Mike Bravo Ops
CALLIEAfter constantly looking over my shoulder as I run for my life, I'm on the brink of giving up.On happiness.On love.On life.Which is why, when a familiar face shows up where I'm hiding, I shock myself by running again. Though, probably not as shocked as Zeus is when I run him off the road with my car.For some reason, my survival instinct is stronger than my mind is, and I find myself fighting for the life I'm not even sure I want.On the run and nowhere to turn, I flee into the arms of the last person I should. Suddenly, I find myself involved in one of the worst crime syndicates in Las Vegas, and no way to get out.ZEUSWhy would Callie run away from me? I'm delightful, damn it. I mean, sure, he probably thinks I'm trying to kill him, but I'm not. I've been hired to make sure he's okay and that he's surviving after escaping an abusive relationship, making mistakes, and putting multiple people's lives in danger.He screwed up, but he doesn't deserve to die for it. And now, because of me, his life is at risk yet again.Technically, my job is done. Callie is still breathing. That's all I was supposed to find out. But I can't sit by knowing he's selling his soul. His body. I need to get him out, and I'll go to any lengths to do it.**Mike Bravo Ops Zeus deals with some sensitive topics. Please check the Look Inside feature for trigger warnings**
Prophet's Death
Death-cult leader Joseph Proffit has met his end! along with him perishes the secret method for manufacturing indigo, the substance that imbued him with godlike abilities.To the dismay of Naomi's family, she succumbed to the injuries Joseph dealt her during their final battle atop the abandoned Coast Guard station, Frying Pan Tower, thirty miles off the North Carolina coast.Both of their bodies were lost at sea when the one-hundred-foot-tall structure crumbled during Tropical Storm Gabriel.Naomi's beloved companions escaped aboard her dive boat, along with Joseph's final victim, who is on the verge of death.In the aftermath, Naomi's family has no choice but to rebuild their lives in hiding, fearing reprisal from the handful of remaining Apostle loyalists.Soon, their secret, dormant conflict will be thrust onto the world stage by a wealthy benefactor who funnels his personal hatred and unfounded grievances into throngs of ignorant followers.Is this the end of Naomi's family? Without her, how will they survive?
Stronghold
A second chance at love? Or a second chance to ruin everything?When Skyler spots the new bartender at Vino and Veritas, his body responds before the guy even turns around. But when he does, it takes only a heartbeat for recognition to set in and for sparks to fly. Judson's been gone for ten years, but he's the man Skyler never forgot. Or forgave.The last place Judson wants to be is back home in Burlington, living with family. Not so long ago he was a world-class chef with the lifestyle to prove it. Now he's serving drinks and flying under the radar until he can get the hell out again. But when his childhood best friend reenters his life, looking finer than any entree at a five-star restaurant, he wonders if it's time to update his menu of life choices.Working through past wounds with Skyler won't be easy, though, especially with family obligations--and the occasional dairy cow--interfering. When their loyalty is tested, will their newly built stronghold be sturdy enough to withstand the storm?Stronghold is a sweet and sexy Vino & Veritas romance with some creative use of maple syrup.
Blanket Check
Finding your heart sometimes takes a change of view. Blanket Island was the very best place in the Puget Sound to have a vacation, even during the earliest part of spring with rain and wind and freezing ice. Martie loved it. Loved the island, love the process of getting there, loved all of it. Now that she'd finished her PhD, Martie could finally visit Storm on Blanket Island and, in the process of making the trip out, discover something that everyone else knew that Martie had yet to figure out.
Love/Aggression
Best friends Lily and Zoe fight, separate, reunite, and repeat, each time deepening the belief that the other is the source of their problems. Once Lily, a struggling tattoo apprentice, is exiled from their shared house, she bounces from an artist's fixer-upper, to a cult leader with a harem of subs, to a house shared with the goddess of transfemininity. Meanwhile, rising movie star Zoe becomes more cutthroat by the day in her relentless quest for fame.If Lily can't give up her desire for control, if Zoe can't lay aside her cruelty and ego, they'll never escape their intolerable places in the world. Traversing art, domination, sex, and shape-shifting houses, LOVE/AGGRESSION is a novel about the indignity of depending on other people, and the terrible cost of trying not to.
Piano Shorts
There's beauty in music. And magic, too. After Dale's grandparents died, the only thing he wanted was Grandpa's old upright piano. It wouldn't stay in tune. The ivories were worn down with fingerprints of its age. And it sang out music that filled his soul with joy. As Dale set to work tuning and playing his old, beloved piano, the magic of its music filled the big old Victorian, touching everyone's lives in unexpected ways.
