't an enormous bald man in nothing but tighty-whities and orange rubber boots shouting at him to keep his weed-wacker away from the rhubarb patch.Scott has never met anyone like Phineas Robertson: homesteader, recluse… Republican. A tender—if unlikely—friendship grows over the summer while Phin and his schnauzer, Sister Mary Katherine, teach Scott about life in the country and the grandmother he never knew. Opposites attract, but widower Phin worries his secret will send Scott running faster than his politics, and Phin isn't convinced he deserves a second chance at romance.Scott is convinced—rural life, and his one-of-a-kind, older neighbor, is the future he wants. Before he can settle in, his mother drops a bombshell that strains their already tenuous relationship, and a cousin who believes he is the rightful heir to the property puts Scott in danger. It'll take a lot of compromises, and even dodging a few bullets before they're out of the weeds, but nurturing something as special as true love always takes hard work.

Murder Most LovelyLacetown Murder Mysteries: Case OneA killer at a small-town literary festival. Bumbling drug dealers. A kidnapped cat. Starting a romance among all this chaos might be the death of them.Michael Fleishman is excited to meet his favorite mystery writer, Russell Withingham, at Lacetown's Literary Fest. He is not expecting to cross paths with sexy hairdresser Jasper "Jazz" Dilworth―or become embroiled in a real-life mystery. As Lacetown's only mortician and the county coroner, Michael is called to his first murder scene and is shocked to recognize the victim―Russell's young lover.Jazz only wanted to confront his ex, Russell, over his cheating. Instead, he meets the adorably awkward Michael and becomes a murder suspect. Soon Jazz is teaming up with Michael to clear his name. Along the way, they are helped and hindered by Michael's sassy assistant, Kitty, the grumpy Sheriff Musgrave, Russell's creepy PR rep, Norbert, and...

The Pride of the Caribbean is a cruise ship unlike any other. Paranormals working on board the enchanted ship hide in plain sight, under the benevolent protection of a demigod captain and his fairy husband.And this is a shipboard romance unlike any other.Josh Gilbert's well-meaning family booked a gay-friendly cruise for Christmas in order to find Josh a boyfriend. Hoping to escape the constant parade of bachelors—and the collapsible fishing rod dangling mistletoe his mom keeps in her purse—Josh takes solace in a growing friendship with the ship's photographer, Nathan. Though Josh is falling for Nathan, he worries it will never be more than a shipboard fling.Nathan recently became aware of his incubus heritage and has finally learned how to control his demon side. But Josh has awakened more than just the demon's need for orgasms—Josh has awakened Nathan's heart. What's developing between them is the real thing, but can Josh ever accept Nathan's...

Off the Key West coast, Rief Lawson works as a wrecker, salvaing ships and their cargo. Exiled to the outskirts of society because of his mysterious gift of sight, Rief's only respite from his loneliness is painting an unknown blond man. When a merchant ship wrecks during a violent storm, Rief rescues a drowning victim and comes face-to-face with his destiny.It is the man from his art!Heir to an English barony, Mathew Weston entered the merchant trade with his greedy father and soon-to-be father-in-law. Dominated by his father and smothered by the people around him—including his sweet but tiresome fianceé—Mathew is terrified to follow his true desires. Marriage and obedience seem safer than a life of secrecy and possible prison.After the daring rescue, a fire ignites between the two men. Powerless to resist his desire, Mathew soon discovers what kind of man he wants to be in Rief's arms. With this newfound confidence, Mathew teaches Rief through gentle touch that he deserves the affection he's long been denied. Yet their affair is doomed from the start. Two desperate men, wrecked in heart and mind, must find a way to salvage the chance at love fate has given them.

Kyle is living his dreams and practicing law. Now he just needs a family to make up for the one he never had. Can closeted Forester come out to his big Italian family if it means a chance to be with Kyle?

Reconnecting with Daniel after twenty-five years won't be easy, but Clay fears the blizzard may have run his car—and his Christmas Eve surprise—off the road, until he's offered a ride by an old man named Nick....

Opposites attract, but will family jealousy and secrets from the past spell doom for a romance between city boy Scott and reclusive homesteader Phineas?

Travis hired 1 Night Stand hoping for a hot encounter with a sexy older, hairy man, someone to make him feel safe and cherished, and John looks custom made to order. After losing his partner three years ago, John needs to learn how to open his heart and live again. He thinks a one night stand in the Caribbean might be the answer, but when he sees the young, thin and much smaller Travis, he thinks the agency sent the wrong man. Can desire overcome misunderstanding when these two bear it all? Or will both men walk away from exactly what they need and desire?