Hornet’s Nest
Jara Quinn's life changed forever in college when her parents were killed in a car accident, leaving her adrift and grieving. Determined to honor their memory, she completed her studies and found solace in the arms of Katerina Lansing, the passionate and ambitious woman who became her first love. But after graduation, life pulled them in different directions-Jara joined the FBI, driven by a need for justice, while Katerina pursued a law career, dedicated to upholding the truth. Though they stayed in touch, their relationship became a bittersweet friendship rather than the romance they once shared.Years later, Katerina's world is turned upside down when her father announces his bid for president and her beloved grandmother dies under suspicious circumstances after learning her Foundation was hemorrhaging money. Desperate and unsure whom to trust, Katerina reaches out to Jara for help. Reunited, the spark between them reignites while they confront the mysteries surrounding Katerina's powerful family.As the pair delves deeper, they uncover hidden truths, dangerous alliances, and a sinister plot that threatens the people they hold dear. The dangers they face test not only their courage but the fragile bond of their rekindled love.In the face of secrets, betrayal, and imminent danger, Jara and Katerina must decide if their love is real and strong enough to withstand the darkness that surrounds them. With lives at stake and time running out, can they protect Katerina's family and find a way to heal themselves?
The Disappointment
Set during a doom-fated vacation to the Oregon coast, The Disappointment follows a couple trying to hold close to one another while a bent reality--warped by personal losses and an ever-increasing drift toward the surreal--threatens to unravel them It's the night before a much-needed vacation, and Jack--a former playwright mourning his failed career--catches his husband, Randy, packing his mother's urn. They had agreed: no mother on this trip. Parents, living or otherwise, aren't the ideal guests for romantic getaways. But Randy has been carrying his mother's remains everywhere since her death, and he isn't ready to let go now. Despite its natural beauty and kitschy charm, the Oregon coast does not provide the respite the couple seeks. Instead, their surroundings and encounters with locals grow increasingly surreal as the days pass. An overly -dedicated Method actor, tantra-obsessed neighbors, and a child environmentalist who may be able to communicate with the dead are but a few of the characters whose presence exposes long-simmering tensions that threaten to undo Jack and Randy's marriage--to say nothing of their hold on reality. Told with sly, irreverent humor, and shot through with dark currents of envy and longing for something other than what one has, The Disappointment explores the mutual exhilaration and terror of being placed center stage in one''s own life.
They Become So Scared
The artist, Derrick "Jesus" Chambers has a constructive plan in mind. If all goes well on this springtime day, he'll find his next underage boy to pose as his artistic subject. To his delight, Matthew Hang is not only a pretty boy, but he will also make a fine "rabbit" and sexual tool. Along Interstate 80 in the desolate farmland of Pennsylvania, the two collide for a second time, and soon afterward, all hell breaks lose, and murder. Dark, symbolic, and the practice of survival at its keenest...THEY BECOME SO SCARED with haunt you.
Who Will Cliff Date?
Funny, thought-provoking, historical novelette (short novel) about one Clifford Ryan, his older brother (Howard), and Cliff's college roommate (Ralph). At 14 in 1967, Cliff has difficulty deciding if he (Cliff) is gay, straight, or bisexual. Howard's problem with women is that Howard and thousands of other American men are drafted (forced) to fight in Vietnam in 1968 but American women are not. In college in 1970, Cliff and Ralph see The Boys in the Band, a movie about gay life that sways Cliff one way, Ralph the other way. In adulthood Cliff consults a psychiatrist and learns about another sexual orientation: sthenolagnia (pronounced stheno-lon織-ya), a Greek word meaning sexual excitement looking at or touching muscular body parts. Some people say sexual orientation isn't a "choice" but Cliff and Ralph each must make a choice: date a male, or date a female. Their choice is influenced not only by The Boys in the Band but by people and events they see and hear from age 8 in 1961 to age 72 in 2025: JFK, RFK, LBJ, MLK Jr., Richard Nixon, Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle, the Vietnam War, The Graduate, The Godfather, Herman's Hermits, women's liberation, and gay liberation, all of whom or which are mentioned in this novelette. At times hilarious and heartwarming, at other times poignant and probing.
Footprints on My Heart
Does something more exist after death? Are ghosts real and, more importantly, can they communicate with their loved ones after they're gone?Beckett Gray is a broken man. He's going through the motions of life ever since his husband was taken from him five years ago. He doesn't believe in the supernatural, but when strange things begin to happen in his home, he's forced to admit something paranormal may be going on.Karson Raycroft left this realm before his time because of a hit and run driver. Is he now reaching out to his husband, encouraging Beck to find love again and move on with his life?On the verge of losing what little is left of his sanity, Beck's best friend Valerie Grimes convinces him to hire medium Travis Watson to rid his home of whatever (or whoever) is causing the disturbances. But Travis may have his own demons that need exorcising before he can help Beck. Can Kar convince Beck and Travis that new love is possible together?Footprints on My Heart is a contemporary ghost story about two older guys finding love after tragedy, thanks to a matchmaking spirit.The story features a gay paranormal love story about older men falling in love.
