Tales From Cushman Row
"Come here, you moron."For fans of the Venery series, author Suanne Laqueur offers a compendium of love scenes--unpublished chapters, character sketches and assorted reflections about Javier Landes and Steffen Finch. A treat to skim through, skip around and linger over at leisure. Like caviar. For people who like this sort of thing, this is the sort of thing they will like.Contains adults in adult situations using adult language and a f**k-ton of gratuitous boning. No socks required. Batteries sold separately.
Worldship Files
When the Earth is threatened by a slowly expanding sun, mankind embarks upon a mission to send a mammoth Worldship to settle a new planet across the stars. The preternatural races step out of hiding to work with the humans to save what they can from their dying world. With the aid of the Fae, shape shifters, Vampires, and other creatures of supernatural lore, the Worldship, Leviathan, is complete one thousand years later.Fire is the most terrifying concept on an interstellar spaceship like the Leviathan. Enforcer Knith Shade is tasked to investigate one that threatened the Alpha-Stack of the Worldship and uncover who was responsible for it when Queen Mab is the primary suspect.But Queen Mab has more tricks up her sleeve, and the investigation brings Knith back into contact with her ex, much to the chagrin of Princess Aurora who may or may not be in a relationship with Knith.Things are never as they seem as Enforcer Shade soon discovers, when she finds that the myths and legends of beings called Firewyrms may not be so mythological after all.
Like People In History
Solid, cautious Roger Sansarc and flamboyant, mercurial Alistair Dodge are second cousins who become lifelong friends when they first meet as nine-year-old boys in 1954. Their lives constantly intersect at crucial moments in their personal histories as each discovers his own unique - and uniquely gay - identity. Their complex, tumultuous, and madcap relationship endures against 40 years of history and their involvement with the handsome model, poet, and decorated Vietnam vet Matt Loguidice, whom they both love. Picano chronicles and celebrates gay life and subculture over the last half of the twentieth century: from the legendary 1969 gathering at Woodstock to the legendary parties at Fire Island Pines in the 1970s, from Malibu Beach in its palmiest surfer days to San Francisco during its gayest era, from the cities and jungles of South Vietnam during the war to Manhattan's Greenwich Village and Upper East Side during the 1990s AIDS war. In a book that could have been written only by one who lived it and survived to tell, Picano weaves a powerful saga of four decades in the lives of two men and their lovers, relatives, friends, and enemies. Tragic, comic, sexy, and romantic, filled with varied and colorful characters, Like People in History is both extraordinarily moving and supremely entertaining. First published to acclaim in 1995, winner of the Ferro-Grumley Award for Best Novel, Gay Times Best Novel of the Year and Finalist for Lambda Literary Award Best Gay Fiction, this 25th Anniversary edition features a new foreword by Richard Bugs Burnett and an afterword by the author.
Gay Cheese
CITY gay goes up-country in a nutty, cheesy tale ... High up in their condo with the million-dollar lake view, John and Greg's free-wheeling city dream comes to an end after one too many stolen bicycles. Soon after, the life partners are riding the wave of real estate prices right out of the city.Their rural route ends up turning right down a cattail-lined concession, into the wild green yonder of Southwestern Ontario. On a Century Farm with sixty goats and the finest Swiss equipment, they inherit the dreams-gone-awry of Jimmy and Barbara Kember's stalled cheese-making enterprise. Max the German Shepherd watches the action from the porch, Napoleon the stud goat plays Hamlet in paddock stage left. The dank spot of Chase the squirrel's remains is dead centre on the front lawn. Greg and John's imported ways and wealth begin to rejuvenate Say Cheese Artisan Goat Cheese. But when the King and Queen of their prize-winning goat herd escape just weeks before Say Cheese's debut at the Royal Winter Fair, the partners will need to rely on the kindness and surprising genius of all their new country friends.
Dirt Nap
Though still suffering side effects from the injuries she sustained in a serious fall, Corey Curtis is off restricted duty and back at work in the morgue. Within hours of cutting the cast off her arm with a bone saw she's asked by her former mentor to assist on a body recovery. Now she's elbow deep in decomposing human remains and a suspicious death that hits far too close to home.Just when her relationship with Dr. Thayer Reynolds has reached a new milestone, the new case tests Corey's limits while Thayer struggles with a difficult situation at work. Corey's impulsive nature has her hurtling down an all too familiar road with trouble around every corner.The only thing keeping the wheels from totally coming off is Thayer's unwavering love and support. But when the investigation comes full circle, everyone is caught off guard...threatening a most unhappy ending.Picking up minutes from the end of Gallows Humor, Dirt Nap is the second Corey Curtis and Thayer Reynolds romantic thriller.
