Avril Ashton

Theirs was a connection that began and ended in the shadows. Secret moments. Missed opportunities and what-ifs. Wanting more than what they had, but grateful with the bits of happiness they snatched. A bullet stole it away, setting two men adrift. One waiting in the darkness for light to shine once again. The other left with no way to describe just what he needed when he had everything his heart should desire. In the span of time between that gunshot and now, they’ll meet time and again. In dreams and out. One oblivious, the other fighting to earn back the memories they’d made. And the life that should’ve been theirs.

A Forbidden Romance How long can they fight the forbidden? It takes a tragedy to bring German back to town. A lot has changed since he ducked out in the middle of the night three years ago, leaving behind an ailing grandmother and a confused younger brother. He doesn’t expect forgiveness. He damn sure doesn’t plan to stick around long enough to acknowledge the unresolved feelings that sent him running in the first place. That’s the lie he tells himself. Serch is a good boy. The woman who raised him demanded nothing less and he refused to break her heart the way German did. But she’s gone now and German is at his doorstep, an apology on his lips, pain, and yearning bleeding from his fingertips. Nothing is the same, not even the forbidden connection they’ve always fought. Serch doesn’t know if he can trust his heart to the man who betrayed him with a smile on his face and love in his eyes, but it doesn’t matter. This time, he’s taking everything that should have been his. This book features content of a taboo nature. Please heed the warning.

What they’ve started is wrong, forbidden…and it can’t be stopped. Behind Marshall Golden’s steady, unflappable facade is a man with secrets. If any of them got out, they could permanently snap the frayed thread keeping his family together and likely send his mother back into the hospital. So he plays the role handed to him as first-born: peacekeeper, rule follower. And if he only lowers the weight on his shoulders just long enough to get on his knees for the nameless, faceless men he pays for the privilege, then add that secret to his large pile. Tory had big plans and none of them included having sex with strangers for money. But his world fell apart when he came out to his family. Now he’s estranged from his parents and siblings, and broke, barely making ends meet. Things can’t get worse...until he realizes the identity of the man kneeling at his feet. Secrets? This one is a bomb that could destroy everything and everyone both men hold dear. No one has to tell them that, but what they’ve started is wrong, forbidden…and it can’t be stopped.

Here comes trouble… Men. Women. Drugs. Dima Zhirkov’s favorite things. Add in the element of danger and he should be right as rain. But not today. It’s not working, hasn’t for a long time. He’s grasping at the flimsiest of straws to prove he’s indeed strong enough to run his streets. Until he sets eyes on him. In the midst of a room full of strangers, Dima is drawn to a man as cold and dangerous as he’s beautiful. Captivated, Dima embarks on a ruthless campaign to get his new toy into bed. Here comes the danger… Xavier "X" Storm is content to pull the strings while someone else handles the day to day dealings of his gang, The Rude Boys. He’s after what Dima holds closest—the Coney Island streets. He contracts out the job of killing the Russian, except Dima isn’t that easy to kill. When he suddenly shows up in X’s path, tempting him to indulge in the dirtiest play, he finds Dima isn’t all that easy to shake, either. His cocky attitude and rough submission tempts X to go where he’d vowed to never return, and they plunge head first into an affair fueled by possessive obsession. Run for cover. Sex and pain Dima can handle, and X delivers the most depraved kind. Their connection is explosive, their games addictive, but Dima can end it whenever he wishes. He doesn’t see that X is breaking him down, giving Dima everything he wants and even more than he ever thought to need. By the time he realizes who X is and what he wants, Dima is raw and bullet riddled. It’s run or fight. And Dima doesn’t back down. Neither does X.

The only family Dax claims are his small circle of friends and Deacon. He and Deacon share everything. Or they used to, because nowadays Dax has to make the first move if he wants any kind of face time. Deacon might think running and hiding will change the way they feel, but Dax could have told him…
There’s no escape.
 For Deacon, Dax is an addiction he can’t shake. Leaving town didn’t work. Random hook ups with strangers didn’t work either. He’s back, but still unable to ask for what he wants. It’s wrong. So wrong.
But nothing ever feels as right as Dax on him, or he on Dax.
One look, one touch, and they’re lost. Once again succumbing to every dirty desire. But Dax is getting tired of the chase, so Deacon has to decide one last time what wins: his fear and shame, or their love.

