Spare Words Press: 101 books

Unexpected mates must find a way to build a life together . . . if that's possible for such a damaged wolf shifter and a lonely curmudgeon.This is not the life Derek wanted, not the life he hoped for, but he's got to make sense of it and find a way to help his partner heal — and shift again...

Clarence Collin is pushing up daisies—in Abe's bed of zinnias! When the caustic critic of a TV gardening show winds up murdered in Abe's well-groomed backyard, both Abe and his hunky-but-irritating neighbor Gregory might be on the suspect list. Abe starts amateur sleuthing in self-defense...and...

Hugh and Jem work together as a team for the ESRB. Hugh's just a regular ex-cop, but Jem always knows the odds — of anything — and he's always right. It certainly hasn't made his life any easier. Working for the ESRB has its challenges, such as when trying to track down Martin, a powerful...

Magic takes a toll. It shortens lives, damages people, and lets magicians be used as weapons in a war. Jocelyn is one magician who survived that bad time and still works for the magical ministry — or rather, overworks for them. To all appearances, he's pulled together, competent, and functional....

Robert and wolf-shifter Trent meet in the armed forces. Their friendship turns to more—just in time for Trent to get moved to another assignment. Five years later, Trent walks back into Robert's life...and maybe back into his heart. ~6,000 words

Alphonse is a hard-hearted bastard who doesn't let people hurt him—by not letting anyone get close. In his world, magic may be real, but he doesn't believe in love…at least not for himself. The only people he cares about are his cousin Ferrous and Ferr's boyfriend, Jude. Even so, they irritate...

Abe has an awful premonition that something will go wrong during a local baking contest.  Of course it's his silly imagination; he's just jumpy these days, after that murder last year.  But when the day of the competition means running into his abusive ex, who later turns up dead, Abe wishes that...

Strawberries. Rivalry. Flirting. Warm summer days and a large, orange cat. Okay, so I almost backed into the guy. But it was mostly his fault, and I did try to apologize. Mr. Tall, Dark, and Handsome is a real jerk. Or at least I thought so till he stopped to offer me a lift when I ran...

Is there a way to save the captive fae? Jocelyn and Ellis, magicians and life partners, grapple with dilemmas and a miasma of magic and mystery. Jocelyn searches out magical artifacts, and struggles with the troubling gap in his memories — and the feeling that his and Ellis's partnership...

A dragon-slayer. A magician. A forbidden love stronger than all the forces of the kingdom. How can Kale pass up the chance to set things right with the only man he ever loved, no matter the risk? Dragon-slayer Kale has loved Holin all his life. Even before he knew what love was. Certainly before he...

Steve isn't used to being the responsible party. He's not even a real agent at the Paranormal Research Agency—he's here on parole. But right now, a lot of the PRA's people are missing, and Steve and the librarian might be the only ones who can save them. While she researches like her life depends...

When Jake is assigned to work with the new guy at the precinct—their first robot cop—he's nervous, to say the least. But his new partner turns out to be a great guy on every level. They work together and learn from each other—and then feelings start to develop. Jake never thought he'd be the sort to fall for his partner. Or a robot. ~20,000 words heat level: sweet

Greer is a reindeer shifter working at a magical shipping hub up North. He has little use for or understanding of elves—such delicate, short-lived creatures—but he tries to do his best by the ones in his life. And it seems like more and more are coming into his life, confusing and frustrating...

Love him or hate him, there's only one Jamie Wyzacki, the dramatic, insecure painter who desperately loves his policeman husband. Now you can hear what life is like from Jamie's point of view. He struggles as Max pulls away from him, working longer hours and dealing with his father's illness. Is Jamie...