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The Frat House

Max Kellerman and Vince Jenkins meet as freshmen on their first day of college and both decide to pledge the gay fraternity on campus. They become friends and help each other through the initiation process of Delta Lambda Lambda. Max is a legacy pledge since his brother Ken graduated from the university as a member of Delta Lambda, which nearly guarantees acceptance. Max hopes that his new friend, Vince will also be accepted.

Will Max and Vince make it through the many traditions of initiation to become fraternity brothers as well as friends? Will they find love within Delta Lambda Lambda in spite of strong forces within the house?


Alex & Clayton

After quiet, closeted years working as a librarian, Clayton decides to quit his job and use his inheritance to buy a small bookstore in the gay-friendly resort town of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. It’s the beginning of what he hopes will be a new life free of his old repressions.

Alex, an ex-military man and former cop, decides to retire to Rehoboth and buys a house three blocks from the beach. Determined to fill his time with more than chasing hot guys, he visits the local bookstore, where he meets Clayton.

As winter sets in, the town is all but deserted, and Alex and Clayton find themselves together more than apart. Clayton would like a relationship, but his fear of coming out keeps getting in the way. Alex’s sex appeal might be enough to convince Clayton to take a chance in the open… but it will take something more to make it happen.


Beach House

Keith Montgomery never thought he’d be so weary at twenty-eight, mourning the deaths of his lover and mother. Deciding he needs a break, he rents a house at Reeds Beach on Delaware Bay. The house and beach are beautiful, and Keith’s good luck holds: when he takes the plunge and buys a pair of Speedos, he attracts a hot young sales clerk and ends a long dry spell.

Something’s missing until Sam, his Scottie dog, introduces Keith to Jeff, who is tall and well-built with blond hair still in the crew cut he wore in Afghanistan. Intrigued rather than put off by Jeff’s mood swings, Keith befriends the recently returned soldier and they build the tentative beginnings of a relationship... until a surprise visitor from Jeff’s past threatens to bring a bright future crashing down.


Night Patrol

In the weeks before the lifting of "Don't ask, don't tell", a United States Air Force Security airman finds himself drawn to a colleague. Unable to be honest, and believing Roger is straight, Rich keeps his attraction secret and the relationship to friendship. It's only during a weekend trip to London that Rich is forced to confess he's gay when the two men prepare to find a sexual partner for the evening.

Surprisingly, Roger has a confession of his own: he's unsure of his own sexuality and would appreciate Rich's help in determining if he might be gay. During one mind-blowing weekend of passion and pleasure, the men discover both their sexuality and each other. In the era of "Don't ask, don't tell", the men learn honesty is still the best policy and can lead to a whole new life.

CONTENT ADVISORY: Contains multiple partners.


The Rent Boy Murders

The latest entry in John Simpson’s popular gay cop series that began with Murder Most Gay partners Simpson with coauthor Robert Cummings and finds policemen Hank Capstone and Pat St. James on the trail of a serial killer who targets young male hustlers.

While Hank and Pat are very happy with their home lives and their husbands, the police work has become more perilous and unpleasant. Though Hank and Shawn, along with Pat and Dean, enjoy a weekend at Gay Pride in New York City, they know their investigation into the brutal murders of rent boys will be waiting when they return home. Along with trying to investigate the murders, they must also deal with Pat’s old training officer who is now working in the detective bureau. Blinded by ambition and alcoholism, Flanders wreaks havoc on an otherwise solid case against the killer.

When their sergeant’s gay nephew, Clay, is lured into a meeting, then drugged and raped, the sergeant asks for Hank and Pat’s help. Clay is reluctant to talk to the cops, but Hank and Pat will need to gain his trust once they discover his attack may hold clues to catching the killer and closing the case that a dozen other detectives are trying to solve.


The Husband

When Adam returns home to New York and moves in with straight married friends, he reunites with his past lover despite his strong personal attraction to his male married friend. When fate makes it necessary, Craig is added to the unorthodox family unit. Instead of being a short-term burden on their married friends, the opportunity arises for them to solve an unexpected problem that surfaces in the couple's marriage. With a bit of self-sacrifice and compromise, they can bring happiness to not only Jeff and Doris, but to themselves as well, cementing their unusual family forever.

CONTENT ADVISORY: This title includes both MM and MF scenes.


