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Getting His Man

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***Getting His Man*** is a 2017 novel by B.G. Thomas. It is book #48 in the Dreamspun Desires series.

## Description

A love story worthy of an old movie… with a new twist.

Artie needs a hero, a man like those he’s always revered in Golden Age films. His drug-dealing jerk of a roommate got him arrested, and since his savior isn’t likely to sweep in and save the day, Artie calls a bail bondsman.

August has always imagined himself a hero from a black-and-white movie, but he’s never found a man willing to let him play that role—at least not until he gets the call from Artie.

Both of their dreams might come true, but not before August must use his skills as a bounty hunter as well as a bondsman. Artie is on the run for his life, and August must protect him and help him clear his name. Only then can they both finally get their man.
All Snug

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***All Snug*** is a 2010 novella by B.G. Thomas. It is part of the Dreamspinner Press 2010 Advent Calendar anthology, *Naughty or Nice*.

## Description

Elliot and Shawn each want to buy the same one-of-a-kind item for Christmas—a very old and expensive antique bed—as a gift for their lovers. But when they both arrive at the store at the same moment, the proprietor tells them to figure out between themselves who gets to purchase the bed.

So Elliot and Shawn decide to hold a contest: winner buys bed.

And so the competitions begin, from selling charity tickets to cleaning out stables, and interpersonal tension and burgeoning attraction mount as the days until Christmas pass. But who deserves the gift more: Elliot, who can afford the expensive gift for his casual sex partner? Or Shawn, who can barely cover rent, who wants it for a man he says he’s head-over-heels for?

## Characters

* Elliot
* Shawn
How Could Love Be Wrong?

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***How Could Love Be Wrong?*** is a 2011 novella by B.G. Thomas. It is part of the Dreamspinner Press 2011 Daily Dose anthology, *First Time for Everything*.

## Description

As a teenage boy, Clay Bower finds love for the first time with his best friend, Matthew—a love that is shattered by Matthew’s guilt and religious dogma. He is sure he will never love again.

Later, as a young man, Clay is blessed with the love of a woman, a close companion who accepts him for who he is even though he can never give her the devotion she deserves in return. After all, it is better than no love at all, right?

But after another tragic event, life takes an unexpected turn. Clay might be able to put his guilt and disappointment behind him—if he can learn to accept love from an unexpected source.

## Characters

* Clay Bower
* Matthew
Monterosia

**Monterosia** is a small country/kingdom on the Adriatic coast boarded by Italy on the west and Slovenia on the east. The Montefalcone family has sat on the throne for generations.

Monterosia is known for its flowers, which are shipped all over Europe and even the United states. Wildflowers fill the countryside. Flower markets are filled to over flowing all year. Its climate -- equivalent to U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 8 through 10 -- results in a wealth of flowers.

It is also known for its amazing fishing and seafood.

The area of Monterosia is 110 square miles (285 square kilometers) with a population of about 200,000.

Located between Italy and Slovenia, both languages are spoken there although it is primarily an Italian speaking country.

Episcopalism and Catholicism are the main religions, with Episcopalism being the religion to the Royal family..

Today the country is governed by a parliament as well as king, with most decisions being made by the former. However the country loves its royalty and H.R.H. King Aristide Montefalcone\* has many responsibilities, including serving in an sort of ambassadorial function and a vote in Parliament. The King has been married twice. However his first family, a wife and two daughters, were killed in a car accident and he stayed unwed for a number of years. He then met and fell in love with a woman much younger than he was. They married, and now he has a second family, including two sons. The eldest and heir to the throne is Amadeo (29), and the second son is Cristiano (25).

However, through mysterious circumstances, his eldest son has vanished. This has made a country that most people had never heard of become news. There has been no ransom demand and many people wonder what has happened to him--a sort of modern Lindberg baby kidnapping story.

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Monterosia was first mentioned in the novel *Winter Heart when* Kevin Owens receives a piece of junk email claiming the country owed him 200 million dollars.

It was next mentioned in the novel [to be revealed] and Cody Warrington is watching television hears about the vanished Prince Amadeo Montefalcone.

http://www.episcopalchurch.org/diocese/convocation-episcopal-churches-europe

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Bryan Mills

**Bryan Mills** is one of the main characters in *The Real Thing*. He has a fascination with cowboys and seeks out older men who are also real-life cowboys.

Bryan suspected he was gay from the age of 14 when his date to the prom had left him and Bryan and another male friend had kissed and masturbated together. During his teens, Bryan had frequents public restrooms for sexual encounters with anonymous men. Though he enjoyed it at first, he felt cheap and dirty afterward. One encounter left him infected with crabs and he swore off those types of encounters.

Bryan's fascination with cowboys prompted him to dress in "cowboy drag" (as his roommate, Tommy Smith, calls it) and seek out real-life cowboys at the western-themed bar, The Watering Hole. One night at the bar, Bryan overhears a couple of older cowboys making fun of the younger men dressed in ridiculous cowboy attire. That's when Bryan decided to get rid of his similar attire and adopt a more rustic, true-to-life style that would make him look more like an authentic cowboy.

## *The Real Thing*

Bryan lives in Kansas City with his roommate, Tommy. One night when Bryan visits The Watering Hole, an older cowboy named Curtis Hansen shows an interest in Bryan. He buys Bryan a beer and they chat and flirt and eventually return to Bryan's apartment to have sex. The next morning, Curtis talks about needing help on his farm and Bryan agrees to lend a hand, but admits that he isn't a real cowboy, though he dresses very much like one. Curtis seems put off by this and Bryan worries that he may have ruined his chances with Curtis.