 Warning: This is an Avril Ashton creation. And taboo as hell. Expect filth. Fisting. Multiple partners. A lil angst. If any of these offends you, please don’t read.

A Forbidden M/M Romance Grieving your dead husband is a heavy enough load. Add betrayal to the mix and it’s impossible to get out of bed. Because you don’t kiss your stepson on the night of your husband’s funeral. You don’t dream about his hands on your body. And for God’s sake, you damn sure don’t confess how long you’ve been wanting him. approx.: 11k words A Free Read through Insta-Freebie from August 28th to September 4th together with other authors -> https://claims.instafreebie.com/gg/FCUgWKEbfjrArvzGZcYb?ct=t(Charlie_Cochet_s_October_2017_News_COPY_02)&mc_cid=c4346505de&mc_eid=8417099867

A clash of wills between predators… He’s been living underground for a long time, but the only thing guaranteed to bring Daniel Nieto back to the surface is the identity of his wife’s killer. With the whisper of one name, he puts it all on the line for vengeance. He’s got plans for Stavros Konstantinou. The title of monster fits too well for Stavros to want to be anything other than what he is. Time spent in Daniel Nieto’s dungeon, chained and tortured, will never change that. Starved of food, sunlight, and freedom, he waits for an opening to turn the tables on the only man who’s ever come close enough to scare him. Somewhere between the slide of knife against skin, and the drip of blood on cold concrete, things change. Grief and hatred collide with lust and obsession, and this time Daniel and Stavros are on the same side. This time, they’re fighting a losing battle against a connection forged by much more than a love of violence and bloodshed. In a war this bloodied, what do you do when the bodies start hitting the floor?

Detective Gabriel Ashby has never looked twice at another man, yet the criminal across from him, the man he’s interrogating, isn’t like any other. Gabe can’t deal with the sudden, intense need he has for one of NYPD’s Most Wanted. Everyone close to Angelo Pagan ends up dead, with the smug gang leader standing amid the rubble. Gabe would love nothing more than to bust Angelo’s ass and lock him up. So why is he seeing the bastard in his dreams at night? Angelo Pagan knows attraction to Gabe is suicide. He’s resolute to ignore the chemistry…until a police raid goes wrong. He critically injures Gabe, changing the trajectory of both their lives. Now the two can’t get close enough. They settle into a forbidden affair threatened by lies and betrayal, living on different sides of the law with no way of breaching the gap between them. With the authorities looking to make an example of Angelo, Gabe has to decide if it’s really worth it to hate the sin but love the sinner.

One man intent on reclaiming his birthright. Another denied his own. The secrets between them should keep them apart, not bring them closer. The first time someone tried to kill Gideon Winters, his mother took the bullet meant for him. He was thirteen. The second time they came for him, his father faked Gideon’s death and sent him into hiding. It’s been fifteen years and he’s finally out of the shadows, ready to claim his rightful seat on The Council, the secret group of seven with the ability to make or break corporations and countries. The son of a powerful man who refuses to acknowledge him, André Tesfaye leads a quiet life of monotony that’s upended when he gets trapped in a random robbery. Whispered warnings abound about the man who saves him, but he’s too busy getting lost in Gideon’s ice-blue eyes to listen. André is the weapon Gideon plans to use to exact revenge on the people who took so much from him. Wanting him, loving him, puts everything at risk, and tests Gideon’s loyalties and focus… Which is a shame, because a battle is on the horizon. And Gideon has acquired a weakness. Prodigal is the first book in The Council, a brand new series by bestselling m/m author Avril Ashton. It features forced proximity, opposites attract, interracial romance, and Av’s signature heat and angst.