Left to Themselves (Valancourt Classics)
The rare boys' adventure story that marked the first-ever gay young adult novel republished for the first time in over a century Edward Prime-Stevenson (1858-1942) has been described by one critic as "the first modern gay American author," and his novel Imre: A Memorandum (1906) has been cited as the first openly gay American novel. But fifteen years earlier, Stevenson published another milestone work, Left to Themselves (1891), a young adult novel described by its author as "homosexual in essence," the first such book ever published. A thrilling, fast-paced boys' adventure tale in the tradition of R. M. Ballantyne and Horatio Alger, Left to Themselves follows young Gerald Saxton, en route from New York to meet his father in Nova Scotia, chaperoned by the older youth Philip Touchtone. Along the way, Gerald and Philip's romantic friendship will blossom as they contend with a number of extraordinary events and obstacles, including a shipwreck that leaves them island castaways, and a mysterious, predatory figure who dogs their steps and will stop at nothing to get his hands on Gerald. Out of print for over 120 years and long unobtainable, Stevenson's book returns to print at last in this highly anticipated new edition, which is introduced and annotated by Prof. Eric L. Tribunella. This edition also features an appendix of supplementary materials, including contemporary reviews of the novel and selections of other writings by Stevenson. "A wonderful addition to gay studies in general, and in particular to the continuing 'resurrection' of Edward Prime-Stevenson." - Prof. James Gifford
Amalgamated
Escape with Leo and Zak in outback Australia as they discover it sometimes takes time, distance, and interfering family to amalgamate.After five years of living in the UK, it's time for Leo to return home to his dad's stud farm in outback Australia. He has no idea what to expect when he arrives. He didn't exactly leave with balloons and banners.Nope. His farewell involved destruction and his own heart split in two.He knows seeing the man who's always held his heart, Zak, is going to be awkward. The older farm manager made his feelings pretty damn clear when Leo hightailed it out of there.Leo quickly figures out life is going to get complicated and a whole heap more exciting as his trip home becomes so much more.Amalgamated is a fun and steamy M/M short story in Becca Seymour's Coming Home series. Stand-alone romances complete with heat, wit, and happily ever afters.
Acquaintance
Acquaintance, Book 1 of the trilogy Medicine for the BluesAs a young surgeon, Carl Holman experienced the horrors of World War I and the loss of his lover, a fellow officer. Back home after the war, he befriends a young jazz musician who he hopes will become his life companion. But this is Oregon: the Ku Klux Klan is gaining influence, homosexual acts are illegal, and such a relationship will jeopardize Carl's promising medical career. Musician Jimmy Harper has his own dreams for the future and his own obstacles to overcome before he will allow himself to accept Carl's love.Acquaintance is a deep dive into gay and lesbian history based on extensive period research. The trilogy is a work of LGBT historical fiction that explores the complexities of gender and sexuality through the lens of the early 1920s, a time when jazz was becoming popular, Freud was all the rage, social mores were shifting, liquor was illegal, and women had just gotten the vote. The trilogy tells a touching love story set against the dramatic backdrop of this influential era.
Chicago Blues
Chicago Blues, Book 2 of the trilogy Medicine for the BluesJimmy Harper arrives in Chicago with the Diggs Monroe Jazz Orchestra, seeking fame and fortune. Instead he descends into the jazz underworld where he becomes entangled in dark dealings with a sinister mob boss and in an erotic affair with a black drag performer. In this unfamiliar world, Jimmy begins to question whether he can trust anyone, even his old band members.The trilogy Medicine for the Blues explores the complexities of gender and sexuality through the historical lens of the early 1920s. Chicago Blues follows Book 1 Acquaintance. The story continues in Book 3 Dangerous Medicine.
Address Book
'Address Book is peopled with lovers, battlers, adventurers and optimists. Neil Bartlett is a peerless chronicler of queer lives past and present.'--NIVEN GOVINDENWithin the pages of this address book you will find not only names and places, but lives--with their everyday griefs and joys, and their everyday braveries. Seven different times. Seven different situations. Seven different characters, each seeking to feel at home--somewhere or with someone. Let Bartlett lead you surefootedly between lives and locations, through decades of change to find hope in the strangest of places.'Neil Bartlett is an all-seeing wizard'--EDMUND WHITE'Bartlett is a pioneer on and off the page and we are lucky to have him telling our stories.'--DAMIAN BARR
Tapping into Love
Lucy Parsons wants absolutely nothing to do with the Westmoore family or the maple syrup they produce. When Sierra Westmoore blows back into town after her father's death and tries to rent a room at Lucy's family's bed-and-breakfast, The Maple Inn, Lucy kicks her out on the spot. It doesn't matter that Sierra hasn't set foot in Maple Run in fifteen years-the Westmoores are not allowed.But small towns don't leave a lot of room to hide, and Sierra and her brother, Drake, have set their sights on improving the town's opinion of them now that their father is gone. Lucy doesn't believe any Westmoore could have good intentions, and although she may have to play nice with Sierra, it doesn't mean she's going to like it.
