Roughing
Sinclair "Saint" Levesque comes by his nickname honestly. He's spent his entire life devoted to hockey and the team he captains. He'll do whatever it takes to get them to the playoffs, including inviting a musclebound meathead who barely knows what a puck is into his beloved home.Carmine Quinn knows his role. He protects the talent, which on this team means Saint. But he can't save Saint from his worst enemy-his own mind. Saint is unlike anyone Carmine has ever known, and it doesn't take long for Carmine to see just how special he is.Saint soon realizes there's more to Carmine than his goon persona. But the attractive, funny man in his house may pose an even bigger threat to Saint than he could have possibly imagined. He challenges every belief Saint holds dear, turns them all on their heads, and for the first time in his life, Saint finds himself wanting more than hockey. Whether or not he has the courage to go for it remains to be seen.
Three Alarm Response
In the midst of tragedy, can these first responders find love and healing? Three stories of courage, bravery, and passion. In Rescued, firefighter Britt Everett's job is to protect life and property. On her scenes, once a victim gets out, they don't go back in. But when Claire Willows's dog is trapped inside her burning apartment, Claire wants him rescued at any cost. In Pushed, Nicole Klein thought she'd moved out of her comfort zone by attending a popular music festival, until a man plows his vehicle into the crowd right in front of her. Police officer Traci Sam is there to help Nicole tend to the victims, but how will they deal with the aftermath? In Healed, after being seriously injured in an act of violence at a music festival, paramedic Jenna Teele returns to work alongside her EMS partner and best friend, Candace Cooper. Will discovering Candace's feelings run deeper than friendship help them both heal from the tragedy?
The Convenient PatsyTheConvenient Patsy
Don't mess with the hothead-or he might just mess with you. Slater Ib獺簽ez is only interested in two kinds of guys: the ones he wants to punch, and the ones he sleeps with. Things get interesting when they start to overlap. A freelance investigator, Slater trolls the dark side of Los Angeles, rooting out insurance fraud, not afraid to use whatever means necessary to get things done, and not about to hold back with his fists. A queer antihero for a new age, Slater walks the line between ordinary life and the frayed fringes of society, keeping his balance with the back-channel support he gets from his idiot cop ex-boyfriend, Conrad, and regular squeeze Andy.When the narrator of his favorite podcast lands in the City of Angels and asks for help to find a missing colleague, Slater takes the case, and soon finds himself working undercover-as security on a trashy reality TV show, then as a paparazzo wielding a camera to snap images of a vapid pop star. As he circles closer to finding out what happened to the disappeared geologist, Slater trolls oil industry thugs, tangles with well-armed and tight-lipped witnesses, and digs into the city's wealthy beachside enclaves. Things heat up when one of his targets attempts a frame job. Slater hustles to keep clear of it, all the while drinking way too much, dealing with lowlifes who tend to punch back, and struggling to keep his sex life out of his work.
Bradley
STRADDLING THE LAWIn the not what he expected column, Brad Williams is shocked when LAPD Captain Eric Meyers shows an interest. Tempting...but, no. While Brad might be working at The Gates, and seems all law-abiding, in his former life he was a cat-burglar, and Eric knows it. There's no point in starting something that won't go anywhere, especially since Brad's sure all the captain's feeling is residual gratitude that Brad took a bullet for him. Yet, what they learn about each other becomes deeper and more meaningful than either of them expects.
Cantoras
In defiance of the brutal military government that took power in Uruguay in the 1970s, and under which homosexuality is a dangerous transgression, five women miraculously find one another--and, together, an isolated cape that they claim as their own. Over the next thirty-five years, they travel back and forth from this secret sanctuary, sometimes together, sometimes in pairs, with lovers in tow or alone. Throughout it all, they will be tested repeatedly--by their families, lovers, society, and one another--as they fight to live authentic lives. A groundbreaking, genre-defining work, Cantoras is a breathtaking portrait of queer love, community, forgotten history, and the strength of the human spirit.
