Facing the Curse
As a Wiccan, Tito Russell is a firm believer in magic—just not the fairytale, happily-ever-after kind. He and Matt have been dating for years, they’ve met each other’s families, and everyone seems to agree Matt is “good enough.” Despite ongoing problems with Matt’s jealous and possessive tendencies, they move into an apartment together in a new town. Tito finds a job as a clerk at a used bookstore. Everything is working out.
Then the local Wiccan circle, which is hosting a workshop, accepts Tito’s RSVP but not Matt’s. Despite Matt’s jealous whining, Tito refuses to give up his shot at joining a circle and making friends in their new town. When Tito shows up at the house where the circle is holding their meeting, he discovers his sexy upstairs neighbor from the apartment complex, Leo, is a member. As soon as they shake hands, the magical sparks fly. Tito and Leo both feel it. During the barbeque after the workshop, Leo seeks out Tito, and they talk for hours. Leo is everything Matt isn’t: outgoing, deep, and kind.
The problem is that Matt knows it, too, and for once his jealous paranoia that Tito is attracted to another guy is on target. Despite Tito’s being loyal and refusing to become more than friends with Leo, Matt unleashes his full entitled rage, ripping off the mask of the lovable nerd and becoming a rageful physical abuser.
As soon as Leo finds the bruises, he convinces Tito to take a stand and dump Matt. But with Matt’s behavior getting progressively more unhinged, where will it end? With Leo and Tito getting together, or with both of them dead at Matt’s hands?
A New Season of Intimacy
A tie-in story with Facing the Curse
A month after moving in together, Tito and Leo visit Matt’s grave so Tito can find closure. Tito vents his feelings at Matt’s gravestone and lays his past relationship to rest. Feeling freed of his confused and angry grief, Tito explores the idea of deepening his intimacy with Leo, the man he hopes to spend his life with.
After celebrating a Celtic harvest holiday together, Tito reveals his desire to Leo, but he’s also nervous about his childhood sexual trauma getting in the way. Leo assures Tito that he never has to do anything he’s uncomfortable with. Tito and Leo head home and fill the bathroom with lit candles, setting a romantic mood. Can two people who are healing from childhood sexual trauma find both love and pleasure in each other’s arms?
A Night's Celebration
A tie-in story with Facing the Curse
Kayson Lang and Garrett Nash reach a relationship milestone: moving in together. To celebrate, they plan an evening of candles, wine, and intimacy, but Kayson worries traumatic flashbacks could interrupt or ruin the festivities. He has fought for years to heal from childhood sexual abuse, and Garrett has supported him. All Kayson wants for this night is to celebrate and, even better, get engaged to the love of his life.
Once Garrett lights candles and pours them a glass of wine, Kayson fights to stay grounded and work up the courage to propose. The past threatens him with intrusive thoughts, but Garrett is in his arms now. Can Kayson persevere, express what is in his heart, and ask Garrett to marry him?
The Summoning
A prequel to Facing the Curse
Kohmi Sakurai loses his parents before his freshman year of college and relocates from Seattle to Kentucky to be near his only remaining relative, a half-brother he barely knows. His half-brother Heiki teaches at the local university. Kohmi enrolls there, despite fears about attending college in rural Kentucky as a gay Wiccan. However, Heiki is starting a gender and sexuality club as the faculty sponsor. Maybe Kohmi can start a new life after all: get to know his half-brother, have a supportive college experience in a community of fellow LGBTQIA+ people, fall in love, and settle down. Even better, the gorgeous redhead from Kohmi’s Composition class, Morey Ives, is at the first club meeting. Morey’s Southern manners make it difficult to tell if he’s genuinely into Kohmi or if he’s just that good at being nice. But at least Morey is supportive of gay rights. Maybe Morey is also not straight. A guy can hope, right? As if Morey wasn’t amazing enough, he’s also Wiccan. After the meeting, Kohmi dares to walk with Morey across campus, and they talk about Wicca. Morey comes from a long line of rural Wiccans, but he isn’t conceited about it at all, unlike some so-called “blood witches” Kohmi had met in Washington state. When Kohmi and Morey part ways to get back to their respective dorms, Kohmi is officially infatuated. But the university president’s arrogant, darkly handsome son, Keith Laderrick Jukinson, also wants Morey. And he views Kohmi as an interloper. This spoiled golden boy is Wiccan, too, and he intends to start a Wiccan club on campus, with or without his Catholic father’s approval. When this fails to impress Morey or make an impression on Kohmi, Keith Laderrick visits local pariahs skilled in dark magic. He pays them to have demons scare Kohmi back to Washington state. But it goes wrong. A horde of demons is unleashed on everyone in Morey’s social group, including Keith Laderrick’s brother. Worst of all? The people who summoned the demons can’t un-summon them. Kohmi, Morey, Keith Laderrick, and all their Wiccan friends have to set aside their differences and work together to find a way to dismiss the demons. But every day the attacks get worse. Will their magic be powerful enough, or will the demons succeed in killing them?