Memoir of an Innocent Brat
What happens when being a BRAT goes too far?In June 2024, Pete Chan's life takes a sharp turn after he hears BRAT by Charli XCX for the first time. He quits his corporate job, dumps his cheating boyfriend, and reinvents himself as a barista. He's finally living life on his terms-until he hurls an iced latte at a Male Karen and accidentally becomes internet famous as BRATista.Viral fame is a double-edged sword that puts him in the crosshairs of a relentless online troll named Frankie. Determined to correct the narrative, he embarks on a road trip from Brooklyn to Chicago to confront Frankie IRL-but what starts as a petty, chaotic quest for revenge takes an unexpected turn into something romantic.Then the unthinkable happens: Pete's ex, Toby, is found dead, and Pete is arrested for murder. And the only person who can clear his name is Frankie, the hater he just dissed and blocked. Now Pete has to do whatever it takes to prove his innocence and catch Toby's killer.Darkly hilarious and razor-sharp, Memoir of an Innocent BRAT is a queer mystery novel that explores viral fame, pop culture, and the price of being truly seen.
Guarded Desires
A headstrong bodyguard. An heiress who expects to be treated like a queen. A dangerously hot combination. Bodyguard Carmen Torres is a professional. She gets the job done, she doesn't get attached to her clients, and she does not mix business with pleasure. When she gets a job as personal bodyguard to domineering heiress Amber Pryce, she isn't planning on breaking those rules, no matter how enticing her client is. But Amber has other ideas. The heir to the Pryce family fortune, Amber is accustomed to being treated like royalty. Anything she wants, she takes. That includes Carmen, the stubborn bodyguard she hired to protect her from a mysterious stalker. Amber is determined to have Carmen bow to her. And even though Carmen won't admit it, she craves the sweet surrender that Amber commands. Engaged in a fiery game of seduction, tensions heat up between them. But with an unhinged stalker hot on Amber's trail, the stakes rise, putting both women's hearts-and their lives-at risk.
Ensnared Hearts
A seductive boss. A trip to Paris. An irresistible affair. Broken-hearted and working long hours as an intern at Mistress Media, Kat Walker is desperate for an escape. So when the opportunity to join Lydia Davenport, the company's new CFO, on a trip to Paris arises, Kat can't say no. The older woman has occupied her fantasies since the day she started her internship. Past tragedy hardened Lydia's heart to love. Instead of relationships, she prefers a beautiful woman at her feet, calling her "Mistress." A woman like Kat-sweet, innocent, forbidden fruit, desperate to be plucked-is everything she desires. One night is all it takes for Kat to discover that Lydia is even more commanding in the bedroom than in the boardroom. Soon, they're immersed in a sensual affair that threatens to consume them both. Can Kat and Lydia break free from their pasts, or will their hearts remain locked away forever?
Forever Theirs
A glamourous executive. Her fashion designer girlfriend. Together, they'll make one woman theirs. For florist Chloe Campbell, life isn't all sunshine and roses. Deep in debt and haunted by a past she's desperate to leave behind, she can barely keep her little flower shop running. So when Mistress Media executive Gabrielle Hall strolls into her shop to hire her for a company event, Chloe jumps at the chance. She's irrevocably drawn to the alluring woman. And when she comes face to face with Dana Obi, Gabrielle's world-renowned fashion designer girlfriend, Chloe is drawn to her too. Both women like to take control. Both women want Chloe. And they'll do whatever it takes to get her. Swept into a whirlwind of sensual delights beyond her wildest fantasies, Chloe can't resist her two mistresses. As their relationship deepens, all three women wonder if the love they've been searching for is within their grasp, but secrets and past shadows stand in the way. Can Dana and Gabrielle do what it takes to make Chloe theirs for good?
The Lavender Blade
For readers who loved New York Times bestseller Gideon the Ninth, Deards delivers a queer speculative fiction novel about what happens when a con artist exorcist becomes possessed for real. A pair of con artist demon exorcists scam the nation's wealthiest . . . until one of them is possessed for real Colton and Lucian make a living conning the desperate with fake exorcisms--Lucian is the charm, Colton the trick, and together, they've turned deception into survival. Their work is dangerous, their romance even riskier, but they've always found a way to stay ahead. Until Lucian is truly possessed. A powerful demon takes hold, twisting his body into something unnatural, horrific, wrong--and no priest, no con, no desperate lie can fix it. With time running out and Lucian slipping further away, Colton has no choice but to learn real magic, break every rule, and attempt the impossible. Because if he fails, Lucian won't just be lost. He'll be something else entirely.
Fall Into You
Fifteen years ago, Will Robertson ran from his destiny, leaving his family farm and everything he was meant to be behind. So when he's forced home to small-town Glenriver, only to find the farm's irritatingly sexy manager Casey Reeves living happily in his childhood home, naturally they hate each other on sight.Will's plan is simple: sell his late father's apple farm and return to the city ASAP. But when a collapsed bridge strands him with Casey, "simple" goes out the window--along with Will's carefully maintained emotional distance and, let's be honest, most of his common sense.Between corporate vultures circling, family secrets, and one very distracting farm manager, Will has a choice to make: stick to the plan that's kept him safe for all these years, or finally stop running long enough to see just what he's been missing.Emotional, feel-good, and swoony--an enemies-to-lovers slow burn romcom with heart and found family at its core. Perfect for fans of The Charm Offensive, Zarah Detand and Casey McQuiston.