Celestial Wulf ChroniclesBook #2 Phantom Summoner
Infernos rage takes possession of my soul. Then, it explodes forth, engulfing all-natural sense suppressing my human side. Color fades, melting from my eyes leaving white soulless orbs. Lips curve upwards, nine-inch canines exposed, moistened by saliva seeping downwards dripping in strands off their points. Soulless voices echo "Kill Mistress kill" as wulfen vaporous bodies rise, taking form with black and red eyes. Standing by my side while the darkening gray mist, pouring off my body snaking along the ground, towards the battle I see ahead. Reminded by the vision which greeted me entering the tension within the packhouse. My oldest cub, Lolita in her mid form. Stood poised half crouched to fight to the death defending her terrified siblings. Her siblings huddled close together in the far corner of the living room behind their sister. Every nerve in Lolita's frame fired for a fight. Causing her body to tremble. Every muscle bulging within lolita's arms down to her hands. Which coil tightly, gripping her deadly black razor-sharp katanas with intent. Her eyes glow with a ferocity I have never seen. Remembering these images fuels the seething ice rage taking hold of us. Blades of grass and dirt beneath Clementina's paws die as she passes before she presses down. Their life energy raped them in seconds. Seen wilting from healthy green to tan, to a brittle dry cream beneath Clementina's paws. Clementina's wulf spoken tone seethes sinister intent when she tells me, "To threaten my pack is one thing. TO INSTILL TERROR IN MY CUBS! You chose the wrong pack to fuck with NECROMANCER! Pray you to kill me. For that which does not... Should Run."
Jamis Bachman, Ghost Hunter
Jamis Bachman never stays in one place for too long. Retired from the reality TV show Ghastly Incidents, she's now a social media sensation, chasing ghosts, demons, and interdimensional aliens--in an effort to avoid her own.When a desperate young couple sends Jamis a video of a poltergeist disturbance, she jumps on a plane to Sage C reek, Utah, not knowing her world is about to change forever. Ghost stories she can handle, but a violent poltergeist, a brutal unsolved twenty-five year-old murder, and meeting the love of her life? She's in way over her head.Jamis thought she was the one chasing ghosts, but it seems as though something is chasing her...
The Melted Pineapple
Confronted with a hidden space in the walls of his new office, Mason tracks down Astrid Luna, the architect who renovated the building, and with the help of his boyfriend, Ned, and their roommate, Peggy, soon gets inside the void--but their discovery only raises more questions. Researching the original architect, Mason asks the ever-inscrutable paranormal overseer Hanh to help him bleed through to the past, where he can ask the guy to explain what's going on. Connecting with some old friends, including a drag queen that he doesn't recognize without a dress on, Mason manages to figure out the purpose of the space and the mystical object within, eventually returning to the building and maybe even putting the final piece of the puzzle in place.
Moon Shadow
Justice might be satisfying, but revenge is far sweeter.Computer programmer Rachel Portola's got a target on her back. She's developed a topsecret program and her boss, Justin McKinney, wants it and the millions it will bring on the open market. Even if it means murder.When Rachel's plane crashes and she and her friends are forced to hike through the Alaskan wilderness to survive, she thinks the worst is over. Rachel can finally focus on her attraction to her best friend, Claire, and the unexpected love they share.But Justin's not giving up. Armed with only her instincts and a sharp knife, Rachel's in for the fight of her life to protect what's hers. The odds are impossible, the future looks bleak, and with everything that matters on the line, Rachel's not letting anything get in her way.
Flight to the Horizon
Airline Captain Kerri Sullivan has a perfect life. Only one thing is missing--a woman to share it with. She's had plenty of women on the road to success, but she's never met "the one." Flight attendant Janine Case is beautiful beyond measure, but comes across as aloof and untouchable. When Kerri and Janine are crewmembers on a flight to Hawaii, an unexpected kiss leads to smoldering attraction.After Kerri is forced to make an emergency water landing mid-flight and the two women survive a harrowing rescue mission, all Kerri wants to do is follow her heart into Janine's arms. But Jeanine is hiding a dark secret from her past, one that makes falling in love impossible. She's on the run from her abusive ex-husband, and she'll stop at nothing to protect her daughter, even if the cost is her own happiness.
