The Whole Day Through
From the bestselling author of A PLACE CALLED WINTER, Patrick Gale's THE WHOLE DAY THROUGH is the beautiful structured story of the choices we make when we come face to face with our past. One summer's day, two lovers meet again... 'Wry, clever, faultlessly crafted' Guardian'Poignant and acutely observed' Daily Express Laura Lewis has left her life in Paris and returned home to Winchester to care for her aging, but still sharp mother. Ben has moved away from his beautiful and loyal wife to support his brother, living alone since their mother's death. A chance encounter reminds them both of the relationship - and the spark - they once shared. In the course of a single summer's day, they come face to face with the feelings of love and regret they share, and the choices they must make; whether to be true to themselves, or to what they believe is the right thing to do. What readers love about THE WHOLE DAY THROUGH: 'I found myself walking every footstep with the characters, and knowing just where they were going and what he was seeing. The characterisation was, as always with Patrick Gale, so strong and believable' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'As always, Patrick Gale does not disappoint. An excellent read, brim full with characters the reader feels they know, and a storyline which totally engages' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Ghostridden
When ghostwriter Maz Amani inherits a house from an uncle he's never heard of, he offers heartfelt thanks to the universe, packs up his car, his cat, and his skepticism about mysterious uncles leaving all their worldly goods to unknown nephews, and high-tails it to a small town halfway to the Oregon coast. Anything would be better than week after week of couch surfing his way around Portland. Even if the alleged house is a rundown shack ridden with termites, spiders, and-shudder-rats, he'll deal. Because hey, he owns a house! And when his legacy turns out to be a pristine Queen Anne beauty with nary a termite, spider, or rat in sight, he's ready to stand the universe unlimited vodka shots. Except not so fast. Because instead, his house is ridden with something a little more on-brand for a place called Ghost...
Love and Cherish
One reserved professional. One bubbly long-term temp. One gala to unite them.Haylee Coleman can't lose another job. Flat out broke, she's desperate to turn her life around, pay her bills, and keep her job. But more than that, she's found a place she might belong for the first time in her life. She can make a difference here. If only Cherish would like her. If only Cherish would help her figure out how to not get fired. If only Cherish wasn't so distracting.With a bark that rivals the boss, Cherish Barkley lives and breathes her boss. She's loved Febe Aarts for decades. When the annual gala for the Holbrook Foundation looms, Cherish begs for Haylee's help. It has to go off without a hitch, unlike last year, when Febe...Cherish can think about that later. Right now, she has to protect Febe.Will they put aside their differences long enough to ensure their boss survives the gala unscathed? Or will the mounting tension between them erupt in unsuspecting ways?Find out what happens next in this sapphic age gap, workplace romance, with an ice queen in love with her boss and a curvy new assistant that won't give up on her dream.
A Hole in the World
CHOICES ARE MADE. CYCLES MUST CLOSE. THE END IS HERE.Ignore. Forget. Postpone. Three words that will soon prove fatal. After the horrors of the First Night, a deceitful peace settles over White Harbor, as if brought forth by an unknown force. However, this is only the calm before the storm.The Ritual of the Four Nights continues. Martha Lange strikes in a cruel, unexpected way, turning that peace into townwide panic. She will not rest until she has Peter Lange under her control. Freddie Parham, fueled by new power, continues his blood-soaked rampage, seeking revenge on Barry Giffen and his loved ones. Nadine Schaefer and Jess Cunningham each come across mysterious new players who hold a pivotal role before the end.As White Harbor unravels, Mother watches, ready to deliver a reckoning that has been brewing for three hundred years.GOD HAS AWAKENED.
Follow My Lead
Step one - take a leapStep two - kiss in the rainStep three - fall in loveSaylor McGinnis is newly engaged to the man of her dreams, and she's moved halfway across the country to be with him. But the dream turns sour and her anxiety takes over when she no longer belongs. Desperate to find her footing, Saylor joins a local dance studio in an attempt to make friends. She never expects that one dance, or more specifically, her new dance instructor, will change her life in such drastic ways.Tia Schroeder is family to everyone, but she's never believed she could fall in love. For decades, raising her two nieces was her entire life, and she only ever had time for a surface level fling. Never one to ignore the value of experience, Tia understands she's not the ideal woman for most people. When her newest student at the studio shows promise, Tia must decide if waiting for love is worth the risk.Will Saylor and Tia save the last dance? Or will they continue to navigate the complicated steps of love and lust?Want a steamy sapphic age gap romance with a younger MC gay for you twist? With an ice queen in the mix how can you go wrong? Follow Saylor as she discovers exactly who she is and paves her own path, all the while falling hard for a woman who is determined to keep her life just as it is.
Mythmatchedlets
Six "sidecar" companion stories set in E.J.'s Mythmatched universe! Second First Date (Vampire with Benefits sidecar)Rusty has a plan to win Cas again. Rusty's Really Bad Day (Vampire with Benefits sidecar)Something is terribly wrong, and it's up to Rusty to make it right. Getting the Band Together (Bad Boy's Bard sidecar)Hunter's Moon might be one of today's hottest groups, but their success didn't happen overnight. Understatement. Here's how Gareth met Josh, Spence, Tiff, and Hamish-and how they came together as a band. (With a little help from an oracle...) First Flight (Assassin by Accident sidecar)Seb takes to the air with Nevan and Lulu. Purgatory Postscript (Purgatory Playhouse/At Odds with the Gods sidecar)Can a misbehaving Greek god earn a second chance? A Very Quest Solstice (A Quest Investigations sidecar)It's their first holiday together, and Matt is determined to make it special for Lachlan. Only problem? He knows zip about how selkies celebrate, so he doesn't even know which winter holiday to pick. Guess he'll just have to improvise. Again.
