Shane Morton has performed in all 48 continental United States as well as Canada, Mexico and Germany. He lives in California with his husband and their sweet pup. Shane's series include Point Pleasant Holiday Series, Drag Queen Detective Cozy Mysteries, and The Bluegrass Boys. He has written quite a few standalones and even ventured into the world of YA. He likes writing stories of the LGBT experience.
When not writing, he can be found in a dark dive bar performing cabaret or at a film festival.
Summary:
How can you be open to love when you don’t even love yourself?
Told by the people who know him best, The Year Of The Cock, is a year in the romantic growth of their best friend, Jon. He is that magical being that no one chooses to be, the third wheel. He is that still single friend constantly surrounded by couples that adore him and forgives him for every bad choice he makes.
Jon appears to have it all, except for the one thing he has never felt worthy of- love. How can he love someone else when he doesn't like the person staring back at him in the mirror? He knows he’s constantly hurting the one person who would give absolutely anything to be his other half. But love means opening yourself up and Jon is not the vulnerable type.
Can he learn to love, to accept the messy truth of love and relationships? Will he finally become the person he has tried to repress his entire adult life; or will the year end with him stuck in the status quo of his gay bachelorhood? Alone and maybe this time with no one to put his pieces back together.
Summary:
Twisted Bard #1
Two houses both alike in dignity...
The Monty Boys and the Cappie Boys have been the main escort services in Los Angeles for years. Their rivalry has led to bloodshed and anger from both sides. But two men are bound to shatter the enmity that lies between them. Hint: It's not Roam and Jules.
Ty has been forced into a life of servitude ever since he came to live with his uncle. His shame makes him quick to anger.
Merc chose a life with the Monty Boys when his own home life became too much of a burden. He has thrown himself into his new role, providing pleasure to his high-end clients with an unrivaled revelry.
They may hate each other - but they can't help what they feel.
Besides, Roam and Jules suck all the air out of the room when they're present. They're too involved in being influencers and insta-whores between their clients and their own forbidden secret love.
Don't these two star-crossed lovers deserve their own HEA after all these centuries? It's a shame they have to die to get it!
A contemporary Gay retelling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, featuring Tybalt and Mercutio as our heroes!
Trigger Warning- It is Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Death – suicide and drama.
Twisted Bard is a multi-author series that brings the Bard to the present! It's also Super Gay and full of drama and heat. Did I mention drama? Shakespeare? I think you mean Shakes-queer!
Summary:
Drag Queen Detective #1
Murder is a Drag.
Victor has a secret identity, and she’s being framed for murder.
Murder She Wrote… If Jessica Fletcher were a Fabulous Drag Queen
The mayors been murdered and everyone is on edge and reclusive mystery author Vicki Dean is the prime suspect.
Can Victor clear her name without revealing his secret identity?
Will the hunky new sheriff help Victor prove Vicki's innocence or be a threat to not only his freedom but also his heart?
Victor must let go of his fear and step out of the shadows in his high heels and lipstick to solve this mystery as only a drag queen can.
His life depends on it!
You will adore this fun cozy mystery because gossip keeps a small town alive!
Get it now!
Summary:
Valleywood #5
Two movie stars caught up in a PR rivalry while hiding their secret love.
What happens when they meet their mate?
All hell breaks loose!
Apollo Kesios is not only one of the most brilliant stars in Valleywood- he’s also a secret god. His films break box office records, and his smile melts the hearts of millions. He’s also involved in a secret love affair with another movie star - Horus Ahket. Is it love- no. But it works for them.
Tim Sighrus is Apollo’s overworked assistant. He takes care of everything for his boss, but all he wants is for fate to give him Hy Senth as his mate, but fate has not listened. They love each other desperately, but know that at any time, fate could change the course of their lives, and their love.
When Chad Chester the editor of The Mischief Daily tells them that he has Apollo in his sights, it starts a chain reaction that will change the course of their lives forever.
Can they handle trying to save the world?
Can they get over each other and accept the mate fate threw in their paths?
Or will it be another Red Carpet Disaster?
Summary:
Point Pleasant Holiday #2
A hidden Prince in a small town.
An event planner overwhelmed with the Christmas Ball.
Will love overcome? Most definitely!
Dylan: The owners of The Point Pleasant Chalet dropped the Christmas Ball in my lap with only two weeks to plan the big event. I’m totally overwhelmed. Then he ran into me, this stranger from Europe with his large shoulders and smoldering eyes. It was love at first sight! When his situation changes and he may have to cut his vacation short, I hire him to play The Nutcracker Prince for the Chalet’s Christmas season. It’s a win-win for everyone. He can stay through the holiday as he had planned, and I get to know him better. I don’t know why I’m doing this. He’ll leave back for Europe and I’ll still be here nursing a broken heart.
Liam: Running away from my family and country is not one of my proudest moments, but I was at my wit’s end over my upcoming coronation. Being the Crown Prince of Allyria is my duty and one I will happily fulfill, but sometimes I just wish to be Liam, without all the trappings of Royalty. So, I escaped to America and the beautiful small town of Point Pleasant. It was supposed to be an escape, but it has turned into so much more. Dylan haunts my every waking thought and I don’t see how I can go back home and leave my heart here with him. When the press gets word of me being at the Chalet, the Royal House of Magaldi sweeps in and turns my vacation upside down. How can I get my Mother to understand that Dylan might be the one? Will I have to choose between the crown and love?
The Year of the Cock
Men, Murder, & Makeup
Red Carpet Disaster
