Resisting the Dream
Can two overachievers discover how to make love work?Nikolai is the fun-loving, flamboyant cousin of Sergei Barinov. He doesn't know a lot about cars but is happy working as the desk person at Everyone's Mechanic while he completes his doctorate in finance and accounting. While his parents never accepted who he was, he at least had Cousin Sergei's family to love and support him. Comfortable in his own skin, he dresses according to his mood, which could be a skirt and makeup or sweatpants. He has crushed on Brandon since he met him but has never been able to be around him without doing something embarrassing. He would love a chance to show Brandon that he's not just style without substance.Brandon began interning with Sergei's company in college and has since worked his way up to be his right-hand man. He is very regimented, likes his routines and needs to stay focused to complete his many duties for Sergei. Brandon is also balancing secretly raising his now-fifteen-year-old brother. He has watched from afar as Nikolai went from being a gangly, awkward teenager to a stunning adult. Brandon might wish he could take the time to get to know Nikolai better, but he doesn't feel he can add one more thing to his already-full plate.When Sergei tasks the pair to work together to plan an LGBTQ youth center, sparks fly. Will they decide to take a chance-or will outside forces ruin the possibility before they can even get started?
Valiente
High school valedictorian and college-bound Chente Jimenez thinks he finally has his life together. But after he attends prom with his new boyfriend, Henry Hamilton, Chente returns home to find his first love, tennis coach Aaron Doss, in his mother's kitchen. Coach Doss has been playing follow the leader all his life-until now. After leaving his bride-to-be at the altar, it appears Doss has finally found his voice and the freedom to pursue Chente. But when he shares his news with Chente, the unexpected update unleashes a chain of events for the high school senior and his family and friends as the faceless menace that has surrounded Chente for months manifests into real danger. Before the dust settles on his high school days, hearts will be broken, secret conspiracies will be exposed, and death's fingers will grip the small town of Avalon. While navigating the final chapter of his high school life, Chente is about to experience the undeniable definition of truth, honor, and finally love. In this gripping novel, a bold voice and a fearless stance leads to explosive consequences for a high school senior and his loved ones.
Through These Eyes
Six months after we last met Carter Reece and Isaac Brannigan, they're still very much in love. Moving in together, moving forward, life for these two is great until some life changing events occur. Isaac has a frightening setback and Carter's world starts to unravel. Things become even more complicated and start to change for both men when Isaac's new colleague enters the picture. As Isaac struggles for what he really wants, it might just cost him what he needs the most.
Blindside - Mark’s Story
Mark Gattison has avoided love and commitment his entire adult life. Not interested in more than a one night stand or a brief encounter in a bathroom stall, he is the epitome of a good time. Will Parkinson is the guy who defends him, the guy who puts up with him, the guy Mark calls his best friend. When Will becomes unsettled and a little distant, Mark takes it upon himself to find Will a boyfriend. Not familiar with the concept himself, Mark thinks Will needs someone to make him happy. What Mark doesn't know, is that he's about to get blindsided. He's about to get knocked off his feet by the one thing that's been right in front of him the entire time
Blind Faith
Starting a new job in a new town, veterinarian Carter Reece, makes a house call to a very special client. Arrogant, moody and totally gorgeous, Isaac Brannigan has been blind since he was eight. Isaac's partnership with his new guide dog, Brady, isn't going well. Carter tries to help both man and canine through this initiation phase, but just who is leading who?
M礙me pas en r礙ve !
Aaron a toujours pens矇 que son monde 矇tait bien ordonn矇, jusqu'? ce qu'il soit forc矇 de collaborer avec Liam, un coll癡gue ouvertement gay qui ne se cache pas de son identit矇. Leur relation professionnelle aurait pu en rester l?, mais c'矇tait sans compter sur Ethan, un autre homme gay qui semble appara簾tre ? chaque coin de rue pour tirer Aaron des situations les plus inattendues. Tandis que ces deux hommes s'immiscent de plus en plus dans sa vie, Aaron se retrouve confront矇 ? ses propres pr矇jug矇s et ? des 矇motions qu'il ne pensait jamais ressentir. Qui sont vraiment Liam et Ethan, ces deux hommes qui semblent in矇vitablement attir矇s par lui ? Et surtout, que se passe-t-il quand les barri癡res qu'il s'est impos矇es commencent ? s'effondrer ? Plongez dans une histoire o羅 les rencontres fortuites bouleversent les certitudes et o羅 l'amour s'invite l? o羅 on l'attend le moins.
Dealer's Child
Jade Thyme must delve into her mother's free-spirited past if she wants to prove her father was murdered and hadn't died from a cocaine overdose. Legislative Clerk Adam Younghusband gives Jade damning evidence linking her to the island's once feared drug dealer, Oscar Cooper. Immediately Jade and her sister Sage are targets as they uncover generations of drug dealers, while hiding from an arsonist determined to destroy them. Is it all connected? From her mother's ghost appearing on the picnic table to a possessed typewriter tapping a warning, 1968 clashes with the present as Jade uncovers a deadly secret while trying to stay one step ahead of a murderer hellbent on revenge.
The Lodger, That Summer
It's a hot summer Down Under and everyone's got sex on the mind.Eighteen year-old James has had a tough year. Having lost his mother to cancer and fought through grief to finish high school, he's now got secret desires to contend with. It's Christmas in Sydney, and he's ready to cast his worries aside for the summer holidays, a time of poolside parties, bush walks and ocean swims. But who is the seductive young man who's moved into the spare room? In this steamy coming-of-age novel, James and the men around him discover transformative new desires with the power to up-end lives and, just possibly, unlock a brighter future.This promising debut explicitly captures rites of passage in an era of fluid sexuality and elusive masculinity. In this kaleidoscopic novel, four men act on new sexual desires, and in doing so, clarify who they are, who they want to be, and perhaps even what they stand for. With an authentic voice born of lived experience, Levi Huxton deftly and movingly portrays how sexual desire can lead us to come of age and re-invent ourselves, however old we may be.