Mystic Man
2018-2019 Rainbow Awards Runner-up, Best Gay Contemporary Romance & Romantic Comedy When a series of personal crises prompt risk-averse research librarian Aaron Templeton to apply for a job on the other side of the country, nobody is more surprised than he is. He nearly runs home before the final interview except for one little problem: he has no home anymore. He put his condo on the market before he left California and it's already sold. Only an encounter with free-spirited Connecticut native Cody Brown at the Mystic Seaport Museum staves off Aaron's incipient panic attack. Cody loves nothing better than introducing newcomers to the great features of his beloved home state, and when the newbie in question is a rumpled professorial type with the saddest blue eyes on the planet? Score! The attraction between the two men deepens as they explore Cody's favorite spots, but when difficulties arise and Aaron's insecurities threaten to overwhelm him, will Cody's love be enough to keep him in Mystic? Mystic Man is a 32,000-word novella featuring a pertinent internal playlist, suggestive shellfish consumption, and a six-year-old who thinks history should have more girls. HEA guaranteed.
Possession in Session
When an outcast demon is thrust into a medical technician training program, are death and destruction sure to follow? After centuries of being bound to one greedy magician after another, Auni-jel-Chandu broke free and retreated to Sheol, outcast even among other demons. But then the Realm Accords passed, and suddenly he's thrust into the Sheol Retraining Initiative as the newest supernatural medical technician student at United Memorial Hospital (aka St. Stupid's). Death and untold destruction are sure to follow. Aren't they? Wash Hern獺ndez might be a dud witch-he'd never been able to attract a familiar, so he's as magic-null as any human-but as a St. Stupid's orderly, he's still able to assist supernatural beings who need medical care. But when he meets a bewildered naked demon wandering the hospital corridors and forms an instant connection, he's not certain who needs help the most. Possession in Session, set in E.J. Russell's Mythmatched universe, occurs chronologically after Demon on the Down-Low, but can be read as a stand-alone.
The Harm We Do Ourselves
Sami is summoned for an interrogation over the murder of someone he met once years earlier. The victim is yet another gay man found dead at home, as occurs frequently in Lebanon. This one though had a prominent father, which ensured detectives investigating his death would leave no stone unturned.As Beirut buzzes with the scandal, Sami finds himself talking about nothing else all week - getting engaged in conversations he'd rather not have with friends and relatives who are concerned he would meet the same fate.He grudgingly revisits all that it means to be homosexual in today's world, especially for gay people living in countries where their legal rights to even exist have not yet been acknowledged. Where they remain largely invisible and have been written out of history. Where traditions, religions, laws, and general social environments force them to cope by pretending their lives away...While hopeful for a healthier future for gay people everywhere, Sami emphasizes the crucial need for homosexuals to reflect on how their prevailing lifestyles promote self-destruction. He also rallies against Western "LGBTQ+" politics, highlighting their nefarious impact on how homosexuals have come to be perceived around the world.
At Odds with the Gods
The road to redemption is long, rough, and steep. Bring snacks. Finn Lassiter is a werewolf without a pack. Or a roof over his head. Or more than five bucks to his name. He's exhausted every lifeline except the one that makes him want to howl: begging his cousin, the supreme alpha, for charity. After the way Finn behaved for their entire lives, it's entirely possible he'll be turned down flat or banished forever when he makes that call tomorrow. So today he's blowing his last dollar at Nectar & Ambrosia-he needs one more smile from the bakery's beautiful owner to weather the bleak years ahead. Ganymede, former cup bearer to the Greek gods, is reveling in his new life as a restaurateur in Portland, Oregon. He's finally free of the Olympians and their extremely tedious menu options. Finn, the cute customer who's haunted the corner table in his bakery since opening day, is just icing on the cake. When the gods stage an encore, however, attempting to weasel out of their Fates-mandated atonement labors, Gany's new livelihood isn't the only thing at stake-Finn's safety and freedom are at risk, too. Of course Gany invites Finn to stay with him until the danger passes! It would be irresponsible not to. Right?Although with all the baggage he's carrying from his past, that idea just might be only half-baked... At Odds with the Gods is a friends-to-lovers Mythmatched/Purgatory Playhouse crossover featuring secrets on all sides, empowered former victims, misbehaving deities, three large, rambunctious pups, and cake. Lots and lots of cake.
Shelby's Vacation
Shelby sets out from L.A. on a much-needed vacation to mend her heart from her latest unrequited crush. By happenstance, she ends up at a rustic mountain resort where she meets the manager, Carol, who has her own memories of the past inhibiting her ability to create a real relationship in the present. Their casual vacation encounter turns into something more profound than either of them bargained for, as each learns what holds them back from living and loving.
