My Kind of Guy
He's a backup goalie with a broken game. The only thing he needs more than a win is the hot, grumpy bartender who pours his weekly beer.Becker James is having a spectacularly bad season. Once a top draft pick, he's now riding the bench in the minors, one failed save away from being cut. The highlight of his week? A lonely hour on a barstool at Sportsballs, Denver's queerest watering hole-and Forest, the bartender with flannel sleeves, a gruff voice, and a beard that stars in Beck's dreams.Opportunity strikes when Forest's LGBTQ hockey team-the Stickhandlers-loses their goalie last-minute. Beck makes Forest an offer: he'll help them beat the most hated team in the beer league, but he wants something in return-one night together.Cue the record scratch, because Seth Forrester doesn't do hookups. After his last one went horribly wrong, he swore off men for good. He's definitely not falling for the awkward hottie who just stammered through an indecent proposal.But Beck is prepared to press his case, no matter how awkward it gets. And one beer league game turns into something messier, sweeter, and so much harder to walk away from...
Bonds
Bob Abramson and his partner, Prof. Marcus George, have been together for more than 30 years, and over that period they have evolved along with American society. From the Back Bay of Boston to the sunny oceanfront of San Diego, they have found themselves thrown into four different murder invevstigations. Bob is an attorney who began his career with the San Diego District Attorney's office, but after his investigations implicated the DA and his wife, he went into private practice. Now he is about to take a job as the chief Assistant DA under a new, untested DA-a man determined to make his mark. But as he prepares to shutter his successful private practice to over, he must first defend one of his closest friends against an unexpected, questionable murder charge, brought by his soon-to-be boss. It's a case that draws him deeply into the political cauldron of the United States military establishment during the waning days of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
Silenced
It's murder when free speech collides with free enterprise.Still bearing the psychological scars from her reporting of his assault by an ex-lover and the subsequent departure from the Rancho Linda Police Department it caused, Deputy Chief Vasily Korsokovach has - at best - a chilly relationship with the award-winning local reporter Vivian Grandchester. Well known for being a frequent critic of law enforcement, Grandchester's annoying propensity for injecting herself into any high-profile case in Southern California often brought with it the sort of media exposure Vas had only previously experienced while competing as an Olympic swimmer. So he's not sure if it's some sort of karmic revenge for dodging her repeated requests to sit for an exclusive interview about the murder of actor Rebecca McClure when Grandchester's body is found beneath a pallet of building supplies at an affordable housing construction site in the heart of the city. Discovering why the reporter was at the construction site reveals a missing trove of research Grandchester had compiled, preparation for a planned multipart expos矇 on a Rancho Linda real estate development firm long rumored to have questionable financial ties to the shadier countries of Eastern Europe. Having himself been on the receiving end of just such an article, Vasily has no problem assuming the persistent Grandchester uncovered something the firm - and its enigmatic head - would prefer to keep from seeing daylight. As Vas digs through a tangled web of finance deals and the dark money backing them, it becomes clear Grandchester was silenced before she could publish a single word. And when clues begin to point to a killer capable of coldly calculating how targeted murder can benefit their bottom line, Vasily is forced to take questionable steps to protect everything he cares about in order to solve the case...
Caught Up
With a heart of gold, Mahogany Fox is a rookie to love who is excited to travel on the road of life. Eager to leave home, she begins a dazzling relationship filled with bitter betrayal. From childhood innocent to extraordinary woman, Mahogany triumphs over heartbreak. Her best friend Shanice is just as passionate to spread her wings in life and find love. While entangled in their own breathless romance, they are unaware of an obsessed madman lusting for murder. Mahogany and Shanice are fighters, women who rule by their heart and love to take chances...ultimately finding themselves Caught Up.
Daughters of Frankenstein
In the field of mad science, women have for too long been ignored, their triumphs misattributed to mere men. Society has seen the laboratory as the province of men. Jacob's Ladder, electric arcs, death rays, and even test tubes have phallic connotations, subliminally reinforcing the patriarchy. Mary Shelley's mother, the author of Frankenstein, advocated that women adopt a more masculine appearance to earn respect. If Marie Curie had been allowed to develop her Atomic Gendarmerie for the Institut du radium, surely she would have been awarded her third Nobel Prize, for Peace. Thankfully, the women working to dangerous and/or questionable ends in the pages of Daughters of Frankenstein are unafraid of the patriarchy--indeed, as lesbian mad scientists, they prefer the company and comforts of their own gender. Androids? Pfeh, the gynoid is superior. Etheric dynamos have a more pleasing design, one that is vulvar, than Tesla coils. Eighteen imaginative, if not insane, women; eighteen stories told by some of the finest writers working in queer speculative fiction.