A few days later, Curtis gets in touch with Bryan and they meet up at The Watering Hole. There, they both discuss their pasts, how they came out and what they're looking for in a relationship. Bryan tells Curtis he is attracted to older men and Curtis tells Bryan he is attracted to younger men. Later, Curtis takes Bryan to his farm where they have sex. Curtis shows Bryan around his farm.

After a few more days, Curtis contacts Bryan again and suggested another date and spending the weekend together. Bryan happily agrees.
Gatton Point

**Gatton Point** is an apartment building in Kansas City that is featured in *Anything Could Happen*. Boden lives here with his red Pomeranian, Lucille, and is appointed the manager of the building. When Austin moves to Kansas City, he moves in with Boden and agrees to do maintenance work around the building. The building is over a hundred years old and has many mechanical problems. It has only 9 apartments.

Other residents of Gatton Point include Guy Campbell, Miss Hallie, Mrs. Penrose, Mannie Penrose and Ortisha Walker.
Just Guys

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***Just Guys*** is a 2010 novella by B.G. Thomas.

## Description

When a new couple moves in next door, the two gay men capture Grant's fascination immediately. Mark and Tony are guys, just guys, and clearly in love. Grant finds it appealing enough that he begins to question not only his marriage of twenty years, but the direction of his entire life.

## Characters

* Grant
* Mark
* Tony
Grady

**Grady** is a minor character in *Anything Could Happen*. He attends the *Steel Magnolias* play dressed up as Truvy Jones, Dolly Parton's character from *Steel Magnolias*, donning a blond-white wig and volleyballs used as breasts. He helps Austin get into the sold out play of *Steel Magnolias*.

He also appears later at Austin's birthday party at The Male Box.
Desert Crossing: A Different Perspective

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***Desert Crossing: A Different Perspective*** is a 2011 short story by B.G. Thomas. It is a companion piece that offers an alternate perspective to the original ending of *Desert Crossing*.

## Description

*Desert Crossing: A Different Perspective*, a companion piece and free short story available with the purchase of *Desert Crossing*.
Jude Parks

**Jude Parks** is the star of the book *All Alone in a Sea of Romance*. He is a writer and editor for New Visions Press, a gay romance publisher.

Jude lives in Boystown in Chicago but he eventually moves to Kansas City.

He has worked part time job at an underwear store—Big John’s—he was hired because he is a bit of a bear and the owner wants to sell Bearwear, an underwear catering to big men.

His best friend is Jeannie Feinberg. His roommate is Lionel Clark.

Jude has a long, long history of very bad dates and boyfriends and because of one in particular—Fred Sheffield—he doesn’t like drag queens.

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Then he meets Tommy Smith—a drag queen bear—and falls in love. Jude become a prime suspect in a stabbing at a huge romance convention but his name is eventually cleared.

He also makes a minor appearance in *Anything Could Happen*.

## *Anything Could Happen*

Austin meets Jude, along with Tommy Smith, at Guy's get-together near the beginning of the story. Jude also appears at Austin's birthday party at The Male Box.
The Pegasus Theatre

**The Pegasus Theatre** is a theater in downtown Kansas City that is featured in *Anything Could Happen*. It is where Guy’s play of *Steel Magnolias* and *Tearoom Tango* are shown. It is popular enough that it boasts two stages, the “Main Stage” and the “Wagner Stage”. The theater has an “In-Progress Night” and couple of weekends a year where new plays that are in progress are shown to get a reaction from audiences.
Autumn Changes

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***Autumn Changes*** is a 2015 novel by B.G. Thomas. It is the third book in the "Seasons of Love" series.

## Description

Asher Eisenberg is a brilliant actor, destined for fame and fortune. But a traumatic incident in his past has caused him to reject his Jewish heritage and hide from everyone behind walls of arrogance and selfishness, and he blurs his loneliness with a lot of sex and alcohol. When he meets Peniamina Faamausili, however, he strangely can’t stop thinking about the young man.

Peni is struggling with his sexuality, the Mormonism he was raised in, and the Samoan heritage that calls to him. He longs to receive the pe’a—the traditional Samoan tattoos-- and learn more of his people's ways. He has no interest in a man like Asher, who appears to use men and put them aside and whose drinking can't help but remind him of the drunk driver who killed his father. But he can’t deny his attraction to Asher and finally agrees to a date if Asher can go thirty days without a drink.

Asher is about to go on a journey that will awaken him to his friends, his past, his future, and even to love. But that awakening could well demand the sacrifice of the dream he holds most dear.

## Characters

* Asher Eisenberg
* Peni Faamausili
Ma'akheruenhut

**Ma'akheruenhut** is the main antagonist from *Soul of the Mummy*.

## *Soul of the Mummy*

Ma'akheruenhut is a priest, who had earned his name which translates to "justified of the temple". He had been shunned by other priests, but became famous through his amazing feats. He is a dominating and power-hungry man.

He is the former lover of S'ankhibthot. He had met Ma'akheruenhut while at temple to pray and the two immediately became infatuated with one another. They had been lovers for 20 years.

Ma’akheruenhut had been a master of deception, using trickery to fool others into believing that he had performed miraculous feats. This causes doubt when Ma’akheruenhut promises that he will raise S’ankhibthot’s soul from the dead. When Ma’akheruenhut is sentenced to be executed, he devises a plan for both he and S’ankhibthot to die and then be resurrected. Ma’akheruenhut kills S’ankhibthot with an ancient knife after learning the sacred words to resurrect the dead.