The Step Don't
ASHAll stepbrothers need Step Don'ts.Colin and I have ours.Like, don't pit our parents against either of us. Don't hog the TV. And definitely...Don't.Keep.Secrets.These rules have done more than help us keep the peace between us.After all these years since our parents got together, I can't imagine my life without Colin.To most people, he's the hot, straight tight end for Peach State.But to me, he's my backward-cap-wearing, football-loving, piggyback-ride-giving best friend and fellow Alpha Theta Mu frat bro.Life's pretty incredible living together at the same frat house, but suddenly, I find myself keeping a particularly naughty secret.I tell myself Colin wouldn't want to know what his bi bro does in private, but then why do I feel like I'm committing a huge Step Don't?COLINThere's nothing I'm more of an expert in than my stepbro, Ash.He's a quick-witted, nerd-boy genius who's always there to help a friend cram for a test or capture bugs for me when they invade my space.He's my favorite person.Making him happy gives me a rush...but for the first time, he's keeping a secret from me.When Ash cops to his Step Don't-his new extracurricular of doing dirty things on camera-I'm confused.He is too, so we work together to figure out why this excites him so much.In places we're likely to get caught.After all, what's a little exhibitionism between stepbros?I didn't even realize I could be into guys-or be so intoxicated by these new experiences-but exploring my bisexuality with Ash is the best thing that's ever happened to me.And with each touch, each time we up the stakes, I discover I want more than just Ash's body.I want his heart too, even though that surely must be the biggest Step Don't of all.
His Reluctant Cowboy
Out-and-proud volunteer dance instructor, Reid Alexander, is a California boy accustomed to living in flashy luxury. He is less than thrilled upon inheriting his late grandfather's South Dakota horse ranch. Yet he must endure three months of cowboy hell before he can even consider selling the property.As the ranch foreman, Walker Corrigan's entire life is Pine Ridge. When Reid arrives with cold-hearted plans to sell, Walker endeavors to endear the place to the younger man.Reid is unprepared for the sudden attachment to Walker, the land, and - unbelievably enough - the horses. Walker's long-suffering heart takes an unexpected gallop straight toward Reid.Both men are on-board with exploring their relationship, and Reid discovers ranch ownership is more gratifying than he'd once imagined. But Reid is forced to reconsider his place on the ranch when threats put the property and employees in danger. Menacing events call Reid's integrity into question, and he considers saving everyone the hassle and throwing in the reins. But how can he leave when his heart now feels at home on Pine Ridge Ranch and in Walker's arms? *His Reluctant Cowboy is steamy, age-gap, opposites-attract M/M cowboy romance.*
The Step Don't
ASHAll stepbrothers need Step Don'ts.Colin and I have ours.Like, don't pit our parents against either of us. Don't hog the TV. And definitely...Don't.Keep.Secrets.These rules have done more than help us keep the peace between us.After all these years since our parents got together, I can't imagine my life without Colin.To most people, he's the hot, straight tight end for Peach State.But to me, he's my backward-cap-wearing, football-loving, piggyback-ride-giving best friend and fellow Alpha Theta Mu frat bro.Life's pretty incredible living together at the same frat house, but suddenly, I find myself keeping a particularly naughty secret.I tell myself Colin wouldn't want to know what his bi bro does in private, but then why do I feel like I'm committing a huge Step Don't?COLINThere's nothing I'm more of an expert in than my stepbro, Ash.He's a quick-witted, nerd-boy genius who's always there to help a friend cram for a test or capture bugs for me when they invade my space.He's my favorite person.Making him happy gives me a rush...but for the first time, he's keeping a secret from me.When Ash cops to his Step Don't-his new extracurricular of doing dirty things on camera-I'm confused.He is too, so we work together to figure out why this excites him so much.In places we're likely to get caught.After all, what's a little exhibitionism between stepbros?I didn't even realize I could be into guys-or be so intoxicated by these new experiences-but exploring my bisexuality with Ash is the best thing that's ever happened to me.And with each touch, each time we up the stakes, I discover I want more than just Ash's body.I want his heart too, even though that surely must be the biggest Step Don't of all.
My Lesbian Novel
The latest in writer and visual artist Renee Gladman's ever-expanding body of imaginative investigation is a sui generis novel of queerness and art-making, philosophy and sex. The narrator of My Lesbian Novel is Renee Gladman, an artist and writer who has produced the same acclaimed body of experimental art and prose as real-life Renee Gladman, and who is now being interviewed by an unnamed interlocutor about a project in process, a seeming departure from her other works, a lesbian romance. Between reflections on art making and on the genre of lesbian romance--"though aspects of the formula drive me crazy . . . people who write these stories understand how beautiful women are"--a romance novel of her own takes shape on the page, written alongside the interview, which sometimes skips whole years between questions, so that time and aging become part of the process. The result is a beautifully orchestrated dialogue between reflection and desire, or clarity and confusion, between the pleasures of form and the pleasures of freedom in the unspooling of sentences over time.