Mrs. Watson
Lambda Literary Award-finalist L.A. Fields returns to the life of Mrs. Watson in her newest collection of historical tales. In the halcyon days between WWI and WWII, Sherlock Holmes is a frequent presence in the lives of the Watsons. Mrs. Watson is a unique wit and astute observer of the Great Detective. While she's mindful of the true nature of the relationship between her husband and Holmes, Mrs. Watson is also along for the ride. A group trip to Australia occasions "The Nightmare Pygmalion," an ironic twist on Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. A visit to London to hear the symphony has Holmes describing the unhappy marriage of composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky in the epistolary story "The Path矇tique Symphony." For Halloween, there is "Hell-Home," which reveals the secrets in Bram Stoker's closet. For Christmas, a former patient of Dr. Watson's from Afghanistan, Colonel Hayter-known by her husband's readers as the man from "The Adventure of the Reigate Squire"-returns many years later with somber news.
Until the Fall of '19
"How many times can you make the same mistake?" March 2008. When a heart attack strikes during his daily swim, this is the question 62-year-old Alex Morgan starts asking himself. A successful modern artist with a seemingly perfect domestic life, a compliant male partner and a badly behaved dog, Alex has been living a comfortable life behind the high walls of his sprawling Venice Beach compound. But the brush with death stirs old insecurities. Ghosts of past loves and the temptation of a new one widen the cracks appearing in his long-term relationship. As history threatens to repeat itself, leaving him heartbroken and alone once more, Alex wrestles with the choice of embarking on a new love or venturing to a place he vowed never to tread and face a familiar enemy to fight for an old one. Moving between the sun-drenched beaches of LA, the vibrant streets of Manhattan, and the glittering waters of the Adriatic, we re-join the well-loved characters from That Summer of '74 along with a cast of new characters as they negotiate reality TV, same-sex marriage, a USA Presidential election and the unfolding financial crisis of the summer of 2008. And although the times have changed from that seemingly endless summer in the past when he and Rick first fell in love, the complications of fame, public opinion, and the legacy of being inextricably woven into the fabric of Sid Stradman's family remain very much the same for Alex. Until the Fall of '19 is a warm-hearted romantic drama ladled with the charm and wit readers have come to associate with Howard Rayner's books
Summer People
This sixth volume of the Hobbs series shows how a caring, inter-generational community can help everyone make the right connections. After a dark winter of loss and isolation, the summer people are returning, including forty-something Melissa Morgenstern, a trust lawyer from Boston. Melissa has been working remotely since the pandemic began. She has temporarily moved to Maine to comfort her widowed mother. Up to now, Melissa's devotion to her tight-knit Jewish family and her legal career have made relationships difficult. Town doctor, Liz Stolz introduces her to the new assistant principal of the elementary school, Courtney Barnes. Courtney has a daughter and considers herself bi, which raises red flags for Melissa, but they make plans to live together. Then Melissa's law firm insists everyone return to the office.Liz has been hoping for a relationship with Rev. Lucy Bartlett, who is still in mourning. To demonstrate that she's reformed. Liz tones down her mischief-making, flirtatious behavior and helps Lucy study for her grad school exams. They seem headed for a relationship when their courtship is interrupted by the arrival of Lucy's ex, the woman who inspired Lucy to become a priest. Susan secretly wants to rekindle the relationship, but that's not the only secret she's keeping.
The Warrior Within
Libby struggles with a debilitating disease and is resigned to singlehood. When she goes out one evening with co-workers, the last thing she expects is to stumble into the woman of her dreams: Jo.It isn't long until she falls head over heels for her. But Jo's stunning revelation could spell the end of their new relationship, and as if that wasn't bad enough, the 150-year-old half-vampire has powerful enemies - including her father.Entering Jo's dangerous world, Libby is drawn into a web of secrets and danger. Can she overcome the seemingly insurmountable odds and survive?
The Warrior Within
Libby struggles with a debilitating disease and is resigned to singlehood. When she goes out one evening with co-workers, the last thing she expects is to stumble into the woman of her dreams: Jo.It isn't long until she falls head over heels for her. But Jo's stunning revelation could spell the end of their new relationship, and as if that wasn't bad enough, the 150-year-old half-vampire has powerful enemies - including her father.Entering Jo's dangerous world, Libby is drawn into a web of secrets and danger. Can she overcome the seemingly insurmountable odds and survive?
The Warrior Within
Libby struggles with a debilitating disease and is resigned to singlehood. When she goes out one evening with co-workers, the last thing she expects is to stumble into the woman of her dreams: Jo.It isn't long until she falls head over heels for her. But Jo's stunning revelation could spell the end of their new relationship, and as if that wasn't bad enough, the 150-year-old half-vampire has powerful enemies - including her father.Entering Jo's dangerous world, Libby is drawn into a web of secrets and danger. Can she overcome the seemingly insurmountable odds and survive?This is the large print edition of The Warrior Within, with a larger font / typeface for easier reading.
The Warrior Within
Libby struggles with a debilitating disease and is resigned to singlehood. When she goes out one evening with co-workers, the last thing she expects is to stumble into the woman of her dreams: Jo.It isn't long until she falls head over heels for her. But Jo's stunning revelation could spell the end of their new relationship, and as if that wasn't bad enough, the 150-year-old half-vampire has powerful enemies - including her father.Entering Jo's dangerous world, Libby is drawn into a web of secrets and danger. Can she overcome the seemingly insurmountable odds and survive?
The Warrior Within
Libby struggles with a debilitating disease and is resigned to singlehood. When she goes out one evening with co-workers, the last thing she expects is to stumble into the woman of her dreams: Jo.It isn't long until she falls head over heels for her. But Jo's stunning revelation could spell the end of their new relationship, and as if that wasn't bad enough, the 150-year-old half-vampire has powerful enemies - including her father.Entering Jo's dangerous world, Libby is drawn into a web of secrets and danger. Can she overcome the seemingly insurmountable odds and survive?This is the large print edition of The Warrior Within, with a larger font / typeface for easier reading.