After S’ankhibthot inhabits the body of André and begins a relationship with Tucker, Ma’akheruenhut, as a mummy, confronts S’ankhibthot in modern times, furious that he had taken a new partner with Tucker. When Ma’akheruenhut tries to kill S’ankhibthot and Tucker, a baboon arrives and attacks Ma’akheruenhut in his mummified form, eventually destroying him.
Bianca's Plan

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***Bianca's Plan*** is a 2012 novella by B.G. Thomas. It is part of the Dreamspinner Press 2012 Advent Calendar anthology, *Evergreen*.

## Description

Bianca worries that her daddy, Gavin, is lonely and decides he needs a boyfriend for Christmas. So she enlists her father's best friend, the straight and unattached Curtis. Gavin has a Christmas wish, too, and Curtis setting him up on disastrous dates isn't part of it! Meanwhile, Curtis finds life becoming complicated as he tries to please Bianca, make Gavin happy, and fend off his own unexpected mixed feelings. Will anyone's wish come true?

## Characters

* Bianca King
* Gavin King
* Curtis Harrell
Dora Shelbourne

**​Dora Shelbourne** (née **​Chandler**)is a minor character from *Anything Could Happen*. She is the mother of Austin Shelbourne and wife of Fred Shelbourne .

## *Anything Could Happen*

Austin tells Guy how his parent were killed in a car accident when Austin was very young, although their names aren't mentioned in the story.
Le Méridien Pyramids Hotel & Spa

**Le Méridien Pyramids Hotel & Spa** is a hotel located in Cairo, Egypt that appears in *Soul of the Mummy*. It is the location that Tucker Bradshaw and André Rice first meet. It is also where Tucker takes S'ankhibthot (S'an) the mummy when he comes through time from ancient Egypt to the present time.

(Real location)
Baily, Cranston and Watch

**Baily, Cranston and Watch** is a law firm owned by Peter Wagner. It is where Scott Aberdeen works and is mentioned in *Spring Affair* and *Summer Lover.* It is also mentioned by Gabe Richards in *The Boy Who Came In From The Cold**.*

Baily's first name is Malcolm and was a good friend of the deceased Bernie Lauder. Bernie Lauder was the lover of Baz Sommer from the book, Just Kiss Me. He represented Baz pro bono after Lauder died and Lauder's family tried to take everything.
Deriddere, Inc.

**Deriddere, Inc.** is a company located in Buckman, MO. Its specialty is office desk seats. The company began in the town of Buckman, MO, and their product was the Roll & Step step stool. It became am extremely popular product and quickly became one of the most popular step stools in North America, and favored by libraries everywhere. The company branched out into all kinds of office seating and opened other locations in the United States. But the founder of the company born and raised in Buckman, kept the manufacture of the Roll & Step exclusively in his hometown, where it remains until this day.
Carlisle Free Range Chicken

**Carlisle Free Range Chicken** are raised without the use of antibiotics, animal by-products, or growth stimulants. The company's poultry is Certified Organic as well as Certified Humane. It is one of the very first companies to utilize Controlled Atmosphere Stunning in the United States, ensuring that all Smart Chickens are handled with care. What this means is the chickens are lulled to sleep instead of the horrific ways the animals are killed by almost every company there is. "Terror poisons meat" and the owner believes, even effects everyone's karma. The company is one of the first poultry producers in the United States to utilize 100% pure, air-chill technology in place of water immersion in their humane way of treating the animals!.

The chickens have access to state-of-the-art heated and air conditioned facilities to protect them from he elements and are also free range, with access to well-maintained grass pastures.

Even the packaging is green, as the product is made available in unbleached brown paper bags, instead of environmentally unsafe plastic wraps.

This means a Carlisle Free Range chickens will cost more. But the company is confidant that their customers will find their chickens will be the best they've ever eaten.

is first mentioned in the novel *The Boy Who Came In From The Cold* when Todd Burton uses one provided by Gabe Richards to make dinner. The meal goes to impress Peter Wagner.

It wasn’t shrink-wrapped, like the ones he’d seen since moving to the city, but was contained in a paper bag instead. A label proclaimed it was a “Carlisle Free Range Chicken.” All natural. “Raised and grown as a chicken should be.”
In other words, raised on a country farm. And raised at the edge of the universe as he was, local farm chickens were all Todd had known. There was a difference. He could taste it. He hadn’t had a chicken that didn’t taste “wrong” since he’d moved to Kansas City. This would be a delight.

He noticed the price and winced.
Elsakit

**"My daughter is the strongest. The bravest. My hero. The *best*."**

**-***Elsakit's mother - Princess (a former kittypet)*

***Name - Elsa***

***Gender - female***

***Sex - bisexual***

## Ramen Family

***Mate: none = too young to mate***

***Kits: none = too young to do that stuff....doesnt even have mate lol..***

***Mother: Princess***

***Father: Rad***

***Brothers and sisters: sister: Honey sister: Pretry brother: handsome brother: oleg***

***Aunt: Aunt Trap***

***Uncle: Uncle Sarah***

***Nieces and nephews: nices: none nephews: kashoe***

***othernotes: elsa was born to a kitty pet family.***

***other: elsA***
One Southwest Tower

**One Southwest Tower** is a high-rise of luxury condominiums located off 39th Street near downtown Kansas City. For many years it was the headquarters of a business man’s organization but was recently converted to a place for people to live in security and comfort.

