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I have been working on some new books. If you need more from C.M. Moore... one of these might just be your next fun read!
I have been working on some new books. If you need more from C.M. Moore... one of these might just be your next fun read!
In The Mountains: A gay romance collection.
In The Mountains: Tennessee and Paxton.
In the mountains, love is in the air. On a back road or by a rippling creek, two men will cross paths, and their lives will change forever...
Paxton is a high-end escort who despises his job. Every night, he grapples with the emotional toll of his work, but his employer isn’t going to let him go.
Ever.
His life takes a dramatic turn when he is attacked while meeting a new client. In his darkest moment, Paxton meets his savior, Tennessee. The man who might be the best way out of a life he loathes.
While visiting the city, Tennessee stops to get oil for his truck. In a Dollar Store parking lot, he comes across a sex worker by the name of Paxton. When Paxton stares up at him, beaten and bloody, Tennessee can’t help himself. He takes the young man to his humble mountain home, a stark contrast to Paxton’s high-end lifestyle. For Tennessee, Paxton is a dream come true. The problem is, dreams end, and people must wake up to reality.
Just as these two men find love in the mountains, a past Paxton has been dodging returns to rip them apart. The stark contrast between their love and the painful hold of Paxton’s past creates a heartbreak that neither man can avoid. Will love win? Or will Paxton never escape the tenacious grip of his past?
Warning: 18+ for graphic sex, violence
In the mountains, love is in the air. On a back road or by a rippling creek, two men will cross paths, and their lives will change forever...
Paxton is a high-end escort who despises his job. Every night, he grapples with the emotional toll of his work, but his employer isn’t going to let him go.
Ever.
His life takes a dramatic turn when he is attacked while meeting a new client. In his darkest moment, Paxton meets his savior, Tennessee. The man who might be the best way out of a life he loathes.
While visiting the city, Tennessee stops to get oil for his truck. In a Dollar Store parking lot, he comes across a sex worker by the name of Paxton. When Paxton stares up at him, beaten and bloody, Tennessee can’t help himself. He takes the young man to his humble mountain home, a stark contrast to Paxton’s high-end lifestyle. For Tennessee, Paxton is a dream come true. The problem is, dreams end, and people must wake up to reality.
Just as these two men find love in the mountains, a past Paxton has been dodging returns to rip them apart. The stark contrast between their love and the painful hold of Paxton’s past creates a heartbreak that neither man can avoid. Will love win? Or will Paxton never escape the tenacious grip of his past?
Warning: 18+ for graphic sex, violence
In The Mountains: Gunner and Kit.
In the mountains, love is in the air. On a back road or by a rippling creek, two men will cross paths, and their lives will change forever...
Horace and Harry are twins, but they couldn’t be more opposites. Harry is a heartbreaker, a movie star, and a flirt. Horace, also known as Kit, is the exact opposite. He is a shut-in whose only love is his work. Over the years, Kit has always taken a backseat to his younger twin, and he is perfectly fine with that…until Harry needs him.
Someone is trying to kill Harry, and Kit thinks it would be a clever idea to pretend to be his brother. The plan is simple. Kit will go to his brother’s vacation house and draw out the killer. Everything goes to plan, except Kit didn’t account for falling in love with a mountain man.
Warning: 18+ for graphic sex, violence
In the mountains, love is in the air. On a back road or by a rippling creek, two men will cross paths, and their lives will change forever...
Horace and Harry are twins, but they couldn’t be more opposites. Harry is a heartbreaker, a movie star, and a flirt. Horace, also known as Kit, is the exact opposite. He is a shut-in whose only love is his work. Over the years, Kit has always taken a backseat to his younger twin, and he is perfectly fine with that…until Harry needs him.
Someone is trying to kill Harry, and Kit thinks it would be a clever idea to pretend to be his brother. The plan is simple. Kit will go to his brother’s vacation house and draw out the killer. Everything goes to plan, except Kit didn’t account for falling in love with a mountain man.
Warning: 18+ for graphic sex, violence
In The Mountains: Rusty and Gareth.
In the mountains, love is in the air. On a back road or by a rippling creek, two men will cross paths, and their lives will change forever...
