Novellas and Short Stories

Julia is primarily a writer of homoerotica, and her novels and stories deal with adult themes and situations. The excerpts on this site may not be suitable for readers under 18.

 

	Brandt is a mystery writer with a fondness for cruises. When he meets security man Marc, he knows he's seen the most interesting thing he's ever found on a boat. They light a hot and heavy fire right away, but somehow Brandt isn't sure he trusts Mr. Tall, Hot and Dangerous. Marc knows exactly what he wants from Brandt, and it might not actually be help with his latest mystery. Still, Brandt has a knack for getting people to talk, and might be useful. Will they spend the few days they have together solving crimes or burning up the sheets? Read an excerpt Order Purple Pen Diaries
	There's something going on in the Colorado mountains, something Luke and Tyler think is a lot like a horror movie. Maybe it's a joke, perpetrated by one of their buddies, but when the police let them know that no one is safe, the boys know they have to get away. Can they find a place to escape all of the crazy movie clichés, or will they become victims of the newest plague? Read an excerpt Order The Zed Word
	Werewolf Danny thinks that going to a special college for magical creatures is the stupidest thing he's ever heard of, especially since it's in the middle of nowhere, Wyoming. Then he meets local pack member and fellow student Heather, which changes his tune. The only problem is that Heather already has a guy, a werewolf named Lee, who really doesn't approve of college boys, and is not sure he wants to share. Can Danny get an 'A' in Wolf 101, or will he flunk out of Heather and Lee's lives? Read an excerpt Order Wolf 101
	Aulus wants nothing more than to retire from the Roman army and come home to find his sister happily with child. He wants it so bad that he'll risk angering Mars to make an offering to Venus, the goddess of love. Mars is a jealous god, and he demands a favor from Aulus to retain his good will. Aulus is willing, but is not sure what he can do fos Justus, Mars' current favorite. Can he regain his god's favor and keep his honor intact? Read an excerpt Order Offerings
	When Bill leaves the college life in Laramie to go back to working on a ranch, he's carrying a good bit of guilt with him. He promised his dead lover Charlie that he'd go to school on the Army ticket, after all. But Bill knows academia isn't for an old cowboy like him. Will a young cowboy named Dalton be more what Bill needs, or will Bill let his past keep him from embracing his future? The proceeds from this Charity Sip will be donated to the Matthew Shepard Foundation. Read an excerpt Read a review Order If Wishes Were Horses
	Deke and Kasey have been working hard on finding the people threatening their friend Jonny and his new love, Luc. When the pressure gets to be too much, Kasey tries to find a civilized way to unwind. Werewolf Deke is more in touch with his animal side, and would rather do something more primal. Sometimes making their relationship work is harder than it looks. Read an excerpt Order Harder Than It Looks
	Werewolf Killian and werecat Evan are all about saving other werecreatures from being sold on the black market. They're also all about unwinding after a hard day at work. The boys blow off a little steam the best way they can, with each other. Are they strong enough to get the work done, and give each other what they need? Killian and Evan first appear in "Sit Up and Beg". Read an excerpt Read a review Order Sit Pretty
	Deke hates fireworks. What werewolf doesn't? The Fourth of July celebrations are really putting a crimp in his style, so it's a good thing that his vampire lover, Kasey, has a plan to get him back in a good mood. Kasey knows that Deke just needs a little distracting, and he thinks he has just the ticket. Can he get Deke through the worst, and best, of the explosions? Read an excerpt Read reviews here and here Order Fireworks
	Two Games features two tales about hot, sporting guys, from tennis and football studs to a former pro baseball player. In Volleys and Touchdowns, by BA Tortuga, tennis-lover Mitch and football man Jackson have a friendly argument about who gets to control the TV remote. The argument might just end in a little game of their own. Will the boys settle things like men? In Hitting Streak, by Julia Talbot, Jose is a former baseball player who's out of the game due to a freak accident. Dave thinks Jose might just be the hottest thing going, and has no idea baseball is a sensitive subject and not the best ploy to get a date. Can Dave make it up to the blind Jose the best way he knows how? Both stories previously published in the Play Ball anthology. Read an excerpt Order Two Games
	Kierny Sullivan is a celebrity chef whose career has already peaked. Tyler Sullivan is more the next big thing. As an up and coming chef, Tyler was Kierny's protégé, and lover. When Tyler used Kierny to get ahead of the game, though, things went horribly wrong, and the animosity between them survives every attempt at reconciliation. Then they get an offer to do a show together that neither one of them can refuse, and Tyler has a new scheme. He wants Kierny back in the worst way, and will stop at nothing to get the big-name chef back, including just telling the truth. Can Kierny and Tyler work out a deal? Read an excerpt Order Chef on Chef
	Killian is minding his own werewolf business when he's attacked out of the blue and dragged off to some psycho's fighting ground for magical creatures. Evan is playing along at the big boss' compound, hoping to free the shifters that are trapped there. Together they might just be able to get free, but will they go their separate ways, or will they find some common ground? Read an excerpt Read reviews here and here Order Sit Up and Beg
	CIA agent Jack thinks he's lost his mind when an old enemy throws him in a cage with a hungry tiger. He really thinks he's crazy when the tiger turns human on him and starts talking. There's no such thing as man-tigers, right? Still, Jack has to believe the evidence his eyes, and hands, provide him that Pasha is very much a man. Will they be able to escape Jack's enemies, or will Pasha's hunger win in the end? Read an excerpt Read reviews here, here and here Order Chew Toy
	Dorian is a werewolf on the run, trying to evade the hunters who want to do who-knows-what with him. When he decides to stop for a rest in a hollow tree, though, he gets more than he bargained for. Ash is a tree spirit, and he finds Dorian as fascinating as he is inconvenient. Will these two figure out how to come to an agreement? Read an excerpt Order Tree Hugger
