Josh Lanyon – författare

And it is, it is a glorious thing to be a Pirate King!Gay bookseller and reluctant amateur sleuth Adrien English's writing career is suddenly taking off. His first novel, Murder Will Out, has been optioned by notorious Hollywood actor Paul Kane.But when murder makes an appearance at a dinner party, who should be called in but Adrien's former lover, handsome closeted detective Jake Riordan, now a Lieutenant with LAPD -- which may just drive Adrien's new boyfriend, sexy UCLA professor Guy Snowden, to commit a murder of his own.

It's All Hallow's Eve and Mark Hardwicke's past has come back to haunt him. The Old Man needs Mark to go on one last mission to the wild, lonely hills of Afghanistan -- a mission Mark knows he can't survive. Even if he does make it back, Stephen has made it very clear Mark is out of second chances. Should Mark place his lover and his own happiness before duty?Especially when deep down Mark knows he doesn't deserve a happy ending?

His romantic weekend in ruins, shy twenty-something artist Perry Foster learns that things can always get worse when he returns home from San Francisco to find a dead body in his bathtub. A dead body in a very ugly sportscoat -- and matching socks. The dead man is a stranger to Perry, but that's not much of a comfort; how did a strange dead man get in a locked flat at the isolated Alton Estate in the wilds of the "e;Northeast Kingdom"e; of Vermont? Perry turns to help from "e;tall, dark and hostile"e; former navy SEAL Nick Reno -- but is Reno all that he seems?

Buchjäger Colin Bliss hat die Nase voll vom Schreibtischdienst in der Imperial Arcane Library und nimmt stattdessen einen Privatauftrag an. Er soll den Schatten des Schwertes, ein legendäres und gefährliches Hexengrimoire, finden. Aber dafür muss Colin auf die entlegenen Western Isles reisen und einen jahrhundertealten Mord aufklären.Für Colin ist das Ganze eine rein wissenschaftliche Aufgabe, doch warum versucht der mürrische – und furchtbar attraktive – Magister Septimus Marx, ihn mit allen Mitteln davon abzuhalten, und geht sogar so weit, Colin auf seiner Reise in den Norden zu verführen?Doch Septimus ist nicht Colins einziges Problem. Wer ist die seltsame Elfe, die zu den unpassendsten Momenten auftaucht? Und wer zieht zusammen mit der finsteren Abenteurerin Irania Briggs hinter den Kulissen die Fäden? Und warum werfen seine neuen Arbeitgeber vom Museum für Magische Literatur ihm andauernd vor, sie zu hintergehen?Als Colin sich immer tiefer in die Vergangenheit der langen Insel hineingräbt, beginnt er zu verstehen, warum Septimus ihn um jeden Preis von seinem Auftrag abbringen will. Aber da ist es schon zu spät, um umzukehren.

Em uma manhã ensolarada de Los Angeles o proprietário de livraria e aspirante a escritor de mistérios, Adrien English, abre sua porta para o assassinato. Seu velho amigo do secundário (e empregado) foi encontrado apunhalado em um beco depois de ter uma ruidosa discussão pública com Adrien na noite anterior.Naturalmente a polícia deseja fazer algumas perguntas a Adrien, mas não ficam muito impressionados com suas respostas, e quando horas depois, alguém invade e saqueia a loja de Adrien, a lei está inclinada a pensar que Adrien está tentando desviar a atenção do crime de si mesmo.Mas Adrien sabe melhor. Adrien sabe que seu nome é o próximo na lista do assassino.

O livreiro Adrien English chega a Pine Shadow Ranch para encontrar um cadaver no caminho para sua garagem. Quando os xerifes locais chegam, o corpo ja havia desaparecido. O que aconteceu com o homem morto? Quem sao os estranhos misteriosos que estao escavando na propriedade remota de Adrien? E ele vai resolver seus problemas com o detetive de homicidios da policia de Nova York, Jake Riordan?

Demonios, ameacas de morte e compras de Natal. E epoca de Natal e Adrien English, o livreiro "e;mal estrelado e estudioso"e; e ocasionalmente escritor de misterio deve enfrentar um culto satnico, um professor universitario bonito e excentrico e sua relacao intermitente com o eternamente conflituoso detetive do LAPD Jake Riordan. Sem falar em assassinato...

E e, e uma coisa gloriosa ser um Rei Pirata!Quando o assassinato faz sua aparicao em uma festa, a quem mais poderiam chamar senao o antigo amante de Adrien, o bonito e enrustido detetive Jake Riordan, agora, tenente da Policia de Los Angeles o qual pode incitar o atual namorado de Adrien, o sexy professor da UCLA Guy Snowden, a cometer tambem um assassinato.

