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Ryan’s entire life changed the night Scott surprised him in a bathroom at a party.

Since Hank Calder’s 4-year-old niece, Josie, came to live with him, his life has been plenty dramatic, thank you, and the last thing he needs is a swishy, flaming twinkie to complicate things.

When a funeral calls his friend Martin away, sunbelt resident Chris is left alone in Martin’s cabin in the dead of winter—and in a blizzard to boot.

In a perfect moment of cold November sunshine, pudgy accountant Kit Allen realizes Jesse, his new office assistant, is everything he's ever dreamed about in a man.

Rance Crawford is an alpaca rancher, fiber mill owner, and self-proclaimed grumpy bastard.

A Love Means... Story Seven months ago, Len Parker lost his partner of more than twenty years, and he isn’t sure how to feel about his blossoming attraction to Chris, one of his farmhands.

Jonathon Pfister’s life has settled into a maudlin existence since the death of Greg, his lover of seventeen years.

A Work Out Story Taking advantage of a free pass from work, Maddoc decides to try out a fitness center.

Kendall Monroe is handcuffed to a car in the desert. Is this life imitating art or art imitating life?

Former model Brent Phillips now works the other side of the camera. He makes his money on senior portraits but wants to create an art exhibition.

He’s searching for a story but finds so much more. Brad Torrence is next on the chopping block at the newspaper where he works.

Luka Krachec immigrates to the United States to find his cousin dead and his cousin’s wife hospitalized after a terrible accident. He meets Peter Montgomery at the funeral.

A Taste of Love Story To make a small fortune, start with a large fortune and open a bakery. That’s the advice Marcus Wilson has heard.

A Love Means... Story Years after his discharge from the Marines under “Don't Ask, Don't Tell,” Cody Culver lives in a PTSD-induced world all his own.

Simon “Frizz” Frizzell sneaks away to the rodeo on weekends, and it’s not until after he wins a buckle that he tells his parents about his bull-riding.