Gay Paranormal Romance
Date Published: August 21, 2026
something more for Oliver Philip when he meets twin Shire horse shapeshifters
Bayard and Marshall Stoddard.
Hired to perform a safety audit on Horsfall Ranch, Oliver never expected his
life to be turned upside down, but he’s game for anything. Happily
throwing himself into a relationship with both Bayard and Marshall, Oliver
quickly discovers a world of intense pleasure, laughter and comfort.
Unfortunately, storm clouds are gathering on the horizon and Oliver must find
the strength to fight for the two men he can’t live without.
EXCERPT
Excerpt from Tail of Two Brothers
Oliver Philip inhaled deeply, turning his head from side to side to
capture as much of the scenery as he could. He couldn’t imagine living out
here. It was so crisp, so clean. And it was only about twenty minutes outside
the city limits too. Hell, it took him longer than that to drive from one end
of the city to the other.
He slowed his car, counting the kilometers as they clicked by. “Ten point
five, ten point six, ten point seven, and there’s the turn off. Exactly where
he said it’d be.”
Turning into the narrow paved lane, he left the gravel road behind. His client
had given him exact directions to the ranch, directions Oliver had needed. It
was a little too easy to get lost on the township roads out here. It didn’t
help that the damn signs were so small. He was used to driving out in the
country, but still, this wasn’t like trying to find some gas plant. It was
kinda hard to miss those.
Horsfall Ranch might be close to the city, but it wasn’t exactly easy to get
to. Thick brush lined the lane he was practically crawling down, set at the
base of tall trees that were obscuring his view to either side. At least the
lane was in excellent condition, although he couldn’t see anything in front of
him but more trees.
He drove around a curve in the road, and suddenly the whole thing opened up.
He had to stop the car just to take it all in.
Horsfall sat smack dab in front of him, down a slight incline. The rolling
foothills were a picturesque backdrop, with the Rocky Mountains as a steady
line marching across the back end in the distance. He could make out the white
tops on the mountains; there were only a few wisps of cloud breaking up the
blue sky. Great day to be out of the office.
“Damn, I love my job.”
Pressing his foot down on the gas pedal, Oliver pulled up to the black wrought
iron gate barring his path. Pressing the intercom beside his window, he
waited, nervously tapping his fingers on the wheel.
“Hello?” a male voice responded.
“Hi. This is Oliver Philip. I’m here to meet with Bayard Stoddard.”
“Sure thing. He’s down at the main complex. I’ll let him know you’re here.
Just keep on the road, and you can’t miss him.”
“Thanks.”
The gate opened up slowly, and he made his way through. A small farmhouse sat
to the left of the gate, with a big black dog lying on the front porch. He
sleepily raised his head, watching Oliver drive past. Oliver chuckled,
seriously tempted to stop the car and get out. He absolutely loved animals.
A second house sat back further from the road, a little bigger than the first.
He wondered how many people actually lived here. Truth be told, he didn’t know
much about ranching life. He’d done a bit of research on the company before
coming down here, like he always did before accepting a new job, but a website
didn’t give you much information about the day-to-day workings of a place.
Besides, the Horsfall website talked more about their horses than anything
else, and most of that information had gone right over his head.
Speaking of which, who knew there would be so many buildings? A large
rectangular building stood in front of him, with several smaller ones set
around. An empty paddock sat to the right, and he could make out an open barn
with machinery just behind the main building. Several gas tanks stood beside
the open barn. At least he knew what those were. He felt a little out of his
element coming here.
A man stepped out of the large building in front of him. Spying the trucks
parked to the right, Oliver pulled his little blue car between two dusty
pickups. He opened the door, grabbing his briefcase from the passenger seat.
The man had come around to meet him and was now standing at Oliver’s back
bumper.
Jesus, he’d like to have this man do more than just stand at his back bumper.
He was tall, towering over Oliver by at least half a foot. Tanned and
devastatingly handsome. Oliver just about swallowed his tongue looking at him.
This was what Oliver fantasized about late at night when he was all alone.
Fuck, the man was fulfilling almost every one of his dreams physically.
He had a black cowboy hat slanted low on his forehead, and his muscular frame
was encased in dusty blue jeans and a worn blue plaid shirt. For a minute
Oliver was certain the big man was going to pop the seams on that shirt. It
strained across a colossal chest that just begged to be explored.
The cowboy held out one tanned hand. “Mr. Philip, I’m Bayard Stoddard. We
spoke on the phone. Thanks for coming out here.”
Jade’s writing is as eclectic as her reading tastes. She’s also been known to
accept writing challenges from friends and family just to see their reactions.
She’s a firm believer that love and romance are universal concepts, no matter
a person’s gender identity or sexual orientation.
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