Kris Ripper

All Mason wants to do is fall in love, get married and live happily ever after. The hunt is beginning to wear him down…until he meets (slightly) famous fashion designer Diego. Everything sparks between them—the banter, the sex, the fiery eye contact across a crowded room. There's just one thing: Diego is already married and living his happily-ever-after, which luckily (or not) for Mason includes outside courtships. But not quite in the way he'd always imagined. Mason thought he knew what would make him happy, but it turns out the traditional life he'd expected has some surprises in store.

This arrangement is either exactly what they need--or a total disaster Oscar is a grouch. That’s a well-established fact among his tight-knit friend group, and they love him anyway. Jack is an ass. Jack, who’s always ready with a sly insult, who can’t have a conversation without arguing, and who Oscar may or may not have hooked up with on a strict no-commitment, one-time-only basis. Even if it was extremely hot. Together, they’re a bickering, combative mess. When Oscar is fired (answering phones is not for the anxiety-ridden), he somehow ends up working for Jack. Maybe while cleaning out Jack’s grandmother’s house they can stop fighting long enough to turn a one-night stand into a frenemies-with-benefits situation. The house is an archaeological dig of love and dysfunction, and while Oscar thought he was prepared, he wasn’t. It’s impossible to delve so deeply into someone’s past without coming to understand them at least a little, but Oscar has boundaries for a reason—even if sometimes Jack makes him want to break them all down. After all, hating Jack is less of a risk than loving him…

What happens when the search for the perfect date goes perfectly wrong? Don’t miss this charming romantic comedy from critically acclaimed author Kris Ripper. Declan has commitment issues. He’s been an office temp for literally years now, and his friends delight in telling people that he left his last boyfriend at the altar. And that’s all true. But he’s starting to think it’s time to start working on his issues. Maybe. When Declan meets Sidney—a popular nonbinary YouTuber with an advice show—an opportunity presents itself: as part of The Love Study, Declan will go on a series of dates arranged by Sidney and report back on how the date went in the next episode. The dates are…sort of blah. It’s not Sidney’s fault; the folks participating are (mostly) great people, but there’s no chemistry there. Maybe Declan’s just broken. Or maybe the problem is that the only person he’s feeling chemistry with is Sidney.

Sometimes you can't find the right man till you find the wrong one. Will Derrie likes girls but he isn’t honest with them; he wants kinky sex and lots of it. When Hugh offers to dominate him, no sex required, Will realizes it might not be so easy to separate the two. Hugh Reynolds holds the world at arm's length. He lives alone, works alone, and he thinks he's as happy as he'll ever be. But Will gets under his skin and once he's gone, Hugh realizes he doesn’t want to go it alone forever. Truman Jennings hits on a cute guy at a conference and he’s smitten by the end of their first date. Hugh's not the kindest or the easiest boyfriend Truman's ever had, but he brings one thing to their relationship that no one else kinky, adventurous, sweetly submissive Will. Three men. Three sides to love, and intimacy, and laughter. Three people who don't know what they're looking for...until they find it in each other.

Will needs a beard. When the boyfriends finally decide to get married, they ask Will to be their best man. Makes sense in theory. But getting through the ceremony and the reception without accidentally forgetting himself and doing something not-very-best-man-like? Yeah, that might be a problem. Molly Evans is back in California for good, but instead of feeling settled, she’s restless. She’s trying to finish writing a book, trying to decide what to do with it, and oh yeah, she should probably find a more permanent place to live than someone’s couch. And then, into the weird chaos of not knowing what the future holds, she gets a text. From Will. Sure, she’ll go to the wedding. Keeping Will on a leash sounds like fun. But god, Will in a suit? Molly doesn’t know how she’s gonna keep her own hands off him, let alone keep him from mauling the boyfriends. Who's going to keep Molly on good behavior? Warnings: The Boyfriends Tie the Knot May inspire a powerful intimacy kink. Wedding cake does not contain nuts.

It's been nine long months since Will and his ex broke up. Nine long months. Will doesn't date. Will actually likes commitment. Committed relationships are kind of a turn-on. But that's not what he wants right now. Okay, fine. He doesn't have any idea what he wants right now. And that's when he meets Davey. Davey isn't like anyone Will's ever known. He's genderqueer, and even more of a relationship novice than Will. Will loves hanging out with him, and the sex is new and wild and so freaking hot. He wants everyone to be as excited about this relationship as he is, but nothing's ever that simple. Especially when he gets his (fake) boyfriends involved. Truman's diplomatic and amused, but Hugh? There's a whole lot Hugh isn't saying, and only some of it is about how possessive he feels when he's not allowed to put his hands all over Will. Just when Will's having fun, feeling secure, the bottom drops out and he slams back to the ground all over again. This time it's not just Hugh bailing him out of the dumps. This time Hugh shows up in the rain with a whole lot more on his mind than fixing Will, which is good, because Will doesn't need to be fixed right now. And he's sure as hell not gonna let Hugh screw things up with Truman, who's by far the best thing that ever happened to him. Life may be full of ups and downs, but the ride will make you scream. And laugh. And cry. Sometimes all at once. Warnings: May induce gender bending. If you're lucky. This is the sixth installment in the Scientific Method universe. If you're reading in order, it comes after Breaking Down. Roller Coasters is 70,000 words or about 280 pages long.