The Boundary
"Don't touch me like that if you don't mean it." R矇my- One fateful night on the stage of the Royal Opera House, my life was irrevocably changed. Midway through a performance, and in front of thousands of fans, my voice failed me, but instead of giving up, I swore I'd forge a new path. Two years later, my voice was better than ever, and thanks to an old schoolmate, Serge Kuznetsov, I had signed a lucrative contract with the Virginia Opera. It came with many perks, including an alluring personal assistant, Gray Wyatt. I'd kissed Gray, a mistake a boss should never make with an employee. The feeling of his body trembling in my arms, and the moans that came deep from within his chest, played on repeat in my heated imagination. It didn't matter where I was, or what I was doing, the memory of that forbidden kiss haunted me. Gray- When I first moved to Richmond, I envisioned a happy future filled with love and excitement. Instead, my alcoholic boyfriend dumped me, and then I was fired from my crappy retail job, but under very dubious circumstances. I was tempted to throw in the towel, but Lady Luck had one more curveball to throw at me. A new job, as personal assistant to a hypnotic opera singer who made every fiber of my being throb with desire.Insane tension burned between us. I thought it was my imagination, but I'd swear he wanted me too. Whenever I touched R矇my, his skin would flush, and his breathing would become ragged. There was a boundary I longed to cross, but I didn't dare. He was my boss, and I wasn't about to lose my job, because I couldn't keep my hands to myself. Until one fateful night backstage when he blew through that boundary, and I longed for him more than ever. The Boundary is a feverish tale of two men who dared to follow their hearts. It is book five in The Boys of Oregon Hill Series, and it's set in the same world as the bestselling novel Mr. Mouthful. Like the other books in the series, you can read it as a stand-alone novel.
Dying on the Vine
When Ari Adams journeys to Oregon's wine country with best pal Jane Frank, she envisions sipping pinot noir on a gorgeous deck and staring at the sunsets across the Willamette Valley. Yet they arrive at Sisters Cellars to find that the sommelier, Dionysus "Dion" Demopolous has been murdered. Dion was favored to gain the Master Sommelier title at the world's most prestigious wine competition, but more than a few people are happy to see him gone. Mina Sommer, Jane's childhood friend and the owner of Sisters Cellars, asks Ari to investigate. Ari's romantic assumptions are quickly shattered as she delves into the cutthroat world of winemaking, where suspicion is routine, reputation is coveted, and passion for the drink of goddesses and queens is a motive for murder.
Blind ItemsA (Love) Story
Following the tremendous success of his wickedly funny best seller Boy Culture, Matthew Rettenmund offered up Blind Items: A (Love) Story, an even more complicated - and at times heartbreaking - portrait of modern love.Meet David Greer. He's a wisecracking, thirty-something everyman who's fiercely smart and unapologetically gay. He's also struggling to make a splash as a writer in New York, a goal that seems far off considering his day job as a reluctant copy editor for a slew of porn magazines. His only glimpse into the world of fame and fortune is through the occasional party invites for himself and his loyal buddy Carol Terry from their old friend Warren Junior, a gossip famous for his catty "Off the List" column.At one of these fabulous to-dos, David meets - and falls for - TV hunk Alan Dillinger, superstar of the hit TV show Lifesavers. He's hot, smart, caring, rich, famous and everything else David could want in a man, except for one thing: He's closeted.The ensuing courtship, dripping with scheming agents and publicists, sharklike paparazzi, and a particularly prying gossip columnist, navigates the choppy waters of gay relationships in the '90s. All the while, the story of John Dewey, a kid obsessed with a long-dead gay silent movie romeo - and with his own burgeoning queer identity - unfolds, making waves in this story of gay life in the past, present and future.Rettenmund's second novel, brimming with celebrity cameos and outrageous blind items, is a provocative, witty (love) story that is moving and full of heart, and a poignant period piece with plenty of exclamation-point twists and turns.
