Bøger af Kate McMurray

Kann ein kratzbürstiger Zimmermann einem Reality-TV Moderator einen Weg zum Coming Out bauen? Immobilienguru Brandon Chase weiß, was "familienfreundlich" in der Branche bedeutet, nämlich nicht offen über seine Sexualität zu sein. Das Aus von Brandons Ehe ist immer noch in den Schlagzeilen, als der Restoration Channel ihm ein Angebot macht: Er soll eine Serie über den Verkauf von Häusern auf dem riskanten Markt von New York City moderieren. Brandon, der immer noch unter der schlechten Presse leidet, zögert, sich darauf einzulassen - bis er sich in ein altes viktorianisches Haus verliebt. Doch das Haus ist nicht das einzige, das ihm ins Auge fällt. Der Bauauftragsnehmer Travis Rogers hat die Aufgabe, all die Dinge aufzulisten, die beim Umbau und der Renovierung eines Hauses schiefgehen können, was zu einer Menge Streitereien am Set und zu beiderseitigem Frust führt. Doch als die unter der Oberfläche schwelende Anziehungskraft zwischen den beiden Männern auflodert, stehen die Sendung und ihre Beziehung auf dem Spiel. Travis hasst das Medieninteresse, das Brandon verfolgt und der Sender hat in der Vergangenheit immer wieder LGBTQ-Persönlichkeiten entlassen. Wie die Häuser, die Brandon zum Verkauf renoviert, hat auch diese Beziehung Potenzial. Aber wenn Brandon Travis nicht überzeugen kann, ein Risiko einzugehen, bleibt die Chemie zwischen ihnen wohl nur auf der Leinwand.

When historian Christopher Finnegan walks into a new museum in Brooklyn, he's chagrined to learn its curator is his old academic rival, Troy Rafferty. Worse, Troy is convinced the museum is haunted and wants Finn's help learning more about the ghosts. Finn and Troy have never gotten along and Finn wants to run screaming, but then Troy offers him an intriguing proposal: Troy will help Finn with a research project for his overbearing boss if Finn will help Troy solve a mystery involving two men who died in the building under mysterious circumstances in 1878. Finn and Troy piece together the two men's lives-and the quiet romance that grew between them-through diaries, newspaper clippings, and police reports. They're both soon convinced the men were murdered. They're also convinced the ghosts are real-even Finn witnesses paranormal phenomena he can't deny-and that they're capable of affecting thoughts, feelings, and actions. When Finn and Troy start falling for each other despite years of animosity, Finn worries he's being manipulated by the ghosts to stay with Troy and solve the case. Troy is convinced the love between them is real, but he'll need to figure out how to get rid of the ghosts in order to prove it.

"When magazine writer Lindsay Somers is assigned a story on the Whitman Street Cat Cafâe, she grudgingly agrees, even though her irresistibly charming ex-boyfriend Brad Marks is their new pastry chef"--

"Paige Danvers has a rough track record with romance and a tendency to stumble into drama. As her relationship drama spills over into her job at the Whitman Street Cat Cafâe, Paige feels like she might be on thin ice with her boss and close friend, Lauren. Looking for a distraction, she signs up to volunteer for a feral cat organization, where she meets a cute guy named Josh. Too late, Paige realizes that Josh is Lauren's brother and that this could be a spectacularly awful idea. Only now they're in too deep, and neither wants to just walk away..."--

The fur flies in this hilarious romantic comedy where the owner of a Brooklyn-based cat café and the local vet go ahead to head. The attraction is instant, but can you fight like cats and dogs and still be perfect for each other?Things are getting ruff in this Brooklyn neighborhood when new veterinarian Caleb Fitch moves in next door to the Whitman Street Cat Café and gets on the wrong side of café owner Lauren Harlow. Lauren has a few things to teach the new vet on the block, and rescuing kittens is only the start...Lauren can't ignore her attraction to Caleb, but he gets her even more riled up when he argues with her about how best to treat the cats in her care. Determined to smooth things over, Caleb comes to the rescue when a new litter of abandoned kittens is left on Lauren's doorstep, and they confront the fiery attraction that's been building between them from the start. But saving the baby kittens getting them ready for adoption is only the first challenge Lauren and Caleb have to face, and when a real estate developer comes sniffing around their block, they'll have to work together, or risk losing everything¿

