Incognito
For Frankie Strong, results mean more than sticking to the rules, until she runs heart-first into Evan Spears.US Marshal Evan Spears commands a federal task force of seasoned agents who track and capture dangerous fugitives around the world. When Evan is forced to take on DEA Agent Frankie Strong, a free spirit with unorthodox methods, she sees nothing but trouble for the team, the mission, and her future.Frankie just wants to locate the murder suspect and prove her worth, but Evan seems determined to block her. To catch the killer they must learn to work together, but their attraction blurs the lines between professional and personal.
Queer Ghost Stories Volume One
Who needs sleep? Not you! You'd rather stay up late reading these spine-chilling ghost stories!Throughout four tales of the paranormal, queer characters meet with fates beyond their wildest imaginings as they are confronted by spirits from all walks of life... with shocking results.In THE WITCH OF THE WINTER WOODS, Nicole couldn't be more nervous about meeting her girlfriend's parents this Christmas. On her way to their house in rural Maryland, she nearly collides with a barefoot old woman standing in the road. Strange things happen: a chase through the snow, a stone cottage in the woods, a raging fire. Will Nicole make it out alive?Tucker and his boyfriend are the best in their field in THE FUTURE IS DEADLY. They organize estate sales, using their keen eyes and marketing know-how to earn big bucks for their clients. But when they're hired to clear out a mysterious gothic manor house, Tucker discovers a set of vintage sunglasses. Through their shaded lenses, he sees a murder that has yet to take place. What lengths will he go to in order to keep the victim safe?What could follow in our series of supernatural stories? Why, it's GHOST RADIO, the tale of a transgender teen spending the summer with her cousin. When the pair finds a mysterious radio in a dilapidated shack in the woods, Emily can't get enough of the music it plays. There are tales, in town, of a ghostly DJ who draws teens to their deaths. Could Emily be next on his list?In GHOST GALLERY, Xan has just landed his dream job at a prestigious art gallery. There's only one problem: the place is haunted. When Xan stays late to meet his favourite transgender artist, will he come face to face with an apparition from another time? And, if he does, can he finally solve the mystery of the gallery ghost?Dive into four tales of the paranormal by Foxglove Lee.
Rose
Her touch is death... her love is worse.For as long as she can remember, Rose has been a monster. Cursed by a man who would one day become one of the most feared creatures on the earth, one of the future Alpha werewolves. Alister Marcus.For hundreds of years she has roamed the earth, living apart from humanity, watching from afar. Her skin and the briar vines that serve as both her protectors her tormentors, are poison. It is an instant death sentence to anyone, or anything, that comes in contact with her or her vines. She longs for human contact, or the contact of any living thing, but knows that it can never happen.She strikes at evil from the shadows, known by many names to humans over the years, like Lady Death. But now the time of Gathering of the Avatars has come, can she learn what it is to be part of a group, of a family again with a huge battle looming? And what of her love? Cursed to an endless sleep?
Say You'll Love Me Again
Do you know how to keep a secret? 23-year-old piano teacher, Sophie does and it's kept her hidden for the past five years, but now she's gone and broken her golden rule: Never let anyone 'see' you. Jazz, a wild and carefree comedian, does more than 'see' Sophie but that's because your soulmate's the stranger you recognise, right? With the woman she used to be threatening to surface, will Sophie succumb to the pull of passion and risk everything for Jazz, or will she hide from happiness to avoid further intertwining their lives, which might ultimately cause the unravelling of everything? Say You'll Love Me Again is an exciting, flirty book by the best-selling, award-winning author, Kiki Archer, filled with laugh-out-loud moments and intrigue that will keep you guessing until the very end.
Best American Gay Fiction #2
Following the success of last year's debut volume, this Best American Gay Fiction collection broadens the range of contributors, styles, and genres. Here is outstanding new work by such well-known writers as Andrew Holleran, Dale Peck, Michael Nava, and David Wojnarowicz alongside fresh talents who capture the full spectrum of gay life today -- African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans. The impressive writing presented here -- all drawn from works published in 1996 -- reflects this diversity as well, and ranges from coming-of-age narratives to reflections on growing older, from edgy 'zine fiction to elegant tales wrought with lapidary precision. Unified only by their excellence, these twenty-one selections are resounding proof of yet another banner year for gay fiction.