Frat Around and Find Out (Peach State Fratbros #1)
LANCE Ty Mother-effing-Lancaster.The cocky, charismatic president of Sigma Alpha.And most importantly, my frat rival.I'm a fun, chill guy, but around Ty, all I can think about is winning.Last year, his frat beat ours in the annual TaskFrat challenges, and even though I'm known for becoming Alpha Theta Mu's prez as a joke, I take my responsibility to my guys seriously.I refuse to let those fratholes take us down again.Unfortunately, the only thing bigger than Ty's inflated ego is his competitive spirit.That should be a good enough reason for me to stay focused on defeating him, but soon, I discover there's a spark between us.Not something a straight guy should be saying about his straight rival.It's weird, confusing...and surprisingly hot.I'm curious, and apparently, he is too.Living the Greek life with my buddies, we're always joking about what happens when you frat around.Now Ty and I are about to find out.
Vengeance Is Hers
This is not a guide for aspiring vigilantes, but it might inspire you!Welcome to Poeticule Bay, Maine, a village where justice is scarce, and secrets have deadly consequences. When a gay student is brutally attacked and exiled from his home, the police turn a blind eye. Fueled by rage, Molly Jergins launches a relentless campaign against the school bully and his sinister family. As Molly's quest for retaliation spirals into chaos, the lines between hero and villain blur. To hunt monsters, must become the very thing she despises? In the end, will revenge prove the best success?
Maurice in London
This is an overlooked novel in LGBTQ history, published in French in a gay arts journal in 1909 and never translated into English. The campy episodic narrative drew on the author's experiences as a young French journalist in pre-war London, mingling with other writers, critics, "chorus boys," and the generous patrons who supported them. Originally a serial novel, it gives readers an insider's tour of queer London at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1909, Les Fr矇quentations de Maurice was serialized in the pages of Akademos and eventually published by a Parisian press in 1912 under the name Sydney Place, a pseudonym for Xavier-Marcel Boulestin, a famed French chef, restaurateur, and the author of cooking books. This is the first English translation of the work.After an exhausting time decorating his new apartment, Maurice Vendal has grown tired of Paris and decides to spend the season in London. Maurice is bored and promises to be a voyeur and amuse himself with society friends during his stay. A great source of entertainment is Reggie de Vere, a callous fop and spendthrift who rarely has a kind word about another, especially when mentioning their attire. Encouraged by Maurice, Reggie constantly schemes how to pay off his growing bills from tailors and landlords without actually earning money. Author Boulestin has assembled a colorful assortment of men and women, desperate for gossip and obsessed with being seen while trying not to be caught by scandal. Most of the young men in the book are clearly homosexual, though Maurice himself is harder to define--certainly, he is the object of other men's desire. As entertaining as his observations are, the true delight of the book is Reggie de Vere, an early example of the troublemaking demon twink in French literature.As early twentieth-century moderns, Maurice and his crowd gently mock the now-pass矇 lifestyle of London's "fossils"-the aesthetes and dandies-who are holdovers from Oscar Wilde's London.
Cravings of the Heart
A relationship with his brother's best friend had only ever been a dream.A chance reunion with his brother's childhood best friend leaves Arden hungry for attention. He's always loved Iggy, despite their vast age difference, but he didn't know Iggy was gay until now. His family wouldn't approve. His brother wouldn't approve. Plus, Arden isn't in a position to have a relationship.Arden's phobia is slowly killing him and consuming his life, and he doesn't see a way out. He's desperate to break free, but every day is a losing battle. It would be an impossible thing to hide, and when Iggy finds out the truth, could he love him the same, or will he decide Arden is too much to handle?
Touch of Love
Ireland is convinced no one can love him when his boundaries include no touching.With a fear of touch deeply ingrained in his core, Ireland has always floundered with love and relationships. All the therapy in the world doesn't seem to help, and no one wants to love him broken like he is.Raven's patience and understand seem genuine, but will he stick around when things slide backward? Because they always do. Can Raven accept Ireland's limitations, or will he be like everyone else and leave in the end? Touch of Love is a hurt comfort MM romance with moderate angst. It is part of the Trials of Fear series but can be read as a standalone**This book has been re-covered but has the same content**
Heal With You
Six couples. One conference.You've taken their journeys. Fought the hard road along with them, but where are our couples at today? Dr. Kelby and her associate Dr. Mann have organized a conference in faraway Alberta to discuss their research of life-crippling phobias. Join up with Finnley, Rory, Ireland, Grayson, Arden, and all their partners as they travel across the country to take part in something a little more daunting than any of them expected. Who better to set all these men at ease than a surprise guest who probably shouldn't be there.Who invited Krew anyway?The road toward healing and happiness has improved, but where do our couples go from here?What do their futures hold?A farewell to all the Trials of Fear boys. **This book is NOT standalone and should be read only after you have read ALL previous Trials of Fear books**
Murder at the Jack Off Club
When a miserable S.O.B. is murdered at the J.O.B. (Jack Off Buddies) party on Seattle's Capitol Hill, detectives find sixty naked suspects. Bruce Chealander, unfortunately, is suspect #1 after his public argument with the victim just an hour earlier. That's unfortunate for Detective Demir Altan, too, as he finds himself drawn to the potential murderer. But Bruce isn't the only suspect. Salvador Castro had three exes at the sex club, and several of the volunteers hated the guy as well.But when a second man is killed at another jack off party two weeks later, and this victim only has ties to Bruce, he's back as Suspect #1.Is someone trying to deflect suspicion from the first murder by murdering someone else? Is there a gay serial killer on the loose? None of this is helping improve Bruce's strained marriage with his Duwamish partner. Bruce does not want to get involved in the investigation, but with increasing political tensions in addition to the sexual tension at home, he can't let this one bit of gay culture-and freedom-slip away without a fight.Will his blundering efforts help find the killer or spur the man to act again?And can Bruce stay out of jail long enough to discover the real killer before he or any more of his friends end up dead?
