Unspeakable Horror 3
The third terrifying volume in the award-winning anthology series of original queer horror. Like the final girl in a slasher film, the LGBTQIA community knows first-hand what it's like to fight for its survival. Beaten and bloodied after an extended chase scene through modern-day politics and the courts, we think we've triumphed and conquered our oppressors. We breathe a little easier knowing our rainbow is ascending in the distance. But-like the indestructible slasher villain-our enemies rise up again and again, as if on a looping third-act jump scare. It's a seemingly never-ending return to battle as the pendulum of progress swings back. In this third volume of the award-winning anthology series, the darkest minds from both the LGBT+ and horror literary communities join forces to bring readers an all-new collection of terrifying tales from that line on the horizon where the dark rainbow rises. Stories by Chad Helder, Hailey Piper, Mathew L. Reyes, A.P. Thayer, J. Daniel Stone, Yah Yah Scholfield, Oliver Nash, Holly Lyn Walrath, Paul Tremblay, Carmilla Voiez, James Cato, Lucy A. Snyder, Maxwell I. Gold, Zachary Rosenberg, Matthew Blain-Hartung, Maryse Meijer, Vincent Kovar, CG Inglis, Craig Laurance Gidney, Dan Coxon, Kaitlin Tremblay, Michael Thomas Ford, Craig Brownlie, Amanda M. Blake, Sara Tantlinger, and Eric LaRocca. Edited by Vince A. Liaguno.Praise for Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet: "There is much to praise in Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet, a sharp, new gay-themed anthology. The 24 entries comprise a sophisticated collection of topnotch tales of terror, most of which could appear in any fright anthology without qualification and suggest the maturing of 'gay horror' into a viable and solid genre indeed."-Fangoria MagazinePraise for Unspeakable Horror 2: Abominations of Desire: "If Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet helped to establish speculative fiction as a mature and important genre for queer fiction when it was published about a decade ago, then Unspeakable Horror 2: Abominations of Desire takes it to new heights and creates an expectation of excellence. Tightly written and edited, free of tropes and mundane writing, these stories propel the queer horror genre to scare us while making a statement about our world and accomplish it with the best of writing possible."-Lambda Literary ReviewProudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing-Tales from the Darkest Depths.
Wander The Night
The fey can't lie, but secrets never die.Robin Goodfellow is at home in a world of chaos, and there is plenty while serving in the Green Court of Faerie, a place of veiled magical deceit, and fickle immortal kings and queens.When it is discovered a servant is the rightful successor to the throne, Robin's kingdom faces falling apart as a dangerous invading land prepares to steal the heir for their own cruel ends. In order to save the secret prince he helped raise, Robin must rebel against everything he has ever known.To come out alive, he will have to take action and sacrifice every false identity he's ever created. Because who he really is-beyond the trickster persona and under the hilarious wit and sarcasm-easily could be more valuable and feared to his power-hungry enemies than to himself. Treacherous adventures, deadly consequences, and powerful truths that cannot be unspoken push the bonds between friends and family alike to their lethal limits, but will they break?
The Blue-Eyed Cat
A book of mind boggling time-travel, feverish sex, syrupy romance, ho hum history, a dark future, The Moon, Constantinople, Paris and Berlin, human consciousness, infinity, a tongue in cheek take on all things carnal, art for art's sake and three thoroughly mad yet oh so delightful gals...
Love Me, Daddy
Being homeless makes finding a safe Daddy experience difficult, which is confirmed when Nathan is injured after calling out the word during a liaison. When Loren steps in to help, Nathan lets the man take charge, but he won't ask for what he really needs, not when the reaction could be so extreme.With many failed relationships in his past, Loren yearns for the perfect boy to cherish, but it's a fantasy in more ways than one. Nathan's vulnerability calls to his protective instincts, but he refuses to cross the line until he finds Nathan's need is very real.When Loren assumes control, they explore their way through this new dynamic, and Nathan needs to decide if he's going to be Daddy's good boy or not.Meeting in imperfect circumstances, Nathan and Loren end up being exactly what the other needs.This is a low angst, sweet Daddy/boy romance
Soothe Me, Daddy
Soothing his boy is a pleasure in more ways than one...Isaac is worn out from the clubs, the scenes, the boys who say they want a Daddy then change their minds. When he's given the responsibility of training the most obedient guy he's ever met, Isaac is hooked. But does the guy even know what a boy is, despite acting like one?Henley knows what he wants from a relationship: to be taken care of by a Daddy. He knows he can be a handful. When he starts a new job, his gaze is taken to a prime specimen. Maybe Henley could persuade him to be his Daddy...Can their relationship survive in the workplace?This is a low angst MM Daddy/boy romance
The Complete Daddy Series
Three stories about the ups and downs of love, life and work within the Daddy/boy lifestyle.Includes: ���� Love Me, Daddy is a heartwarming tale of being at the right place at the right time and taking a chance on someone. Just because Nathan is homeless doesn't mean he's up to no good. Street living is hard, but he does what he needs to. When Loren decides to help him out of a situation, he realises he could have something he never thought he'd be able to.���� Soothe Me, Daddy tells the journey of two work colleagues, who try to keep things platonic, but things don't quite go to plan. Henley is new to the job, but he's quick to learn and a total charmer, whereas Isaac has been doing the job for a long time and prefers to stick to the rules. Apart they're indispensable, but together they're combustible.���� Spoil Me, Daddy is a story of fate and coincidence and being willing to fight for what you believe in. Zaire has been hurt many times in the past, so he's been living two separate lives. When he meets Aaron, he chooses to have what he's always wanted and what they both yearn for, but someone doesn't agree with their decisions.