Hot Sauce
Brad and Troy have it all. Brad, a celebrity chef before age 30, is one smart cookie. He knows that a while a good table may be all about display, it's the meal that counts. Troy, a hip fashion designer, is the fabulous force behind a string of Boston's trendiest boutiques. He's got swanky digs in Beacon Hill, quality social credentials, and pecs you could break your teeth on. Brad's mad for Troy and vice-versa. In fact, the two are so for real they're getting ready to tie the lavender knot. Enter Aria Shakespeare. Peroxide-pretty Aria, one of Troy's simmering old flames, tells Brad that his lover has been slutting around behind his back. And Aria says he's got proof! Truth or fairy tale, it's the start of a love-struck ride that will take Brad and Troy from tony Boston to torrid Bermuda and back again. On the way they'll learn that sometimes you just have to trust your heart...even if you can't believe your eyes.
Best American Gay Fiction
Following the success of last year's debut volume, this Best American Gay Fiction collection broadens the range of contributors, styles, and genres. Here is outstanding new work by such well-known writers as Andrew Holleran, Dale Peck, Michael Nava, and David Wojnarowicz alongside fresh talents who capture the full spectrum of gay life today -- African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans. The impressive writing presented here -- all drawn from works published in 1996 -- reflects this diversity as well, and ranges from coming-of-age narratives to reflections on growing older, from edgy 'zine fiction to elegant tales wrought with lapidary precision.Unified only by their excellence, these twenty-one selections are resounding proof of yet another banner year for gay fiction.
Plain and Normal
Lloyd Norris is slouching towards middle age. Recently out of the closet, he knows it's time to devote himself to finding the love & companionship that have long eluded him. But his search is complicated & the result is a dizzyingly funny book about the awesome power of our need for connection.
Too Late... I Love You
Too Late... I Love You is the new novel from best-selling, award-winning author Kiki Archer. Connie Parker isn't convinced by this falling in love lark. Falling hurts, you end up with bruises and scars. She has the perfect answer: she'll write about love instead. But what happens when the novel-in-progress describes more about Connie's own dull existence than she wants to admit? And when will she realise that her hero is beginning to resemble her new best friend Maria - a woman who seems to turn every simple outing with their 3-year-olds into a fun-filled adventure for them all? In trying to make sense of the puzzle of her life, Connie learns there is no perfect person. Just that person who'll fit you perfectly. "The twists and turns and surprises just keep coming - read it now!" - Diana Simmonds, Curve Magazine. "Kiki Archer excels when portraying the behaviour of the human heart. A page-turner written with honesty and warmth." - Vg Lee, Author and Comedienne.
Lost In The Starlight
A-list singing superstar, Honey Diamond, has it all - the albums, the talent shows, the upcoming Hollywood film. But it's her gentle light, endearingly shining through all the glitz and glam, that warms the hearts of so many. A shy girl, who's only ever known fame, born into a world that's not true to life. Will Honey ever experience the love she so knowingly sings about? Will the vindictive online gossip sites ever leave her alone? Lost In The Starlight is the latest heartfelt romance from best-selling, award-winning author, Kiki Archer, peppered with her trademark laugh-out-loud humour and warming observations about falling in love.
Cause and Affection
What happens when a chance encounter turns out to be anything but? Kara Wexler has only a few days to decide whether to accept the nomination of Chief Executive Officer and remain under her father's hand. Should she say enough is enough and resign from the family company completely? Her siblings desperately want her to take the top job and use her innovative ideas to turn the company around. But Kara is tired of fighting with her father at every turn. Kara's siblings aren't willing to let the decision go to chance. Worried that Kara no longer has the fight necessary to lead the company, they concoct a scheme to get Kara back on track. Surely deceiving Kara for the short-term is worth the long-term gain. Madeleine Jessepp's career has hit an all-time low. Her dream of becoming an actress isn't going to happen and she doesn't even have the money to return home to Minnesota. At first she scoffs at the offer to play the Love at First Sight Role, and spend a week as a fantasy date. But after some convincing she agrees to do it. After all, she is an actress. Thrown together by Kara's well-intentioned siblings, Madeleine and Kara both get more than they bargained for. What will happen when Kara discovers she's been deceived by everyone--especially by Madeleine?
