New Release Books by Josh Lanyon

Hold that ghost! Two novellas of haunting love, mysterious doings, and total tomfoolery. Put Out the Light Regan was desperate for a change, desperate for peace and quiet, desperate for a fresh start. His new job as private librarian at the Winthrop estate seemed to fit the bill perfectly. But danger, suspense, and the smell of bad plumbing lingered in the shadows. Nothing was as it seemed—including Regan. Castle Doom A spooky castle on a remote island in the middle of nowhere? Hunter isn’t sure what to make of eccentric Great-uncle Dorian’s final bequest. Along with a moldering pile of stone and terrifying utility bills, Hunter seems to have inherited sinister servants, ghosts, a family curse, and an unknown enemy determined to see him dead.

For museum curator Andrew Allison, the sleepy little Maine village of Safehaven has always lived up to its name-until now. Fleeing an abusive relationship, Andy has returned to Safehaven for a few weeks while he figures out the future and helps his elderly Uncle Cuthbert run his antiques shop. But when Andy arrives, he learns Uncle Cuthbert is in the hospital, critically injured, the victim of a late-night break-in. Worse, one of the first messages on the shop answering machine is from Marcus, Andy''s ex, demanding to know Andy''s whereabouts. Nor does the bad news stop there. It seems whoever broke into Time in a Bottle is still looking for that mysterious whatever. Something they didn''t find the first time. Something they now believe Andy has. Something worth killing for? The good news is former bad boy Quinn Rafferty, Andy''s high school crush, is back in town and interested in renewing their acquaintanceship. Quinn is not a man to run from things that go bump in the night, be they mysterious midnight prowlers or a relationship-shy fish-out-of-water museum curator. But Quinn has a few secrets of his own...

When a bookstore owner is accused of murdering his ex-lover, proving his innocence might lead a hard-nosed detective to a fatal attraction?Thirty-five-year-old gay bookseller Adrien English searches for love between the pages. As a sensitive intellectual with a heart condition, his dating life is gathering dust on the shelves. But when police name him the prime suspect in the brutal murder of his friend and employee, Adrien doesn''t expect his best hope for romance to be assigned to the case?Detective Jake Riordan is hungry to climb the ranks. All he has to do for a promotion is nail the handsome bookstore owner for an obvious crime of passion. If only he could stop fantasizing about the suspect instead of the "normal" wife and family his career demands?As Riordan''s investigation heats up and the suspect insists on his innocence, the detective doubts both Adrien''s guilt and his ability to resist the man''s understated charms. Can they turn the crime into passion, or will a killer on the loose write The End?

Murder: Live and in Technicolor Working undercover gives FBI Art Crime Team agent Jason West the illusion that he’s safe from his stalker, Dr. Jeremy Kyser. Though film history and preservation are not Jason’s area of expertise, he’s intrigued by the case of a well-connected UCLA film studies professor whose family believes she may have been murdered after discovering a legendary lost 1950s PI film. Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, BAU Chief Sam Kennedy gets disturbing news: the Roadside Ripper, the serial killer Sam believes murdered his college boyfriend, may not have been working alone.

Dead Men Tell No Tales Mystery Bookshop owner Ellery Page and Police Chief Jack Carson are diving for the legendary pirate galleon Blood Red Rose when they discover an old-fashioned diver''s suit, water-damaged and encrusted with barnacles. Further examination reveals the 20th Century suit contains a 21st Century body. Who was the mysterious diver? No one seems to be missing from the quaint and cozy town of Pirate’s Cove. Was he really diving for pirate''s gold? And if not, what exactly did he do to earn that bullet hole in his skull?

Finn loves Blair. Blair loves Finn too, but he’s not in love with him. How can you be in love with someone you’ve known your entire life? Shouldn’t in love feel…different? Newer. Bigger. More…exciting? Sure, maybe Blair is too romantic—but wasn’t Finn the one who always said there were plenty of fish in the sea?

