J.M. Dabney Books in Order

Construction foreman Ellie hides her insecurities behind confidence and commanding behavior, finding greater comfort with tools than her academic qualifications. Meeting Jack introduces a relationship that challenges conventional gender expectations and tests whether she can reveal her less certain self.

A routine business trip brings guarded Virgil Matthews into contact with younger Devon Peters. Their unlikely attraction challenges Virgil’s emotional withdrawal, but differences in age, expectations and distance threaten the connection neither anticipated.

Friends Shay and Hollis secretly want more but fear risking the connection they already share. When Shay asks him to help her seduce another man, her concealed intentions turn their friendship into an increasingly complicated path toward romance.

Divorce attorney Andrea Slade guards herself against disappointment, keeping her attraction to employee Eva Lange behind a professional friendship. Eva decides that avoiding rejection is no longer enough, challenging both women to risk the relationship they want.

Immortal Amora Medina-Jackyl protects her found family with the same ferocity that once fueled vengeance against her relatives' killers. An unexpected romance offers peace, but old conspiracies and painful truths threaten the life she has built around survival.

Bartender Amy Thompson hides old pain behind a partygoing persona, while widowed psychologist Maya Chamberlain insists she is content alone. Their growing attraction challenges the defenses both women have built around loss, desire and self-acceptance.

Tattoo artist Brian Anderson faces upheaval after his boyfriend leaves him. Accountant Landon Phelps has long admired Brian but avoided dating his father’s employees; with help from their friends, he hopes to turn that attraction into a real relationship.

Rache Medina-Jackyl fears a destiny that demands he feed on others' suffering. Burlesque performer Tasha Cisco secretly loves him, but a vengeful demon, conspiracy, and prophecy threaten to make their hope of a shared future impossible.

Tattoo artist Jimmy Carver repeatedly asks single father Brody Vaughn for a date, unaware of the doubts behind his refusals. Brody struggles to believe someone so admired could want him, while Jimmy’s coworkers decide to help their romance along.

Brawlers bouncer Bull Woods has kept romance at a distance for years. When Gregory Charles prepares to leave an abusive marriage, Bull's protective instincts pull them together, but protecting Gregory may require overcoming both his dangerous husband and his resistance.

Bouncer Crave Butler finds a home at Brawlers but masks his attraction to bartender Twitch Harrison with hostility. Twitch feels out of place among the bar's rough crowd, leaving Crave to prove he wants more than possessive interference.

Musician and farmer Gideon Jane settles into life in Powers, Georgia, but longs for companionship. Meeting Harper Sage draws him toward a woman fighting to remain in her hometown despite violence, prejudice, and the scars left by her past.

Bartender Hunter Black wants to leave his troubled past behind with the family he has found at Brawlers. Attraction to deputy Wren Gramble and friend Linus Trenton complicates that fragile stability as all three consider an unconventional relationship.

Guitarist Jackson Webb prefers to keep people at a distance, even from his bandmates. Demetri Urban, a chef rebuilding his life far from New York, finds himself drawn to the abrasive musician and willing to challenge his defenses.

Truck driver and single father Andrew King has built a close family with his ex-wife and her brother Lincoln. When an injury brings Lincoln into an even more intimate role, long-suppressed feelings threaten to change their carefully balanced lives.

Tattoo apprentice Priest escapes a judgmental family and finds belonging among his coworkers, especially best friend Lucky. As friendship develops into deeper feelings, memories of past violence threaten the security and happiness he has begun to build.

Feared bouncer Gerald Clemons prefers people to keep their distance until neighboring baker Ben Morin attracts his attention. Ben wants companionship, but their growing connection requires Gerald to confront the fear that his volatility will drive another man away.

After years raising his younger brother, Elijah Vaughn has little experience pursuing a life of his own. His attraction to tattoo artist Scary and the silent, intimidating Tank forces all three men to confront old wounds and the possibility of an unconventional relationship.

Executioners musicians Sin and Saint are determined to win over Sheriff Camden Pelter. Busy rebuilding a distrusted police department, Camden wants no part of their chaos, but the persistent pair refuse to accept his attempts to keep them away.

Eighteen years after a traumatic night derailed her dreams, a woman faces another unexpected turning point. A man who has long loved her hopes to build a future together, but reaching her means confronting the defenses her past has left behind.