Across the Dark Horizon
Major Charlene "Charlie" Hawk has been in the thick of battle many times, but she's never had a deployment quite like this. A prison riot on the Moon. Fifty heavily armed, violent felons with nothing to lose. Two dozen innocent corporate drones with no way of escape. There's no retreat and failure isn't an optionWhat's more dangerous than a prison riot? A prison riot on the Moon. This was so fast-paced that it felt shorter than it really is. I really liked that it wasn't as much set in the future as in a present where a company trying to outdo Boeing found, almost by chance, a way to make space travel possible. It felt as if this could really happen one of these days. Setting the story on the Moon also added elements of danger of (being stranded in space, the lack of backup, the time frame of the dark side of the Moon...) and heightened the tension. I couldn't put this book down.not with so many civilian lives in her hands. And especially that one life. Gail Moore runs Moon Colony with a soft heart, a head for business, and a stomach full of fear. Fear of the cold, dark lunar surface. Fear of blood on her hands. Mostly, though, fear of the way her eyes linger on the soldier who drops into her domain full of unquenchable courage and a body she can't ignore. The odds of survival were never good. The odds they could make something of their mutual attraction were even worse. But as the inevitable orbit of their lunar prison carries them away from the life-giving power provided by the sun, their chances evaporate faster than the fading light. If they are to survive, they need to move quickly. Death waits for them across the dark horizon.
The Darkest Shade of Blue
Nikki Blue refuses to allow society's standards to stand in the way of her dreams of having a wife. Her yearnings of motherhood outweigh her fantasies of one day marrying Katrice Carrington. She is determined, by any means necessary, to become a mother. When Nikki is deployed to war, she devises a plan to have the family she's always wanted. Nikki is devastated when Katrice breaks her heart and finds comfort in the arms of another woman. As a single mother, Nikki grieves the life she thought they would share. Nikki searches for the woman who can give her the one thing she's always longed for...love. A night in a strip club lures her into the gritty world of lust and seduction. She finds shelter in the arms of straight women who secretly crave the novelty of her body. Nikki is unashamed as she boldly lives out her wildest inhibitions. She willingly gives her body but not her heart...until she meets southern belle, Valencia Morton. Nikki loses herself as they become entangled in a web of lust and unrequited love.
The Darkest Shade of Blue
Nikki Blue refuses to allow society's standards to stand in the way of her dreams of having a wife. Her yearnings of motherhood outweigh her fantasies of one day marrying Katrice Carrington. She is determined, by any means necessary, to become a mother. When Nikki is deployed to war, she devises a plan to have the family she's always wanted. Nikki is devastated when Katrice breaks her heart and finds comfort in the arms of another woman. As a single mother, Nikki grieves the life she thought they would share. Nikki searches for the woman who can give her the one thing she's always longed for...love. A night in a strip club lures her into the gritty world of lust and seduction. She finds shelter in the arms of straight women who secretly crave the novelty of her body. Nikki is unashamed as she boldly lives out her wildest inhibitions. She willingly gives her body but not her heart...until she meets southern belle, Valencia Morton. Nikki loses herself as they become entangled in a web of lust and unrequited love.
Flannelwood
Spontaneous combustion occurs when Bill, a forty-year-old barista and a failed poet, meets James, a disabled factory worker and a daddy hunk, at an OctoBear Dance. For six months they share weekends of incredible passion at James's house up north in the country. Winter has never seemed hotter in their flannel sheets. But on the first day of spring James abruptly informs Bill over the phone that it's not going to work out and hangs up. No further explanation: just the static of silence. Feeling haunted like Djuna Barnes while she wrote her novel Nightwood in the 1930s, Bill searches for answers in his recollections of James and others who'd departed too early from his life. When he does discover why James left, the answer comes from a mysterious stranger with secrets of his own.
Counting for Thunder
When struggling actor Phillip Stalworth breaks up with his girlfriend, he returns home to the Deep South to care for his ailing mother and unexpectedly falls for a local carpenter. Working through his past with his complicated family, some old high school chums, and the desperate characters who grace his hometown, Phillip ultimately finds his own voice as his mother is finally regaining hers.Already adapted for film, Counting for Thunder was inspired by writer Phillip Irwin Cooper's personal experience and, like Augusten Burroughs, covers many of the universal themes of love, life, sex, and death with his own brand of gallows wit. Phillip's three-year quest is a hero's journey proving we truly can go home again to learn the lessons we should have mastered the first time around.
A Dead Eye
Set in the enclaves of South Florida, this fast-paced thriller will keep you wanting more and rooting for Kate Kaos to win. Kate was in trouble again, this time with a deadly, manipulative scam artist named Seth. Kate and Marie were duped into an alcohol-related life-changing event. The first twenty-four hours are filled with memories confused as reality. It soon becomes a case of murder. The ties that bind family prove to be Seth's undoing as he unwittingly chooses the wrong girls to involve in his murderous plot to eliminate his lost love, Jake. Follow Kate through her adventure and into rehab and incarceration.