Fantasies of the Body
In this short, masterful gem of a novel, David Plante's seasoned narrator contemplates the connection between physical beauty and love, drawing on literary references and personal experiences to explore these themes.The unnamed narrator of this brief, urgent novel, a young novelist making his way in the literary world, writes of his fascination with two enigmatic, troubled young men, one a Boston Brahmin and the other a lofty undergraduate at England's Cambridge University whom the narrator meets during his writer-in-residency. With each young man the narrator engages in a complex relationship filled with intellectual and erotic tension and each relationship leaves him feeling unfulfilled. By contrast, the narrator relates the story of his deep and abiding romantic life with an English poet, who introduces him to the remaining members of The Bloomsbury group as well as E.M. Forster and who guides him toward the publishers who bring out his early work. However, the poet dies young, and the narrator is once against cast adrift and his quest to find new, intimate interactions with the tragic young men he encounters causes him to reflect on the nature of beauty, love, and the intellectual life, emphasizing the transient and often unfulfilled desires that drive human connections.
Pulp Literature Winter 2026
Beneath the dark sky of Jeff Sturgeon's Jupiter Rising Over Europa, ponder what exists beyond our world with 'You See But You Do Not Observe' by feature author Robert J Sawyer.Through magic and loss, discover how family histories inform the future in 'Her Mother's Smile' by JM Landels, 'Maybe We Once Were Birds' by Benny Lawrence, and 'The Pilfer Imp' by Cadence Mandybura. Join Russell Hugh McConnell and Lauren Stein for some truly unusual work days in their stories 'Salty Dave and the Voice of the Brazen Head' and 'Return to Office'. Then take a trip back to the past with 'Smile' by DP Snyder and 'Sunrise at Paradise Gardens' by Mel Anastasiou. Gain a new perspective through 'Christmas Trappings' by Emily Drake and 'Nightwalks' by Jordan Bray. And return to the stars at last with a constellation of shining work from Kingfisher winners Atma Frans, Sarina Sullivan, and Maryam Imogen Ghouth and Hummingbird winners Kirsty Campbell and JA Logwood.
Three Days Grace
Explore the complexities of love and loss through an LGBTQ+ lens in this emotionally layered novel about family, identity, and long-suppressed truths.On the eve of their trip to South Africa, Lynne and her wife, Susan, await three guests in a Paris hotel: Nick, Lynne's distant son; Laslo, Susan's effusive friend; and Marc, a former professor living on borrowed glamour.What begins as a bon voyage soon becomes a clash of old wounds and fresh resentments. As night falls, long-buried secrets surface, threatening to dismantle the facades each has built.Through the winding corridors of Paris and the tangled landscapes of memory, five people must confront the truths they've spent decades avoiding. At the heart lies the tragic story of two brothers-one present, one absent-and the lingering trauma that continues to shape their lives.Set over three days, this unflinching exploration of family, betrayal, and silence asks whether we can ever truly escape our past-and what it takes to finally face the truths we've spent a lifetime running from."Compelling, eloquent and insightful... a book which has stayed with me long after the final page." - Emma Woolf
Sealed in Blood
Love Was Never Safe in Iran...Ghazal never chose this life. A gifted computer science student, she is trapped under her father's iron control where even makeup earns punishment and obedience is expected. Sepideh, a bold social media influencer, refuses to bow to anyone. She lives loud, fearless, and free until her heart collides with Ghazal's quiet defiance.What begins as friendship ignites into forbidden love. But in a country where morality police prowl the streets and women are silenced with bullets, their bond becomes both a sanctuary and a death sentence.Every heartbeat is rebellion.Every choice carries risk.Every kiss could be their last.Sometimes, surviving together is the greatest act of strength.From stolen moments of beauty to streets filled with protest, Sealed in Blood is a sweeping sapphic romance and political thriller that explores forbidden love, women's rights, and resilience in modern-day Iran.
Kill Your Darlings
At this mystery conference, murder is more than just another plot twist...Nobody likes conferences, but they're part of the job.Millbrook House senior editor Keiran Chandler has spent years curating the best voices in crime lit, but when an unsolicited manuscript is handed to him at the Noir at the Shore mystery conference, truth collides with fiction. I Know What You Did is more than just another slush pile submission-it's a direct threat. U.N. Owen seems to know what really happened in Steeple Hill all those years ago. Who is Owen? How does he know these things? Clearly the mysterious author is after more than a book deal. But what? With a potentially career-ending publishing merger on the horizon, the end of his affair with bestselling author and former homicide detective Finn Scott, and not so subtle threats from someone in his past, Keiran has a lot bigger problems than coming up with something witty to say on discussion panels.