Gareth is a banker. But he is not any banker. Gareth works for criminals and mostly hides money, launder's money, and is used to his client's problems. When his current client, Keyon Alexander gets attacked by a rival organization, Gareth finds himself in the middle of a war. For safety, Gareth heads to the mountains. But there is one thing in the mountains that Gareth hopes he doesn't come across. And that's a person, his old childhood bully.
Rusty.
Rusty is living in a hunting cabin and on the day that he decides to go fishing, he pulls something from the water that he didn’t expect. Gareth. Back when they were kids, Rusty and Gareth used to play by the creek or get popsicles down at the corner store. He is happy that he sees his friend again until he finds out two things.
One, someone is trying to kill Gareth, and two, Gareth doesn’t think of them as friends.
Warning: 18+ for graphic sex, violence
In the mountains, love is in the air. On a back road or by a rippling creek, two men will cross paths, and their lives will change forever...
Gareth is a banker. But he is not any banker. Gareth works for criminals and mostly hides money, launder's money, and is used to his client's problems. When his current client, Keyon Alexander gets attacked by a rival organization, Gareth finds himself in the middle of a war. For safety, Gareth heads to the mountains. But there is one thing in the mountains that Gareth hopes he doesn't come across. And that's a person, his old childhood bully.
Rusty.
Rusty is living in a hunting cabin and on the day that he decides to go fishing, he pulls something from the water that he didn’t expect. Gareth. Back when they were kids, Rusty and Gareth used to play by the creek or get popsicles down at the corner store. He is happy that he sees his friend again until he finds out two things.
One, someone is trying to kill Gareth, and two, Gareth doesn’t think of them as friends.
Warning: 18+ for graphic sex, violence
In The Mountains: Keyon and Huck.
In the mountains, love is in the air. On a back road or by a rippling creek, two men will cross paths, and their lives will change forever...
Keyon Alexander is frustrated.
First, a strange man known as Mr. Bentley set him up so that the mafia is after him. Then after finding a friend with his throat slit, Keyon discovers that his bank accounts were hacked. Penniless, he heads home only to learn that his mansion is on fire.
Now that everything in his world is a trash heap, he decides there is only one man who could help him get his life back on track.
Keyon heads out of the city with nothing but his car, two bodyguards, and two guns. In the mountains might just be the help he needs.
In the mountains, Huck is playing at a wedding. Right as he and his band finish the last song, he sets eyes on one of the hottest men Huck has ever seen. Struck dumb, Huck decides he wants Keyon Alexander and does everything he can to get him. The thing is, Keyon is trigger-happy, moody, and a heartless prick. Why Huck is so attracted to the guy is beyond him.
Huck and Keyon have hundreds of reasons not to start a relationship, but the biggest problem is that Keyon believes he doesn’t deserve Huck’s love.
Warning: 18+ for graphic sex, violence
In the mountains, love is in the air. On a back road or by a rippling creek, two men will cross paths, and their lives will change forever...
Keyon Alexander is frustrated.
First, a strange man known as Mr. Bentley set him up so that the mafia is after him. Then after finding a friend with his throat slit, Keyon discovers that his bank accounts were hacked. Penniless, he heads home only to learn that his mansion is on fire.
Now that everything in his world is a trash heap, he decides there is only one man who could help him get his life back on track.
Keyon heads out of the city with nothing but his car, two bodyguards, and two guns. In the mountains might just be the help he needs.
In the mountains, Huck is playing at a wedding. Right as he and his band finish the last song, he sets eyes on one of the hottest men Huck has ever seen. Struck dumb, Huck decides he wants Keyon Alexander and does everything he can to get him. The thing is, Keyon is trigger-happy, moody, and a heartless prick. Why Huck is so attracted to the guy is beyond him.
Huck and Keyon have hundreds of reasons not to start a relationship, but the biggest problem is that Keyon believes he doesn’t deserve Huck’s love.
Warning: 18+ for graphic sex, violence
By The River: A gay romance collection.
By The River: Skeeter and Dane.
With anticipation and nervousness, Dane boards a bus to find his father, Doc Henderson. He heads to the quaint town of Grand River. The country doctor, who once had a passionate affair with Dane’s mother, is now the man Dane is determined to meet.