	Kelvin doesn't mind running an old fashioned pawn shop in Santa Fe. He meets a lot of folks, hears a lot of life stories. Like the story cowboy Cody Mack brings in, along with an antique belt buckle. Cody's grandfather loved the Navajo who made that buckle, and the cowboy is trying to find the man and give it back. More than willing to help, Kelvin sets out to find Cody's jewelry maker, and finds more than he bargained for. He gets a great story out of the bargain, and a great friend in Cody, but Kelvin wants even more. Can he find a way to let Cody know how he feels? Read an excerpt Read reviews here, here and here. Order Buckle Up!
	Cage really doesn't want to attend his demon roommate's New Year's party. He's been dumped, and he knows his friend is trying to set him up, which is strictly against his New Year's resolutions. Then he meets Barney, and decides maybe his roommate is on to something, trying to get him to hook up with a new, young, and very hot werewolf in town. Will Cage decide to rewrite his resolutions? Read an excerpt Read a review Order Wolfy Resolutions
	When his old friend Kyle asks Louis to stand up for him at his wedding to boyfriend Roy, Louis and his lover Avery head to California for a little vacation. They wouldn't miss Kyle's wedding, and Kyle couldn't be happier. He wants his wedding to be perfect, and having his friends there will make it just right. Will Kyle's special day go exactly as planned? Read an excerpt Read reviews here and here. Order A Perfect Wedding
	Creature of habit that he is, Ed almost misses a visit from his old friend Jake while he's out running his Saturday errands. Luckily, rodeo rider Jake is still in town when Ed calls him back, and is more than happy to stop by to get reacquainted. Ed finds it harder than usual to let Jake go this time, though. Can he convince Jake that he's willing to change his routine? Read an excerpt Order You Know Me
	Tyler Anderson is on track for winning it all in the bullriding championships this year, if he can just get over being dumped by another rider. Veteran rider Andy West wants to see Ty succeed, and he knows all about how fickle Tyler's ex can be. When the two of them get together, Andy is determined to shore up Tyler's confidence, and show the young champ that some men can be faithful. Will Tyler win it all in the end? Read an excerpt Order Mind in the Middle
	Esau hates the suburbs. He's holding onto his little piece of land in southern New Mexico, and he's pretty pissed when the meter man leaves his gate open. Then he meets the meter man, Jamie, and he's ready to make nice. Jamie wants Esau, too, but he's worried that their relationship will never go anywhere. Can Esau convince Jamie that things can be good out in the country? Read an excerpt Read a review Order Rocking R
	Evan knows about things that sparkle and shine. He was married to a sweetheart of the rodeo once, and he found out fast that glitter didn't make a relationship. Still, he has his daughter Cheyenne and his best friend Brooks, and life is pretty good. Just as he and Brooks start to realize they might be more than friends, though, Evan's ex shows up, stirring up trouble. He and Brooks have to make some tough decisions about their rodeo careers, about Cheyenne, and about their growing love. Can they beat the odds and find the happiness they want so badly? Read an excerpt Read reviews here and here Order Sparkle and Shine
	Singer and songwriter Dane is home in West Texas for his sister's wedding. He's not thrilled to be back in his childhood home, but when he meets up with his old buddy Kent, things begin to look up. Kent has changed a lot since they were kids, but Dane still thinks he's hot, and the two find out they still have a lot in common. Will they have the time to become more than just friends? Read an excerpt Read a review Order Splitting the Difference
	When Darien Keane is set off his pirate ship on a deserted island in the West Indes, he fully expects to die. Injured and wishing for death, he falls asleep, only to wake and find he is not alone. Francois Le Blanc is surprised to find Darien on his shores, and even more surprised when he hears what Darien has to tell him. The year is 1793, nearly one hundred and fifty years after he lost his own ship to a mutiny. Together, Francois and Darien work to solve the mystery of where they are and how they could possibly be in the same part of the world and in different times. They work just as hard to avoid their attraction to each other, which seems doomed to fail from the start. Can they survive each other, and their own pirate's paradise? Read an excerpt Order A Pirate's Paradise
	Alistair isn't sure he remembers what loving feels like. He's done his duty by his family, leaving behind the feel of a man's touch years before. If he yearns sometimes for the rough love of a man, he keeps it to himself. Things are about change for Alistair, though, when his old school friend Griff sends a very special stablemaster his way. Mick Cole, with Griff's help, intends to remind Alistair what it's like to have some fun, and to let his responsibilities go just long enough to remember pleasure. Read an excerpt Order Remembering Pleasure
	Bryce is an old west bank robber, on his way back to Texas for trial. When he meets up with young deputy Abel, he notices right off that the man is fascinated with him. Bryce issues a challenge that Abel can't refuse, offering to teach the young man a thing or two about pleasure in exchange for going free. Read an excerpt Order Nothing but Trouble
	Hank is a cowboy who's been around a bit, and has learned to live and let live, keeping his mouth shut and his gun holstered. Jasper is just a kid, and he hasn't learned that you can't charm your way out of everything. So when Hank has to do something drastic to save Jasper's life, he surprises them both. He's in love with the kid, after all, and Hank leaves town to try and keep him and Jasper both out of harm's way. What he doesn't realize is that Jasper has strong feelings for him too, and will track him down to ride with him again, because that's what partners on the trail do. Read an excerpt Read a review Order Partners on the Trail
	Kelly doesn't believe in magic. So when he inherits his great uncle's magic shop, Kelly is pretty sure he's going to just sell the place and go back to his life in the business world. Then he finds a very special book, one his uncle valued above all else. When he reads from the old book one lonely night, Kelly gets far more than he bargained for. Can he begin to believe before it's too late? Read an excerpt Read a review Order Grimoire Erato