The Year of Ice
Brian Malloy's acclaimed debut novel set in Minneapolis in the late 70's, The Year of Ice is the story of a painfully revealing year that threatens to shatter the tenuous bonds between a father and his teenage sonIt is 1978 in the Twin Cities, and Kevin Doyle, a high school senior, is a marginal student in love with keggers, rock and roll, and--unbeknownst to anyone else--a boy in his class with thick eyelashes and a bad attitude. His mother Eileen died two years earlier when her car plunged into the icy waters of the Mississippi River, and since then Kevin's relationship with his father Patrick has become increasingly distant. As lonely women vie for his father's attention, Kevin discovers Patrick's own closely guarded secret: he had planned to abandon his family for another woman. More disturbingly, his mother's death may well have been a suicide, not an accident.Complicating the family dynamic is the constant meddling of Kevin's outspoken Aunt Nora--who will never forgive Patrick for Eileen's death--along with Patrick's inability to stay single for very long. His loyalties divided between his father and his aunt, between his internal reality and his public persona, Kevin is forced to accept his gay identity and reevaluate his notions of family and love as painful truths emerge about both.
Pieces of Me
Missing Pieces Series, Book TwoJustin's recovery is slow, but any step forward is a win in Dallas' eyes. Having always been a source of strength for Justin, even before the accident, Dallas is trying to find his feet again as he struggles to get some normalcy back in their lives.But now, with added financial pressures and Justin's ongoing medical needs, Dallas isn't sure how much longer he can be the strong one.As missing pieces of Justin's memory return, Justin realises the physical side of their relationship is another piece of the puzzle he desperately wants to put back together. And as he gets to know Dallas all over again, he realises what his mind can't remember, his heart can't forget.
Hearts Aflame
Gabe Sterling and Danny "Murder" Murdoch carry heavy baggage from the past and have no real reason to be drawn to each other. When they find themselves in an odd sort of friendship, both men are interested in more, but neither thought love was going to be part of the deal.With a younger nurse who has an affinity for lace and an older mechanic with a tough reputation, Hearts Aflame is a steamy, friends-to-lovers, opposites attract, gay romance.*This is the third book in the Forged in the City series.*
Falling For My Roommate
Falling for his roommate gives ex footballer Micah the second chance he deserves, and what could be better than loving your best friend?MicahI'm a broke ex-football player with a bum leg and PTSD. Last summer, I had two choices: the streets, or find a cheap room to rent in the city. I chose the second option, which landed me with a brand-new problem, cos I hadn't banked on my roommate becoming my best friend. Or that before long I'd find myself head over heels in love with him. Trouble is, even if Sam likes me back, I ain't fit to be no one's boyfriend. I don't know how. All I do is wade through every precious moment and hope that he doesn't regret the day he ever met me.SamI'm a gay book nerd with no business falling in love with hunky athletes. Micah is the dictionary definition of beautiful, inside and out, he just doesn't know it. And he definitely doesn't know I'm ridiculously in love with him. The embarrassing kind of love. He's all I can think about.But it's not as simple as loving someone who doesn't love me back. Micah is damaged goods-at least, that's how he'd put it. The world has chewed him up and spat him out, and he thinks he deserved it. That he's still the battered mess he was a year ago.I want to shake him, and shout in his face that he's not. To force the truth on him and make him believe in himself the way I do. But I can't save Micah. One day, perhaps he'll realise that he already saved himself.
Through the Fire
Derek and Luke and the quirky residents of Parkville have been captivating readers since the first book in the Home is a Fire series. Through the Fire picks up just moments after This Fire Inside left readers wondering what would happen next. Can this once happy couple make their long-lasting connection work? Navigate the ups and downs of love, undercover trysts, and more surprises than ever before as an exciting cast of characters burn everything down to bring new allies together, break others apart, and create a never-ending cascade of fun and chaos. Strip clubs and drag queens and martinis, oh my! Will Derek and Luke finally get their happily ever after? Will Barry and Tucker reinvigorate the town with their take on a multi-generational relationship? And how many secrets can be revealed before it all goes up in flames? Find out in Through the Fire. Written with wit, charm, and a heavy dose of humor, the fast-paced, fiery finale to the Home is a Fire series is a rollercoaster of emotions. The Home is a Fire series has been featured in the New York Times, Advocate, and Paper Magazine.