Clio Rising
In 1983, Livvie Bliss leaves western North Carolina for New York City, armed with a degree in English and a small cushion of cash from a favorite aunt. Her goal is to launch a career in publishing, but also to live openly as a lesbian. A rough start makes Livvie think she should give up and head home, but then a new friend helps her land a job at a literary agency run by the formidable Bea Winston. Bea hopes Livvie's Southern charm and boyish good looks will help her bond with one of the agency's most illustrious clients--the cranky Modernist writer Clio Hartt, an octogenarian recluse who accomplished just one great novel. When Livvie becomes Clio's girl Friday and companion, the plan looks like it's working: The two connect around their shared western North Carolina heritage, and their rapport gives Clio support and inspiration to think about publishing again. But something isn't quite right with Clio's writing. And as Livvie learns more about Clio's romantic relationship with playwright Flora Haynes, uncomfortable parallels emerge between Livvie's own circle of friends and the drama-filled world of expatriate artists in Paris in the 1920s. In Clio's final days, the writer shares a secret that could upend Livvie's life--and the literary establishment.
Dangerous Curves
NASCAR photographer Lacy McGowen never thought she'd capture the moment of death. Unable to watch another race after a fatal crash, she flees Pittsburgh to shoot weddings and capture the images of LA's young, fashionable, and oh-so-spoiled. She's desperate to get back to the racetrack but has no idea how to overcome the images that haunt her.Up-and-coming NASCAR driver Kip Sellars has a death wish. At least that's what Lacy thinks when her best friend convinces her that cleaning up the young rookie's image will be a breeze. Kip's rude, arrogant, and unprofessional, not to mention scruffy, which shouldn't be nearly as sexy as it is.What Lacey doesn't know is that Kip's penchant for trouble masks a secret she can never tell and a deal with the devil she never should have made. When love waits at the finish line, dangerous curves are a risk worth taking.
The Mermaid Murders
Special Agent Jason West is seconded from the FBI Art Crime Team to temporarily partner with disgraced, legendary "manhunter" Sam Kennedy when it appears Kennedy's most famous case, the capture and conviction of a serial killer known as the Huntsman, may actually have been a disastrous failure. The Huntsman is still out there...and the killing has begun again.
The Monet Murders
All those late night conversations when Sam had maybe a drink too many or Jason was half falling asleep. All those playful, provocative comments about what they'd do when they finally met up again. Well, here they were... The last thing Jason West, an ambitious young FBI Special Agent with the Art Crimes Team, wants--or needs--is his uncertain and unacknowledged romantic relationship with irascible legendary Behavioral Analysis Unit Chief Sam Kennedy. And it's starting to feel like Sam is not thrilled with the idea either. But personal feelings must be put aside when Sam requests Jason's help to catch a deranged killer targeting wealthy, upscale art collectors. A killer whose calling card is a series of grotesque paintings depicting the murders.
A New Generation
College students are clueless, broke, sleep-deprived, and always busy. During this whole thing, you are meant to keep the grades and to follow up with family, friends, love, and life-everything and anything. Once you become abnormal, everything becomes more difficult because you are not the normal boy-girl relationship or the birth gender you were born into. You are different. Trying to find themselves through loss, heartbreaks, and fights, they try and reach for one another to become who they are. With humor, drama, love, and friendship, the lives of ten college students will all change forever.
A New Generation
College students are clueless, broke, sleep-deprived, and always busy. During this whole thing, you are meant to keep the grades and to follow up with family, friends, love, and life-everything and anything. Once you become abnormal, everything becomes more difficult because you are not the normal boy-girl relationship or the birth gender you were born into. You are different. Trying to find themselves through loss, heartbreaks, and fights, they try and reach for one another to become who they are. With humor, drama, love, and friendship, the lives of ten college students will all change forever.
The King’s Fear
Myobu waited all his life to find true love. Then, just as he makes a connection, he's murdered.Reeling from the fatal climax of his love story with Prince Kitsune, the magical Yokai must take advantage of a second chance at life, reconciling his past and present while keeping the prince from following a path of darkness.Kitsune, lost in grief and guilt, finds a renewed purpose and the potential for hope when he discovers the legendary Sword of Inari. But when voices within the steel begin speaking to him, he's tempted down a path of deceit and destruction.With an army under his command, Kitsune must defend the world against the whims of his deranged father. King Oni's aggression is mounting, and he will stop at nothing to maintain his power over the region.In a tale of good versus evil, life and death, Kitsune and Myobu must come together to face unspeakable horrors. They are tasked with destroying an evil that threatens the brass machine-and their world.