The Beach House
How far would you go to protect your family?New town. New life. Old enemies.California, 1958. Shona and Chloe arrive at their beautiful new beach house with every intention of living a peaceful existence after a harrowing and heart-breaking few months in Alabama.Now, with a garage to call her own and her dream home beside the Pacific Ocean, Shona is finally secure in her environment and feeling content for the first time in her turbulent life.But when Chloe returns from the doctor's office with news that will forever change the course of their carefully-made plans, Shona is left reeling. Contemplating this new, unexpected turn of events, both Shona and Chloe are left to question how they will cope.Especially when ghosts from their pasts arrive in town.With the past and present colliding and threatening their future together, can Shona protect her new life and the lives of those closest to her?The Beach House is the epic, beautifully written final part of an all-consuming historical fiction trilogy. If you like gripping finales, truly unforgettable characters and tales of love overcoming all the odds, then you'll be captivated by Vicky Jones and Claire Hackney's compelling and life-affirming story of unbreakable bonds in the face of adversity.For fans of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Caf矇, The Color Purple and The Help-read The Beach House now and complete your journey.Buy NOW!The Complete TrilogyBook 1: ShonaBook 2: Meet Me At 10Book 3: The Beach House
Body Charge
'Sharpish in dialogue, slick in characterization . . . made with sympathy and imagination.' - Times Literary Supplement 'A very lively and entertaining novel.' - Sunday Times 'Flows along at an entertaining speed.' - Guardian 'Honest and unusual.' - Spectator 'A fast-moving romp.' - Observer Thirty-year-old Franko Baxter has an uncomplicated life. He shares a flat with his Gran and works for a shady unlicensed minicab company, a job he likes because it gives him plenty of free time for his true passion: playing football. But things start to get more complicated when Franko gets involved with three of his passengers: Shuggy, a conceited young football star, Zak, a dropout on the dole with a nymphomaniac wife and three kids, and Joff Howard, a bisexual BBC producer. His life begins to get progressively crazier, but the biggest surprise is yet to come. Suddenly Franko finds himself entangled in a police investigation into the murder of a gay man - a mystery that will lead to some shocking revelations about his new friends . . . and himself. Best known for his nonfiction, including his biography of the Beatles and his journalism and sports writing, Hunter Davies reveals his considerable talent as a novelist in Body Charge (1972). A clever mix of camp comedy and mystery thriller, Body Charge returns to print for the first time in forty years in this edition, which features a new introduction by the author.
Darcy Comes Home
After twenty-five years Darcy and Angie meet again and from the faintly flickering embers of their forbidden teenage love, a flame erupts. Family complications arise including a reluctant engagement, secret surrogacy, and a persistent ex-wife.Villagers in Professor Darcy Belsfield's childhood home of Sycamore Haven remember her being sent away to a Christian conversion camp in Canada when her father discovered her making love to her school friend, Angie.Angie has never married but she does have a past and some unenthusiastic plans for the future. Will the differences in their lives doom the chance of Darcy and Angie discovering if they can build a future together?
G
A radical novel with riveting characters, a unique understanding of street and organized crime, and a relentless pace, G (for gangster) takes you into the unknown world of the gay mafia in New York city. But this is more than just a crime thriller. Setting a new standard for author, Joie Lamar, G is a compassionate portrait of the main characters fight against her fate, and an unforegttable novel of lesbian gangsters, passion and violence. Joie Lamar has written a brutal and brilliant saga of murder, forgiveness, and redemption
A Little Bit Broken
I have felt alone in this world for a long time, so when new friends come into my life, I'm always afraid to let them get too close. I don't know if I can risk my heart breaking when those people inevitably leave me. But I'm overwhelmed too. Overwhelmed and so incredibly lonely. Unfortunately, my past has a way of finding me and I'm going to need some help at the coffee shop I own. But it's hard to find someone you can trust with only three applicants, one of which happens to be an ex-con. My prospects aren't looking very good. When help comes from an unlikely source, will Harley's past come back to haunt him? Will he let the surprising new friendship he's found grow into something more, or will he let his rocky past hold him back on the things he needs most; friendship and love? A Little Bit Broken is the second book in the Finding My Forever series, but is a standalone novel. Each book in the series will feature a different couple, but the couples will show up throughout the series. It is over 106,000 words and a contemporary romance between two men with explicit language and graphic sex intended for Adults Only. Please beware that there are situations of domestic abuse in this book that could be a trigger for some people.