Teacher Troy Canter takes over his father’s handyman business and works alongside Winston Sanchez, the man he has long admired. When Winston unexpectedly becomes responsible for a young daughter, Troy offers help that brings their mutual attraction into focus.

After surviving cancer, Brent Canter has a thriving business and loving family but doubts whether romance with a younger man is possible. Miller Andrews’s request for a favor leads to a pretend kiss that challenges both men’s expectations.

A gargoyle who works at Bloody Knuckles hides his private life from the community around him. During his unexplained absences, he visits a woman who treats him without fear, but their friendship leaves him hoping for something she has not offered.

Surveillance specialist Harmon Little collides with Solomon Poe while fleeing an assignment gone wrong. Solomon’s determination to change himself gives way to an unexpected attraction, while Harmon’s secretive life complicates the possibility of the relationship they both want.

Bodyguard Francis Livingston prefers dangerous assignments and emotional distance. Protecting actor Fielding Haskell from a threatening admirer brings him close to a man who wants an ordinary life, forcing both to look beyond appearance and confront unexpected attraction.

Former detective Ray Clancy remains haunted by an unsolved case after becoming a private investigator. When Andrew Shay discovers his roommate murdered and encounters the killer, the frightened witness and determined investigator join forces to stop the threat.

Firefighter Giovanni Masiello enjoys nearly everything about his life except the disruption caused by his neighbor. Event planner Violet Canne is equally irritated, and a disastrous workday pushes their antagonism into a confrontation neither can easily forget.

Returning from college after a broken engagement, Cassie avoids family questions by staying with her brother’s best friend Neilie. Sharing the older woman’s home revives a teenage crush, leaving Cassie hoping Neilie can recognize the adult she has become.

Donavan has spent a year attracted to his best friend’s secretary, but his rough appearance and voice seem to frighten her. Hoping time together will change her reaction, he asks his friend for a week to win her trust.

Cowen’s adjustment to life with his partner faces an unexpected challenge when Christmas enthusiasm overtakes their household. The holiday spirit tests his capacity for compromise, creating a darkly comic struggle between his violent impulses and the happiness of someone he loves.

Security employee Hayden Gage keeps his painful past separate from work until an undercover assignment brings him close to Derrick Thorpe. Pretending to be together blurs professional boundaries and forces both men to consider what remains when the operation ends.

Private investigator Yuri Sorenson takes on a favor for his former federal partner and becomes protective of Josh Clarkson. As Josh struggles with the legacy of abuse and foster care, their growing bond is threatened by dangers from his past.

Nicolas Warner wants lasting love with his security partner Raul, who believes himself unworthy of commitment. When Raul is taken from him, Nicolas risks his freedom to bring him back, challenging Raul’s determination to protect him by walking away.

Recently divorced Devon Hoffman struggles with anxiety and loneliness after a decades-long relationship. When his best friend’s son returns from military service and shows interest, Devon must decide whether to risk revealing his desires and damaging a treasured friendship.

A favor for a best friend introduces an independent man to Anderson Mara, whose attention unsettles his comfortable life. As their connection deepens, he must decide whether the feelings he has discovered are worth opening himself to commitment.

After divorce, detective Robert Kauffman finds unexpected companionship with his new partner, Remy Bosley. Their friendship deepens as a serial killer targets Remy's former neighborhood, forcing him to confront a painful past while protecting people still living there.

Cold-case detective Graves clashes with homicide newcomer Marcel Douglas over old investigations and unconventional methods. A succession of dumped bodies forces them toward cooperation, but threats from an unknown enemy reveal that their personal rivalry is the smaller danger.

Boss devotes himself to protecting vulnerable people through his outreach program, until mounting threats leave him needing help. Cynical Dolan Sharp distrusts such generosity, but witnessing Boss's work challenges his beliefs as danger forces the two men together.

A decades-old murder and disappearance bring detective Stevenson back into contact with the medical examiner he has avoided. Doc welcomes the chance to help his secret crush, but their investigation uncovers a lingering threat that places him in danger.

Haunted by a life-changing event, Chance volunteers to protect a friend while struggling with destructive coping habits. Bart offers support drawn from his own experience of trauma, but growing attachment and surrounding danger test their fragile path toward recovery.