Vegas hadn’t been very good to Chuck. Celine sucked, his hotel room faced a bank of windows, it was hotter than hell outside and cold as an iceberg inside, and worst of all, the convention still had a full day to go. But things begin to look up when a seemingly chance encounter with an old high school buddy turns Chuck’s fortunes around.<br><br>NOTE: This story appears in Rob Rosen's best-selling collection, <i>Short Spurts</i>.

Rob Rosen, editor and novelist with more than two hundred published short stories to his credit, brings twenty more erotic short stories from the past two decades, running the gamut from soft and tender to rough and tumble, humorous to emotional, sci-fi to contemporary, and all in his award-winning signature romantic style.<br><br>Whether it’s delivery men or frat boys, young men experimenting or older men setting out on new adventures, surfers or bartenders or dairy farmers, a randy yeti, a lion keeper, a leather daddy, a superhero, or a whole room full of vampires, not to mention a slew of other memorable characters who leap off the page, <i>Short Spurts 3</i> delivers with unique settings, striking plot twists, and unabashed romance.

When orphaned Trip Jackson’s granny dies, leaving most of her extensive estate to him and a puzzling stranger, the mysteries start piling on from there. How did Trip’s parents really die? What’s the deal with the conservative senator who shares the stranger’s last name? What’s with all the blackmail? And does Billy Ray really have the hottest, saltiest boiled nuts this side of the Mason-Dixon? Only Trip and his hot stable boy-boyfriend Zeb know for sure, and how they come by the answers makes for one erotically charged and funny whodunit.<br><br><i>Southern Fried</i>, at its core, is about the love of family, the love of one’s heritage, and the love between friends, both old and new. Though not all is as it appears to be, and sometimes life can get turned upside down when you least expect it. Especially when lip-smacking romance, deep-fried humor, and a heaping side of mystery fall on your plate, all served up Southern style.

What happens when a hunky demon visits you and commands you to break all ten commandments? Or when a handsome angel orders you to do the opposite? And what if you’re Bobby Ray, and you’ve already broken nine of the ten, and <i>thou shalt not kill</i> is a close brick away, and the demon has tacked on a cushy afterlife in hell as a reward? Decisions, decisions. And poor Bobby Ray has never been good at one decision, let alone multiple ones. Broke, divorced, and pretty darn miserable, does he do what’s right or what’s easy?<br><br>In this darkly comical romantic adventure, Bobby Ray, with the help of numerous friends and just as many enemies, one being his ex-husband, travels from Georgia to Israel and ultimately across Egypt and the Gaza Strip in search of the one clue that will hopefully save them all, and possibly the entire world. Will good win out over evil, love over hate? Or will Bobby Ray ultimately break the universe?

Fine, the coffin in the basement was a little unusual. Certainly no more so than the mansion itself, though, or, for that matter, the humpbacked man-servant that came with it, or the mysterious death of its former owner.<br><br>In fact, so starts a long list of all things unusual for our unlikely hero, Jack, and his newfound and strange family, his werewolf boyfriend, the pack eager to help him, and the ancient clan that wants him dead at all costs. Know this, however, in the end, this misfit group of characters will leave you howling in the crypt aisles!

When you wake up on a ferry, naked, in a pool of blood, there’s nowhere else to go but up. Up, that is, into the arms of your hunky upstairs neighbor. And so starts the comic misadventure of Blake and Ted as they go from San Francisco to Salt Lake City to Las Vegas and back again, collecting their motley wolfpack along the way, not to mention a whole slew of unexpected surprises.<br><br>Will good win out? Can different really be better? And can the Queerwolf keep his new breed of pack together and alive? Read on to find out, but better leave the doors locked because this pack travels on its stomach ... and you could be next on the menu!