Everything In Between
Oh God, here he comes now. Okay, he actually greeted me. Now I need to say something... anything. Run down my internal checklist-Step One: wipe drool from mouth; I wiped my mouth; check. Step Two: open mouth and speak; say something... come on, anything... nope, I got nothing. Step Three: refer to Step One and repeat. Sigh. This gorgeous man now thinks I'm a moron. Of course, I know that my secret-okay, not so secret-crush, Reese Willoughby, could never have any interest in me anyway. There's just no way that he hasn't noticed me openly ogling him at work. I know everyone else in the office has surely seen it. When Reese finally asks for my help with a work project, I can't help but feel over the moon. Now I can only hope that he notices just how much I like him, because there is no way I'm about to make the first move. Everything In Between is the first book in the series Finding My Forever, but is a standalone novel. Each book in the series will feature a different couple, but the couples will show up throughout the series. It is approximately 100,000 words and a contemporary romance between two men with explicit language and graphic sex intended for Adults Only. Please beware that there is mention of child abuse that could be a trigger for some people.
The Wrong People (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)
Set against the seedy backdrop of 1960s Tangier, The Wrong People (1967) is the story of Arnold Turner, a repressed English schoolmaster on holiday in Morocco, where he meets Ewing Baird, a wealthy American expat with a dark secret. Ewing lavishly entertains him and even provides him with a young lover, but as Arnold becomes more and more involved with Ewing he realizes only too late that he has been lured into a dangerous trap - and his only chance of escape is by helping Ewing to carry out a sinister plan.Drawing in part on the author's real-life efforts to expose the African sex trafficking trade, Robin Maugham's first explicitly gay-themed novel was both a critical and a commercial success, being reprinted several times - including in the important Gay Modern Classics series - and was optioned for a film version by Sal Mineo (Rebel Without a Cause). This edition includes a new foreword by Maugham's longtime partner William Lawrence.'I can only think of a handful of novelists who can play the reader like a hooked fish with comparable ingenuity and suppleness.' - Francis King, Sunday Telegraph'A very well-told story, every move nicely calculated and undeniably shuddery.' - Daily Telegraph'A gripping thriller. Storytelling at its best.' - Sunday Express
Narrow Rooms (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)
Released from a prison sentence for manslaughter, Sidney De Lakes returns home to West Virginia, where, in order to exorcise the memory of the lover he killed, he must keep his appointment with destiny in the shape of the man known as "the Renderer". In this story of the powerful, violent passions of four young men in the remote Appalachians, James Purdy has crafted one of his most haunting and memorable works.Long neglected, James Purdy (1914-2009) is being rediscovered as one of the masters of 20th-century American fiction, and in Narrow Rooms (1978), which Giordano Tedoldi in the new introduction to this edition likens to classic works of Greek tragedy, Purdy is at his very best."I read Narrow Rooms with delight and awe . . . It is a dark and splendid affair." - Gore Vidal"A spellbinder from the master of the modern tale." - The Antioch Review"A breathtaking and overpowering narrative concerning the sexual passion among four young men in a remote West Virginia mountain town." - London Review of Books
The Day on Fire
By the age of fifteen, Arthur Rimbaud was already one of the most brilliant poets of his time. And for the next four years - and four only - Rimbaud (the Claude Morel of this book) was simultaneously a writer of genius, a visionary idealist, and a deliberate wallower in gutters of depravity perhaps unmatched in all of human experience. But at the age of nineteen, he was through forever with both writing and debauchery, and at this point, he all but vanished, spending most of his remaining years as a vagabond wanderer through Europe and Africa. In the epic The Day on Fire (1958), a masterwork of biographical fiction, James Ramsey Ullman retraces the steps of Rimbaud's life from his rebellious youth in a dull provincial town to his teenage years as a homosexual, drunkard and drug addict in Paris, and his later years, wandering the desert in search of some elusive beauty or truth. As Ullman writes in his Foreword, "The truth, the inward core, of Rimbaud's life, is a truth for all times, as long as each of us, all of us​, have our nights alone and our days on fire, our seasons in hell and our hope of heaven." "It comes close to being the best book we've ever read." - Victoria Advocate "A literary masterpiece ... One of the most forceful novels of our decade." - Montreal Gazette "A haunting tale with an obsessive fascination." - Kirkus Reviews "Shocking ... Ullman has succeeded in making believable a life whose terms would be considered absolutely unbelievable if we did not know that they were true." - Chicago Tribune "Engrossing ... a tragic life dramatically, poetically and compellingly visualized." - Booklist
In My Father's House
In his final book In My Father's House, New York Times mega-bestselling author E. Lynn Harris introduces Bentley Dean, owner of the hottest modeling agency in Miami's sexy South Beach. Only the world's most beautiful models make the roster of Picture Perfect Modeling agency and they only do shoots for the most elite photographers and magazines. They are fashionista royalty--and the owners, Bentley L. Dean and his beautiful partner Alexandra, know it. But even Picture Perfect isn't immune from hard times, so when Sterling Sneed, a rich, celebrity party planner promises to pay a ludicrously high fee for some models, Bentley finds he can't refuse. Even though the job is not exactly a photo shoot, Bentley agrees to supply fifteen gorgeous models as eye candy for an "A" list party--to look good, be charming and, well, entertain the guests. They don't have to do anything they don't want to, but... His models are pros and he figures they can handle the pressure, until one drops out and Bentley asks his prot矇g矇 Jah, a beautiful kid who Bentley treats as if he were his own son, to substitute. Suddenly, the stakes are much higher, particularly when Jah falls in love with the hottest African American movie star in America. Seth Sinclair is very handsome, very famous, and very married--and his closeted gay life makes him very dangerous as well. Can Bentley's fatherly guidance save Jah from making a fatal mistake?