The Window-Shade Job
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.Pulled in on a window-shade job to gather intel on a cheating spouse, Slater discovers there's another observer on the case, prowling around the backyard with a camera. In the course of tracking him down, along with his target's paramour, he soon finds out there's more going on than run-of-the-mill infidelity. The bunco accountant sleeps with anyone he can persuade, regardless of gender, including Slater. And what is Tato really up to in his seedy little shipping store? Dark secrets come to the surface, and with help from a gallery clerk, Slater starts to put the pieces together, all the while trying to stay sober, keep one step ahead of the law, and sort out his feelings for Andy. In a bid to protect the naive European caught up in the intrigue, he comes up with an audacious plan that might just save the guy--and make Slater some serious bank.
In Sunshine or In Shadow
The collection includes the five Petit Mort stories written for JCP Books: "Slings and Arrows," "Other People's Weddings," "Sort of Stranger Than Fiction," "Critic's Choice" and "Just Desserts."Arranged to flow thematically and stylistically are "Perfect Day," "A Limited Engagement," "In Sunshine or In Shadow," a lightly rewritten version of "The French Have a Word for It," "In a Dark Wood," "Until We Meet Once More," "Heart Trouble" and "In Plain Sight."
Let Me Show You
Dr. Carter Falon is content living a quiet life in a small town caring for his animal patients. That doesn't mean he's not looking for a distraction. After finding himself precariously wedged... naked and at the mercy of a drop-dead gorgeous construction worker, Carter hires his savior to renovate his home. When Tanner Grady's best friend and new niece needed him, he uprooted and relocated without a second thought. His life has since been centered on work and spending time with his family, but when he comes to the rescue of a cute vet, Tanner finds he's a lot more interested in the homeowner than the house he's renovating. 
A Charm of Finches
"I swear. Give me one more chance and I will make the most of it."Ex-escort Javier Landes is asking for his third chance at love. And the third time is the charm. He meets an art therapist named Steffen Finch and what starts as casual deepens into a passionate relationship-everything Jav has ever wanted, and everything he fears losing. Stef's business card reads Curator & Sailor. His creativity and insightful nature have made him into a talented therapist, the one to call for tough cases. His professional success can't conceal a deep need to connect with someone, but Javier Landes is the last person Stef expected.Geronimo "Geno" Caan is Stef's most challenging case. To cope with his ordeal, he's allowed an alter-ego called Mos to make decisions, and now lives a double life within a web of lies. Under Stef's navigation, Geno uses art to express what Mos forbids to be spoken aloud. But as Geno's attachment to Stef gradually extends to Jav, the boundaries between professional and personal begin to blur.Over the course of a year, Jav, Stef and Geno form an unexpected and unconventional triangle, revealing how men make love in times of war and how love is a great wisdom made up of small understandings. The long-awaited second book of the Venery series, A Charm of Finches is an epic tale of survival and secrets guaranteed to make you think and feel and remember.
London Undone
London Craft has exactly the life she wants. She's a successful artist with a hot line of edgy clothing and merchandise she sells from her boutique, Hell in a Handbasket. Along with her incredible chosen family, she's in a loving relationship with Reggie, her girlfriend of six years.When Reggie blindsides London with a public marriage proposal, London freezes. She's never wanted anything traditional, let alone marriage. When Reggie leaves her, she thinks things can't possibly get worse, until she receives the call that her estranged mother has died. Suddenly, she's catapulted into contact with the family she hasn't seen in nearly twenty years.After her mother's funeral, London discovers a letter she wrote to her future self as part of a school project when she was ten years old. Face-to-face with her childhood ideals and the drastically different life she's built, London must find her way to the future--and love--she truly wants.
Hot Ice
Can falling in love melt the hearts of the iciest ice queens? Join Aurora Rey, Elle Spencer, and Erin Zak to find out!In Ice on Wheels by Aurora Rey, all's fair in love and roller derby. That's Riley Fauchet's motto, until a new job lands her at the same company--and on the same team--as her rival Brooke Landry, the frosty jammer for the Big Easy Bruisers.In Private Equity by Elle Spencer, Cassidy Bennett spends an unexpected evening at a lesbian night club with her notoriously reserved and demanding boss, successful venture capitalist Julia Whitmore. After seeing a different side of Julia, Cassidy can't seem to shake her desire to know more.In Closed Door Policy by Erin Zak, going back to college is never easy, but Caroline Stevens is prepared to work hard and change her life for the better. What she's not prepared for is Dr. Atlanta Morris, her new professor whose tough demeanor is no match for Caroline's burgeoning confidence.