A Queer Penguin's Survival
Penguin approaches human thinking they are one of their kind, only to be puzzled when they realise they are not. To Alexander Cheon, he felt like a penguin looking for one of his kind, feeling like an outsider, always wanting to fit in, but unable to do so. But it did not mean Alex had to be depressed. Join Alex's journey on his way to find his self and happiness.
To India With Faith and Love
A Christian ministry strives to help Indian people struggling with unwanted same-sex attraction and gender dysphoria. Like in other countries where it resides, the ministry experiences opposition from both the secular society and religious community. Its directors have been harassed, poisoned, and even killed in violent ways. Even so, Christians offer healing through the message of faith, hope, and love. Consequently, lives can be changed for the better!
The Majestic Leo Marble
Leo Marble quickens in the womb during a Broadway show, but his life is lived in the Deep South in conservative Mississippi and laid-back New Orleans. He eventually emerges from the closet to become a journalist and advocate for gay rights and visibility. Along the way, he experiences heartache on an international scale, but keeps his indomitable spirit alive with show tune concerts at his spinet, eventually falling in love with a dedicated meteorologist with higher math skills.
Schooling The Quarterback
Schooling the Quarterback is an m/m college sports romance, featuring a nerdy tutor, and a loveable himbo jock. It is book one in the GSU series but all books will be able to be read as a standalone.
Grace Period
After 25 years, how do you rebuild your life?Hannah's wife has died unexpectedly. Just as 70-year-old writing professor Hannah Greene walks into her retirement party, she's called to the ER because Grace, her wife of 25 years, has been in what turns out to be a fatal car accident. This was definitely not part of the plan the two had for their lives, especially since Grace was ten years younger than Hannah. The plan had been for Hannah to join her art history professor wife on a sabbatical trip to Europe. Grace would do research, and Hannah would figure out what she wanted to do in her retirement. How does an independent, feisty lesbian adjust to both her suddenly widowed and newly retired life? How can she survive the loss of the spouse who statistically should have survived her? Grace Period tackles these questions head-on in an intimate, witty portrayal of a woman grappling with the new and unexpected turn her life has taken. It is a tale of love, loss, and survival.
A String Full of Pickles
The Simplest Pleasures Are Best Fran whooped as she pushed off the Rainier Square platform and zipped off into the fog towards Union Square flying like a superhero with her arms outstretched. Giggling. Because of course she had to giggle as she flew. The Web lurked hidden behind the fog, dangling wet and dripping over Drowned Seattle. Full of life and love and happiness. And pickles. Because Fran had a plan and presents to give out once she and Kamryn made their way across town to meet up with family. It was going to be awesome, if Fran did say so herself.
Earthquake Ethan
The Earth shook the morning actor Ethan Bradley arrived in Los Angeles looking for a second chance. He hoped his former producers Reese Matheson and Toby Griffiths meant it when they said to look them up if he were ever in LA because he had no other options. The pictures the paparazzi took at the wrap party for their London show made sure of that. What he wasn't counting on was the reception he got from their manager, Arthur Frye. He was absolutely the kind of together guy Ethan wished would notice him, and for more than his pretty face and talent. Too bad Arthur only sees Ethan as a complication.Arthur Frye has his hands full with his best clients-and best friends. The last thing he needs is another diva to care for, especially one who has a reputation for causing trouble. He has a strict rule against getting involved with the talent, no matter how pretty they are. Only Ethan Bradley shines for real, and when Arthur realizes his nice-guy innocence is genuine, he's ready to do anything to help Ethan get his career back on track and get him out of LA. He's too much of a temptation, and Arthur can't afford to lose focus...not even for a chance at happiness for himself. Especially not when his star clients are about to risk their professional and personal happiness with their newest creation; a musical about two boys falling in love in the 1960s featuring music written by Reese's grandfather, whose health is in decline.Ethan Bradley shakes things up wherever he goes, and Arthur Frye is afraid he'll be left in the wreckage if he gets too close. Can these two opposites find love on solid ground?
The Dancing Bears
A lost boy under the spell of a seductive killer suffers the cut of betrayal while on the hunt for blood. The dead son of an abusive horror novelist returns from the grave to tell his father what really happened the night he died. A headstrong girl determined to seduce her ex-boyfriend discovers what being trapped in the closet really means. An ex-child star desperate for a comeback meets a sinister stranger who reveals the terrible price of attaining his heart's desire. These stories will snatch the reader by the wrist, pull them close, and whisper bitter truths into the ear.