Going Up
A ruthless executive. A destitute woman. Both on the way up.Selina Hale is on her way to the top. She's been working towards a boardroom position on the thirteenth floor for her entire career. And no one is going to get in her way. Not her clueless boss, her soon to be ex-wife, and most certainly not the homeless person who has moved into the car park at work.Kate Morgan fell through the cracks in a broken support system and found herself destitute. Determined and strong-willed, she's not about to accept help from a mean business woman who can't even remember the names of her own nephews.As their lives continue to intertwine, they have no choice but to work together and follow each other on their journey up.Going Up was shortlisted in the adult fiction category of the Selfies Award 2020***** A thoroughly enjoyable read!***** Could not put this book down
Outline of My Lover
The twentieth anniversary edition of an early autofiction classic.On the fringes of the music scene in a Southern college town, a lonely young student driven to flee a troubled adolescence pursues and forms a life-altering relationship with an acclaimed artist-musician. Their understanding develops in a pattern of sex and reticence, soon impacting both their paths and greatly shifting expectations. Written "as if telling the truth was a matter of survival" (Andrew O'Hagan), it is a queer bildungsroman.
Far Away
Picked as "The Best of 2020" by Love Bytes ReviewsNoah Rothenberg spent the summer with his first love, the charming and seductive Spiro. He fell head over heels in love from what started as a clumsy crush.But that was twelve years ago. His relationships since have been spectacular failures because of how things ended with Spiro. If he has any hope of moving forward, he needs to find Spiro and get some closure ... even if he has to fly halfway around the world to a tiny island in Greece to do it.Love isn't an emotion Spiro Papadopoulos entirely trusts anymore. He's far too pragmatic for that. His focus these days has to be on his art and caring for his ailing mother. Being with Noah again is easy and feels so right ... but is it love? Spiro isn't sure. Besides, with his entire life being tied to Greece and Noah's to New York, love might just be a luxury neither of them can afford.Can Spiro and Noah overcome the oceans and years between them-or will their second chance at love end as badly as their first?
The Rooming House GalleryTheRooming House GalleryConnecting the Dots
Josh and Andres unexpectedly inherit an old rooming house in Chicago. Each discovers they have a long and deep history with the place. Thrilled to have a home of their own, plus a place for Andres to make and sell his art, the two are challenged to turn the place into a community art center. The challenge becomes more personal as each deals with their own backgrounds, family issues and differing personal interests. Tough decisions are made about their new/old home, relationship with their fathers, and their conflict over starting a family. The neighboring family and new friends play a key role as they bring the art center to fruition, move into a new personal home, and begin a non-DNA family.
Antoine’s Double Trouble
Antoine's Double TroubleRevised Edition - A Literary Tale of Identity, Obsession, and SurvivalAntoine David Rucker lives two lives.By day, he's a rising star at a prestigious insurance firm-sharp-suited, polished, and poised to become the company's youngest Black executive. But by night, he haunts the streets of Atlanta, chasing dangerous men and darker needs, trying to fill a void he can't quite name.When his secret life is exposed, Antoine's carefully built world begins to unravel. Shame, obsession, betrayal, and past trauma crash into the present, threatening not just his career-but his sanity.Set in early 2010s Atlanta, Antoine's Double Trouble is a raw, intimate portrait of a man caught between who he's expected to be and who he truly is.This revised edition offers the author's definitive vision-tighter, bolder, and more emotionally resonant than ever before.Perfect for fans of James Baldwin, E. Lynn Harris, and contemporary queer fiction that digs deep.
End of War in Thermopylae
Before Ava sent Ares to the cage, he promised her the Persians would return to Greek shores and in the autumn of 480BC, nine winters after Ava's return to Trachis, his words ring true. The yellow caps are sailing to the west, intent on claiming victory.But they are not the only returning enemy. Ava's greatest foe has also found his way back to Thermopylae and means to take revenge for what she denied him of. Ava will have to call on more than just her willpower and the god of the forge if she is to be victorious again; the consequences dire should she fail.As their final showdown looms, hearts will be broken and old stories proven once and for all.This is the Battle of Thermopylae. This is life and death. This is love and war. This is the end of war in Thermopylae.
