Solitary Knights of Pelham Bay Series by Claire Thompson

It started as a joke. Several guys burned by love decided to create a club they dubbed the Solitary Knights. A safe haven for the romantically disinclined, the guys meet once a month to drink a beer and renew their vow to avoid love at all costs. Yet beneath the laughter and bravado, each man hides a broken heart... moreIt started as a joke. Several guys burned by love decided to create a club they dubbed the Solitary Knights. A safe haven for the romantically disinclined, the guys meet once a month to drink a beer and renew their vow to avoid love at all costs. Yet beneath the laughter and bravado, each man hides a broken heart. One night, Drew Kensington, owner and bartender of the Pelham Bay Pub, issues a challenge, “Why don’t you find that one guy—the one that got away, the one you’ve never quite let fade from your dreams? Track him down. Reconnect. Then come back here and tell us what you found out.” And so it began, the tales of the Solitary Knights. What will they find on their adventures into the past? Stop by Pelham Bay Pub to hear their stories. Book 1: Finding Chandler - Eric Moore didn’t know what he had back in college, casually breaking the heart of the one guy who would have done anything for him. When Eric decides to seek him out twenty years later, the man he discovers isn’t the boy he left behind so long ago… Will finding Chandler mean finding love at last? less

Though it’s been fourteen years, Ryan Kennedy has never quite gotten over Tom Shafer, the college professor he’d fallen hopelessly in love with. When Ryan and Tom reconnect, the heat between them is instant. But their fledgling relationship is tested when both receive hate-filled notes, warning each man to stay away from the other. When the warnings turn to violence, can the relationship survive?

Jack told himself love was for losers, but what he really needed was someone strong enough to show him the truth… Jack Harris prides himself on being impervious to love. It’s been years since Jack walked away from the traditional leather scene, but he’s always maintained respect and affection for Alexei, the only man he ever trusted completely. Jack is confused by his own anger and restlessness. Alexei says he has the cure … Jack isn’t so sure... moreJack told himself love was for losers, but what he really needed was someone strong enough to show him the truth… Jack Harris prides himself on being impervious to love. It’s been years since Jack walked away from the traditional leather scene, but he’s always maintained respect and affection for Alexei, the only man he ever trusted completely. Jack is confused by his own anger and restlessness. Alexei says he has the cure … Jack isn’t so sure. Marcos Savakis has spent years in the scene, training submissives, his heart insulated from the process. At the request of a dying friend, he reluctantly accepts a new charge to train. The man he discovers waiting on his knees is the last person he expected, and the first person to touch his heart. less

What starts out as a routine emergency call, lands Gordon Flanders and Dennis in the thick of a madcap drag queen party gone wild. Gordon finds himself in a position to save Ben Ryder, his old lover, from a fiasco that could ruin the movie star's career. Gordon volunteers to hide the movie star from the paparazzi until he can get a flight back to L.A... moreWhat starts out as a routine emergency call, lands Gordon Flanders and Dennis in the thick of a madcap drag queen party gone wild. Gordon finds himself in a position to save Ben Ryder, his old lover, from a fiasco that could ruin the movie star's career. Gordon volunteers to hide the movie star from the paparazzi until he can get a flight back to L.A. Thrilled by what he sees as his second chance with the man he never got over, the star struck Gordon plans a romantic dinner for two that he hopes will set the stage for more-much more. Dennis and Gordon outwardly agree love affairs and work relationships shouldn't mix. Inside Dennis' heart, however, it's a different story. Too shy to press past Gordon's defenses, he settles for being the best friend he can, even when it means helping Gordon plan the seduction of another man. When events collide to reveal Ben's true colors, Gordon's heart is trampled in the process, and it's left to Dennis to pick up the pieces. Will Dennis finally find the courage to seize his own second chance at love? And with the stardust falling from Gordon's eyes, will he finally see the real star who has been in front of him the entire time? less