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Tara Lain

    Tara Lain crafts stories that celebrate the magic of happy endings, infusing them with a sense of deep knowing rather than mere belief. Her narratives are driven by unique, charismatic heroes and adventurous heroines who navigate diverse worlds, from blue-collar towns to billionaire enclaves. Readers praise Lain's characters for their profound capacity to love, overcome significant obstacles, and ultimately live authentically. Her writing invites readers into worlds where deep connection and genuine self-discovery are paramount.

    Unverhofft Liebe
    Rome and Jules
    Fire Balls
    The Case of the Sexy Shakespearean
    The Case of the Voracious Vintner
    FAST Balls
    • 2020

      Renowned artist Rodney Mansfield stands five foot six, has pink hair, six earrings, a black belt in karate-and a desperate yearning for firefighter Hunter Fallon. But Rod, the Runtback of Notre Dame, knows he'll never land the beautiful "straight gay" guy, so Rod musters his altruism and helps his more masculine friend Jerry attract Hunter. As if a broken heart wasn't enough, Rod saves Hunter from a firehouse homophobe-humiliating Hunter in front of his dad!Hunter lives a dream life-his father's dream. While he'd like to teach literature in college, read poetry in the sun, and find a strong guy to top him, he fights fires for his dad. Hunter hates flamboyant guys like Rodney. So why can't he resist him? Maybe it's time to admit this is one flame he has no desire to put out.

      Fire Balls
    • 2020

      Follows FIRE BALLS but can be read alone.Can two men with skewed self-images see their true reflections in each other's eyes?Jerry Wallender-firefighter, surfer, and occasional nude model-knows he's no rocket scientist. So why does he keep choosing intellectual guys who make him feel dumber? He worked his buns off to overcome his reading disability and pass the firefighter's test, and he loves every‐ thing about the job. Well, except for Mick Cassidy, the big, blond, hunky homophobe who harasses Jerry for being gay. But Jerry is smart enough to realize it's not hate driving Mick, but the pain of a very unhappy upbringing.Mick Cassidy, Firefighter Assist and Search Team, fights fires, but he can't fight his attraction to the kindest, most generous-and sexiest-guy he's ever met. Does that make him gay? If it does, he just might get himself killed by his gay-hating preacher father-and take Jerry down with him.Rerelease

      FAST Balls
    • 2019

      Where Bo Marchand comes from, gay men are just confirmed bachelors who never found the right girl. But now Bo’s a successful winemaker on the central coast of California, supporting his whole damned Georgia family, and all he really wants is the beautiful, slightly mysterious Jeremy Aames.Jeremy’s vineyard is under threat from Ernest Ottersen, the voracious winemaker who seems to know all Jeremy’s blending secrets and manages to grab all his customers. Bo tries to help Jeremy and even provides a phony alibi for Jeremy when Ottersen turns up dead in Jeremy’s tasting room. But it’s clear Jeremy isn’t who he claims, and Bo must decide if it’s worth tossing over his established life for a man who doesn’t seem to trust anyone. When Jeremy gets kidnapped, some of the conservative winemakers turn out to be kinky sex fiends, and the list of murderers keeps dwindling down to Jeremy. Bo has to choose between hopping on his white horse or climbing back in his peach-pie-lined closet.

      The Case of the Voracious Vintner
    • 2018

      Dr. Llewellyn Lewis leads a double life, as both an awkward but distinguished history professor and the more flamboyant Ramon Rondell, infamous writer of sensational historical theories. It's Ramon who first sets eyes on a gorgeous young man dancing in a club, but Llewellyn who meets teaching assistant Blaise Arthur formally at an event held for wealthy socialite Anne de Vere, descendant of Edward de Vere, seventeenth Earl of Oxford-who some believe was the real Shakespeare. Anne wants Llewellyn to prove that claim, even though many have tried and failed. And she's willing to offer a hefty donation to the university if he succeeds. It also means a chance for Llewellyn to get to know Blaise much better. Not everyone thinks Llewellyn should take the case-or the money. Between feuding siblings, rival patrons, jealous colleagues, and greedy administrators, almost anyone could be trying to thwart his work... and one of them is willing to kill to do it. When Anne de Vere turns up dead, the police believe Blaise is the murderer. Only the shy, stuttering professor who has won his heart can prove otherwise...

      The Case of the Sexy Shakespearean
    • 2018

      Two werewolf households, both alike in dignity.... Rome Siracusa, youngest son of the alpha of the nouveau-riche Siracusa pack, wants to be a faithful son and pack member, but he's got two big secrets. One, he's blessed with enhanced hearing, vision, strength, and the ability to shift at will. Second, he's gay, a fact he can't admit to his deadly homophobic father. Rome crashes a party at the mansion of his pack's greatest enemy, the ancient, pure-blooded Havillands. Jules, the gay son of the drunkard alpha, is being married off to a rich entrepreneur. Smitten and moved by the beautiful male's plight, Rome tries to find a way to save Jules--while digging himself deeper into pack politics and navigating his own arranged marriage. Secrets climb out of the caves as the werewolf gods speak through the mouths of their children, and the two great families clash, suffocating the hopes of star-crossed lovers.

      Rome and Jules