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Torquere Press announces the release of a new Single Shot, sixteen Halloween Sips and a Single Shot Classic.
Single Shot:
Dogged Pursuit by Berengaria Brown
After two hundred years as a werewolf, Dwyer is sure of one thing: gay weres don't have mates. That bond is for male-female pairs alone. So when the scent of Nelson starts to drive Dwyer crazy, he's sure that the whisper of "mate" in his mind is just an unfortunate side effect cause by Halloween and the full moon. Besides, Nelson is all too human.
Nevertheless, Halloween night finds them taking a romantic stroll together. When an impulsive moment reveals Dwyer's true nature to Nelson, will their fledgling bond be snapped?
Find out today!
Halloween Sips:
Bait by Kara Larson
Playing "bait" isn't a new task for Edric; he's used to doing whatever Father Osmer asks in their hunt for those subverting the will of the church. If he isn't being seduced by fey or testing the old legend about falling asleep under an apple tree, Edric's forced to investigate the most dangerous of church enemies: little old ladies living in the countryside. This one particular village reminds Edric of everything he tried to escape from: poverty, mud and livestock. What he doesn't expect to find is the most magical creature of all -- someone he loves, and someone willing to help him break free of Father Osmer.
Get your copy today!
Dance of the Zombies by Lorne Rodman
Dressed up as a zombie at a friend's Halloween party, Donny's delighted to find a fellow zombie in attendance. When it turns out that Perry is not only a zombie fan but a real life fire-fighter, Donny thinks he's found the perfect man. The question is, can he stop making bad zombie-related puns long enough to get to know Perry?
Find out today!
Deor by Louise Blaydon
In war and in love, the wolf-bond overrides everything, especially in Saxon Briton. When Aiken is wrongfully imprisoned, no locks or bars of human fashioning will keep his mate Swift from taking back what is his.
Pick up your copy today!
F*ck Forgiveness by BA Tortuga
When reformed shifter Danny comes back to Texas as part of his twelve-step program, Declan couldn't be less interested in forgiving him. Declan thinks Danny got scared when he left five years ago, and has labelled his ex a coward. When he finds out differently, though, Dec sets about letting Danny know he's welcome to come home anytime. Can Danny believe in Declan enough to stay?
Find out today!
Haunting 101 by Amylea Lyn
Colby Jackson is dead. That's one thing he’s sure of. So, what’s a boy to do when he finds out he’s died? Take a class on how to be a ghost and pray that his death won't suck as bad as his life did! Little does he know, Colby’s life just got a lot more complicated and his Teacher is going to give him a lesson he won't soon forget.
Get your copy today!
Le Ankou by Lydia Nyx
In old world Brittany, Mael Le Calvès lives in despair after the loss of his lover Donan to consumption. Mael contracts the disease as well, and one cold night, has a near death experience. On the other side, he discovers Donan is the parish Ankou, the Bretton death servant collecting the dying in a spectral cart. Mael is revived, but after seeing his lover, is determined to reunite with him.
Mael attempts suicide repeatedly, but is saved by well-meaning people. Fearing he will never see his lover again, he stumbles from his home on New Year's Eve night in the hopes his grief, if not his death, will allow him to see Donan one last time.
Pick up your copy today!
Love Between Fiends by Kiernan Kelly
When two of history’s most infamous fiends meet, they find that hearts, even dead ones, can love. But when Jack the Ripper comes to play in London of 1888, they realize the city isn’t big enough for them and yet another monster, forcing them to take matters into their undead hands.
Get your copy today!
Picture Window by Dallas Coleman
With nothing better to do, bored university student Lee starts watching the lady who lives in the apartment across the street. She seems like she might be in some sort of trouble, though Lee doesn't know exactly what. Lucky for him, his lover Alej can be convinced to distract him from his own nosiness. Lee is more than happy to be turned away from his window watching, except... well, what exactly was that menacing shadow he saw creeping up on the lady across the street?
Find out today!