Speak Softly Among Icebergs
A grief-wrought creature comes to terms with the suicide of his only child and a subsequent marital demise. He tries any and nearly every aid possible to buoy his sanity: drugs, sex, talk therapy and family gossip; travel near and far (real+imagined?), church and family traditions; other occupations and more schooling; literary therapy: writing to vent and better understand the world he wonders, wanders should he live in--Recalling his own childhood, the man settles on those formative years with the lesbian/gf Berry--what nearly ended with a pregnancy unresolved. A child born and given away.MEANWHILE, he happens upon an inheritance, a trunk containing a long-dead family member's unpublished travelogue: centering largely on that man's own secrets, we explore the dead relation's escapades in the former Constantinople, a continent-straddling city of many names and conflicting histories....IF "1" place can be so many, perhaps there's hope for me, our Main Man reasons in confession.
Besties in Crime
Childhood best friends Jay and Gia haven't spoken since Gia's marriage drove them apart, until one tearful night when she shows up at Jay's door with devastating news: her husband, Frank, is leaving her. Rekindling their bond over heartbreak and bad decisions, the pair hatch a reckless plan for a weekend escape to Atlantic City, funded by some "borrowed" cash from Frank's home office.But when the house goes up in flames, and Frank is found dead in the wreckage, their impulsive getaway turns into a full-blown manhunt.Before Jay and Gia can clear their names, they're caught in a dire twist of fate when mobsters kidnap them, claiming Frank owed them money. Soon, the former besties are swept into a chaotic whirlwind of car chases, gunfights, bank robberies, and...burlesque shows? But as they scramble to outsmart the crooks, one question remains: will the FBI find this ridiculous mix-up as humorous as their quick-witted candor?
Silverbourne
Welcome to a proper British gay wedding.Helford Creek, Cornwall. June 2026. Thirty-five guests, two grooms, and a chosen family that defies every convention.This isn't a romance about falling in love. Brian and Archie already have that. This is about what comes after: the chaos, the champagne, the ex-boyfriends holding oars aloft as you walk towards forever, the police crashing your ceremony, the dogs getting married alongside you, the Celtic blessings and sea shanties and sticky nightclub floors at 2am.Experience a week in the life of British rowers preparing for a wedding at a centuries-old Cornish manor. Early morning outings on glassy water. Champagne for breakfast. Stag parties that end in kebabs and collective boat races. An eccentric Dowager Baroness quoting Oscar Wilde whilst drunk on port. A polyamorous throuple navigating seating charts. Homophobic families who won't attend, and chosen families who show up with literal boats full of alcohol.From Thames boathouses to sub-tropical Cornish gardens, from Falmouth harbour pubs to ancient parish churches, this is British gay life rendered without filter. The rowing culture. The class dynamics. The reality of being queer in a country that's both progressive and still learning.Raw. Authentic. Joyful. Messy.Written by a gay man who spent a decade rowing on the Thames, who knows what Silverbourne Manor feels like at dawn, who lived this world and wants you to experience it too.No sanitised romance. No neat endings. Just real queer joy in all its chaotic, champagne-soaked, deeply British glory.Step into the wedding. Experience the life. Feel what it's really like.
A Forbidden Love
A Forbidden Love: Book Four - The Grand TourGeorge Langley's Grand Tour is meant to be a rite of passage-a journey through the glittering capitals and ancient ruins of Europe, preparing him for the duties of inheritance and the expectations of English society. But when George arrives in Paris, a chance encounter with the passionate artist Auguste Durand changes everything. Their friendship quickly deepens into a love that must remain hidden in a world where discovery means disgrace, exile, or worse.As George and Auguste travel from the salons of Paris to the sunlit piazzas of Rome and the stormy shores of Genoa, they are forced to navigate not only the temptations and freedoms of the continent, but also the ever-present dangers of scandal, blackmail, and betrayal. Every city brings new risks: the threat of exposure by informers and extortionists, the pressure of family duty, and the constant fear that a single misstep could destroy their lives.Returning to England, George faces the ultimate test-balancing the demands of his inheritance, the expectations of his family, and the love he cannot deny. As secrets unravel and enemies close in, he must decide whether to sacrifice his happiness for the sake of duty, or risk everything for the chance to live-and love-on his own terms.Sweeping from the candlelit galleries of Paris to the windswept cliffs of Italy and the shadowed halls of Langley Hall, A Forbidden Love: Book Four is a powerful story of courage, resilience, and the fight to claim one's true self in a world determined to keep you hidden. For anyone who has ever longed for freedom, or dared to love against the odds, this is a journey you will never forget.