Wolfsong
Wolfsong is the beginning of the Green Creek Series, the beloved fantasy romance sensation by New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune, about love, loyalty, betrayal, and family. "Wolfsong is so well written that I'm in awe of TJ Klune's talent." --Charlaine Harris The Bennett family has a secret: They're not just a family, they're a pack. Wolfsong is Ox Matheson's story. Oxnard Matheson was twelve when his father taught him a lesson: Ox wasn't worth anything and people would never understand him. Then his father left. Ox was sixteen when the energetic Bennett family moved in next door, harboring a secret that would change him forever. The Bennetts are shapeshifters. They can transform into wolves at will. Drawn to their magic, loyalty, and enduring friendships, Ox feels a gulf between this extraordinary new world and the quiet life he's known, but he finds an ally in Joe, the youngest Bennett boy. Ox was twenty-three when murder came to town and tore a hole in his heart. Violence flared, tragedy split the pack, and Joe left town, leaving Ox behind. Three years later, the boy is back. Except now he's a man - charming, handsome, but haunted - and Ox can no longer ignore the song that howls between them. The Green Creek Series is for adult readers. Now available from Tor Books.
Spoil Me, Daddy
Zaire split his life in two when an argument broke his family apart. Unwilling to risk it happening again, he hides part of himself depending on his situation. It's only at home he can be who he wants to be without repercussion. He wants - no, needs - a Daddy to settle him, soothe him, spoil him.Aaron has been searching for a boy for years. Some have come close, but none have completed him in the way he needs. His hopes for a life full of laughter and caring is overshadowed by a lack of boys within their community. He wants a boy to spoil. To love. To cherish.A chance encounter ends with a verbal reprimand, a second coincidental meeting shows them what's right in front of them, and the third time's a charm. Right?Are they willing to let go of their preconceived notions and allow the other person to fill a gap in their lives?A low-angst MM Daddy/boy romance
Jockstrap
In "Jockstrap: Anatomy, Comfort, and Style," author Robbie Orbit delves into the world of men's underwear, exploring the history, design, and practical benefits of one of the most iconic pieces of athletic gear: the jockstrap. From its origins as a protective garment for male athletes to its current status as a form of fashion and self-expression, Orbit provides a comprehensive and engaging look at the jockstrap's place in our culture. With real-world examples and case studies, Orbit covers topics ranging from VPL to sustainable materials, providing readers with a unique and informative perspective on this timeless piece of clothing. Whether you are a seasoned athlete, a fashion-conscious trendsetter, or simply curious about the world of men's underwear, "Jockstrap: Anatomy, Comfort, and Style" is an essential read for anyone interested in this iconic and enduring piece of clothing.
Chasing You
Emmett has never been in love before. And he never expected that his first time would be with someone he can't pursue a relationship with.Cash is amazing. Kind, intelligent, humorous, passionate. He has a breathtaking smile and his laughter is contagious. But he's also eighteen, and Emmett's student. He knows his feelings can't lead to anything, so he does his best to ignore them, block them out, until Cash graduates and leaves for college on the other side of the country. He won't have to look at him anymore, or think about him anymore. He can go back to his life before Cash Christian ever entered it and stole his heart.And it works, for five years, until Cash comes back. When Emmett runs into him again all the feelings he thought had vanished come rushing back. And it's terrifying. Because Emmett is engaged, and getting married in three months.To make things worse, Cash is working with him now, and they are spending more time together than ever before. In the end, Emmett is torn between doing what he feels is right, and following his heart. Does he commit to the woman he proposed to? Or does he finally tell Cash how he feels?Chasing You is a 27k word contemporary mm romance and contains explicit sexual content. It is not for anyone under the age of 18.CW: mild cheating, not between MCs
Trick
Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments series meets V.E. Schwab's The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue with a dash of Disney+'s Loki in this new adult urban fantasy. WELCOME TO NEW ATLAS: A CITY WITHIN A REALITY JUST BEYOND OUR OWN. Evie is a nobody. Spending her days in college classes and her nights studying, having a social life has never really been a priority. With her sights firmly set on the future to keep away her thoughts of the past, she loses her grip on the present when her world is ripped out from under her. And it's all thanks to two mysterious strangers showing up on her doorstep, claiming that she can turn back time. Cade is a notorious troublemaker. He's never been afraid to throw around his name to get what he wants as someone who's clawed his way to the top. But power is quick to change hands in this city, and when he chooses to blatantly disregard an order from his leader, his older brother, he's tossed back down to the bottom again. He'll be more than lucky to regain any sort of trust when everyone knows he's one of the best spies there is, sliding in and out of shadows in the blink of an eye. Ren is a bored teenager. Always labeled as the "golden child" or "gifted student," he finds himself writing down cryptic messages and following strange leads, rather than putting on the same old song and dance for his family. Especially once he discovers his little stolen fragments of the future are starting to take a darker turn. Perhaps chasing the life everyone wants him to have isn't necessarily in the cards for him, but there's only one way to find out. So when someone within the secret society known as the Custodians targets Evie for her power, the clock starts in the final sprint to hunt down the culprit. In order to uncover whatever hidden clues are lurking in the past, the three of them have no choice but to peel back the layers of obscurity built up between their factions to figure out why she's being hunted and how they might be able to fix their bleak futures before it's too late. Just remember: time is nothing but a trick.
Queerness of Love
A collection of LGBTQ+ stories that focus on the real, the bad, the good, and even the crazy.
Rainbow Milestones
Rainbow Milestones is the story of Sue Handley. The story follows her life growing up in turbulent times and her fight to establish gay rights. Sue was a fighter for her community, stood up to the government when it came to adoption, rights, marriage, and more. Outspoken, quirky, and fun, Sue is remembered as a beloved member of her community that was supportive and loving to her friends and family. The book was pieced together from interviews with Sue while she was living, and contains a lot of insights into the pre 1990s and the fight for rights, discovering yourself, and living authentically.
Profane Friendship
In Profane Friendship, Harold Brodkey tells an odd and strangely beautiful Venetian love story, sounding its depths with the suppleness and virtuosity of style that in recent years have won him worldwide admiration as a uniquely gifted American writer. Growing up in Venice in the 1930s, Niles O'Hara, the son of an expatriate American novelist, loves a Venetian boy named Giangiacomo Gallieni, fondly known as Onni. After the Second World War, Niles and his mother return to Venice, and he becomes involved in a complex on-again, off-again affair with his childhood friend, now an adolescent with a wartime history of sexual trespass. Profane Friendship is a remarkable depiction of an intense and enduring relationship conducted in the triumphantly alluring setting of the world's most beautiful city. Searching, comic, romantic, and ironic. Harold Brodkey's novel is at once the most sumptuous modern evocation of Venice and a truly singular exploration of human emotion and passion. Growing up in Venice in the 1930s, Niles O'Hara, the son of an expatriate writer, befriends a Venetian boy. After the war, Niles and his family return, and he becomes involved in a kind of semi-affair with his childhood friend, who is now an adolescent with a wartime history of sexual trespass.