For Love
Spencer Hill's fondest wish has come true. Or maybe his second fondest wish. The northern Vermont town of Assisi, where Spencer is the Unitarian Universalist minister, has at last established close ties with The Forest, a Pagan community just east of town, and it's mostly due to Spencer's efforts. In fact, he has established an intimate relationship with one Forest Dweller, someone who had originally viewed Spencer with contempt. And he has earned the trust and respect of the community's elders.Certain that his greatest wish will never come true, Spencer tries to ignore it-until the man he has tried to forget shows up on the arm of someone else. For a while Spencer is distracted by a Pagan-inspired festival he's organizing and by the teenaged Kira, who-despite her parents' refusal to accept her-is "Ralph" no longer. He hikes through the Green Mountains of Vermont with the Great Pyrenees dog, Klondike, he inherited from his predecessor at Assisi's UU church.But soon he can't avoid the questions. Will Donald stay in Vermont with Jonathan Ehrlich? Will he return to his acting career in Manhattan? Or will his love for Spencer guide him?And the real question: What would any of them give up for love?
BAQWA Anthology Volume IV--Together
The Bay Area Queer Writers Association Fourth anthology, "Together," contains poetry and short stories from: K.S. Trenten, Pat Henshaw, R.L. Merrill, Liz Faraim, Richard May, Vincent Traughber Meis, M.D. Neu, Wayne Goodman, Michael Alenyikov, Sarah White, Rich Rubin, and Jan Steckel.
A Taste of Danger
An unlikely rookie superhero and a dog shifter beer enthusiast team up to stop a nefarious supernatural plot.Food reviewer Scott Dixon didn't just lose his job-he started getting premonitions linked to random tastes, a new ability he's not sure how to manage. When an interview lands him a position using his visions to help people and stop criminals, Scott finds himself chasing bootleggers who create beverages specially formulated to control people with psychic abilities. The trail leads to upstate New York, where he meets a sexy craft brewer who takes his breath away, but might be more than he appears, testing Scott's trust.Craft brewer and Belgian Malinois shifter Gage Merrick never fit in with his law enforcement family. He loves beer and spent years developing brews designed to taste good to different types of shifters. When he meets Scott, sparks fly. But Gage's passion for paranormally optimized beverages raises Scott's suspicions, threatening their chance at happiness.Will Gage be the love of Scott's life, or will their affair leave a bitter aftertaste?A Taste of Danger is a feel-good paranormal superhero MM romance romp filled with secret agents, found family, good beer, quirky humor, sexy shifters, soulful psychics, and supernatural skullduggery!This book is part of the Subparheroes series and is also linked to the Fox Hollow series.
Daron's Guitar Chronicles
Based on the popular online serial! A slow burn gay romance among rock stars in the 1980s.The year is 1989, and Daron's band Moondog Three is really starting to take off, but life is complicated. On the one hand, Daron has finally told his closest friends and bandmates that he's gay, while on the other he has sworn off sex.But just because they're not sleeping together doesn't mean a guitarist and a lead singer don't have a relationship.And now they're preparing for a major cross-country tour. The itinerary will take them from California eastward, with Daron, Ziggy, the other band members, tech crew, and management all sharing the same tour bus. That won't be awkward or stress-inducing at all, will it?Readers speak!"I guess I'm a Moondog 3 Groupie... but I love this series! Cecilia Tan writes knowledgeably about the music scene and the 80's Rock/Pop culture. Each chapter is titled after a song, creating an amazing playlist to accompany the book. The characters feel very real and their struggles, both personally and professionally, are told through Daron's narration. ""After all Daron and the gang have been through, I see the strength they have. I have even had things within myself come to light while reading the story. I don't know if I could have handled all that Daron has gone through, but I am finding strength within my self to deal with my own stresses head on because of what I have read."
America is Punished
The novel reveals that the Father's Touch International Ministry has to be wary of more than just the Gay Enforcers and the Gay Riders, which seek its destruction. In addition to striving to help individuals with unwanted same-sex attraction and gender dysphoria, the ministry has to deal with issues of drug addiction, poverty, and spiritual ignorance. To complicate matters, a young mystic named Caleb Formoso has the gift of prophecy given to him by God to warn the United States and the United Nations that dire consequences will result if the peoples of the world don't repent of their immoralities. In addition, the director believes that the composition of the ministry should include trained members capable of fighting back when its centers are being attacked and burnt down. As a result of man-made catastrophes and natural disasters, many people die along the way.
Higanbana
Nate didn't need a savior, a guardian angel. Nathaniel has never known happiness or a life free from struggle. Stuck in an abusive relationship and damned to work minimum-wage jobs, he has no energy or motivation to make himself better. That is until he meets a mysterious stranger. Raziel, Archangel of Heaven, was wrongfully stripped of his grace and banished to life on Earth. Lost on his own and haunted by loneliness and the injustices inflicted on him, he meets Nathaniel.Struggling to navigate free will, he starts exploring the human world and falls in love-not just with the world but with the human guiding him through it as well. Will they save each other from their demons? Or will they drag each other deeper into Hell?
Preaching to the Perverted
Preaching to the Perverted features thirteen dark tales, each drawn from gay lived experience and given a twist of horror. In these pages, you'll find the erotic and the grotesque. A Kafkaesque alien comes out. Bigoted parents fall foul of fairies. A power-bottom Frankenstein wrestles with his conscience. A transgender thief throws a Pride parade in Lovecraftian Arkham. A bitter old queen makes a Faustian pact. And a dejected angel falls in love at the End of the World. Each story comes from the heart, throbbing with visceral gay energy. Save your prayers. And come inside.
