Books published by Blueheart Press

Hamish Kenneally is moving from Australia to the US for a fresh start, beginning with Christmas at his sister''s place in Idaho. When a snowstorm diverts his plane to Montana and leaves him stranded two days before Christmas, he hires a car and drives right into a blizzard.Ren Brooks has always called Hartbridge, Montana, and his family hardware store, home. After a few failed attempts at love, he''s resigned to being single forever-after all, no guy wants to stay in his sleepy little town for long. And after his dad''s passing earlier in the year, Ren''s Christmas is looking bleak. But when a car runs off the road in front of his property, Ren pulls the driver out and takes him home to get out of the cold.With the storm and the holidays leaving Hamish with nowhere else to go, Ren kindly offers a place to stay. Hamish is certain he''s crashed right into a Hallmark Christmas movie, despite more car delays and road closures and the prospect of not seeing his sister for Christmas. And with help from Hamish, Ren is beginning to feel a little Christmas cheer.These two unlikely strangers have more in common than they first realise, and after two days of Christmas decorations, cookies, and non-stop conversation, it looks like Christmas might be saved after all.

When Jack receives a phone call from a colleague in the southeast of Tasmania with news of a newfound butterfly habitat, he and Lawson head off on another adventure. It's not an easy trek to the location. The Franklin-Gordon National Park is famous for wild rivers, rainforests, and rocky cliff faces, and they'll need to hike and abseil-in the dead of winter-to get to the site. It's no ordinary expedition because this is no ordinary butterfly, and Jack and Lawson aren't an ordinary couple. Join Jack and Lawson on another quest in this short story of extraordinary butterflies and extraordinary love.

Missing Pieces Series, Book Three As Justin's recovery moves forward, Dallas dares to hope their lives are settling into their new normal. His money worries have eased, business is picking up, and best of all, Justin now laughs more than he frowns. Justin's memory still eludes him, but with each snippet or flashback, small pieces of his old life start to slot into place. He remembers more of Dallas and how perfectly happy their lives used to be, and with each passing day, Justin realises he can have that again. But when someone from Justin's past turns up, he discovers that not all the missing pieces are good, and sadly, he and Dallas also learn just what it means to live with a traumatic brain injury. If Dallas and Justin have to fight for their Happily Ever After, then Dallas will stop at nothing-nothing-to give Justin the life he always wanted.* * * ". . . as I tried to put the puzzle of myself back together, it was the pieces of us that made me whole."

Missing Pieces Series, Book TwoJustin''s recovery is slow, but any step forward is a win in Dallas'' eyes. Having always been a source of strength for Justin, even before the accident, Dallas is trying to find his feet again as he struggles to get some normalcy back in their lives.But now, with added financial pressures and Justin''s ongoing medical needs, Dallas isn''t sure how much longer he can be the strong one.As missing pieces of Justin''s memory return, Justin realises the physical side of their relationship is another piece of the puzzle he desperately wants to put back together. And as he gets to know Dallas all over again, he realises what his mind can''t remember, his heart can''t forget.

Nathaniel and Chasan are no ordinary angels.Destiny chose them to be twin flames, fated mates. But Nathaniel has avoided Chasan for nearly a thousand years.When sent to Earth on a mission to live and work together, Nathaniel comes face-to-face with his destiny. Short-tempered, petulant, and grumpy, he hates the idea of being fated to anyone and has chosen an existence of isolation rather than spending time with the calm, kind, and serene Chasan.But now he has no choice.One is fire, the other is air; a true dichotomy of angels. Together they will be ignited, or they will be extinguished. This assignment will seal their fate either way.* * *85,000 words. A sometimes-funny, sometimes-serious story about love, destiny, and other heavenly disasters.

Founded over four hundred years ago, Sanctus Infinitus Redemptio is a private and very elite society where dominance and submission are revered. Steeped in tradition and excellence, every Dominant and every submissive, and their pairing, are selected with great care.When Hunter Vargo is brought into the Sanctus, his need for strict dominance sees him paired with the wrong Master. But only a short time later, mistreated and his trust broken, he's recalled, his collar removed. The Grand Master knows it will take a special kind of Dominant to restore the sub's faith and trust.Sig Bruckner's world is perfect. He has a great job, he has high standing within the Sanctus, and he has Levin, the very best submissive. When he's asked to take on a second sub, a young man with issues and a rule not to touch him, Sig's world is turned upside down.When his dominance, his patience, and self-control are tested, and when Sig's relationships with both subs are pushed past his limits, everything begins to unravel. Yet Sig knows every good Dom learns from their subs, and he's no exception. He might not be able to fix everything on his own, but perhaps the three of them together can.