It appears in the story *Unfinished Business* from the anthology *Spirit*.

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Mike Ellsworth and Joel Kauffman live in One Southwest Tower by the end of the story *Unfinished Business*.
Joan Edwards

**Joan Edwards** is a minor character who appears in *The Boy Who Came In From The Cold* and *Anything Could Happen*. She is Todd Burton's ex-girlfriend as the first book begins. She made some mistakes, but then so did Todd and Austin Shelbourn—all dealing with sex and sexuality. It would be easy to point to her as the “bad guy” but that isn’t fair.

## *Anything Could Happen*

When Austin tells Guy about his first sexual experience with Todd, he mentions that Joan complained to Austin about Todd's lack of interest in her. Joan forces herself on Austin and the two have sex. Todd walks in on the two of them and runs off, causing friction between Joan and Austin. Joan tries to remain friendly with Austin, trying to find comfort with him and revealing that she is in love with Todd. At that point, Austin mentions that he is also in love with Todd.

Near the end of the story, Austin calls Joan and apologizes for being distant. She is happy for Austin in that he found Guy and tells Austin that she also has a new love in her life.
Trevor Bloomgarden

**Trevor Bloomgarden** was Wade Porter's college roommate and felt very free to hang out in their room in his "tightie-whities" and figured out he was turning Wade on. He liked the attention, sharing a bottle of tequila the night before they graduated, wound up being Wade's first sexual experience with a man, which he regretted the next day. He was hostile to Wade and the two never saw each other again. Whether Trevor is gay or bisexual or was simply turned on by the fact that a man found him attractive has not been reveled to date. He is a minor character in the novelette *New Lease*.
Bob Stevens

**Bob Stevens** is a minor character in *New Lease*. At the time of the flashbacks in the story, he was a manager at the Albany, GA, location of Crumpton & Schwenk Women's Apparel and Wade Porter's boss. He didn't care for Wade and at one time suspected he was gay. Nevertheless, when Wade has high sales, he sends him on a vacation to Pena Key, Florida on the company. Bob Steven's present whereabouts are unknown at this time.
Dr. Farid Saadawi

**Dr. Farid Saadawi** is an archaeologist, Egyptologist and the Head of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities. He is a character from *Soul of the Mummy*.

## *Soul of the Mummy*

Dr. Farid Saadawi is an archeologist, Egyptologist and the Head of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities.

After the tomb is raided, he becomes irate with questions from reporters and the lack of information on what happened. When André’s passport is found at the crime scene, Saadawi has Tucker and S’ankhibthot (in the body of André) arrested and brought to his office for questioning. After S’ankhibthot reveals who he actually is, Saadawi dismisses the idea until Ma’akheruenhut returns in the form of a mummy and attacks the men. After Ma’akheruenhut is destroyed, Saadawi makes a deal with S’ankhibthot to release him and Tucker if S’ankhibthot agrees to reveal the locations of ancient artifacts for Saadawi to discover.
Billy "The Bear" Yarbrough

**Billy "The Bear" Yarbrough**is a performer/entertainer with the Liddle Awful Annie Show at The Male Box, a gay bar in Kansas City. He has made a number of cameo appearances in stories including All Snug and Christmas Wish. He finally became a speaking character in The Beary Best Holiday Party Ever. Does fun drag without shaving. Really funny stuff.

## *Anything Could Happen*

During Austin's birthday party at The Male Box, Billy the Bear is simply mentioned during Liddle Awful Annie's show.
Meridian Hotel

The **Meridian Hotel** is a five-star hotel in Kansas City, Mo, at Crown Center. It has been mentioned in several stories, most notably as where Asher Eisenberg works as a front desk clerk during the events of *Autumn Changes*. It is also where, Harry Fielding--one of the main characters in *Christmas Wish*--now works.

The Meridian has a very nice bar off the main lobby called the Nadir Lounge and a five star restaurant on the top floor called Apogee.

Asher Eisenberg no longer works there, but his friend Nellie Brigman does, as well as Harry Fielding, at the front desk, and Jim Musgrave, who is a bartender at Nadir.

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Special thanks to Matthew Ryan for naming the Apogee restaurant and to Denise Dechene for naming the Nadir Lounge.
A Secret Valentine

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***A Secret Valentine*** is a 2014 novella by B.G. Thomas. It is part of the Dreamspinner Press 2014 anthology, *A Valentine Rainbow*. The first edition was released as part of the *Never Say Never* anthology by Silver Publishing in February 2011.

## Description

After his divorce, Steve Manchester came out so he could be himself and find love with another man. But as it turns out, the only man he really wants is his sweet, intelligent, and gorgeous best friend Burgess Cameron. Burgess, however, wants to keep the relationship platonic. When Steve can no longer stand the unrequited love, he decides to move to San Francisco to start a new life. But before he leaves, Burgess invites him to a Valentine’s Day dance, where Cupid may have other plans for them both!

## Characters

* Steve Manchester
* Burgess Cameron
Meant to Fly

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***Meant to Fly*** is a 2012 short story by B.G. Thomas. It is part of the Dreamspinner Press 2012 anthology, *Men of Steel*.

## Description

Daniel, who is a huge fan of the superhero Paragon, is beside himself with excitement when he actually gets a chance to meet his hero! The problem is that Daniel’s dream only comes true when he’s thrown out of a skyscraper window by the super-villain, The Tyrant. Thank God, Paragon saves him, only to disappear into the night.

Months later, Daniel makes a trip to New York City to meet his hero again, but just when everything seems to be working out perfectly, The Tyrant attacks again.