Como se a recuperacao da cirurgia cardiaca sob o olhar de sua familia excessivamente protetora nao o exasperasse o suficiente, alguem continua tentando entrar na livraria de Adrien English. O que esse determinado intruso da meia noite esta procurando?Quando um esqueleto de meio seculo cai da parede no meio da renovacao da Livraria Capa e Espada, Adrien se volta para o ardente e bonito ex-amante Jake Riordan - agora fora do armario e trabalhando como detetive particular. Jake esta muito feliz por ter motivos para ficar em contato com Adrien, mas ha mais surpresas no passado de Adrien do que qualquer um espera - e uma dessas surpresas pode ser prejudicial ao proprio coracao de Jake.

Deus os ajude alegres cavalheiros... Chegando em casa mais cedo depois de passar o Natal na alegre e velha Inglaterra, o as vezes detetive amador Adrien English descobre desenvolvimentos alarmantes na Livraria Capa e Espada - e um velho conhecido em busca de ajuda para encontrar seu namorado desaparecido. Felizmente, Adrien conhece um detetive privado realmente bom

When a journalist gains access to a wealthy family’s secrets, he encounters shocking revelations—and an irresistibly handsome lawyer—in this M/M romance.Twenty years ago, little Brian Arlington was kidnapped from his family’s Long Island estate and was never seen again. The trail went cold, but investigative journalist Griff Hadley has always thought there was more to the story—much more. So when the Arlingtons’ patriarch invites him to stay at their estate to research his true crime book, Griff can’t say no.But not everyone is happy about Griff’s presence. Relatives and staff alike regard him coldly, including Pierce Mather, the Arlingtons’ attractive lawyer, who is more than a little wary of Griff’s motives.When a stranger shows up claiming to be the long-lost Brian, Griff and Pierce are united in their suspicions. Startled to have found an ally in the buttoned-up lawyer, Griff soon realizes it’s hard to keep a professional distance. Even in the midst of a groundbreaking investigation, even in the face of a shocking family secret . . .

In this sexy male/male, new adult romance, a twenty-something man on the run from the mob in Europe finds adventure and love with a friend turned lover.After his first relationship goes disastrously awry, Jeff Blythe uses his savings to tour Europe—the old-fashioned way. Armed with his grandfather''s 1960 copy of Esquire''s Europe in Style, Jeff sets off looking for adventure but finds much, much more than he bargained for . . .In London, dodging questions from shady criminals about a mysterious package he most certainly does not have is simple. Losing the gunmen who are convinced he''s someone else is not. And when George, an old friend, offers him help—and a place to stay, and perhaps something more—things become complicated.Is George really who he seems? And is Jeff finally ready to act on his attraction?From Paris to Rome and back again, Jeff and George fall for each other, hard, while quite literally running for their lives. But trusting George at his word may leave Jeff vulnerable—in more ways than one.

When a mystery fan''s holiday in Scotland turns deadly, he begins to suspect an enigmatic fellow traveler in this M/M romantic suspense novel.Librarian Carter Matheson is determined to enjoy himself on a Scottish bus tour for fans of mystery author Dame Vanessa Rayburn. Sure, his ex-boyfriend will be on the trip with his new boyfriend. And sure, that leaves Carter sharing a room with a stranger. But he can''t pass up a chance to meet his favorite author.Carter''s roommate turns out to be John Knight, a figure as mysterious as any character from Vanessa''s books. His strange affect and nighttime wanderings make Carter suspicious. When a fellow traveler''s death sparks rumors of foul play, Carter is left wondering if there''s anyone on the tour he can trust.Drawn into the intrigue, Carter searches for answers, trying to fend off his growing attraction toward John. But as unexplained tragedies continue, the whole tour must face the fact that there may be a murderer in their midst—but who?

And Then There Were…SomeAt long last, the renovations of stately Captain's Seat are mostly complete!To celebrate, mystery bookseller and sometimes amateur sleuth Ellery Page decides to throw a house-warming party and invite his New York theater friends to stay for the weekend. When a freak snowstorm leaves the house party cut off from the village of Pirate's Cove, there's nothing to do but drink, reminisce, and play games.Or so Ellery thinks—until he finds himself trapped in a real-life game of Clue.

Fakes, folk music, and ghost firesWhen legendary folk singer Lara Fairplay agrees to make her comeback debut at Pirate's Cove's annual maritime music festival, everyone in the quaint seaside village is delighted—including mystery bookstore owner and sometimes amateur sleuth, Ellery Page.Better yet, Lara is scheduled to perform a recently discovered piece of music attributed to "e;The Father of American Music,"e; Stephen Foster, which will hopefully bring large crowds and a lot of business.Several mysterious accidents later, Ellery is less delighted as his suspicion grows that someone plans to silence the celebrity songbird forever.