However, when Dane arrives at the little café, he is crushed to find his biological father absent. The news of Doctor Henderson’s sudden heart attack and subsequent death shatters Dane’s hopes. It’s time to return to the city, his heart heavy with this lost cause.
Seeking solace in a slice of peach cobbler, Gage, aka Skeeter, steps into the Grand River Café. His eyes are immediately drawn to a man who radiates an overwhelming sexiness. A chance encounter leads Gage to make a daring request. Even though he feels like a fool, he asks Dane to pretend to be his boyfriend for a few days.
What starts as a charade quickly evolves into undeniable lust. Gage finds himself falling for Dane, but reality sets in. Dane has a life in the city, and Gage is still healing from his past. The conflict between their growing feelings and individual circumstances becomes a painful truth they can’t ignore.
So that’s it. Goodbye to love. Unless Gage can convince Dane that life is better by the river.
Warning: 18+ for graphic sex, violence
With anticipation and nervousness, Dane boards a bus to find his father, Doc Henderson. He heads to the quaint town of Grand River. The country doctor, who once had a passionate affair with Dane’s mother, is now the man Dane is determined to meet.
However, when Dane arrives at the little café, he is crushed to find his biological father absent. The news of Doctor Henderson’s sudden heart attack and subsequent death shatters Dane’s hopes. It’s time to return to the city, his heart heavy with this lost cause.
Seeking solace in a slice of peach cobbler, Gage, aka Skeeter, steps into the Grand River Café. His eyes are immediately drawn to a man who radiates an overwhelming sexiness. A chance encounter leads Gage to make a daring request. Even though he feels like a fool, he asks Dane to pretend to be his boyfriend for a few days.
What starts as a charade quickly evolves into undeniable lust. Gage finds himself falling for Dane, but reality sets in. Dane has a life in the city, and Gage is still healing from his past. The conflict between their growing feelings and individual circumstances becomes a painful truth they can’t ignore.
So that’s it. Goodbye to love. Unless Gage can convince Dane that life is better by the river.
Warning: 18+ for graphic sex, violence
By The River: Mule and Simon.
Not that long ago, Simon was shot during a routine bodyguarding job. As he stared at a winding river in the wilderness, he thought that was his end. When he survived, he promised to stay in the city where he belonged.
Simon’s commitment to staying in suburban areas was concrete until his friend Cletus asked for a favor. Cletus wants Simon to become the bodyguard to a man named Mule. The nickname ‘Mule’ conjures images of a stubborn, unyielding ass. Yet, bound by a life debt, Simon reluctantly takes the assignment.
When his aunt’s boyfriend, Cletus, suggests a bodyguard, Mule vehemently refuses. He prides himself on his ability to handle his problems and dismisses the idea of needing assistance from a slick city boy. But just as Mule thinks he can handle his problems alone, his stalker makes a move. Now, Cletus won’t take no for an answer, and Mule has Simon on his doorstep.
Simon’s trip to the little town of Grand River is met with hostility, and Mule is far from thrilled about having him around. Yet, as they navigate the threat together, something unexpected happens. Love.
Surprisingly, love softens even the most stubborn of hearts, leading to an unexpected romance by the river.
Warning: 18+ for graphic sex, violence
Not that long ago, Simon was shot during a routine bodyguarding job. As he stared at a winding river in the wilderness, he thought that was his end. When he survived, he promised to stay in the city where he belonged.
Simon’s commitment to staying in suburban areas was concrete until his friend Cletus asked for a favor. Cletus wants Simon to become the bodyguard to a man named Mule. The nickname ‘Mule’ conjures images of a stubborn, unyielding ass. Yet, bound by a life debt, Simon reluctantly takes the assignment.
When his aunt’s boyfriend, Cletus, suggests a bodyguard, Mule vehemently refuses. He prides himself on his ability to handle his problems and dismisses the idea of needing assistance from a slick city boy. But just as Mule thinks he can handle his problems alone, his stalker makes a move. Now, Cletus won’t take no for an answer, and Mule has Simon on his doorstep.