Hockey Bois
Nick Porter has always loved hockey. Ever since he can remember, it's been his favorite thing in the world. It's too bad he never learned to play, he'd tell himself, but it was too late to do it now. Adults don't just magically learn to skate and join a hockey team. That'd be ridiculous. Except maybe they do? On a whim, he decides to sign-up for an adult beginner's class. He learns to skate, joins a team, and meets a really hot teammate... and it's pretty much a disaster from there on out.
A Queer Penguin's Survival
Penguin approaches human thinking they are one of their kind, only to be puzzled when they realise they are not. To Alexander Cheon, he felt like a penguin looking for one of his kind, feeling like an outsider, always wanting to fit in, but unable to do so. But it did not mean Alex had to be depressed. Join Alex's journey on his way to find his self and happiness.
The Brightonians Under Siege
History, mystery, and enough bitchery to meet your daily nutritional requirement for snark, secrets, and sweet sentiment! The Brightonians Under Siege is about a group of warring socialites coping with the bonkersness of the first lockdown. But on a broader level, it's about how resourceful people can be when they feel under attack. Under siege you might say! The important role played by humour and friendship. And in the case of our Brightonians: dabbling in the dark arts, too! Beginning in 2020 with an ominous card-reading that the fortune-teller hasn't drawn for 40 years, one question preys on his mind. Could this scary new virus he's read about be as devastating as the one that killed so many of his friends in the mid-80s? Only time will tell. But as countries close their borders and people are told to stay at home, one set of Brightonians becomes transfixed by his reading. Especially the Saxon symbols on which the cards are based. Deprived of their usual battlegrounds of parties and social events, they take to the internet - and the occasional illegal gathering - in a race to be the first to capitalise on this ancient magic. Peppered with flashbacks to the hedonistic 80s, before the arrival of that 'other' pandemic and the darker period ushered in as a result, The Brightonians Under Siege explores how differently the world responded to both viruses. But far from being a sad tale, this is a joyously, funny story. Perhaps not so surprising when the key narrator is a 73-year-old ex-porn star turned drag queen, keen to reminisce about outrageous gay discos and leather fetish clubs! At a time of unprecedented crisis, the stakes couldn't be higher. What answers might the symbols offer in the fight against this new virus? And more importantly, who will be victorious in the battle to control this most colourful of social circles? Too soon to reminisce about lockdown? Not on your nelly. Cut yourself a slice of banana bread and let the socially distanced party begin! Following the success of The Brightonians - described variously on goodreads.com as evoking the style of E F Benson's Mapp & Lucia, P G Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster and Maupin's Tales of the City - The Brightonians Under Siege is written in the same satirical style. Of interest to fans of The Brightonians, the sequel is a standalone work aimed at readers not familiar with the first novel.
In Walked Trouble
In this heated rivalry, will love be the final result?After checking her salty attitude and grinding for years, Remi James has worked her way up to become star bartender at an upscale Seattle bar. She's finally on track for the promotion (and the home loan approval) of her dreams--until Maya Marek walks in. Suddenly, Remi has competition. Willowy, blonde, infuriatingly talented competition...The last thing friendly, cheerful Maya expects on her first day is to clash so spectacularly with the prickly senior bartender--or to find herself inexplicably drawn to the feisty woman. But she needs this paycheck to afford grad school, and no amount of snarky comments, pouty lips, and to-die-for curves will get in her way. Remi and Maya are rivals. That's why they're so aware of each other in the tight space behind the bar, and in the walk-in refrigerator... right? But when family emergencies and painful pasts come to light, they're forced to see each other in a new way. When the line between rivalry and romance begins to blur, can Remi and Maya dare to sacrifice their dreams to reach for something new?With snarky banter and steamy tension In Walked Trouble serves up the perfect cocktail of humor and heat. Fans of Ashley Herring Blake, Casey McQuiston, and Alexis Hall will fall hard for this fresh, flirty rom-com about taking risks, letting your guard down, and finding love in unexpected places.
Do You Wish You Never Met Me?
Emily's life had never been easy, but when a dazzling stranger appears at the bar by the campus, her worries are swept away by the whirlwind of romance. It feels too good to be true as she finally finds the family she's always wanted. After an unexpected moment at a Christmas party, Emily is introduced to a new world of a polyamorous relationship, grappling with the complexities of love and belonging. But when tragedy strikes, she's left to pick up the pieces alone.Years later, Emily meets a man on a dating app and their instant connection seems to be just what she longed for. Right when she thinks she has everything figured out, her past comes back to haunt her. Will it destroy everything she worked so hard to gain?