Santa was beside himself. It was two days until Christmas, and three of his elves were out with the flu. So he had little choice but to hire Jingle, the very unusual, not to mention very horny little elf who will ultimately turn another elf’s toy-making life around.<br><br>NOTE: This story appears in Rob Rosen's best-selling collection, <i>Short Spurts</i>.

Eddie is in love. The problem is, Eddie’s in love with four men ... four men simultaneously, that is. But who does Eddie love more? And can the heart feel for that many men equally? Ah, but it does have four chambers, so four seems the most logical choice ... at least, of course, to Eddie.<br><br>Paula is Eddie’s famous mom. One by one, each of his lovers comes to work for her, their lives so connected that if one of them itches, another one scratches. But who will wind up with whom in this hysterically funny tale of life and love and friendship? In the end, it’s up to fate to decide what none of them could possibly have seen coming.

Joe and Spence are coworkers, and friends with benefits, whipping it out from floor to floor. But when Joe declares that he wants something more, will the ultimatum turn the lusty tide?<br><br>NOTE: This story appears in Rob Rosen's best-selling collection, <i>Short Spurts</i>.

In this riotously funny romantic adventure, Randy and his younger brother Craig find themselves in a different universe, on a strange planet, desperately searching for Milo, a handsome stranger in imminent danger, all while being chased by the heavily armed local authorities. And that's just the start of this epic journey.<br><br>But what else does fate have in store for our brave heroes? And can one human save two worlds, the handsome alien he's fallen in love with, his entire family, and a self-aware watch? Read on, dear Earthlings, to find out!

A return home to the deep south puts these two old friends, all grown up now, on a collision course once old memories boil to the romantic and steamy surface.<br><br>NOTE: This story appears in Rob Rosen's best-selling collection, <i>Short Spurts</i>.

The dig had gone well. The Inca, vanished but not forgotten, left valuable clues. As had the Anasazi and the Clovis People. Clues for second chances that is, the ability to go back and set things right, to hopefully turn tragedy into romance. Only time, of course, will tell.<br><br>NOTE: This story appears in Rob Rosen's best-selling collection, <i>Short Spurts</i>.

Worlds collide when a man working later hours than normal spots the single brightly lit room just across from the train platform.<br><br>NOTE: This story appears in Rob Rosen's best-selling collection, <i>Short Spurts</i>.

A man’s journey to a new home, a new life, gets momentarily derailed when his car breaks down at a rest stop. Thankfully, he’s rescued by a hunky trucker -- in more ways than one.<br><br>NOTE: This story appears in Rob Rosen's best-selling collection, <i>Short Spurts</i>.

Mysterious forces are at play when Paul’s vacation to Spain unexpectedly detours to Gibraltar and then Morocco, to a vodka bottle in a hole in the wall bar, to a handsome genie with a slew of secrets, plus almost limitless powers, virtually no memory, and a keen desire to be freed from his curse. Along the way, Paul is reunited with his ex-lover and the genie’s previous master as fate draws them ever deeper into a murky, dangerous past.<br><br>On our heroes travel, from the frigid north of Russia to a magic carpet ride across China, ultimately finding themselves in the deserts of ancient Jordan. Here, they encounter another of the genie’s previous masters and a power far greater than they could’ve ever imagined, all within a massive temple carved into a mountainside. Can our intrepid foursome uncover the truth before the curse takes them all and possibly the entire world down? Will love win out in the end? Or is the genie forever doomed to a life foretold in fairy tales?<br><br>In this funny, frisky, and frequently heart-pounding adventure, only one thing is for certain: magic can happen even without three wishes.

Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, atop a hill up on high, there sat a massive stone castle, its lone inhabitant a handsome but imprisoned prince. But can said prince find his freedom, not to mention his happily ever after, with his winged lover?<br><br>NOTE: This story appears in Rob Rosen's best-selling collection, <i>Short Spurts</i>.

Two men, one on the rise, one down on his luck and homeless, find themselves alone together during a rainy day in this deeply romantic story of reversals of fortune.<br><br>NOTE: This story appears in Rob Rosen's best-selling collection, <i>Short Spurts</i>.