When Past Comes to Present
Three years ago, private detective Tyler Beckett gained unwanted fame when he found evidence that sent murderer Miles Trubett to prison. Now, three years later, Tyler enjoys a successful business and a happy home life, even if he can't quite make himself ask his lover, Sean St. Claire, to move in permanently. But when a pushy journalist comes to him with the case of a gay man's apparent suicide, Tyler finds himself stuck between a rock and a hard place. The ultimatum: investigate or risk losing the support of the gay community. His reluctant acceptance of the case is only the beginning of the difficulties he will face, however, as he soon discovers Trubett is on the loose and intent on revenge-and Tyler is not his only target.Soon, unforeseen circumstances bring Tyler's ex, Scott, back into his life. The disruption Scott causes in his relationship with Sean leaves Tyler struggling with more than the risk of retribution. As the physical and emotional threats mount, Tyler must figure out how to protect Sean without losing him-to Trubett or the emotional upheaval that occurs when past comes to present.
Burning Bridges
They've always said that three's a crowd... 24-year-old Sasha didn't anticipate her identical twin Riley killing herself upon their reconciliation after years of estrangement. But Sasha senses an opportunity and assumes Riley's identity so she can escape her old life. Playing Riley isn't without complications, though. Riley's had a strained relationship with her wife and stepson so Sasha must do whatever she can to make her newfound family love and accept her. If Sasha's arrangement ends, then she'll have nothing protecting her from her past. However, when one of Sasha's former clients tracks her down, Sasha must choose between her new life and the only person who cared about her. But things are about to become even more complicated, as a third sister, Katrina, enters the scene...
Wolf
Begun as a response to a front page photograph illustrating a tragedy that the media quickly sensationalized in the early 2000's, Wolf tells the composite truth of two brothers, a family friend, a father, and a murder. Skeptical of news cycles and the way trials become page-turners, this book forgoes the standards of true crime: quick conclusions and moralistic underpinnings. Instead, motivated by an attempt to extend empathy, its reconstruction unfolds in tones of witness and meditation. What results is a story about the extremities to which deeply unchecked abuse and ongoing trauma can push a family.
Improbable
From the author of Fairyswatter comes Improbable, Peter Mellilo's follow up collection of gay short stories. Arranged chronologically around holidays throughout the year, these stories take us to a New Year revelation, a Valentine's Day assault, Halloween restlessness of ghosts, the underside of a Thanksgiving family dinner, a new beginning that materializes out of Christmas ashes, and more. At once intimate, heartfelt, candid, and bracing, Improbable is a penetrating look at present day gay life among friends, lovers, and family.
For God’s Glory and Man’s HonorHelping Others with Sexual Issues is Risky
Some churches are reluctant to deal with issues involving heterosexuality or homosexuality. Perhaps their ministers and leadership do not have the necessary training needed to relate to people struggling with sexual issues especially involving homosexuality, transgenderism and pedophilia. This novel illustrates what happens when a Christian ministry tries to help individuals with these problems. In the course of doing so there is the risk of harassment, injury or death.Through prayer, group support and the studying of the Bible many individuals can change or modify their self perception and their behaviors. If anyone requires mental health specialization, then he or she is referred to the medical professionals. Otherwise, there still continues to be a spiritual component to overcoming one's unwanted same sex attraction or gender confusion.
Kidnapped by the Gentleman
Cedric has been kidnapped by pirates....they have no idea how much trouble they're in for.Cedric was living his best life, partying in the colonies, bedding whomever he pleased and trusting that his parents' money and affluence would get him out of any unfortunate scrapes. Until he was kidnapped by the fearsome pirate Lucifer, who planned to trade him for a hefty ransom. Unfortunately, he's not the only one after Cedric, and the strange secret society who have Cedric in their sights might just be more dangerous than Captain Lucifer.Now Cedric is trapped on a pirate ship with a dashingly handsome captain, a quartermaster who won't stop staring at him and an overwhelming desire to find some fun, all while saving his hide from an unknown organisation who will stop at nothing to track him down.--- This is the first book in a new gay pirate harem series from Drake LaMarque. Set in the same world as the His Piratical Harem series, this book features a plucky new main character, a new pirate ship and a Lovecraftesque new threat.NOT a standalone, it ends on an HFN, the end of the series will have a HEA for Cedric and his men.