WMU: Book OneDave is enjoying his junior year at a big New England university, even if none of his relationships have been especially satisfying. He plans to hang around with his best friend Joe and focus on his studies until he graduates, and then he'll figure out the rest. Meeting Noel changes his plans.Noel is strikingly beautiful and unlike anyone Dave knows. Something about Noel draws Dave to him-an attraction Dave doesn't feel ready to label. And even if he was, why would Noel be interested in Dave? And what about Joe? He hates Noel and everything he represents, and he might hate Dave if he finds out about Dave's secret desires. So Dave will have to keep those feelings hidden-along with his relationship with Noel.But Noel has fought too hard for his identity to be Dave's dirty secret. Will Dave tell the truth and risk the life he's always known or live a lie and risk losing the love of his life?

Life is full of surprises and, with luck, second chances.After his father's death, Lowell leaves the big city to help his sick mother in the conservative small town where he grew up. He's shocked to find himself living next to none other than his childhood friend Jase. Lowell always had a crush on Jase, and the man has only gotten more attractive with age. Unfortunately Jase is straight, now divorced, and raising his six-year-old daughter. It's nice to reconnect, but Lowell doesn't see a chance for anything beyond friendship.Until a night out together changes everything.Jase can't fight his growing feelings for Lowell, and he doesn't want to give up the happy future they could have. But his ex-wife issues an ultimatum: he must keep his homosexuality secret or she'll revoke his custody of their daughter, Layla. Now Jase faces an impossible choice: Lowell and the love he's always wanted, or his daughter.

Matt Blanco is a legend on the Brooklyn Eagles, but time and injuries have taken their toll. With his career nearing its end, he's almost made it to retirement without anyone learning his biggest secret: he's gay in a profession not particularly known for its tolerance.Iggy Rodriquez is the hot new rookie in town, landing a position in the starting lineup of the team of his dreams and playing alongside his idol, Matt Blanco. Iggy doesn't think it can get any better, until an unexpected encounter in the locker room with Matt proves him wrong.A relationship-and everything it could reveal-has never been in the cards for Matt, but Iggy has him rethinking his priorities. They fall hard for each other, struggling to make it through trades, endorsement deals, and the threat of retirement. Ultimately they will be faced with a choice: love or baseball?

WMU: Book TwoViolinist Logan has spent most of his life training for a career in music. But as the pressure mounts during his junior year, he questions whether playing in an orchestra is the future he wants, or one chosen by his parents. His new roommate-that annoying jerk Peter from last year's production of Guys and Dolls-complicates matters. Crammed into a dorm room with the overconfident but undeniably hot accounting major, Logan can't stop snarling. Then Peter sprains his ankle building sets, and Logan grudgingly agrees to play chauffeur. But instead of putting further strain on their relationship, spending time together reveals some common ground-and mutual frustration. Logan discovers he isn't the only one who doesn't know what he wants from life, and the animosity between him and Peter changes keys. But just as the possibility of a happier future appears, Logan gets a dream offer that will take him away from Western Massachusetts University-and Peter. Now he has to decide: will he live the solitary life laid out for him, or hold on to Peter and forge his own path?

From the Lower East Side to uptown Manhattan, a curious detective searches for clues on the sidewalks of New York-and finds a secret world of forbidden love that''s too hot to handle...New York City, 1896. As the temperatures rise, so does the crime rate. At the peak of this sizzling heat wave, police inspector Hank Brandt is called to investigate the scandalous murder of a male prostitute. His colleagues think he should drop the case, but Hank''s interest is piqued, especially when he meets the intriguing key witness: a beautiful female impersonator named Nicholas Sharp. As a nightclub performer living on the fringes of society, Nicky is reluctant to place his trust in a cop-even one as handsome as Hank. With Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt cracking down on vice in the city, Nicky''s afraid that getting involved could end his career. But when he realizes his life is in danger-and Hank is his strongest ally-the two men hit the streets together to solve the crime. From the tawdry tenements of the Lower East Side to the moneyed mansions of Fifth Avenue, Nicky and Hank are determined to uncover the truth. But when things start heating up between them, it''s not just their lives on the line. It''s their love...