Is it the end of the world or will Daniel find a different destiny in Paragon’s powerful embrace?
Until I Found You

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***Until I Found You*** is a 2015 novella by B.G. Thomas. It is part of the Dreamspinner Press 2015 Daily Dose anthology, *Never Too Late*.

## Description

Christopher Morin is unlucky in love. The only male worth anything in his life is his sweet dog Frost. Christopher is devastated when, shortly after his breakup with the worst boyfriend ever, his dog vanishes without a trace.

Doyle Schilbrack was lucky at love, until his wonderful partner of many years passed away, leaving Doyle lost and lonely. The solution? He adopts a sad little abandoned dog, a dog he names Jack. Together, man and dog come back to life.

Then one day, a year later, Christopher encounters Doyle in a park—walking his dog! Now the two men are faced with a dilemma. They want to do what is best for their dog, but it will break their hearts to let him go.

But then a rambunctious white Pomeranian takes matters in his own paws. There might be a way for both men to keep the dog, and find something else that’s been missing from their lives.

## Characters

* Christopher Morin
* Jack Frost
* Doyle Schilbrack
Jimmy Halliburton

**Jimmy Halliburton** is a minor character from *Anything Could Happen*.

Boden tells Austin that Jimmy was the first boy Boden had ever been sexually intimate with and in love with. Boden mentions that Jimmy was part of the Halliburton family, the richest in town a long time ago, owning Halliburton Box and Cardboard. Boden also tells Austin that he and Jimmy were “special” friends, lovers that they had on the side in addition to being married.

After Jimmy got married, Boden couldn't bear to be only Jimmy's "special" friend and left Buckman to live in Kansas City.

It isn't until Boden's death that Peter Wagner tells Austin that Boden and Jimmy were actually married for 50 years. A year after Boden moved to Kansas City, Jimmy left his wife and went to Kansas City to be with Boden. Jimmy had given Lucille to Boden for Boden's 62nd birthday.
Tucker Bradshaw

**Tucker Bradshaw** is one of the main characters from *Soul of the Mummy*.

## *Soul of the Mummy*

Tucker is a modern day American man who has a keen interest in ancient Egypt and is known as being particularly talkative.

After leaving his cheating husband, Greg, he spontaneously decides to vacation in after reading a fascinating story about ancient tomb that has been recently discovered. There he meets André Rice at a hotel and the two
become physically intimate. He is then amazed at the coincidence that André is a part of dig and he is invited to view an ancient tomb.

While there, the two are attacked by tomb raiders and André is killed. However, in a paranormal event, his body is inhabited by the soul of the mummy S’ankhibthot.

Tucker helps S’ankhibthot adapt to modern life and becomes very close with him. However, S’ankhibthot’s former lover, Ma’akheruenhut—a priest and warlock from his life in ancient—confronts Tucker and S’ankhibthot in the form of a mummy. He attacks them both but is stopped and stopped by aconfronts Tucker and S’ankhibthot in the form of a mummy. He attacks them both but is stopped and destroyed by a baboon—who very well might be something else....

Tucker and S’ankhibthot become lovers at the end of the story.
Bobby Brubaker Sr.

**Bobby Brubaker Sr.** is a minor character who appears in several stories. He is described as a large, muscular, football player-type man with a hairy body and at times, a full beard.

He has two children, Bobby Jr. and Rosalie, from a previous marriage.

## *Bianca's Plan*

In *Bianca's Plan*, Gavin and Bianca run into Bobby Brubaker and his two kids at the park and they make a playdate of it. Afterwards, Bobby invites Gavin and Bianca to his place to warm up and relax. Bobby allows Gavin to use his shower to clean up and surprises Gavin by joining him in the shower, making very strong advances. Gavin stops him and Bobby is confused, thinking this entire event was a date set up by Bianca.

## *Hound Dog & Bean*

In *Hound Dog & Bean*, Bobby Brubaker (along with Rosalie) are at a Four-Footed Friends sponsored event and attempt to adopt a dog named Sarah Jane, but H.D. refuses to let him when he discovers that Bobby would leave her outside all day. Bobby becomes furious and makes threats against the shelter and H.D.

Later, Bobby appears at the coffee shop, The Shepherd's Bean, where he spots H.D. and confronts him. He begins to throw a punch at H.D. but Bean intercepts it and is knocked out by Bobby. Bobby is then chased off by H.D.

## *Derek*

In *Derek*, Bobby is one of Derek's co-workers and mentions that he has had sex with hundreds of men. Initially, Derek is interested in Bobby but learning about his countless sexual experiences made Derek think otherwise.

## *Autumn Changes*

In *Autumn Changes*, Peni talks about how he and Bobby briefly dated and that Bobby was the first man he ever had sex with. When Bobby invites Peni to a romantic dinner at his place, Peni discovers Bobby there with another man and is crushed. Bobby suggests they have a three-way, but Peni was not interested and Bobby tells Peni to leave when Peni gets upset.

## *Unusual Attention*

In *Unusual Attention*, Bobby is only mentioned once in the story as being the office manager where Adam Brookhart works in billing for cancer doctors.
The Beary Best Holiday Party Ever

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***The Beary Best Holiday Party Ever*** is a 2015 novella by B.G. Thomas. It is part of the Dreamspinner Press 2015 Advent Calendar anthology, *Sleigh Ride*.

## Description

Before he discovered the Heartland Bear Clan, Ron Corbin figured no one could ever love a “fatass” like him. But the big group of big men accepts him, and likes him just the way he is. Having finally found a place he belongs, he works hard to get elected president of the club—and wins. He’s the happiest he’s ever been.