The ABCs of Spellcraft Collection
Dixon Penn has settled happily into his role as the go-to Scrivener to fix wonky Craftings. And his grown man friend Yuri Volnikov is fitting in perfectly with the Penn family clan--and not just because the Seens he paints are brimming with magic. But Spellcraft has a way of keeping a guy on his toes!In a half-baked attempt to track down Spellcraft gone amok, Dixon and Yuri pull on their baking caps. Unfortunately, it takes more than a clever disguise to do the job.The same could be said for impersonating a plumber. Or a painter. Or a competitive eater. But that doesn't keep Dixon and Yuri from trying.And speaking of baking, brownies aren't the only treats in store. Someone's got a bun in the oven...and the Penn family will never be the same.The ABCs of Spellcraft is a series filled with bad jokes and good magic, where M/M romance meets paranormal cozy. A perky hero, a brooding love interest, and delightfully twisty-turny stories that never end up quite where you'd expect. This collection contains stories 8 through 11 of The ABCs of Spellcraft series: Brownie Points, Forging Ahead, and Mayor May Not, and the Christmas short, Present Tense.
Creep Around the Corner
Europe in the Cold War years was a dangerous place for Harold Bronson and his buddies, draftees commandeered into espionage and counterintelligence. Their low echelon escapades take them to Berlin, Ulm, the South of France, and Zurich. Bronson chooses this time of his life to explore a personal coming out, creating secrets within secrets in a disapproving military. In his off-time, Bronson paints portraits of the other denizens of Schloss Issel, earning money for trips and adventures to Paris and Nice. Always on the edge of life, he taunts the higher-ups with a light-hearted acceptance of life in the spy world of 1957. Real danger is further off from his circle at the Schloss, but it is an insistent melody they can always hear.
Cascade Hunger
Eli and Dag survived a monster.Two monsters, in fact.A year later, though, they're still trying to settle into a 'regular' life. Dag is working hard in school. It's not going great. Eli is working hard at...being a better Eli. He's eating right. Most of the time. He's thinking about exercise in healthy ways. He's ok with how he looks, as long as he doesn't walk past any mirrors.He goes out some nights, though. He goes across the lake, back to Bragg, where the monsters were. And he's not sure why. He's not sure what keeps calling him back.When a woman is brutally murdered and an eyewitness claims to have seen the killer transform into a mysterious light, Eli and Dag are forced to set aside their own problems and face a difficult truth: there is another monster out there. Worse, there doesn't seem to be anybody else who can stop it from killing again.But not all monsters are the same, as Eli and Dag discover. And the most dangerous monster might be the one who can give you what you've always wanted.
Welcome To Paradise
Paradise Hotel is anything but paradise. Lisa Walker comes to that conclusion the moment she arrives at the all-inclusive resort in Benidorm, Spain. Recovering from a painful break-up as well as the impact of the pandemic-including the loss of her job and her flat- she was hoping the low-budget escape might do her good, yet she couldn't have been more wrong. Stella Castillo, poolside manager at Paradise Hotel, is delighted to be back at work after a long lockdown. The guests are equally excited, celebrating life going back to normal. Apart from one woman, who her colleagues refer to as 'Miss Grumpy'. When Stella's colleague makes a faux pas and insults Lisa, Stella steps in to try and smooth over the situation. What starts out as a tentative friendship soon leads to more and as Stella begins to understand why Lisa is so unhappy, she unexpectedly finds herself falling head over heels with the beautiful Brit. Welcome To Paradise is the first book in The Resort Series by bestselling author Lise Gold.
