A Call Away
Sydney Carter is shocked to discover her maternal grandmother, a woman she had never met, just recently passed away and left Syd her farmhouse in Iowa. She has questions about her grandparents that she hopes to find the answers to while preparing the farm to sell. Abigail Price, a neighbor of Syd's grandmother, has lived on her grandmother's farm in Iowa for most of her life, leaving only to promote her latest novel. In helping Syd find the answers she's looking for, they develop a mutual attraction and deeper feelings for each other. Syd has to return to her life in Chicago, but will Abby stay in Iowa, or will she give the big city, and love, a chance?
A Chance in Time
We all have to live with the past, but Jaime Ander just discovered she doesn't have to. By the time Jaime realizes childhood friend Audrey Walker was the love of her life, it's too late--fate had already snatched Audrey away. Jaime is certain that if she had only realized it sooner, their lives would have been so different. Consumed by regret for all the lost years, one night Jaime drowns her sorrows. But Jaime doesn't just get black-out drunk--she wakes up eight years in the past. Eighteen years old again and Audrey's college roommate, all she has do now is convince Audrey that they're destined for each other. And figure out a way to stop Audrey from dying in the future...and maybe change a few other things along the way.
Hunger for You
Being Principe of an ancient vampire dynasty comes with difficult choices. For Byron Debrek that means putting the good of her clan and innocent mortals over her own desires. When she falls for the first woman to set her blood on fire in centuries, Byron must harden her heart and walk away.For Amelia Honey, a suit designer at a Savile Row tailor, the six months spent with her first love were the most wonderful time of her life. Byron made her feel like a princess and awakened her darkest sexual desires. But then she disappeared, leaving her nothing but a first-class plane ticket and a broken heart.When a dangerous enemy befriends Amelia, Byron is compelled to act. Will she be able to regain Amelia's trust and protect her? Or will pain and anger drive Amelia into the hands of Byron's enemies, and into the middle of a vampire war?
A Private Gentleman
To seal their bond, they must break the ties that bind.Painfully introverted and rendered nearly mute by a heavy stammer, Lord George Albert Westin rarely ventures any farther than the club or his beloved gardens. When he hears rumors of an exotic new orchid sighted at a local hobbyist's house, though, he girds himself with opiates and determination to attend a house party, hoping to sneak a peek. He finds the orchid, yes...but he finds something else even more rare and exquisite: Michael Vallant. Professional sodomite.Michael climbed out of an adolescent hell as a courtesan's bastard to become successful and independent-minded, seeing men on his own terms, protected by a powerful friend. He is master of his own world--until Wes. Not only because, for once, the sex is for pleasure and not for profit. They are joined by tendrils of a shameful, unspoken history. The closer his shy, poppy-addicted lover lures him to the light of love, the harder his past works to drag him back into the dark. There's only one way out of this tangle. Help Wes face the fears that cripple him--right after Michael finds the courage to reveal the devastating truth that binds them.
Dingo's Recovery
Newly retired and ready to reconnect with herself, Joyce Allen realizes that she's not yet the person she knows she was meant to be. At the age of 56, she's committed to discovering happiness and begins her new journey by taking classes, attending concerts, and adopting the dog she has secretly wished for, Dingo. When Dingo is injured and a visit to the new veterinarian in town is necessary, Joyce finds herself quietly attracted to Dr. Amanda Carter, the intellectual dreamer who is many years her junior. Joyce knows that their age difference is too big an obstacle to overcome, and is content to settle for friendship with the thirty-two-year-old vet. But Amanda, for her part, can't see the gaping divide between them. All she knows is the warmth and attraction she feels for Joyce, and can't understand why age should matter at all. Join Genevieve Fortin as she weaves this heartwarming May-December romance of two women who discover the timeless truth of love at any age.
The Locket
Danielle Stevens is Hollywood's "next big thing" in a long line of next big things. When she goes to Dallas to prepare for a role--shadowing Detective Harper Jeremiah--she's not only running from her fame...she's also running from a stalker. Harper Jeremiah wouldn't recognize a Hollywood actress even if she bumped into one on the street. The last thing she wants to do is to get pulled from her current case to have an actress follow her around. But the perceived babysitting gig quickly turns into a protection detail as the threats against Dani escalate. The two women form a bond as secrets are shared, trust builds, and the stalker turns into a hunter. As the stalker's pursuit becomes relentless, Harper becomes even more determined than ever to protect Dani at any cost. But could that unwavering conviction get them both killed?