Simon’s trip to the little town of Grand River is met with hostility, and Mule is far from thrilled about having him around. Yet, as they navigate the threat together, something unexpected happens. Love.
Surprisingly, love softens even the most stubborn of hearts, leading to an unexpected romance by the river.
Warning: 18+ for graphic sex, violence
By The River: Bubba and Beckett.
Beckett came to Grand River for silence. Escaping a life defined by someone else’s control, he’s finally breathing and building a new life behind the chair at Current Curls. He has a simple plan. He’s going to work hard, heal quietly, and keep his heart under lock and key.
Then Oakley "Bubba" Pendergrass walks in.
Oakley is a mountain of a man with rough hands and a tired smile. The big guy is the last person Beckett should trust. Between his demanding handyman business, taking care of his aging parents, his best friend Marla, and running the hardware store in Grand River, Oakley doesn't have a second to spare for himself—let alone for love.
One look at the guarded stylist with the candy-sweet habit, and Oakley’s world shifts. But winning Beckett’s heart isn't just about persistence. As Beckett's past begins to cast a long shadow over the town, and local issues refuse to stay buried, both men must decide if the life they’ve built is strong enough to protect the love they never saw coming.
Warning: 18+ for graphic sex, violence
Beckett came to Grand River for silence. Escaping a life defined by someone else’s control, he’s finally breathing and building a new life behind the chair at Current Curls. He has a simple plan. He’s going to work hard, heal quietly, and keep his heart under lock and key.
Then Oakley "Bubba" Pendergrass walks in.
Oakley is a mountain of a man with rough hands and a tired smile. The big guy is the last person Beckett should trust. Between his demanding handyman business, taking care of his aging parents, his best friend Marla, and running the hardware store in Grand River, Oakley doesn't have a second to spare for himself—let alone for love.
One look at the guarded stylist with the candy-sweet habit, and Oakley’s world shifts. But winning Beckett’s heart isn't just about persistence. As Beckett's past begins to cast a long shadow over the town, and local issues refuse to stay buried, both men must decide if the life they’ve built is strong enough to protect the love they never saw coming.
Warning: 18+ for graphic sex, violence
By The River: Blue and Salvador.
In the town of Grand River, Jesse has spent his whole life paying for who he is. His brothers beat him bloody for wanting men. They call it saving his soul. Around town, people call Jesse “Blue” because he’s always black and blue from one beating or another.
Jesse calls it normal… until the day he decides—it’s not.
He leaves Grand River with nothing but bruises and never looks back.
Salvador has problems of his own. An ex-con on parole, he’s one bad decision away from prison, and trouble has a way of finding him. So, when he spots a stranger by the river where his sisters are swimming topless, Salvador reacts first and thinks later. The battered young man he drags home is not what he expected.
Loyal. Sweet. Starved for kindness.
Blue only needs a place to heal before moving on. Salvador knows getting attached isn’t a good idea. A man like him shouldn’t want someone as gentle as Jesse. But the longer Jesse stays on the farm, the more Salvador begins to crave things he can’t have…like…
Jesse’s trust.
Jesse’s smile.
Jesse in his bed.
And when Jesse’s past comes looking for him, Salvador must decide what he’s willing to do for the man who happened to wander by the river.
Warning: 18+ for graphic sex, violence
In the town of Grand River, Jesse has spent his whole life paying for who he is. His brothers beat him bloody for wanting men. They call it saving his soul. Around town, people call Jesse “Blue” because he’s always black and blue from one beating or another.
Jesse calls it normal… until the day he decides—it’s not.
He leaves Grand River with nothing but bruises and never looks back.
Salvador has problems of his own. An ex-con on parole, he’s one bad decision away from prison, and trouble has a way of finding him. So, when he spots a stranger by the river where his sisters are swimming topless, Salvador reacts first and thinks later. The battered young man he drags home is not what he expected.
Loyal. Sweet. Starved for kindness.
Blue only needs a place to heal before moving on. Salvador knows getting attached isn’t a good idea. A man like him shouldn’t want someone as gentle as Jesse. But the longer Jesse stays on the farm, the more Salvador begins to crave things he can’t have…like…
Jesse’s trust.