But Paddy Brennan, a sexy bear cub who blew into town and became Mr. Popular overnight, is elected vice-president. Ron doesn’t think Paddy has earned the honor, and now he’ll have to work shoulder to shoulder (and belly to belly) with the guy for a year.

Ron will do what’s best for the club even if that means setting his personal feeling—that Paddy is a jerk—aside. But then as the two men get to know each other, Ron reluctantly finds he not only likes the guy, but is growing more and more attracted to him.

Deep down, Ron still worries he isn’t good enough, but maybe Paddy can show him there’s a beary happy ending waiting for them after all.

## Characters

* Ron Corbin
* Paddy Brennan
Lovin' Oven

**Lovin' Oven** is a bakery/deli in downtown Kansas City, located by City Market. The establishment has an agreement with The Shepherd's Bean by trading sandwiches for coffee.

## *Anything Could Happen*

Lovin' Oven is mentioned as being in swapping agreement with The Shepherd's Bean.

## *New Lease*

Though not mentioned by name, Lovin' Oven is a place where Wade frequently visits.

## *Orange*

Lovin' Oven is simply mentioned in the story.
The Real Thing

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

 **Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***The Real Thing*** was originally a 2011 short story and a part of the Dreamspinner Press 2011 anthology, *Riding Double*. The second edition was expanded into a longer story.

## Description

Bryan has fantasized about cowboys all his life. He even dresses in what his roommate Tommy calls “cowboy drag” when he visits his favorite club in hope of attracting the attentions of a genuine cowboy.

Then Curtis buys him a beer, and Bryan has no doubt that Curtis is the real thing. He even breaks his rule and takes the man he barely knows home to his bed, and oh, it’s only the best night of Bryan’s life!

But can they move beyond a night of incredible sex to a happily ever after once Bryan admits to Curtis that he’s not the real thing and that the only horse he’s ever ridden was a birthday party pony when he was a kid?

## Characters

* Bryan Mills
* Tommy Smith
* Curtis Hansen

## See Also

* *Mon véritable cow-boy*  - The French edition
* *Ein waschechter Cowboy* - The German edition
* *Un vero cowboy* - The Italian edition
A More Perfect Union

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***A More Perfect Union*** is a 2016 anthology by B.G. Thomas.

## Description

On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States made a monumental decision, and at long last, marriage equality became the law of the land. That ruling made history, and now gay and lesbian Americans will grow up in a country where they will never be denied the right to marry the person they love.

But what about the gay men who waited and wondered all of their lives if the day would ever come when they could stand beside the person they love and say “I do”?

Here, four accomplished authors—married gay men—offer their take on that question as they explore same-sex relationships, love, and matrimony. Men who thought legal marriage was a right they would never have. Men who, unbelievably, now stand legally joined with the men they love. With this book, they share the magic and excitement of dreams that came true—in tales of fantasy and romance with a dose of their personal experiences in the mix.

To commemorate the anniversary of full marriage equality in the US, this anthology celebrates the idea of marriage itself--and the universal truth of it that applies to us all, gay or straight.

## Stories

* *Flames* by J. Scott Coatsworth
* *Jeordi and Tom* by Michael Murphy
* *Destined* by Jamie Fessenden
* *Someday* by B.G. Thomas
The Wild Hunt

**The Wild Hunt** is an upper class, $$ restaurant located in Buckman. It survives the closest high class restaurant in over two hours away, and because people drive an hour or more to go there. Very good American food. Steaks, baked chicken, fresh caught trout and catfish, and occasionally, venison.
Buckman

**Buckman** is a small town in Missouri that is featured in several stories.

It is a rural town, about 200 miles away (around a three-hour drive) from Kansas City. The population is around 2,749 people. Buckman High School has just under 200 students.

Buckman has a small park and....

Boyd's Barber Shop: The only one left in town, two chairs, hair cut for $12, beard trims $10.

The Briar Patch: a bookstore/restaurant at the head of Main Street.

Buckman Park: In the center of town, it is where many public functions occur including an annual fair and community theater events.

Deriddere, Inc.: A lifeblood company for the town. It is the make of the Roll & Step, one of the most common and popular step stools in North American.

Duck Inn Bottoms: a bar on the far
side of town and lowest. It has flooded a few times through the years due to its elevation.

Pop's Drug & Soda: The name the residents use. In fact it is called

Samson House: A museum for the town of Buckman and the surrounding community. It was owned by the Samson family, one of Buckman's oldest founding families and donated to Buckman in the will of Tulah Samson, who kept meticulous records of the town.

The Wild Hunt: An upper class, $$ restaurant. It survives the closest high class restaurant in over two hours away, and because people drive an hour or more to go there. Very good American food. Steaks, baked chicken, fresh caught trout and catfish, and occasionally, venison.

YMCA: With both gym and swimming pool.

## ​*Anything Could Happen*

Austin and Boden are originally from Buckman and Austin's family still lives in Buckman. Austin's childhood friend, Todd, is also from Buckman but ran away to Kansas City and Austin left to try and find him.