The FabulistTheFabulist
17-year-old Cassandra returns home after being abducted for a year. What people don't know is that she was never kidnapped. The police soon have doubts about her story. Not that she should be surprised. Cassandra and her friend, Paul, faked the whole thing. And Cassandra must protect herself even if it means having Paul confess to a crime he didn't commit. Cassandra is determined to keep her perfect life because people can never learn the real reason she pulled an elaborate stunt. To escape her abusive father. Cassandra's new boyfreind, Chuck, and best friends Robbie, Elena, and Dylan also become tangled in her lies when she must tell them everything about her kidnapping debacle. Whether they tolerate her theatrics is another question. If life weren't complicated enough, Cassandra must deal with her identical twin sister, Lucy. Cassandra left her behind while on the run, proving Lucy is the one person she should fear more than the cops.
The Scent of Rome
In a last-ditch attempt to secure an investor for an app she's developed, Rome Foster travels to her namesake city hoping her luck is going to change. Just as she's about to pitch her life's work, she meets the charming and captivating Nadine; a high-end escort who shocks Rome by flirting with her. Rome is straight, but Nadine sparks up a fire in her so strong that it seems impossible to extinguish. Nadine Costa is pleased with the way her life is going. She lives in a fantastic apartment in the city she loves, and her lucrative job provides the funds she needs to support her expensive passion: perfume making. When Rome crosses her path, she knows she's never smelled anything quite so exquisite in her life. Rome is a loner and doesn't let people in, but when an incident occurs and Nadine steps in to save her, she realizes her feelings go deeper than just lust. Neither of them was looking for something more than physical, but when the stars are aligned, it's hard to escape destiny...
Brand New Music
Sean is a college student who has been dating his boyfriend for a year. After he finds out that his boyfriend has been cheating on him and breaks off their relationship, Sean looks to his friends and family to get answers as to why his first love and relationship was over. Johnny is a musician from New York. He is about to propose to the girl he has been dating for three years. One night, he discovers his girlfriend in their shower with another man and ends of their relationship. His best friend, Seth, and others are worried that this break up has put an end to his desire to write or play his music. Their differences in lifestyle, relationships, and even friends develop a common bond between the twenty-something duo.BRAND NEW MUSIC is the story about the developing bond between two roommates who eventually become friends through mutual heartache and pain, only to discover the new kind of love and comfort that's something more...something different...something brand new!
Cousin Dearest
17-year-old Casey has opinions about everything. Like how his grandmother could have been a soap opera actress in another life. And his rantings only increase when his grandma is murdered the night of her 60th birthday party. Casey must also deal with his budding romance with the next-door neighbor, Logan. However, Logan's mother disapproves of their relationship because of Casey's grandmother being murdered. Disapproval be damned, though. Casey and Logan date despite Logan's mother's initial skepticism. If life weren't complicated enough, Casey and Logan work together to investigate who killed Casey's grandma. But the killer is watching Casey and Logan. So, Casey and Logan must act quickly if they want to solve the case. If they don't, Casey and Logan might die next. **** "A fast-paced and captivating murder mystery." - Silencio Marquez, Soul of a Vampire
Spear’s Reach
Lebna and his spear-sister Lulu are two of the Lel'ult Talei's most trusted spears. Talei takes them with her to witness a union of two women - one of them Yigdu.But to make sure this union goes smoothly, Talei leaves Lebna and Lulu in charge in Badjeba.And they wait for the return of their Lel'ult from Masiwava.Of course, everything must go wrong. Masiwava send people to try to chase away the Yigdu in Badjeba. Lebna learns of an illness the Yigdu experience here by the desert, which requires certain medicine to combat. Medicine Masiwava does much to make sure they cannot have. Then, one night, the Yigdu bride disappears into the desert. Lebna and Lulu struggle to determine what the right course of action is, as their Lel'ult trusted them with the safety of all Badjeba.All the while, Lebna dreams of his dead lover, long after he had thought himself accepting of her loss.Lebna hasn't been a warrior for long.He must find a way to fight better.
Agent Phoenix
In a near-future where heroes and villains alike have access to technological marvels, Agent Phoenix protects Carbine City.When Baxter Combs returns, intent on stealing and selling the minds of everyday citizens, Agent Phoenix comes face-to-face with his fiercest nemesis.Agent Phoenix fears his husband Victor will get caught in the crossfire of two powerful men trying to claim Carbine City as their own.