Paper Is White
When oral historian Ellen Margolis and her girlfriend decide to get married, Ellen realizes that she can't go through with a wedding until she tells her grandmother. There's only one problem: her grandmother is dead.As the two young women beat their own early path toward marriage equality, Ellen's longing to plumb that voluminous silence draws her into a clandestine entanglement with a wily Holocaust survivor--a woman with more to hide than tell--and a secret search for buried history. If there is to be a wedding Ellen must decide: How much do you need to share to be true to the one you love?Set in ebullient, 1990s Dot-com era San Francisco, Paper is White is a novel about the gravitational pull of the past and the words we must find to make ourselves whole.Hilary Zaid is an alumna of the Community of Writers at Squaw Valley and the Tin House Writer's Workshop. Her short story "For Non-Speakers of the Mother Tongue" (Tahoma Literary Review, Winter 2017) has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and "The Dark Between the Stars" won the 2014 BLOOM Fiction Chapbook Prize. Hilary works as a freelance editor in Oakland, California.
Spring's Wake
Nora Calhoun keeps her life just like her Provincetown B&B, neat and tidy. She's thrilled when her niece Graham comes to stay with her while completing her graduate fieldwork aboard the Dolphin Fleet. She's less than thrilled when Graham starts hanging out with Willa Lange, a sexy wanderer who works for the Fleet and seems to have her sights set on Graham. At the encouragement of her sister Emerson, Willa's short stay in Ptown becomes a fresh start. She's doing great--a decent job, a place of her own, and new friends. But when she meets Nora, she finds herself pining for more. The only problem? Nora is fifteen years her senior and doesn't like her. C an the women overcome past hurts and find love or will their affair leave battered hearts in its wake?
It's Not a Date
Falling in love is the hardest business of all.Entrepreneur and innovator Kadrienne Davenport gets results. A demanding executive and stickler for punctuality, Kade throws herself into work to avoid hurting anyone, convinced she only causes pain to those she loves.When Jennifer Spencer meets an incognito Kade at a conference, sparks fly. But when Kade unexpectedly becomes her boss, Jen's problems multiply. The company she founded is going broke, her grandmother's dementia is worsening, and her attraction to Kade--her difficult, brilliant, charismatic mentor--is growing.Kade's desire to keep things professional between them is in Jen's best interest. Yet what's in Kade's best interest...is Jen.
Confessions
Relationships are complex.Love ever-changing.And when it comes to rules of the heart, they were made to be broken... That's what Robert Antonio Bianchi was telling himself, anyway.Otherwise, he really had no excuse for what-or who-he'd done. No excuse, except for his lonely heart, a pitcher of margaritas, four Bitter Bitches, and the apparent need to confess all his weaknesses to the two men he knew would bring him nothing but trouble. But trouble was nothing new. Just ask his crazy sisters or any of his friends, and they'd be the first to tell you: If there was a bad decision to be made, Robbie always had a knack for making it. And thus begins the story of the priest, the princess, and the prick.
The Two Ruths
In 1950, after her father passes away, Ruthie Stein knows she will continue to take care of their familys dairy farm, as she has always done, while also looking after her mother. But when her mother falls and breaks her hip less than two years later, Ruthie soon finds she cannot get by on her own. Her neighbors, the Packers, recommend that their cousin Ruth, who is single and unemployed, come and assist Ruthie with her mother in exchange for room, board, and a small amount of money. The two women soon become close friendsand then discover that their relationship goes even deeper than friendship, into an unexpected romantic love. Although they must be very careful while together in public, the two women blend their lives together over the course of the next decade and manage to find true happiness in one another. But when Ruthie suffers a bad fall, they must reevaluate how theyll proceed in their future. In this novel, set in rural Upstate New York in the 1950s and 1960s, two women meet, fall in love, and build a life together, in spite of the secrecy that society of the time requires.
The Two Ruths
In 1950, after her father passes away, Ruthie Stein knows she will continue to take care of their familys dairy farm, as she has always done, while also looking after her mother. But when her mother falls and breaks her hip less than two years later, Ruthie soon finds she cannot get by on her own. Her neighbors, the Packers, recommend that their cousin Ruth, who is single and unemployed, come and assist Ruthie with her mother in exchange for room, board, and a small amount of money. The two women soon become close friendsand then discover that their relationship goes even deeper than friendship, into an unexpected romantic love. Although they must be very careful while together in public, the two women blend their lives together over the course of the next decade and manage to find true happiness in one another. But when Ruthie suffers a bad fall, they must reevaluate how theyll proceed in their future. In this novel, set in rural Upstate New York in the 1950s and 1960s, two women meet, fall in love, and build a life together, in spite of the secrecy that society of the time requires.