Ghost Ship
It's almost Halloween, and Captain Adelaide Sol has planned the perfect party: candy, costumes, and... a government-mandated ghost hunt on a haunted shipwreck?Maaya Sahni is finally settling into her new life in the vibrant city of Levien. It's autumn, the season of colorful leaves, cozy fires, and Halloween. For the first time, she has friends, a home, and a girlfriend who has planned the ultimate spooky celebration aboard the Windfire.But the festivities are interrupted when government officials arrive with a mission: a mysterious shipwreck has appeared off the coast, and angry spirits are allegedly terrorizing nearby ships.Maaya and Adelaide accept the job, turning their party cruise into a ghost hunt. But as they board the rotting hulk in the middle of a storm, things go wrong. The ghosts are real, angry, and familiar... but even worse, the crew of the Windfire starts vanishing into thin air one by one.Stranded on a sinking ship with the woman she loves, Maaya must use her magic to fight the dead... and figure out just how much of this haunting is real.This cozy-spooky novella is a companion to the Ghost Walk series, featuring a sapphic romance, holiday vibes, and a mischievous crew who takes Halloween very seriously.
College Guys at Play
10 Gay Stories that will chill you to the core, cause you to feel love, and mix your heart with queer turmoil: Blown Away - The guy of your dreams blows you away.Creamville - Anyone want a gay date in Creamville?The Beauty Between Men - Love has no boundaries when it comes to beauty.College Guys at Play - You want to play some naughty and naked games with some college guys? That Boy - That queer boy isn't who you think he is.Tongue-Bite - A gay vampire ... Who's in?Behind the Counter - When love and retail mix into a perfect romance.This Hiding Place - Someone's poisoning people in your family. Better find a hiding place.Across the Room - When you meet the guy you're going to marry. He's standing across the room.Hard Stuff - A reunion at Christmastime brings two men together after years of separation.10 gay short stories about life, love, and the strange events. Gay slice-of-life at its best.
Fearless
Krew doesn't need a daddy or a guy twice his age. Yet, somehow, he ended up with both.Free-spirited Krew likes his men willing and disposable. One night stands are all he's looking for. Love has only ever hurt him. The last thing he needs is Max, a man over twenty-years his senior, and a widowed Daddy Dom. Krew is not a boy. He doesn't like spankings or kink. And he most certainly doesn't date.But one night of fun won't hurt anyone, right?It's just a game.Until emotions and feelings sneak in where they don't belong.If the walls around Krew's heart crumbles, Max will see the broken man at his core. Will he be able to handle all Krew hides from the world and teach him there is nothing to fear about love?
Long Way Home
It was love at first sight.They were soulmates.It was forever.But they were only sixteen.Too innocent. Too na簿ve.Too ignorant about the world around them.Besides, nothing lasts forever.With their fairy-tale future torn to shreds, both boys need to learn to find their own way in an unforgiving world.Gavin Buchanan is thrown into a life he didn't want, molded to do a job he always feared. He must learn to get by, but with only his brothers in arms to lean on and secrets so deep they eat at his core every day, he struggles. How long until life in the Marine Corps turns this gentle, tender-hearted man into someone no one recognizes?Owen Wallace is adrift and going through the motions. Every time he tries to stand tall and put the past behind him, life kicks him down. There is only so much a person can take before they turn bitter and jaded. It wasn't supposed to be this way.Their souls are bound to each other.Nothing will keep them apart.It will take time, but they just need to find their way home.**Triggers for PTSD**
Angels Throughout the Universes
The novel recognizes the ongoing contributions of the former members of the Father's Touch International Ministry as they assisted the Lord's angels in exploring different civilizations on other planets and in other universes. The Angels Throughout the Universes book tries to make up for the lack of religious literature that fails to explain the important role of angels in guiding human history and the operations of God's creative acts in the many universes that will exist for eons to come. No one could imagine that the resurrected saints of the Old Earth would work hand in hand with the angels, who are by nature more intelligent and powerful than humans. However, the saints would be elevated by Jesus Christ to rule and reign with Him for all eternity. Ruling would mean that Vance Gordon and all the members of his Ministry would use the talents they acquired during their previous lifetime to confront the demons and fallen angels that still seek to rebel against a Holy God. They would learn that living in heaven and elsewhere would not be boring and would provide a variety of challenges. Fortunately, possessing bodies that couldn't be harmed enables them to fight battles with the angels, if they so choose!
Is This a Cry for Help?