Lament at Loon Landing
Fakes, folk music, and ghost firesWhen legendary folk singer Lara Fairplay agrees to make her comeback debut at Pirate's Cove's annual maritime music festival, everyone in the quaint seaside village is delighted-including mystery bookstore owner and sometimes amateur sleuth, Ellery Page.Better yet, Lara is scheduled to perform a recently discovered piece of music attributed to "The Father of American Music," Stephen Foster, which will hopefully bring large crowds and a lot of business.Several mysterious accidents later, Ellery is less delighted as his suspicion grows that someone plans to silence the celebrity songbird forever.
Love Beyond Death
How many times would you die for the man you love?That's what Jaime and Dustin are about to find out. Travel back to 1969 and the infamous Stonewall riots. Dustin is brutally beaten to death by Officer Leon. Days later, Jaime dies too. But he doesn't move on to the afterlife. Instead, he gets revenge!Fast forward a generation when Jaime and Dustin are born again in the 1980s, but so is their killer! Will these three souls find peace this time? Or did Jaime and Dustin make a grave mistake in their previous life?In this timeless story of the human heart, follow Jaime and Dustin as they struggle through time and generation to unravel their karma. Witness the power of true love as it burns in their hearts, empowers their souls, and brings them closer to peace and happiness one existence at a time.
Trippy Hippy
Gator loved his new name and his new lifestyle, sleeping in, starting his day with a fat spliff, tripping through the rest of it. He was hitting it off big time with slim, pretty, blond Eddy and would soon manage a rock band. Little did he know what adventures, misadventures and tragedy awaited him on his journey to self realization. Trippy Hippy peels back the facade of Adler's Ashram to expose the daily lives of its occupants. Wabash Jones, musician and future rock star, Nola and Victor Granola, apartment managers and social magnets, Jeepster Joe, adventurer and teen boy seducer, and Gracie Fontana, Wabash's doll-like sweetheart. This acid splashed tell all by Gator lays bare the hippy lifestyle during that remarkable year known as The Summer of Love.
Puzzle for Two
Two can play at this game.Fledging PI Zachariah Davies's wealthy and eccentric client, toymaker Alton Beacher, wants to hire an investigator who can pose as his boyfriend while figuring out who is behind the recent attempts on his life. And Zach, struggling to save the business his father built, is just desperate enough to set aside his misgivings and take the job.But it doesn't take long to realize all is not as it seems-and given that it all seems pretty weird, that's saying something. The only person Zach can turn to for help is equally struggling, equally desperate, but a whole lot more experienced rival PI Flint Carey.Former Marine Flint has been waiting for Zach to throw in the towel and sell whatever's left of the Davies Detective Agency to him. But when the inexperienced accountant-turned-shamus turns to him for help, Flint finds himself unwilling-or maybe unable-to say no.
One Day in the Life of Marty McKenna
Meet Marty McKenna . . . . Angry, wickedly profane, stubborn as a mule . . . and gay. He's a small-town boy living in an Eastern Oregon community, fighting anyone who gets in his way, while struggling to make his way in an area which hasn't been very kind to him. If Marty likes you, he'll gladly give you the shirt off his back. If he don't like you, the best you can expect is a damned good cussin'. The worst is a fist to your mouth, an elbow to your ribs, or a foot to your tail. The point is, Marty ain't afraid to fight . . . The problem is, Marty loves to fight . . . And fighting gets Marty into trouble. On one crucial day in Marty McKenna's life, the angry, profane, stubborn boy faces a new challenge . . . Growing up! Can he tame a wild, unsettled spirit, then find peace and tranquility within his own troubled soul?
The Black Marble Pool
When you first notice it, something seems a bit unusual. Then it occurs to you that most, if not all, of the pools you've ever seen before were painted blue or white. The Captain's House pool is black. Not painted black. But constructed of black marble and black tile. The marble has streaks of white that look like lightning bolts in a black sky. There is a sexiness to this pool; a personality. It looks and feels like a warm, wet blanket, surrounding and protecting you like a dark, quiet womb.There's a dead body at the bottom of a pool in the backyard of a guest house in Key West. Who is he? And what caused his untimely demise? Maybe it's suicide. Or an accident. But more likely - murder! And who's responsible? One of the guests, the people who run the guest house or one of those mysterious women in town?A Lambda Literary Awards Finalist in 1991, this new edition includes a foreword by renowned LGBTQ publicist and friend of Stan Leventhal, Michele Karlsberg."The pace is brisk: the plot keeps twisting, as no one is at all who they seem." - Keith John Glaeske, Out In Print"Stan was a literary activist who always gave to, built and endorsed literature and writers. On this Sunday morning, all these years later, I can still see Stan in his apartment window on Christopher Street, next door to the Stonewall Inn, overlooking Sheridan Square as he typed away." - Michele Karlsberg"Stan Leventhal was wonderful company: warm, honest, curious, engaging, and human. [His writing] is the next best thing to hanging out with him." - Christopher Bram
Faultlines
New York-bred Kevin O'Conover, white, gay and twenty-something, thought two weeks in San Francisco would make a fine holiday ... until he woke up in the dark, tied up on a concrete floor, and with a splitting headache. He finds Thad Heath, ex-Vietnam vet, black and straight, tied to a metal pole beside him. What are they doing held captive in crime boss Jack Corrigan's basement? Corrigan's maid Leona Ramirez helps them to escape in a van about to set out to distribute cocaine at a strip mall drop-off. Two thugs, vicious Sam and not-too-bright Kurt, are driving and, when the boys escape in the mall parking lot, there ensues a chase into the woods and hills where Kevin and Thad fall into the rescuing arms of Weslya, an off-the-grid reclusive child-of-the-60s pot-toking hippie ...In this madcap, verging on surreal, adventure, Stan Leventhal spares no stereotype of comic treatment, while always employing a velvet, soft hand: you know goodness rules, even when Sam is on the loose. As in caper-style fast-paced stories, unlikely coincidences twist the action, sometimes like a whiplash: the reader has no choice but to chuckle and succumb. And following a plethora of other characters - a cocaine addled preacher's wife, an acolyte who bleeds literally for Jesus, an investigative journalist