Choose Wisely! Once a literary bad boy, the only lines Professor Sebastian Swift does these days are Browning, Frost and Cummings. When a student he helped to disappear becomes a suspect in a murder, he races to find the boy and convince him to give himself up before his police chief lover figures out he''s involved. Max likes being lied to even less than he likes sonnets. Yet his instincts--and his heart--tell him his boyfriend is being played and a dangerous enemy may not stop until Swift is heading up his own dead poet''s society.

A digital collection of Josh’s most popular short stories written between 2007 and 2013: eight stories of adventure, romance, and yes, a little bit of mystery. Including: Perfect Day - Wyatt loves Graham. But Graham is still in love with Jase. A Limited Engagement – Ross has done everything Adam has asked him to do, including giving the man a part in his new play. All he wants is for Adam to keep his mouth shut. In Sunshine or In Shadow - Rick thinks its too risky allowing yourself to fall in love with your partner, and somehow Keir has had to accept that. The French Have a Word for It - It''s been ten years since Colin Lambert last saw his former bodyguard, Thomas Sullivan. In a Dark Wood – In a dark, dark wood, there was a dark, dark house… Until We Meet Once More - Nothing cracks Army Ranger "Stone Man" Vic Black''s granite front. Not after Sean Kennedy. Heart Trouble – Stress kills. So does loneliness. In Plain Sight - Nash didn''t believe in love until it was too late. Now he''s looking for reasons, for answers, for meaning.

When mystery-bookseller and sometimes-amateur sleuth Ellery Page discovers a vintage diving collection bag full of antique gold coins, it sets off a series of increasingly dangerous events.

It’s the roaring twenties. Skirts are short, crime is rampant, and booze is in short supply. Prohibition has hit little Egypt where newspaper man David Flynn has come to do a follow-up story on the Herrin massacre. But the massacre isn’t the only news in town. Spiritualist medium Julian Devereux claims to speak to the dead–and he charges a pretty penny for it. Flynn knows a phony when he sees one, and he’s convinced Devereux is as fake as a cigar store Indian. And he’s absolutely right. But when Julian begins to see bloodstained visions of a serial killer, the only person he can turn to for help is the cynical Mr. Flynn.

Mystery Stalks the Cobbled Streets of Pirate''s Cove Who or what is haunting elderly recluse Juliet Blackwell, what does it have to do with mysterious goings-on at the Salty Dog Pub--and why is any of it mystery bookshop owner Ellery Page''s problem? According to sometimes boyfriend Police Chief Jack Carson, it''s not Ellery''s problem, and Ellery should stop asking awkward questions before it''s too late. Ellery couldn''t agree more, but it''s hard to say no when someone is as frightened as old Mrs. Blackwell. Mrs. Blackwell insists the ghost of long dead pirate Rufus Blackwell has come to avenge himself on the last member of his treacherous clan. Before Ellery can say, "Yikes!" Mrs. Blackwell takes a tumble down the grand staircase of her spooky mansion, and it''s up to Ellery to find who is trying to kill his eccentric customer.

Five historical novellas including Out of the Blue, The Dark Farewell, This Rough Magic, Slay Ride, and Murder Between the Pages. Out of the Blue – France, 1916. Grieving over the death of his lover, British flying ace Bat Bryant accidentally kills the man threatening him with exposure. Unfortunately, there’s a witness: the big, rough American they call “Cowboy”—and Cowboy has his own price for silence. The Dark Farewell – Little Egypt, 1922. It’s the Roaring Twenties and Prohibition has hit Little Egypt where newspaper man David Flynn has come to do a follow-up story on the Herrin Massacre. But the massacre isn’t the only news in town. Spiritualist Medium Julian Devereux claims to speak to the dead—and he charges a pretty penny for it. Flynn is convinced Devereux is as fake as a cigar store Indian, but when Julian begins to see bloodstained visions of a serial killer, the only person he can turn to for help is the cynical Mr. Flynn. This Rough Magic – San Francisco, 1935. Wealthy playboy Brett Sheridan thinks he knows the score when he hires tough guy private eye Neil Patrick Rafferty to find a priceless stolen folio of Shakespeare’s The Tempest before his marriage to a society heiress is jeopardized. What Brett doesn’t count on is the instant and powerful attraction that flares between him and Rafferty. Slay Ride - 1943 Montana. Returning home to Montana after being wounded in the Pacific, Police Chief Robert Garrett was hoping for a little much needed Peace on Earth and Goodwill Toward Man. Instead, he finds himself chasing after a cold-blooded killer on Christmas Day, aided—whether he likes it or not—by eager young reporter Jamie Jameson. Murder Between the Pages – 1948 Massachusetts. Felix Day, author of the Constantine Sphinx mysteries, and Leonard Fuller, author of the Inspector Fez mysteries, are bitter rivals and the best of enemies. Both happen to be present when a notorious author of roman à clef is shot by an invisible assailant during a signing at historic Marlborough Bookstore.

