Titles by Jude Sierra

Reid Watsford has a lot of secrets and a past he cant quite escape. While staying at his grandmothers condo in Key Largo, he signs up for introductory dive classes, where he meets Joaquim Oliveira, a Brazilian dive instructor with wanderlust. Driven by an instant, magnetic pull, what could have been just a hookup quickly deepens. As their relationship evolves, they must learn to navigate the challenges of Reids mental illness--on their own and with each other.

At first, David and Evan found their silver lining in togetherness, but as the months wore on, it became easier to forget to pay attention, to forget the necessity of deliberate connection. David’s seven-months-of-quarantine breakdown wasn’t, as one might expect, about the outside world, but instead about loneliness even in partnership. David and Evan recommit to finding the silver that lines togetherness; coming to each other with love and intent over, and over, and over again.

One secret can change everything.Wren is one of “the gifted”--a college sophomore with the power to compel others feelings and desires. He uses his power as a game of sexual consent until Cameron, a naïve freshman, enters his life. As Cameron begins to understand his sexuality and gain confidence under Wrens tutelage, Wren grows to recognize new and unexpected things about himself.Will Camerons growing confidence finally break down Wrens emotional walls, or will Wren walk away from his best chance for love?

Asher Schenck and his husband, John, opened their downtown gastropub at the start of Detroit's revival. Now, five years after John's sudden death, Asher is determined to pull off a revival of his own. In a last ditch attempt to bring idlewild back to life, he fires everyone and hires a new staff. Among them is Tyler Heyward, a recent college graduate in need of funds to pay for medical school. Tyler is a cheery balm for Asher's soul, and their relationship quickly shifts from business to friendship. When they fall for each other, it is not the differences of race or class that challenge their love, but the ghosts and expectations of their respective pasts. Will they remain stuck or move toward a life neither of them has allowed himself to dream about?

It could start anywhere…   At a summer vacation at the lake, just before heading off to college. In a coffee shop, when the whole world is new. In a dragon's cave, surrounded by gold. At a swim club, with the future in sight.   Short Stuff features bestselling and award-winning authors dialing down the angst for an anthology of light LGBTQ-YA romance.

The connection was instantaneous.Moments after Milo Grahams family relocate to Cape Cod, he meets Andrew Witherell--launching a lifelong friendship built on a foundation of deep bonds, secret forts, and plans for the future.When Milo is called home from college to attend his domineering fathers funeral, he and Andrew finally act on their mutual attraction. But, doubtful of his worth, Milo decides to sever all ties with his childhood friend.Circumstances send both men home again years later, and their long held feelings will not be denied. But will they have what it takes to find lasting love?