wearing brown polyester suits two sizes too big, two dykes as fire marshals and Paula Bluefeather who ... well, it's a faerie-tale, after all, and the fun is how it all works out.His second novel, Faultlines was a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award. It returns to print for the first time as part of ReQueered Tales' complete edition of Stan Leventhal's fiction. A foreword by Alexander Inglis is included."Faultlines is a page-turner ... Stan Leventhal has still many a twist up his sleeves and excels in what one calls 'spinning a perfectly good yarn.'" - Rainbow Book Reviews"Stan was a literary activist who always gave to, built and endorsed literature and writers. On this Sunday morning, all these years later, I can still see Stan in his apartment window on Christopher Street, next door to the Stonewall Inn, overlooking Sheridan Square as he typed away." - Michele Karlsberg"Stan Leventhal was wonderful company: warm, honest, curious, engaging, and human. [His writing] is the next best thing to hanging out with him." - Christopher Bram
Warped Women
The tantalizing, provocative cover has been reproduced on coffee mugs, t-shirts, placemats, and scores of other items, but the book it illustrated has been all-but-forgotten. Not any more. Now the lesbian pulp fiction classic is back in print for the first time in over sixty years. Cynthia Bennett is a nineteen year-old who flees from her elite, all-female boarding school after being sexually assaulted by a male employee and then later whipped with a riding crop by a jealous, fellow student who was romantically involved with him. Still deeply traumatized by the incident, she moves to New York City, and gets a job at an Upper East Side gym that caters to rich and spoiled women. Her boss Jan takes an interest in her...and soon seduces her into a heated affair. Things get complicated, though, when Cynthia befriends Bill, a photographer, and starts to feel attracted to him despite her revulsion of men after her rape...and finds herself torn, emotionally and sexually, between him and Jan. But that's only the beginning of her problems. The gym is actually a front for an illegal abortion clinic for upscale women, and the corrupt politician who bankrolls it wants Cynthia, too... "Despite the title, this is a fairly well written explicit story of the love affair of Miss Jan Carter and young Cynthia Bennett. It has an ending to satisfy censors but nevertheless is well worth reading," The Ladder J.T. Pritchard aka "Janet Pritchard" is widely believed to be a pseudonym for an author who toiled in pulp fiction in the 1950s and wrote five novels under the name.
Heirs in the Ice
The saga continues in the second book of the Merchant series. Something is wrong with the gods, and Chim knows it. Mother Chaos is acting funny, and when the kobalde seeks out Cora and Kiran-heads of the Below and the Above, the gods of Death and Life, the two gods from which the others have come-neither is where they're supposed to be.Cora, God of Death, is busy tending to her guilt-stricken girlfriend-murder has really taken a toll on her-and Kiran, God of Life, is busy serving time for offing his predecessor.Winter rages on. Augustus's bloody conspiracy has been exposed, Clark Carson is dead, and the elven city of Caelaymnis plays host to the heirs of Maderlav-and indeed, the heirs of the gods themselves. Heirs, whose godly legacy someone only known as the Master has taken a keen interest in acquiring.Struggling, bitter, and tormented, despite her meteoric rise from traitor to hero, Elsie's own search for the draught of fear she can't seem to stop imbibing takes her right back to Augustus and into blood magic, soul bonds, and conflict. As Fletcher pulls away from his princely obligation, he grapples with an uncomfortable truth: Augustus might not be as bad as he seems, and Elsie might be hurting more than she's letting on.Sam only makes matters worse when, in the wake of Clark's blood-soaked funeral, he departs with no explanation, and Teddy is left alone on a perilous path forward, a path rife with cursed kobalde, pet barghests, and lies.Meanwhile, the Master's growing arrogance only heightens the discord among his ranks. He rightly suspects not all who have aided him have his best interests at heart, for within the inner workings of his scheme, a betrayal has been unfolding. When the gods step once and for all into the realm of mortals, fomenting destruction at the behest of their puppet-master, all face conflicts of fiend and friend. They'll have to decide who they can trust-and they'll have to decide fast, or risk losing not only their lives, but their very world itself.
Leave Myself Behind
From the author of The Language of Love and Loss, the 20th anniversary edition of the classic Alex Award-winning, gay coming-of-age novel heralded as The Catcher in the Rye meets Portnoy's Complaint. "Tart-tongued and appealing... In Bart Yates' gripping debut novel, Noah spins a tale that is by turns refreshingly strange and poignantly familiar." --Paul Russell, author of War Against The Animals Noah York is a smart, sarcastic, complicated seventeen-year-old contending with his dreams of being an artist, his psycho-poet mother, fading memories of his dead father, secrets within the walls of his home--and within his heart as he fights his troubling obsession with the enigmatic boy next door... THE WORLD ACCORDING TO NOAH YORK: "Anybody who tells you he doesn't have mixed feelings about his mother is either stupid or a liar." "Sometimes I feel like Michelangelo, chiseling away at all the crap until nothing is left but the exquisite thing in the middle that no one else sees until it's uncovered for them." Meet seventeen-year-old Noah York, hilariously profane, searingly honest, completely engaging, and heading into a life that's only getting more complicated by the day. His dead father is fading into a snapshot memory. His mother, a famous psycho-poet, has relocated them from Chicago to a rural New England town that looks like a bad advertisement for small-town America. And now, the very house he lives in is coming apart at the seams--literally--torn down bit by bit as he and his mother renovate the old Victorian. But deep within the walls lie secrets from a previous life . . . Amid mason jars stuffed with bits of clothing, scraps of writing, and old photographs lie disturbing clues to the mysterious existence of a woman who disappeared decades before. While his mother grows more obsessed by the discoveries, Noah fights his own troubling obsession with the boy next door, the enigmatic J.D. It is J.D. who begins to quietly anchor Noah to his new life. J.D., who is hiding terrible, haunting pain behind an easy smile and a carefree attitude. Noah York's story is one of hope and heartbreak, love and redemption--and the power of growing up whole once every secret has been set free.