We only see the things on the surface...When Pirate Cove's favorite mystery bookstore owner and sometimes-amateur sleuth Ellery Page discovers a vintage diving collection bag full of antique gold coins tucked away for safe-keeping in the stockroom of the Crow's Nest, it sets off a series of increasingly dangerous events, culminating in murder.

The decades-old disappearance of twenty-one-year-old teaching student Deirdre O'Donnell is the Holy Grail for true-crime buffs—and Skylar Brennan, the host of the Ugly Town podcast, is no exception. In fact, on the mean streets of the internet, he's considered an expert on the case. (In law-enforcement circles, he's viewed as just another crackpot amateur sleuth.)Every February, the remote New Hampshire village of Woodlark holds a candlelight vigil for Deirdre. Family, friends, and "e;supporters"e; of the long-missing girl gather at the spot where she was last seen. This is Skylar's first vigil, and his fans are really looking forward to meeting him—though maybe not as much as the anonymous person who emailed him coordinates to Deirdre's grave.

For museum curator Andrew Allison, the sleepy little Maine village of Safehaven has always lived up to its name—until now. Fleeing an abusive relationship, Andy has returned to Safehaven for a few weeks while he figures out the future and helps his elderly Uncle Cuthbert run his antiques shop. But when Andy arrives, he learns Uncle Cuthbert is in the hospital, critically injured, the victim of a late-night break-in.Worse, one of the first messages on the shop's answering machine is from Marcus, Andy's ex, demanding to know Andy's whereabouts.Nor does the bad news stop there. It seems whoever broke into Time in a Bottle is still looking for that mysterious whatever. Something they didn't find the first time. Something they now believe Andy has.Something worth killing for?The good news is former bad boy Quinn Rafferty, Andy's high school crush, is back in town and interested in renewing their acquaintanceship.Quinn is not a man to run from things that go bump in the night, be they mysterious midnight prowlers or a relationship-shy, fish-out-of-water museum curator.But Quinn has a few secrets of his own…

Two can play at this game.Fledging PI Zachariah Davies's wealthy and eccentric client, toymaker Alton Beacher, wants to hire an investigator who can pose as his boyfriend while figuring out who is behind the recent attempts on his life. And Zach, struggling to save the business his father built, is just desperate enough to set aside his misgivings and take the job.But it doesn't take long to realize all is not as it seems—and given that it all seems pretty weird, that's saying something. The only person Zach can turn to for help is equally struggling, equally desperate, but a whole lot more experienced rival PI Flint Carey.Former Marine Flint has been waiting for Zach to throw in the towel and sell whatever's left of the Davies Detective Agency to him. But when the inexperienced accountant-turned-shamus turns to him for help, Flint finds himself unwilling—or maybe unable—to say no.

Six complete mystery and suspense novellas by one of theBestselling authors of Male/Male fiction.Stranger in the House - Miles Tuesday's memories of Montreal are happy ones, but now that he's inherited the mansion at 13 Place Braeside, everything feels different. Was Madame Martel's fatal fall really an accident?I Spy Something Bloody - Espionage was always a game, but now British spy Mark Hardwicke wants to retire and settle down with ex-lover Dr. Stephen Thorpe—if Stephen will have him. Unfortunately, Stephen has other plans.Ghost of a Chance - Professor Rhys Davies, a part-time parapsychologist, is writing a book on California hauntings and he believes the crumbling ruins of Berkeley House will make a terrific chapter.Mummy Dearest - Drew Lawson is racing against the clock. He's got a twenty-four-hour window to authenticate the mummy of Princess Merneith. If he's not at his boyfriend's garden party when that window closes, it'll be the final nail in the coffin of their relationship.44.1644 North - The decades-old disappearance of twenty-one-year-old teaching student Deirdre O'Donnell is the Holy Grail for true-crime buffs—and Skylar Brennan, the host of the Ugly Town podcast, is no exception.The Parting Glass - Two and a half years ago, travel writer Timothy North let NYPD Detective Luke O'Brien talk him into hiking into the New Jersey Pine Barrens to face down a monster. Now they meet again.

Every year, for the past four decades, Dr. John Perry, head of the Twinkleton Paranormal Society, hosts a gala ball and invites the quaint Oregon village's most notable citizens (both living and dead) to attend a Ghost Walk.This year is no different—with one exception.This year, John Perry will vie for the role of Ghost of Honor.On leave while he recovers from injuries sustained in the line of duty, FBI Special Agent Archie Crane returns to Twinkleton, Oregon—and soon finds himself suspected of homicide by Police Chief Beau Langham.Beau and Archie go way back, and not all the memories are good. Ten years ago, Archie broke Beau's heart. Is Beau looking for revenge or does he really think Archie capable of murdering his eccentric former guardian?