Love is in the Salt Sea Air--and So is Murder! Ellery Page, aspiring screenwriter, reigning Scrabble champion, and occasionally clueless owner of the village''s only mystery bookstore, the Crow’s Nest, is both flattered and bemused when he’s invited to the annual Marauder’s Masquerade, the best and biggest social event of the season in the quaint seaside village of Pirate’s Cove, Rhode Island. The event is hosted by the wealthy Marguerite Bloodworth-Ainsley—a descendant of the famed pirate Tom Blood. Ellery doesn’t even know Mrs. Bloodworth-Ainsley—nor, it turns out—does Mrs. Bloodworth-Ainsley know him. But Marguerite’s son, Julian wants to know Ellery. Julian, handsome, rich and engaging, is a huge mystery buff. In fact, he’s bought quite a few books at the Crow’s Nest bookstore, but never quite worked up the nerve to ask Ellery out. As his relationship with Police Chief Carson seems to be dead in the water, Ellery is grateful for a little flattering attention from the village’s most eligible bachelor, but any hopes of romance hit the shoals when Julian is accused of murdering his mother’s unlikable second husband during the Masquerade''s annual ghost hunt in the family’s spooky cemetery.

Message in a bottle. Somewhere in the cobwebbed cellar of the decrepit antebellum mansion known as Ballineen are the legendary Lee bottles--and Austin Gillespie is there to find them. The last thing on his mind is hot and heavy romance with handsome bad boy PI Jeff Brady. But Jeff has other ideas and, after one intoxicating night, so does Austin. The only problem is they have different ideas. Jeff doesn’t believe in love at first sight, and even if he did, he''s buried more deeply in the closet than those famous missing bottles of vintage Madeira. Popping a cork or two is one thing. Popping the question? No way. No how. Unless Austin is ready to give up on another dream, he''s going to have to figure out how to make sure the lights go on--and stay on--in Georgia.

Black Cats. Black Arts. Black. Mail. Must a witch break one set of vows to keep another? Cosmo Saville has never been happier. His adored police commissioner husband has finally-mostly- accepted his witchy ways. And in return, Cosmo has promised to stay out of police business. It seems their Happily Ever After has come at last, until Cos discovers John''s sister might be a pawn in a dangerous game of blackmail... Commissioner Galbraith is relieved the lies and secrets are over and his marriage is back on track. Especially since he has his hands full with a high-profile suicide and rumors of a citywide extortion ring. So when John realizes his own slightly wicked witch is using magic to play sleuth, all his old fears and doubts return to haunt him. With the commissioner''s badge and family in jeopardy, Cosmo feels he has no choice but to use every power in...his power. Even if that dark decision costs him everything he cares about most.

God Help You Merry Gentlemen… Arriving home early after spending Christmas in jolly old England, sometimes amateur sleuth Adrien English discovers alarming developments at Cloak and Dagger Books—and an old acquaintance seeking help in finding a missing boyfriend. Fortunately, Adrien just happens to know a really good private eye…

To say goodbye is to die a little... Like recovering from heart surgery beneath the gaze of his over-protective family isn''t exasperating enough, someone keeps trying to break into Adrien English''s bookstore. What is this determined midnight intruder searching for? When a half-century old skeleton is discovered beneath rotting floorboards in the midst of Cloak and Dagger Bookstore''s renovation, Adrien turns to hot and handsome ex-lover Jake Riordan -- now out-of-the closet and working as a private detective. Jake is only too happy to have reason to stay in close contact with Adrien, but there are more surprises in Adrien''s past than either one of them expects -- and one of them may prove hazardous to Jake''s own heart.