Come Fly With Me
WesleyDid you ever think life would turn out differently when you wereyounger? That you would end up spending it with the person who wasyour whole world when you were a teenager? Call me naive but that'swhat I thought. Cooper was my best friend, my boyfriend, myeverything, until he wasn't. Until he ended things after three fuckingyears together. And even though I can't stand him after the way hetreated me I somehow have gotten myself roped into having him pretendto be my boyfriend. What's worse? I'm paying him for it. Oh, God, thisis humiliating, but I'm so desperate. And it's only for one night.Right?CooperI haven't seen or heard from Wesley in nine years, and then out ofnowhere he's meeting up with me and telling me he wants me to pretendto be his boyfriend so that his mom will stop trying to set him upwith random dudes. It's all a little strange, but honestly so veryWesley. And I can't say no. Not only do I need the money, but despitethe fact that we broke up, I've never stopped caring for him. I'd giveanything to have the opportunity to rectify what happened between us, to have a second chance with him. He just wants me to pretend, to puton a show for his parents. He doesn't know that nothing has ever beenmore real for me.Come Fly With Me is a contemporary mm romance and contains explicitsexual content. It is not for anyone under the age of 18.
Driven To Protect
Paid to protect him ... But at what cost? Paulo's father's money bought him a seat in a Series One car, and now he needs to prove himself. Unfortunately, after a spectacular crash he finds it hard not to believe all the bad press about him. He escapes hospital to go to a dodgy bar, thinking a secret hook-up might get this all out of his system. Then he meets Cohen.Working as a security guard in a run-down gay bar as a trans man has meant Cohen has seen a lot of things. But none as thrilling as when rich and famous Paulo offers him a new job. He can take the money and protect his boss without getting emotionally involved. Can't he?As the racing season progresses, they have everything to prove. Paulo needs to be the driver he knows he can be, and Cohen needs to show that he can protect the man he's falling in love with.
Not Too Old
Who says steamy relationships are only for the young? In Not Too Old, Samantha (Sam) Avery challenges the parking monitor to avoid getting a ticket. Deb Martin admits her error, but surprisingly, she facilitates an up close and personal encounter. Neither expect the resulting fireworks. Both sixty-something women recognize life's temporal nature as they negotiate a new relationship while maneuvering personal loss and grief.
In The Slip
Dive into the first science fiction novel by the award-winning, internationally bestselling author of The Pathways Tree series. F. D. Lee brings you a fast-paced time-travel mystery set in a future that appears perfect and a past that killed the world.There are three rules to corporate time travel: Do not deviate from the assignment brief.Do not stop taking the pills.Do not, under any circumstances, hook up with someone from the past.Unfortunately, Kong missed the memo. All hell is about to break loose... Kong is the leading Trans-Temporal Copyright Protection officer, charged with policing the past to protect mega-corporations in the future. After all, without them, the human race would have perished when the world burned. The corporations provide domed cities to live in, clean water and recycled air, farm-fresh food delivered directly to your door, shopping malls, instant credit, and personalized advertising experiences. Sure, some things might have been lost along the way, but what other option is there? The planet's dead, the seeds of its destruction planted too deeply, too far back, for even Kong to rectify. And why bother - it's not like the folk in the past weren't warned about what was happening. They had their chance to save the world over and over again, and they blew it. Then Kong meets Joe, a mysterious tempo-terrorist who claims that the past isn't doomed and the future can be rewritten. Who seems to know more about Kong's life than Kong knows himself. Who lies and tricks and pretends to love him. Now Kong must decide whether to trust Joe and the strange connection they share, and he needs to decide quickly because, for once, time is running out...★ "FD Lee effortlessly blends the DNA of time travel and cyberpunk to create a twisty and original beast of a thriller." - Andrew Wallace★ "A potent blend of traditional concepts with a twist and modern delivery." - Ian Whates ★ "In The Slip is uniquely Lee. While it shares some classic SF and dystopian fiction tropes with other works, Lee manages to turn these into something wonderful." - BSFA
Behind the Green Curtain
When Caton's sleazy boss offers her a position as his wife's personal assistant, she accepts the job with reservations, certain Jack Halston has ulterior motives. After meeting Jack's wife Amelia, though, it's Caton's motivations that begin to unravel. As vicious as she is beautiful, Amelia threatens Caton's position and her sense of decorum. As the attraction between the two women spirals into a torrid affair, Caton is drawn deeper into Jack and Amelia's world of privilege and prestige, where everything is at stake and nothing is what it seems. Behind the Green Curtain is a dark, erotic romance with numerous descriptive sex scenes intended for a mature audience.
Dark Haven
Even vampires get tired of playing with their food...Running an off-grid community for vampires is serious business, and Remy Winslow gives it her all. Weary of the world and its noise, she's content to live at Dark Haven and away from the public eye after all the work she did to help vampires come into the light, so to speak, so humans and vampires could live side by side. The last thing Remy needs is more press, but that's exactly what she gets when Sage comes to Dark Haven.Internet influencer and all around positivity pusher, Sage Samara can't wait to chat up all the vampires available at the Vampire News Conference, and then after, during her stay at the mysterious Dark Haven ranch. And when she sees Remy looking utterly hot and powerful, she's even more buzzed. Sure, she's a human among vampires, but they totally don't act that way anymore...right?Disaster signals a swift change in politics, and then vampires start going feral. Between keeping Sage from being someone's meal and trying to stop a war between species, Remy is too busy for the long dead emotions Sage is bringing back to life.When a traitor threatens everything they've built, Remy may have no choice but to do the unthinkable.