Austin, Boden and Guy drive to Buckman to celebrate Christmas with Austin's family.
Cedar Carrington

He is a musician, but has never tried to pursue that as a career. He wants to be more than just the child of two very famous rock stars—Cyan Carrington and Laird Addington, members of the world famous group Rumors. Sometimes as a child he would be brought on stage—ala Chastity Bono—and he’s wanted to escape from that. It bothers him that his father hasn’t seemed to want to have much to do with him his whole life.
Cedar loves motorcycles and travels the country in a gypsy-style life. Sometimes he likes to find a place where he can ride naked on his bike with the headlight off late at night. His current ride is a specially modified Harley-Davidson FLHTK Electra Glide Ultra Limited.
He once had a lover, but a tragedy with the man prevented Cedar from allowing himself to spend a night with anyone since. He would have sex, but would not sleep with a man *no* matter what.
"Jockster" is his faerie name because he loves to wear jockstraps, and nothing else, whenever possible
It Had to Be You

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***It Had to Be You*** is a 2012 novella by B.G. Thomas. It is part of the Dreamspinner Press 2012 Daily Dose anthology, *Time Is Eternity*.

## Description

Robert Daniels is always dating the wrong guys. He doesn’t understand it. Then, one day, on a particularly bad date, he dies…

…only to wake up in the body of a man named Jimmy, who was shot and killed—but in 1927. Along comes Hugh Naylor, the guy Robert has been waiting for all his life. Hugh is perfect—sweet, intelligent, and sexy. The problem? Hugh is in love with Jimmy.

Now Robert’s falling in love with Hugh, but how can he explain he isn’t who he appears? How can he get Hugh to love *him*, and not the man whose body he inhabits? And who shot Jimmy?

## Characters

* Robert Daniels
* Hugh Naylor
Papa Daddy's Pizza

**Papa Daddy's Pizza** is a pizzeria located in midtown Kansas City. They believe in lots of ingredients and tons of cheese. They are also open until two in the mornings on Fridays and Saturdays making them popular not only with the bar crowd, but—because of their symbol and name and the owner of the place, an award winning leatherman—the GLBT community as well.

Pappa Daddy's first appeared in the story [To Be Announced].
Hungry Shark: Night

Hungry Shark: Noite é o quarto jogo da série Hungry Shark.

Você é um tubarão que deve comer tudo que vê pela frente, em um lago, durante uma noite escura.

## Características

Hungry Shark: Noite inclui três tubarões jogáveis. Os gráficos do jogo eram os melhores (até aquele momento) e eram totalmente inspirados na vida real. Por exemplo, o tubarão-martelo no jogo se assemelha com o real tubarão-martelo.

O jogo inclui, como todos os outros jogos da série Hungry Shark, tesouros para encontrar. O jogo também inclui uma enorme variedade de presas e predadores que representam ameaças ao seu tubarão. No jogo também existe o "Blood Bath" que deixa o jogo muito mais sangrento, o "Teasure Map" que mostra em qual local do mapa os tesouros estão e o "Extra Life" que deixa seu tubarão com mais vida.

## Tubarões

Hungry Shark: Noite inclui três tubarões jogáveis: o tubarão-martelo, o tubarão tigre e o tubarão branco. No entanto, apenas o tubarão tigre é jogável no início do jogo. O tubarão-martelo e o Tubarão branco devem ser comprados com dinheiro real.

## Curiosidades

* Algumas coisas dos jogos anteriores foram alteradas:
* Barris explosivos substituem minas.
* Patos substituem pelicanos.
* Peixes dourados substituem tartarugas.
* O som da morte do tubarão foi alterado.

## Créditos

A pagina Hungry Shark: Night é uma tradução da pagina Hungry Shark: Night para o Português do Brasil!
New Lease

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

 **Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***New Lease*** is a 2017 novelette, expanded from a short story that appeared in the Dreamspinner Press 2012 anthology, *Two Tickets to Paradise*.

## Description

Wade Porter lived his whole life in the shadow of a lover who doled out snippets of love as he saw fit. But now that man is gone, and Wade finds himself at the oceanside cottage where they’d spent so many weekends. But without his lover, the house and Wade feel cold and empty.

Then fate steps in, and Wade meets Kent on a lonely beach in the Florida Keys. It seems Kent is staying at the cottage next door, and he is very different than the man Wade tried to love for so many years.

Can Kent show Wade a better way to live and love?

## Characters

* Wade Porter
* Gene Ventimiglia
* Trevor Bloomgarden
* Kent Walker
* Seth Novak
* Bob Stevens
* Shirley Greer

## Locations

* Pena Key, Florida
* Crumpton & Schwenk Women's Apparel
Christmas Wish

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***Christmas Wish*** is a 2010 novella by B.G. Thomas. It is part of the Dreamspinner Press 2010 Advent Calendar anthology, *Naughty or Nice*.

## Description

Harry is desperately unhappy with his life. He hates his job, his apartment, and most especially, he hates the way he looks. Despite this, once Harry hears that his fantasy man, Javier Torres, is playing Santa at the local gay bar, he can't wait to get his picture taken sitting on Javier’s lap in hopes of finally catching the sexy man's attention. But it all goes wrong, and Harry ends up telling a different “Santa” exactly how his life could be made better... but he doesn’t expect his Christmas wish to come true!

## Characters

* Harry
* Javier Torres
Hound Dog & Bean

**Publisher** | Dreamspinner Press

***Hound Dog & Bean*** is a 2014 novel by B.G. Thomas.

## Description

There's been little love in H.D. "Hound Dog" Fisher's life since the death of his beloved mom when he was a boy. Bounced around the foster care system, he ran away as soon as he could… and took the foster dog with him. As far as he's concerned, only dogs have no ulterior motive, never hold a grudge, and offer unconditional love. Now he helps run a no-kill shelter and leaves relationships where they belong: in the back room.