Captured Debts
Six stories that mix debt, BDSM and slavery; Captured Debts is a collection of short stories that shows what happens when society takes a turn for the worst. Love and laughter battle with fear and pain in these glimpses into another world. Jam Crisis is a tale of surviving abuse and finding happiness when everyone around you goes mad. Controlled Edge mixes serial killers with spies, much to the spy's dismay and delight. In Silken Embrace a new debt slave discovers that even in servitude it's possible to find laughter and love only to have that laughter stripped away in Three Sisters. Finally, Feast of the Senses is a story of long-lasting relationships and the ways that pleasure grows when you give it time to mature. Captured Debts collects five stories previous published separately in one convenient package. Please note that the stories in this collection contain BDSM, dubious consent, and mild to severe kink. If any of these themes may trigger you please read with caution.
The Nature of Beasts
In a world that took a different path, Kaleb Macintyre, a former Master, returned home after years away. All he wanted was a quiet life but encountering Nenne changed everything. Both of them bore scars from their pasts. As their relationship grew and they healed, Kaleb wondered if he could have more with Nenne or if his basic nature prevented him from ever finding happiness in Nenne's arms. The Nature of Beasts is a sweet romance focusing on consent, knowledge and growing together over time.
Host City
Darlinghurst, Sydney: these are the days of strange rumours. Talk you can catch the gay plague from kissing, or from a mosquito bite. Talk of the government building a wall around 'Darlo' to keep the plague contained. Talk of old quarantine stations around Australia being reopened, of the army being used to round up all the poofters. Bashings increase tenfold and you're dead meat if you don't have someone to watch your back. Kit, Ty, and Johnnie, three young gay men, just want to live the life Sydney promised when they arrived. Host City, David Owen Kelly's third book, is a stunningly innovative fusion of memoir and alternative history that spins an affective tale of persecution, jeopardy, and survival from the fear and paranoia that marched lockstep with HIV in the 1980s.
Blazing Centaurs
Wandering adventurer Revka and her centaur girlfriend Iyarra head west in search of easy work and cheap drinks, and instead find action, adventure, and excitement at every turn. Again. At the very edge of the frontier, the two adventurers find themselves in the little centaur town of Red Valley, last stop of the long wagon trains out west, but the town-and the mountains it borders-guards a secret ancient and terrible, which naturally some bunch of cloaked-and-hooded goons are doing their best to unearth. So the two find themselves caught on both sides of a shadow war between two secret societies, all the while dealing with bandits, stampedes, labor disputes, and the ever-present Code of the West. Will Revka and Iyarra manage to save the day? Will the secret buried deep in the heart of the mountain be revealed? Will the last western town be turned into a tatty suburb? And what of the mysterious goddess maneuvering events behind the scenes? Join Revka and Iyarra in their third adventure in the land of Kalazad, where the west isn't just wild, it's downright unhinged.
A Range of Debts
Where Dominance and Debt CombineCollecting six stories previously published separately, A Range of Debts explores life in a world where a bankrupt person's debts condemn them to debt slavery at the hands of rich masters. Spanning tales from devoted love to murder to industrial espionage with a side of BDSM sex, A Range of Debts gives glimpses of another path the world could have taken. Explore a world where debt equals slavery, love conquers despite chains, and danger lurks around every corner.
Saints + Sinners 2024
Saints and Sinners is an annual celebration that takes place in the heart of the French Quarter of New Orleans each spring. The Festival includes writing workshops, readings, panel discussions, literary walking tours, and a variety of special events. We also aim to inspire the written word through our short fiction contest, and our annual Saints and Sinners Emerging Writer Award sponsored by Rob Byrnes. Each year we induct individuals to our Saints and Sinners Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame is intended to recognize people for their dedication to LGBTQ literature. Selected members have shown their passion for our literary community through various avenues including writing, promotion, publishing, editing, teaching, bookselling, and volunteerism.This collection includes a varied selection of fiction from the 2024 festival including the winners and finalists for the festival's annual poetry contest.