After the Story
TV journalist Mattie Elliott lives for the rush of a breaking story-until she becomes one. Scarred by injury and sudden fame, she retreats to England's south-west coast in search of peace. Chief inspector Nell Abraham values calm, control, and solitude. The last thing she needs is a headstrong reporter prying into her world or stirring something she thought she'd buried long ago.But a suspicious fire forces them together, and as attraction deepens, secrets and old wounds resurface.Can two guarded hearts learn to trust again, or will fear keep them from a love that could change everything?
Hosts
A glorious collection of stories, cause for celebration and gratitude. The final one, "Providence," gestures toward all the others, suggesting the hidden design lying just beneath the surface of our lives connecting us all. Stories of children, of wounded veterans and lonely widows, of gay men and remembered blue roses painted on a ceiling. Of parasites and paradise. But the story I hope never to forget is called Kick and must have been written at the dictation of the gods. All honor. -Kathleen HillAlfred Corn's stories are just as elegant, complex, and perceptive as are his poems, full of surprises and passages of melancholy and yearning that recall the great short-fiction boom of the 1950s and 1960s. What a pleasure to read such a rewarding and sophisticated collection. -Rick Moody Alfred Corn has an eye, and he uses his acute vison to great effect, an ability to make the reader aware of a whole world, and, too, the wonder of being aware, which luminous wonder is the pleasure of these stories. Having read a story by Alfred Corn, I look about at all that is around me for being suddenly magically there. -David Plante
Politics and Poly
Rus doesn't think there's anything wrong with punching bigots. Some call it anger issues or impulse control; he sees it as clearing away the cesspool of hateful idiots. All the same, he doesn't want his rage to control him or push away the two people he's beginning to care deeply for. Dylan's fa癟ade of joy is so masterful, he even deceives himself most days. Underneath that worn smile, though, is a frightened man who doesn't trust the world. Now, he has to navigate taking care of the queer youth home that gave him a life worth living while exploring the life he'd like to live if he wants to pursue romance in this new relationship. Kaiden struggles to accept himself, wayward and insecure most days. So, when two men express how much they see him, he feels like a complete and total imposter. He's convinced himself this awkward throuple would be a much happier couple if he took a step back. But despite his reservations, he doesn't want to give up. These three will have to come together, work through their personal fears, and be real with one another if they hope to explore this romance.
Politics and Poly
Rus doesn't think there's anything wrong with punching bigots. Some call it anger issues or impulse control; he sees it as clearing away the cesspool of hateful idiots. All the same, he doesn't want his rage to control him or push away the two people he's beginning to care deeply for. Dylan's fa癟ade of joy is so masterful, he even deceives himself most days. Underneath that worn smile, though, is a frightened man who doesn't trust the world. Now, he has to navigate taking care of the queer youth home that gave him a life worth living while exploring the life he'd like to live if he wants to pursue romance in this new relationship. Kaiden struggles to accept himself, wayward and insecure most days. So, when two men express how much they see him, he feels like a complete and total imposter. He's convinced himself this awkward throuple would be a much happier couple if he took a step back. But despite his reservations, he doesn't want to give up. These three will have to come together, work through their personal fears, and be real with one another if they hope to explore this romance.
The Admiral's Daughter
A sapphic romance set on the high seasAn arrogant sailor who never sticks around.A guarded journalist who doesn't trust the Navy.One reckless night turns into months at sea...Royal Navy able rate River Dawson never drops anchor in the same harbor twice-especially when it comes to women. With a reputation as the fleet's heartbreaker, she lives for no-strings seductions and swift departures. But when her latest redheaded fling turns out to be the Admiral's daughter-and her new crewmate aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth-River's easy-come, easy-go lifestyle hits rough waters.Cleo Carter has sworn off sailors. After years of watching duty outrank family-and suffering one heartbreak too many-she's done with sea life. But when she's assigned to cover one of her father's ships, Cleo finds herself trapped on board with the one woman she should've left on shore.As scandal brews and sparks ignite below deck, River and Cleo must decide if their chemistry is just a shipboard fling-or the start of something worth risking everything for.Perfect for fans of sapphic romance, forbidden love, and sharp banter.
I Will Always Love You (Maybe)
What's worse than regretting a one-night stand? Being snowed in with her.Since losing her wife six years ago, Colby has perfected the hermit lifestyle: secluded Minnesota cabin, golden retriever, weekly cupcake run. Zero complications. Until a chaotic, pink-haired vet tech arrives for a house call and-in one reckless moment-Colby lets someone in.It was supposed to be one night. Then the blizzard hit.Josie is a serial hobbyist who's perfected the art of avoiding rejection. Pilates, painting, pickleball-anything but feelings. So being trapped in a cabin with no distractions and a gorgeous woman who clearly regrets last night? Personal nightmare.But a lot can happen in a week. Stolen glances turn into lingering eye contact. Awkward silences become late-night conversations. And when the snow stops, both of them have to face the question they've been avoiding: what if the biggest risk isn't opening your heart to someone, it's letting her walk away when the roads finally clear?A tender and emotional romance about finding love when (and where) you're absolutely not looking for it. Perfect for fans of Ashley Herring Blake, Casey McQuiston.
