Charley Descoteaux

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About Charley Descoteaux

Charley Descoteaux is the author of the Buchanan House Love Stories. Book One is a USA Today Must-Read Romance.

Charley has always heard voices. She was relieved to learn they were fictional characters, and started writing when they insisted daydreaming just wasn't good enough. In exchange, they've agreed to let her sleep once in a while. Charley has survived earthquakes, tornadoes, and floods, but couldn't make it through a single day without stories.

Charley also writes under the pen name Charli Coty. Under that name you'll find LGBTQIA+ fiction that's a little different but always has a happy ending.

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A Buchanan House Love Story Collection (Buchanan House Love Stories) Jun 23, 2020

by Charley Descoteaux

( 36 )

$9.99

The complete Buchanan House Series--three novels, two novellas, and two shorts. Over1,600 pages of love stories!

Buchanan House, an LGBTQIA+ retreat on the Central Oregon coast, welcomes everyone under the rainbow. A diverse group of characters touch each other's lives--sometimes to stay, sometimes just while they're needed--enjoying good food, friendship,and the chance for love. In the Buchanan House Love Stories family is defined by love and everyone deserves a happily ever after.

The Buchanan House series follows a created family as all the major players--and several side characters--find their happily ever afters.

The Buchanan House Love Story Collection contains Buchanan House, Pride Weekend,Tiny House, Safe House, Holiday Weekend, Art House, and the exclusive epilogue Anniversary Weekend.

Buchanan House

Eric Allen and his bestie buy a neglected hotel on the scenic Oregon coast to fulfill their middle-school dreams of co-owning a B&B. The building is indecent shape but in order to turn Buchanan House into the gay resort of their dreams, it's going to need work.

Tim Tate is a skilled carpenter with many hidden talents, and a body that could grace the pages of a fitness magazine. When he and Eric meet, it's mutual lust at first sight. Despite the intense attraction, both men are hesitant to fully out themselves by acting on it. But when they give in, it's obvious that they've found something special--and not only in bed.

Before Eric can be free to love the gorgeous handyman they have to make it through theJuly4th grand opening. With rain that won't stop and a meddling brother intent on wreaking havoc, can the holiday still go off with a bang?

Pride Weekend, Buchanan House: Book 1.5

Overworked cubicle jockey Adam Byron wants to attend Oregon Coast Pride in style but the price of a room at Buchanan House, a popular gay retreat on the central coast,is beyond his budget. So he won't miss out, he advertises online for someone to share expenses. Corporate drone Silas Grant responds to Adam's ad, and the two get to know each other via texts before meeting at the coast. They agree on a no-pressure roommate arrangement, yet once they meet face-to-face, their attraction is undeniable. Desire might simmer well beyond Pride weekend, no matter how hard Adam and Silas try to live up to their non-commitment pact.

Tiny House, Buchanan House: Book Two

Nathan Lucas appears to have it all. He's tall and blond, ripped and handsome, and half owner of Buchanan House, a successful LGBTQ retreat on Oregon's beautiful central coast. But his joie de vivre hides a fear of abandonment. When he was twelve his mother had triplets, and instead of the cherished only child, Nathan became a scapegoat for his exhausted parents. He couldn't leave fast enough after high school and spent fifteen years waiting tables in swanky downtown Portland restaurants and honing his "hostess with the mostest" skills.

Portland chef Paulie Nesbitt is head over heels in love with Nathan. They've been drinking buddies with benefits forever, while Paulie has not-so-secretly yearned for more. Paulie's extra pounds and self-doubt have kept him from acting on his feelings, even after he's courted by a high-profile restauranteur to run his new hot spot.

Their friends know they would make the perfect couple, but Nathan and Paulie will have to let go of past insecurities if they want a future together.See series page for more!

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Handspun: A Gay Christmas Romance Dec 18, 2020

by Charley Descoteaux

( 4 )

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Nobody gets lucky in a yarn shop.

For once, Mark hasn’t put off his Christmas shopping until the last minute. When he heads to a yarn shop on the day before Christmas Eve, he has more on his mind than a gift for his grandmother. He hopes to get a closer look at the shop’s owner and get over the crush he’s been nursing for weeks. Mark wants to find his grandmother a special gift, but he’s the one who’s in for a holiday surprise.