Emily Austin, the bestselling "queen of darkly quirky, endearingly flawed heroines" (Sarah Haywood, author of The Cactus), returns with a luminous new novel following a librarian who comes back to work after a mental breakdown only to confront book-banning crusaders in an empowering story of grief, love, and the power of libraries. Darcy's life turned out better than she could have ever imagined. She is a librarian at the local branch, while her wife Joy runs a book binding service. Between the two of them, there is no more room on their shelves with their ample book collections, various knickknacks and bobbles, and dried bouquets. Rounding out their ideal life is two cats and a sun-soaked house by the lake. But when Darcy receives the news that her ex-boyfriend, Ben, has passed away, she spirals into a pit of guilt and regret, resulting in a mental breakdown and medical leave from the library. When she returns to work, she is met by unrest in her community and protests surrounding intellectual freedom, resulting in a call for book bans and a second look at the branch's upcoming DEI programs. Through the support of her community, colleagues, and the personal growth that results from examining her previous relationships, Darcy comes into her own agency and the truest version of herself. Is This a Cry for Help? not only offers a moving portrait of queer life after coming of age but also powerfully explores questions about sexuality, community, and the importance of libraries.
Almost Life
"Captivating...an entrancing read packed with the extreme highs and lows of an all-encompassing love." --People Two young women meet in Paris one sultry summer in a decades-spanning tour de force about the enduring power of young love and the poignant heartbreak of missed chances--perfect for fans of One Day and Normal People. Erica and Laure meet on the steps of the Sacr矇-Coeur in Paris, 1978. Erica is a student, relishing her first summer abroad before beginning university at home in England. Laure is studying for her PhD at the Sorbonne, drinking and smoking far too much, and sleeping with a married woman. The moment the two women meet, the spark is undeniable, but their encounter turns into far more than a summer of love. It is the beginning of a relationship that will define their lives and every decision they have yet to make... Erica and Laure's love story spans decades, marriage, children, secret trysts, and the agonizing changes--both personal and political--that might mean they can be together, after all. But when life brings them within touching distance again, will they be brave enough to seize a future together? Beautifully capturing young love and all its complexities, Almost Life is a story of longing for the paths not taken, and the almost lives we live.
American Spirits
A love letter to pop music, American Spirits charts an icon's fall--and an obsessive fangirl's rise. Thirty-eight-year-old Blue Velour has finally achieved the critical acclaim she's long been chasing. Over the last decade, she's released six studio albums to mixed reviews, landing her somewhere between performance artist and niche legend. But her latest album, Blue's Beard--a cheeky reference to the subreddit fanatically dedicated to her suspected secret relationship with longtime producer Sasha Harlow--has rocket-launched her reputation. Blue hires nerdy superfan Rose Lutz as her assistant to handle the pressures of the upcoming tour. When the pandemic shuts down the tour, however, Blue decides to hole up in the redwoods with Sasha to make another album. An aspiring singer herself, Rose is frothing at the mouth to be isolated in a cabin with these two legends, but what begins as a creative retreat spirals into a flurry of chaos and betrayal--culminating in a tragic act that changes their lives forever. Smart, entertaining, and edgy, American Spirits is a compelling exploration of the dark side of fame.
Back Room Host
I was just trying to start a new chapter. Now I'm stuck in a stranger's apartment-and he thinks I'm his muse. Juri is determined to leave his life as a callboy behind once and for all. Training to become a chef seems like the first step in the right direction-until an unfortunate incident shatters his plan and forces him back into gay escorting.Luca is a film student struggling to make progress on his final project. When he meets Juri, he sees a charismatic young man with inspiring potential and hopes to win him over as his muse.Though Juri rejects Luca's offer and keeps him at a distance, the two grow closer. After an accident leaves Juri in need of help, he moves in with Luca-and what begins as reluctant dependence slowly evolves into a bond neither man expected.But haunted by old wounds, both men stand in their own way, making a relationship seem impossible.Can two broken souls learn to heal together-or will the weight of their pasts tear them apart before they've even begun?
Weatherman
It is 2226AD and there is turmoil on Mars. The 3rd Fleet of the cyber InSystems has landed and brought new technologies with them for the Terraforming that the 1st Fleet and the 2nd Fleet began since Earth-flight. The AI Mars_Starmind runs Mars Networks and owns all the contracts of the cyber-enhanced InSystems culture. Esteban Perez is the MCN Weatherman but is he only a MCN machine cog?Esteban unwittingly enters the covert battle for Humanity's self-determination on a new Planet as the Mars_Starmind conscripts him for a special task that only he can accomplish; one that he was literally made for. Is Esteban a master of his own fate, or simply a hyper-sexualized cats-paw? Is Esteban only an expensive asset or is he somehow more than that? Esteban might not know any of these answers but he does know something for sure; Esteban Perez is the Mars Weatherman.
Lost in a Moment
When the only person Grayson has to lean on is his straight best friend, what could go wrong?After a horrific accident and an amputation, Grayson isn't sure where to turn. Not only is he an emotional wreck, but his problems seem to be getting worse, not better. When his childhood best friend insists he come and stay with him for a while, Grayson isn't sure how to feel.He's been crushing on Beck since they were teenagers, and it's never wise to fall for a straight guy.Beck's apartment only has one bedroom and one bed.What could go wrong?