Mark Gattison a évité l’amour et l’engagement durant toute sa vie d’adulte. Pas intéressé par quelque chose de plus qu’un coup d’un soir ou une brève rencontre dans une arrière-salle, il est l’incarnation du bon vivant. Will Parkinson est l’homme qui le défend, l’homme qui le comprend, l’homme que Mark appelle son meilleur ami. Quand Will devient perturbé et un peu distant, Mark décide de lui trouver un petit ami. Peu familier avec le concept lui-même, Mark pense que Will a besoin de quelqu’un qui le rende heureux. Ce que Mark ne sait pas, c’est qu’il est sur le point d’être surpris. Il est sur le point de se faire renverser par la seule chose qui se tenait juste sous son nez depuis le début.

Six mois après notre dernière rencontre avec Carter Reece et Isaac Brannigan, ils sont toujours aussi amoureux. Vivant ensemble, allant de l'avant, la vie pour ces deux hommes est agréable jusqu'à ce que certains évènements se produisent et changent leurs vies. Isaac redevient l'homme qu'il était et le monde de Carter commence à se désagréger. Les choses deviennent de plus en plus compliquées et commencent à changer pour les deux hommes quand le nouveau collègue d'Isaac fait son apparition.

Commençant un nouvel emploi dans une nouvelle ville, le vétérinaire Carter Reece se rend à une consultation à domicile pour un client spécial.Arrogant, avec un mauvais caractère mais totalement magnifique, Isaac Brannigan est aveugle depuis l’âge de huit ans. Après la mort de sa chienne-guide et meilleure amie Rosie, son partenariat avec son nouveau chien, Brady ne se passe pas bien.Carter tente d’aider à la fois le maître et le chien à traverser cette phase d’initiation, mais au juste… Qui dirige qui ?

Erik Keston, son of the Keston Real Estate empire, knows what it takes to be successful. Despite his inherent wealth, he holds his own. He works hard, he's grounded, he's brilliant. He's also secretly in love with his best friend.Monroe Wellman lost his parents three years ago and never grieved, never recovered. Inheriting the family company and wealth means nothing, and his spiral of self-destruction is widespread and spectacular. Dubbed Sydney's bad boy, he spends more days drunk than sober, and the only person who's stuck by him through it all is his best mate. But when Monroe hits rock bottom, Erik gives him an ultimatum, and his entire world comes to a grinding halt. But it's when the haze is lifted that Monroe can truly see what he's been searching for was never in the bottom of a bottle. It's been by his side all along.An 80,000-word friends to lovers story about fighting the demons within, and trusting in the love that takes its place."Because when all you drink is hate, that's all there is inside you."

L'Histoire n'est pas toujours ce qu'elle semble être.Douze mois après sa transformation, Alec MacAidan s'habitue toujours à ses nombreuses capacités de vampire. Alors que la plupart des vampires donneraient n'importe quoi pour avoir plus d'un don surnaturel, Alec ne recherche que la paix et un peu de temps seul avec Cronin. Mais lorsqu'il rencontre des entités extérieures à cette terre, il reste impuissant en leur présence.Les Zoans sont des créatures à moitié lycan et dragon qui glissent à travers le temps et la réalité, passant apparemment inaperçues des hommes et des vampires. Ou bien est-ce le contraire ? Ils ont une étrange ressemblance avec les gargouilles, laissant Alec et sa perception déformée de la réalité, agir plus bizarrement encore.Cette nouvelle quête mène Alec, Cronin et leur bande d'amis à Paris, Rome et Moscou, où ils apprennent que les gargouilles ne sont pas de simples statues accrochées aux murs. Dans des fosses souterraines, sous les églises du monde entier, Alec découvre le véritable destin de la Clef. Faire face aux Zoans pourrait nécessiter le recours à tous les dons qu'il possède. Et il pourrait bien avoir besoin de l'aide des morts pour qu'ils s'en sortent tous vivants.

