When does never turn into happily ever after in the search for love?Top accountant of Manzanita Imports in Sacramento, Ted Abbott stopped participating in the love game after he turned thirty quite a few years ago. He's not tempted by the cute young new hires or the product reps his loyal staff suggest he ask out on a date.Chicago contractor Matt Patterson is on the verge of giving up too. He's worked his way up from apprentice carpenter to co-owner of a thriving business. At forty-something, he's considered a lucky catch for anybody looking for a sugar daddy, which he knows only too well.The chance of them meeting is nil until Matt's uncle who lived in Sacramento dies and leaves his estate to his nephew. After they meet in a dilapidated bar called The Roost, could their paths actually merge and become one?

Blacksmith Butch has secretly loved chemist Jimmy since grade school. Now about to turn thirty, Butch decides he must choose: propose to Jimmy or forget his dream to avoid risking their friendship.

Everyone hopes his road to happily ever after will be carefree and smooth, but too often hair-pin turns and detours seem to get in the way.Having thought he was on the road to forever before, former Silicon Valley programmer Dan Lassiter is leery about pedaling down it again. His elderly companion Charlie urges him to get to know Rick Reardon whose bakery is across the street from Dan's bicycle shop.Under the watchful eye of Charlie, Dan and Rick take tentative steps toward each other, all the while trying to avoid potholes such as exes, homophobes, and family problems.As summer turns to fall and then winter, they hope that the road will be smooth going from their first date and first kiss to having what Rick's sister euphemistically calls their "sleepovers." At each step, though, they are tripped up and wonder why there seem to be so many bumps in their road.Maybe Dan and Rick should heed some of Charlie's sage advice, or maybe they should listen to their hearts...

When he sees entrepreneur Mitch O'Shea whirling around an empty building, contractor Ben Behr is enchanted. Even though his two brothers are gay, Ben always thought he was a ladies' man until he met Mitch.Despite his feelings, Ben knows San Francisco native Mitch is totally out of his league. What could Ben possibly do to get out-and-proud Mitch to notice him?Turns out Mitch is just as attracted to Ben. As they compete in car rallies, camp in the Sierra Nevada foothills, and tour the bars Mitch owns in the city, they realize how stifled they've been their entire lives.Maybe looking over the fence and jumping it to explore what's on the other side are good ideas. When these two seemingly opposites get together, will Ben and Mitch find out they have the world at their feet and might even have love in their hearts?

The influx of San Francisco Bay Area gays is now commonplace in Stone Acres. That means big city problems—but it might also mean romance for both new and old residents of the small community.

The Sierra Nevada town of Stone Acres has changed since gay men from Silicon Valley started moving in. Despite resistance from conservative residents, there are happy endings waiting in the foothills.

When former tagger Eric hears a cute fellow student named Joel protesting to a woman that he's gay, Eric comes to his rescue and gives him a big kiss and hug in City College's hallway.Even though sparks fly between them, Eric doesn't expect any reward for saving the guy from being hit on in public, so he's surprised when undercover cop Joel asks him to become his pseudo-boyfriend.How bad can it be for a former high school dropout, who's been to juvvie more times than class, to pretend he's a cop's lover?

Dr. Fenton Miller falls in lust with shorter-than-average chef John, but enemies from the past are ruining the holidays with ill will. Fen and John must stand tall and show that short, dark, and handsome is a recipe for love....

Christmas joy is a matter of perspective. For some, it’s the happiest time of the year. For others, not so much. Twenty-nine-year-old Mick, the son of crack addicts, isn’t exactly a dyed-in-the-wool Scrooge. Mick’s been on his own from childhood. As a teen, he lived in a shelter, where for a short time he had a boyfriend. After the boyfriend left, Mick moved to the Orpheum Theater. While squatting there and taking care of the grand old building, Mick watched others celebrate the holidays from a distance, never able to share in their merriment. Only his Technicolor dreams liven his dull, mechanical life until one day the world around him begins to change. Mick is surprised when a man named Jim buys the vintage Orpheum and plans to restore it. Something about Jim makes Mick think they’ve met before. In fact, Jim rekindles Mick’s longing for a better life and a little holiday magic for himself.