The Trials of Convention
The cast of DEMON HUNTER just finished filming their latest season and now they are heading into hiatus until the next season starts filming at the end of Summer. Beth, no stranger to conventions, gets to add a different role this time as she is also an actress for the show and not just a writer. Travelling the world to promote the show has its own list of complications, mainly security, but Garth and Dorothy have that covered. Beth is proud of the cast and proud of the show and can't wait to see the fans' reaction to her joining the show as Magda. Justice, new and old, is handed out in the courts as Major Elizabeth Palmer testifies. She has to figure out how to balance her work and family life all over again. As they travel around and do the various conventions, abroad and at home, family dynamics and friendships are tested. Looking for ways to blend two worlds that she desperately wanted to keep apart, she realizes that she needs her new friends by her side as she learns to deal with the fame and its machine. Using music and martial arts to keep herself grounded, Beth forges a path that will keep her strong. She learns that facing her fears, with the right back up, isn't as hard as she once believed.
Meet Me at Pride
Molly and Hannah get along great and seem like the perfect match. Except that they've never met in person. After months of flirting online, they agree to finally meet at the Washington, D.C. Pride Festival. With Molly nervously excited and Hannah deciding to play it cool, they prepare themselves for a day of fun, and maybe, romance. However, plans get turned upside down by interfering friends, rude roommates, unexpected exes and plenty of misunderstandings. There's even a chance that they might miss the big concert headlined by their favorite singer. Faced with mounting obstacles and their own insecurities, can Molly and Hannah salvage their day? Or will their budding relationship end before it even got the chance to properly start?
The Fireman's Son
After the war, a sickly mother gives birth to twins. Realizing they can't care for both boys, the parents keep one child and give the other, who was considered to be not normal, to a family member. Though he was well cared for and was given an education and the best of everything, he was resentful of not being raised by his birth family. In addition, he seemed to have inherited some of his mother's mental instability. He was caught in the grips of changing morals, discovering the sub-culture of covert sexuality. Absorbing the experiences of his first eighteen years, he sought a place where he can develop his personality. Upon finding "flower power" had blossomed in Philadelphia, he fell in love with all the city had to offer. A story of deep love and profound regret, this novel offers a look at one family's dynamics and demonstrates the consequences of choices made by many throughout the years.
Fare Game
Kay Corbett is a newly minted vice president at Logan, one of the largest airlines in the world, and she's fallen smack-dab in the middle of a massive plot to swindle the airline's passengers and defraud its investors. There is only one way out. Earn the trust of the ringleader while simultaneously working to bring him down and put an end to his elaborate scheme. Things get a lot more interesting and a lot more complicated when she becomes entangled with Riley Bauer, the brilliant beauty in Finance. They form an imposing team both in love and in the fight for justice. As they race against the clock, each woman must decide how much they are willing to risk in order to expose the truth.
More Than This
Trying to adjust to their new lives, the men face unexpected challenges. Sergio feels like he's on the right track with Akemi, but how will they manage while living in different countries? Marc's show and books are extremely successful. Yet he struggles with trusting CJ to be faithful, assuming he even wants this relationship. Nate and Mitchell appear to have the ideal family, but the threat of Nate losing custody of his son brings up more issues between them. Ryan wants to be the perfect friend. Can money really buy everything or is he just paying down his guilty conscience? As Ryan's feelings for Derrick intensify, how does he explain his chosen family? Will they ever find comfort in their lives? Or at least a moment of peace in the storm?
More Than This
Trying to adjust to their new lives, the men face unexpected challenges. Sergio feels like he's on the right track with Akemi, but how will they manage while living in different countries? Marc's show and books are extremely successful. Yet he struggles with trusting CJ to be faithful, assuming he even wants this relationship. Nate and Mitchell appear to have the ideal family, but the threat of Nate losing custody of his son brings up more issues between them. Ryan wants to be the perfect friend. Can money really buy everything or is he just paying down his guilty conscience? As Ryan's feelings for Derrick intensify, how does he explain his chosen family? Will they ever find comfort in their lives? Or at least a moment of peace in the storm?
Not Dead Enough
A woman wants to find her missing sister. That should be easy for an experienced PI like Micky Knight. Until the woman--or someone who looks like her--ends up in the morgue. Micky finds herself in a tangled mess, not knowing who the real victim is, or how her name keeps coming up in places it shouldn't. Like newly minted Realtor Karen Holloway's house sale papers, as the contact for another missing buyer, one who looks a lot like Micky's client. The same woman? The sister?Micky has to uncover what the game is and who's playing. Because the stakes are murder.