Curlbearers
In the rigid kingdom of Virelle, straight hair is the norm, and those with curls are shamed. Prince Caelan has spent his entire life hiding who he is. Born with forbidden curls that can ignite into living flame, he wears wigs, follows orders, and dreams of earning his father's love by becoming "straight" in every way that matters. When he volunteers for a dangerous pilgrimage to the Obelus Stone-a rumored cure enforced by a powerful religious order-Caelan believes he is finally choosing duty over shame.But the journey unravels everything he thought he knew.Instead of salvation, Caelan discovers the Curlbearers: magic-wielding outcasts whose power flows from emotion, authenticity, and self-acceptance. Among them are Ren, a fire-wreathed rebel who sees Caelan's light without fear, and Arien, a dazzling master of camp magic who turns chaos into truth. Beneath the world, in a hidden sanctuary called the Garden of Expression, Caelan encounters a life rich with color, love, and chosen family.As the Church tightens its grip and prepares to erase the Curlbearers once and for all, Caelan must make an impossible choice: return to a crown built on control, or claim the fire within him and risk everything for freedom.Curlbearers: Fire and Spark is a queer fantasy novel about repression, desire, found family, and the courage it takes to exist unapologetically. Lyrical, defiant, and tender, it is a story for anyone who has ever been told they were too much-and learned to burn anyway.
Dear Benjamin Manwha Volume 2
An omega in hiding and an alpha with a dangerous past meet in a collision of desire and danger. Isaac has always lived as a beta, but his world turns upside down when he discovers he's a recessive omega during an undercover operation. As he experiences his first heat cycle, he encounters Felix, a notorious and hyper-dominant alpha arms dealer. In the midst of a chaotic raid, Isaac, overwhelmed by his heat, seeks relief from Felix. Four years later, Isaac has reinvented himself as a modest florist in San Diego, trying to escape his tumultuous past and conceal his omega status. His peaceful life is shattered when Felix reappears. Felix is immediately infatuated with Isaac and, upon discovering that Isaac needs protection from an unknown threat, offers a dangerous but tempting deal; his protection in exchange for Isaac's body. A flower shop isn't the safest place for an omega with a past, especially when Felix is around even more so when Issac's most precious secret may be uncovered... Volume 1 will contain season 1: Episodes 1-22 Volume 2 will contain season 2: Episodes 23-45 Volume 3 will contain season 3: Episodes 46-58 (different artist)
Angels and Omens
Someone would kill to keep the past buried.Warnings of winter weather and a supernatural storm make for a dangerous holiday season for ex-cop Ben Nolan and antiques expert Erik Mitchell. Cape May's ghosts are unquiet, and sightings of a Woman in White is an omen of misfortune. As Erik and Ben try to lay the spirits to rest, they are drawn into a web of secrets about old shipwrecks, unsolved Mob hits, and long-ago deadly intrigue.Someone would kill to keep the past buried. As Ben and Erik navigate their growing relationship and help Cape May prepare for its big winter festival, they must face down ghosts, mobsters, and the town's dangerous hidden history.Can they resolve the crimes and mysteries of the past and live to tell the tale?Angels and Omens is a thrill-packed MM paranormal romance mystery-adventure filled with supernatural threats, old secrets, Mob ties, long-lost shipwrecks, true soulmates, hurt/comfort, psychic visions, powerful witches, and haunted history.
Siege of Hearts
In the sweeping romance of Siege of Hearts, Amanda Garfield, a young woman of grace and wit, finds her heart ensnared by the dashing Lord Jack Maitland. She is convinced, however, that his affections lie with her radiant sister. Determined to guard her heart, Amanda steers clear of Lord Jack, until fate intervenes. A cunning ruse by a meddling guest leaves Amanda and Jack stranded overnight on a secluded island. As dawn breaks, they face the whispers of scandal. To protect her reputation, a proposal of marriage is on the horizon. But is it just a convenience, or could it be the love she's longed for? Join Amanda on her journey of heartache, discovery, and the chance of true love in this enthralling tale of passion, choice, and destiny.,
Stand and Deliver
Betrothed to a cruel man she despises, Countess Victoria Edmunton is determined to escape her fate.When her carriage is ambushed by highwaymen, Victoria seizes her chance to bargain with their charismatic leader. If her family believes she has been stolen away, then she may have a chance to escape her cursed marriage and claim a life of her choosing. Victoria offers jewels-and a daring plan. If he fakes her ransom, he could walk away richer than he ever dreamed, and she could disappear for good.Whisked away on horseback by the masked outlaw, Victoria makes a startling discovery...the highwayman is no man at all. In the depths the forest, Victoria's scheme unravels as the highwaywoman reveals that a ransom the size of Victoria's is just too tempting-she intends to deliver. Kidnapped for real, Victoria should hate the dangerous, sharp-tongued woman who holds her captive...yet every mocking smile ignites a longing she cannot ignore. And the more she glimpses beneath the mask, the more she sees a tenderness that disarms her completely. But as attraction sparks into desire, their time runs short. Deadly secrets come to light when an old enemy surfaces. If she hopes to survive, Victoria must trust her highwaywoman with not only her heart, but with her life.