The Gentleman
Cameron Fairway has a secret.Before he shares it with the world, he's determined to build the confidence he wants to live life as a gay man and the experience he'll need to snag Mr. Right. For that, he requires a mentor-someone experienced. Someone with manners. Someone discreet enough to be able to mix business with pleasure under the watchful eye of his father's empire-a gentleman. Pete Carver is without a doubt that man.Pete Carver has a problem.Pete doesn't mix business with pleasure because there is no pleasure in business. There's only order and discipline if you want to succeed. When the boss' youngest son approaches him with a proposition that rattles every one of his sensibilities, Pete is determined to get to the bottom of the ploy. Because that's all it can possibly be-why else would the ruthless John Fairway's son proposition a straight man in his father's company? The apple can't fall far from the tree.
Footy Shorts and Heartbeats
In "Footy Shorts and Heartbeats," Robert Stubs weaves a captivating tale of love, laughter, and self-discovery set in the heart of Penrith, Australia. Follow the journey of two Aussie bogans, Dan and Jake, as they navigate the complexities of life and love, clad in nothing but their footy shorts. Their story is a testament to the power of honesty, the strength of love, and the enduring spirit of adventure. It's a heartwarming exploration of finding love in unexpected places and the courage to embrace it fully.
Superhero Brice
In the conclusion to the Extraordinary Adventures of Brice Johnson, Brice is happy to know that she has survived a deadly venom but is not happy that she's being detained by the good guys to have endless medical tests run on her. She just wants to go home, see her pets, and figure out what's going on between her and Greer. She manages to escape the hospital and goes home, but something always gets in the way of living her normal boring life. Virus is desperate to get his hands on her. Not only does he have the super cancer that afflicts superheroes so does her best friend Noel. It's just Brice's luck that her blood has something in it that holds the cure. Brice has no choice but to help Virus produce a cure and learns too late that Virus's ability to absorb the superpowers of other superheroes feeds into his quest to rule the world. Of course, it can't be an extraordinary adventure without all hell breaking loose in the middle of a wedding, no less. Hang on for dear life as Brice and her friends try to save the world and Brice can go back to figuring out what's going on between her and Greer.
London Ever After
Amid London's hustle, an unexpected love story begins...Hannah Driver's life is on the skids: single, newly jobless, and nursing ambitions of becoming a drag king that make her traditional family baulk. She's at a crossroads.Enter Cordy Starling, the charming and composed pianist who moves in with Hannah, and quickly becomes the nudge-or rather, full-on shove-Hannah needs to chase her dreams. The prospect of romance with Cordy twinkles on the horizon like a disco ball, promising glitter but guaranteeing chaos. Together, they embark on a jagged journey of self-discovery, dodging family scepticism and their own reservations, as Hannah embraces her new persona, while winning over her toughest critic: herself. When Hannah and Cordy's world merges with the cast of unforgettable characters from previous stories, it gives everyone the send-off they deserve. London Ever After is your ticket to a generous slice of London sapphic life, and also to the party of the year. Grab a cocktail, kick back, and revel in the final story of the London Romance series!
Domestic Affairs
Men Who Will Entice, Astound & Amaze You!In this newest collection of short stories from award-winning writer, Daniel M. Jaffe, red-blooded American men make mischief while exploring themselves and others throughout the United States. These men grow exhausted fulfilling heaven's anointment as a West Hollywood sex angel, endure medical sacrifice in Minneapolis while saving gay men from global extinction, encounter joy at the moment of Palm Springs transcendence to the afterlife, discover unexpected romance with someone of ambiguous gender in Chicago, revel in the laid-back sexual camaraderie of South Florida's older gay community, struggle to cease vanishing into thin air whenever spotting their beloved on Harvard's campus, fall in love with a magical Texarkana circus masturbator, and worry about the mental health of an aging Brooklyn husband. These tales of fantasy, sci-fi, horror, romance, and good old-fashioned realism, evoke deep pride in the varied wonders of being an American male.
Quill and Still
A new world can be a new start. All that's needed is to reach out and take the hand it offers.Sophie Nadash once yearned to understand life and chemistry. Now a disillusioned scientist approaching middle age, she yearns to set aside pipettes and polymerase forever.A chance encounter with the Goddess Artemis sets her on the path to becoming the Alchemist for the rural Shemmai village of Kibosh, where the rat race gives way to peace and the quiet life. Freed from the hustle of Earth, she can relax, make friends, and rediscover her love for chemistry through its mystical precursor... and come to grips with the Jewish faith she left behind as a child.