His Ladyship
Norman Wicks is 57, overweight, and has diabetes. He is sick of his life. He has never left home, had a girlfriend, or held down any kind of job. The only friends he has are online, as he prefers to stay in the comfort zone of his bedroom. His devoted 92 year old mother Agnes waits on him hand and foot. Norman has a secret he has kept hidden from the world for the majority of his life, but now he is desperate to bring it out into the open. He is terrified of how his family will react. However, for his own happiness and peace of mind, Norman must find a way to tell his mother and siblings exactly what they do not want to hear. HIS LADYSHIP reached the finals and the Longlist of the 2021 Page Turner Awards.
The Disappearance of Lindy James
Lindy is hearing voices. And her new religious friends claim Quincy, her wife of six years, is Satan in disguise. They also say her marriage is a sin and warn she and their two daughters will burn in hell for eternity if she doesn't leave Quincy. Working a second job to earn enough to buy their dream house, Quincy is rarely around to notice Lindy's behavior. By the time she does notice, Lindy's new friends spirit her and the girls away to an isolated religious community in Arizona. While Quincy searches frantically for her family, a female doctor at the community treats Lindy. As she slowly returns to herself Lindy begins to really see the community. She is horrified. Rather than saving herself and her daughters, she's brought them to a kind of hell.Then Lindy is given an ultimatum. Stay and marry a man in the community. Or leave. Without her daughters. She panics. There must be another way.
Trick Play
Matt: Want to know the fastest way to get screwed out of a football career? Get photographed in a compromising position in a gay bar. Yep, welcome to my life. My agent says he can fix my image. He wants me to become the poster boy for gay football players. Me? I just want back on the field. I'll do anything to play for the NFL again, even pretend to have a steady boyfriend. If only my fake boyfriend wasn't Noah Huntington III - the most arrogant, entitled rich guy in the world. Noah: Pretend to be Matt Jackson's boyfriend, my best friend said. It'll be fun, he said. What Damon neglected to mention is Matt is surly and bitter. Being his boyfriend is a job in itself. From his paranoia over being constantly photographed to his aversion to PDA, being with Matt isn't the care-free fake relationship I expected when I signed on to do this. It's supposed to be a win-win. I get to stick it to my politician dad who thinks no one is good enough for the Huntington name, and Matt's reputation of being the bad boy of football dies. What I don't expect is to start caring for the guy. That's not part of the plan. Then again, neither is fooling around with him. Oops.
Twentieth-Century Leatherman
A semi-autobiographical novel depicting the life, loves, joys, and heartbreaks of a gay man as he evolves from novice submissive in 1970s New York City to mature leatherman in early 21st-century Palm Springs, California.
Lickin’ License
Candy is a 31 year old money getter who owns "Candy's Shop," the hottest beauty salon in Harlem. She can have any man she wants, but men are not her thing. She s got a lickin' license as her tongue craves the flesh of pretty young females like her lover, Vera. Candy drives a customized BMW, sports the latest gear and has the beauty and body that most women are intimidated by or wish they had. Everyone who is someone goes to Candy's Shop. Rich, one of Harlem's most powerful drug dealers, gets his hair braided in the shop regularly. One of the stylists, Chanel, is a street smart Brooklyn diva who has a major crush on Rich. She will do whatever it takes to get him into her bed. While Chanel has her eyes on Rich, he s aiming to slick-talk his way into Vanessa's panties. Vanessa is the recently hired 22 year old bohemian beauty that commands everybody s attention. Candy even wants a piece of the pie. She has to compete with Rich, but there s no limit to what she ll do in her effort to turn out Vanessa to the seductive world of lesbian lust. Raging hormones begin to flare, causing jealousy and anger to consume Candy's Shop. Before Candy realizes it, her lust for young women leaves her entangled in a web of lies, love and drama that can destroy her business and cost Candy her life.
The Wombat Strategy
Running a pub in the tiny Australian outback town of Wollegudgerie doesn't offer much fun or future to knockabout Aussie dyke Kylie Kendall. So when the father she never knew leaves her 51 percent of his Los Angeles-based detective agency, it's bright lights, big city for Kylie. Not so happy about her arrival is her partner in the business, the beautiful, enigmatic Ariana Creeling, who wants to buy out Kylie and gives her a decidedly chilly reception in sunny California. But the two women soon have other matters besides their bickering to attend to. A psychiatrist to the stars whose "slap, slap, get on with it" approach has made him a celebrity, hires them to investigate the suicide of a successful but almost universally reviled film director. Concerned for his reputation, Dr. Deer would much prefer a finding of murder. As the sparks between Ariana and Kylie fly, the City of Angels has turned out to be much more difficult and dangerous than Kylie had imagined.