Chasing Mr. Wright (Fated Hearts Book One)
*** Chasing Mr. Wright was originally published in 2015. This second edition has been completely re-edited but does not contain new material. *** Grayson Wright is a man who knows how to do many things but fixing the toxic relationship with his long-time boyfriend isn't one of them. A surprise birthday party to rekindle their old spark sounded like a great idea until Gray is the one who receives the shock of his life. Chase Rivers is unlucky in love and draws every loser, liar, and cheater like a magnet. After giving up on finding love, a night out with Mr. Right Now will lead him to the doorstep of his very own Mr. Wright. Too bad Chase didn't have homewrecker and party crasher on his dating-disaster bingo card. If Chase and Gray's first meeting was a fluke, then what were the second and third? Why does every path seem to lead them back to each other? Is it bad luck, a sick joke, or is it fate? Buckle up for a bumpy ride as these two men travel down a broken road of heartache and discovery.
Closet His Closet Hers
A collection of ten stories, variations on a theme: hiding from the truth.The matron who interprets her sexual desire as physical pain, obsessed with one of her nurses to the point of stalking.The father who has liaisons with men at public toilets, and the kid who works out he knows the bloke.The painter who is out but not too proud, not until she's achieved something with her life, and the Auschwitz survivor she must care for in her day job.The mother who tries to find 'the right girl' for her son, only to come face-to-face with his male partner.The daughter who finds her gay uncle on Facebook and confronts her Christian father about his homophobia in one insightful email.The teenager who realises at Bible camp that he's as gay as one of the teachers, and the girl who unwittingly pursues him.The artist who rents a room to his childhood friend, only to face the consequences of the secrets they tease out of one another.The country woman who is not sure if what she sees from her back step is real or not, and the grandson who comes out to her in a postcard.Captured at the crossroads of their lives, these people face choices between extraordinary heroism and cowardice.
Queer As Fiction
This is a collection of contemporary stories from the Queer community. It is about love, sex and identity told through diverse stories from buying a double bed, meeting neighbourhood witches and early morning swims. They talk about freedom and misery, victories and injustices. The result is a slew of fascinating tales expressing what being LGBTQIA+ means today. Introduction by researcher, writer and poet Quinn Eades whose work lies at the nexus of feminist and queer theories of the body, autobiography, and philosophy. Eades is published nationally and internationally, and is the author of all the beginnings: a queer autobiography of the body, and Rallying. 'A powerful, important and inspiring collection.' Monique Schafter, ABC Queer'An earnest collection of queer joys and sorrows, letting you know you're not alone in either.' Lore White, Baby Teeth Journal'Each of these brief pieces tells a unique story through an individual voice - from abstract to lyrical, rawly emotive to sparse - and yet extends to and embraces the larger, connected experience of being queer.'Angela Meyer, A Superior Spectre "A love letter to the queer community, composed out of elegance, radiance and charm."Kiran Bhat, We of the Forsaken World
Beyond a Love Story
Sameer, seduced by his elder cousin Tanmay, gets carried away in a sexual relationship with him. Preeti, Sameer's childhood tutor and best friend, finds solace in her bond with Sameer, which has ripened over years. However, when Sameer who is gay, finds his soul mate Abhijeet, Preeti goes through an intense emotional turmoil. This beginning in Sameer's life, exposes him to a canvas of suffering; revealing the true meaning of love, companionship, family and sacrifice while turning the tables and bringing a twist in the tale!The story of Sameer revolves around the nuances of emotions in the grey areas of relationships. It explores how true love transcends the boundaries of gender, age, and sexuality questioning the perceived notions about relationships, thus challenging the typical conventions of family system.
Exchange of Hearts
Eighteen-year-old Harrison Haddon has grown up alone. Surrounded by wealth, nannies, and material things, all he craves is the approval of his father. Sent away to the boarding school his father and grandfather attended, it's assumed he will follow in their footsteps from Sydney's prestigious Ivy League school straight into medical school. But Harrison doesn't want to be a doctor. He dreams of music and classical piano. His only true happiness, his escape from the world expected of him, is dismissed by his intolerant and emotionally detached parents. Levi Aston arrives from London for a three-month student exchange program. Free-spirited and confident in who he is and what he wants to do with his life, Levi convinces Harrison not give up on his dreams. But convincing Harrison not to give up on his family might not be so easy.