Stop Me If You've Heard This One
A TODAY SHOW SPRING PICK"Sweet, sexy, sad, articulate, and funny." - Vogue"As much heart, humor, and gritty realness as can fit between two covers." - People "A funny and heartfelt tale of one woman grappling with grief, love and how to move forward." - New York Times From the New York Times bestselling author of Mostly Dead Things, a sparkling and funny new novel of entertainment, ambition, art, and love. Cherry Hendricks might be down on her luck, but she can write the book on what makes something funny: she's a professional clown who creates raucous, zany fun at gigs all over Orlando. Between her clowning and her shifts at an aquarium store for extra cash, she's always hustling. Not to mention balancing her judgmental mother, her messy love life, and her equally messy community of fellow performers. Things start looking up when Cherry meets Margot the Magnificent--a much older lesbian magician--who seems to have worked out the lines between art, business, and life, and has a slick, successful career to prove it. With Margot's mentorship and industry connections, Cherry is sure to take her art to the next level. Plus, Margot is sexy as hell. It's not long before Cherry must decide how much she's willing to risk for Margot and for her own explosive new act--and what kind of clown she wants to be under her suit. Equal parts bravado, tenderness, and humor, and bursting with misfits, magicians, musicians, and mimes, Stop Me If You've Heard This One is a masterpiece of comedic fiction that asks big questions about art and performance, friendship and community, and the importance of timing in jokes and in life.
Consequences of Attraction
Desire draws them together. What follows is never simple.A brand new collection of five gay-themed stories by John Stewart Wynne (Lambda Literary Award-nominated author of the novel The Red Shoes) about how desire re-shapes us. Ranging in locations from East Hampton to the Scottish Highlands to Provincetown and Tahiti, the stories vary in tone-tragic, comic, mystical-but share a psychological and emotional core and a commonality: that getting close changes everything.A Killing in East HamptonA story of class, resentment, and suspicion in a young, wealthy, gay married couple's new neighborhood-where a friendship across generations ends in betrayal.NarcissistA professor falls under the spell of a beautiful teen who, like the mythical Narcissus, only offers back his own reflection.We're Going PlacesA sharply drawn satire in which a retired soap star whisks away his young fianc矇 to Tahiti, but ambition, aging, and the need for visibility follow them around the world.Louise, Don't GoTwo older women meet in a hotel in the Scottish Highlands and engage in a delicate act of longing and spectral memory, blurring the boundary between past and future.BlondsA young runaway lands in Provincetown and finds comfort in a relationship with a reclusive housepainter-until jealousy unravels everything they've built.These stories explore the shifting ground between love and loss, intimacy and illusion, in quiet storms of psychological tension. Dark, tender, ironic, and emotionally precise, they reveal just how far the heart will go-and what it leaves behind.
Hurricane Season Hustle
What would you do if your entire family was trapped in a house with a killer? A tropical storm turns into a hurricane overnight with no time to evacuate. Scotty and the boys stay in the carriage house on his grandparents' estate in the Garden District temporarily. Scotty thinks they're safe from the dangers outside but couldn't be more wrong. When a tree branch crashes into the house, they discover a dead body outside in the rain. Forced to move to the main house when they lose power, Scotty soon realizes that his entire family is trapped in a house with a murderer...during a Category 2 hurricane. Now he must catch the killer to protect his nearest and dearest, before they strike again.
Two Worlds, One Soul
Meet Iliana and Luna: two professional Flamenco dancers who have enchanted and captured the hearts of their adoring fans. Iliana has long known of Luna, Spain's own beloved gem. Luna will come to know her American counterpart (and realize she has met her match) during the International Flamenco Festival in Albuquerque, New Mexico - but she is ill-prepared for what is about to transpire. Bewitched by the land and the music and Iliana's beauty, Luna discovers a fire in her soul that she didn't know was there. Is it competition? Or is it something else?Join them as they each journey down the road of self-discovery, tragedy, and triumph. And feel the pulse in your own soul as they find their way through the alluring, spell-casting magic of Flamenco dance.