After two years of dating, Will and Molly know what they’re about: awesome sex, open communication, and hey, what was that about super-hot sex? They spend most of the year apart, and their reunions are legendary. Not this time. Bad things happen, but you never think that the bad thing is going to happen to you. By the time Molly gets home, a few months after being assaulted, she’s not really interested in processing it further. She’s done processing. But Will? Yeah, Will’s gonna need a minute. A week. Possibly a year. Molly gives him two days before calling for reinforcements: Will’s therapist boyfriends. All the processing in the world can’t save what was already on its way out. As much as Molly hates to admit it, breaking up with Will has nothing to do with being raped by some asshole whose name she never even knew. That was a horrible, terrible night. But sleeping beside someone she loves but doesn’t want to be with anymore? Hurts like it’ll never stop. Will spins out, breaks down, and takes his rage, his fear, his grief out on the boyfriends. They reel him back in, like always, with the usual menu of submission and laughter, but it’s not the same as being with Molly. He’s not sure anything will ever be as good as it was with Molly. When does a relationship really end? When you start questioning it? When you finally say it’s over? And what does it mean if you can’t stop thinking about the person months later? Warnings: Breaking Down contains non-graphic mentions of sexual assault and an unholy amount of angst. (Mostly Will’s.) There’s a fair amount of kink and very little sex. Does not contain flashbacks, nightmares, or PTSD. Also, there’s a dance club.

Hugh likes having a serious, committed relationship–maybe more than he ever imagined he would. But when a former student kills himself, Hugh shuts down, leaving Truman and Will to pull his ass out of the dark. Contains mentions of suicide and death, over-bearing friends-who-are-family, and a clumsy attempt at romance.

Will Derrie is not dating his friend Molly. At all. They're just fighting about Star Trek and screwing a lot. You know. Like you do, with your friends. Right? Thing is, he'd really like it if they were also screwing in a...kinky way. Which he told her. Kind of. Ish. She loves the gay couple with whom he still shares sex and whips, and when they finally try it out, Molly's a domination savant. She says gorgeous, filthy things, in just the right tone. So why can't Will get into it? (And he better try a little harder or she's gonna kick his ass. And not in a good way.) Right when he decides the best sex he’ll ever have is with a gay dom who’s in love with someone else, said gay dom smacks him around a bit – metaphorically/literally – and convinces him that the potential rewards of communicating honestly with Molly are worth the risk. This is the third installment in the Scientific Method universe. If you're reading in order, it comes after Hugh's New Dude. Warnings: Various forms of pizza and beer are consumed during times of angst, Marvel and DC Comics are invoked within moments of each other, and the hot stuff is still almost entirely with the boyfriends. (The author apologizes to Molly, whose steamy scenes mostly take place off-page.)

A secret crush leads to not-so-secret romance in this delightful romantic comedy from Kris Ripper There are three things you need to know about Preston “PK” Kingsley: 1) He’s a writer, toiling in obscurity as an editorial assistant at a New York City publishing house. 2) He is not a cliché. No, really. 3) He’s been secretly in love with his best friend, Art, since they once drunkenly kissed in college. When Art moves in with PK following a bad breakup, PK hopes this will be the moment when Art finally sees him as more than a friend. But Art seems to laugh off the very idea of them in a relationship, so PK returns to his writing roots—in fiction, he can say all the things he can’t say out loud. In his book, PK can be the perfect boyfriend. Before long, it seems like the whole world has a crush on the fictionalized version of him, including Art, who has no idea that the hot new book everyone's talking about is PK’s story. But when his brilliant plan to win Art over backfires, PK might lose not just his fantasy book boyfriend, but his best friend.

Emerson Robinette only leaves his apartment to get laid and go to work. Having MS—and trying to pretend he doesn’t—makes everything more complicated, especially his fantasies of coming on strong and holding a guy down. Finding a partner who’ll explore that with him isn’t Emerson’s idea of a realistic goal. Until a chance meeting with a hipster on a bus makes him reconsider. Obie is happy, open-hearted, and warm; what’s more, he gets his kicks being physically dominated, spanked, and teased until he’s begging. It would be perfect, except for one thing: Emerson isn’t made for happiness, and he doesn’t see how a guy like Obie would settle for a cynic like him. But as far as Obie’s concerned, the only thing keeping them apart is Emerson. Can Emerson handle a boyfriend who’s more invested in his future than he is? Emerson’s barely convinced he has a future. But when Obie’s smiling at him, anything seems possible. * * * * * * * This book can be read on its own, or enjoyed as the first book in the Queers of La Vista series. Word count: 59,400; page count 232