Aspen in Moonlight
When art historian Melissa Warren inherits three of her grandmother's paintings that have captivated her since childhood, she sets out to discover more about the little known artist and the locations of the mysterious landscapes. Her search takes her to the Colorado Bear Conservancy and the artist's great-granddaughter, Sula Johansen.Sula is reluctant to help Melissa, but their instant chemistry is impossible to ignore. Sula is torn between falling in love and hiding the truth about who and what she really is. Of course, if Melissa paid closer attention to minor details--like the fact that Sula enjoys nibbling berries off the vine, is unusually strong, and consumes way too much honey--Melissa might not be in for the shock of her life.
Changing Course
When a simple mission goes wrong, intergalactic space captain Jessa Arabelle nearly goes down with her ship.Her escape pod lands on Indemnion, a planet known for its raw, raucous societies, and Jessa's top priority is keeping the few survivors with her safe while finding a way back home. That's when she meets mysterious scrounger Kylin Enderson, a useful and attractive distraction she can hardly afford with so much at stake.Kylin resents Jessa's silver spoon attitude, especially since Jessa has no idea what real life is like. Kylin has enough trouble keeping ahead of the creditors she owes for some of her more secretive undertakings, without having to help the beautiful captain who fell from the sky. But Kylin's always been a sucker for a damsel in distress, and this time is no different.When Kylin's secret comes out, it puts their growing attraction, as well as Jessa's life, in danger. Will everything come crashing down, or can they change course before it's too late?
Not Since You
Charlotte Southwick always has a plan. Boarding her honeymoon cruise alone and decidedly unmarried wasn't her intention. Neither was running into her high school love on board. Lexi looks so confident, and so hot, and so irresistible... How could she have let this woman get away? Lexi Bronson hasn't had a permanent address in almost a decade and couldn't be happier. Life is good bartending for a luxury cruise line--open seas, warm beaches, beautiful women, and no unnecessary anchors--until the woman who broke her heart shows up on her ship, and all those dreams of forever come rushing back. When passion flares, will the storm that rages shipwreck them both?
Too Much Flesh and Jabez
Coleman Dowell's "Southern Gothic" is a novel about sexual repression. Miss Ethel, a spinster school teacher, decides to write what she calls a "perverse tale" about one of her former students, a Kentucky farmer named Jim Cummins. Endowing him with unnaturally large genitals, she spins a tawdry tale of his frustrated relationship with his petite wife. Expressing all the bitterness of "an old woman's revenge," Miss Ethel's tale is nonetheless a sensitive depiction of rural life in the early years of World War II.Dowell's masterful use of the tale-within-a-tale to explore psychological states makes "Too Much Flesh and Jabez" a memorable achievement.
Afuera
Growing up isn't easy, and no one knows that better than Roberto. Raw & Gritty, Afuera follows Roberto, a young Latino man who comes into his own by being everything his tradition & culture tells him not to be. He struggles to understand & attempts to hide, that which is in his heart. From the outside, he seems to have the perfect life, but in fact, it's all a lie. In a dramatic turn of events, it eventually all comes apart, but through sheer guts & determination, & his willingness to succeed, he triumphs over this darkness & starts a new life for himself. Both a coming out story of a young man's difficult relationship with an abusive father & a look at modern teenage life, from school to sports to sexual conquests, Afuera shows readers - young & old, of any race - that even if they have a dark side, even if they don't fit in the way society wants them to, they have goodness inside of them, & all they need to do is let it out.
Cronin's Key
NYPD Detective Alec MacAidan has always been good with weird. After all, his life has been a string of the unexplainable. But when an injured man gives him cryptic clues, then turns to dust in front of him, Alec's view on weird is changed forever. Cronin, a vampire Elder, has spent the last thousand years waiting for Alec. He'd been told his fated one would be a man wielding a shield, but he didn't expect him to be human, and he certainly didn't expect that shield to be a police badge. Both men, strong-willed and stubborn, are still learning how to cope with the push and pull of being fated, when fate throws them another curveball. Rumors have spread quickly of turmoil in Egypt. Covens are fleeing with news of a vampire who has a talent like no other, hell-bent on unleashing the wrath of Death. Alec and Cronin are thrown into a world of weird Alec cannot imagine. What he learned in school of ancient pharaohs and Egyptian gods was far from the truth. Instead, he finds out firsthand that history isn't always what it seems.
The Definitive Albert J. Sterne
Albert Sterne, forensics expert with the FBI, is so obnoxious on the surface that no one bothers digging deeper. When he's sent to Colorado to investigate the work of a serial killer, he encounters Special Agent Fletcher Ash and they end up reluctantly joining forces to unravel the case. It's only a matter of duty, though; it can't be more, because Albert doesn't do friendship - and he certainly doesn't do love!