Cirque des Freaks and Other Tales of Horror
This compilation of short horror stories is certain to frighten, but also seduce. From the alluring handsome stranger disguising his true identity as the Grim Reaper to the ancient Egyptian elite returning after centuries to cause mayhem, and spine-tingling tales of the full moon, vampires, werewolves, and other lurking creatures. The Eiffel Tower is only a short distance from the circus, with its sinister freaks coming out to play. Antique Venetian masks serve as optical instruments to see the seducing spirit others cannot, a mariachi is in search of his deceased lover Adrian, and a queen of hearts card promises more is at stake when the odds are just right. All are part of the pleasure of horror in this compilation that delivers like the horror classics...good ole tales of terror.
The Gay Cookbook
In the sensous sixties, Chef Hogan wrote his Wild and Wacky book. A reprint of the original edition, when the author was decades ahead of his time.The Gay Cookbook is filled with the jokes and innuendo of the time. Even on the frontispiece, in the book's first pages, a line reads "All rights reserved, Mary." An essential part of mid-century campy dialogue, was the use of female nicknames among gay men: Hogan addresses the reader by many, including Myrtle, Mabel, and Mame. The recipes are lengthy and chatty. But while written humorously, the recipes often are complex and cosmopolitan.While his repertoire includes French and American classics, it also features Mexican, Southeast Asian, and Hawaiian recipes. For a guacamole recipe, Hogan gives the basics as avocado, tomatoes, fresh lime, and salt. Those wanting to mix it up can add onion and spices, he writes, but he forbids more variation. "This is an 'original' Mexican recipe," he writes, "before it's been crapped up by some Hollywood or Brooklyn chef."Hogan also explains how to prepare an elaborate rijsttafel buffet, a many-coursed Indonesian banquet with roots in Dutch colonialism. A chili recipe spans several pages and requires hours of cooking.
Patchwork, Volume 2
Storm Fronts: Book TwoEmpath Kelly LaSalle means everything to cybernetic soldier Vick Corren--and Kelly deserves a partner who can love her in a romantic way.For the first time since receiving her robotic enhancements and an AI that makes her faster and stronger than the average merc, Vick thinks she can be that person.Vick wants Kelly for life, and she'll do whatever it takes to be worthy. A holiday on a tropical planet seems the perfect time for Vick to demonstrate her commitment.And she has big plans.But the best intentions unravel when they're pursued by a rival mercenary company that wants Vick's technology--with or without her cooperation. A competitor for Kelly's affection is determined to tear them apart, and a lover from Vick's past has depraved plans of her own. Vick might not be able to save their lives without giving herself over to the machine she's trying so hard to transcend.
The Cost
It is a new day for Lionel Davis! He has his beautiful fiance, Joseph S. Thompson, his old friends- Cordell R. Kennedy, Garrett Z. Peterson, and Felipe A. Hartfield, new campaign assignments on his job, a new shrink, and a new prescription of Alprolozine.Things are really looking up... or are they?Everything is not the rose garden that it seems. Lionel has his mother's death and burial, as well as his own prejudices and demons, to contend with. He has forgotten his late father's words about choosing pain. He was well aware of the pain he chose by deciding to live his life honestly and heading down the aisle with his childhood lover. But he also chose another pain that he didn't realize he signed up for... and the price tag attached threatens to crumble the very foundation he stands on.Lionel has to ask himself these questions...Is the cost he's paying too high... and will he have to pay with his life?Prepare for a roller coaster ride in the second novel of the FELLAS Series... And if you dare to read, fasten your seatbeats. Dangerous curves ahead!
Prize Fighter
Six years ago, professional boxer Max "Wrecker" Reszke lost control in the ring. One moment of blind rage puts her opponent into a coma from which she never woke. Though cleared of any criminal charges, Max hangs up her gloves and swears that she'll never risk losing control like that again.Until one night, a chance encounter in an alley, a damsel in distress. Max leaps into action and saves the stranger. She soon learns that the woman she saved is actress Renee Lamar. Renee, anxious and paranoid about security, offers to reward Max's chivalry with a job as her bodyguard. Max has nothing to lose by agreeing, but soon discovers Renee might be her own worst enemy. Half a decade after leaving the ring, Max faces a new fight that can't be won with fists.
