Cat Grant: Books in Print

New! from Riptide Publishing

Once a Marine

Discharged under Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, former Marine major Cole Hammond is struggling to find a new identity. But PTSD casts a pall on everything, and his hard-nosed, homophobic father can’t even bear to look him in the eye. To top it all off, he’s pretty sure he’s flunking out of law school.

Marc Sullivan is a kind, sensitive romance author-slash-waiter with a thing for men in uniform. Cole’s not wearing his anymore, but there’s no mistaking the warrior Marc meets in the diner one rainy afternoon. Cole’s sexy smile and Carolina drawl prove irresistible, but Marc’s played this game before, and he always loses. Once a Marine, always a Marine, and if there’s one thing Marc knows about such men, it’s that they all leave him in the end. It doesn’t help that Cole’s practically closeted in public, or that he refuses to seek treatment for his PTSD.

But like any good Marine, Cole’s willing to fight for what matters. And like the characters in Marc’s stories, he’s certain that if only they try hard enough, together they can find their own happily ever after.

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A Fool for You

Book 3 of "Icon Men"

Sexy Chase Aubrey plays blues guitar like nobody's business. One look at him performing at a New York nightclub, and twenty-year-old keyboard player Brian Barclay's smitten.

However, Brian remains true to his boyfriend Kit-until Kit cheats on him and steals all the songs they've written together. With nowhere else to go, Brian turns to his estranged father, Trevor, and Trevor's partner, Cameron. But even Cameron can't smooth over the tension between father and son.

Brian's in need of a friend, and Chase fills the role nicely-and quickly heats up the sheets with him as well. The passion between them is mind-blowing, until Brian discovers Chase's secret past. A past he's run from for years. And when the past threatens the present, Brian can't help wondering if the love of his life has played him for a fool.

The "Icon Men" series:

Book 1: The First Real Thing
Book 2: Appearing Nightly
Book 3: A Fool for You

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Entangled Trio

Renowned mezzo-soprano Colette DuPlessis is carrying on a torrid affair with her costar, handsome young tenor David Lewis. David wants Colette as more than just a short-term fling, but she must return home to Paris-and her husband, conductor Aleksandr Petrovsky.

Though she and Aleks have an open marriage, Colette vows never to see David again. But when her new costar cancels right before opening night, she has no choice but to suggest David as a replacement.

It doesn't take long before Aleks notices the amazing chemistry sizzling between David and his wife-and realizes he's attracted to the gorgeous young singer himself. He and Colette quickly make it their mission to seduce him. The three of them explore the far reaches of pain and pleasure. But Colette and David soon learn they must guard their hearts closely, or risk losing themselves within this entangled trio.

Reader Advisory: This hot little number contains rougher-than-average sex. We'd never spoil the fun, so we'll just say "fist" and let your imagination go with that.

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Appearing Nightly

Two secondary characters from The First Real Thing now get to tell their own stories --

You can call me Mike—or Diva Michelle on the weekends when I perform at the Icon, a bar I own with my good friend Cameron. But just because I strut onstage in an evening gown and high heels doesn't make me a sissy. I've still got a man's body, feelings and desires. I'm also a man who knows what he wants—and that would be Ryan.

One look at our new employee with his hot physique and boy-next-door face and I was lost—falling hard and fast. It broke my heart each time he rejected me…Until the night he finally fell into my arms, desperate for the comfort only I could provide.

Each night our passion burns up the sheets, but Ryan's holding something back. He's been hurt in the past, leaving him scarred both inside and out. He won't let me reach that secret part of him. I'd be willing to give him anything, but if he can't trust me with the pain of his past, is there hope for a future?

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Now available from Amber Quill Press:

Sonata Appassionata, the sequel to Allegro Vivace!

It’s not quite happily ever after when Aaron Parrish accompanies his young lover, violinist Matt Dugan, on his first European concert tour. Matt’s beauty and talent attract other men’s attention, sparking Aaron’s jealousy, while Matt’s stage fright and family problems only ramp up the tension.