The Flourishing
When Andy Campbell, Detective Inspector in Leicester, gets assigned the case of Mr Parry's disappearance, she expects to find nothing else than an umpteenth marriage ruined by a husband taking off with his mistress.Instead, she ends up investigating a murder case, and struggling to fight her attraction for the wife of the missing man. When she realises the feelings are mutual, things definitely get complicated... A secret, forbidden relationship caught in the middle of a murder investigation... Can it become something more?
Free Her
Blood stains my hands, a grim reminder of the corruption that plagues this city. I am Katarina McKenzie, a woman driven by the thirst for revenge and fuelled by the fire of my past. I will bring down those who hold all the power and leave nothing but crumbs for the rest of us. I will make them pay for the lives they've ruined and the pain they have caused.I will kill them all.The technology they use to control us will not stop me. The laws designed to oppress us will not hinder justice.As I prowl the streets of London, my determination only grows stronger. There are some who fear the repercussions of my actions, but soon they will join me in this fight. I will unleash all the anger we hold inside and, together, we will set the world on fire.Then I will be free.This is a dark novel. A full list of trigger warnings can be found on the copyright page
Eth
A semi-sweet romance with a dark twist.During a youthful Summer trip, Ni簸i and his family visit his grandmother in a small Norwegian suburb. There he befriends enigmatic Viktor, who quickly becomes and remains his steadfast partner in facing both the joys and the trials of adolescence. Over time, their bond deepens and blossoms into a love that transcends friendship. When the cruelty of others threatens to tear them apart, the two are forced to confront their scars so they can overcome the trials of adulthood.Will their love endure the test of time, or will their paths diverge? Laughter, tears, and the bittersweet pangs of first love echo through the years, weaving a tale as heart wrenching as it is heartwarming-and posing the question: Which memories truly matter in the measure of a life?
Silence of the Stars
With the sorceress defeated and the sapphires gone, the world is still plagued by dark energies. Azizi, feeling the weight of unfulfilled prophecy, knows that his journey is far from over. As he returns to his home in the Asfaine Mountains for further training with his godmother, he is unaware of the twist of fate that awaits him. Caught up in a new journey filled with magic, politics, and a hint of romance, Azizi must uncover the truth behind two conflicting prophecies and discover the secret to the Sacred Sapphires before it's too late. If you enjoyed "The Chronicles of Narnia," you'll love this mystical adventure. Buy now before the price changes!Book 2 Silence of the Stars is the anticipated sequel to 'The Tears of Apphat - Immortal Beloved.'
Ghost Days
An airport in the middle of the middle of nowhere. A lonely pilot. A new client. A seductive blonde. A proposition.Erika Garza would never sleep with a married woman. Luckily for her, Christine Parrish isn't technically married. Every Tuesday, Garza takes Parrish's partner Saul to Calgary. Every Thursday she brings him home. In between, on the "ghost days," the women begin an intense affair.It's the perfect arrangement.Until one Tuesday when Saul doesn't show up. The same day Parrish vanishes without a trace.. And the police arrive on Garza's doorstep.
Eth
A semi-sweet romance with a dark twist.During a youthful Summer trip, Ni簸i and his family visit his grandmother in a small Norwegian suburb. There he befriends enigmatic Viktor, who quickly becomes and remains his steadfast partner in facing both the joys and the trials of adolescence. Over time, their bond deepens and blossoms into a love that transcends friendship. When the cruelty of others threatens to tear them apart, the two are forced to confront their scars so they can overcome the trials of adulthood.Will their love endure the test of time, or will their paths diverge? Laughter, tears, and the bittersweet pangs of first love echo through the years, weaving a tale as heart wrenching as it is heartwarming-and posing the question: Which memories truly matter in the measure of a life?
Admit One
When high school teacher Tom Smith meets Kevin Bannerman at a gay club, he violates his own rule: one-night stands only. But when the weekend is over, he walks away, reminding himself that he lives a deeply closeted life for painful, compelling reasons. He keeps his secrets, his heart, and the cause of his crippled arm to himself, but almost immediately he bitterly regrets leaving Kevin.Months later, while Tom serves as reluctant assistant director for his school's production of Rent, he fears that the show's same-sex love angle will somehow out him. Protests against the play begin, one of the student actors is harassed, and during a parents' meeting, Tom encounters Kevin again. This time Tom can't fight the attraction between them, and he and Kevin begin a tentative relationship. Within Rent's message of acceptance and support, and as local churches oppose the play, Tom struggles to find the strength to admit one man into his heart.
The Provider
Jake Guarani wonders how he's gotten into being such a bigtime provider. A contractor on Chicago's North Shore making low six figures, he's got a wife who's a stay-at-home mom and a daughter with tutoring, ballet class, and kid soccer. It's hard not to feel taken for granted, the family workhorse.In his sex life, Jake has always gotten his pleasure from giving women a good time. He's that kind of "provider" too. Closing in on forty, he figures it's now or never if he wants to satisfy his curiosity about casual sex with other guys. That's not exactly cheating, is it? Surprise comes when Jake begins to want more than hot motel quickies with a wealthy, old-family Winnetka gentleman. What's going on here? As the song says, 'This can't be love, ' right? And if it is, if he's a "real" bisexual, Jake's nicely put-together world will get turned on its ear.