Precious Possession by Alexi Silversmith
Ben Watts and Fletcher Stein are newly married and crazy in love, and when they find their perfect house, they think things couldn’t be better. There's only one catch. The place is haunted. Fletcher and Ben laugh the stories off, but somehow once they move in everything starts to go wrong. A year later, their passionate opposite-attracts relationship has started to feel more like the clash of the Titans, and Ben doesn't know what to do to keep Fletcher from leaving. Then the ghost shows up. And she’s got an idea...
Pick up your copy today!
Reach Out and Touch, a Hidden Magic story by Angela Benedetti
Cal's been working on an elaborate spell to open a portal between universes and, after weeks of work and calculations to draft out the diagram and get all the symbols right and acquire all the right powders and pigments, he's eager to actually try it. Master Aubrey wants him to wait, but Cal has a day off today, and he doesn't see why the fact that it's Halloween should make any difference. He takes advantage of Aubrey's absence to go ahead on his own. After all, this is only practice, opening a portal to an empty, pocket universe. Even if something goes wrong, how bad could it be?
Find out today!
Reflection by Jamie Lowe
Alexander brought home a mirror from the antique store he owns, only to find that a special secret - the spirit of a handsome young man - is trapped behind the glass. Though the two are unable to touch skin-to-skin, they find a way to express their burgeoning love.
Get your copy today!
Same Time Next Year by Eden Winters
Jerome and Greg played on the dirt road halfway between their homes when they were kids, and found much better games to play there when they grew older. It's their special spot, the perfect place for Greg to propose, and the worst place possible for the accident that takes his life.
Devastated by the loss, Jerome visits that lonely road on the anniversary of Greg's death, only to discover that not all endings are permanent.
Pick up your copy today!
Stag Party by Rob Rosen
A search for the elusive Transylvanian snow wolf on All Hallows Eve proves more than our researcher bargained for. And a stag party with twenty-one naked and devilishly handsome vampires isn't all its cracked up to be. Especially when the end of the party means certain death. Then again, on Halloween, tricks and treats run rampant. Who knows who, or what, will come to you rescue?
Find out today!
The Cat's Meow by Sean Michael
Cat shifter Maks is busy arguing with his sister when he's happily saved by the bell. There's a special delivery for him -- an amazing statue of a cat-man that certainly calls to him. The statue isn't the only thing that calls to him, though, Deke the delivery man makes puts all of Maks' animal instincts on high alert. A little fun with the delivery man shouldn't be a problem, as long as Maks can keep his teeth to himself, right?
Find out today!
The Taste of Magick by Riley Shane
Warlock Jason Prescott hates Halloween with a passion. His boyfriend, Travis Byrne, loves it with equal fervor. When Halloween time rolls around, the couple’s relationship hits its breaking point. In order to save it, Jason will have to learn to open up, step outside his comfort zone, and show Travis how much his lover means to him. With the help of a little magick, Jason will deliver a Halloween surprise that turns into a bewitchingly erotic night neither he nor Travis will ever forget.
Get your copy today!
Twisted Creature by Sue Brown
Homeless and unemployed, Chris is tired, hungry and soaked to the skin. He finds an empty house to shelter in, and settles in, waiting for the rain to stop. Just like Chris, this house holds a secret. Finding a yellowing newspaper, he discovers the house was scene of a double homicide, the death of a gay couple ten years previously.
Going to sleep in the derelict house, Chris wakes up to the sight of a gorgeous man standing over him, offering him breakfast. A dead guy is offering him breakfast, cooked by his equally gorgeous, equally dead partner in a house that is no longer ruined. Can he accept the offer, even though he knows it's wrong?
Find out today!
Pick up all the halloween sips at 15% off!
Pick up all the halloween sips and the single shot at 15% off!
Single Shot Classic:
Aquamarine by Sara Bell
Derek is an award winning football player who also happens to be out as a gay man. His college and his coach are behind him, as is his best friend and fellow player, Ford. The only person who doesn't seem to support him is his boyfriend, and the other teams aren't fond of him.
When his promising career is cut short, Derek has to reevaluate his whole life. Everyone gathers around to support him, but some things he has to figure out for himself, like his relationship with his boyfriend, and his friendship with Ford. Will Derek make the right choices and find a way to get everything he wants?