Justice of Three
*Trois hommes tiraill矇s entre devoir et doute doivent faire face ? leurs incertitudes et contradictions pour pouvoir pr矇tendre ? la paix... et ? l'amour.Parviendront-ils ? concilier morale et sentiments ? Une menace obscure finira peut-礙tre par choisir ? leur place... Je me sens d矇j? assez coupable du destin d'un petit gar癟on, je ne compte pas 矇chouer avec un autre. Apr癡s des mois d'enqu礙te, le capitaine de police C矇dric Valentin retrouve enfin Hugo, dans la cave d'un grand chef d'entreprise de la ville.Mais il n'est pas seul. Ce ne sont que quatre nouveaux murs. Gabriel Morais a vu son r礙ve de travailler aux c繫t矇s de son mentor tourner au cauchemar. Si C矇dric est celui qui l'en a tir矇, Gabe devra 礙tre celui qui se sauvera... De lui-m礙me, comme de la menace qui le guette et qu'il peine ? comprendre. Il ne vous fera plus de mal. N矇lson Mendes a abandonn矇 sa carri癡re dans l'Arm矇e pour pouvoir 矇lever son fr癡re. Lorsqu'on le lui refuse, il se retrouve ? la d矇rive.Gabriel est le phare qui le guide dans la temp礙te.Une d矇cision, prise le jour o羅 Hugo a 矇t矇 retrouv矇, est ce qui l'矇loigne du bonheur.Justice ou vengeance ? Morale ou amour ? Trois hommes li矇s par un petit gar癟on et s矇par矇s par un choix...Romance polyamoureuse MMM contemporaine avec une touche de suspens. Il n'est PAS question ici de triangle amoureux.Avertissement: Cet ouvrage comporte des sc癡nes ? caract癡re sexuel explicites entre deux et trois hommes. De plus, des sujets sensibles sont abord矇s, de pr癡s ou de loin, comme le deuil et la perte d'礙tres chers, les violences domestiques et conjugales, les violences sexuelles dont contre mineur, la captivit矇, l'ambigu簿t矇 morale, entre autres. Prudence est de mise.*** EXTRAIT ***N矇lson- Est-ce que tout va-Mon coeur cesse de battre alors que mon regard rencontre celui ahuri de Gabriel qui nous observe depuis la porte, fig矇.J'imagine l'image que C矇dric et moi devons renvoyer, les l癡vres rouges et enfl矇es, de la couleur sur nos joues, pupilles explos矇es, v礙tements pliss矇s par des mains affam矇es.Pourtant, ce n'est pas de la douleur ou de la jalousie que je vois dans les iris clairs du blond.Mais du d矇sir.Ses yeux s'attardent longuement sur nos corps et chaque point de contact entre eux alors que sa poitrine se soul癡ve puis redescend rapidement. Lorsque son regard plonge dans celui de C矇dric, je me d矇cide ? jeter un coup d'oeil au capitaine ? mon tour.Son expression traduit son doute et son h矇sitation dans un premier temps, alors qu'une discussion silencieuse semble prendre place entre les deux amants. ? contrecoeur, je l璽che le brun.Je sais que je suis de trop.Ils sont si parfaits ensemble. Je ne compte pas m'interposer entre l'amour 矇vident qu'ils se portent.De toute fa癟on, je sais ? pr矇sent que je ne pourrais jamais choisir entre eux, ne me pardonnerais jamais si par ma faute leur couple se brisait.Pour des broutilles de dominance.Je capte un mouvement ? la p矇riph矇rie de mon champ de vision et l癡ve la t礙te pour voir le bras de C矇dric tendu dans la direction de Gabriel, paume vers le ciel.Une invitation silencieuse.Ma respiration se bloque et mon attention se d矇porte imm矇diatement sur le blond qui nous sourit.Comme s'il l'attendait, l'esp矇rait, m礙me.Comme s'il avait envie de 癟a depuis longtemps.Et, tel le vautour que je suis, je ne compte pas me retenir si je peux avoir, en plus de l'homme qui 矇veille en moi des sentiments contradictoires, celui que je d矇sire et ai-appr矇cie depuis longtemps.Lorsque C矇dric accueille Gabriel dans ses bras, mon coeur enfle alors m礙me qu'il s'offre pour 礙tre bris矇.
Mark of the Maker
Wildwood Blackstone believed her dream of being a country blacksmith was coming true.Life would be simple; move to Bannock, restore the abandoned carriage house into a working blacksmith shop, build a new life as a welder and artist, and finally have a place to call home.But shortly after her arrival, she discovers this truth; there are more than ghosts in Bannock.When a teenage crush and childhood friend from foster care, Shay Courtland, answers a call for help, Wildwood finds a part of her past that she longed to rediscover. Never did she imagine Shay's presence in her life would bring her back to the magical world she'd abandoned.As the flames of their past relationship rekindle, Wildwood, Shay, and Shay's K-9 companion Dexter experience curious ethereal events that prompt an investigation. Through these supernatural oddities in the new place Wildwood calls home, Wildwood and Shay's hidden abilities are exposed, taking them on an adventure to realms they've never known.As the trio's exploration of demons and evil unfolds, Bannock's secrets are unveiled, leading them to their future and the mystery behind the Mark of the Maker.But with these two extraordinary women, there is so much more to this story.*Take home your copy of Mark of the Maker today and embark on this gripping demon-filled adventure!*Mark of Maker is a queer fantasy romance and full-length supernatural adventure told in 55,000 words. This bi romance story transports fantasy fans to an exciting and unexpected world full of mystery, magic, demons, secrets, and romance.Binge the COMPLETE series!THE READING ORDER: Book 1: Mark of the MakerBook 2: Magick and the MakerBook 3: Origin of the Maker (2022)**Fans of romance fantasy books like Discovery of Witches, House of Earth and Blood, From Blood and Ash, and other thrilling supernatural adventures will love Mark of the Maker. The LGBTQ community will also enjoy this bi romance journey of two women learning about themselves and their love for each other.**Get your copy of Mark of the Maker today and start this ethereal series.
Fontaine 20
Con artistry, blackmail, betrayal, and abuse has Fontaine's former infamous students on edge. Enjoy this next installment where relationships are put to the test, and blood is justifiably shed, with the help of familiar faces.
Dark Passions Subdue
DARK PASSIONS SUBDUEStephen Hollis is a young college student, living with his pious parents in the well-to-do Westmount suburb of Montreal. He is an attractive young man, intelligent, popular to a degree, but Stephen has a problem. His is also an insufferable, self-justifying snob who uses his intellect as a barrier against the world. Then he meets Fabien. Fabien is an impeccable bon vivant who lives in a large house with two young men, Duncan and Bill, where he entertains guests while dispensing his bon mots.Stephen is immediately drawn to Fabien, but finds himself in a jealous triangle with Duncan, whom he sees as a rival for Fabien's affections. Duncan had been in the war, and now seems to be living off Fabien. He drinks a lot, takes a lot of showers, and is writing a novel. Stephen hates him. Bill also fought in the war, and feels protective toward Duncan, watching Stephen's intrusion in their household with mounting resentment. In this enclosed world, where everything revolves around the scintillating Fabien, delusions will be shattered-and tragedy becomes inevitable.
Footprints
Sandy, the youngest sibling of Gator Girlz, Inc., has worshipped her older sister Cam all her life and wanted nothing more than to be just like her hero. Footprints provides readers with Sandy's story of growing up in the Bayous of Louisiana. When the devastating floods of 2016 impact the Baton Rouge area, Cam and Sandy join the Cajun Navy to help rescue families trapped in the rampant floodwaters. The story also revisits Sandy's victory over Bubba Gump and how Sandy's injuries started her down the path to find the love of her life. Food, adventures, and great family relationships fill the pages of Footprints.