Three classic novels of murder and suspense from “the Agatha Christie of gay mystery.” A disgraced FBI agent and a small-town sheriff team up to catch a serial killer in the atmospheric thriller Winter Kill. Probing the enigma of legendary 1960s artist Cosmo Bari’s disappearance proves deadly to his son in the traditional cozy Murder in Pastel. Murder and mayhem make for strange bedfellows at a mystery writing conference in the comic who-dunnit Somebody Killed His Editor (the first book of the Holmes & Moriarity series).

Boy meets Cop. For the first time, books 1 - 3 of The Adrien English Mysteries collected in one volume! Fatal Shadows - When his former best friend and employee is murdered following a very public argument, bookseller and sometimes mystery writer Adrien English finds himself suspected of murder. A Dangerous Thing - Adrien English arrives at the Pine Shadow Ranch only to find a corpse in his driveway. By the time the unfriendly local sheriffs arrive, the body has disappeared. The Hell You Say - It’s Christmas time and the “ill-starred and bookish” bookseller and occasional mystery writer must contend with a Satanic cult, a handsome university professor and his on-again/off-again relationship with the eternally conflicted LAPD Detective Jake Riordan. And, as ever, murder...

Dangerous Ground: The Complete Series Dangerous Ground Special Agents for the Department of Diplomatic Security, Taylor MacAllister and Will Brandt have been partners and best friends for three years, but everything changed the night Taylor admitted his feelings for Will. Yeah, it''s complicated... Old Poison Friends, partners, and now lovers. If it was complicated before, it''s even trickier now that Will has been assigned a case which guarantees he''ll be working side-by-side with ex-boyfriend David Bradley. Blood Heat It''s a bad time for DSS Agents Brandt and MacAllister to find themselves stranded in the middle of the New Mexico wilderness responsible for the health and welfare of a suspected terrorist. In other words, another day at the office. Dead Run The strain of a long distance relationship is beginning to tell after eleven months of Will being posted in Paris. A romantic holiday in the City of Lights could be just the thing to bridge the ever-growing distance--if it doesn''t kill them first. Kick Start Will is finally braced to bring Taylor home to meet the folks. Unfortunately, not every member of the Brandt clan loves Taylor the way Will does. Then again, not everyone loves the Brandts. Blind Side With resources already overstretched, the last thing Will and Taylor need is another client. And the last thing Will needs is for that client to turn out to be an old boyfriend of Taylor''s.

Demons, Death Threats, and Christmas Shopping. It’s Christmas time and Adrien English, the “ill-starred and bookish” bookseller and occasional mystery writer must contend with a Satanic cult, a handsome and eccentric university professor, and his on-again/off-again relationship with the eternally conflicted LAPD Detective Jake Riordan. Not to mention murder...

And it is, it is a glorious thing to be a Pirate King! When murder makes an appearance at a dinner party, who should be called in but Adrien’s former lover, handsome closeted detective Jake Riordan, now a Lieutenant with LAPD—which may just drive Adrien’s new boyfriend, sexy UCLA professor Guy Snowden, to commit a murder of his own.

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch... Bookseller Adrien English arrives at Pine Shadow Ranch to find a corpse in his driveway. By the time the local sheriffs arrive, the body has disappeared. What happened to the dead man? Who are the mysterious strangers excavating on Adrien''s remote property? And will he ever sort out his problems with LAPD Homicide Detective Jake Riordan?

“Maybe you’ll be next, Mr. Busybody!” From well-respected investigative journalist to resident busybody. When former crime reporter Michael’s elderly friend Maurice suddenly disappears, he fears the worst. But Michael is unable to investigate, and no one is taking his suspicions seriously—least of all Nico, Maurice’s too slick, too smooth, possibly guilty boyfriend. The only person Michael can think of who might listen is Leonard Drake, now a Lieutenant Detective with NYPD. In fact, this excuse to contact his ex might just be what Michael has been waiting three years for.