Deadheat: Deadlock
Two years after the emotionally charged events of Deadlock and the bittersweet farewell shared between Dick and Yuto, Yuto has been released from the confines of Schelger Prison. He is unexpectedly headhunted by the FBI, where he eagerly takes on the challenge of following the evidence in hopes of locating and apprehending the dangerously elusive terrorist mastermind known only as Corvus-- Nathan. Yuto's ultimate motivation is to have a chance to be reunited with Dick Burnford once again. During the course of his investigation into Corvus's shadowy past, Yuto manages to find a new ally and partner in the laid-back and openly gay Rob, a skilled criminologist from the University of California who possesses valuable connections to one of Corvus's followers. This unlikely duo embarks on an intense journey, following Corvus's trail across the country, which ultimately and unexpectedly leads Yuto to Dick, who is still deeply entrenched in his work for the CIA as an undercover operative, with one goal in mind; to kill Corvus/Nathan for the murder of his former comrade and lover. As Yuto and Dick's paths collide, both men race against the clock to reach Corvus first, one to apprehend and the
Latin Lessons
Fenella Carlton has built an empire out of ambition, but her personal life is chaos-three disastrous relationships, two teenage sons, and no time for complications. The last thing she needs in her world is twenty-year-old Susie Webster, a brilliant American classics student.Susie is fearless, determined, and far too tempting. She also seems to see straight through Fenella's defences, and when friendship begins to blur into something more, Fenella is torn between the life she's always known and the pull of a controversial love she can't ignore.Is Fenella brave enough to risk her heart again? Or will she let the chance of something extraordinary slip away?
Two Worlds, One Soul
Meet Iliana and Luna: two professional Flamenco dancers who have enchanted and captured the hearts of their adoring fans. Iliana has long known of Luna, Spain's own beloved gem. Luna will come to know her American counterpart (and realize she has met her match) during the International Flamenco Festival in Albuquerque, New Mexico - but she is ill-prepared for what is about to transpire. Bewitched by the land and the music and Iliana's beauty, Luna discovers a fire in her soul that she didn't know was there. Is it competition? Or is it something else?Join them as they each journey down the road of self-discovery, tragedy, and triumph. And feel the pulse in your own soul as they find their way through the alluring, spell-casting magic of Flamenco dance.
Deadheat: Deadlock
Two years after the emotionally charged events of Deadlock and the bittersweet farewell shared between Dick and Yuto, Yuto has been released from the confines of Schelger Prison. He is unexpectedly headhunted by the FBI, where he eagerly takes on the challenge of following the evidence in hopes of locating and apprehending the dangerously elusive terrorist mastermind known only as Corvus--Nathan. Yuto's ultimate motivation is to have a chance to be reunited with Dick Burnford once again. During the course of his investigation into Corvus's shadowy past, Yuto manages to find a new ally and partner in the laid-back and openly gay Rob, a skilled criminologist from the University of California who possesses valuable connections to one of Corvus's followers. This unlikely duo embarks on an intense journey, following Corvus's trail across the country, which ultimately and unexpectedly leads Yuto to Dick, who is still deeply entrenched in his work for the CIA as an undercover operative, with one goal in mind; to kill Corvus/Nathan for the murder of his former comrade and lover. As Yuto and Dick's paths collide, both men race against the clock to reach Corvus first.
The President
When a salacious fictional story about the nation's president is published, the ruling party and its supporters are enraged. As pressure grows for the story to be erased, its young author flees into hiding, carrying with him an explosive secret - and plans for revenge. Deftly plotted and gorgeously told, The President is a nail-biting exploration of bigoted backlash against provocative art. Set in South Africa in 2012, Xander Beattie's novel is painfully relevant to our contemporary moment, where - in too many places around the world - powerful demagogues scapegoat the marginalized, imperil human rights and brutally suppress artistic expression.
Becoming Ted
A Man Called Ove meets "Ru Paul's Drag Race" in this vibrant, joyful, universally relatable story about kindness, self-acceptance, and blooming at any age from the acclaimed author of the LibraryReads and Indie Next Pick, The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle. If Ted Ainsworth were to compare himself to one of the ice cream flavors made by his family's company, famous throughout his sleepy Lancashire hometown, it might be vanilla-sweet, inoffensive, and pleasantly predictable. At forty-three, Ted is convinced there's nothing remotely remarkable about him, except perhaps his luck in having landed handsome, charismatic Giles as a husband. Then Giles suddenly leaves him for another man, filling his social media feed with posts about #newlove and adventure. And Ted, who has spent nearly twenty years living with, and often for, another person, must reimagine the future he has happily taken for granted. But perhaps there is another Ted slowly blossoming now that he's no longer in Giles's shadow-funny, sassy, more uninhibited. Someone willing to take chances on new friendships, and even new love. Someone who's been waiting in the wings too long, but who's about to dust off a long-ago secret dream and overturn everyone's expectations of him-especially his own. . .