We Are Made of Stars
From the author of Dancing on the Moon and Where the Rainbow Ends: After a decade of mistakes, a struggling writer leaves Manhattan to start over in a small college town. Populated with egotists and narcissists, Jameson Currier's resilient and unflinching We Are Made of Stars, a "memoir in the form of a novel pretending to be a memoir," reveals a gay man's journey through grief during the early years of the AIDS epidemic.
Going Straight to Hell Willingly
The Father's Touch International Ministry continues to expand worldwide. Regardless, in helping individuals with unwanted same-sex attraction, gender confusion, and other issues, its members risk physical harm and even death. Two individuals, Caleb, a teenager, and Maria, a young married woman, were given the gift of prophecy which includes messages foretelling the destruction of the United States and other countries. Needless to say, the U.S. government, along with other countries, tries to capture them and learn in advance the dire events that were about to happen. In addition to hostile governments, the two mystics also have to hide from gay militant groups that misunderstand their mission to offer help for the misguided and spiritually lost. It is surprising to see that a well-intended ministry should be seen as controversial, when so many people are heading toward hell willingly!
The Step Bet (Special Edition)
TROYSometimes I want to punch that smirk off Atlas McCallister's pretty face.He's cocky. A troublemaker. A pain.And, unfortunately, my stepbrother.We've been fire and kerosene since our parents got together, and to keep from exploding into fistfights, we've used challenges, dares, and bets to battle out our differences.Our past bets have been a little inappropriate-scandalous, even-but Atlas's latest bet has gone too far.Do I really believe if he loses, my straight stepbrother is gonna mess around with a guy? And not just any guy: me, his rival and nemesis?Not a chance.But if he's so confident he's gonna win...well, my big stepbro must not know me as well as he thinks...ATLASI love getting under Troy's skin.Mr. Former Prom King. Mr. Heartthrob. Mr. Infuriatingly Perfect. Messing with him is too easy. Too fun. Maybe that's why I'm a little obsessed with him.Our latest bet is the perfect way for me to test the bisexual waters, and once I dive headfirst into the deep end, I don't want to stop.With Troy. My stepbro.It was supposed to be just a little fun, yet with each touch, I like him more than I should. It wasn't supposed to go this far. Now I want Troy to be all mine.But what we're doing has bigger consequences than our little step bet, and when the stakes are this high, is it worth gambling our hearts when we know this is a game we both could lose?
Colridge
Nineteen year old Emory Wyncott is invited to stay with his uncle at their countryside inn located in the fictional town of Colridge. Little does he know, young men have been disappearing around Colridge as of late. Will he find out the truth about the lurking danger in the town or will he be the next to fall victim to it?
Mad (adj. angry, insane)
This poetic form collection tells the story of a slide into and out of madness, in both senses of the word.It is also a very dark queer - survival? coming out? coming forward? - story, loosely based on truth. It might be considered a conversion-therapy survival story."Mad" is an exploration of the... turmoil .... within the mind of a lesbian who struggled to be who she was while being instructed that her self needed to be corrected."Mad" also examines the struggles involved when coming to terms with many aspects of LGBT and queer identity: particularly, how does one, subjected to the idea that their self is wrong, make their way through their sexuality, their orientation, their very gender? How do they do this without drugs and alcohol? And, what does it look like when they can't?It would be nice to believe this collection tells a story from the extremity of the queer experience, but, what if it doesn't?"Mad" will resonate with readers who have struggled finding themselves, and, maybe - hopefully - it will bring awareness to the reality that queer is never a choice.It might also stand as a horror story.The purpose of telling this story is to take it from the dark closet of LGBTQIA+ experience and expose it in the hopes that it will enable other LGBTQ+ people to find a path, to see themselves, to accept themselves, and to release the rage that swallows them.Note: this poetic form story explores the use of psychiatric treatments (medications, psychiatric hospital confinement, and electroconvulsive therapy) and covers several possible triggering events (assault, suicide, alcoholism, drug misuse).
Marshmallow Mountain
What's worse than being snowed in with your ex? Literally nothing.Initially, the only thing Marshall and Marshall had in common was a name. Marshall (aka Data) lived his life around spreadsheets, while Marshall (aka Marsh) was an F5 tornado of chaos. Yet for eight years, they were madly in love. Until Marsh abruptly ended things with a half-baked excuse.Six months later, Data gets a text from Marsh out of the blue: they need to clean out their cabin in Maine and sell it ASAP. He can make it through one more weekend with the man who broke his heart.Marsh loved adding squiggles to the straight lines of his boyfriend. If only he could've lived up to the potential Data saw in him. If only he didn't feel like he was one big miscalculation on Data's ledger. Saying goodbye to Marshmallow Mountain will be the final tie to sever, even though he still pines for his number-crunching teddy bear.But when a massive snowstorm traps them in their small cabin for days, they're forced to confront hard truths about their breakup...as well as resist the sweltering heat raging between them.These boys might be headed for a second act, but only if they can make it off Marshmallow Mountain.