Ellery Page is back--and in hot water again! Unlike everyone else in Pirate''s Cove, Ellery Page, aspiring screenwriter, reigning Scrabble champion, and occasionally clueless owner of the village''s only mystery bookstore, is anything but thrilled when famed horror author Brandon Abbott announces he''s purchased legendary Skull House and plans to live there permanently. Ellery and Brandon have history. Their relationship ended badly and the last thing Ellery wants is a chance to patch things up--especially when his relationship with Police Chief Jack Carson is just getting interesting. But then, maybe Brandon isn''t all that interested in getting back together either, because he seems a lot more interested in asking questions about the bloodstained past of his new home than discussing a possible future with Ellery. What is Brandon really up to? Ellery will have to unscramble that particular puzzle post haste. Because after his former flame disappears following their loud and public argument, Ellery seems to be Police Chief Carson''s first--and only--suspect.

From award-winning author Josh Lanyon comes a standalone romantic mystery that will keep you on the edge of your seat! Dead men tell no tales, so reporter Nathan Doyle’s just going to have to get to the bottom of a murder himself—if the police Lieutenant doesn’t get him first.Los Angeles, 1943 Reporter Nathan Doyle had his reasons to want Phil Arlen dead, but when he sees the man’s body pulled from the La Brea tar pit, he knows he’ll be the prime suspect. He also knows that his life won’t stand up to intense police scrutiny, so he sets out to crack the case himself. Lieutenant Matthew Spain’s official inquiries soon lead him to believe that Nathan knows more than he’s saying. But that’s not the only reason Matt takes notice of the handsome journalist. Matt’s been drawn to men before, but he must hide his true feelings—or risk his entire career. As Nathan digs deeper, it becomes increasingly difficult to stay one step ahead of Matt Spain—and to deny his intense attraction to him. Nathan’s secrets may not include murder, but has his hunt put him right in the path of the real killer? Previously published. Fair Game Fair Play Fair Chance Murder Takes the High Road Stranger on the Shore Jefferson Blythe, Esquire Icecapade Lone Star

First in an adorable new series! Ellery Page, aspiring screenwriter, Scrabble champion and guy-with-worst-luck-in-the-world-when-it-comes-to-dating, is ready to make a change. So when he learns he''s inherited both a failing bookstore and a falling-down mansion in the quaint seaside village of Pirate''s Cove on Buck Island, Rhode Island, it''s full steam ahead! Sure enough, the village is charming, its residents amusingly eccentric, and widowed police chief Jack Carson is decidedly yummy (though probably as straight as he is stern). However, the bookstore is failing, the mansion is falling down, and there''s that little drawback of finding rival bookseller--and head of the unwelcoming-committee--Trevor Maples dead during the annual Buccaneer Days celebration. Still, it could be worse. And once Police Chief Carson learns Trevor was killed with the cutlass hanging over the door of Ellery''s bookstore, it is.

Miles Tuesday’s memories of Montreal are happy ones, but now that he has inherited the mansion at 13 Place Braeside, everything feels different. Was Madame Martel’s fatal fall really an accident? And who is stealing her treasures? One thing has not changed: Miles still wants handsome and sophisticated art dealer Linley Palmer to have a place in his life.

The truth is out there. Way, way, way out there! Drew Lawson is racing against the clock. He''s got a twenty-four-hour window to authenticate the mummy of Princess Merneith. If he''s not at his boyfriend''s garden party when that window closes, it''ll be the final nail in their relationship coffin. The last thing he needs traipsing on the final shred of his patience is brash, handsome reality show host Fraser Fortune, who''s scheduled to film a documentary about the mummy''s Halloween curse. The opportunity to film a bona-fide professor examining the mummy is exactly the aura of authenticity Fraser needs. Except the grumpy PhD is a pompous ass on leave from his ivory tower. Yet something about Drew has Fraser using a word he doesn''t normally have to draw upon: please. With no time to waste—and a spark of attraction he can''t deny—Drew reluctantly agrees to let Fraser follow his every move as he unwraps the mummy''s secrets. Soon they''re both making moves behind the scenes that even the dead can''t ignore!