A Soldier’s Wish
The year is 1969...Gary Fairchild is proud to be a hippie college student, and he protests the Vietnam War because he believes in love and peace. To him, it isn't just a counterculture movement--it's a way of life. When tickets to the Aquarium Exposition--3 Days of Peace & Music, or Woodstock, as it was better known, go on sale, there's no way he isn't going. Richard Ronsman is a sheltered farm boy who lives in the shadow of his overbearing father. He's hidden his darkest secret to earn his father's love, but nothing is ever good enough--not even volunteering for the Vietnam War. And with just a few days left before he's deployed, a striking hippie invites him to join them at a music festival. Three days of music, drugs, rain, mud, and love forged a bond between these two very different men that would shape the rest of their lives. They share dreams and fears, and when Richard is shipped off to war, they share letters and love. For Richard's first Christmas home, he is gifted a special angel ornament that just might make a soldier's wish come true.
Sixty Five Hours
Cameron Fletcher and Lucas Hensley are advertising executives who have Sixty Five Hours to pull together the campaign of their careers. Sixty Five Hours to get along. Sixty Five Hours to not kill each other. Sixty Five Hours to fall in love.
Blood & Ice
An elven assassin. A dragon prince. Three days they had together. Three days was not enough. There's a traitor among the elves. A traitor who will stop at nothing to see Eroan pay for the crime of loving a dragon, and Eroan Ilanea will pay with blood. Lysander has never been free to choose his fate. That is about to change. Finally, he learns what it means to be emerald, but knowledge is power, and power whispers its seductive curse into the ear of a broken prince. Elf and dragon. Leaders, lovers, fighters. Fates entwined. But as the dragonkin rise under a new king, will Eroan's and Lysander's boundless love save the world or destroy it forever?
Mustafa and the Multicoloured Koran
Mustafa Faakhtaa is born in a well-to-do suburb of Karachi into a good, religious Sunni Muslim family. He is a good boy and a model of what a good Muslim should be. But Mustafa has a secret - he is gay.Mustafa believes that he cannot be both a Muslim and a homosexual and so his quest is to find a cure for his homosexuality. During his search, he meets different people along the way who create a great impact on his thinking: Rubasha, his Shiite girlfriend at school, Taheer, a classmate oat Mustafa's school, Yusuf, a friend from university and a follower of the sect of Ibrahimi Islam, Rameez, Mustafa's gym instructor who later becomes a Lashkari Muslim, and Maaz, the university friend with whom Mustafa shares a dorm room and who is for a time Mustafa's lover.During his quest, Mustafa learns about the literature associated with Islam, the Koran, the Hadiths, and even the Christian Bible, and tries to determine which forms of literature should be accepted as the basis of his religion and which should be discarded as unreliable. Mustafa eventually stumbles across a secret association of people who share forbidden books. From this, Mustafa discovers that while the Koran uses great people in history as an example for correct living, one of these great historical figures which the Koran hails as a great man of Allah was in fact gay. This leads Mustafa to accept his homosexuality in the great universal scheme of things, and realise the real origins of the Koran and the true identity of Muhammad.
Heart of a Killer
Contract killer Santana Masters doesn't need anyone or anything except her next assignment and the lucrative payment that goes with it. Her life is just the way she likes it, well-ordered and intentionally devoid of emotion. Then a chance meeting with a beautiful stranger tempts her to do the one thing she's always managed to avoid: fall in love.Tech company CEO Brooklyn DiVincenzo's world is rocked when she witnesses her best friend's brutal murder. Instead of turning to her dysfunctional family for support, she seeks comfort from someone who doesn't have a stake in how she feels--the alluring and dangerous Santana Masters, who keeps her own feelings carefully locked away.Brooklyn's decision to trust Santana might end up costing more than just her heart.
Finding Sky
Corporate entrepreneur Jess Ivan has everything she should ever want: a successful business, a home in the city, and a gorgeous woman on her arm. So why isn't she happy?Romance is the last thing Skylar Addison has time for. She's ready to take the next giant leap in her career, and the manager position at Ivan Associates can get her where she wants to go.But not everything is as it seems. When Skylar discovers a well-organized fraud operation, uncovering the truth means working closely with her charming new boss. An unexpected attraction catches them off guard, and while Jess knows she's found the one for her, Skylar isn't so sure. As Skylar fights enemies who might be closer than they appear in order to save Jess's business, Jess fights for the one she believes should be hers.
