Bøker av Van Cole

I returned from the war with scars that run deeper than my flesh.Tormented by memories of the past I wonder if I'll ever be able to become the man I used to be, or if I'm always destined to be this shell that returned from the foreign country, broken and battered and defeated. There seems to be little hope for improvement until I receive a surprising call from my old best friend, Clint.We lost touch a while ago as life took its hold on us, but as we reconnect, I start to remember why he was such a good friend.He's the only one who can get me to talk about my emotions, and as I open up to him, I start to feel something else.Something unfamiliar...something a little scary, but very exciting. Maybe, just maybe, we can save each other. My Soldier is a standalone Gay Romance with a HEA and NO cheating!

Chris Knoll is one of the top players for the New York Rangers. Anybody who knows anything about hockey is impressed with his performance - and that includes noted sports journalist Matt Tucker. Trouble is, not everybody in the industry takes Matt too seriously because he's openly gay. When he arrives to conduct a profile of Chris for Sports Illustrated, Chris's homophobic teammates are quick to warn him to be careful. As the two get to know each other, however, Chris's guard goes down and his interest kicks in. Despite the backlash against him, Matt is tenacious and bold. He defies all the negative stereotypes Chris has ever had about gay people - and he's awakening an attraction in Chris that's never come to the surface before. But for a top-league sports player at the height of his career, swarmed by girls every time he leaves the house, hooking up with a writer is not really an option. After all, this is the kind of secret you try to hide from journalists. What are you supposed to do when a journalist is the secret? What's more, how are you supposed to square that with your intensely judgmental best friend? Only one thing's for sure. Chris doesn't have a choice. Whatever happens, he's just going to have to run with it. Off The Ice is a standalone Gay Romance with a HEA and NO cheating!

When I agreed to start tutoring this jock, the last thing I expected was to fall for him, get rejected by him, and then have him show up on my doorstep. RobbieMaybe I was prejudiced but I preferred to keep my distance from all jocks. High school had taught me they were all trouble and college was no different. The only reason I even agreed to tutor him in the first place is because my favorite teacher asked. What I didn't expect was to fall for him. JamesI needed a certain GPA to keep my football scholarship, so I needed a tutor. He was hostile at first but despite our differences, we became friends. Then he kissed me. I rejected him because I'm not gay. Yet, for some reason, I can't stop thinking of him and after a few days, I end up at his doorstep.

It's My First Time With A Man-And He's On The Opposing Team.I'm a single dad, the Coach of the San Diego Coyotes.Chris Woodgate is the star pitcher for the Los Angeles Blackbirds-and my son's hero.He should be off-limits to me.He's one of our rivals-and he's a man and this is pro baseball!If only he didn't get to me the way no woman including my ex-wife ever did.If only I didn't have these feelings about him that I've had about good-looking men my whole life.I didn't ask for this-but when I set up a meeting with my son and Chris asks me out, I can't say no.Suddenly there are a lot of things I'm not saying "no" to-things that excite me and things that scare me.Is my life about to become a home run because of Chris-or the most disastrous strikeout ever?Off The Field is a standalone Gay Romance with a HEA and NO cheating!

I'm Happy To Be Back Home... Even Happier When I See An Old FriendPahrump, Nevada.I've missed you.England's wild green landscape is nothing like the flat orange desert.I was raised here, I've come back to renovate the house for my mom.You'll never guess who runs the local construction company - Eric, my childhood best friend.I've been in love with Eric since high school, as if coming home wasn't complicated enough.The name's Eric.Recently divorced, father of a six-year-old, and a project manager for a construction company.I love my kid, and the money's good - but it's lonely, and stressful, to say the least.I just heard Will's back in town.It'll be nice to see him again.Fix Me is a standalone Gay First Time Best Friend Romance with a HEA and NO cheating!

HarleyFor years, hockey has been my only love, with occasional straying with nameless girls.And yet, no one made me feel that special something until that fateful night happened.My team captain and I met up at the bar after a victory.We had one too many and I woke up in his room; naked, hungover, and thirsty as hell.I'm just not sure if it's only water I'm so thirsty for.LukeIt all started as a bet, a harmless bet.No one was supposed to get emotionally attached.But, it turns out it was his first gay experience and, now, I can't wrap my head around it.I'm too old for this.Much older than him and I'm supposed to know better than to fall for a younger guy.Loving Luke is a standalone Gay First Time Hockey Romance with a HEA and NO cheating!

