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Virtue & Vice
Virtue & Vice
Series · 4 books · 2020
By
Cait Forester
,
Brian C Palmer
Books in series
#1
Doubt
2020
Trevor’s hometown is dying. Coming back home for his brother’s wedding feels a little like dying, too. Nothing to do but fight with his parents and walk around a derelict town square. Nobody to do, either - Grindr isn’t really a thing in tiny, southern hamlets. Until Jack. Six years ago, Trevor saved Jack from a gang of bullies. Jack was adorable - but way too young for him. Now he’s all grown up, with all the same nerdy charm that fascinated Trevor as a teenager. Just one problem: Trevor doesn’t do commitments. And his little Jack-in-the-Closet? Well, he doesn’t do one night stands. Doubt is the first book in the Virtue & Vice series, but it can also be read as a standalone novel! This book was previously published under the title Commitment and has been re-edited for release.
#2
Denial
2020
Dex never wanted to go to college. Nothing against it, he just had his own way planned out already, and it didn’t include following in his lawyer father’s footsteps. But two years of nagging and understated threats have finally gotten to him, and he’s here… on campus… expected to toe the line, join his dad’s frat, and bang a lot of chicks. They don’t talk about that time his dad caught him with a boy. Dex does his best to forget it. He’s not gay. All it takes is some willpower. Unfortunately, his rush partner Austin didn’t get the memo. Austin is out and proud, beautiful and athletic… And somehow, he wants Dex. There’s not enough willpower in the world to get him out of this kind of trouble… is there? Denial is the second book in the Virtue & Vice series, but it can also be read as a standalone novel! This book was previously published under the title Courage and has been re-edited for release.
#3
Sin
2020
Alex Turner has his life completely planned out - he's going to get his law degree, transition into politics, and marry his boyfriend before they adopt their 2.5 kids. He's going places, and he's never, ever going to let the ghosts of his past slow him down. Of course, he hasn't prepared for his boyfriend to dump him and his fraternity to become embroiled in a hazing scandal, or for the most painful bit of a past he thought was behind him to come calling him back to his old hometown. His perfect life is quickly going to hell... now he needs something he can believe in. Leo Saint-Claire has always known that he would devote his life to the priesthood. From his first time serving on the altar in middle school, he's dreamed and planned to spend his life devoted to God and his service. That he is also gay is of no consequence; he's not running from one life - he's embracing another. Meeting one of his old childhood friends at a soup kitchen shakes him to his core. Alex was his first kiss - his only kiss. But Leo isn't concerned with romantic entanglements—so how can he reconcile the demands of his faith with the demands of his heart? To Leo, running into Alex again just months from taking his vows feels like a test from God... the ultimate temptation. To Alex, being reunited with a childhood friend may be exactly what he needs. But the passion between them burns bright and hot, and what seems like a simple fling gives way to true feelings. Is faith enough to keep them together... or apart?
While this title is the third entry into the Virtue & Vice series, it can also be read as a standalone novel. This book was previously published under the title 'Faith' and has been re-edited for release.
#4
Gamble
2020
Love is a gamble. Trust is the key.
A small business doesn't have much chance of success in Willow's End, Missouri. Neither does a gay man looking for more than a casual hook up. It doesn't matter to Charlie Baxter. He swore he'd bring his grandfather's dream to life - and he did, even if Bax Bakery is barely scraping by. Most of the time, it feels like his life is barely scraping by, too - but when a long lost fling breaks down on the highway just outside of town, Charlie isn't prepared for the way Trey makes him realize just how lonely he is. Trey's off on an adventure - to see and seduce all fifty states. He's never been more than the love 'em and leave 'em type, so for someone like Charlie, it doesn't make sense to get involved. But Trey heats Charlie up like bread rising in the oven, and Charlie? He's in way over his head.
Gamble is the fourth entry in the Virtue & Vice series, but it can also be read as a standalone novel! This book features a drawer full of lottery tickets, a broken down Mustang, one supportive grandma, and the scorching flame of two men who were always meant to be together. It was previously published under the title Trust.
Authors
Cait Forester
Author · 18 books
Brian C Palmer
Author · 3 books