A personal ad leads to a date, but not with the man Jerry is expecting. In fact, it’s the exact opposite of what Jerry is expecting. Luckily, opposites really do attract in this funny, romantic encounter.<br><br>NOTE: This story appears in Rob Rosen's best-selling collection, <i>Short Spurts</i>.

A fear of flying, a relaxing Xanax, plus two hunky men and two unusual bathroom encounters, turn this flying the friendly thighs tale into so much more.<br><br>NOTE: This story appears in Rob Rosen's best-selling collection, <i>Short Spurts</i>.

The aliens settled in Africa and Europe, what with their love of giraffes and Alpine skiing and all, and forced the previous inhabitants to move out. But when two of said inhabitants meet one of said aliens, plus his unusual body parts, that’s when their world gets turned upside down. E.T. does more than phone home in this funny, steamy threesome of a tale.<br><br>NOTE: This story appears in Rob Rosen's best-selling collection, <i>Short Spurts</i>.

In this hot stable-side encounter, it’s the diminutive jockey that gets ridden, though it’s the side bet that holds all the action.<br><br>NOTE: This story appears in Rob Rosen's best-selling collection, <i>Short Spurts</i>.

A wintery mountain writing retreat takes an unexpected twist when Trent’s car slams into a tree and he’s rescued by the hunky ranger. Seems unlikely that a lot of writing is going to get done, though perhaps a little romance is really what’s needed.<br><br>NOTE: This story appears in Rob Rosen's best-selling collection, <i>Short Spurts</i>.

When Gus’s car breaks down along a deserted country road, what else can he do but get naked? And go looking for help, which he finds in the most unexpected of places. Keep your eyes opened locked; you won’t want to miss a moment of this steamy poolside romantic encounter.<br><br>NOTE: This story appears in Rob Rosen's best-selling collection, <i>Short Spurts</i>

A pro bowler, some naked bowling, and an upcoming tournament set the stage for this hot and steamy romantic encounter. Lots of strikes on every lane await!<br><br>NOTE: This story appears in Rob Rosen's best-selling collection, <i>Short Spurts</i>

In this sweetly romantic throwback, two young men meet at Woodstock and dig more than just the music amongst the swirling sea of humanity, but will they find peace fifty years later?<br><br>NOTE: This story appears in Rob Rosen's best-selling collection, <i>Short Spurts</i>

Two weeks to college finals. Two months of tutoring. But the student ultimately becomes the teacher once an unusual sexual talent is revealed.<br><br>NOTE: This story appears in Rob Rosen's best-selling collection, <i>Short Spurts</i>

Nord wakes up to find himself sort of dead. Well, that is to say, he's dead, alright -- murdered, in fact -- but not in heaven, at least not yet. In this limbo-like state, he meets Max and learns that everyone there is waiting for the final <i>poof</i>, hopefully to a better place. Only, with unfinished business back in the real world, like bringing his murderer to justice, Nord's <i>poof</i> is nowhere in sight. So he and Max set out to find the killer and make things right again. Of course, that's easier said than done when you're nothing more than a couple of randy spirits.<br><br>With the help of Voltan, a diminutive mystic with a predilection for turbans, and Clark, a nerdy computer geek eager to shed his loner past, plus a ghost accountant Bruce, Bruce's drag queen brother Eve O'Destruction, and Nord's kick-ass mom, the newly enamored pair set out to hunt for the murderer, and are quick to discover how much they'd taken for granted when they were alive.<br><br>In this hysterically funny and often poignant mystery about fate and love and family, it ultimately takes dying for our heroes to have the times of their lives.