Now, no longer teacher and student, Aaron and Matt struggle to redefine their relationship—before outside temptations tear them apart for good...

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My new m/m novella The First Real Thing is now available

"My name’s Cameron. And I’m a male escort. I’m the best, and most expensive, at what I do. I have one rule—never let anyone in."

In five years of hooking I’ve never picked up the wrong guy. But when I met Toronto ad man Trevor Barclay in a Manhattan bar, his soft green eyes and shy smile drew me right in. When I discovered the error I had made, I should have written it off as a mistake and moved on. But memories of the steamy encounter we shared in his hotel room continued to haunt me.

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Allegro Vivace, published by Amber Quill Press, is now available!

Sparks fly when brash young violinist Matt Dugan strides into professor Aaron Parrish’s classroom. Aaron’s intrigued by the twenty-year-old virtuoso, and agrees to take him on for private lessons. Things get off to a rocky start that’s complicated by a growing mutual attraction.

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It's three times the pleasure - ten years on!

Triad is now available in paperback and ebook editions:

Eric Courtland, his wife Ally and husband Nick have been living the sweet life for the past decade, tucked away in their luxurious Tuscan villa. But when a family crisis brings them back to the States, blackmail and an unexpected revelation threaten the delicate balance of their marriage.

Weathering this storm may take everything they have - and still tear them apart.

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Complications, a prequel to The Arrangement, is now available!

Ambitious CEO Eric Courtland is devastated when his long-time lover Nick breaks up with him. Finding himself at a crossroads, he throws himself into a passionate affair with an old college friend, Ally Taylor.

Ally is shocked by Eric's marriage-of-convenience proposal. Sure, they're a great match in bed, and Eric's plan would help both their careers, but there'd been no mention of love... Does she really dare risk her heart and livelihood on such a volatile lover?

Complications is the fourth installment in Cat Grant's best-selling Courtland Chronicles Series.

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By Chance, a prequel to The Arrangement and Strictly Businessis now available:

Wealthy, arrogant Eric Courtland is an island unto himself, and content to stay that way until chance brings quarterback Nick Thompson into his life. Nick's warm and easy nature pierces straight through Eric's well-fortified defenses and coaxes him out of his shell.

It doesn't take long for their friendship to deepen into love. But Eric's fear of commitment and Nick's inability to come to terms with his own sexuality threaten to tear them apart.

By Chance is the third installment in Cat Grant's best-selling Courtland Chronicles Series.

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Strictly Business, a prequel to The Arrangement, is now available:

The business world is a shark tank, and Eric Courtland quickly learns it's eat or be eaten. Desperate for revenge against a father who never loved him and drove his mother to an early grave, Eric forges a partnership with ruthless titan of industry, Branford Crane.

Bran owns him body and soul, tutoring him in the cut-throat tactics of high finance by day-and by night, giving Eric the punishment and domination he craves.

Will Eric have to become his father in order to beat him - and at what cost? Can Nick Thompson's love pull him back from the edge?

A prequel to the All Romance e-books' best-selling novel The Arrangement.

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The Arrangement is currently out-of-print, and the rights have reverted to me. Expect a new edition in 2013!

CEO Eric Courtland has it all, until his wife discovers his affair--can Eric propose a solution to satisfy them all?

Eric Courtland loves his wife. But another man also commands his affections. When both wife and lover discover his secret, he rocks them with a daring proposal neither can refuse. Initially their triad is tense and awkward, but growing trust and intimacy lead to a satisfying and worthwhile relationship for all--as long as their unusual romance remains strictly confidential to protect Eric's seat in the US Senate.

Blackmailing political rivals, stalking paparazzi, and a serious illness threaten their fragile arrangement... Are the daytime struggles worth the nights of passion and pleasure?

Erotic Romance Author Cat Grant

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