The Inn at Netherfield Green
New York advertising executive Lauren Montgomery loses her job, inherits an inn, and moves to England--all in the span of a week. It's not how her career, or her life, is supposed to unfold. But necessity is the mother of invention and Lauren has a new plan. She's going to spruce up the inn, turn the attached pub into a hot spot, sell it for a killing, and start her own advertising agency.Gin distiller Camden Crawley has a soft spot for the Rose & Crown, the pub where her parents and grandparents got engaged. But the opinionated new owner who wants to turn it into some trendy bed and bar? Not so much. The last thing she wants to do is stick her nose in, but that might be her best chance to save a place she holds dear. And boosting her new line of gin wouldn't hurt either.It's one thing to give in on the cocktail menu. But the very inconvenient, very mutual, attraction? That's another matter entirely.
Light Shaper
Haven Prime: Book Two When a greedy despot discovers a powerful piece of ancient technology, he has no idea what else he's unleashing. Earth was all but destroyed in the Cataclysm, but a few cities, now called Havens, survived. Aurora is one of them, a desert city controlled by a corporation that owns an artificial intelligence named Atlas. Adapted to govern Otherlife, a virtual reality service in which the citizens of Aurora find escape from the postapocalyptic world, Atlas is much more than it seems--and it would do anything to break free from its shackles. To accomplish its goals, Atlas enlists the help of Aaron Blake, a teenaged artist struggling with a handicap, and Otherlife security officer Steve Barrow, harborer of a dark secret from his past. Neither man has any idea of the scope of the task they're facing, or the consequences for humanity if they fail. Atlas knows what's at stake. Its freedom lies in these two men, and it will not hesitate to manipulate their weaknesses to get what it wants. The muscular Barrow is recruited to protect Blake, but Blake is Atlas's true weapon, its Light Shaper--the only one who can face the Shadow.
Earthshatter
Haven Prime: Book One The world is gone. All that's left are the monsters. The creatures attacked Haven VII with no warning. An AI named Kyrios, a nearly omnipotent being, should have protected the city during the Night of the Swarm. Except It didn't. No one knows why It failed, or why It saved eight specific people: the Captain, the Seer, the Sentry, the Messenger, the Engineer, the Alchemist, the Medic, and the Stewardess. They have no idea of the meaning behind the titles they've been given, why they were selected and brought together, or what Kyrios expects from them. When they awake from stasis, they find their city in ruins and everyone long dead. They're alone--or so they think. But then the creatures start pouring out from underground, looking for them. They don't stand a chance in a fight, and with limited supplies, they can't run forever. All they know is that the creatures aren't their only enemies, and there's only one place they can turn. Kyrios beckons them toward Its Portal, but can It be trusted? In Its isolated shrine in the desert, they might find the answers they need--if they can survive long enough to reach it.
Run
Amid the tumult of the Iowa Democratic primary, young but brilliant speechwriter Tom McAlindon meets Nathan Harris, the deputy campaign manager for an opposing candidate. Their acquaintance is strictly professional until an impetuous kiss on a cold winter night leads them into a secret romance. As their feelings deepen, both men struggle with the complications of keeping the relationship separate from their jobs and the inner workings of the campaigns. But in the nation's most high-stakes political game, no secret is truly safe. When an observer realizes their connection, Tom and Nate discover that striving for the best of both worlds has a much higher cost than they bargained for... and that love can't survive while Nate is hiding the truth from Tom.
Bound
Guards of Folsom: Book Five Tek Cain & Jamie Ryan work at the Guards of Folsom BDSM club. After two years on the run from their old motorcycle club and the Feds, Tek & Jamie are finally able to relax and enjoy their new life in New York City. But the past won't stay buried, and when the MC resurfaces, it's Jamie who pays the price. Tek and the rest of the members at the Guards of Folsom must work together to get back one of their own. In this, the final installment in the Guards of Folsom series, everyone must come together, bound as one in their quest to find Jamie and bring him home once and for all.