When Sean's air-conditioning suddenly dies in the middle of the broiling summer, it's the building's hunky superintendent, Dillon O’Leary, who comes to the rescue in this quirky comic tale.<br><br>Dillon soon gets Sean up and running again, in more ways than one. As the temperature in Sean’s apartment falls, the heat between the two men rises. However, Dillon unexpectedly pulls away and leaves. Sean’s air conditioning may be fixed, but his heart is broken.<br><br>Weeks later, temperatures once again soar as things heat up on the secluded rooftop of Sean’s building. Will Dillon fix things with Sean or will their obvious attraction for each other remain as cool as the air coming from Sean’s window unit?

Jack is thirty-five and single once again. He is not, as he as quick to point out, going through a midlife crisis. Still, it would be nice to have a partner.<br><br>So he sets out on an adventure to find the one-time love of his life, Bing, a man he hasn't set eyes on in more than fifteen years, a man who has seemingly vanished off the face of the planet. With the help of his family and friends -- plus the family dog and, of all people, his high school bully -- he goes searching for Bing, only to unearth an ages-old mystery that puts them all in grave danger.<br><br>In this hysterically funny tale of romance and self-discovery, the question remains right up to the surprise ending: can we return to our past in order to create better our future?

Take three fierce drag queens, plus their undead drag sister, a massive solar flare, and a few billion hungry zombies, toss in the remnants of the U.S. Army and a hysterically funny/frequently poignant cross-country trip, add a spicy dash of sizzling romance and a generous helping of mystery and suspense.<br><br>What you wind up with is the deliciously campy <i>Queens of the Apocalypse.</i>

A madcap coming-out story with a wicked bent, <i>Sparkle: The Queerest Book You'll Ever Love</i> has it all: sex, drugs, and 80's rock 'n' roll, piercings and tattoos, drag queens and near-death experiences, all with a beautiful San Francisco backdrop and enough twists and turns to make even Lombard Street jealous.<br><br>Your mama never told you that being queer could be this much fun!

Rob Rosen, editor of the renowned <i>Best Gay Erotica</i> series, fifteen-times novelist, with more than two hundred published short stories to his credit, brings you sixteen of his erotic short stories from the past decade, running the gamut from soft and tender to rough and tumble, humorous to emotional, sci-fi to contemporary, and all in his award-winning signature style.<br><br>Whether it’s cowboys and Indians, young men experimenting or older men setting out on new adventures, nearly forgotten teen idols or athletes yearning for a comeback, randy actors, a hunky mailman, naked chess players, plus a ghost with a trick up his sleeve, a diminutive vampire, and a vegetarian werewolf or two, not to mention a whole slew of other memorable characters who leap off the page, <i>Short Spurts 2</i> delivers with its unique settings, striking plot twists, and unabashed romance.<br><br>Didn’t get enough of Rosen’s best-selling <i>Short Spurts</i>? Pick up this collection today!

Jeep duty takes a deep infatuation to the next level for these two hunky Army privates, though the jump ahead to eight years later is where the real action starts.<br><br>NOTE: This story appears in Rob Rosen's best-selling collection, <i>Short Spurts</i>

Ted is an orphan, a young gay man living on the streets following the death of both his parents. Hope seems futile, though hope is exactly what he finds when a surprising email informs him that an unknown wealthy relative has died, that a reading of a will is soon to occur clear across the country. Ted will inherit something, but what that something is remains to be seen. Benny is a young, homeless drug addict, straight except for when cash is involved. Benny has never had a reason to be hopeful about anything until a chance encounter with Ted. Both men are soon traveling together from state to state, making ends meet however they can, rushing to the reading of the will that may or may not change both their lives forever. An unexpected friendship quickly forms, and then just as unexpectedly blossoms into something more as their adventure ultimately leads them to their fates. At turns darkly funny and tragic, deeply erotic and poignant, Ted of the d’Urbervilles uniquely shines a light on the phrase "Love is Love" -- though who they will find it with remains a mystery until the very end.