An Other Side Christmas
A year of chaos behind them and an incident no one will soon forget, Jo and Rose decide a cozy Christmas getaway is the perfect reset button.Between snowball fights, delicious food, sparkling lights, and conversations that are finally had, the holiday becomes a chance for everyone to breathe and reconnect.A charming romantic holiday short from The Other Side universe, full of warmth, laughter, and the soft healing that only the magic of Christmas can bring.
The Many Mistakes of Zoey Andrews
Zoey Andrews has always wanted what she couldn't have. For years, she's loved a woman who never noticed her-now that woman's fallen for someone she hates.Beth Harden is a musician stuck in a rut. Delivering pizza by day and playing crowded dive bars by night, she's starting to wonder if this is all life has to offer. After returning home from Vancouver several years ago in a cloud of shame is she finally ready to feel something - purpose, redemption, maybe even love?When a chance encounter ignites a spark, both women are forced to confront the lives they've built and the loves they've lost. Can Beth break free from her self-doubt? And can Zoey finally open her heart to someone new-or will she sabotage herself all over again?The Many Mistakes of Zoey Andrews is a raw, and heartfelt exploration of sapphic love, own second chances, regret, and the messy, beautiful struggle to start over.This book follows on from the Many Mistakes of Amy Love, but can be read as a standalone romance.
The Least of These
When survival is the only rule, Grace can still break through!Sam Izbicki entered the world fragile and unwanted, the third child of seven in a family where survival meant silence and fear was the common language. His father-a hardened Marine-ruled with a strap in one hand and a bottle in the other, while his mother, weary and overworked, offered only scraps of comfort. In the shadows of that house, Sam learned early to run, to hide, and to question if he was worth loving at all.As he grew, Sam discovered that the battles inside his home mirror the battles inside his heart. School offered both refuge and torment. Church promised holiness but often delivered betrayal. Yet even in the darkest corners, moments of kindness and loyalty flickered-siblings who shielded him, teachers who noticed, and a God he wasn't sure he could trust.The Least of These is more than a coming-of-age story. It is a haunting portrait of a childhood fractured by violence and shame, and a powerful exploration of identity, family, and faith. Told with piercing honesty and unexpected beauty, Sam's journey asks the questions we all carry: Can the past ever be escaped? Can love truly heal the deepest wounds? And is grace strong enough to reach even the least of these?Readers will be drawn into a story that is both heartbreaking and hopeful-one that lingers long after the final page.
Lost in the '80s
Liam Parry has always been good at hiding. Growing up in a cramped Rochdale terrace in the 1980s, he learns early that survival means keeping your head down-at home, at school, and in a world that doesn't want boys like him to dream too big. When he escapes to Manchester University, the city offers a taste of freedom, but also new dangers: the risk of being found out, of wanting too much, of loving the wrong person.As Liam navigates Thatcher's Britain-family expectations, class divides, the shadow of the miners' strike, and the looming threat of AIDS-his greatest battle is with himself. Haunted by shame and longing, he must decide whether to keep living in the margins or risk everything for a life that's truly his. Every choice is a test: between safety and honesty, between the comfort of invisibility and the terrifying possibility of being seen.But Liam's journey is shaped as much by those around him as by his own fears. His relationships-with his fiercely loyal sister, with friends who challenge and support him, and with the men he dares to love-become both lifeline and crucible. First love brings both joy and heartbreak, and the bonds of family and friendship are tested as Liam learns that to be truly known is both the greatest risk and the greatest reward.TeaserHow do you learn to stop running from yourself? When a letter from the past threatens to unravel the fragile life Liam has built, he's forced to confront the secrets he's kept from his family, his friends, and most of all, from himself. In a world that demands he choose-between love and loyalty, between hiding and hope-Liam must find the cour-age to step out of the shadows and claim his own story.Lost in the '80s is a powerful, intimate coming-of-age novel about shame, resilience, and the quiet revolution of learning to live-and love-out loud. Through Liam's journey, it shines a light on the struggles faced by the LGBT community in the past and the hard-won lessons that still resonate today: the importance of visibility, the cost of silence, and the enduring need for acceptance, pride, and solidarity. In a world where many still face prejudice and fear, Liam's story reminds us that the fight to be seen and loved for who we are is as urgent now as ever.