How We Named the Stars
A Best Book of January at The Washington Post, Kirkus Reviews, and Alta Journal "A touching story about a transformative queer romance."―The New York Times Books Review Named One of the 10 Best Debut Novelists of 2024 by The Observer (UK) Set between the United States and M矇xico, Andr矇s N. Ordorica's debut novel is a tender and lyrical exploration of belonging, grief, and first love―a love story for those so often written off the page. When Daniel de La Luna arrives as a scholarship student at an elite East Coast university, he bears the weight of his family's hopes and dreams, and the burden of sharing his late uncle's name. Daniel flounders at first--but then Sam, his roommate, changes everything. As their relationship evolves from brotherly banter to something more intimate, Daniel soon finds himself in love with a man who helps him see himself in a new light. But just as their relationship takes flight, Daniel is pulled away, first by Sam's hesitation and then by a brutal turn of events that changes Daniel's life forever. As he grapples with profound loss, Daniel finds himself in his family's ancestral homeland in M矇xico for the summer, finding joy in this setting even as he struggles to come to terms with what's happened and faces a host of new questions: How does the person he is connect with this place his family comes from? How is his own story connected to his late uncle's? And how might he reconcile the many parts of himself as he learns to move forward? Equal parts tender and triumphant, Andr矇s N. Ordorica's How We Named the Stars is a debut novel of love, heartache, redemption, and learning to honor the dead; a story of finding the strength to figure out who you are--and who you could be--if only the world would let you.
Aether
When Maggie Bennett agreed to take a break from her own research to be the test subject in an experiment, all she wanted to do was help her best friend Sierra secure grant funding for the new medical imaging machine she was developing. But when Sierra's ex-boyfriend Garrett causes an explosion in the lab next door, Maggie finds herself gifted with Superpowers and in the custody of the High Guard, Sun City's most prominent Superhero Team.At first, it isn't bad. The High Guard is helping her learn to use her powers while also working to keep her and Sierra from getting blamed for the explosion. And there's Varsha, the cute speedster that keeps showing up at her room with homemade ice cream and staying for lesbian movie marathons. But when another series of explosions at the school where Maggie and Sierra work reveal that Garrett didn't die in the accident that gave Maggie her powers and is part of a plot to reverse engineer banned alien technology with ties to her past, she finds herself pushed into the role of a reluctant Superhero.Caught in a race against time, Maggie must master her new abilities, and use her skills as a scientist to figure out why Garrett and his accomplices want the technology - and who they intend to
Summer Dreams - Special Edition
Age is just a number... or is it? JAXGrowing up, I had it all. I never had to want for anything. Everything was great, and I had a family who cared. But getting tangled up with the wrong crowd ruined that. For years, I lived in addiction, battling the constant need for my next hit and doing shady things. Someone saw more than that wasted addict and helped me get my life back together. With dedication and sheer hard work, I'm finally in a good place. At forty, I own a bar. My bar and my employees are what keep me focused. I let nothing come between me and what I treasure. Until a small man with light and sass threatens everything I believe. When Kev comes into the picture, though, I realize sometimes addiction and obsession are one in the same. He works his way into the very fiber of my being, burrows in my soul. I'm starting to feel things I thought I had buried years ago coming back to the surface. I want him, but he's twenty-one years younger than me, and everything I'm not... KEVINMy plans are set. The moment I turn 18, I am off to see anything outside this small NC town. I'd escape the sleepy closed minds and search for acceptance and love elsewhere. Funny thing about declaring plans, sometimes the universe has other ideas. Despite myself, I find love, support and even a family amid the small-town community. Finding my forever family, I realized I can't leave. They are helping me grow and be the person I want to be. Growing my wings, I find Jax. Grumpy, no nonsense silver fox bar owner. He's my opposite-cold, brooding, and distant. But something about him draws me in. Unfortunately, he wants nothing to do with me because of my age. Or maybe because our courtship started with a lie. Once he finally lets his guard down and pulls his head out of his ass, we start to explore our relationship. Just as everything starts leading in the direction, we both want, our fresh romance is turned on its head. Can I keep Jax beside me, or are we bound to break apart? **Summer Dreams talks about some sensitive subjects if you would like to learn more about this you can find the information at https: //www.authorlaurajohn.com/summer-dreams** Special Edition Cover
The Thomas Flair
It'll take more than medals to mend their relationship. Diabetic gymnast and team alternate Sol Ashvili had one thing on his agenda when the 2016 Rio Olympics wrapped up--confess to his teammate and best friend Tony Thomas that he'd been in love with him for years. But Tony took a major deduction in Sol's heart when he jetted out of Rio and turned his back on an almost-finished college degree, international gymnastics meets... and Sol. The first two Sol could forgive--barely. The last? Not a chance. Tony's crowd-pleasing, no-holds-barred, high-octane gymnastics style stole its nickname from a legendary gymnastics move--the Thomas Flair. After the 2016 Games, he vaulted into a career as an internet celebrity, specializing in extreme sports and risky stunts. When Tony decides to battle his way into competition shape to earn a spot on the 2020 Olympic team, he has to survive the most extreme risk of all: facing Sol again. For the sake of the team and the reputation of US men's gymnastics, Sol and Tony must leave the past behind and get a grip on working together. And as the Games draw closer, they realize that being more than teammates might be the only way they can truly fly high and stick the landing. The Thomas Flair is a 64,000-word friends to enemies to lovers second-chance rom-com set around the Tokyo Olympics that might have been, featuring a thrill-seeker who needs reining in, a perfectionist who needs to let go, redemption, rowdy teammates, and a few risky moves that will never make it into the Code of Points.
Sparks Fly
Arthur Pham didn't expect to spend his final year at the Stonebury Conservatory for Young Mages dating his archnemesis-fake dating, that is.Arthur's particular brew of perfectionism and anxiety has served him well, landing him at the top of his class. Almost.The number one spot belongs to Stonebury's most popular student, Mika Rivera-Arthur's sworn rival with a mirthful glint in his eye and an ever-present grin. But when Arthur's tuition check bounces, he must win the fellowship money granted to the top student in his class, or his future will come to a grinding halt.When a spell reveals that the only obstacle in Arthur's way-Mika-is his soulmate, they enter into a fake dating ploy to stop their classmates' ridicule. On their rollercoaster of falsified romance, Arthur finds himself shoved into more compromising situations with his rival than he ever imagined, and he's horrified to find that he even enjoys some of them.The real Mika-wickedly charismatic and earnest in equal parts-refuses to fit into the checkboxes on Arthur's meticulous to-do lists. Can Arthur put aside his pride to secure the future he has so desperately dreamed of? Or will his obsession with hating Mika cost him everything?