A childhood friend turns into a college rival, and the worst thing is I want him, badly.We were preparing for the big football game against our rivals when I saw him, my old childhood friend.Now he's strutting his stuff as a male cheerleader, his tight muscles on display, playing havoc with my mind.I've still been struggling to come out.The last thing I need is to have a crush on a rival cheerleader, especially when that person is from my past.I have to try and keep things a secret because there's no way an enemy can become a lover, but why can't I stop thinking about him?Is this just a case of opposites attracting?I have to try and keep it together because if anyone finds out then my cover will be blown and I'm not ready to be out.My Dad would kill me.But damn if I don't hate the way Liam makes it look so easy…Going Offside is a standalone Gay Romance with a HEA and NO cheating!

The playboy life is the life for me and nothing is going to change that. Nothing.That is until I got this wild idea that changed my entire life.Now, most people wouldn't go gunning for their best friend -Or, their best friend's ex.I went for both.That's right.Both.Because, why settle for one when you can have two?Truth be told, this probably isn't my best nor brightest idea.And I'm prepared for everything to crash and burn.Or, at least, I thought I was.But things are getting heated and I'm getting attached.I don't want to lose these guys but things don't always work out the way you want them to.And I have a bad habit of coming up short.Let's just hope my love life is nothing like my career because one more failed Super Bowl and I'm just another failure for the history books. 3 Man Huddle is a standalone Gay Romance with a HEA and NO cheating!

My mentor taught me everything he knew about hockey, now he's going to teach me everything he knows about love.Trent Markham had finally made it to the big time, but it's not all he dreamed of.After his first season in the national league of hockey he returns to his small town, hoping that his old mentor, Eric Taylor, can teach him how to cope when the spotlight is shining on him.Trent choked in his last game and he doesn't want the same thing to happen again because he knows how easily he can lose his place.But as he and Eric spend more time together tension arises.t's impossible for these men to pretend they're straight, and yet they do everything they can to fight off these gay feelings.Going from friends to lovers can be tough, especially when there's an age gap involved, and if the truth should get out it could ruin Trent's career before it's truly started.He left Eric behind once before when he turned pro, can he do it again when this time his heart is on the line?On Thin Ice is a standalone Gay Romance with a HEA and NO cheating!

My Celebrity Crush Growing Up Was Stuart Glendon. And Now I'm His Assistant.He's the sexiest man I have ever seen.But he's straight.Maybe it's wishful thinking, but I get the feeling that he likes me.Or he hates me - I don't know which anymore.We're so different.He's much older.Money is no object to him.And he's a big-time celebrity.It's not like I could act on my desires anyway.He's my boss.I can't risk my Hollywood aspirations on the illusion he "might" be attracted to me.For now, we're both stuck in this tiny town until the we finish filming.But the more time we spend here the more I'm feeling something is about to happen.My Boss is a standalone Gay Romance with a HEA and NO cheating!

There's a first time for everything…I should be used to Leah's whims, at this point, strange though they've always been.If my baby sister wants to have a wedding in the middle of nowhere, who am I to tell her 'No'?Even if small town mindsets make me itch.At least the guy running the only bed and breakfast in town, Randall, with his curious nature and kind smile, seems nice enough.Being the only gay man in a small town isn't easy.Adding to that the past-due rent bills and the stress of managing an empty bed and breakfast, it was a blessing to hear that there would be a large wedding taking place up at the old lodge.I hadn't expected anything of it except being able to actually pay the bills, until I met Mister Tall, Dark, and Handsome. And, unfortunately, straight. Or so I thought.

Dealing with an ex is never easy business.Anyone who's been divorced will tell you that.But, when your ex invites you to her wedding, what else is there to do but say yes?My tattooed ass was never the best son-in-law material.Too much of a bad boy in me, I guess.Seeing her family goes as smoothly as it can, under the circumstances.There, I stumble across my ex's younger brother.As always, one drink leads to another and he makes a move on me.My first reaction is to punch him straight in the face.My second reaction is to consider apologizing.My third reaction has me questioning who I am.This guy, who just happened to walk into my life, drives me crazy without even trying.Should I just let go and allow the unthinkable to happen?

Will McVitch is one of the star players on his baseball team - but he'd never consider himself a celebrity.He's just an athlete.Why people are even interested in his personal life, he has never really understood - so when it turns out that a new member of the team, Canadian import Gabriel Marten, has a crush on him already, he can barely comprehend that Gabe even knows who he is.The fact that he's straight and Gabe is gay barely occurs to him, at least for a little while.As for Gabe's part, he's frustrated that this is even an issue.When he got the offer to play for this team, he was thrilled to be getting a spot on a professional US team.His career means the world to him.It was just the cherry on the cake that he'd be playing alongside long-time crush Will - and in the warm California sun to boot.But as it turns out, Will is even more appealing in person, whether he's straight or not.Tensions in the team are running high, and media interest is spiralling.But most important of all is how Will and Gabe feel in themselves.If they can't work that out, then everything else crumbles - and they're out at the first base, never mind the last.