Mystery Bookshop owner Ellery Page and Police Chief Jack Carson are diving for the legendary sunken pirate galleon Blood Red Rose when they discover an old fashioned diver''s suit, water-damaged and encrusted with barnacles. Further examination reveals the 19th Century suit contains a 21st Century body. Who is the mysterious diver? No one seems to be missing from the quaint and cozy town of Pirate''s Cove. Was he really diving for pirate''s gold? And if not, what exactly did he do to earn that bullet hole in his skull?

u003ch1u003eIt''s a good problem to have...u003c/h1u003e More business than they can comfortably handle on their own. But with resources already overstretched, the last thing former DSS Agents and newbie security consultants Will Brandt and Taylor MacAllister need is another client--and the last thing Will needs is for that client to turn out to be an old boyfriend of Taylor''s. Sure, Will has always known Taylor had a wild past, but he was kind of hoping he''d never have to sit down and have a beer with it. But golden boy Ashe Dekker believes someone is trying to kill him, and Taylor is determined to help, no matter what the cost. It''s a little bit of a jolt to have Taylor for once totally disregard his feelings, but Will is equally determined that "the cost" won''t be their relationship--or Taylor''s life.

Something old, something new, something borrowed…something blacker than the darkest night. Antiques dealer (and witch) Cosmo Saville adores his new husband, but his little white lies—and some very black magic—are about to bring his fairytale romance to an end. Someone is killing San Francisco''s spellcasters—and the only person Cosmo can turn to—the man who so recently swore to love and cherish him—isn''t taking his phone calls. The only magic Police Commissioner John Joseph Galbraith believes in is true love. Discovering he’s married to a witch—a witch with something alarmingly like magical powers—is nearly as bad as discovering the man he loved tricked and deceived him. John shoulders the pain of betrayal and packs his bags. But when he learns Cosmo is in the crosshairs of a mysterious and murderous plot, he knows he must do everything in in his mortal power to protect him. Till Death do them Part... With their relationship on the rocks, Cosmo and Commissioner Galbraith join forces to uncover the shadowy figure behind the deadly conspiracy… Can the star-crossed couple bring down a killer before the dark threat extinguishes true love’s flame?

Since Alan died, Flynn isn''t eating, isn''t sleeping, and isn''t spending a lot of time looking in mirrors. But maybe he should pay a little more attention — because something in that 18th Century mirror is looking at him… Still grieving over the sudden death of his lover, antiques dealer Flynn Ambrose moves to the old, ramshackle house on Pitch Pine Lane to catalog and sell the large inventory of arcane and oddball items that once filled his late uncle''s mysterious museum. But not all the items are that easy to catalog. Or get rid of...

A holiday treat for those who love a little sexy sparkle with their Christmas romance. Five contemporary holiday novellas. Includes Icecapade, Baby, it''s Cold, The Dickens with Love, A Case of Christmas, and Lone Star.

At long last, the renovations of stately Captain''s Seat are complete, and to celebrate, mystery bookseller and sometimes amateur sleuth Ellery Page decides to throw a house-warming party and invite all his New York theater friends to stay for the weekend. When a freak snowstorm leaves the house party cut off from the village of Pirate''s Cove, there''s nothing to do but drink, reminisce, and play games. Or so Ellery thinks. But the only thing more frightening than being forced to play endless hours of charades with Theatah People is the possibility of being trapped in a real-life game of Clue after one of his guests turns up dead in a not-so-secret passage.

When famous folk singer Laura Fairplay agrees to appear at the annual maritime music festival to perform a newly discovered piece of music by the legendary Stephen Foster, everyone in the quaint seaside village of Pirate''s Cove is delighted-including mystery bookstore owner and sometimes amateur sleuth, Ellery Page. Several mysterious accidents later, Ellery is less ecstatic-especially when it becomes clear to him that someone plans to sink the celebrity songbird forever.