L'Histoire n'est pas toujours ce qu'elle semble être.Avec la bataille d'Égypte derrière eux, Alec et Cronin apprécient le frisson de leur nouvel amour. Cependant, le destin n'attend pas longtemps avant de les jeter dans un monde étrange.Ils savent que le sang d'Alec est spécial, bien que son véritable rôle leur échappe encore. Étant donné qu'Alec ne peut pas être transformé en vampire, Cronin est libre de boire sur lui à volonté. Mais le fait de boire un sang aussi puissant entraîne des ramifications inconnues.Avec l'aide de Jorge, un inquiétant vampire-enfant avec un don de divination, Alec et Cronin font face à un nouveau genre de guerre. Cette fois, leurs investigations les conduisent aux frontières de la Chine et de la Mongolie - cependant, ce n'est pas ce qui se trouve dans les fosses souterraines qui inquiète Alec.C'est le créateur derrière tout cela.Dans les profondeurs ténébreuses de la Chine, au milieu d'une guerre contre l'Armée de Terre Cuite, ils découvriront exactement ce qu'est la Clef et ce qu'Alec représente pour le monde des vampires.

L'inspecteur de la police de New York, Alec MacAidan a toujours été familier avec l'étrange. Après tout, sa vie n'est qu'une suite de phénomènes inexplicables. Mais quand un homme blessé lui laisse des indices cryptiques, puis est réduit en poussière devant lui, l'avis d'Alec sur le bizarre change pour toujours. Cronin est un vampire ancestral, qui a passé ces derniers mille ans à attendre Alec. On lui a dit que son destiné serait un homme armé d'un bouclier, mais il ne s'attendait pas à ce qu'il soit humain, et encore moins que ce bouclier soit un insigne de police. Les deux hommes, tenaces avec de fortes volontés, en sont encore à apprendre comment faire face à l'attirance liée au fait d'être destinés l'un à l'autre, quand le Destin les jette en plein mystère. La rumeur se propage rapidement, provoquant des troubles en Égypte. Des clans de vampires fuient après la nouvelle qu'un vampire aurait des dons pas comme les autres, s'acharnant à déclencher la colère de la Mort. Alec et Cronin sont plongés dans un monde étrange qu'Alec n'aurait jamais pu imaginer. Ce qu'il a appris à l'école sur les anciens pharaons et sur les dieux égyptiens était très loin de la vérité. Au lieu de ça, il découvre de première main que l'Histoire n'est pas toujours ce qu'elle semble être.

Jordan O’Neill isn’t a fan of labels, considering he has a few. Gay, geek, a librarian, socially awkward, a nervous rambler, an introvert, an outsider. The last thing he needs is one more. But he when he realises adding the label ‘asexual’ might explain a lot, it turns his world upside down.Hennessy Lang moved to Surry Hills after splitting with his boyfriend. His being asexual had seen the end of a lot of his romances, but he’s determined to stay true to himself. Leaving his North Shore support group behind, he starts his own in Surry Hills, where he meets first-time-attendee Jordan.A little bewildered and scared, but completely adorable, Hennessy is struck by this guy who’s trying to find where he belongs. Maybe Hennessy can convince Jordan that his world hasn’t been turned upside down at all, but maybe it’s now—for the first time in his life—the right way up. 

After being dumped by his long-term boyfriend for being overweight, Henry Beckett decides to make some drastic changes. In a vain attempt at getting his boyfriend back, Henry does the most absurdly frightening thing he can think of. He joins a gym.Reed Henske is a personal trainer who isn't sure he'll ever be ready to date again. He's sick of guys who are only interested in the perfect body image, never seeing him for who he really is.As Reed tortures Henry with things like diet and exercise, Henry enamours Reed with recipes and laughter. As the friendship lines start to blur, Henry is convinced there's no way Thor-like Reed could ever be interested in a guy like him. Reed just has to convince Henry that life isn't about reaching your ideal bodyweight. It's about finding your perfect counterweight.