Condor and the Crown

When former President of the United States David Windsor is appointed the American ambassador to the Court of St. James, it necessitates a move to England. Uprooting his family and moving his staff, David and his husband, ex-Secret Service Agent Shane Thompson-Windsor, settle into Winfield House with their adopted son, Jack, and two feisty Scottie puppies.

Life is finally settling into a routine when Jack is abducted by Libyan nationals. No longer able to call directly upon US military forces, David turns to his successor as President, Victoria Wilson, to enlist her aid and gain her approval of a daring rescue attempt, and asks his cousin King William for help luring the kidnapper to British soil for retribution. It's a mission that will ultimately involve the British Marines and even personal phone calls to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi as David will stop at nothing to see his son safely home.


Out of the Gilded Cage

After his eventful term in office, former President of the United States David Windsor is looking forward to retirement with his husband and love of his life, former First Gentleman Shane Thompson. As a part of their new start, they've bought a home in beautiful Cape May and started proceedings to adopt a homeless gay teenager. With the faithful Marys—his secretary and his Scottish terrier—at his side, David's set to enjoy a life out of the limelight. But fate has other plans for the no-nonsense politician.

An agreement forged between China and the Taliban sends new President Victoria Wilson to David for advice. David will do anything to help his former Vice President keep Al-Qaeda from destroying the world, and he soon finds himself back in the heart of the storm, Shane at his side. Toe to toe with the leaders of the opposition, both foreign and at home, David must convince them to turn aside from their deadly plan.

Length: Novel
Genre: Mystery/Suspense 

Reviewer: Lilyraines
Review: May 19, 2011
Genre(s): GLBTQ, Mystery, M/M
I enjoyed reading Out of the Gilded Cage - as I have other works by Mr. Simpson - and the writing can't be faulted. While I liked re-visiting the Condor "world", and the story compares to other John Simpson stories, I found myself finding the story a little, well, stale for my tastes (others may disagree). Maybe it is that - at least the way I read it - the outcome of the situation seemed a foregone conclus

My Yakuza

Gay MM/ Action/ Suspense
Total-e-burning
Novel

Shiro Yamada has infiltrated a fearsome Yakuza clan in Tokyo in search of his missing mother, but now both their lives are at stake, unless he’s willing to kill a New York City cop.

Shiro Yamada’s problem has always been his lovely, wayward mum, Siono, who was whisked to her native city of Tokyo from their home in Honolulu, Hawaii by a mysterious businessman. Now she’s gone missing and may even be dead, according to a strange telephone call.

Scraping together money to fly to Tokyo, Shiro learns that his mum’s boyfriend was none other than Shun’ichi Harada, a major Yakuza clan leader. He has no choice but to infiltrate the deadly gang as a low-level bike messenger. He finds out his mother was forced into sexual slavery, but is she dead or alive?

Shiro puts his life at risk, and that of a young Yakuza prostitute, Miki, by asking too many questions. The Yakuza have figured out who Shiro is and if he wants to survive, he must travel to New York and eliminate a powerful enemy: Kono Takumi. The man’s crime? He is a NYPD detective who infiltrated the Yakuza to solve a murder mystery. Not only that, but Kono is gay, which the clan finds offensive.

Unfortunately, so is Shiro. Will he shoot to kill the one man he finds so attractive? Or is this a dangerous game in which there are no winners? 


Wolf's Head Inn

Dale and Terry are very happy in their relationship, but both men hate their jobs. When the death of a distant relation drops a six-million-dollar windfall into Dale's lap, they decide to buy a lovely bed and breakfast on secluded Wolf's Head Island, Maine, and make a go of being innkeepers. For the New Year holiday season, Terry comes up with the idea of offering a "Murder Mystery Weekend" package. The venerable inn has a full house when an unexpected blizzard roars in, isolating the island from the rest of the world. But plans go ahead as scheduled... until they discover that the murder mystery may be more real than Dale and Terry had planned.

Genre: Mystery/Suspense
Length: Novella

Reviewer: Sandra
Review: Dec 7, 2010
Genre(s): GLBTQ, Suspense
Long time partners Terry and Dale are happy in their relationship but aren't happy with their respective jobs. When Dale inherits a large sum of money from a distant relation they put their heads together and decide to use both their job experience's to figure out what they want to do with the money. They decide they both would like to own a bed and breakfast and they begin their search. They end up on Wolf's

Jack and Dave
m/m, contemporary
 
Page Count:  210 
 
Just out of the service, Dave Henderson is home and ready to enjoy the sexual freedom he didn’t have in the Marine Corps. When he meets Jack Stonner at a party thrown by a neighbor, Dave is immediately attracted to him and launches a seduction, one that starts with sex but soon grows into love.
 