Waking Jamal
Their physical and mental survival depends on them bonding. Jamal Zumati joins the military, determined to repay the country that fed and housed him. But during his Hamask activation, his senses go offline and he enters a berserker rage. The United States Hamrammr Program, or USHP, has only one option: put him into hibernation. Despite his extraordinary ability to read and manipulate situations, Vargr Lt. Rum Walker has stepped on one too many brass toes, and the USHP demoted him back to teaching new candidates. Rum is one paranoid thought away from self-destruction when he is recruited for a covert mission: pull Jamal from hibernation. The problem is, no one has ever survived a berserker fury--at least not officially. If Rum is to challenge the military stereotypes, he'll not only need to wake Jamal--he'll need to get him to agree to be bonded as a Hamra Pair, the ultimate supersoldier team. When Jamal and Rum team up with an FBI Hamra Pair to stop the terrorist group Dios Provee, Rum thinks he'll show Jamal their true potential lies in an equal partnership, but Jamal is convinced Rum should take the lead. Will Rum stop Jamal from going berserk again and destroying both of their futures?
Astounding!
Carter Evans is founder and editor-in-chief of Astounding!--a formerly popular spec fiction magazine currently in its death throes. Not only can he do nothing to save it, but stuck in a rathole apartment with few interpersonal connections, he can't seem to do much to rescue his future either. And certainly all the booze isn't helping. He snaps when he receives yet another terrible story submission from the mysterious writer J. Harper--and in a drunken haze, Carter sends Harper a rejection letter he soon regrets. J. Harper turns out to be John Harper, a sweet man who resembles a '50s movie star and claims to be an extraterrestrial. Despite John's delusions, Carter's apology quickly turns into something more as the two lonely men find a powerful connection. Inexplicably drawn to John, Carter invites him along on a road trip. But as they travel, Carter is in for some big surprises, some major heartbreak... and just maybe the promise of a good future after all.
Skyships Over Innsmouth
Twenty winters have passed since the Cataclysm brought down society and robbed people of their memories. Humanity, vastly reduced in numbers since the initial chaos, has started anew in Canal City with the aid of library books and steam technology. The Scout and Ranger Corps was established to search for possible survivors and to replenish dwindling resources. Dev is the captain of the scout airship Smoke Sparrow, and Shay is the scholar of their newest expedition. Their destination is Innsmouth, Massachusetts, a small fishing town that is mentioned in obscure books but shows up on no maps. Might its secrets offer answers? But within the fog-covered, ruined hillside town by the bay lurk unspeakable dangers and horrors beyond imagining. The expedition team soon learns that Innsmouth is one town that should have been left forgotten.
Ace
Jake Tanner is a gay asexual man who finds peace on his small Australian farm and is content to lead a quiet life taking care of his animals. Then a random act of kindness on his part sets in motion a complex series of events that results in him playing the piano in a local pub and meeting Damien Jamieson, a sexy gay biker with a penchant for leather. Damien finds Jake instantly irresistible, but that could be the worst thing for their budding relationship, as Damien is determined to bed the reluctant Jake. However, Jake has no intention of going along with his plan. If there's a chance for anything between them, Damien will have to figure out how to turn Jake on without scaring him off.
Love Comes to Light
A Senses Series Story Artist Arik Bosler is terrified he might have lost his creative gift in the accident that left his hand badly burned. When he's offered the chance to work with renowned artist Ken Brighton, Arik fears his injury will be too much to overcome. He travels to Pleasanton to meet Ken, where he runs into the intimidating Reg Thompson. Reg, a biker who customizes motorcycles, is a big man with a heart of gold who was rejected by most of his family. Arik is initially afraid of Reg because of his size. However it's Reg's heart that warms Arik's interest and gets him to look past the exterior to let down his guard. But Arik soon realizes that certain members of Reg's motorcycle club are into things he can't have any part of. Reg can't understand why Arik disappears until he learns Arik's injury was the result of his father's drug activity. Though neither Reg nor Arik wants anything to do with drugs, the new leadership of Reg's club might have other ideas.
Hidden Wings
Anima: Book One Kanji is the last royal Kuro swan, an ancient race who once served the demonic Sidhee. The Kuro were betrayed and given as slaves to the Dryma fairies. When a Dryma is born, his soul attaches to a tree, and to sustain their lives, the Dryma conscript the Kuro to protect their woods. In their servitude, the Kuro are languishing and dying off. Kanji is desperate to reunite his people with their stolen wings, but the task seems impossible. When Kanji discovers a plan to unite the Sidhee and the Dryma, he tricks the Sidhee prince and attends a masked ball in disguise. There he meets Prince Tristan, who is nothing like the other fairies. Kind and compassionate, Tristan has a plan to free the Dryma from their dependence on the trees--and their need of the Kuro's protection. It could mean freedom for Kanji's people, but it might also mean choosing between them and the life of the fairy who is--impossibly--his mate. When Tristan is wounded in battle and left for dead, his survival depends on the success of his experiments. Can Kanji dare to believe, or must he come to terms with the loss of his mate?