Summer Memories - Special Edition
Sometimes you can go home again. ChuckThe hope of a serious relationship was fleeting. Random hook-ups, a few decent conversations, and the occasional drink is all I was ever willing to give, but it got lonely.Finally deciding to go out on a limb, I take my dating app a bit more seriously and meet someone great.There were no expectations, no judgements. Just pure heartfelt talks and the idea of something great. Only, when I finally meet the man in person, I realize it's not the stranger I thought.Simon was my best friend growing up. We spent every summer together and formed a bond I thought was unbreakable until he left.Now he's back, threatening to steal my heart all over again. Even worse? He's working alongside me in the bakery.As much as I want to give in, I'm not sure I can. He knows me better than I know myself, but I don't want to be hurt again. SimonComing back to Summersville I didn't have much hope for anything other than landing a decent job, helping my sister with the home we inherited, and taking things easy.But when I meet a man on a dating app, I realize Summersville could potentially hold more for me. Our conversation was easy and something about him felt so familiar. When I finally meet him in person, I know exactly why.Chuck was the one for me, only I left before we could take the final step. Now being back, I'm ready to remind him of all the love we used to share, but he doesn't seem so willing.After some time, I finally start to break down the walls he's built around him, but the universe has other plans.Tragedy comes knocking and I'm forced to make the decision to stay or leave again.This time I don't think Chuck will wait for me though. If you like second chance romances with small town nosey neighbors and spicy m/m love that is guaranteed to melt your kindle, then this book is for you! Special Edition Cover!
Far From Magnolia Drive
Mary Anna Parker grew up in a small, southern 1950s town, but the adventures and trials of life have taken their toll and separated her from the idyllic settings of her youth. Mental health issues that ran in her family have become all too evident in her own life, and have drawn her into an emotional maelstrom-far from her home on Magnolia Drive. MF ErlerPeaksAndBeyond.comBook 3, Journeys and Beyond Novel.
Pride Festival
When Ruby Simon wanted something, she usually got it and didn't mind working hard for it. Her small town had never done anything for Pride month, and she was determined to change that. Starting with a parade would be a little much, so Ruby started planning a festival. Chance Curtis was used to always being pulled into her best friend's orbit. She was an ally to the community, believing that love was love and that she'd find her person one day, but she never had anyone in her life like that, so it didn't matter anyway. Jo Hemsworth never fit in. When Jo's single mother decided to move to a small town toward the end of Jo's junior year, Jo planned not to talk to anyone and just hoped to go to college one day. Never feeling like fitting in, and only in part because of being gay, Jo had no idea Chance was helping to plan a festival and would change Jo's life. Jaden Hugo had been the girl with two gay dads ever since they adopted her, and she'd been questioning things about herself for a while. When her dads volunteer themselves and her to work at a Pride festival in another town, Jaden is completely taken aback because there was Ruby Simon, the girl who had made it all happen. On the cusp of their high school graduation, Ruby and Chance were about to leave this place they'd called home and wanted to leave it better than they found it. In planning this first Pride event for their community, their lives also end up changing for the better.
A Crush for Christmas
After Colton's father died, his mother returned to her hometown of Cambridge, UK, leaving him to his life in New York. He's happy, apart from only being able to see his mother once a year at Christmas. It's during one visit, he meets Ioan, a carer, who lights him up like a Christmas tree. It makes the experience more special because Ioan understands how Colton feels when his mother doesn't recognise him.Ioan loves his job, but his heart breaks every time pain flares through Colton's eyes, especially as he knows Colton's time in the UK is short. When he gets the opportunity to visit New York, he doesn't entertain the thought of bumping into Colton - after all, the city is enormous. When he meets up with him by chance, he tries to hide how happy he is, pushing down the feelings before they could escape.The more time they steal together, the closer they become, but nothing can happen with three thousand miles between them. Ioan has experience of long-distance relationships, and he'll never go there again.Find out what happens when their decisions set them on a path of heartache and happiness.
Baby Bank
Mila Torres is a successful divorce lawyer by day, stand-up comedian by night and by all accounts-except her mother's-living a bisexual elder millennial's dream life in Washington, DC. That is, until she realizes she's only a year away from hitting the ripe old age of thirty-five and her doctor suggests at her annual pap smear that maybe she should consider freezing her eggs if she wants kids in the future. Except, she doesn't want a child in the far future...she wants a child right now. This poses a bit of a problem since she's ten swipes past single and living Golden Girls style with two of her best friends who work on Capitol Hill and one ornery old cat. That is, until she hears a story from a friend about a free sperm bank online app called Baby Bank. A few margaritas later and Mila has swiped on over fifty sperm donors until she finds the perfect match-handsome, successful, brilliant, everything you'd want your sperm to be. Now she's meeting him at a hotel-along with two of her friends for backup-to complete the process. All should have gone smoothly, except when she learns that her sperm donor is the brother of the reporter that Mila has been dodging for months, and that while she originally only wanted this man's baby, she actually wants his sister, too. In a comedic story of LGBTQIA+ romance and millennial-specific drama, Mila finds that motherhood and dating are not compatible when you keep it all in the family and that the modern millennial woman might not actually be able to have it all.
Just Friends for Now
Just friends for now . . . but what about later?Bar owner Paige's mojo is broken. She's eternally single and there's a new Instagrammable bottomless brunch spot in town that's threatening to steal her regulars.But she can't deny that there's just something about competitor Melanie and her prim and proper librarian look.There's no denying the chemistry. But Melanie should be her rival, not her friend. And definitely not anything else.But when they're thrown together to work on a local art project, Paige might find that being just friends is going to be trickier than she imagined . . .This is book four in the Friends series but it can be read as a standalone novel. This is Paige and Melanie's story.Fans of Phoebe MacLeod, Kathryn Freeman, Beth O'Leary, Portia MacIntosh, Clare Lydon or Holly Martin will be enchanted by this feel-good LGBT romance.