The Untamed Blondie
Callie is an eight-year-old little girl whose parents are killed by an intruder. She is forced into foster care, and she traps herself into living in her little world. Her new foster home has many animals. However, she doesnt care for any of them. Callie and her foster mom go over to a nearby farm, where Callie runs into this wild, untamed enormous palomino horse. Callie bonds with the horse right off. Through the relationship with the horse, Callie comes out of her little world. Just as she begins adapting to her new surroundings, tragedy is among her again.
Karma Assistant
We all hope Karma can get the ones who have harmed us, but Karma is not the one who does the dirty work. The sex addict Gabriel Watson, owner of Watson Hotel, has a double life. He works for Karma. However, his new assignment, Lorenzo Cartano, is different from his previous assignments. Every step closer he gets to Lorenzo makes it a step harder to neglect what he believes could be true love. How will he choose between the job Karma has assigned and the attraction for the man he knows so little about? Will he give his cover up for love and let Lorenzo know he is Karmas assistant or protect it at all costs till the end?
Karma Assistant
We all hope Karma can get the ones who have harmed us, but Karma is not the one who does the dirty work. The sex addict Gabriel Watson, owner of Watson Hotel, has a double life. He works for Karma. However, his new assignment, Lorenzo Cartano, is different from his previous assignments. Every step closer he gets to Lorenzo makes it a step harder to neglect what he believes could be true love. How will he choose between the job Karma has assigned and the attraction for the man he knows so little about? Will he give his cover up for love and let Lorenzo know he is Karmas assistant or protect it at all costs till the end?
Twice in a Lifetime
Police detective Callie Burke returned to western New York after a bad breakup. She immerses herself in work as a way of avoiding any personal connections. But as her feelings for her sister's boss and late friend's widow move beyond friendship, she isn't quite sure how to handle it. Bar owner Taylor Fletcher lost her firefighter wife almost four years ago. Dating is the last thing on her mind. She gave her heart away once and isn't willing to risk that kind of pain again. But now Callie, a woman she isn't even sure she likes, is getting under her skin. Because of a threat on Taylor's life, they spend more time together, and both begin to feel things they never expected. Callie's never had the once-in-a-lifetime type of love. Taylor has, but Callie makes her wonder if it's possible to find that kind of love twice in a lifetime.
The Liaison
When Lily Dawson's estranged father passes away, she's forced to return to her childhood home in New Mexico to settle his affairs and prepare the sprawling cattle ranch for sale. Once there, Lily is dumbfounded by what she discovers. It seems that her Air Force father has been assisting the federal government in protecting the United States from alien threats--threats from other worlds. Lily has no intention of taking her father's place in his work. But when a new menace emerges, she reluctantly steps in to fill his shoes.Airman Hunter Moon has been assigned to bring Lily Dawson safely to the President. Their attraction is immediate and when Lily is hurt, Hunter is there. And Hunter will always be there. This is the first adventure in the Desert Willow Series.
Between Sand and Stardust
Haven Thorne and Willa Bennette were childhood sweethearts who had it all--a partnership, a home, and a future planned out ahead of them--until Willa's life was threatened by a silent killer and their relationship was torn apart. Heartbroken and alone, both women struggled to live without each other for the first time.Years later, they both believe they've finally moved on and settled into their new lives. But it doesn't take long for fate, chance, and Mother Nature to step in and mix things back up. Can true love withstand both time and distance in order to bring Haven and Willa back together, or are they now as different as the sand and stars--too far apart to be together once more?
Charming the Vicar
Finnian Kane, famous master of illusion, mentalist, and renowned atheist, has a crisis of faith after her sister's death. She rents a cottage in the village of Axedale in Kent, desperately trying to find a safe haven from the intrusive media to grieve and work out how to move on.The Reverend Bridget Claremont makes it her mission to help the enigmatic Finnian find her faith in life again. Bridge has long yearned for a life partner, and her best friend's wedding has intensified that desire. But when you're a lesbian vicar in a small English village, it's not easy to find your perfect match.Their chemistry is clear from the start, despite their different beliefs and Bridge insisting Finn isn't her type. But will the mentalist find the magic that can charm the vicar?
Touch
As the go-to therapist at Elite Therapy, Dr. Hayley Sims is the best in her field. It's exactly why she's just been assigned her most challenging patient yet, hockey player Elizabeth Stone. Not because Stone's injury is complicated, but because she is intense to work with and needs someone to keep her in check. When Hayley's personal life starts unraveling and she realizes she might be developing feelings for her patient, she's torn between finishing her assignment and walking away to protect herself. Can Hayley get Stone back on the ice in one piece while keeping her heart from breaking?
