The Phoenix Club

On his 16th birthday, just before Christmas, Holden Dunkel and his best friend, Jamie Dayton, used fake IDs to get into The Phoenix Club, a high-end gay strip club in New York City. While watching a sexy “Christmas” stage show, Holden meets a hot Santa stripper who wants to be his Secret Santa.

Journey into the world of a young man who has known nothing but neglect, abuse, and the brutal realities of survival on the streets. Abel Sims, battered and broken, finds solace at the doorstep of the Phoenix Club – a renowned, high-end gay strip club. In an extraordinary turn of events, Abel is welcomed into this unconventional family, embraced as one of their own.

At age 17, Caleb Deans world is ripped apart in a matter of minutes, tragedy striking sudden and violent. Now, four years later, Caleb is still trying to undo what he believes to be his fault. Taking work wherever he can, Caleb finds his way to New York and The Phoenix Club. Stunning the crowd with his debut performance, Caleb quickly catches the eye of Brock Coulson, an aggressive defense attorney with a secret lust for young male strippers.

Trapped in an abusive situation for which there seems no escape, Angel must protect Maddy from the same hellish existence Angel has suffered at the hands of their “enterprising” stepbrother, Wade. For now, Wade is content to use Maddy as leverage to control Angel. But for how long? Things are changing. Wade is changing…and not for the better.

When an old acquaintance from Gabe’s past shows up to collect on an unpaid debt, Gabe understands the dangers of refusing to pay. But when he learns the “payment” involves acts that will cause him to betray Cole’s love and trust, he is torn between his fear of losing the man he loves — and the threat of harm that could come to Cole should he interfere.

While Abel faces trial for the death of Devlin’s brother – Craig Grant – Max and Horatio struggle with memories of the past, and what they still mean to each other. Holding the key that will free their hearts from the chains that have bound them for two decades, Horatio must hide it away and keep it secret now that “new” hearts are involved. But as Seth and Carl watch the two men fighting to let go of the past – and crumbling beneath their age-old love for one another – they begin to understand that you don’t get to choose whom you love, but that your heart chooses for you.