Girls Girls Girls
A 2025 CALIBA Golden Poppy Awards Finalist A PANTS POD BOOK CLUB PICK One of ELLE's Best Queer Books of 2025 "Jam-packed with queer angst and queer joy . . . and a truly incredible amount of heart. I devoured this novel." --Kristen Arnett, New York Times bestselling author of Stop Me If You've Heard This One "A teary-eyed love letter to the San Francisco that remains and to its establishments that are long-gone. But above all [Girls Girls Girls] tenderly tells the story of a vulnerable young queer person in an unfamiliar place, just trying to create a new version of home." --San Francisco Chronicle It's the summer of '96 and secret girlfriends Hannah and Sam are driving across the country from Long Beach, New York, to the fabled queer paradise of San Francisco, finally free from the stifling demands of Hannah's devout Orthodox Jewish mother. In San Francisco, they can be a real couple, out in the open, around other queer people. But when the financial strains of West Coast living push the girls to start stripping at the Chez Paree, Hannah feels trapped. Until she meets Chris, an older butch lesbian, who is immediately taken with her. Desperate to stay in San Francisco and away from the leering men at the club, Hannah proposes an escort arrangement. As Hannah falls deeper into Chris's world, and Sam starts to meet new queer friends, a rift forms between them. Without Sam, who is Hannah? And what does San Francisco mean to Hannah alone? An achingly tender and resonant story of survival, first love, and growing up queer in the '90s, Girls Girls Girls is a piercing exploration of the choices we make in the thrilling and often confounding search for ourselves and home.
Eternity Overshadows Time
Mankind wonders what follows death for each individual. Of course, the Christian viewpoint is that there will be a re-creation of the earth and the entire universe where the deceased souls will live in resurrected bodies. God will manifest himself physically as he rules from the New Jerusalem with his saints and angels. Just when every human thinks he or she will live in eternal bliss all the time, God provides opportunities for the former members of the Father's Touch International Ministry to help unregenerated creatures on other planets and universes. Happy to use their counseling skills developed during their former lifetimes, the members encounter all kinds of strange societies where intelligent creatures live immoral lives contrary to the teachings of the Bible. Because demonic entities still exist in most of the universes, the anointed saints and angels will have to face the opposition in real battles if they hope to help the defenseless creatures. The novel proposes the possibility that there will be excitement and unbelievable challenges in the next life!
If You’ve Got the Money, I’ve Got the Crime - A Misplaced Adventures Novel
When ghosts from her past return to haunt her, Pickett's life of hiding is over. She must deal with their truths or lose the only home she's ever had.In the ramshackle port town of Southfen, moneylenders run the streets and prostitutes rule the night. It's the old stomping ground of Pickett, the swamp witch-turned-servant. Of course, a conwoman like Pickett was never meant to serve, and she's all too ready to return to her swamp bar, the Pick's Pocket. More importantly, she's ready to return to her right-hand woman, Edie, so they can live the rest of their lives slinging cheap booze to broke traders and fishermen. The Sedrian dream. But peace is short-lived, and a spectre of Pickett's past materializes in the form of a job too good to refuse. All they have to do is bust a young woman out of a temple, and they'll be up to their eyeballs in coin. Never mind that it's incredibly illegal, and that this job might land them right in the middle of the business politics of the most powerful men in the city. With stakes that high, they have to reap that reward. Or else.
Date Night
Sydney Brisbane has worked hard all her young life. These days, she works hard to balance between being Dr. Brisbane, the psychologist, and Sydney, the girlfriend. Zabe Abazi is Sydney's fiery opposite - dark and wild to Sydney's blonde optimism and serious nature. Separated by time and geographical distance, these former college roommates are ill-prepared for what happens when they unexpectedly reconnect.
For The Record
Aloof ice queen with secrets? Check. Legendary playgirl? Check. When it comes to love, all bets are off.Recently widowed, the last thing Sawyer Lavoie wants is to be dragged out for a night of dancing. And she especially doesn't want to be hit on by a twentysomething, cocky lesbian overachiever. Not because she's mourning her late husband, but because Sawyer has zero interest in entertaining women her daughter's age.McCoy 'Coy' Miller can charm her way into almost any woman's bed. As a certified playgirl, she's convinced the chase is sweeter than the capture. When she first meets the smokey-eyed beauty and her foolproof pickup lines crash and burn, Sawyer quickly becomes Coy's biggest chase yet.When a flat tire brings them together again, Sawyer can't decide if it's luck or misfortune, but learns that McCoy's mechanical skills are-reluctantly-exactly what she's been looking for.As they become closer, Coy's ready smile and kind eyes threaten to destroy every defense Sawyer has built. Can she thaw long enough to let McCoy in, or will they forever be at an impasse?Coy and Sawyer's story is the second in the contemporary, sizzling sapphic Love In Vancouver series. Each book can be read as a standalone, however, to get a full appreciation of the characters, reading in order is recommended. For The Record deals with tough subject matter and comes with a TW. If this concerns you, please check the list of trigger/content warnings on the author's website before continuing.
For The Record
Aloof ice queen with secrets? Check. Legendary playgirl? Check. When it comes to love, all bets are off.Recently widowed, the last thing Sawyer Lavoie wants is to be dragged out for a night of dancing. And she especially doesn't want to be hit on by a twentysomething, cocky lesbian overachiever. Not because she's mourning her late husband, but because Sawyer has zero interest in entertaining women her daughter's age.McCoy 'Coy' Miller can charm her way into almost any woman's bed. As a certified playgirl, she's convinced the chase is sweeter than the capture. When she first meets the smokey-eyed beauty and her foolproof pickup lines crash and burn, Sawyer quickly becomes Coy's biggest chase yet.When a flat tire brings them together again, Sawyer can't decide if it's luck or misfortune, but learns that McCoy's mechanical skills are-reluctantly-exactly what she's been looking for.As they become closer, Coy's ready smile and kind eyes threaten to destroy every defense Sawyer has built. Can she thaw long enough to let McCoy in, or will they forever be at an impasse?Coy and Sawyer's story is the second in the contemporary, sizzling sapphic Love In Vancouver series. Each book can be read as a standalone, however, to get a full appreciation of the characters, reading in order is recommended. For The Record deals with tough subject matter and comes with a TW.If this concerns you, please check the list of trigger/content warnings on the author's website before continuing.