A Christmas Rideshare
Christmas vacation was not supposed to start this way...Charlotte and Roxanne were supposed to be flying to Nashville for the holidays - not deciding who actually owns the Alexa! Less than 24 hours before Roxanne was going to meet Charlotte's family for the first time, she just left, and she took the F-ing mattress! It's okay. No worries. Charlotte has a plan and a gorgeous Tag-A-Ride driver.A Note From The Author A Christmas Rideshare contains adult language (obviously) and is sexually suggestive, but is not erotica. If this were a movie, I think it would be PG-13, because of potty words. See you in there, Lily Dae
After Happily Ever After
What if the story didn't have to end?Nine best-selling authors have come together to imagine what happened after the happily-ever-after in some of Ylva's most popular lesbian fiction novels.Discover the irresistible magic of the morning after, or the month after, or even years later. What happens when it's not just about discovering new love, but letting love settle a little? What are these passionate lovers, fighters, executives, and explorers up to now?These charming, funny, and entertaining short stories can each be read as standalone pieces to whisk you into new and different worlds...or immerse you in universes you already know and love, and can't wait to revisit.
To The Boys Who Wear Pink
"We are the boys who wear pink. We eat trauma for breakfast, we puke it out to fit into our skinny jeans and leather jackets." High school reunions were always a bitch. Especially if you're one of the boys invited to Ryan's party. Do you live it up with King and the Trouble Twins? Are you still cool enough to chug beer with basketball jocks Si and Badger? Or do you cower in the corner with mild-mannered Reyes and Angelo, the social outcast? Also, who hired the stripper?The night is endless. Watch twenty-four stories tangle as the boys reconnect, fight, reminisce, fall in love, fall out of love, get drunk, get high, get laid, and deal with a shared tragedy in their past.
Dream Weaver
Ethan Roam has faced a lot of nightmarish challenges-finding out he's a sandman, falling in love with the man who once hunted him, and thwarting attacks from The Order of Azoth, a secret occult organization set on using his bloodline to conquer the universe by controlling immortality. And the battle is far from over.To defeat The Order and its leader, Phantom, Ethan must first find the original Sandman and then bring the fight to the Dream World. Saving the universe might be too tall an order for one dream creature, but with the help of his friends and some Celestial beings with questionable motives, Ethan just might be able to weave a trap of surreal proportions.
The Titan
Chrysalis Corporation: Book TwoThe Titan. The largest battleship to exist and the place where fighter pilot Damion was sure he'd die beside his lover, Requiem, a human-AI hybrid. Their ship is set to explode in seconds--but when the countdown ends, they find themselves at the mercy of the rebel leader, Athena. She offers help, but Damion knows it won't come for free.What is he willing to do to ensure Requiem's survival and liberate him from the Corporation that holds his fate in their hands? In the belly of the Titan, Damion faces the worst parts of himself and must finally decide what to do about his feelings for Requiem. If accepts the resistance leader's offer, his path could lead him places he never expected--or to a bloody end.
Beauregard and the BeastAn MM Romance Fairy Tale Retelling
From the dual finalist in the prestigious 2019 Romance Writers of America(R) Golden Heart(R) contest and seven-time 1st place Romance Writers of America(R) award-winning contemporary and erotic romance author comes the much anticipated re-release of her low-angst, high-heat gay romance Beauty and the Beast retelling.Champion MMA fighter Adam Littrell is preparing for the biggest fight of his career. If he wins, he'll add another proverbial notch to his record-breaking title reign. If he loses, he's on the fast track for retirement. But when he opens the door to a distraction in the form of the nerdy and awkward Bo Wilkins, staying focused becomes a struggle.Aware of his new employer's surly reputation, Bo expects to earn the generous salary his position as Adam's live-in personal assistant offers. However, as chemistry sizzles beneath the guise of an unexpected friendship, Bo discovers the Beast hardly lives up to his name. And when a shared love of books leads them to study for their GEDs together, the possibilities for their future take on a much rosier hue.But just as their relationship finally finds its footing, an emergency with his sister pulls Bo away and he drops everything. Including Adam.Until now, Adam believed the most significant fight of his life would be a physical one. But with the defense of his title hanging in the balance and Bo no longer by his side, he makes a grim realization.His greatest prize can't be won in the octagon.