Chaser
A Tough-As-Nails Bounty Hunter, A Teenage Murder Suspect, And A Deadly SecretAfter she's outed by a newspaper and blackballed by bail bond agents, bounty hunter Jinx Ballou is determined to prove she's still one of the best in the business, even if she's transgender.Jinx convinces a desperate agent to hire her to apprehend a young female murder, even after more seasoned bounty hunters failed. But not everything is as it seems.Her pursuit of the young woman uncovers a horrific truth about the deadly crime that puts her in the crosshairs of a ruthless gangster. Is her fugitive really a murderer or another victim? As Jinx closes in, she's forced to push her skills, her body, and her luck to the limit. But will she and her young fugitive survive long enough to see justice served?Chaser is the first novel in the Jinx Ballou Bounty Hunter series, although each books in the series can be read as a standalone. This white-knuckle roller coaster ride will keep you turning the pages into the wee hours. You'll cheer for this diverse cast of badass characters who sometimes cross the line in pursuit of justice. Curl up with your copy of Chasertoday and join Jinx as she proves she's one of the best bounty hunters in Arizona.
A Royal Miracle
Miracles happen when they are least expected and most needed.Now an adult and ready to take on the world, Jaycob has found himself at a crossroads. Full of loneliness, an eagerness to find love and abilities that no one else can understand, he feels alone in a world full of life mates.Then he stumbles upon a street fight, during a late night walk, and a young man he nicknames Silent Boy flips his world upside down.On his winter journey, Jaycob must separate himself from the helpless child he once was and become the adult he knows he can be.
Abroad
The heartwarming and romantic conclusion to the duology celebrated by Teen Vogue as "a nuanced and sexy take on growing up and learning to accept who you are." Nick Melnikov has finally done it -- he's come out. To himself. To his sister. And to Dex, who listens, hears him, and understands. To Dex, who leads him on a sensual journey and shows him all that they could be, if Nick could only find the courage. It's one thing to let yourself be open thousands of miles away from your family, but exchange student Nick is uncomfortably aware that his time with Dex is running out. Who will he be when he goes home again? Dex Cartwell is as happy with Nick as he's ever been, but he can't ignore the shadow of Nick's inevitable departure from London, back to his life in Michigan. Is it worth it for Dex to expose his heart to another doomed relationship with a predetermined expiration date? What does Dex really want for the beginning of the next chapter in his life, post-graduation?Dex wants to turn to his best friend in the struggle to find a way forward, but Izzy Jones has her own problems. She's got one friend in love with her, and when she turns to another for help things get twice as complicated. Izzy never wanted complicated, but life just keeps getting in the way -- and sweeping her off her feet.Then Nick's mom and sister come for a visit, and he is forced to decide between living his truth and protecting himself from fear and change. It's going to take a lot of courage and a few leaps in the dark if Nick, Dex, and Izzy are to find a way to live and love on their own terms.
A Boy Like Me
A Boy Like Me is the first anthology from openly gender fluid and LGBT+-identified artist Reki* who is also a recording artist based in Los Angeles, California. The collection of poetry and prose is primarily a firsthand narrative of what it means to be feminine within the community when concerning dating and romance, society at large, and sometimes within family and platonic ties and circles. Other themes include heartbreak, day-to-day testimonies that reveal to the reader how alike many of us are, and his mother's untimely death. A Boy Like Me is a piece of literature geared toward liberation of the femmes within the LGBT+ community that are ceaselessly tempted to silence by outside forces and, many times, by our own.
Strictly Need to Know
When covert operator Maji Rios returns to her sleepy Long Island refuge after years of being anyone the Army needs her to be, all she wants is a quiet summer. Saving a gorgeous stranger from Russian mobsters on her first night home was not in her plans. Nor was waking up with her the next day, inside the notorious Benedetti family's estate, already on the clock for her next mission.One brush with danger can't scare Rose diStephano away from her last weeks with her favorite cousin, Angelo Benedetti. How hard could tagging along to Maji's martial arts camp be? Even if it means pretending that Maji is Angelo's girlfriend, rather than the woman she is falling in love with.Maji will do whatever she must to complete her mission. Infiltrate enemy territory? Check. Protect civilians from blowback? Check. Keep Rose from getting too close? Ouch.