Buchanan House (Buchanan House Love Stories Book 1) Jul 6, 2019

by Charley Descoteaux

( 23 )

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Eric Allen and his bestie buy a neglected hotel on the scenic Oregon coast to fulfill their middle-school dreams of co-owning a B&B. The building is in decent shape but in order to turn Buchanan House into the gay resort of their dreams, it's going to need work.

Tim Tate is a skilled carpenter with many hidden talents, and a body that could grace the pages of a fitness magazine. When he and Eric meet, it's mutual lust at first sight. Despite the intense attraction, both men are hesitant to fully out themselves by acting on it. But when they give in, it’s obvious that they’ve found something special—and not only in bed.

Before Eric can be free to love the gorgeous handyman they have to make it through the July4th grand opening. With rain that won't stop and a meddling brother intent on wreaking havoc, can the holiday still go off with a bang?

Pride Weekend:
Overworked cubicle jockey Adam Byron wants to attend Oregon Coast Pride in style but the price of a room at Buchanan House, a popular gay retreat on the central coast, is beyond his budget. So he won’t miss out, he advertises online for someone to share expenses. Corporate drone Silas Grant responds to Adam’s ad, and the two get to know each other via texts before meeting at the coast. They agree on a no-pressure roommate arrangement, yet once they meet face-to-face their attraction is undeniable. Desire might simmer well beyond Pride weekend, no matter how hard Adam and Silas try to live up to their noncommitment pact.

This is a second edition. Both stories have been previously published; content has not been significantly altered.

This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited.

Silken Ropes (Kink Awakenings Book 1) Mar 3, 2020

by Charley Descoteaux

( 11 )

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The best cure for a broken heart is a Shibari artist.

It took Ross Jensen ten months to lose 98 pounds, but the day he makes Lifetime in Weight Watchers he loses another 220 in an instant when his boyfriend dumps him. He'd never heard of a “chubby chaser,” but he’d been living with one for a year. Ross's BFF offers him her guest room and drags him out to her favorite sex club. He's hoping for a little action—or at least a distraction.

When Miles Shigihara is not busy designing meditation gardens, he practices Shibari. He's looking forward to a relaxing evening at his club, but is captivated by first-timer Ross. Miles doesn’t hesitate to approach Ross and treat him—and a small audience—to a steamy scene.

Irresistible chemistry and a shared love of ropes draws them together, but Ross will need to leave his body issues behind and get comfortable discussing his boundaries if he’s to have a future with the man who's managed to tie his heart in knots.

Warnings: This book features a corporate sensitivity trainer with an agenda, an awesome gal-pal, a sexy Japanese rope artist, and the unconventional sex club of my dreams.

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Tiny House, Buchanan House: Book Two (Buchanan House Love Stories 2) Jul 14, 2019

by Charley Descoteaux

( 9 )

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Making a dream come true requires a leap of faith.

Nathan Lucas appears to have it all. He’s tall and blond, ripped and handsome, and half owner of Buchanan House, a successful LGBTQ retreat on Oregon’s beautiful central coast. But his joie de vivre hides a fear of abandonment. When he was twelve his mother had triplets, and instead of the cherished only child, Nathan became a scapegoat for his exhausted parents. He couldn’t leave fast enough after high school and spent fifteen years waiting tables in swanky downtown Portland restaurants and honing his “hostess with the mostest” skills.

Portland chef Paulie Nesbitt is head over heels in love with Nathan. They’ve been drinking buddies with benefits forever, while Paulie has not-so-secretly yearned for more. Paulie’s extra pounds and self-doubt have kept him from acting on his feelings, even after he’s courted by a high-profile restauranteur to run his new hot spot.

Their friends know they would make the perfect couple, but Nathan and Paulie will have to let go of past insecurities if they want a future together.

Book Two in the Buchanan House Love Stories series. This book has been previously published as Buchanan House: Book Three; content has not been significantly altered.

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Nesting Habits Dec 27, 2019

by Charley Descoteaux

( 3 )

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Phil Brask spends his days in the basement of his mentor's Victorian home, converting legal documents into electronic format. When the pipe feeding the water heater bursts, Lee Redding arrives in the plumber’s truck and draws Phil away from the narrow focus of his computer and camera lens. Lee gives Phil hope for a life beyond the walls he’s constructed using the nesting habits of migratory birds and dense legal files, a guided tour through a world filled with romance and music…maybe even family. But there’s a reason Phil retreated behind those walls, why he panics at a simple touch.