Mercedes General
Mercedes General is a series of linked short stories following the exploits of writer Kent Mortenson and his husband, architect Spencer Michalek as they negotiate a life together from their first meeting as boys. Defying anyone who steps between them, they take on the challenges of growing up a couple-including battles with their families, pedophiles, protestors at their senior prom, and unwanted attention for starting an AIDS hospice during the early part of the epidemic."Tender and incisive, Wheeler's stories meditate on mortality and loss in ways both discomfiting and consolatory. Spanning forty years, Mercedes General is also a queer coming-of-age collection that muses on death and fragility in a manner nothing short of revelatory. Never succumbing to the maudlin or the macabre, Wheeler's collection charts the painful journey from the uncertainty of adolescence to the hard-earned cynicism of adulthood." -Brian Alessandro, author of Performer Non Grata, co-writer of Edmund White's A Boy's Own Story: The Graphic Novel, and co-editor of Fever Spores: The Queer Reclamation of William S. Burroughs."Jerry Wheeler has written something special with Mercedes General. The story moves across decades, following the misadventures of two boys who have the great (mis)fortune to find each other so early in life, perhaps before they're quite ready, and somehow defy all the odds - bigotry, well-intentioned but clueless relatives, and finally the HIV/AIDS pandemic - to carve out their own little corner of history. Ultimately, the story being told here is one that gay literature has somewhat overlooked, and it's a story that matters. By turns wise, sad, funny, and raunchy, this is a book well worth reading." -Marshall Moore, author of Love Is a Poisonous Color, I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing, and The Concrete Sky
Try
Try - verb: to make an attempt or effort to do something or in this case...someone. Sex. Logan Mitchell loves it, and ever since he realized his raw sexual appeal at a young age, he has had no problem using it to his advantage. Men and women alike fall into his bed-after all, Logan is not one to discriminate. He lives by one motto-if something interests you, why not just take a chance and try? And he wants to try Tate Morrison. Just coming out of a four-year marriage with an ex-wife from hell, a relationship is the last thing on Tate's mind. He's starting fresh and trying to get back on his feet with a new job at an upscale bar in downtown Chicago. The only problem is, Tate has caught the unwavering and unwelcome attention of Mr. Logan Mitchell - a regular at the bar and a man who always gets what he wants. Night after night Tate fends off the persistent advances of the undeniably charismatic man, but after an explosive moment in the bar, all bets are off as he finds his body stirring with a different desire than his mind. As arrogance, stubbornness and sexual tension sizzles between the two, it threatens to change the very course of their lives. Logan doesn't do relationships. Tate doesn't do men. But what would happen if they both just gave in and...tried?
Becoming Janice
Newly arrived in London, bereft Janice is looking to fill the void left by her first lover, Ariel, and cautiously makes friends with Kobus. When he ruins their friendship, she escapes the tragic consequences by running away to Amsterdam. There she finds a lovable ally in Colin, who is making the most of the city's exciting gay scene. When Janice falls deliriously in lust with the glamorous Hannah, she is unprepared for the inevitable heartbreak. But kind-hearted Kate is there to pick up the pieces and at long last Janice seems to have found her perfect match-and a reason to stop running and accept responsibility for herself.
Trust
TRUST - verb: to believe in the reliability, truth, or strength of another. Up until now, Logan Mitchell has never had much of a reason to trust anyone.Having struggled with a self-identity crisis throughout college, he's spent the years since then creating a sophisticated facade to present to the world.It's an armor he thought was impenetrable-until he met Tate Morrison.The gorgeous, headstrong bartender he'd sat across from only months ago has taken a tight hold of his heart, and Logan is discovering that it's time to let go.It's time to let someone inside. After years of placing his dreams on hold for his family, Tate has finally chosen to do what makes him happy and follow his heart.The one thing he never would've imagined was that it would lead him into the arms of a man-and not just any man-the striking, never-takes-no-for-an-answer Logan Mitchell.Tate has fallen hard, and as his world is turned on its axis and they move forward together, he finds his life becoming more entwined with the confident, successful lawyer. Even though neither man expected the other, it's time to trust in their relationship-but not everything comes so easily...
Valley of Shadows
In "Valley of Shadows," a captivating tale of adventure and self-discovery unfolds as a group of close friends embark on a journey into the heart of the Austrian Alps. Seeking a legendary treasure, they instead find themselves on a transformative path, unearthing ancient secrets and confronting personal and collective challenges. Their quest through mystical forests and hidden valleys brings unexpected revelations, testing their bonds and reshaping their understanding of what true treasure means. This stirring narrative explores the depths of friendship, love, and the enduring call of adventure, revealing that sometimes the greatest discoveries lie not in the destination, but within the journey itself.
