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Sheltered by Love by M. E. Tudor

Sheltered by Love by M. E. Tudor

Two young women meet at a Humane Society’s shelter. One is there because she has to be. The other because she wants to be. Suzanne Jericho let her anger get the better of her, with the end result being two hundred hours of community service. Chrissy Stein is working at a job that allows her to help her beloved animals. Jericho, as Suzanne prefers to be called, comes from a rough around the edges background. Chrissy comes from an uptight family that she doesn’t fit.

These two young women come from different backgrounds, but have a lot in common. They both love animals, their parents used to date, and they have both been hurt and used by their first girlfriends.

The attraction they both feel builds slowly, as does their friendship. Only time will tell if they will give the romantic feelings a chance to blossom into full blown love.

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Pride of Love

About Pride of Love:

Twenty-five-year-old Jesse Coleman endures a heinous act on him. After the case is dropped, his mother, Claire, accedes to his request to move. Leaving behind his old life, he is left with a disturbing scar on his back. Hopelessness comes in on him and he takes off the bracelet that he has worn his whole life, which means something to him. Looking for a new beginning, Jesse who dresses differently meets Jaden who dresses like an outcast and the two fall in love with each other. With love from their mothers and good friend Liz, they try to bury their pasts behind.

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Snow, Moose and Finnish Secrets by Reni Kieffer

Snow, Moose and Finnish Secrets by Reni Kieffer

When Jake takes his boyfriend Ian home to celebrate Christmas with his parents in the Finnish woods, Ian, a skeptic by nature who has to deny his preference for guys in front of his own family, is not only worried about the reaction of Jake’s family, but also about the feast itself—and the cold. However, within minutes, Jake’s parents make Ian feel warm, welcome, and at home, and begin to introduce him to their Christmas traditions.

The visit goes smoothly until Jake’s ex-girlfriend barges in and drops a bomb that shatters their peace and harmony—a tiny detail Jake failed to mention to his boyfriend. Angry and hurt, Ian struggles to let go of the past and focus on the blessings surrounding him.

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The Claiming by Glenn Williams

About The Claiming by Glenn Williams:

Kendra Garrity’s twin brother, the only person she has ever loved, will be dead at dawn. Gwydion has done the unthinkable. He has triggered The Claiming, an ancient ritual that can turn an ordinary person into a witch. But power comes with a terrible cost.

Now he hovers in a state near death, trapped in the underworld. At sunrise, he’ll be lost forever. And something dark and unnatural will rise in his place.

Kendra is the only one who has any hope of saving the brother she loves, the brother who once gave up everything for her. But in order to rescue him, she must enter into the underworld herself, a place populated by ghosts, nightmare creatures, and demons.

If she fails, she will be trapped there forever. And if she succeeds, it might mean giving up everything she has ever known.

Warning: Please be advised, this novel contains two scenes dealing with an attempted sexual assault and may be triggering for some readers.

NOTE:

The Port Hollow Witches is a paranormal thriller / dark fantasy series of connected novels and short fiction, featuring witches, ghosts, vampires, werewolves, haunted houses, demons, witchcraft, and other supernatural elements. The Claiming is book 2 in the series, but can also easily be read as a stand-alone story.

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The Other Side of the Street

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Hamilton had his future planned out. Everything was right on track with college until his father had a heart attack and every dime of Hamilton’s savings went to paying off the medical bills. Now, he’s desperate to earn it back so he can head off to school like he’s always wanted. His method is selling homemade jerky from his father’s RV. The only problem is the person parked on the other side of the street.

Jay’s family has struggled to pay the bills for as long as he could remember. Since he was fifteen, he’s been selling homemade honey at the same spot, right up the road from the grocery store. Then came some jerk in an RV, parking in his spot and adding competition where there never had been any before.

Jay’s never been a hothead, but Hamilton brings it out in him when the two start clashing over the location. It doesn’t help that Jay can’t tell if he hates Hamilton because he stole his spot, or because that smirk Hamilton gets sometimes is a little less annoying than Jay wants it to be. Not to mention, Hamilton might think that Jay looks a little cute when he gets wound up. They would have been happy to never do more than just glare at each other from across the street. But when a fancy new food truck arrives and threatens to put them both out of business, the two have to put aside their differences and team up to chase off the competition.