History isn't always what it seems… Twelve months after his change, Alec MacAidan is still getting used to his many vampire talents. While most vampires would give anything to have more than one supernatural power, Alec craves nothing more than peace and time alone with Cronin. But when Alec meets entities from outside this realm, he's left powerless in their presence.Zoan are half-lycan, half-dragon creatures that have slipped through time and reality, seemingly undetected by man and vampire. Or have they? They bear an uncanny resemblance to gargoyles, leaving Alec's view on all things weird to get a whole lot weirder.This new quest leads Alec, Cronin, and their band of friends to Paris, Rome, and Moscow, where they learn that gargoyles aren't simply statues on walls. In the underground pits beneath churches all over the world, Alec discovers the Key's true destiny. Facing the Zoan might take every talent he has. And he may need help from the dead to get them all out alive.

Cameron Fletcher and Lucas Hensley are advertising executives who have Sixty Five Hours to pull together the campaign of their careers. Sixty Five Hours to get along. Sixty Five Hours to not kill each other. Sixty Five Hours to fall in love.

Kennard and Stas have been enjoying being newly bonded mates, hidden away for the last six months in Stas' cabin, deep in the forests of Northern Russia. When they get a visit from Alec, Cronin, Eiji, and Jodis, Kennard and Stas decide to return to London where they get news of a supernatural disturbance in India.Excited for a new adventure, the band of friends embark on a journey like they've never seen before. Following a trail of snakes and serpents, they slip through gates into timeless dimensions all over the world, leaving them without their vampire powers. Even Alec is powerless as they follow a trail of gates and doorways to their final destination.But the bad guy isn't who they think it is, and Kennard will need to draw on his past to save their future. Because history is never what it seems…

The year is 1969…Gary Fairchild is proud to be a hippie college student, and he protests the Vietnam War because he believes in love and peace. To him, it isn't just a counterculture movement-it's a way of life. When tickets to the Aquarium Exposition-3 Days of Peace & Music, or Woodstock, as it was better known, go on sale, there's no way he isn't going.Richard Ronsman is a sheltered farm boy who lives in the shadow of his overbearing father. He's hidden his darkest secret to earn his father's love, but nothing is ever good enough-not even volunteering for the Vietnam War. And with just a few days left before he's deployed, a striking hippie invites him to join them at a music festival.Three days of music, drugs, rain, mud, and love forged a bond between these two very different men that would shape the rest of their lives. They share dreams and fears, and when Richard is shipped off to war, they share letters and love. For Richard's first Christmas home, he is gifted a special angel ornament that just might make a soldier's wish come true.

When Charlie Sutton's neighbour Greg is notified by the Queensland government that they intend to run a pipeline through his property, Charlie vows to help him fight it. Then Travis remembers seeing butterflies at the creek near their joining fence line - the same butterflies they couldn't find in any Australian butterfly book. Hopeful this might be their only chance to stop the development, they seek the help of a specialist.Lawson Brighton-Gale receives an email request to identify a butterfly in the Outback, only to discover it's not an Australian butterfly at all. But that's not all he discovers. The name on the request is familiar to Jack. An old friend from his university days, who also happened to be his old friend with benefits, Charlie Sutton.Years ago, two out-of-towners met at the University of Sydney. Both studying environmental sciences, both hundreds of miles from home, and both finding their worlds open to new experiences, they fell into bed together. Meeting again after all this time, in front of Lawson and Travis, won't be awkward at all, right? Lawson and Jack's trip to Sutton Station certainly doesn't go to plan, and what they take back to Tasmania isn't just butterflies, but a cocoon of possibilities.A Red Dirt Heart and Imago crossover ~ The story of when red dirt and butterflies collide.