The King’s Fear
Myobu waited all his life to find true love. Then, just as he makes a connection, he's murdered.Reeling from the fatal climax of his love story with Prince Kitsune, the magical Yokai must take advantage of a second chance at life, reconciling his past and present while keeping the prince from following a path of darkness.Kitsune, lost in grief and guilt, finds a renewed purpose and the potential for hope when he discovers the legendary Sword of Inari. But when voices within the steel begin speaking to him, he's tempted down a path of deceit and destruction.With an army under his command, Kitsune must defend the world against the whims of his deranged father. King Oni's aggression is mounting, and he will stop at nothing to maintain his power over the region. In a tale of good versus evil, life and death, Kitsune and Myobu must come together to face unspeakable horrors. They are tasked with destroying an evil that threatens the brass machine-and their world.
All That Is Behind Us Now
Two ordinary people met and fell in love. After some hesitation and nearly a decade together, they married and moved across the country. In Seattle, Washington, they bought a house and a Subaru. All clouds were nines.Sexy, smart, gregarious Liz approached Abby, who wandered art museums, managed a restaurant, and otherwise led a solitary life. Older, Abby found herself buoyed by Liz's verve. Liz, for her part, desired Abby from the start and fell deeply for her solicitude.A high school shooting dismantles their long years of predictability and security. Their attunement--their marriage--is tested as Liz convalesces and each tries to comprehend and move past the inexplicable.ALL THAT IS BEHIND US NOW takes into rich account the unexpected tragedies that go on in the modern world. In Abby and Liz, we find two characters teeming with personality, passion, and perseverance.
All to Pieces
The epic gay Civil War saga continues in this second installment in the award-winning Unmentionables book series. In All to Pieces you'll meet colorful new characters and revisit some of the characters you met in Book 1. Warning: Spoilers ahead if you haven't read book 1. The year is 1862. A slave catcher kidnaps Jimmy and sells him into slavery in Savannah, Georgia. Jimmy's new owners are an eccentric couple with mischief in mind. Cato risks his own re-enslavement to travel deep into Confederate territory in an all-out effort to find Jimmy.
Survivor’s Guilt and Other Stories
A Katrina survivor waits for rescue on his roof in the brutal heat, reflecting on the life choices that brought him to this moment. A young woman discovers there's more to her perfect man than she thought. A gay journalist travels to Italy to interview his teen idol, only to discover a darkness in the Tuscan hills. A gay man cleans his home, reflecting on his sociopathic criminal mother. Chanse MacLeod returns to his hometown to help his younger brother, accused of murder. A daughter keeps her father's legacy alive while hiding his darkest secrets.Including five new stories written for this collection (along with the first-ever Chanse MacLeod short story), Greg Herren's tales of murder, crime, and the darkness that lives inside all of us are evocative of the proud Southern Gothic tradition of writers and are now available, for the first time, in a single collection.
Shadow of the Hook
I taught you to fight and to fly, what more can there be?Robyn and Amanda fall off the path to Perchta's garden, where the Avatars were retreating to in order plan against the Elders resetting of the mortal realm. They find themselves in a land where imagination is the most dangerous of weapons... Neverland.Everything we know about Pan, the Hook, and the Lost Boys gets all turned around. After a daring rescue, our heroines learn that time is up and the Elders have started their march.With new allies, they need to find a way back home to join their fellow Avatars as they prepare for the most important confrontation in the history of mankind.
Screen Kiss
Addy Tornado wishes her love life was as dramatic as her name. A true romantic, Addy lives for the movies and yearns for a mate who is as beautiful, sexy, witty, and as smart as the heroines on the screen. Of course that someone would also have to put up with her OCD about color coordination... Mazie Midnight has one dream--to finish her Master's program in music performance. She reinvents herself and moves to the west coast to attend Cammon University, hoping a new name and a new start will be what she needs to face the one barrier keeping her from a degree: terrible stage fright. Mazie takes a job at the Bijou Theater, Addy's favorite place in the whole world, and the two clash immediately over Mazie's re-arrangement of the colorful candies. Mazie meets none of Addy's expectations in a mate, and Addy sees Mazie as nothing more than an adversary...until Mazie opens her mouth to sing. Believing the world should hear Mazie, Addy vows to help her overcome her stage fright. But can she see Mazie as someone to love? Will they ever share anything as perfect as a screen kiss?