Rough Play and More
Three NovellasRough Play - Lieutenant Matthew Ferris stumbles on a scandal that could tear his spaceship Jerez apart. Some call it rough play, he calls it unacceptable.His Guilty Secret - Heir to a wealthy shipping family, Adam S Hayes has his life carefully mapped out. Career, marriage, family. After establishing himself successfully as Captain of the Patrol Ship Revel, it is time for the next step. Everything is going according to plan ... until he meets Danyel King. Troubled and confused, Hayes risks losing his chance for love as he finds himself torn between his heart and his head.Dangerous Tension - Spaceship Captain Matthews has kept his sexuality a secret. What happens when the crew finds out? is Lieutenant Kent as straight as he always believed? Will he hit him or kiss him, or both? Gay romantic Sci-fi
Short story-scripts of gay romance.
Short story-scripts of gay romance by Abhinav Vats, is a book of two scripts whose stories are mostly fictitious but inspired by real life incidents from the author's life. The author has tried his best not to offend anyone and is apologetic if it does so. The author has tried his best to have his sensitive story-scripts reflect the practice of the philosophy of Inclusion. These scripts can be used in creating a short film or series.
Still You
For Eden, life revolves around making sure his sister and niece are taken care of while building his landscaping business. Love certainly hasn't been a priority. From the moment he meets his new client, his outlook on what's important changes. For Adam, the last two years have been spent helping his best friend, Maggie, grieve for her late husband while helping take care of her kids. Between his work at the hospital, and supporting his friend, finding time for himself has not been his priority. When Eden knocks on his door one summer morning, he knows life will never be the same. Mistakes and misunderstandings are always difficult to navigate. Can Adam convince Eden he's still the only man for him before it's too late?
The Gallery
Ethan Callahan is a sullen, angry teenager who thinks everyone around him is pretentious and shallow. He resents his parents for their pursuit of wealth and position and wants nothing to do with them. So when the opportunity to get away from them for a whole summer arises, he welcomes it, even though it means staying with relatives that he hasn't seen since a small child.Timothy is a shy young man who has never considered falling in love with another man, especially not an ugly duckling with a bad attitude.When these two young men meet, sparks fly. Can they overcome their insecurities and the trials of youth to find true love?
A Death in Bloomsbury
Everyone has secrets... but some are fatal. 1932, London. Late one December night Simon Sampson stumbles across the body of a woman in an alleyway. Her death is linked to a plot by right-wing extremists to assassinate the King on Christmas Day. Simon resolves to do his patriotic duty and unmask the traitors.But Simon Sampson lives a double life. Not only is he a highly respected BBC radio announcer, but he's also a man who loves men, and as such must live a secret life. His investigation risks revealing his other life and with that imprisonment under Britain's draconian homophobic laws of the time. He faces a stark choice: his loyalty to the King or his freedom.This is the first in a new series from award-winning author David C. Dawson. A richly atmospheric novel set in the shadowy world of 1930s London, where secrets are commonplace, and no one is quite who they seem.The Simon Sampson Mysteries start in London 1932 and continue through the 1930s across Europe.Set against the rise of fascism in the continent, the series features a man who does his patriotic duty to fight the enemy, even though as a gay man he's an outlaw.
Loving Johnny
Marcus is a gay, forty-three year old Midwestern farmer who lives alone. Although he is surrounded by friends and family who love him, he always assumed that true love would always remain outside his grasp. So no one was more surprised when a handsome and much younger man showed a romantic interest in him. But can two men from different backgrounds and generations make a relationship work? Or will society's disapproval keep them apart? Can they survive the harsh judgment of family and friends? Will their love for each other be enough?This is a heartwarming and romantic story of two very special men who are deeply in love, but who must contend with a world that wants to keep them apart.
The Fragrance a Violet Sheds and other short stories
In The Fragrance a Violet Sheds and other short stories, Michael Victor gives his readers a glimpse of what it's like to be different in America. Enter the four stories of young gay love, heroism, homophobia, and friendships and explore the hardships of being different in a not so friendly world.
You Are Asexual
IT'S ORIENTATION DAY!You're a student at The Consortium's Facility 4, and you've been waiting for this day for years. It's the day you will be given your sexual orientation! But something happens during the procedure... You feel nothing as spontaneous amorous cavorting breaks out all around you. You flee the room, dodging attempted kisses and parrying awkward hugs, barely managing to keep your jumpsuit fully zipped. You catch your breath in the hall outside......and what happens next is up to you!A floating sky city! A magical ring! An army of crows! A dragon-riding, vengeance-seeking Lesbian! A cake themed asexual speakeasy! A fatal car chase! And the nefarious Consortium, hiding the truth behind Orientation Day! You get to choose! Where will your journey take you?