They Become So Scared
DARK, DARK WORLD is Part 2 of 4 Parts of the novel THEY BECOME SO SCARED. After eighteen-year-old Matthew Hang is abducted by the serial killer Derrick "Jesus" Chambers from his hometown, Hang is taken to Brookton, Pennsylvania. Here at Jesus' farmhouse, a place that Matthew Hang calls The Temple of Hell, Jesus keeps Matthew Hang as a prisoner, using the young man as a model for his designed sculptures. As Jesus' victim, Matthew Hang begins to understand survival and the horrors that Jesus throws his way. Within the DARK, DARK WORLD of Jesus' basement, Matthew Hang suffers from starvation, verbal abuse, and nothing holy. Placed into a life or death situation, Matthew Hang thinks of how to escape Jesus' prison, realizing that such an escape might not be possible.Dark, sinister, and unholy ... DARK, DARK WORLD will cause shivers up and down your spine. Do not read after dark.
Demaris
Surviving this mission may mean losing each other . . . or their lives.In the summer of 1992, Trey Carter-Southern, evangelical, and deeply closeted-accidentally outs himself at a pool party. This spirals him down a dark path and into the hands of the Central Intelligence Agency, but Trey's skills are in football and gymnastics, not guns and espionage. He's not the first twenty-one-year-old to make a mistake but may be the first to fall involuntarily into a dark ops protocol.Special Officer Rick Morgan's blood is boiling. The CIA has plucked Trey from his normal life, threatened to disclose his sexual orientation, and forced him to join their covert unit, just as the Marines had done to him. Every time he looks at Trey, he feels both an unwavering commitment to their mission and a deep, unfamiliar urge to . . . do something to the muscular young man. Protect him? Seduce him? Love him? After the fall of the Soviet Union, Ivan Dimitri is on the verge of selling secrets to the highest bidder. The CIA is tasked with containing Ivan and activates their protocol to prey on the engineer's secret desire for young men. With Rick by his side, Trey prepares for a life-or-death mission, but there are mounting doubts if he can pull it off, and if a civilian can survive the Demaris Protocol.Based on true events.
The Closeted Marriage
Ever been so in love that nothing else matters, so much in love that you cannot let it go even if the entire world stands against you. Having a family that loves you to the moon looks pretty small when all their beliefs are shattered, a family who stands by you in your worst times, but steps away in what was supposed to be your best, because they do not understand who you are, they cannot fathom the concept of having their child defying social acceptance, but when it comes to giving their parents what they want while taking home what they need, there is no one who could have come up with a more eloquent plan than Victoria and Sean. While things would have been difficult all their life, it was the moment they met that everything became perfect. Join Victoria, Sean and their dysfunctionally perfect families as they go through the drama of The Closeted Marriage.
Ride or Dye
Gabe and Josh Roman-Wyatt have been living life in the fast lane. Demanding jobs, precocious twin toddlers, an ever-growing circle of friends, and a menagerie of pets means their home is filled with love and laughter but very few quiet moments for the happy couple. Gabe's solution is to plan a surprise vacation at a perfect hideaway where the two of them can slow things down and reconnect.Tarlington House, a historic home located on Edisto Island in South Carolina, hosts an annual murder-mystery event which will allow Josh to use the skills he learned from his all-time favorite television detective to solve the case. The serene setting is perfect for fun days in the sun, passionate lovemaking under the stars, and a healthy wager between husbands to see who can plan the best date. But when the other guests arrive, the guys find themselves surrounded by liars and cheaters who will say or do anything to win, reminding them there's no place like Blissville.When a guest is killed during a vicious storm that knocks out the power and phone lines, Josh and Gabe's murder mystery role-playing becomes a real-life whodunnit. Serve and protect will take on a deeper meaning for Gabe when he's torn between upholding the law and protecting his husband from a ruthless killer.Ride or Dye includes sexy sunrises, snarky banter, and swoon-worthy romance. It is the sixth and final book in the Curl Up and Dye Mysteries, which must be read in order. Ride or Dye contains sexually explicit material intended for adults 18 and older.
Fighting Fate
For years, nothing has mattered except Chipper's career. Meeting Baylor has made him rethink everything. Baylor doesn't care. As one of the most sought-after wedding planners, Baylor is so busy traveling the world he doesn't even have a home. Years ago, he stuffed his things in storage and simply stayed wherever his latest job took him. Since he mostly works with celebrities and the top one percent, he's learned to spot the men who are full of it and steer clear. He doesn't have time for a relationship anyhow. Chipper isn't special, as much as he'd love to think he is. Maybe Chipper has seen a lot of beds that aren't his, but he's an MMA champion. Having whoever he wants is a perk of the job. No one he's ever met is as immune to his charms as Baylor. Chipper has wanted no one as badly. Baylor thinks he isn't interested, but Chipper is no quitter. He got where he is by sheer determination and refusing to back down. He's not afraid to fight for what he wants, and Baylor is the one. Fighting Fate is the third book in Charity Parkerson's Sporting Pride series. These are sports related romances, following men who find love while navigating high-profile careers. These are best enjoyed when read in order.