Carmilla (Heathen Edition)
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was an Irish author of Gothic, mystery, and horror fiction. In 1872, he published the Gothic novella Carmilla, which is noted as one of the earliest works of vampire fiction, predating Bram Stoker's Dracula by 26 years, and whose enduring influence can be recognized in every modern vampire tale. Serialized first in the literary magazine The Dark Blue, then collected in Le Fanu's short story collection In a Glass Darkly, the narrative is presented as part of the casebook of one Dr. Martin Hesselius, whose departure from medical orthodoxy rank him as one of the first occult detectives in literature, while the story itself is narrated by a young woman named Laura who is seduced and preyed upon by a female vampire: the novella's namesake Carmilla.
Weddings and Witchcraft
Previously published as Weddings and Witchcraft by Andi C. Buchanan Planning a wedding is stressful at the best of times. A wedding followed by an overseas move just weeks after? Laurel and Marigold are rising to the challenge. Fortunately they have friends to help with the preparation and families full of witches to ensure the weather is just perfect. When a series of unwanted deliveries starts to throw everything into jeopardy, it looks like someone is trying to sabotage their marriage before it even begins. Or is one of them having second thoughts? Laurel and Marigold have to find a path to happiness without putting everyone they love in danger. The answer may lie in the past, and the solution in a younger generation of witches. Join Laurel, Marigold, and all your favourite witches from the series in this 5th and final Windflower novella.
Three Reasons
When I go back to college to prove my worth to my pop, the hot, grumpy professor in my first class is a temptation I can't resist. Matteo D'Angelo is also straight, in a position of authority, and a widower, but those three reasons he thinks he's unavailable are irrelevant. He's my Prince Charming come to life. I manage to weaken his stubborn defenses against the magnetic draw between us, giving him a taste of what could be. But one of EEMM's past clients threatens to release damning photos, doubling my workload and stress. I've never been the best behaved or the brightest, and I quickly spiral to my breaking point. Will Professor D'Angelo relent to the pull between us and be the oak I need to help me stay the course? Or will I have no choice but to once again show my family that I'm nothing but a failure?
Bury Your Gays
A manifestation of ecstasy, heartache, horror and suffering rendered in feverish lyrical prose. Inside are sixteen new stories by some of the genre's most visionary queer writers. Young lovers find themselves deliriously lost in an expanding garden labyrinth. The porter of a sentient hotel is haunted within a liminal time loop. A soldier and his abusive commanding officer escape a war in the trenches but discover themselves in an even greater nightmare. Parasites chase each other across time-space in hungry desperation to never be apart. A graduate student with violent tendencies falls into step with a seemingly walking corpse. Featuring stories from Cassandra Khaw, Joe Koch, Gretchen Felker-Martin, Robbie Banfitch, August Clarke, Son M., Jonathan Louis Duckworth, M.V. Pine, Ed Kurtz, LC Von Hessen, Matteo L. Cerilli, November Rush, Meredith Rose, Charlene Adhiambo, Violet, and Thomas Kearnes.
Incognito
Based on the real-life events of Kate Warne, the first female detective for the Pinkerton agency in 1856, this story follows Kate as she enters the agency and proves she is more than what other people see. While Kate struggles with her identity as a lesbian woman, anxiety, and fear, she courageously helps formerly enslaved women flee to freedom in Canada. The book also explores how many women in the 1800s lived life as a man, one of the only ways to escape the bondage of marriage and children. While not perfect, Jocelyn seeks to create an opening for dialog on issues of formerly enslaved peoples, abuse towards women, LBGTQIA+ issues, and obliterating old ways of being. The book holds no punches as it pushes the reader to abandon beliefs provided by others and to create a world of their own making.
Cliff and other stories
A compilation of stories dealing with subjects such as love and loneliness. The bridges we build are the things that hold us together and tear us apart. A forbidden love, a lonely soldier, and a flame just discovering its purpose in the world mixed with a ghost story. Just like life, it is all just one path in the stage of life.
Blackout
WHAT YOU WHISPER, WHAT YOU HIDE, WHAT YOU FEAR...THE TOWN KNOWS. Thirty years ago, Freddie Parham did the unthinkable. In the depths of the infamous Vanek House, he sacrificed six lives to unknown dark forces. Now an inmate at a mental health facility, Freddie has become the servant of Martha Lange, the leader of a dark, local cult. Bringing to life the monstrosities Freddie paints on his canvas, he sets out to perform the Ritual of the Four Nights, which will awaken the entity sleeping beneath the town of White Harbor. Elsewhere in town, Peter Lange and his friends are gathered at a local bar, when a mysterious figure from their past puts the group in mortal danger. They must uncover where the key to it all lies. Is it in their experiences inside the Vanek House? In the "safe place" where two of the group began a secret love affair? In the crawlspace beneath Peter's home, where his greatest fears still live? An inexplicable blackout devours White Harbor. The blue moon rises. The First Night has begun. The first of four nights to awaken God and remake the world.