The Thickest Soup You've Got
This collection, told in twelve stories, encompasses tales situated in a variety of culinary-related worlds. The themes run the gamut of horror, and underlying tones are anti-capitalist, transgressive at times, comedically unsettling at others, and unapologetically queer.An ode to food and other culinary-related settings, this collection plays with the horror recipe to produce stories that run between deeply unsettling to quiet to sometimes campy and bizarre. This manuscript includes stories about: a famous chef with a maniacal obsession with recreating memories out of signature dishes, a drug-induced demonic reality TV show that puts contestants through the ringer, blood farms, fungal wormholes, corrupt canneries, and monstrous gods who season their soups with human suffering, among others. Inside you'll find unhinged chefs, untapped food sources in the deepest, darkest corners of the earth and in space. You'll heat things up with tales of greed, of love, of systematic transgressions. Of mystery and gods and the perils of media. Of exploration and family and dishes best served cold.I hope you like the taste of iron. Open wide, and don't forget to chew.
No One's Leaving
A young woman travels through Europe in the late nineties after she learns of her ex-girlfriend's suicide, whose ghost follows her around. She meets an array of people, including a tarot reader, a gay farmer, an expat trans woman, and a French lesbian with a dreamy pit bull. Discovering new love and friendship while remembering the struggles of her past relationship, the story weaves between the narrator's present-day adventures and coming-of-age love, sewn together by existential conversations with the ghost of her ex.No One's Leaving is curated to a soundtrack of Gen X music-from Jane's Addiction to The Cranberries to PJ Harvey-and touches on themes of queer love, heartbreak, grief, and mental health.
Can't Say Goodbye Illustrated
Brady: Our quick hellos are followed by drawn out goodbyes.What started out as one fun night turned into a regular thing none of us ever planned for.I can't walk away from Kit and Prescott. Kit is the stern nurturer I need. He's the caretaker, the solid presence. Prescott enables my wild ways. He's someone I can have fun with. They couldn't be more perfect for me.But come graduation, I have to move across the country, and geography isn't our only obstacle. Being in a relationship with two men isn't good for my public image, my brother's NFL career, or the media frenzy that surrounds my famously queer family.We have a plan to meet up once a year, but with every reunion, every brief visit, we fall deeper.There has to be a breaking point, something that will end it for us, or soon it will be impossible to say goodbye at all.
SOS Hotel
Three weeks in, and the SOS Hotel is still standing. I know, crazy right? Despite the gremlins, lethal electrics, vampire threats, a shadowbeast in the attic, and a psycho sorcerer, our doors remain open to all Lost Ones. Also, nobody has died . . . in a few days.All I have to do is, hold it all together, keep every guest safe, not mention the body in the flowerbeds-and maybe we'll last another week?But Sebastien has demanded Zee return to the club, or he'll hurt more demons. Sebastien has become a big problem. And problems, like gremlins, have a habit of multiplying at the SOS Hotel.I promised Zee I'd stay out of his other life. But I can't-won't-watch Sebastien mistreat him.I might be a boring, average, harmless human, but even I have my limits.Plus, I've got a vampire on my side. Lord Reynard has a knack for getting answers out of people, and together, we're going to find a way to break Sebastien's hold over Zee, even if part of our plan involves an evening of la mort d'amour at Razorsedge. Reynard says we're not going to do anything risky. But I kind of, maybe, just a little bit . . . want to?Trust me. I'm Adam Vex. Totally normal human. It's all going to turn out just fine.I'm absolutely certain I have everything under control.Probably.Welcome to the SOS Hotel.***SOS Hotel is a whacky adventure about a vampire lord, an ex-adult movie star demon, and a boring human who absolutely does not have any secrets. You'll find dark humor, explicit language and sex throughout the books.
SOS Hotel
Something is wrong with Tom Collins. More wrong than usual.Tom's being nice.I should have known trouble was right around the corner. One attempted murder later, and Reynard is forced to disarm Tom (literally).No bartender, means no bar. Zee is grumpy and avoiding me, and the hotel's measly profits are dwindling by the day.Things are not going well. We need our broken, foul-mouthed Tom Collins back.But don't worry. Zee says saving Tom should be a walk in the park for us.Turns out, that walk in the park is more like a road to hell. But I've got this...My name is Adam Vex. I'm your average and mundane, human host. Welcome to another crazy day at the SOS Hotel.
The Moments Between The Apocalypse
Veronica Wainwright is the greatest soldier humanity has ever forged. And Sarah Torren, a small, dorky, and otherwise average mage, has somehow won her heart.The supernatural community trembles in fear as demon attacks rise, and even the mundane world struggles under the steadily growing darkness. Veronica, champion of an ancient order of monster hunters, is on the front lines of the war for humanity. Sarah is struggling to earn a living in the old and crumbling Circle of Magi. But amidst these struggles, they find time to be together, times they can enjoy.When the pair inadvertently trigger the apocalypse, Veronica must fight battle after battle to safeguard humanity, while Sarah must work to survive in the ashes of society. As moments together grow ever more rare, they learn to treasure them ever more, moments when they can remind themselves why they survive in a dark world.An urban fantasy sapphic romance about finding moments of light in the darkest of times.