Constelis Voss Vol. 3
What if saving the world meant becoming the villain and ruining the lives of everyone you've ever loved? Would you do it?In the third volume of CONSTELIS VOSS, the cast finds themselves struggling to make sense of all they've been through, who they are, and even their newfound fantastical powers.Uncertainty abounds, more ancient backstories are revealed, and the script is finally opened up to showcase just who is truly pulling the strings. Tyr isn't their greatest enemy after all, despite forcing a conflict with the cast, and a curious alien diplomat.Flanked on all sides by enemies, can the heroes of CONSTELIS VOSS truly own their powers and overcome all odds? Or will they be stuck in the twisted perpetual loop of a dying, broken machine?Find out in the final installment of the CONSTELIS VOSS trilogy. It's nice to meetcha', finally.
Moth
Young, gay heroin addicts in Urbino, Italy have enough problems but when one of their group connects with a golden stranger who shares a mysterious affliction, a tale about everyday lives riddled with addiction turns into a brutally destructive narrative about sex as a compulsion, coupled with sociopathological transformations. A novel both literary and evocative of the traditional horror or vampire genres, Takeda's Moth straddles the real and the surreal brilliantly, making its own dark magic.
Comes the Dark
AN EMOTIONAL GUT-PUNCH OF A NOVEL. FULL OF DELICIOUS TENSION THAT GRABS HOLD AND WON'T LET GO. (G.D. Penman, author of "Moonshine")Bearing terrible scars from years of abuse, Kyle must learn how to trust and love again while running for his life, pursued through the gutters of the Glasgow underworld and beyond, by the sexual slavery ring that held him captive for most of his life.The information he holds could expose the child traffickers if he can survive long enough to use it, but powerful men wiil do whatever they must to see that their dirty secrets are not exposed."A very accomplished and compelling piece of writing" (J. David Simons, author of "A Woman of Integrity") "Winner of Scottish Association of Writers Silver Stag trophy
Introducing the Richest Family in America
A plot is underway to move the richest family in America's manufacturing plants to China. A crooked lawyer and son-in-law, a beautiful Chinese pro golfer, and a ditzy plastic surgeon have teamed together to convince America's richest man it's time to move the factories out of the U.S. to China. Standing against them is the family's only son, an idealistic interior director and transvestite subject to frequent panic attacks, and American the plant's management and labor unions. The plot comes to a head at a family board meeting in Santa Barbara, with hilarious fallout for all the players involved.
Woman of the Apocalypse
Riley Parra's Days Are Numbered.After a bleak turn of events, Riley Parra made the ultimate sacrifice to make things right. She succeeded in changing the timeline, but at the cost of her own life. To make matters worse, her doomed doppelganger's use of the Ladder to turn back time has disastrous consequences. The released energy causes a earthquake in No Man's Land, destroying homes and throwing thousands of lives into chaos.With her own death now predestined, Riley has to work to restore balance in the devastation with the knowledge that she only has a set number of days remaining. Faced with a true deadline and unwilling to let Aissa face down one of the most devious champions Marchosias has ever chosen, Riley is determined to finish the job she started before time runs out.If she has to die, Riley is determine she won't go down without a fight.
A Secretive Life
'A delicious read' - Pamela Rabe A Berlin cabaret star, a Jewish refugee, a Trans friend, a fresh-faced beauty in dungarees - each of these women teaches Cecilia a fundamental lesson in life. Romance abounds, but there is also haunting tragic loss.Cecilia's bittersweet story captures the glittering but dangerous LGBTQ+ underworld that hid in plain sight through most of the 20th century. When young Cecilia's (not entirely) innocent love for a school girlfriend is discovered and smashed she is determined to become 'normal' at all costs. She locks her secret desires away forever. But Dolly Wilde, niece of Oscar Wilde, finds the key. 'It's always felt perfectly normal to me!' And so begins a fascinating life of coded connections, passionate loves and difficult compromise. Cantankerous Cecilia is unrepentant as she looks back over a queer life defined by lesbian love and dangerous adventure. She's been an ambulance driver in two world wars, frolicker in decadent Weimar Berlin (Gay Capital of the World), rally car driver in the 1936 Olympics - and part-time spy. By the 1970s a sweet smile entices her to brave her fears and openly march for Gay Pride. At every step Cecilia finds lovers and enemies - and sometimes it's tricky to determine which is which. Now she's cornered, really cornered - how to escape? Cecilia's adventures are set against the rise of Communism, Fascism and budding Gay Liberation with the backdrop of London, Berlin and Melbourne. Whether she wants to or not, she becomes embroiled in the politics and espionage of her time - forced into a stint with MI5. Her life is in danger more than once. A Secretive Life shines a unique light on lesbian invisibility and secrecy through the 20th century drawing on real events and real lives such as Dolly Wilde, Radclyffe Hall, Vita Sackville-West and Edna Walling. Life was a cabaret for Cecilia in 1920s Berlin where the gay clubs never closed - until suddenly the doors were slammed shut. Today we openly name what was once clandestine, from bi to pan to polyamorous. Cecilia would applaud the advances, yet her eyes would betray wistfulness: for her the secrecy was erotic. 'Moving, sexy and funny ... brilliantly interwovenwith real historical figures and events'Georgine Clarsen '... sparkles with crackling dialogue and sharp wit. Thrilling'Sylvia Martin
Dearest Milton James
Malachi Keogh finds himself in a job he neither wanted nor asked for when his father, boss of Sydney's postal service, sends him to the end of the business line, aka The Dead Letter Office. Malachi expects tedious and boring but instead discovers a warehouse with a quirky bunch of misfit co-workers, including a stoic and nerdy boss, Julian Pollard.Malachi's intrigued by Julian at first, and he soon learns there's more to the man than his boring clothes of beige, tan, and brown; a far cry from Malachi's hot pink, lilac, and electric blue. Where Julian is calm and ordered, Malachi is chaos personified, but despite their outward differences, there's an immediate chemistry between them that sends Malachi's head-and heart-into a spin.To keep his father happy, Malachi needs this job. He also needs to solve the mystery of the pile of old letters that sits in Julian's office and maybe get to the bottom of what makes Julian tick. Like everything that goes through the mail centre, only time will tell if Malachi has found his intended destination or if he'll find himself returned to sender.