Jesse’s smile.
Jesse in his bed.
And when Jesse’s past comes looking for him, Salvador must decide what he’s willing to do for the man who happened to wander by the river.
Warning: 18+ for graphic sex, violence
The Rule Of Blood Series:
The 1st Rule Of Blood: Addison and Reed.
Addison loves laws, order, and the Rules of Blood. As an Enforcer for the Lex Sanguis, he is one of the pure-hearted Vivum-vampires who track down pure evil. Addison searches for unnatural and demented Malum-vampires and kills them, as well as looking for their unholy creators, Vivum-vampires, who’ve gone insane. His life is his work, that is, until a hunt leads him to a stranger in the south.
Reed Jaco is a down-on-his-luck plumber struggling with a crippling gambling addiction. When he hears of a mystical doctor who can heal his brother, he heads to the big city, ready to take a gamble for the chance at a cure. But what he finds instead is a nest of rabid vampires. He’s saved by a fierce, violent Enforcer, a Vivum-vampire, who seems as dangerous as the monsters he’s just met.
Among the Vivum-vampires, Reed is known as an Ostium. He is a precious human who can naturally make a true and honorable living vampire. He is an asset to be protected at all costs. But as Addison and Reed face killers, liars, and long nights, they find they’re more than just duty and prize. They are simply two beings falling for each other, risking everything for a connection that is the biggest gamble of all...
Love.
Warning: 18+ for graphic sex, violence
Addison loves laws, order, and the Rules of Blood. As an Enforcer for the Lex Sanguis, he is one of the pure-hearted Vivum-vampires who track down pure evil. Addison searches for unnatural and demented Malum-vampires and kills them, as well as looking for their unholy creators, Vivum-vampires, who’ve gone insane. His life is his work, that is, until a hunt leads him to a stranger in the south.
Reed Jaco is a down-on-his-luck plumber struggling with a crippling gambling addiction. When he hears of a mystical doctor who can heal his brother, he heads to the big city, ready to take a gamble for the chance at a cure. But what he finds instead is a nest of rabid vampires. He’s saved by a fierce, violent Enforcer, a Vivum-vampire, who seems as dangerous as the monsters he’s just met.
Among the Vivum-vampires, Reed is known as an Ostium. He is a precious human who can naturally make a true and honorable living vampire. He is an asset to be protected at all costs. But as Addison and Reed face killers, liars, and long nights, they find they’re more than just duty and prize. They are simply two beings falling for each other, risking everything for a connection that is the biggest gamble of all...
Love.
Warning: 18+ for graphic sex, violence
The 2nd Rule Of Blood: Branson and Presley and Lake.
Branson has spent years waiting for an Ostium—the blessed one who offers true connection, love, and a release from his eternal solitude. Then he found Reed’s younger brother, Lake, and Branson promised to give Lake space to live a normal life before a Vivum-vampire claimed him. But his hunger is becoming an obsession. Driven by a need he can no longer suppress, Branson arrives at Lake’s doorstep, only to find the unthinkable… Lake is falling for a young blond named Prescott.
Lake is torn between two worlds. He is bound by a promise to Branson, a creature of shadow and intensity, but here at college, he’s drawn to Presley. Prescott Bunny is a charismatic, blond-haired swimmer who represents everything Lake isn’t. Presley is charming and confident, and he carries himself with a relaxed vibe, as if nothing can touch him. As his relationship with Presley evolves, Lake must decide… can he honor his commitment to Branson when his heart is pulled toward another man?
Prescott Auberon Kingston Bunny, aka Presley, has enough to focus on. He has a swimming scholarship he’s trying to hold onto and no place to sleep at night. Falling in love with Lake was supposed to be the easy part, but he’s dealing with a ghost from Lake’s past. A man named Branson, who feels less like an infatuation and more like a threat. Presley is determined to win Lake’s heart, but he has no idea that the stakes of this competition are more than the title of boyfriend... they’re a matter of blood.