Out of the Missionary's Closet
As a former Mormon missionary, author Johnny Townsend understands LDS mission culture. In these stories, a young missionary can't get permission to see a doctor about the lump on his testicle until he can convince his mission president he isn't masturbating. A sadistic mission leader torments a young missionary. A sister missionary fulfills her community service requirement by babysitting for a prostitute. Two bored missionaries decide to make a little extra money moonlighting in a male strip club. Two frustrated elders find an acceptable way to masturbate-by donating to a Fertility Clinic. A lonely man searches for the favorite companion he hasn't seen in thirty years.And if you want even more missionary tales, check out Townsend's fictionalized memoir of his own mission, A Gay Mormon Missionary in Pompeii, and his novels Wake Up and Smell the Missionaries and Have Your Cum and Eat It, Too.
The Hound of the Burgervilles
This case is really going to the dogs... After I try a little off-the-books interrogation to locate my selkie almost-boyfriend's nearly-ex-husband (don't ask, it's complicated), I'm in the doghouse again with my bosses, who bust me back to surveillance. Ugh. So when another human inexplicably storms into Quest Investigations--something our security spells ought to prevent since I'm supposed to be the only human admitted to our offices--I'm reduced to staking out local fast food restaurants to check out the guy's alleged sighting of a giant, glowing-eyed, dumpster-diving spectral hound. Ridiculous, right? Humiliating, too, not to mention boring. But at least they didn't fire me. Imagine my surprise when there actually is a giant, glowing-eyed, dumpster-diving spectral hound--one of the Cwn Annwn, Herne the Hunter's traitor-tracking dog pack, to be exact. Jeez, who let this dog out? It's my case, though, so it's up to me--Matt Steinitz, aka Hugh Mann--to return him to Faerie. But while Herne's normally hopping kennels are inexplicably unpopulated by pups, they're playing host to one extremely dead body. Uh oh. Looks like someone's bite was a lot worse than their bark. Guess my love life will have to take a back seat again while we nose out the truth. Dammit. The Hound of the Burgervilles is the second in the Quest Investigations M/M mystery series, a spinoff of E.J. Russell's Mythmatched paranormal rom-com story world. It contains no on-page sex or violence, and although there is a romantic subplot, it is not technically a romance (unless you like really slow burn). The series is best read in order.
King Dom (The Cartel Publications Presents)
On the dark streets of Washington DC at fifteen years old, Felicio King's journey begins. Abandoned by her own father, she was tossed out into the wild, where survival became her only priority.Burdened by the scars of her past, years later she found refuge in the companionship of her chosen family-a close group of street-savvy allies.But when an unpredicted storm named April rolls into Felicio's life, her fragile foundation is shattered. April, with her own hidden agenda, lusts for power and control, and is willing to destroy anyone who stands in her way.Forced to leave her hard-won sanctuary behind, Felicio faces the challenge of rebuilding her life, with the help of her ride-or-die companion, Chanel. However, as fate would have it, April's rejection turned to hate, refuses to relinquish its grip on Felicio's happiness, unleashing a relentless campaign of destruction at every turn.In King Dom, Felicio's back is slammed up against the wall, will she break free from the suffocating grip life holds her in, again? Or will she finally succumb to the brutal reality of street life, forever lost in the shadows?Strap up, you're in for a bumpy, thrilling ride.
Riff
Cal thought graduating from MIT would set him up for life, but when he's laid off with crippling student debts to pay, he hits rock bottom. Overqualified for nearly every job he applies for, Cal finds himself jumping at the only opportunity offered to him.Larkspur's lead-guitarist, Seth, doesn't get involved. Tour crew members are off limits, and he isn't around anyone else long enough to start the real relationship he truly wants, so he keeps to himself and plays up his rebel rocker persona. But his resolve is tested as he finds himself drawn to the band's new assistant.When Cal reveals why he is on tour with them, Seth can't help giving in and acting more like his rash rebel persona instead of the level-headed man he knows he is. When a fake arrangement turns into more, can Seth convince Cal that there's more to him than meets the eye?Riff is a low-angst, sweet with heat MM romance. It is book two in the Larkspur series, and can be read as a standalone, however, for maximum enjoyment, reading book one first will enhance the experience as the storylines run concurrently.
Home
Home; such a beautiful word, but not something everyone wants, needs, or desires. For Taylor and Bree Moore, having their own home was the ultimate plan. They scrimped and saved for years, and now they are going to have to work even harder than they could have ever imagined to achieve it.They might have had their dream home years earlier if life hadn't gotten in the way. Taylor and Bree Moore aren't poor, but they are bursting at the seams in the apartment they rent. With four children they first fostered and then adopted, the three-bedroom apartment isn't enough to call home anymore.Friends and family all chip in with their advice, support, and opinions, wanted or not, as these two make their new place home.
Hero, Second of the Nine Bloodlines
HeroSecond of The Nine BloodlinesBlythe Ramos left her home planet behind years ago, along with a promising career. She told herself it wasn't a big loss, Earth was on its deathbed anyway, and the moon was a safer bet since she made an enemy out of Earth's most notorious supremacist group. Parting ways with her chosen family was another matter. None of it was what she wanted, but it was necessary for survival. The sacrifices were supposed to be worth it. Unfortunately, driving Blythe off the face of the Earth wasn't enough for Humans First. They've caught up to her at last, and now she's back in their crosshairs. But this time, she might not be alone. In a galaxy designed to polarize the Nocturni species from the humans they're derived from, no one would expect to find a lone Nocturna in a human compound. Nevertheless, Blythe discovers an unlikely ally in a captive vampire, and despite the despicable circumstances bringing them together, Blythe cannot deny the connection between them. No matter their pasts or the disparities between their species, Blythe and the Nocturna set out to free themselves of their enemy and maybe, just maybe, make a life worth living in the aftermath.