Originally published as the Birthstone Aquamarine.
Get your copy today!
Single Shot:
Dogged Pursuit by Berengaria Brown
After two hundred years as a werewolf, Dwyer is sure of one thing: gay weres don't have mates. That bond is for male-female pairs alone. So when the scent of Nelson starts to drive Dwyer crazy, he's sure that the whisper of "mate" in his mind is just an unfortunate side effect cause by Halloween and the full moon. Besides, Nelson is all too human.
Nevertheless, Halloween night finds them taking a romantic stroll together. When an impulsive moment reveals Dwyer's true nature to Nelson, will their fledgling bond be snapped?
Find out today!
Halloween Sips:
Bait by Kara Larson
Playing "bait" isn't a new task for Edric; he's used to doing whatever Father Osmer asks in their hunt for those subverting the will of the church. If he isn't being seduced by fey or testing the old legend about falling asleep under an apple tree, Edric's forced to investigate the most dangerous of church enemies: little old ladies living in the countryside. This one particular village reminds Edric of everything he tried to escape from: poverty, mud and livestock. What he doesn't expect to find is the most magical creature of all -- someone he loves, and someone willing to help him break free of Father Osmer.
Get your copy today!
Dance of the Zombies by Lorne Rodman
Dressed up as a zombie at a friend's Halloween party, Donny's delighted to find a fellow zombie in attendance. When it turns out that Perry is not only a zombie fan but a real life fire-fighter, Donny thinks he's found the perfect man. The question is, can he stop making bad zombie-related puns long enough to get to know Perry?
Find out today!
Deor by Louise Blaydon
In war and in love, the wolf-bond overrides everything, especially in Saxon Briton. When Aiken is wrongfully imprisoned, no locks or bars of human fashioning will keep his mate Swift from taking back what is his.
Pick up your copy today!
F*ck Forgiveness by BA Tortuga
When reformed shifter Danny comes back to Texas as part of his twelve-step program, Declan couldn't be less interested in forgiving him. Declan thinks Danny got scared when he left five years ago, and has labelled his ex a coward. When he finds out differently, though, Dec sets about letting Danny know he's welcome to come home anytime. Can Danny believe in Declan enough to stay?
Find out today!
Haunting 101 by Amylea Lyn
Colby Jackson is dead. That's one thing he’s sure of. So, what’s a boy to do when he finds out he’s died? Take a class on how to be a ghost and pray that his death won't suck as bad as his life did! Little does he know, Colby’s life just got a lot more complicated and his Teacher is going to give him a lesson he won't soon forget.
Get your copy today!
Le Ankou by Lydia Nyx
In old world Brittany, Mael Le Calvès lives in despair after the loss of his lover Donan to consumption. Mael contracts the disease as well, and one cold night, has a near death experience. On the other side, he discovers Donan is the parish Ankou, the Bretton death servant collecting the dying in a spectral cart. Mael is revived, but after seeing his lover, is determined to reunite with him.
Mael attempts suicide repeatedly, but is saved by well-meaning people. Fearing he will never see his lover again, he stumbles from his home on New Year's Eve night in the hopes his grief, if not his death, will allow him to see Donan one last time.
Pick up your copy today!
Love Between Fiends by Kiernan Kelly
When two of history’s most infamous fiends meet, they find that hearts, even dead ones, can love. But when Jack the Ripper comes to play in London of 1888, they realize the city isn’t big enough for them and yet another monster, forcing them to take matters into their undead hands.
Get your copy today!
Picture Window by Dallas Coleman
With nothing better to do, bored university student Lee starts watching the lady who lives in the apartment across the street. She seems like she might be in some sort of trouble, though Lee doesn't know exactly what. Lucky for him, his lover Alej can be convinced to distract him from his own nosiness. Lee is more than happy to be turned away from his window watching, except... well, what exactly was that menacing shadow he saw creeping up on the lady across the street?
Find out today!
