Out in Austin Series by K.D. Ellis

FROM POPULAR AUTHOR OF LGBT+ ROMANCE, KD ELLISBook One in the Out in Austin seriesTeddy de Luca thought being born in the wrong body was the worst thing that ever happened to him. Then he met Julian...All Teddy de Luca wants is for his outside to match his inside—so badly that he takes a loan from a Mexican cartel. It’s not like he can borrow the money from his alcoholic mother. She got him into this mess in the first place when she poured his savings into bottles of Jack... moreFROM POPULAR AUTHOR OF LGBT+ ROMANCE, KD ELLISBook One in the Out in Austin seriesTeddy de Luca thought being born in the wrong body was the worst thing that ever happened to him. Then he met Julian...All Teddy de Luca wants is for his outside to match his inside—so badly that he takes a loan from a Mexican cartel. It’s not like he can borrow the money from his alcoholic mother. She got him into this mess in the first place when she poured his savings into bottles of Jack. He figures he’ll get his operation, pick up a second job, then pay the debt off quickly and put it all behind him. When the cartel raises the stakes, his plan falls apart and he’s left with a mounting debt and no way out.Ian Romero is a second generation Hispanic-American whose only goal is to live the American dream—finish college, find the perfect partner and settle down. His inappropriate crush on his brother’s best friend isn’t going to stop him. But when his troubled brother becomes another victim of the local cartel, his plans change. He can’t save his brother, but he can get his revenge.After years apart, Teddy’s and Ian’s paths cross again, neither expecting the passion between them to reignite even hotter than before. Can Ian forgive Teddy’s role in his brother’s death to become the Daddy the younger man needs—or is their relationship destined to fail again? less

FROM POPULAR AUTHOR OF LGBT+ ROMANCE, KD ELLIS Book one in the Out in Austin series Teddy De Luca thought being born into the wrong body was the worst thing that had ever happened to him. Then he met Julian... All Teddy De Luca wants is for his outside to match his inside—so badly that he takes a loan from a Mexican cartel. It's not like he can borrow the money from his alcoholic mother. She got him into this mess in the first place when she poured his savings into bottles of Jack... moreFROM POPULAR AUTHOR OF LGBT+ ROMANCE, KD ELLIS Book one in the Out in Austin series Teddy De Luca thought being born into the wrong body was the worst thing that had ever happened to him. Then he met Julian... All Teddy De Luca wants is for his outside to match his inside—so badly that he takes a loan from a Mexican cartel. It's not like he can borrow the money from his alcoholic mother. She got him into this mess in the first place when she poured his savings into bottles of Jack. He figures he'll get his operation, pick up a second job, then pay the debt off quickly and put it all behind him. When the cartel raises the stakes, his plan falls apart and he's left with a mounting debt and no way out. Ian Romero is a second generation Hispanic-American whose only goal is to live the American dream—finish college, find the perfect partner and settle down. His inappropriate crush on his brother's best friend isn't going to stop him. But when his troubled brother becomes another victim of the local cartel, his plans change. He can't save his brother, but he can get his revenge. After years apart, Teddy's and Ian's paths cross again, neither expecting the passion between them to re-ignite even hotter than before. Can Ian forgive Teddy's role in his brother's death to become the Daddy the younger man needs—or is their relationship destined to fail again? less

Shiloh Beckett has a trust fund, a stalker and a secret. He doesn’t trust easily, but his new bodyguard might just break the cycle.Shiloh Beckett might be the sole heir to Beckett Industries, one of the leading tech companies in the world, but the last thing he wants is to become another suit-and-tie. He’s learned the hard way that money can’t buy happiness, just a better brand of misery.Gage Tucker lives by the motto Protect and Serve... moreShiloh Beckett has a trust fund, a stalker and a secret. He doesn’t trust easily, but his new bodyguard might just break the cycle.Shiloh Beckett might be the sole heir to Beckett Industries, one of the leading tech companies in the world, but the last thing he wants is to become another suit-and-tie. He’s learned the hard way that money can’t buy happiness, just a better brand of misery.Gage Tucker lives by the motto Protect and Serve. Raised by a cop who failed his family, Gage chose to serve his country the only way he knew how—with boots on the ground and a gun in his hand. After a mission gone wrong, Gage came home with a broken body but the same drive to protect. Months of rehab later, he joined Eagle Security as a Personal Protection Officer and he’s been a bodyguard ever since. Protecting a trust-fund brat from the paparazzi isn’t what he signed up for.Soon he learns that there’s more than just the media after Shiloh, and the secrets the boy is hiding will change everything. If he can’t convince Shiloh to trust him, how can he keep him safe? Reader advisory: This book contains scenes of violence, rape, reference to past child abuse, self-harm and suicidal ideation, and PTSD,. There are references to drug use, sex work, elements of BDSM—Daddy kink and power play—and parental neglect. less

Book three in the Out in Austin seriesTennyson thought this would be just another undercover assignment. Catching feelings for two traumatized men wasn't part of the plan.When FBI Agent Liam Tennyson was embedded in the La Familia cartel, he didn't expect to meet not one but two young men whose terrified eyes haunt his dreams—and stir up feelings he thought long buried.Asher Downs left his homophobic family behind the day he earned his high school diploma... moreBook three in the Out in Austin seriesTennyson thought this would be just another undercover assignment. Catching feelings for two traumatized men wasn't part of the plan.When FBI Agent Liam Tennyson was embedded in the La Familia cartel, he didn't expect to meet not one but two young men whose terrified eyes haunt his dreams—and stir up feelings he thought long buried.Asher Downs left his homophobic family behind the day he earned his high school diploma. With little more than a bus ticket to his name, he moves to Austin to meet his online boyfriend, Devon. Unfortunately for Asher, life doesn't always go according to plan.Misha might have been born as Dimitri, but now he answers to whatever name Master gives him. Snaring another innocent young man into this life is the last thing Misha desires. But Master gets what Master wants—and Master wants a matching set of toys to play with.When a mole in the justice department compromises Tennyson's identity—and jeopardizes his plan to rescue Misha and Asher—Tennyson is left with no choice but to go on the lamb. Can the two traumatized boys learn to trust him to keep them safe? less