The Only Female Cross-Dresser in Memphis
Xequina Maria Berber started writing short stories because after coming out, a flood of inventiveness was liberated and she suddenly had many new stories to tell. Ever since, she's been on a mission to write about dignified women who are self-accepting and proud to be out. In her first collection of stories, Xequina combines fiction and nonfiction into a rich mosaic that elevates characters and settings to legendary and even mythic status. She developed her lesbian story chops by writing stories inspired by the larger than life tales of her partner, while vicariously living the lesbian life she missed by coming out late in life; mining the rich world of American southern culture. In the section Lesbians in Magic, Fantasy & the Supernatural, she takes traditional American and English folktales and recasts them by asking "What if the main character had been a lesbian?" or "what would these stories be, if they were told by a woman/lesbian?" Also in this section, legendary figures from Xequina's own Mexican heritage are retold in haunting atmospheric prose. Xequina ends the book in a section called Memoir-autobiography tinged with a magic realism that saturates all her stories. This collection is its own mood, its own world, its own travel destination for readers who love to wander through engaging and provocative tales that just may leave an indelible impression on their imaginations.
The Golden Daughter
Is the Golden Daughter a monster created by vile magic? A fabled assassin whose many victims are turned to gilded statues? Perhaps Liddy Vanya is both. The king's daughter is his greatest weapon against his political enemies: her touch transforms flesh into pure gold. But her service to the crown is entirely forced, as Liddy's young life has been one marked by cruelty and abuse. Until the moment she decides to murder her father. But when you are the most infamous and feared killer in all the land, even the most satisfying of assassinations can be a perilous endeavor, especially when a former lover is hunting you down. Dayna Ingram, the author of All Good Children, named one of the best science-fiction titles of 2016 by Publishers Weekly, returns to genre fiction with the first book in the Empire of Flesh & Gold, a trilogy full of murder, intrigue, and dark magic.
Funky Dan and the Pixie Dream Girl
In her debut fantasy novel, Funky Dan and the Pixie Dream Girl, Courtney Lanning pokes funs at contemporary romance and fantasy tropes with both humor and respect. Roxie is a sweet trans girl who just wants to spend the rest of her summer vacation playing music with her friends in their band. Living in a southern college town like Fayetteville has its challenges. Dan is a shop wizard who would give anything to escape the store he's been trapped in for a century under the watchful eyes of a witch and a talking fox. Their paths converge when Roxie is given the ability to travel into dreams and tasked with fighting off nightmares. Unbeknownst to Dan and Roxie, other dream walkers are searching for an enchanted key, and if they find it, they'll plunge the entire city into a living nightmare. The shop wizard and pixie dream girl will have to team up to stop them, facing their own nightmares along the way.
A Secretive Life
'A delicious read' - Pamela RabeA Berlin cabaret star, a Jewish refugee, a Trans friend, a fresh-faced beauty in dungarees - each of these women teaches Cecilia a fundamental lesson in life. Romance abounds, but there is also haunting tragic loss.Cecilia's bittersweet story captures the glittering but dangerous LGBTQ+ underworld that hid in plain sight through most of the 20th century. When young Cecilia's (not entirely) innocent love for a school girlfriend is discovered and smashed she is determined to become 'normal' at all costs. She locks her secret desires away forever. But Dolly Wilde, niece of Oscar Wilde, finds the key. 'It's always felt perfectly normal to me!' And so begins a fascinating life of coded connections, passionate loves and difficult compromise. Cantankerous Cecilia is unrepentant as she looks back over a queer life defined by lesbian love and dangerous adventure. She's been an ambulance driver in two world wars, frolicker in decadent Weimar Berlin (Gay Capital of the World), rally car driver in the 1936 Olympics - and part-time spy. By the 1970s a sweet smile entices her to brave her fears and openly march for Gay Pride. At every step Cecilia finds lovers and enemies - and sometimes it's tricky to determine which is which. Now she's cornered, really cornered - how to escape?Cecilia's adventures are set against the rise of Communism, Fascism and budding Gay Liberation with the backdrop of London, Berlin and Melbourne. Whether she wants to or not, she becomes embroiled in the politics and espionage of her time - forced into a stint with MI5. Her life is in danger more than once.A Secretive Life shines a unique light on lesbian invisibility and secrecy through the 20th century drawing on real events and real lives such as Dolly Wilde, Radclyffe Hall, Vita Sackville-West and Edna Walling. Life was a cabaret for Cecilia in 1920s Berlin where the gay clubs never closed - until suddenly the doors were slammed shut. Today we openly name what was once clandestine, from bi to pan to polyamorous. Cecilia would applaud the advances, yet her eyes would betray wistfulness: for her the secrecy was erotic. 'Moving, sexy and funny ... brilliantly interwovenwith real historical figures and events'Georgine Clarsen '... sparkles with crackling dialogue and sharp wit. Thrilling'Sylvia Martin
Teammates
Following the end of the Darts' last disastrous season, it seems as if nothing is going right for anyone. The Dartsboard is falling apart. Tessa is no longer on the team. Fitz's life is in shambles. Dawn is struggling to make ends meet. Can Michelle put these pieces back together, heal her friends, and maybe even assemble a functioning hockey team? And when did this all become her f***ing problem in the first place?!