Travis had been here at Sutton Station for just over a year. We were technically engaged, not that we'd told anyone. He was happy just knowin' I'd said yes, and I had some head-clearin' stuff to work through. Knowing I was good enough for Trav was one thing, but knowing if I was good enough to be a husband and father was somethin' else entirely.Life at Sutton Station had never been better. Business was strong, Trudy and Bacon's little baby, Gracie, was a few weeks old now and as cute as a button, Ma's health was good, and my relationship with Laura and Sam was in a pretty good place. And Travis? Well, life with him was still all kinds of perfect.But, to Travis's dismay, Christmas at the Station was just another day. Another day of getting up before the sun, feeding animals, fixin' what needed fixin', and checking water troughs all while tryin' to keep out of the blistering heat.And this year weren't much different. Only that it was Travis's first Sutton Station Christmas. The fact we didn't go all out with decorations and celebrations baffled him, and if I was bein' truthful, it disappointed him too.Which was why I had to make it a special kind of Christmas…

Moving from a Texas ranch to an Australian Outback station was a life changing decision for Travis Craig. Though it wasn't really a decision at all. Something in his bones told him to go, though he had no clue as to why.Until he met Sutton Station's owner, Charlie.Loving Charlie shouldn't have been easy. The man was stubborn, and riddled with crippling self-doubt. No, it shouldn't have been easy at all. Yet somehow, falling in love with Charlie was the easiest thing in the world.Loving him was easy. Living with him, teaching him how to love in return and, more importantly, how to love himself, was not.But Travis knew all along it'd be worth it. He knew the man with the red dirt heart was destined to be his. Just like he knew the red dirt that surrounded him was where he was supposed to be.In the final instalment of the Red Dirt Series, we see Charlie through Travis' eyes. We see how much he's grown and how much he loves. We go back to Texas with them, and we see Charlie get everything he truly thought he never deserved.Red Dirt Heart 4 is Travis' story.And this is the story of not just one red dirt heart, but two.

Life for Charlie Sutton has never been better, or busier. With Travis now a permanent fixture of Sutton Station, a permanent fixture at Charlie's side, Charlie's convinced he couldn't do anything on his ever-growing to-do list without him. He can run a multimillion dollar cattle business, finish his degree, try and further the local beef industry, deal with staff issues, Ma's failing health, and an attention-demanding wombat. He can even deal with an unexpected visitor and some shattering news. He can deal with it all, as long as he has Travis. But what happens when he doesn't? Red Dirt Heart 3 is the story of Charlie Sutton finally realising he can be the man Travis Craig deserves, even if he doesn't have Travis. It's a story of love, family, holding on, letting go and coming home.

Up until Travis arrived on his doorstep, Charlie had lived a very solitary life. He had surrounded himself with isolation; a couple million acres of red dirt, scorching sun and loneliness.Six months on, winter has settled over the desert, and Charlie has the life he never dreamed possible. But living and working together, twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, for six months straight starts to take its toll.Charlie is a stubborn, stubborn man, who tends to have more conversations in his head than what comes out his mouth, whereas Travis has no problem saying what's on his mind. And even as they both struggle to communicate, struggle to make sense of need versus want, Charlie can see that he's pushing Travis away - yet seems helpless to stop it.When it all boils down to whether Travis should stay or go, maybe the decision won't be theirs to make.

~~ Welcome to Sutton Station: One of the world's largest working farms in the middle of Australia - where if the animals and heat don't kill you first, your heart just might. ~~Charlie Sutton runs Sutton Station the only way he knows how; the way his father did before him. Determined to keep his head down and his heart in check, Charlie swears the red dirt that surrounds him - isolates him - runs through his veins.American agronomy student Travis Craig arrives at Sutton Station to see how farmers make a living from one of the harshest environments on earth. But it's not the barren, brutal and totally beautiful landscapes that capture him so completely.It's the man with the red dirt heart.

Israel Ingham's life has never been easy. He grew up in a house devoid of love and warmth. Nothing he ever did was good enough. The fact Israel is gay just added to the long list of his father's disappointments. Then a letter from Eastport Children's Hospital changes everything.A discovery is made, one of gross human error. Twenty-six years ago two baby boys were switched at birth and sent home with the wrong families.Sam, Israel's best friend, has been his only source of love and support. With Sam beside him every step of the way, Israel decides to meet his birth mother and her son, the man who lived the life Israel should have.Israel and Sam become closer than ever, amidst the tumultuous emotions of meeting his birth family, and Sam finds himself questioning his feelings toward his best friend. As Israel embraces new possibilities, he needs to dissect his painful relationship with his parents in order to salvage what's left.Because sometimes it takes proof you're not actually family to become one.