Twilight Manors in Palm Springs
Brian and St矇phane Are Back!Mischief & Mayhem Follow in Their Wake!Dive into the uproarious world of Brian and St矇phane in The Lady in Gray & the Bessie Mae Diamond, the dazzling fourth installment of the Twilight Manors cult series. Seeking a respite from solving The Strange Case of the Follies Dancer, the dynamic duo heads to the sun-soaked haven of Carlsbad for a weekend getaway, where the Seashell Cove Hotel becomes the stage for a riotous encounter with the mysterious Lady in Gray.In this side-splitting adventure, author St Sukie de la Croix weaves a tapestry of spies, jellyfish sting remedies, rubber ducks, and the unforgettable Mitzi, the Chihuahua from hell. As the duo races against time to save the Lady in Gray and the coveted Bessie Mae Diamond, readers are treated to the comedic spectacle of Brian donning a Maidenform bra and the suspenseful question of whether St矇phane can survive his hysterectomy with his dignity intact.Brimming with wit and charm, The Lady in Gray & the Bessie Mae Diamond promises a rollercoaster ride through a world where laughter reigns supreme and nothing is sacred. Join Brian and St矇phane on another of their unpredictable journeys of madness and mayhem, with a cast of bizarre characters you'll never forget-however much you'd like to. Laughs, love, and ludicrous escapades await in this unmissable Brian & St矇phane adventure.
The Swordmaster's Secret and Other Stories
These stories are all set after the events of Narrelle M Harris' The Adventure of the Colonial Boy. The collection begins with "The Swordmaster's Secret", a few months after Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson return to London in 1894. The two men, newly lovers, have to solve a murder with two victims and no murder weapons. The stories follow Sherlock and John's lives together down the years, solving mysteries, and including a meeting with Oscar Wilde, a special Christmas, a case involving vinegar Valentines and a tale set in their retirement years in Sussex. The book contains: The Swordmaster's SecretA Less than Ideal GentlemanGod Rest ye Merry, GentlemenThe Case of the Vinegar ValentineWinter IceBoredThe Beekeepers' Children.
Frederica and the Viscountess
June 1815. Joanna, Viscountess Norland arrives at her brother's country residence, Thornbury Park. Her notoriety and recent exploits on the war torn Continent precede her, and her presence in the quiet neighborhood causes quite a stir. At twenty-seven, Frederica Bertram is not only having to endure her mother's reminders that she's getting past her prime, she's also being pressured to encourage the attentions of the Viscountess's dull brother-in-law. Complications arise when a friend from Joanna's checkered past, Lord Peregrine, takes a fancy to Frederica's younger sister. Frederica and the Viscountess join forces to stop a potential scandal and discover they have more in common than anyone would suspect.The Adventures of Murdering MegIt's been five years since plantation owner Thomas Digges and his sons left Margaret Etherege for dead. Now a notorious pirate, Murdering Meg is ready to exact her revenge on her former master. And when a brigantine sets sail for England, with Digges's nubile daughter Alice and her dowry on board, Meg decides to relieve its captain of his valuable cargo.
Witch's Circle
CovenKana is a rare male witch ostracized by his coven. When he claims two familiars, rather than the standard one, he knows he has to run away to keep his coven from taking advantage of his power. After years of constantly looking over his shoulder, Kana realizes he should have been paying better attention to what's right in front of him. He's drawn the interest of a different sort of coven: vampires.Vampires, and the werewolves who protect them, want power, and Kana has a lot of that. Even with the support of his familiars, Kana isn't sure if he'll survive the attentions of the vampires. Except, perhaps it's the werewolves, and one handsome wolf in particular, that Kana ought to be afraid of.HunterKana never dreamed he would be affiliated with a werewolf pack, but when Alpha Ember asks Kana for a favor, Kana agrees. However, helping Ember and his wolves means exposing Kana's existence to the larger magical community. Breaking his safety net is something Kana doesn't take lightly, but if it means Ember might finally notice him, Kana is willing to try.Unfortunately, actions have consequences. A magic hunter is on the way to the city, and Kana is worried he's the target. Laying low in the company of werewolves isn't as easy as Kanahoped, and when the hunter turns his focus on Kana, Kana quickly realizes the pack and Ember might be the ones who suffer as a result.WitchKana spent his life hiding from those who might take advantage of his power. Now that he's living with his lover, werewolf Alpha Ember, hiding is impossible. However, living in the open means accepting the inherent risks. Kana hopes he and Ember together are strong enough to survive whatever might come. Then a new witch moves to town.Dealing with the witch should be the most important thing for Kana, the pack, and their allies, but something else is lurking in the shadows-something dark, and evil, whose only goal is to destroy everything Kana holds dear.
Nothing Heals Me Like You Do
When two worlds collide, a love story beginsJustine Blackburn has dedicated her life to the Rainbow Shelter, providing a safe haven for homeless queer youth. When her story is brought to life on the big screen, she finds herself irresistibly drawn to Sienna Bright, the magnetic actor portraying her former lover.But Justine's old wounds run deep, and Sienna's Hollywood life seems worlds apart from Justine's reality. Can they overcome their fears and take a chance on love, or will past hurts keep them apart?Get ready to fall head over heels as Justine and Sienna's unputdownable story steals your heart and makes you believe in the power of love to heal even the toughest scars.