Missing the Boat
You just missed the last ferry home. Roll for initiative!Although Becca is Canadian and Morgan is from Wales, they have gamed together for years. Players use dice and words to create a story together in the imaginary world of the role-playing game they both enjoy, but the friendships formed amongst the participants are very real.Morgan and her partner Lynn live on a boat; as digital nomads, they travel where the whim takes them. When they have the opportunity to attend a conference for computer professionals near Becca's home, it's the perfect opportunity for Morgan and Becca to meet in realspace.Becca's planned the visit down to the last detail. She and Morgan spend the day on a scenic tourist island, and everything goes perfectly . . . until the last ferry leaves without Becca and she finds herself stranded on the island.Morgan's dinghy is at the North Island Marina, and the C Shell is moored just south of the island, so she is only too happy to offer to take her friend home . . . but communication can be difficult and the journey may not end where either of them expects.
Wave in D Minor
Leslie Chase, a young composer, receives the use of an ocean-side Maine house from her patron so she may complete her first opera. As Leslie struggles with loneliness and winter snowstorms, she meets a handsome but troubled man, Matti, and becomes enmeshed with him and his enigmatic relationship with her benefactor. When three opera singers visit, one of them, Sasha, begins to flirt with her, evoking Leslie's sexual ambivalence and traumatic memories of an affair between her mother and another woman that inspired the choice of her opera's subject-the relationships of Vita Sackville-West with Violet Trefusis and Virginia Woolf. As the emotional spaces between the characters compress, mysteries are exposed that lead to violent conflict.
The Well of Shadows
Aimee and Dylan are hunting for a long-lost tome that might alter the very fabric of their reality. Along the way they strike up an unexpected, yet crucial alliance that adds an unforeseen complication to Aimee's otherwise monotone existence. Meanwhile, Christina Morgen is set to take over the Council of the Living, a role she's been dutifully preparing for all her life. Her peaceful ascension to ruler of Saltung is jeopardized when the Tarung, a rebel group questioning major tenets of their society, rises in popularity and threatens Christina's orderly world. The Well of Shadows reveals secrets and challenges long-held beliefs as it hurtles its characters on a dangerous and magic-filled quest that sees them striving for a better future, only to come face to face with their biggest fears.
Strong Wine
Retired soldier Damiskos and his lover Varazda have been living together in Boukos for a month, and their future is beginning to look bright. Then Damiskos receives a letter summoning him home to Pheme-where his parents are deeply in debt, his brother is being hunted by loan sharks, and an unwanted arranged marriage looms.And that's before Damiskos is charged with murder. Fortunately, he's not alone. Old friends are back in Pheme. And Varazda-eunuch, sword-dancer, and spy-has solved mysteries before. But saving his lover from execution and from marriage will take time, and with only days until Dami's trial, time is running out.Strong Wine is the third book in the Sword Dance trilogy, the conclusion of Dami and Varazda's story from Sword Dance and Saffron Alley. This time with fake fortune tellers, real courtroom drama, and ... fertilizer?
Hostile Takeover
It was supposed to be a prank. A silly frat boy dare.One hot moment in a hidden storage closet. One kiss. No consequences.But if you get that close to a man with fire in his eyes, you're gonna get burned, and I was no exception. One taste of Grey Blackwood ruined me for life.The way Grey sees it, I was the one who did the ruining. I humiliated him. Wrecked his life. Destroyed his future.Doesn't matter that he's clawed his way back and then some. Doesn't matter that he's already top of the Wall Street food chain. The man's ruthless. Heartless. And he likes his revenge served cold.Now he's taking down the companies owned by every frat boy who did him wrong. And when he comes for my family's company, the quiet life I've built for myself far away from Manhattan comes crumbling down, too.But when Grey's standing in our boardroom, threatening a hostile takeover and demanding I negotiate on behalf of my family, I don't see an enemy. I see the chance I've been waiting for.The chance for another night in his arms, and hopefully a whole lot more.Let the negotiations begin.Hostile Takeover is a full-length, standalone novel.
Conceptus
Laura Drummond was brutally attacked and left for dead when she was just 14 years old. Now, twenty-four years later, she's a homicide detective for the Columbus, Ohio, police department. Laura spends her days working her case files and her nights at a bar called Griff's. Laura's not only a cop, and she's a badass. Tough as nails, a military veteran, a martial artist, a runner, but when it comes to relationships, she prefers casual sex to commitment, until she meets a beautiful real estate agent named Sharon who might just change everything.Laura and Sharon's budding romance is interrupted when a young college co-ed is murdered, and the m.o. matches the assault Laura suffered as a teen. Shortly after that, a second victim is killed in the same way. It's clear to Laura that there is a serial killer on the loose in Columbus. Laura has to use all of her skills to uncover the truth.As Laura investigates, she finds almost incomprehensible connections to her past. Will she be able to confront what happened to her to catch a killer?Conceptus is the first book in the Laura Drummond Mystery series with richly drawn characters and fast-paced action.