And If I Fall
Jude Connor's rural Idaho hometown is a place of strong values and high expectations. For those who fit into the local church's narrow confines, there's support and fellowship. For those who don't, there's ostracism in this life and damnation in the next.Jude wants desperately to be saved--to believe with the fervor of the charismatic Reverend Amos King, whose sermons are filled with brimstone and righteousness. But every time Jude thinks he's found the right path, there's a fork in the road, and Truth seems to be in a different direction.As much as Jude craves the certainty the church offers, he finds himself at odds with it. Without intentionally rebelling, he befriends Pearl Thornton, considered an unrepentant heathen; he craves the support of Gregory Hart, whose church standing is questionable; and the feelings he has for his friend Tim Olsen make him fear for his own soul. But then Reverend King offers Jude sanctuary, special guidance, and a path into the Light.Will Reverend King be able to help Jude preserve his place in heaven? Or will the reverend's own demons cause hell to swallow them both? The answer lies in Jude's willingness to follow his own path--even if it leads him far from everything he's known.[Previously released as "The Revelations of Jude Connor"]
My Forever Hero
While on vacation in Australia, Canadian police officer Marlee Nevins has her life turned upside down when a surfing accident nearly ends in disaster. Rescued by the enigmatic Abigail Taylor, Marlee's life soon takes an amazing twist that she could never have imagined. When Abigail, founder and CEO of a successful biosystems firm, is framed for tampering with research to create bioweapons, she turns to Marlee to help uncover the real culprit. With a hyper attraction to Abigail, Marlee struggles to contain her emotions as she endeavors to vindicate her hero. Marlee owes Abigail her life and Abigail needs someone she can trust with hers. Can Marlee save Abigail from ruin or worse yet--death?
The Secret Pond
Grieving over the loss of her family and feeling like her life is unraveling, Lindsey McDermott quits her job, gets a puppy, and retreats to her grandparents' home in the Texas Hill Country. She spends her solitary days walking childhood trails and reminiscing, trying to reconcile the conflict within her as she struggles with survivor's guilt. After the death of her husband, Hannah Larson needs a change. At the suggestion of her mother-in-law--and against her better judgment--she and her son Jack move to tiny Utopia and into her husband's grandmother's house. When Jack and Lindsey form an unlikely friendship, Hannah reluctantly joins them and the three spend the summer swimming and healing as laughter eventually replaces tears. After Jack goes back to school, Hannah assumes their summer fun is over. Instead, Lindsey continues to come around and now--as they find themselves alone--Hannah realizes just how close they've become. Soon, she finds herself struggling with her feelings as their friendship threatens to shift into something much deeper...something she fears she won't be able to fight. Something she fears she won't want to fight. A story of grief and healing...a story of love.
Under Her Wing
Kassandra Haden loves working with kids, her quaint condo on the golf course, and most of all, her dog, Lula. She's happy being alone, having convinced herself that people can't be trusted. But when Lula gets lost, Kassandra's thrown into a different world, one that insists she come out of her shell. As allured as she is frightened, Kassandra can't seem to stay away from the dog shelter, and the devastatingly attractive owner seems to be the cause.Jayden Beaumont isn't used to taking no for an answer. Running a no kill dog shelter isn't easy, but Jayden embraces it. She lives for her work and saves many lives in the process. But in doing so, she's neglected her own, and it's about to cost her big. When Kassandra walks into Jayden's shelter, two very different personalities collide. Can either woman open and trust in order to embrace the life they could have together?
Picture Perfect
Two rivals. One competition. Winner takes all.Olive spends her days taking awkward family photos. Her dreams of being a travel photographer are thwarted by a debilitating phobia. Ready to face her fears, Olive enters the Catalina Isle of Love contest where the winner will tour the world as staff photographer for a popular travel magazine. Olive's biggest opponent is Gabby, who wins the competition every year and has a reputation for doing anything to succeed. Gabby manages her Italian family's chain of pizza restaurants. She's ready to break free from her large, overbearing family and live her secret dream of being a photographer.For Gabby and Olive, nothing will stand in their way of winning...except maybe love.
The Off Season
When Nora Griffin, an artist in her midthirties, moves from Brooklyn to Provincetown, she isn't looking for trouble. Her partner, Janelle, is recovering from breast cancer treatment, and together they've decided that the quiet off-season on the tip of Cape Cod is the perfect place for Janelle to heal and Nora to paint. Then charismatic Baby Harris flirts into Nora's life in her red cowboy boots. In the damp, windy winter, Nora contends with heartbreak, aging, and local environmental worries, while painting what she hopes will be her masterpiece. Along the way, she encounters the chain-smoking, motor scooter-driving landlady Miss Ruby; Reverend Patsy, the vegan minister of the Unitarian church; and Brunhilde, barista extraordinaire and rival for Baby's affections. As the first tourists begin to arrive in June, Nora must decide what she really wants from life.