The Jems and Jamz Series Boxset
Find out how Jems and Jamz came to be through the love, the laughter, and even the heartbreak that made the band what it is today.Don't Tell Me Twice When Buck Miller, the lead singer of Jems and Jamz loses her girlfriend, Olive and lead guitarist to a rival band, her life takes a drastic turn. Just when everything seems like it is too much to handle, her band manager hires a new woman, Ziggy Johnson, to take Olive's place. Ziggy is charming and challenges Buck with her overall talent, creating tension between the two. Buck does her best to get along with the other woman, but when the Ziggy threatens her spot on vocals, tempers flare. A Second Chance After Olive's fallout with Jems and Jamz, she relocates to a small town and begins a new life. Upon taking a job at a cafe and forfeiting her fame, she meets River, the owner of Riverside Cafe and a local musician. Though the two don't always see eye to eye, they find common ground in their music, and just as their relationship begins to grow, Olive is offered another chance to live a life of fame and luxury. Olive is left facing a hard decision. Should she follow her dreams of fame and fortune, or should she allow herself to love again? What should she do with her second chance?To the Beat of Their Own Drum Before becoming members of Jems and Jamz, Spike Bianchi and Jemma Rodriguez were just two lost individuals, trying to find their way in life. Find out how one trip to Texas changed the course of their lives and spurred the evolution of the band known as Jems and Jamz. Finding a Voice Ziggy Johnson has been through one of the worst years of her life, but when she is roomed with Lana Waverly, a pompous woman with no concept of empathy, things take a turn for the worst. Ziggy does her best to cope with her roommate's undesirable behavior, and in the process, she learns that there is much more to the other woman than she thought.A Fan to RememberWhen Spike takes over the band's public relations, she is suddenly knee-deep in fan mail, and much to Jemma's dismay, she spends most of her time on her new position. However, when threatening e-mails begin to come in from Fangirl38, Spike finds herself at odds, and before she knows it, the whole band is caught up in a mixture of suspense and terror.Aspiring AffectionWhen River Jensen hires Marie Reynolds as her restaurant designer, she is apprehensive about the other woman's commitment to the project and wonders if the woman's modeling aspirations will get in the way of her own dreams. However, as their relationship blossoms into one of affection, River's trust in the other woman is tested, and Marie is left with the choice to follow through with River's restaurant design or to give up everything to follow her own dreams.A Stepping StoneBefore Ziggy Johnson was a member of Jems and Jamz, she struggled through several ups and downs in the heart of Chicago. Learn about what experiences brought her to where she is today and how her musical dreams came to fruition.
Keen
Keen imagines that the ancient Irish custom of hiring women to mourn at funerals has continued into the modern day, and follows the most famous keener in world, Maeve McNamara, during the height of her career. Told in a plural first-person point of view, this book follows the group of people who adore Maeve. Through watching Maeve perform mourning, this collective voice thinks about grief, fame, community, and what we can know about ourselves and others. When a prot矇g矇 appears and asks Maeve to train her, ideas about race and gender-and ideas about who belongs to what communities, and the tradition of the art of lamentation-all begin to shift and swerve. A hybrid novel/ars poetica/autobiographical essay, Keen attempts to grapple with lineage and innovation, heritage, and what no longer serves us.
Forsaken Fae
There's an unconscious Fae drooling on Len's couch.That's not even the weirdest thing to happen to him this week.Len's been told that not all Fae are scheming, manipulative pricks. A moot point, since this one definitely is-he knows that much from bitter experience.So, when his vampire ex-coworker dumps Albigard of the Unseelie on Len's doorstep, he gives her two hours to find a better hiding place for the Fae fugitive before tossing him straight to the curb with the rest of the garbage.He should have known better, of course. Because if there's one thing Len's learned since being thrown into the deep end of the seedy paranormal underworld, it's that nothing is ever so simple.Now he's on the run from a cataclysmic primal force trying to tear its way into the human realm, stuck with a charismatic bastard who already knows way too much about the inside of Len's messed-up head. The first time he met Albigard, Len punched the Fae in his too-perfect face. This time, they'll have to learn to work together-or risk having their souls torn apart and consigned to the void, with the rest of humanity facing the same fate soon after.The Wild Hunt has slipped its chains.Darkness is coming for the world.* * *Forsaken Fae is a slow-burn M/M urban fantasy trilogy. It's set in the same world as the bestselling series The Last Vampire and its other spinoff, Vampire Bound. Download Book One today, and enter a world shared by humans, fae, demons, and vampires. It's a place where the supernatural threatens the mundane, nothing is as it seems, and enemies must overcome their tangled pasts in order to save the future.
Forsaken Fae
Len needs to track down a handbasket ASAP, because things are going straight to hell.In the aftermath of the disastrous battle to close the rip between realms, he's stuck with a Fae who seems convinced that the only way to fix things is to leap directly into the maw of the Wild Hunt.Len recognizes martyrdom when he sees it, and he's not about to let Albigard of the Unseelie sacrifice himself on the altar of his own guilty conscience.After the events of the past few weeks, it's looking more and more like Len's ghosts may hold the key that can lock the Hunt back inside its box of horrors. But when circumstances trap him alone with Albigard in a dead pocket realm, it becomes increasingly clear that the Fae is every bit as damaged inside as Len is.Before they can stop the Hunt and save the lost souls of their closest friends, they'll have to glue their broken edges together somehow. Only then will Len have a shot at undoing the damage that's already been done.He just has to keep himself-and Albigard-alive long enough to get the chance.* * *Forsaken Fae is an M/M urban fantasy trilogy. It's set in the same world as the bestselling series The Last Vampire and its other spinoff, Vampire Bound. Download Book Two today, and enter a world shared by humans, fae, demons, and vampires. It's a place where the supernatural threatens the mundane, nothing is as it seems, and enemies must overcome their tangled pasts in order to save the future.