Lee has a good life—working with his uncle and on his mother’s farm, playing bass in a horrible metal band, and hooking up when he pleases—but he’s always suspected something was missing. When he meets the hot photographer with the icy-blue eyes, he knows exactly what that something is. Phil isn’t like other guys, but neither is Lee beneath his carefree exterior. Maybe Lee's the perfect guy to show Phil that everything doesn’t have to be done the hard way and "home" isn't a four-letter word.

This is the 2nd Edition of The Nesting Habits of Strange Birds; content has not been significantly altered.

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The Devil's in the Details & Other Stories Oct 14, 2020

by Charley Descoteaux

( 2 )

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The Devil's in the Details & Other Stories--three paranormal Dark Romances featuring characters with shaky moral compasses as they get their Happily Ever Afters.

The Devil's in the Details

James is on the run from the Key West Coven and the job he never wanted: enforcer. Portland, Oregon, is as far away as he could get and still be in the US, and since he doesn't have a passport or a way to get one, that's where he stopped. James knows his freedom is anything but secure, so he's not surprised when his proximity alarm alerts him that he's being followed. He's jumped under the Burnside Bridge and wakes in iron shackles that prevent him from using magic. Marshall knows too much about his father's business dealings with the supernatural underworld. He never would have guessed that knowledge could get him kidnapped. When a witch in iron shackles is tossed into his cell, his life changes forever. The pair will have to work together if they're to escape with their lives.

Warnings/Temptations: violence, inappropriate flirting, tattoos of dead languages, and innovative spellwork.

Upwardly Mobile

Riley MacIntyre can't write, and it's driving him mad. A serious head injury silenced the voices of characters in his head, and nothing he's done has helped. After 440 days of silence and insomnia, Riley receives an invitation from the proprietor of a local business, whose pitch is that he can fix anything. Riley needs to resume his career writing mystery novels, but having a man on a late-night commercial set an appointment is, to say the least, unexpected.
Don Cross is a fixer. He's also a lonely crossroads demon. When Riley visits him hoping to have his writer's block fixed, Don makes him an unusual deal.
Warnings/Temptations: off-page murders and violence, depictions of descent into both figurative and literal Hell, a dapper crossroads demon, and an asexual man who expresses his romantic feelings using baked goods.

The Haunting of Elkins House

Dave Lehman lost his partner to cancer seven years ago and is still grieving. He's jogging with a neighbor's dog on the winter solstice when he receives a life-changing invitation.
Elkins House has been abandoned for over a century. So who is inviting Dave inside?
Warnings/Temptations: suicidal ideation, a disobedient dog, and a few drops of blood.

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Holiday Weekend, Buchanan House: Book Four (Buchanan House Love Stories 4) Jul 21, 2019

by Charley Descoteaux

( 6 )

$2.99

Ryan Orchard moved from small-town Idaho to Portland almost two years ago and still feels like a hick. When Paulie Nesbitt dumped him, he wasn’t even surprised. Despite losing twenty-five pounds since then, Ryan’s confidence is nonexistent and his life has stalled. Not only is he convinced the career he wants is beyond his reach, he’s given up on relationships. A new job at a familiar restaurant—and his gorgeous coworker—could be just what Ryan needs to believe in himself again.

Glenn Hernandez might be the only nineteen-year-old in Portland who dreads his days off. Between his horrible housing situation and the ever-present temptation to crawl back into the bottle, Glenn prefers to keep busy. He volunteers at the Elliott Foundation House, a homeless shelter helping LGBTQ sex workers. As an alum of the shelter, Glenn finds it hard to leave his past behind. But when the new server at the trendy restaurant where he works catches Glenn's eye and works his way into his heart, Glenn finally has a reason to start a new life.

Book Four in the Buchanan House Love Stories series. This book has been previously published as Buchanan House: Book Five; content has not been significantly altered.