Definite Possibility
Sam Miller followed her heart to the West Coast. Now she's back, she's single, and she's got one mission: spend as much time as possible in Bay West, her favorite all-lesbian condo development. When she meets the sexy owner of Lucy's Coffee Bar, Sam reshuffles her priorities right on the spot. But Lucy Weston has zero time for distractions, and she's not about to make an exception--even if Sam's easy confidence and subtle charm get her every time.Meanwhile, Meg McTiernan's finally in a steady relationship with Reina Ramirez. So why can't she stop wondering what Sasha Michaels is up to? When a chance run-in with her ex offers a glimpse into what her life could be, Meg wonders if she will be brave enough to risk it all for the girl she's never stopped loving.Bay West Social: where friendship, fun, romance, and drama are always brewing.
Dawn's New Day
Cam Cooper is still recovering from the loss of her lover but has not given up on the possibility of finding love again. Dawn Oliver has been stung by love in the past and avoids the potential complications of romance completely. When Cam moves in next door, Dawn is unwittingly intrigued by her new neighbor.Can Dawn put her past to rest and allow Cam to break down the walls around her heart?
Eyes Like Those
When it comes to love, no one is in charge. Isabel Chase is reeling. She's just been offered her dream job as a staff writer on one of the hottest shows on television and quickly trades in the comfort of New England for sun, sand, and everything Hollywood. While stoked for what could be her big break, the show's stunning executive producer has her head spinning and her feelings swirling. Taylor Andrews is at the top of her career. Everything she touches turns to gold and the studios know it. Just when she's on track for total television domination, Isabel Chase arrives in her office and slowly turns her world upside down. Isabel is intelligent, sarcastic, and dammit, downright beautiful. Unfortunately, she's the one person that can take away all Taylor has worked for. Will Isabel's success lead to Taylor's downfall? Or perhaps Isabel is all she needs...
A Date to Die
Kay Adler is a hardworking Chicago detective who seeks justice for the victims of murder. She has one close friend, no lovers, and a difficult family. Her life is her work. If she drinks enough on her off hours, it suits her just fine.When people she knows start dying, her team works to track down the killer. He's a master of disguise and impossible to find, and she must look at uncomfortable parts of her past to find a suspect. She finds two. She's removed from the case because of her personal involvement and is replaced by Detective Jamie Sidwell, a woman with whom she has a troubled relationship. Their uneasy alliance takes them places they never would have guessed, but their bond is tested when the killer turns his sights on Kay.
Hiding Out
Businesswoman Treat Dandridge sells her very successful business and moves to the peace and quiet of rural Vermont. There she begins falling in love with Mickey Heiden, a carpenter who, unbeknownst to Treat, is in the Witness Protection Program. Shortly after their first meeting, a threatening presence from Mickey's past resurfaces. Despite Mickey's efforts to protect Treat, their relationship and their lives are in danger.Can love survive dangers of the past?A romantic intrigue novel.
Sin Against the Race
Alfonso Rutherford Berry III--son of a city councilman, grandson of the state's first African American legislator--believes that history has ordained for him but one life, and it ain't his first love: dancing. But after a series of tragedies, starting with the death of his fierce, out cousin Carlton, his assumptions explode in his face along with his closet door.Alfonso emerges into the life on a blanket of the jazz and blues he shared with Carlton. He hangs on Carver Street, the queer Northside of his largely black neighborhood. There, he is befriended by Carlton's familiars: Sammy, a local storekeeper and neighborhood den mother, Bingo, a leather queen and nurse practitioner, Vera, a transgender activist and photographer, and Charlotte, his father's political rival. At college, he becomes tight with two freshmen: Roy, an aspiring actor and acquaintance from high school and Bill, a new member of his church. He also finds love (and peril) in the form of Jameel, a long-time crush. His new life sets him on a collision course with his father, his church, and the family legacy established by his revered late grandfather.Written in taut prose steeped in history and current events--and seasoned with the blues--Sin Against the Race follows the coming-of-age journey of a young black gay man as he progresses from an invisible councilman's son to a formidable presence in his community.
Running Fiercely Toward a High Thin Sound
25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION Nadine Pagan's dyke sister Jane wants to find her. Her lover Rose wants to marry her. And her mother Fay wants to forget her. All Nadine wants is to stop the buzzing in her head.Running Fiercely Toward a High Thin Sound follows Nadine's (n矇e Morningstar) adventures as she escapes from her incendiary Jewish family into the lesbian town of New Chelm--and far beyond. This is the novel Isaac Bashevis Singer might have written if he'd been a lesbian with a keen eye for contemporary middle-class assimilation. It's Jewish magical lesbian realism, a good story, and a dynamic piece of writing.Includes an all new introduction by the authorJudith Katz is the author of two published novels, The Escape Artist and Running Fiercely Toward a High Thin Sound, which won the 1992 Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Fiction. She teaches cultural studies and literature courses for the University of Minnesota's Center for Jewish Studies.