Love & Other Wild Things
Ellie Bishop is America's sweetheart with a slew of award-winning rom-coms under her belt. Unfortunately for her, the sweet girl next door bit is tiresome and doesn't allow her to show the acting world what she's really capable of.If only her manager would find the roles Ellie craves. When he comes with an offer for a reality TV show, Ellie is less than thrilled. Wild Celebrities is not the action-packed adventure she was looking for. In fact, this city slicker can't think of anything worse than shipping off to God knows where for a month with only a backpack and a survival expert to keep her company. Her need for several caramel frappuccinos daily is legendary. There is no way in hell she's going to subject herself to bugs and animals that could kill or eat her. No matter how much they offer to pay her.Robin Stuart is looking for a new direction in life after working as a bodyguard for privileged divas. Not what she thought she would be doing after serving in the British Marines. That new direction comes in the form of Wild Celebrities when her best friend begs her to take his place. From the moment Robin finds out who her celebrity survivor is, she is sure of two things. One: Ellie Bishop is hot. Two: She's going to be useless in the Amazon rainforest. The show is going to test more than Robin's survival skills, of that she is sure!When the unthinkable happens, Ellie and Robin and two crew members are catapulted into their worst nightmares. Robin is their only chance of making it out of the rainforest alive. Easier said than done. With lives on the line, can both women put aside their stark differences long enough to come up with an escape plan? Is there more to be found in the Amazon other than wild things?
Loving Safoa
A vampire story that twists and turns from New York to West Africa and back. When schoolteacher Cynthia gets a tattoo at a block party in 1991 Flatbush, she doesn't realize she's embarking on a life-changing romance with an immortal Ghanaian vampire. Cynthia's affair with Safoa weaves together stories from nineteenth century Ghana, late twentieth century New York and a near future reality in Maryland that defies the utopian/dystopian binary.Part of the Neon Hemlock Novella Series.
River Summer
Lurking in the water, Gods sang of debts and change. Water lapped against the side of the barge, slapping, gurgling, endlessly burbling along against the hull, carrying songs of fish, of snake-heads flowing up and down the river, of mer chattering, clicking, laughing in counterpoint to the water's ever-present song. Duru just wanted some sleep. Was that too much to ask? The water didn't have to grab his attention and force him to listen. But it did. A debt was owed, and Duru had a choice to make that might change not just his life but the entire world, too.
Guarded Desires
Desire like this wasn't in the script...Small-screen sex symbol Chris Huntley is on the fast track to becoming the next big action-blockbuster movie star. When his latest movie takes him to Australia for a red-carpet premiere, he thinks he's ready for anything. But nothing could have prepared him for his raw, carnal response to his Aussie bodyguard. Sexual attraction to a man is a first for Chris. Now he realises why his relationships with women have never felt quite...complete. Liev Reynolds is comfortable with his bisexuality, but his attraction to Chris is an inconvenience he must ignore. For starters, there's his professional ethics. Then there's the long trail of female broken hearts in Chris's wake. Yet as hard as they both try to keep their minds on their jobs, desire and a little matchmaking tip them over the edge. But Hollywood endings aren't real life. And when the truth leaks out, their careers aren't the only collateral damage. Warning. A hunky Hollywood sex symbol. A smoldering, stubborn Australian. A desire so powerful it cannot be denied. A kiss. And a photograph.
The Evening Wolves
Every victory comes at a cost. The trail has gone cold. For months now, Emery Hazard and John-Henry Somerset have been trying to find something-anything-that might help them uncover the truth about the criminal organization operating out of the Cottonmouth Club. But every lead has turned out to be a dead end, and every step forward has cost them two steps back.Until, one night, John-Henry is arrested for a terrible crime.As their friends gather again in Wahredua, Emery and John-Henry must rush to prove John-Henry's innocence. The falsified evidence used to implicate him provides them with fresh clues, but as the charges against John-Henry ripple out into the community, they find themselves without their usual resources, and facing new and unexpected opposition.Putting an end to this evil, they discover, might be possible. All it will cost them is everything.