I Will Meet You There
When Win Kirkland left the Marine Corps Intelligence Agency after twenty-five years, she thought she'd left war behind. But a sniper's shot through her front window soon ends the tranquility she'd been seeking. It also brings Sheriff Sarah Barrow Pitt--her one time best friend--back into her life. For her part, the Sheriff has fought crime her entire life. But her latest battle seems to be keeping her own job in a deeply conservative area. She and Win were once close, until an unguarded moment profoundly altered their friendship. Now Win is in trouble--and doesn't want her help. As evils of the past and present threaten to engulf them both, admitting to their feelings might just pose the most dangerous risk of all.
A Happier Year
The stories in this book are about homosexuality within the sometimes baffling world of Mormonism. Earlier versions of these stories were described by non-Mormon reviewers as "relatable," "haunting," "insightful," "captivating," and "thought-provoking." Accompany the characters herein as they face the dilemmas of those whose lives don't fit the assigned mold-good people dealing with uncomfortable issues such as questions of good and evil. or religious power- truth and self-deception-self-discovery and coming of age-growing old-despair and hope-love and sex.Mormon, ex-Mormon, and non-Mormon alike will be entertained as they encounter the confusion and sorrow, but also the joy, in these tales.
The Fragrance a Violet Sheds and other short stories
In The Fragrance a Violet Sheds and other short stories, Michael Victor gives his readers a glimpse of what it's like to be different in America. Enter the four stories of young gay love, heroism, homophobia, and friendships and explore the hardships of being different in a not so friendly world.
Consequential Tempest
While on spring break in Mexico, Jeff and Elliott are caught off guard when they receive a text from their son Juan's friend saying Juan is in trouble and may harm himself. They quickly arrange for Juan to join them in Puerto Vallarta, where they learn the reason their son is troubled. This revelation takes them on a journey into uncharted territory, encompassing their entire family. In the process of helping Juan, Jeff begins having flashbacks and a dream about something in his past. The closer they get to solving Juan's dilemma, the more realistic Jeff's dreams become. His demeanor changes, taking a toll on both his marriage and family. Jeff and Elliott embark on a mission to understand the meaning of Jeff's dream, and in the process, discover a sinister family secret involving Jeff's parents. Traveling to Washington D.C., Jeff and Elliott believe they have found the evidence they need to help Jeff heal, but several texts from an unknown person leads the men to Las Vegas. While there, Jeff realizes something about his family that changes his life forever.
Bad at Love
Bad at making decisions or bad at love? Either way, Kendall Blakemore doesn't trust his judgment. He falls too hard, too fast, and always for the wrong guy. Needing a major shakeup, Kendall moves into his own place for the first time and seizes a new career opportunity. But everything he thought he wanted turns out to be the last thing he needs. When loneliness threatens to derail Kendall's good behavior, he decides to rent out his spare bedroom. What could go wrong? Try a tenant who's temptation incarnate. Bad at commitment or born to roam? Either way, US Deputy Marshal Kurt Dandridge feels trapped. Maybe staying in one place for too long is the source of his unhappiness, or maybe it's because he's engaged to the wrong person. Finding his fianc矇 in bed with another man takes care of one problem but creates another. Ridge needs a place to live. He'd leave Savannah altogether if not for his vow to apprehend an elusive fugitive. Renting a room from Kendall Blakemore seems like the perfect solution until Ridge finds himself falling for the alluring man. Would one kiss derail his course? And could he stop at just one? Hurts so good. Chemistry burns between them-hot, consuming, and impossible to ignore. And why should they? Kendall and Ridge are consenting adults who know the score. Being bad has never felt so good, but it's a slippery slope to navigate. One misstep could have disastrous consequences for both men. Bad at Love is a standalone novel within the Sinister in Savannah universe where both characters first appeared. It is not necessary to read that series first. Bad at Love is a romantic suspense that's heavier on the romance than the suspense.
Consequential Tempest
While on spring break in Mexico, Jeff and Elliott are caught off guard when they receive a text from their son Juan's friend saying Juan is in trouble and may harm himself. They quickly arrange for Juan to join them in Puerto Vallarta, where they learn the reason their son is troubled. This revelation takes them on a journey into uncharted territory, encompassing their entire family. In the process of helping Juan, Jeff begins having flashbacks and a dream about something in his past. The closer they get to solving Juan's dilemma, the more realistic Jeff's dreams become. His demeanor changes, taking a toll on both his marriage and family. Jeff and Elliott embark on a mission to understand the meaning of Jeff's dream, and in the process, discover a sinister family secret involving Jeff's parents. Traveling to Washington D.C., Jeff and Elliott believe they have found the evidence they need to help Jeff heal, but several texts from an unknown person leads the men to Las Vegas. While there, Jeff realizes something about his family that changes his life forever.
