Evan is a man lost in the modern world. He has a job, a house, and a best friend, Claire, who lives just across a small patch of lawn from him. He also has a hole in his soul he hadn't even realized was there until one night he meets a mysterious stranger, lurking in the shadows of a tree-lined lane where men meet for anonymous, casual sex. There's something striking and a little terrifying about this stranger, who visits his house one night while...

Life at the top is lonely. That is, until a hot Italian mechanic enters Duncan's life. The attraction begins as Duncan watches Luca working on his vintage Rolls Royce. Bent over the engine in Duncan's private garage, Luca is unaware he's being observed. Duncan is hooked. He can't stop thinking about Luca, and decides to hire Luca as his chauffeur, as well as his mechanic. As time goes by, they grow closer. One of Duncan's favorite things to do is...

When Armand happens to look down into his new neighbour's yard one night and discovers him lying on his back, staring up at the night sky, he doesn't know what to think. It doesn't happen every night, but it happens often enough for Armand's curiosity to be piqued.When they finally meet, Armand falls instantly in lust with Ben, a dentist with an interest Armand can only describe as out-of-the-ordinary. As they get to know each other, Armand's feelings...

When night falls, darkness cloaks the land. It is a time of shadows and those creatures who move in shadow. What truly happens in the hours we spend sleeping blissfully unaware in our beds? Only the moon knows. And the Brothers of the Moon. This collection contains thirteen tales of horror and fantasy, of passion and lust, from the realm of darkness. A demon on the beach demonstrates a degree of trickery that reinforces our fear. Spectres from beyond...

When Caleb arrives at the psychologist's office, he doesn't know what to expect. He carries with him thirty-two years of troubles, which he is desperate to rid himself of. Yet at the end of the first session, it appears he has another desire. A forbidden desire he has no right to expect to become reality. As the sessions continue, they are peppered with extremely unorthodox methods which only add fuel to the flame that something might happen between...

Morgan Berry's mother had always wanted a daughter and when she gives birth to a son, she simply dresses him as a girl and treats him as she would a daughter. When he's picked on and teased at kindergarten, she homeschools him herself. Morgan is eight when his mother brings home a new beau, a no-nonsense man called Dennis O'Rourke. He compliments his new 'daughter' on how pretty she is and when his mother doesn't correct the man, Morgan flees the...

Adama lives in a time long before recorded history, when the small population of human beings exist at one with nature. Intelligent, they still retain something of the wild animal. The climate is tropical summer, punctuated by a short rainy season that isn't only a time of constant heavy rain, but also when the Grim appear. These creatures are the reason humans build burrows, to hibernate in during the rainy season. But the Grim have begun to detect...

For the past twenty years, Dane has taken care of his wealthy Aunt Beatrice. One rainy day, she's killed in a car accident, and Dane is devastated. When he returns to the large, luxurious home they once shared, he falls into a depression. Lonely, he places an advertisement on Craigslist, in part to find someone to keep the house clean and take care of maintenance, but also to keep him company, as he did Aunt Beatrice. The next morning, Ryan is at...

Jimmy's hot, muscular, and drop-dead good-looking. The streets are his office, and horny businessmen and frustrated husbands are his clients. This short story is a day in his life, from his small apartment above a Chinese supermarket to all his favourite haunts -- the train station, the concert hall. Experience the thrills and scares of a typical day in the life of a sex worker. Learn why he wouldn't trade his life for all the money in the world....

Nathan Crosby has a gambling addiction that cost him almost everything he owns. When he tries to run out on newcomer Leroy in a backroom poker game, his troubles escalate. Leroy is not what he appears to be, nor does he have any intention of letting Nathan off the hook. On the contrary, he has an extremely interesting way of obtaining all he is owed. Unfortunately for Nathan, the payment will be far larger than the initial debt. He will be marked...