"Lucas has a typical life -- apart from being abandoned as a baby, raised by wolves, and having super powers. Still, inside, he feels like two people, both vying for control of himself. He's a superhero and a nerdy college freshman. He's both feral and tame. He wants to do good in the world and, at the same time, he wants to do nothing. And most of all, he wants to find his birth parents. In this comedic tale of romance, mystery, and adventure, our hero is joined by his hunky boyfriend, his acerbic boss, an uptight college science professor, and his ex-boyfriend/once crime-fighting partner -- not to mention a whole pack of wolves -- to help foil his nemesis and uncover the secrets of his past to save his future."

"Dan and Steve, two ships passing in the night, so to speak, find each other and a lucky penny before heading into a private airline-club room. Their encounter is brief yet intense, the attraction off the charts, but the lay, like the layover they’re both on, is all too short for either of their liking. Fate, plus a little bit of luck, brought them together, but will they ever dock at the same port again? Note: This short story was originally published in the charity collection, Love Is Proud."

"Rob Rosen, editor of the renowned Best Gay Erotica series, thirteen-times novelist, with more than 200 published short stories to his credit, brings you twenty of his erotic short stories from the past decade. These tales run the gamut from soft and tender to rough and tumble, humorous to emotional, sci-fi to contemporary, and all in his award-winning signature style. Here you’ll find young hippies at Woodstock, old friends meeting under unexpected circumstances, Christmas elves, magical fairies, naked bowlers, and macho military men. There’s also a randy mountain ranger, a college student with an unusual sexual talent, a conquering alien, a down-and-out homeless man, and a hairy jockey. With these, as well as a whole slew of other memorable characters who leap off the page, Short Spurts delivers with its unique settings, striking plot twists, and scorching hot, unabashed romance."

"Four five-star Yelp reviews do you little good when you’re nailed inside a giant barrel of whiskey, which is where our intrepid private detective Barry finds himself while on the case to help his campy drag friends, all of whom have numerous secrets to hide. If he can decide between the man he once loved and the bartender he’s falling for, successfully stay undercover as his alter-ego, Mary, Queen of Scotch, and keep one step ahead of the bad guys, plus a raucously funny meddling mom, he just might live to see that much-desired fifth review."

"When Sean's air-conditioning suddenly dies in the middle of the broiling summer, it's the building's hunky superintendent, Dillon O’Leary, who comes to the rescue in this quirky comic tale. Dillon soon gets Sean up and running again, in more ways than one. As the temperature in Sean’s apartment falls, the heat between the two men rises. However, Dillon unexpectedly pulls away and leaves. Sean’s air conditioning may be fixed, but his heart is broken. Weeks later, temperatures once again soar as things heat up on the secluded rooftop of Sean’s building. Will Dillon fix things with Sean or will their obvious attraction for each other remain as cool as the air coming from Sean’s window unit?"

"What happens when a naughty little elf named Yule, pairs up with a lonely-but-nice elf named Tinsel? Why, sexcapades at the North Pole, of course! Throw in a reindeer gone missing just before Christmas, plus Santa’s frantic workshop trying to get ready for the holiday at the last minute, and see how the spirit of the season can change even the most bitter elf. Kissing under the mistletoe never had such a sexy twist before."

"Brad likes to go commando, and freeing his willy at work turns him on. Sometimes he even gets off on it, which only adds to the excitement. But he must be losing his touch, because his coworker Lou catches him in the act. The two are workplace adversaries, always trying to one-up each other, and Lou constantly undermines Brad in front of the bigwigs. If he tells anyone Brad jerks off at work ... To say Brad hates Lou would be an understatement. But there's no denying the man is sexy as hell. What might Brad be able to do to keep Lou from outing him?"

"Shem sets off to join Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show of 1890, hoping to leave his past behind. Instead, he finds his future with Wayne, a randy cowboy who gladly shows him the ropes, and the injun Eagle Feather joins them for the rides of their lives. Yep, the west was indeed shrinking, but it was still as wild as ever."