"Bean" Alexander settled in Kansas City to open his coffee shop after years of traveling. He never expected to open his heart too. When a man with a grudge takes a swing at H.D. while in line at Bean's shop, Bean jumps to intervene.

So taking a hit for H.D. gets Bean noticed, and H.D. feels obligated to pay a debt. But then the unexpected happens. A series of misadventures causes H.D. to open up—but falling in love makes him turn tail and run. Trust is a tough road to travel. Will good friends, a dog named Sarah Jane, and a bit of folk magic be enough to bring Hound Dog and Bean a happy ending?

## Characters

* H.D. Fisher
* Dean "Bean" Alexander
* Sarah Jane

## See Also

* *Sonnenschein und Kaffeeduft* - The German edition
Crumpton & Schwenk Women's Apparel

**Crumpton & Schwenk Women's Apparel** is a business that sells women's apparel to small clothing stores and boutiques. Wade Porter, a character in the novelette *New Lease.* It has at least two locations, one in Albany, GA, and one in Chicago, IL.

When Wade first began working at the Albany location in his twenties, Bob Stevens was a manager there, as well as Wade Porter's boss. At that time Shirley Greer worked as a secretary. It is not known at this time whether either still work there.

Wade Porter transferred to the Chicago location and still worked there during the present day events in *New Lease.*
Scott Aberdeen

**Scott Aberdeen** is the main character in the book *Summer Lover*. For many years Scott did not believe in *anything* he couldn’t touch, was an atheist, was cynical and disliked his slim body. He had (or has?) body dysmorphic disorder, a mental disorder characterized by an obsessive preoccupation that some aspect of one's own appearance is severely flawed and warrants exceptional measures to hide or fix it. He hated that no matter how much he worked out, he could not bulk up and get the “hot” body he desired to have. Therefor he would cover his body up and buy extremely expensive things—from a car to clothes and even reading glasses—to feel some kind of self worth.

A series of wild circumstances sends him to Midwest Queer Men’s Festival, a Radical Faerie gathering, where he finds for than he bargained for, including spirituality and a reason to believe in love.

He is also a member of the Fabulous Four.

Scott owns a 2007 cream colored Lexus ES 350 that he extremely proud of.
Halliburton Box and Cardboard

**Halliburton Box and Cardboard** is a now out-of-business company featured in the novel *Anything Could Happen*. It was owned by the Halliburtons that specialized in making cardboard products in Buckman. Austin remembered the shut-down factory and rumors that it had been haunted. A Wallymart now stands where the company used to be.
Baboon

A **baboon** is a character in *Soul of the Mummy*.

It is believed by S’ankhibthot, one of the main characters in the storym that the baboon was the god Thoth incarnate. Thoth, one of the deities of the Egyptian pantheon, was often depicted in art as a man with the head of an ibis, or a baboon.

Thoth had many roles in Egyptian mythology. He served as a mediating power, especially between good and evil as well as serving as the scribe of the gods, and he invented writing and the hieroglyphs. In the underworld, he records the judging of the dead.

There are stories that in ancient times, he was favored by homosexual Egyptians, who were favored by him in turn.

Considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians, the hamadryas baboon is distinguished from other baboons by the male’s long, silver-grey shoulder cape, and the pink or red, rather than black face.

## *Soul of the Mummy*

The baboon is encountered by Tucker at the middle of the story and he believes it to be dangerous. However, S’ankhibthot (in the body of André) is convinced that it is there to protect the two of them, as priests in ancient Egypt had used baboons to guard the temple.

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Later in the story when the warlock Ma’akheruenhut returns to modern times in the form of a mummy, he attacks both Tucker and S’ankhibthot. The baboon then attacks and eventually destroys Ma’akheruenhut and disappears.

S’ankhibthot knows that the baboon is the spirit of Thoth, the ancient Egyptian god associated with judgment of the dead.
The Shepherd's Bean

**The Shepherd's Bean** is a "third wave" coffee shop owned by Dean "Bean" Alexander which appears in many stories. It is featured prominently in *Hound Dog & Bean*. As The Shepherd's Bean has grown in popularity, it has expanded next into an out-of-business scrap booking store next door.

Next to it are Shear Fantasies (a hair salon), Up, Up and Away Comics, Lovely Rita's Music (a used record store), and The Mortar and Pestle (a metaphysical/new age store).

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## ​*Anything Could Happen*

Guy takes Austin to The Shepherd's Bean for coffee and introduces him to Mara Poindexter and she tries to find Austin the perfect coffee for him.

Austin visits The Shepherd's Bean again later in the story and sees Todd and his new lover Gabe there.
ThunderClan

Welcome to ThunderClan, the swift and the agile. We live amongst trees, best climbers and skilled. Many call us weak but we are the strongest.

**Important Pages**
**Roleplay Page - Joining Page**

Leader

*Leaders are the shoulder, they carry the weight of the clan; they normally organize patrols and battles. They are given nine lives and are respected.*

* **Blackstar** - Beige tomcat with two black socked paws and dull green eyes

Deputy

Medicine Cat

Warriors

Apprentices

Queens

Kits

Elders
RiverClan/Roleplay

This is where RiverClan members roleplay. If you would like to join, please see the  joining page. ~Swiftstar

**Archives: None**

**Swiftstar** stood over the River Ledge, gazing proudly at his Clan. The breeze gently swept through his short fur, the tom's ears pricked forward as they picked up the distant murmurs. **Ripple.of.mc ☽**  05:06, December 14, 2015 (UTC)