Then Dave draws the fierce attentions of a local mobster, and Dave’s new employers at a local law firm insist that Dave continue to conduct business with him. Jack and Dave's new relationship may be derailed, because Franklin Venchenzo is used to taking what he wants by force—and Jack is standing in his way.
Reviewer: Lilyraines
Review: Sep 1, 2010
Genre(s): GLBTQ
Dave Henderson has mustered out of the Marine Corps, is home, and glad of it. He is drawn to Jack Stonner when they meet at a party Dave's neighbor throws for Dave. The initial attraction - and the seduction that Dave initiates - grows into something more. All is not wine and roses, however, because Dave comes to the attention of a local mobster by the name of Franklin Venchenzo. The attention is further co

Peter's Chair
Genre: Contemporary Gay Romance (m/m), Mystery, Thriller
Pages: 269 
Flame Rating: 4 Flames 
 
A pope in love...a church in transition.
 
Please note: This book has also been published at Devine Destinies but has been optimized to suit eXtasy Books. 
 
Fate intervenes during a Vatican conclave to elect a new Pope when a young American Cardinal is elected to fill the shoes of the Fisherman. Is the world ready for an American Pope? Is the church ready for a gay Pope with a lover? 
 
When Pope John XXIV begins to make badly needed changes in church dogma, odious forces begin to align against the new Pope in an attempt to destroy the change that is being brought to the Vatican. 
 
Within the first weeks of the new Papacy, Pope John must deal with a strange note discovered in a desk once used by Pope Paul VI; a repeal of birth control restrictions, and the lifting of the ban on gay people throughout the life of the Church. Will the new Pope survive these changes and discoveries, or will he follow in the path of previously murdered Popes?
 
"St. Peter's Chair transforms the Sovereign State of the Vatican from the cesspool of human indignity it has become into a state dedicated to the proposition all men and all women are created equal and are entitled to certain inalienable rights, among them, Life, Liberty, Love and the Pursuit of Happiness." Lucien Gregoire, author Murder in the Vatican.
 
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Reviewer: Lilyraines
Review: Oct 29, 2010
Genre(s): GLBTQ
Peter's Chair was interesting reading as it is a story of a few different facets. It is a story of faith, of what church dogma could be, of what it is, and how timing is everything. It is also a mystery that hearkens back to the Papacy of a sitting pope at least two "seats" back before the book's time frame. I have read a couple other of Mr. Simpson's books and have enjoyed reading them.  I al

The Orchid Murders

Genre: GLBT, BDSM, Gay, Mystery, Contemporary Romance

Pages: 290

Flame Rating: 4 Flames

If he gives you orchids--run!

Anderson Williams is a Literature Professor at NYU and he has the perfect life--loving and understanding father, wonderful friends, great students. Then suddenly all that is turned upside-down when his father gets murdered and a sexy but annoying cop, Sam Morgan, waltzes into his life.

Sam Morgan is after a murderer, plain and simple--not love, not Anderson's tantrum. But as one murder leads to another, he finds he is spending more and more time with Anderson. The professor begins to seep beneath his skin and Sam knows he cannot allow that. He has to stop this killer and get out without losing his life or his heart.

The killer, whose calling card is the orchid, seeks revenge for an age-old slight. Will he succeed with all his plans?

Reviewer: Sandra
Review: Jun 19, 2010
Genre(s): GLBTQ
When Anderson Williams finds his father's body his first feeling is of horror. He doesn’t really notice the sexiness of the Homicide Detective who responds to the call. When Sam Morgan answers the second call of a mutilated body not only does he find that he might have a serial killer on his hands but that the son of the murdered man is an attraction he might do without, but he can't help himself and h

The Ghosts of Stanton Hall
Page Count: 133
m/m, contemporary, paranormal
 
After his uncle dies, Ryan Belcrest inherits the old stately home and grounds of Stanton Hall. Once he moves in, he asks the handsome Mark Salisbury, his family attorney, to hire him a gay butler. Ryan interviews Scott and hires him for the live-in position—and Mark immediately sees Scott as competition for Ryan's affections.
 