Illegal Contact
Flagler Security agent Jamison Krews would never break a promise. So when Mel Carter, her long-time friend and training officer, asks her to protect her sister Shea, Jamison will honor that request. No matter the cost. At twenty-six years old, Shea Carter is older than her teammates and has more important things to focus on than the supposed threat to her life. Leading the Tallahassee Tigers to the National Championship will take all of her energy and attention. As quarterback of the team, Shea has drawn a lot of unwanted attention, and not everyone wants her and the Tigers to succeed. Will Jamison be able to convince Shea that she's more than a babysitter and gain her trust--and her heart--before it's too late?
The Moor Is Dark Beneath the Moon
Advance Praise from Carol Shields, author of Unless and The Stone Diaries "I read The Moor Is Dark Beneath the Moon with great pleasure and with a particular appreciation for its narrative energy; one wants to go on turning over those pages. I loved the Cornish stuff and felt affection for the kids, the teenagers-well, more than affection, more like an instant recognition." - Carol Shields After decades in Canada, Davey Bryant returns to Cornwall, England, for the funeral of a mysterious relative and lands in the middle of a property-inheritance squabble that threatens to escalate into something far worse. Distraught by the changed landscape of his beloved homeland, Davey wanders the lonely moors and is soon sleuthing his way through a farce of megalithic proportions in which a midget couple driving a Morris Mini van might or might not be reincarnations of an evil Camelot dwarf and his consort. In the course of his investigations, Davey becomes ever more dislocated in time as he tries to fathom the nature of a gay family tree that besides himself may include a spinster aunt and a good-looking teenage cousin named Quentin. Magic's in the air, and it's not just the glint of the BBC cameras shooting a mini-series about merlin and King Arthur in Tintagel. As Davey says about the moors, "Lots of things have died out here. And not just bodies, but hopes and strange loves. Nothing is really quite as it seems."
Beauty and the Boss
Ellis Renois is at the top of the fashion world and has built the Renois Company into a success that dominates the runways of the world. Ellis loves creating clothes, and she loves the beautiful women who wear them. While Ellis deals with design, she leaves the business aspect to others. It's a mistake that could cost her more than just her life's work.Charlotte Hamner has worked her way through school and is ready to make a better life for herself and her daughter Sawyer. She's far from the teenaged mother who worked a string of dead-end jobs to fulfill her dreams, so she's not about to fall victim to Ellis's easy charm.A summer job presents Charlotte with the chance to learn from Ellis, but it might also land her the position of head designer for Renois. But her promotion will come only through betrayal and perhaps at the cost of her heart.
Freedom to Love
Brynn Williams is out of prison, no thanks to Sergeant Kat Vander, who arrested her four years earlier. But Brynn is hopeful for a new future and excited to see her sister, who pulls up in a stolen car, high as a kite. Brynn feels used and trapped as they drive back to more family drama. But something happens on the way home, testing not only Brynn's core as a human being, but her loyalty to her family as well.Sergeant Kat Vander is one hell of a cop. She turns heads and leaves suspects shaking in their boots. So when she and her partner are ambushed and shot, the department is up in arms. But more surprising is who helped them after the attack. Brynn Williams belongs to the town's most troubled family. She helped Kat, but now she's on the run. Can Kat find her, and more importantly fight her feelings for a known criminal?
Young Digby Swank
Meet Young Digby Swank... a gay boy in a very Catholic world. This is his story--from his miraculous birth, his troubled childhood and his quest for popularity, all the way to his dreams of becoming Pope and/or a beauty queen. Follow Digby through Cub Scouts, through his stint as an altar boy, a prankster, an outcast, a cross dresser, a vengeance seeker, a hell-bound sinner, and more. But it's not just Digby you'll meet on this journey! Say hello to Digby's overbearing relatives, a few bullying nuns, some eccentric neighbors, and oh, let's not forget the parish gossips of Running Falls, the small blue collar town in which Digby lives. Yes, meet Digby Swank. A boy searching for love, belonging... and maybe even a halo. Surely those devil horns will help keep it propped up!