Forsaken Fae
Some people just want to watch the world burn.Unfortunately, those people seem to be in charge right now.Trapped at the mercy of a corrupt Fae Court, Len and Albigard must overcome their harshest challenges yet in order to stop the Wild Hunt and retrieve their friends' lost souls.Albigard's father seeks to use his estranged son as a weapon against their enemies, the demons. And apparently, he's not bothered by the idea of entire worlds becoming collateral damage in his endless war.Meanwhile, the pair's only potential allies reside among the dregs of Fae society. The Forsaken-outcasts condemned by the Court-carry a terrible secret regarding the magical imbalance decimating the Fae realm of Dhuinne.If the three worlds are to survive, Len and Albigard must tame Dhuinne's dark heart before everything around them falls into ruin.* * *Forsaken Fae is a slow-burn M/M urban fantasy trilogy. It's set in the same world as the bestselling series The Last Vampire and its other spinoff, Vampire Bound. Crack open Book Three today, and enter a world shared by humans, fae, demons, and vampires. It's a place where the supernatural threatens the mundane, nothing is as it seems, and enemies must overcome their tangled pasts in order to save the future.
Master of Hounds
One man cannot take on an empire.Or rather, he can try-but it should come as no surprise when he's crushed by the vast powers arrayed against him. Caius Oppita knows this, but after what he's seen, it suits him better to go down fighting than to crawl on his hands and knees.The empire he's served faithfully since he was a boy now wants him dead, and the lover he thought he could trust has betrayed him in the worst possible way. Maybe Caius can't win the fight he's about to undertake, but he'll damn well drag the imperial family's corruption into the light of day if it kills him.And if the battle takes him to the same underbelly of the capital where his former lover fled after ripping Caius' world apart? Well, it won't be the first time this hardened general has engaged in combat on two fronts.Not all enemies are what they seem.Sometimes the course of a war can turn on the smallest thing.* * *Master of Hounds: Book 2 is the second installment in an M/M epic fantasy trilogy by USA Today bestseller R. A. Steffan. It is set in the world of The Eburosi Chronicles, but stands alone. The book contains adult content.Other completed series set in this world: The Complete Horse Mistress Collection (2016 Rainbow Award winner)The Complete Lion Mistress Collection (2019 Rainbow Award winner)The Complete Dragon Mistress Collection
Master of Hounds
An old soldier in search of redemption.A condemned prisoner with the power to carve out his heart... or save it.Caius Oppita has served the Alyrion Empire for more than half his life, watching with growing revulsion as the royal family descends ever deeper into corruption and depravity. Powerless to do more than stand by as the land he loves slides toward civil war and social upheaval, he longs for his days as a general on the battlefield rather than a tame palace lapdog.When the execution of one of the emperor's inconvenient bastard sons goes wrong, Caius has a choice to make-do his duty, or do what is right and spirit the innocent man away to safety.It should have been simple-hide Decian in plain sight for a few days, then smuggle him out of the palace compound. Buy him passage on a ship sailing someplace far away from the capital city, and take quiet pleasure in fighting one single injustice among many.Instead, the swirling undercurrents of politics and power struggles seem determined to drag them ever deeper into danger-even as Decian guilelessly slips past the armor surrounding Caius' battered soul. Caius had never considered himself a fool... but only a fool would bed the emperor's illegitimate son. Much less let the brash young idiot anywhere near his heart.The problem with secrets is that they breed more secrets.And betrayal only hurts when you cared in the first place.* * *Master of Hounds: Book 1 is the first installment in an M/M epic fantasy trilogy by USA Today bestseller R. A. Steffan. It is set in the world of The Eburosi Chronicles, but stands alone. The book contains adult content.Other completed series set in this world: The Complete Horse Mistress Collection (2016 Rainbow Award winner)The Complete Lion Mistress Collection (2019 Rainbow Award winner)The Complete Dragon Mistress Collection
Chaser
A shocking murder. A suspect on the run. Can a maligned young bounty hunter finally bring the killer in?Jinx Ballou's career hangs by a thread. Outed as transgender and blackballed, the tough-as-nails bounty hunter is determined to prove herself. She convinces a desperate bail agent to hire her, but the fugitive she's assigned has already eluded some of the best in the business.Jinx takes the job and uncovers a horrifying truth that calls everything into question. As the danger rises, Jinx pushes her skills, her body, and her luck to the limit to apprehend the fugitive murder suspect or die trying. Will she survive long enough to bring her fugitive to justice and save her career? Chaser is the exciting first book in the Jinx Ballou Bounty Hunter crime thriller series. If you enjoy page-turning action, stunning plot twists, and crime novels where trans women are the heroes rather than the villains, you'll love Dharma Kelleher's groundbreaking thrill-ride.Buy Chaser today and join Jinx as she kicks ass in pursuit of justice.
Big Night Out
Life's been tough lately, especially after breaking up with your girlfriend. Sensing that you're feeling blue, your best friend has invited you clubbing, with an aim of getting you laid. Sound like fun? It could be! The quality of the night depends on the choices you make, but you'll never know the surprises ahead until you pick up this book. A light take on an adult choose your own direction book. Designed to amuse and fill in time during spare moments of the day.
X for Extortion
"There's no deal unless you tell me who killed Lucretia, Thomas! For the love of God, I have to know-""She was shot by an assassin.""But who was this assassin? Who shot her?" he demanded again angrily, leaning forward over the table."I did," I said, after a suitably dramatic pause.He threw his head back and laughed loudly, his arms crossed on his chest. "You?" he said once he'd regained his breath. "You? Thomas Haupner, the violinist? The would-be army officer from some stupid, derelict relic of the British Empire, a trained assassin?"After returning from a secret mission in occupied France for His Royal Highness, George, the Duke of Kent, Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Haupner is looking forward to a cup of tea, a hot bath, and the sleepy head of his American lover, Major Henry Reiter on his shoulder when he wakes up the next morning.However, along with items Tommy has recovered for the duke, he has also discovered a secret stash of documents, which, when opened, prove to be a poisoned chalice. Tommy and Shorty find themselves caught up in a dangerous web of lies, enemy agents, assassins, and traitors. In an effort to save the reputations of not only their friends, but men and women high in both society and in the government, they themselves become victims of I.K.S., a former World War One international extortion ring, which has risen, phoenix-like, from the ashes of bomb-devastated London.