Precious Possession by Alexi Silversmith
Ben Watts and Fletcher Stein are newly married and crazy in love, and when they find their perfect house, they think things couldn’t be better. There's only one catch. The place is haunted. Fletcher and Ben laugh the stories off, but somehow once they move in everything starts to go wrong. A year later, their passionate opposite-attracts relationship has started to feel more like the clash of the Titans, and Ben doesn't know what to do to keep Fletcher from leaving. Then the ghost shows up. And she’s got an idea...
Pick up your copy today!
Reach Out and Touch, a Hidden Magic story by Angela Benedetti
Cal's been working on an elaborate spell to open a portal between universes and, after weeks of work and calculations to draft out the diagram and get all the symbols right and acquire all the right powders and pigments, he's eager to actually try it. Master Aubrey wants him to wait, but Cal has a day off today, and he doesn't see why the fact that it's Halloween should make any difference. He takes advantage of Aubrey's absence to go ahead on his own. After all, this is only practice, opening a portal to an empty, pocket universe. Even if something goes wrong, how bad could it be?
Find out today!
Reflection by Jamie Lowe
Alexander brought home a mirror from the antique store he owns, only to find that a special secret - the spirit of a handsome young man - is trapped behind the glass. Though the two are unable to touch skin-to-skin, they find a way to express their burgeoning love.
Get your copy today!
Same Time Next Year by Eden Winters
Jerome and Greg played on the dirt road halfway between their homes when they were kids, and found much better games to play there when they grew older. It's their special spot, the perfect place for Greg to propose, and the worst place possible for the accident that takes his life.
Devastated by the loss, Jerome visits that lonely road on the anniversary of Greg's death, only to discover that not all endings are permanent.
Pick up your copy today!
Stag Party by Rob Rosen
A search for the elusive Transylvanian snow wolf on All Hallows Eve proves more than our researcher bargained for. And a stag party with twenty-one naked and devilishly handsome vampires isn't all its cracked up to be. Especially when the end of the party means certain death. Then again, on Halloween, tricks and treats run rampant. Who knows who, or what, will come to you rescue?
Find out today!
The Cat's Meow by Sean Michael
Cat shifter Maks is busy arguing with his sister when he's happily saved by the bell. There's a special delivery for him -- an amazing statue of a cat-man that certainly calls to him. The statue isn't the only thing that calls to him, though, Deke the delivery man makes puts all of Maks' animal instincts on high alert. A little fun with the delivery man shouldn't be a problem, as long as Maks can keep his teeth to himself, right?
Find out today!
The Taste of Magick by Riley Shane
Warlock Jason Prescott hates Halloween with a passion. His boyfriend, Travis Byrne, loves it with equal fervor. When Halloween time rolls around, the couple’s relationship hits its breaking point. In order to save it, Jason will have to learn to open up, step outside his comfort zone, and show Travis how much his lover means to him. With the help of a little magick, Jason will deliver a Halloween surprise that turns into a bewitchingly erotic night neither he nor Travis will ever forget.
Get your copy today!
Twisted Creature by Sue Brown
Homeless and unemployed, Chris is tired, hungry and soaked to the skin. He finds an empty house to shelter in, and settles in, waiting for the rain to stop. Just like Chris, this house holds a secret. Finding a yellowing newspaper, he discovers the house was scene of a double homicide, the death of a gay couple ten years previously.
Going to sleep in the derelict house, Chris wakes up to the sight of a gorgeous man standing over him, offering him breakfast. A dead guy is offering him breakfast, cooked by his equally gorgeous, equally dead partner in a house that is no longer ruined. Can he accept the offer, even though he knows it's wrong?
Find out today!
Pick up all the halloween sips at 15% off!
Pick up all the halloween sips and the single shot at 15% off!
Single Shot Classic:
Aquamarine by Sara Bell
Derek is an award winning football player who also happens to be out as a gay man. His college and his coach are behind him, as is his best friend and fellow player, Ford. The only person who doesn't seem to support him is his boyfriend, and the other teams aren't fond of him.
When his promising career is cut short, Derek has to reevaluate his whole life. Everyone gathers around to support him, but some things he has to figure out for himself, like his relationship with his boyfriend, and his friendship with Ford. Will Derek make the right choices and find a way to get everything he wants?
Originally published as the Birthstone Aquamarine.
Get your copy today!