Sappho's Bar and Grill
Lonely women's history professor Hannah Stern walks into her local lesbian bar one winter night, seeking love advice from her old friend and bartender, Isabel. "Women's history will be my date this year!" Hannah raises her glass in sarcastic tribute, resigned to life as a scholar, but her remark sets in motion a wild, sexy-smart romp through time. Much to her astonishment, Hannah soon finds herself meeting up with the actual figures and foremothers she assigns her college students to learn about. She's caught in a time-travel vortex: one that seemingly emanates from Sappho's Bar and Grill.What are these figures of the past trying to tell Hannah? What wisdom do they share? Given the opportunity to ask her feminist role models questions about their lives and viewpoints, what will Hannah say? More importantly, will she find romance with women who loved women in the past? Or will she take a chance on her old friend Isabel, whose drinks and potions seem to hold the secret of time travel itself?Bonnie J. Morris has written thirteen novels, and is a two-time Lambda Literary Award finalist. Since 1994, she has taught Women's Studies at Georgetown University and George Washington University.
Michael and the Multicoloured Gospel
Michael Farril is born in the outer western suburbs of Sydney into a good, Protestant, Bible-believing family. He is a good boy and a model of what a good Christian should be. But Michael has a secret - he is gay. Michael believes that he cannot be both a Christian 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: Ruth, his Catholic girlfriend at school, Troy, a classmate who Michael falls in love with, Joseph, a Jewish friend from university, Rosemary, a friend from Michael's church who later becomes a Mormon, and Markus, a workmate and for a time Michael's lover.During his quest, Michael learns the original languages of the Bible and tries to understand this book within its historical setting. This leads Michael to unwittingly stumble across literature predating the New Testament which not only greatly influenced the formation of the Bible but was inspired by a great historical figure who, like Michael, was gay. This leads Michael to a new revelation which beautifully units his sexuality and spirituality to form his own, personal multicoloured gospel.
Michael and the Multicoloured Gospel
Michael Farril is born in the outer western suburbs of Sydney into a good, Protestant, Bible-believing family. He is a good boy and a model of what a good Christian should be. But Michael has a secret - he is gay.Michael believes that he cannot be both a Christian 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: Ruth, his Catholic girlfriend at school, Troy, a classmate who Michael falls in love with, Joseph, a Jewish friend from university, Rosemary, a friend from Michael's church who later becomes a Mormon, and Markus, a workmate and for a time Michael's lover.During his quest, Michael learns the original languages of the Bible and tries to understand this book within its historical setting. This leads Michael to unwittingly stumble across literature predating the New Testament which not only greatly influenced the formation of the Bible but was inspired by a great historical figure who, like Michael, was gay. This leads Michael to a new revelation which beautifully unites his sexuality and spirituality to form his own, personal multicoloured gospel.
Why We Never Danced the Charleston
Old stories never end; they just come down the generations to resolve themselves among the living. The scene is Charleston, South Carolina; the time, the 1920s, when old ladies dream of the past and a strange new dance, the Charleston, is seducing the youth of the city. Years later, whispers emerge of something baffling and tragic that happened back then. As an old man confronts those demanding the truth, we catch brilliant flashes of the confrontation between the dark, doomed Hirsch Hess, son of immigrants, and the fantastically ethereal Ned Grimke, a scion of the city. Told in intoxicatingly beautiful prose, this story of passion, beauty and the deadly effects of sexual repression takes us to a specific time and place, yet simultaneously blossoms as a universal tale of the human heart in conflict with its era. This cult classic, set in the most intriguing period of one of America s most beautiful cities, is now restored to print with an afterword by its author that traces the"
Sawmill Springs
Homicide detective Mandi Murphy had seen enough bloodshed on the streets of Houston to last a lifetime. After a botched drug bust left a friend dead, she wanted out of the city. Peaceful little Sawmill Springs seemed like the perfect spot to start over. Six weeks on patrol proved the town to be as quiet and serene as she'd imagined. When things soured between FBI agent Kayla Dixon and her lover, she was ready for a change from the fast paced life she was living. Her father, the Police Chief in Sawmill Springs, offered her a job and she decided a change of pace was just what she needed. Her wish for slow and peaceful didn't materialize, however, as mere hours after she starts her first shift, a prominent citizen is gunned down. The two women are thrust together to solve the murder and return Sawmill Springs to the sleepy small town the residents expect. As the investigation grows, so does their attraction. There's just one problem--Murphy thinks Kayla is straight. Kayla admits to a failed marriage when she was eighteen and an ambiguous affair with another FBI agent convinces Murphy to steer clear of her. Kayla's innocent flirting is met with skepticism and doubt...and temptation. Another murder not only strengthens their bond as partners but has them fighting to escape the clutches of a murderer. No longer able to ignore the budding attraction between them, they must decide if they are willing to start over...this time, together.