Justify My Sins
Victor Regina should be perfectly happy in New York City. His novels are best sellers, he has a kick-ass agent, and the upcoming Black Party at the exclusive Club Flamingo promises to be a cornucopia of gay desire. But New York is hard. The city is gripped by a winter that won't quit, and although he has plenty of dishy friends, there is no lover in the picture. When his agent calls with an offer from Hollywood to adapt his latest novel, Justify My Sins, for a famous director, he jumps at the chance.In "El Lay," the sun is warm, the food is fantastic, the men are plentiful and eager. It's all so easy. So easy, in fact, that Victor begins to suspect there's nothing quite real about it--not the quick affairs, not the luxurious cars and ostentatious architecture, and certainly not the film script or scenario or treatment or whatever the hell it is everyone expects him to write. He begins to long for NYC, hard but real.Noted names and events of the 1970s, '80s, and '90s intermingle with personal triumphs and private tragedies in this hilarious roman ? clef with a heart. Felice Picano exposes the clash between celebrity and integrity, the rivalry between love and lust, while showcasing the grittiness of Manhattan and the voluptuous of Hollywood. Through disastrous production meetings, steamy sex clubs, and encounters with friends who grow old, or strange, or both, Victor tries not once, not twice, but three times to find authenticity and contentment in a life that, while perhaps never fully justified, is fully lived.
The First Day of School
It is the first day of seventh grade for Elliott, a student at a Catholic grade school in a conservative, solidly Republican town in northeast Ohio. His entrepreneur parents, considered leftover hippies by most, have always encouraged Elliott to think outside the box. Jeffery is a fellow seventh grader whose father is an up-and-coming Republican running for Congress. He rarely talks to Jeffery unless he is giving instructions or opinions. His mother has a fondness for vodka tonics and rarely smiles. When Jeffery walks into Elliott's class on the first day, Elliott immediately notices his piercing eyes. As that moment sets into motion a journey of confusion, Elliott and Jeffery must somehow find a way to balance hate and shame with love, understanding, and acceptance. When a deep family secret is revealed, the boys are transported down separate complex, emotional roads that lead them to balance their lives on a tightrope, terrified of falling. But as the answers come, both finally realize the importance of that first day of school. The First Day of School is the emotional tale of two boys as they journey from friendship into a dark tunnel of shame and hate that leaves them battling to find the light at the end.
The First Day of School
It is the first day of seventh grade for Elliott, a student at a Catholic grade school in a conservative, solidly Republican town in northeast Ohio. His entrepreneur parents, considered leftover hippies by most, have always encouraged Elliott to think outside the box. Jeffery is a fellow seventh grader whose father is an up-and-coming Republican running for Congress. He rarely talks to Jeffery unless he is giving instructions or opinions. His mother has a fondness for vodka tonics and rarely smiles. When Jeffery walks into Elliott's class on the first day, Elliott immediately notices his piercing eyes. As that moment sets into motion a journey of confusion, Elliott and Jeffery must somehow find a way to balance hate and shame with love, understanding, and acceptance. When a deep family secret is revealed, the boys are transported down separate complex, emotional roads that lead them to balance their lives on a tightrope, terrified of falling. But as the answers come, both finally realize the importance of that first day of school. The First Day of School is the emotional tale of two boys as they journey from friendship into a dark tunnel of shame and hate that leaves them battling to find the light at the end.
Listen
Former child music prodigy Lily Croft spends most days in her home office crunching numbers and analyzing data as an actuary. Once she filled concert halls across the world, until the pressure got to be too much and forced her retreat. When her boss hands her a temporary assignment, Lily has to leave the safety of working from home to work with people at an office. She keeps her head down and stays focused, but one night on her way to the train station, she hears music wafting from The Leading Note and the life and feelings she suppressed for over a decade bubble up to the surface. Lily is inexplicably drawn to Hope D'Marco, Leading Note's gorgeous and brilliant founder. But falling for Hope and re-exploring her passion for music force Lily to face her past. Will she go back into hiding, or have the courage to confront the consequences of her past and present colliding?