Then Ryan finds a journal describing odd events and ghostly happenings in the house. At first Ryan dismisses his uncle's scribbled ravings... but then he sees a ghost! While trying to sort out what to do about Scott and Mark, Ryan discovers that the phantoms may be connected to past crimes and the abandoned family crematorium, and the only way to appease the ghosts of Stanton Hall and live happily ever after is to see justice served.

Talons of the Condor
Page Count: 220
 
David J. Windsor, the first openly gay president of the United States, has his hands full. After surviving an assassination attempt, he's now dealing with the fallout: finding all of the culprits is at the top of his list. Will his enemies give up trying to bring down the administration, or will they try again? In the meantime, he has to deal with fractious allies, hidden foes, the vice president's kidnapped son, and secrets that tear at his heart—including his relationship with his lover, Shane Thompson, who is also his Secret Service agent.
 
While they want to live a more open life, it's impossible while David is in office; the demands of the job and the constant spotlight would tear even the most devoted couple apart. Throw in David's attempts to help gay teens and they're living in a pressure cooker that threatens to boil over. Will David be able to get a handle on the intrigue and danger of his job and find a way to keep his lover as well? Or will Shane become a casualty of Condor One's political decisions?
Reviewer: Lilyraines
Review: Feb 19, 2010
Genre(s): GLBTQ
Talons of the Condor provided a fast-paced read that managed to weave current issues in without being a 'ton of bricks' kind of read.  The story presented a 'what if' scenario in some instances that was a definite page-turner. Along with the fast clip reading that the action provided, Talons is also a story about trying to make a relationship work between two people who have high profile jobs - even if

Def Con One

Air Force Airman Bryce Callahan reports to the missile silo base in Cheyenne, Wyoming, to take up duties with the Base Security Police Squadron.  There he meets Sergeant Todd Claymore, his training partner... who becomes his romantic partner, as well.  Their lives settle into a routine as peaceful and pleasant as is possible while they're on active duty.

 

That peace is broken when a squad of rogue Soviet commandos cross the U.S. border headed straight for Callahan's base, intent on destroying the ICBM missiles.  Led by a Soviet general who controls an unsanctioned missile base in the Ural Mountains, the guerrilla action could easily explode into World War III.  Caught up in the danger, Callahan and Claymore must face the enemy with courage to stop the attack and an all-out nuclear war.

 

Reviewer: Sandra
Review: Mar 26, 2009
Genre(s): GLBTQ
When newly graduated from basic Air Force training Airman Bryce Callahan is sent to his first duty station in Cheyenne Wyoming. He's a little wary and kinda lonely until he's assigned to Sargent Todd Claymore for training. He finds that his soul mate is right in front of him.   In a don't ask don't tell situation they try to keep it discreet, but when the tensions escalate with the Russian's and the at

Carpathian Intrigue

Young history scholar Christopher, granted rare permission to study the library of ancient and remote Bran Castle, wastes no time traveling to the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. Expecting to meet an elderly, reclusive nobleman, Christopher is surprised to be greeted by a handsome, virile man who clearly welcomes his presence and puts the library at his disposal. The elderly servant, Rupert and mysterious dungeon master, Constantine, are more in line with his expectations. It isn't long before Michael, the count, shows Christopher a secret chamber where the walls are covered with magnificent portraits of comely, nude young men. The Count confesses that these are former lovers, immortalized in paint, and remarks that Christopher would outshine them all. Boldly, Christopher accepts Michael's tacit invitation to his bed and is swept into a new world of sensual pleasure. But when he discovers a set of scrolls and a journal detailing an event in the castle dungeon's history, he finds that his lover may not be who he seems: Two hundred years ago, a curse was placed on the castle's count and two of his retainers. Can it be mere coincidence that their names were Michael, Rupert and Constantine?

Reviewer: Sandra
Review: Feb 3, 2009
Genre(s): GLBTQ
Christopher is invited to Bran Castle high in the Carpathian Mountains to study in the Library of Count Michael. He is surprised to find a young and handsome man is Count Michael. He’s not the old man that Christopher was expecting. The attraction though is instant and hot for the two men. Count Michael teaches Christopher the art of love by night, while Christopher studies in the library by day. O

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