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Summer of Hush by R.L. Merrill

Summer of Hush by R.L. Merrill

Summer of Hush

Hush is back… and it’s about to get loud.

After two years grieving the death of his best friend, Silas Franklin is back on the road with his metalcore band, Hush. With a new member, a brilliant new album, and a headlining spot on the last cross-country Warped Tour, life couldn’t be better—unless Silas could meet the intriguing music blogger known only as the Guru. Silas has followed his blog for years and feels the Guru might be the only person who “gets” him.

For years Krishnan Guruvayoor has reported on the metal scene as an anonymous blogger, and he’s just landed an internship on the Warped Tour as well as a potential position with a well-respected music magazine. His best friend arranges for him to meet singer Silas Franklin—but only as Krish the Intern. Their chemistry is instant, and Krish is thrilled to get to know the man behind the music.

The rock star and blogger quickly go from meet-cute to cuddle session, but secrets, overprotective bandmates, meddling media, and a terrible accident all conspire against them. Can their romance survive the summer of Hush?

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Water’s Edge by Ryan Stevenson/Richard Brandeis

Water’s Edge by Ryan Stevenson/Richard Brandeis

Peter Heller was a young man in the prime of his life, who yearned for the comfort, love, and closeness of another human being. Yet Peter was carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders, with the realization that his life was slipping away.
Little did Peter realize that his life was about to change in an amazing and unimaginable way after one of his daily walks along a private stretch of beach in Long Island, New York. What happens to Peter in the next ten days of his life will leave the reader inspired with the knowledge that a greater power always has our backs, while providing not that which we want, but that which we need to complete our human cycle of life.
We all suffer from a loss in our lives, but as Peter discovers in this short window of time into his life and the lives of those he touched, we all come to the realization that our lives are intertwined is some of the most amazing ways imagined.

“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief… and unspeakable love.”
Washington Irving

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The Invisible Chains – Part 1: Bonds of Hate by Andrew Ashling

About The Invisible Chains – Part 1: Bonds of Hate by Andrew Ashling

An epic fantasy story in an alternative historical medieval setting, packed with action and adventure, politics and intrigue, but also friendship, love and romance.

He is a prince of the Royal House of Ximerion, a fiercely competitive dynasty. He is only sixteen years old when his father, the high king, gives him and his older half-brother — and rival for the succession — a prestigious title with no substance. While their father and older brothers confront a major power in the south, the young princes are packed off to defend the northern borders against raids by barbarian tribes.

Except…

The army they were given by their father is far too small to defend the Northern Marches, not to mention that the experienced general — and friend of their father — who leads the army doesn’t seem all that eager to fight. Neither are the northern lords or the local population interested in defending themselves. And money is scarce… The half-brother princes begin to suspect they were set up for failure by their own father.

Then the unthinkable happens, and the youngest prince finds himself a captive, all alone, without friends, in a faraway region and surrounded by enemies, among which foremost his own family. If he wants to survive he needs to grow up fast.

Warning: the protagonists of this novel are gay and there are explicit scenes of man on man action. This dark fantasy also features some cruel events, none of them gratuitous, but some readers may find them too hard.

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Enemies With Benefits

About Enemies With Benefits:

They’re dangerous men. Absolute enemies. And totally hot for each other.

Will has never met anyone like Kit. He’s arrogant. Gorgeous. Lethal. The most expensive bodyguard money can buy.
And Will can’t seem to resist him.
A simple command in Kit’s cut-glass accent makes Will want things he’s never wanted, do things he’s never done. Their red-hot chemistry is off the charts.
Just one problem: Will has vowed to kill the billionaire that Kit is hell-bent on protecting.
And Kit has secrets, too—his own reasons for sacrificing his soul, piece by painful piece, to keep one of the worst men on earth alive.

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A Book of Revelations by A. C. Burch

About A Book of Revelations by A. C. Burch:

“Drag performers, detectives, and community moguls meet in Burch’s (The Homeport Journals, 2015, etc.) collection, which features coming-out stories with a twist.” – Kirkus Reviews

We all keep secrets. Even from ourselves. A Book of Revelations explores the tipping point—when the truth offers liberation and continued self-deception perpetuates the status quo.