Cronin’s Key (French Translation)
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The Stars May Rise and Fall
Teru came to Tokyo with dreams of making it big in the glam-metal visual kei scene, but three years later, all he has to show for it is a head of hot pink hair and some skill with an eyeliner pencil. He may look the part, but he doesn't sound it, and tension among his bandmates has him worried about his future. When a mysterious business card offers help, he's willing to take it however it comes.Help comes in the form of Rei, a brilliant composer whose performing career was ended by an accident that left him scarred, injured, and in chronic pain. With Teru's voice and looks, and Rei's money and songwriting skills, both of their dreams seem about to come true - but a forbidden kiss and a late-night confession threaten to tear it all apart. Now Teru, who has spent most of his life denying his attraction to men, and Rei, who vowed long ago never to love again, must reconcile their feelings with their careers - and with their carefully constructed ideas of themselves.THE STARS MAY RISE AND FALL is an M/M retelling of Phantom of the Opera, set in Tokyo at the turn of the millennium. It comes with a healthy dose of angst and a dollop of nostalgia, as well as an age-difference romance, a physically disabled love interest, and memorable characters who will stay with you long after the pages are closed.
Careful What You Wish for
Chelsea Danforth Browning left her marriage, her two grown daughters, and her best friend in Indiana to move to Wisconsin for a woman, June Paulson. When she discovers June has been having an affair with another woman, Chelsea is devastated. Determined to make it on her own, she picks herself up and starts to rebuild her life. She attempts to reconnect with her daughters, edits books for a lesbian press, and finds a part-time job. Along the way, she makes friends and falls in love. Will she manage to create a meaningful new life without losing those she loved and left? Does she get a second chance at happiness?
Daughters of an Emerald Dusk
Fifty-five years have passed since 4,000 women escaped a tyrannical Earth and colonized the planet of Maternas. The women of the Unity have brought children into their world, the first in the history of humankind to inherit a legacy of ultimate freedom and possibility. But these children are a breed unto themselves. They have bonded and communicate with each other in a way the older generation cannot fathom, and most disturbing of all, they question many of the Unity's cherished precepts, laying claim to a rival standard of conduct. Into this widening schism walks young Joss. She becomes deeply involved with Emerald, a woman who struggles to locate her long-lost daughter and finds herself caught between two factions in a burgeoning conflict of the gravest proportions. With Daughters of an Emerald Dusk, Forrest has created her most electrifying and suspenseful novel yet in this acclaimed series that began with Daughters of a Coral Dawn.
Alimatefhange
Starting in the 1980s and traversing through the following decade, A Climate of Change tells the story of two young men as they fall in love and develop friendship. Along the way, a dark past casts a constant shadow over not only their love but of those around them: institutional child abuse. With the love and support of Robbie, Simon's family deals with the trauma, but despite what they hope is a resolution, they cannot defeat the power of one of the world's largest religious organizations. A tale that explores young love, chasing the dream, and a series of tragic losses, A Climate of Change is told through the eyes three of the characters-Robbie, then Simon, and also Cal. It is an observation of young life, the landscape, the notion of relationships, and the disturbing horror of manipulation of young boys by those they trusted. From the beaches of southern Australia to the towns and countrysides of England, Scotland, Canada, Europe, and back to the eastern coast of Australia, these young men mature and grow stronger. Can lives be rebuilt and restored? Can love triumph over tragedy?
Alimatefhange
Starting in the 1980s and traversing through the following decade, A Climate of Change tells the story of two young men as they fall in love and develop friendship. Along the way, a dark past casts a constant shadow over not only their love but of those around them: institutional child abuse. With the love and support of Robbie, Simon's family deals with the trauma, but despite what they hope is a resolution, they cannot defeat the power of one of the world's largest religious organizations. A tale that explores young love, chasing the dream, and a series of tragic losses, A Climate of Change is told through the eyes three of the characters-Robbie, then Simon, and also Cal. It is an observation of young life, the landscape, the notion of relationships, and the disturbing horror of manipulation of young boys by those they trusted. From the beaches of southern Australia to the towns and countrysides of England, Scotland, Canada, Europe, and back to the eastern coast of Australia, these young men mature and grow stronger. Can lives be rebuilt and restored? Can love triumph over tragedy?
Answering the Call
As New Orleans recovers from Hurricane Katrina, Detective Sept Savoie recovers from a gunshot wound with the help of her new love Keegan Blanchard. As the city returns to normal, so does the crime rate. Sept's first case back on the job is a strangely ritualistic killing, which quickly escalates into serial murder. As the bodies start to pile up, the last thing Sept needs is the city's newest celebrity crime writer, Nicole Voles, poking into the case looking for information for a new bestseller, especially when Nicole appears just as interested in Keegan as she is in murder. Time is running out and innocent lives are on the line. But with all her focus on finding a killer, the secretive and seductive Nicole Voles may just steal what matters to Sept most.