Warning: 18+ for graphic sex, violence
Branson has spent years waiting for an Ostium—the blessed one who offers true connection, love, and a release from his eternal solitude. Then he found Reed’s younger brother, Lake, and Branson promised to give Lake space to live a normal life before a Vivum-vampire claimed him. But his hunger is becoming an obsession. Driven by a need he can no longer suppress, Branson arrives at Lake’s doorstep, only to find the unthinkable… Lake is falling for a young blond named Prescott.
Lake is torn between two worlds. He is bound by a promise to Branson, a creature of shadow and intensity, but here at college, he’s drawn to Presley. Prescott Bunny is a charismatic, blond-haired swimmer who represents everything Lake isn’t. Presley is charming and confident, and he carries himself with a relaxed vibe, as if nothing can touch him. As his relationship with Presley evolves, Lake must decide… can he honor his commitment to Branson when his heart is pulled toward another man?
Prescott Auberon Kingston Bunny, aka Presley, has enough to focus on. He has a swimming scholarship he’s trying to hold onto and no place to sleep at night. Falling in love with Lake was supposed to be the easy part, but he’s dealing with a ghost from Lake’s past. A man named Branson, who feels less like an infatuation and more like a threat. Presley is determined to win Lake’s heart, but he has no idea that the stakes of this competition are more than the title of boyfriend... they’re a matter of blood.
Warning: 18+ for graphic sex, violence
Single Stories:
Stalking Season: A short story.
Summer Calhoun is a private investigator who is working a routine surveillance job—uncovering anything unsavory about August Tate. The only problem? From the moment he set eyes on the man, “routine” flew out the window. His professional detachment has morphed into a dangerous, all-consuming obsession. He’s not just investigating August anymore. No, he’s stalking him.
Then, fate takes a hand.
When Summer witnesses a fire and saves August at the billion-dollar Southern Seasons company, his secret world collides with the other man. Now, instead of watching from the shadows, he’s thrust directly into August’s path. But with dark mysteries surrounding August, can Summer’s fixation ever turn into a real relationship?
Or will Summer’s unique brand of surveillance prove to be the only way to save the man he loves, ushering in a perilous Stalking Season?
Summer Calhoun is a private investigator who is working a routine surveillance job—uncovering anything unsavory about August Tate. The only problem? From the moment he set eyes on the man, “routine” flew out the window. His professional detachment has morphed into a dangerous, all-consuming obsession. He’s not just investigating August anymore. No, he’s stalking him.
Then, fate takes a hand.
When Summer witnesses a fire and saves August at the billion-dollar Southern Seasons company, his secret world collides with the other man. Now, instead of watching from the shadows, he’s thrust directly into August’s path. But with dark mysteries surrounding August, can Summer’s fixation ever turn into a real relationship?
Or will Summer’s unique brand of surveillance prove to be the only way to save the man he loves, ushering in a perilous Stalking Season?
Wolf On The Rise: A short story.
In the dead of the night, Stella Rose lifts her arms to the moon, ready to finally shift into her wolf form. But instead of transformation, there is only crushing silence. No wolf inside her. Devastated and embarrassed, Stella flees to the only person who offers comfort. Holden, her secret human boyfriend.
In a world where humans are kept unaware of wolf shifters, their love is dangerous. Holden is a poor nobody, and being caught with him means ruin for her and death for him. Yet, Holden is the one person she can't imagine living without.
As betrayal brews within her pack, Stella faces not only the moon's rejection but also the question of who she truly is, with or without magic in her blood. Can she defy tradition and fight for love? Or will her greatest secret tear her world apart?
The answers will not come easily, but...
Stella is a wolf on the rise.
In the dead of the night, Stella Rose lifts her arms to the moon, ready to finally shift into her wolf form. But instead of transformation, there is only crushing silence. No wolf inside her. Devastated and embarrassed, Stella flees to the only person who offers comfort. Holden, her secret human boyfriend.
In a world where humans are kept unaware of wolf shifters, their love is dangerous. Holden is a poor nobody, and being caught with him means ruin for her and death for him. Yet, Holden is the one person she can't imagine living without.
As betrayal brews within her pack, Stella faces not only the moon's rejection but also the question of who she truly is, with or without magic in her blood. Can she defy tradition and fight for love? Or will her greatest secret tear her world apart?
The answers will not come easily, but...
Stella is a wolf on the rise.
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