Gatekeeper
He's a player. Everyone knows it. Except Sean isn't a game to him.Mateo has been the biggest contender for the Super Lightweight title for over two years. No matter how hard he works, he can't seem to beat the current champ. Since boxing is all he has in the world, it's an issue. His confidence is in the can, and his social life is non-existent. Mateo has had no real friends or relationships that have lasted longer than one night in years. That is, until he meets a man whose beautiful heart leaves him mystified.Rescuing a drunk from the parking lot of his workplace, Slip, isn't a new thing for Sean. People leave the bar and grill plastered and intent on driving all the time. Usually, Sean calls them a cab and sends them on their way. Mateo is the first one he's ever taken home. There's something sad about Mateo. Sean lost all his friends years ago, and he sees a kindred spirit in the sexy boxer. It's easier than he ever dreams to consider the man his best friend in no time at all. Except he's not. Mateo is so much more.It'll take the purest heart to save a broken man from a hellish life. Unfortunately, when it comes to Mateo and Sean, it's hard to know who needs rescuing the most.
John of John
NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, LOS ANGELES TIMES, TIME, OPRAH DAILY, AND VOGUE"So immersive, so all-encompassing, that I felt like I was living in it."-Ann PatchettFrom the Booker Prize-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Shuggie Bain and Young Mungo comes a vivid, moving novel following a young man returning to his Hebridean island home, a portrait of a father's expectations and a son's desiresOut of money and with little to show for his art school education, John-Calum Macleod takes the ferry back home to the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides to find that little has changed except for him. He returns to the windswept croft and the two pillars of his childhood: his father John, a sheep farmer, tweed weaver, and lay preacher in the local Presbyterian church, and his maternal grandmother Ella, a profanity-loving Glaswegian whose steady warmth helped Cal weather the sudden departure of his mother.Cal privately wonders if any lonely men might be found on the barren hillsides of home, while John is dismayed by his son's long hair, strange clothes, and seeming unwillingness to be Saved. But Cal isn't the only one in the croft house who is keeping secrets. As lambing season turns to shearing season, the threads holding together the community together become increasingly frayed, and nothing will remain as it was before.John of John is a singular novel about duty, passion, and the transformative power of the truth. It is a magnificent literary work that cements Douglas Stuart's reputation as one of our greatest novelists working today.
The Sister Act
She's faking it for one sister... but will she end up falling for the other?Leoni York takes on roles, not risks. When she's hired to be the perfect butch girlfriend for a wealthy socialite's family trip, she expects a paycheck, not complications. But then she meets Aspen.Aspen Hartwell is used to control-until Leo walks in and upends everything. She's never been drawn to a woman like her, and she definitely shouldn't be drawn to her sister's girlfriend.But the more she resists, the harder it gets. And when secrets start unraveling, Aspen and Leoni will have to decide: protect their carefully built lives or risk it all for something that feels dangerously like love.
Incendiant
Author Virginia Black burst onto the queer speculative fiction scene with her powerful debut, Consecrated Ground. Now Joan of Crows returns to Calvert in this high-octane thriller that pits good versus evil in a penultimate showdown.War witch Joan Matthews wants little more than to build a life with Leigh Phan. Their hometown is rebuilding under Joan's protection, but not everyone is happy with her solution to the most recent vampire crisis.Meanwhile, Leigh's bloodling powers lead to unforeseen consequences, and Joan is forced to honor a favor owed to a dangerous foe. Neither knows a greater threat lurks behind seemingly unrelated attacks across the land.Together, Joan and Leigh once saved the town of Calvert. Now that they are separated, each must learn to save herself, or all their gains will be forfeited--and everyone they know will pay the price.
Imposter Syndrome
Maverick Justice is haunted...metaphorically. Haunted by the memory of a famous father who never believed in him. Haunted by the failed writing career he left in his past. Haunted by crippling self-doubt. When he is handed the opportunity to finish his late father's final manuscript, he believes he may be able to get his life back on track. Instead, isolated alone during the height of the COVID pandemic, he finds himself being literally haunted by the ghost of his father who doesn't seem to want him to finish the book. Can he thwart the spirit's wishes and push through to a brighter future, or will he succumb to the dark forces enveloping him?
Striker V
The world isn't ending this time.Neil Harris, the fifth Hero to bear the name Striker, can breathe easier for once. There's no Elemental threatening to wipe out every Hero on the face of the planet. That doesn't mean the stakes are any less personal for four of Neil's closest friends and colleagues. THE ROUTINE: Colonel Ray is having a lighter day, and may actually be able to take the afternoon off. All she has to do is make it through a couple of meetings, and she's home-free. Easy, right? MI FAMILIA: Family, friends, and food are the most important things in the life of Erica Ramirez, the vaunted Ventrica. Her main goal for the past few years has been to build a better future for herself and her Hero brethren. Will her search for the past stand in her way? A CAREFUL BALANCE: Lucian, also known as the Demonhunter and Angelslayer, has seen everything this side of Eternity. Or so he thinks. When a family in need asks for his help to solve a haunting, he finds the solution isn't black-and-white. CASEFILE 777: At seventeen years old, Tykie Georgiou is one of the Luckiest human beings alive. This power means that nearly everything works out for him. But he isn't the only one with this rare power, and not everyone has such pure intentions.