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Safe House, Buchanan House: Book Three (Buchanan House Love Stories 3) Jul 20, 2019

by Charley Descoteaux

( 5 )

$4.99

Kyle Shimoda is a jerk magnet, has been for as long as he can remember. At forty-seven, he doesn’t see much chance for improving his luck in love. His friends who run Buchanan House, a gay retreat on the central Oregon coast, know he wants to find “someone nice” to settle down with, and they set him up with Officer Brandon Smith. Kyle has a turbulent history with law enforcement, but he can’t deny his attraction to the buff cop.

Brandon has been a police officer in Lincoln City almost since the day he graduated from high school over thirty years ago. He’s cultivated the facade of a serious, disciplined law enforcement officer, but beneath his overdeveloped chest beats the soft heart of a drama queen. A cancer scare shifts Bran’s focus from finding a serious relationship to having as much sex as he can—putting his goals squarely at odds with Kyle’s. If he can’t find the courage to be honest about his feelings for Kyle, the happiness they’ve both been searching for could slip through their fingers.

Book Three in the Buchanan House Love Stories series. This book has been previously published as Buchanan House: Book Four; content has not been significantly altered.

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Art House, Buchanan House: Book Five (Buchanan House Love Stories 5) Jul 28, 2019

by Charley Descoteaux

( 2 )

$4.99

Chase Holland spends his days painting Portland scenes to hang in local businesses, neglecting his own surrealist style. After twenty-five years as a full-time artist, he’s frustrated that his career has stalled, but churning out the equivalent of corporate art is better than getting a day job. Chase and Garrett have been together—off and on, but mostly on—for a decade. If asked, they would both say the source of their trouble is the seventeen-year age gap. The truth is less clear-cut. Life would be so much easier if Chase could make a living with his own art, or if Garrett held less conventional ideas about relationships.

Garrett Frisch has been watching their friends get married for the past two years, and it’s taking an emotional toll. When he proposes as a way to keep them together permanently, he thinks he’s being responsible, but Chase is ambivalent and hurt and can’t hide it. It doesn’t help that Garrett’s anxiety is out of control and he’s dealing with insecurities about his own art career. They will have to do their least favorite thing—talk about something more important than which food cart to visit—if they are to get the happy ending they both want.

Book Five in the Buchanan House Love Stories series. This book has been previously published as Buchanan House: Book Six; content has not been significantly altered.

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The Visionary Aug 1, 2019

by Charley Descoteaux

( 4 )

$3.99

Colin Page, community college student and apple-polisher, has a secret. He sees things that aren’t there.

Unfortunately, the Doc Martens on the floor of his apartment building's mail vestibule really are there and attached to a local artist. Most people scare Colin—he reads their intentions and past deeds as easily as their hair color or the purple murder fog curling away from the body. Private Investigator Alonzo Green, with his forest green aura, isn’t scary, even after he reveals his knowledge of Colin’s abilities.

Despite his low-power mind, Alonzo is determined to right the wrongs he unknowingly caused. He’s also hopelessly smitten. He knows it’s wrong to let Colin work on the investigation but also knows Colin can help in ways nobody else can.
Colin and Al’s investigation takes them from Portland to Seattle and San Francisco but their journey into each other's arms is much shorter.

Warnings: This book contains violence, dubcon, mind control, and sex magic.

This book was previously published. Content has not been significantly altered for this edition.

This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited.

Toy Run Dec 25, 2016

by Charli Coty

( 7 )

$0.99

Former physical therapist and reluctant loner Ian Bowen has spent the three years since his grandfather’s death searching for a man to inspire him to park his Harley—without much hope of finding him. Terrible ideas are one of Ian’s specialties so when he shows up for a Toy Run in Oregon and finds ice instead of rain, he’s not surprised. Ian meets Ed Gonzalez, another loner with a pile of toys lashed to his bike, and a few beers at the end-of-the-run party turn into an invitation to Ed’s for homebrew. Instead of a hot hookup, the unseasonable cold renders Ed immobile with pain. Before Ed can get to his meds, Ian massages Ed’s pain away, allowing him a restful night’s sleep and creating intimacy neither wants to lose. Ian thinks two men have to follow certain rules to be together, but Ed’s prepared to show him how wrong he is.

This is the Second Edition of a story previously published under the pen name Charley Descoteaux. Content has not been updated substantially.

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