Taking Chances
Children's librarian Valerie Cruz has worked hard to make a comfortable life for herself since aging out of the foster care system. She loves her job but avoids intimate connections--life has taught her that she can only count on herself. When she gets the opportunity to become a foster parent, Val decides to take the leap. If she can help kids, she'll do it, even if it means reentering the system.Foster care case worker Paige Wellington is passionate about her work, and she's been a foster parent herself. When she meets the beautiful Valerie Cruz, she is drawn to her in a way she can't explain, even though Valerie seems to want nothing to do with her. But when they clash over what is in the best interest of the children in Valerie's care, the children may be the only ones who can convince them that it's worth taking chances for love.
Nothing To Lose
Can you find love in a hopeless place?Nobody would ever describe Scarlet Williams as a ray of sunshine, but that doesn't mean she deserves the flood that wipes out her basement flat, making her temporarily homeless.Enter Joy Hudson, local mayor & sunshine specialist, who opens her house to flood refugees and ends up with Scarlet on her doorstep. Two more opposing characters you couldn't fail to meet, and yet, somehow, they strike up a friendship. But when the rain stops and the sun comes out, could that friendship blossom into something more?If you're a fan of contemporary lesbian romance, you'll love Scarlet & Joy's story, bursting with real characters and shot through with British wit. From the international best-selling author of London Calling and This London Love comes a heart-warming tale of love & redemption.Find out if opposites really do attract: buy Nothing To Lose today!
Homo Odyssey
A gay Muslim in Berlin, a young gay man bewildered and lost on the highways of Los Angeles; a rent boy in Shanghai; a holiday romance in Mexico; a man from Dakar in a bathhouse in Paris; a love hotel in Tokyo; a darkroom in Rio; a hamam in Syria; the burning ghats on the Ganges; Muslim, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Buddhist, Shinto and atheist; legal and illegal ... blazing through 17 countries on six continents, "Homo Odyssey" is an upfront, edgy, often funny, travel memoir that will leave you seeing the world and yourself with different eyes. How do men sexually attracted to other men live in different parts of the world? How do they see themselves? How have they survived over the centuries, mostly in places hostile to them?
Acts of Assumption
Fiction. Latinx Studies. Jewish Studies. LGBTQIA Studies. Women's Studies. In America, we're good at dividing ourselves into tribes--into insiders and outsiders--based on race, background and beliefs. But what happens when a person is an outsider within her own tribe? Serach Gottesman, the mathematically-gifted eldest daughter of a rigidly Orthodox Jewish Boro Park family and Paloma Rodriguez, the street-smart Bronx-bred daughter of a neglectful Latina immigrant mother, seek broader vistas within a relationship that is forbidden by both their communities. Love provides them ballast, but they find that some cultural bonds grip tight and some wounds run deep.
And Love Endures
After a decade-and-a-half in a solid relationship, our narrator begins to feel his life with Bobby is in a downward spiral. As his relationship with his precious mate becomes increasingly difficult, he has to make some choices: Can he heal Bobby? Can he heal himself? Can they go on together? And, if not, then what could life possibly become? Old friends--and new friends--help our narrator find his way, as he gradually discovers new life, new love, and even some new responsibilities beyond his wildest imaginings.AND LOVE ENDURES, Volume III of Bruce K Beck's Love Trilogy, is set mostly in New York City in the early 1990s as a bedrock relationship becomes seismic. Readers of Volumes I and II will welcome the same irreverent, honest, sassy, probing voice that filled those books. And all readers will find a story that is tender, funny, erotic, steeped in loss, and yet exuberant in its possibilities for new beginnings.
All to Pieces
The epic gay Civil War saga continues in this second installment in the award-winning Unmentionables book series. In All to Pieces you'll meet colorful new characters and revisit some of the characters you met in Book 1.Warning: Spoilers ahead if you haven't read book 1.All to Pieces begins in 1862 just a few months after Unmentionables ends. Jimmy and Cato face a major test of their relationship when events take each of them on a journey deep into slave territory.
A Gift to Remember
What's a Christmas work do without gifts... and a little hanky panky?The pocket rocket gals are back and feeling frisky! There are gifts (tied with a bow) to be unwrapped, and fun to be had while surprises are unveiled.