-Private Quarters: A coming of age story. With cocktails.
-Curtain Call: A spurned “mistress” crashes a memorial for her ex-lover’s wife.
-Götterdämmerung: The complex relationship between a maestro and his protégé.
-Convergence: An aging artist and would-be socialite hosts a disastrous dinner party.
-The Honoree: A local saint’s past unexpectedly threatens her future.
-Last Chance: A gay detective investigates a murder case where nothing is at it seems.
-The Midnight Suitor: A nephew unearths an old family secret–with a modern-day twist.
-Even In Death: Mourners who are strangers “bond” at a charlatan’s wake.

“A Book of Revelations delivers on its promise. It will surprise, sadden, delight, shock, and most likely bring you to tears more than once.” – GGR Reviews.

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The Degenerate Opportunity

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The Degenerate Opportunity is told from the point of view of the anti-hero protagonist Sebastian. He is on a mission that he believes is his destiny. Sebastian is a multi-millionaire with a dark past and a darker future. He sees the present world as dystopian and goes about changing it in his own unique way. His actions are not normal – playing with knives and swords, hanging around a council estate, and seeming to help the homeless. But he has a purpose – he is here to help the world.

The more a person reads the novel, the more addictive it gets and Sebastian draws them in. He is gay, as are the majority of characters in the book, but the story is a move away from erotica or coming out stories which seem to dominate gay literature.

Throughout the book, as the main story unfolds, this complex character narrates in his unique way on so many different topical subjects. He criticizes current twentieth century life which he feels is dictated by the government; everything from commuting, working, clothes, property, dating, immigration, homelessness, reality television, Santa Claus to society itself. Covering numerous cultural phenomena in his own unique way makes the book appealing to everyone as the thriller unfolds.

“THEY let everyone believe that money is the main motivator, the driver of life. That money makes the world go around, that if you had it all your dreams would come true, so you must work to obtain it. Be a good degenerate, go to work and pay your taxes. Then buy goods and services to keep the economy going. This lie, and the belief in it, really gets to me. The number one driver of life, more important than money, what everyone wants above all else, the engineer of the universe is—opportunity.

Societal problems would not exist if the world was fair and THEY did not exert their controls on everyone. However, THEY do, and until I stop them the world will remain disjointed and out of control.”

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The Maddest of Men by Ofelia Gränd

About The Maddest of Men by Ofelia Gränd

Is lying to a living polygraph really a good idea?
To prove his loyalty to Cham Hovda, one of the local drug lords, Grayham is willing to do anything—and he does. He helps Cham run his empire by finding out the truth by any possible means. It’s not as hard as it may seem, all he has to do is ask the right questions, and his internal polygraph will tell him if someone is lying or not. And when they lie—well he deals with that too. Life as an inquisitor can get quite lonely, not that Grayham plans on doing anything about it. It would kill him to have to off a lover.
Creed is a retrieving agent on a mission. He is to infiltrate one of Carona’s drug organisations to get to the inquisitor. Rumour states the man with the fiery red curls has supernatural powers; it also says anyone coming close to him disappears. Creed has no idea how he’s going to make it out alive or why his supervisor sent him in without backup. But, when an opening to work as a waiter at one of the drug lord’s parties presents itself Creed sets to work.
In a world where people compensate for the years of bombings and starvation with clinic bought physical perfection a man with crooked teeth and mismatching eyes stands out. Grayham notices the waiter watching him straight away. If he’s there to harm Cham, he’ll deal with it. Creed knows he must get his hands on the inquisitor so when he is invited to the man’s flat he agrees to come even though he knows it might be the last thing he’ll ever do.

Note: This story contains graphic violence, on page death of secondary characters, and sex acts between male adults.

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Sultry and Sinful: The Femmes of Paranormal by Louisa Bacio, Julie Morgan, Alyssa Breck, Kristen Strassel, Nicole Garcia, Shawnee Small, Michelle Dare, Savannah Verte, K. Margaret, Christine Alvarez,

About Sultry and Sinful: The Femmes of Paranormal by Louisa Bacio, Julie Morgan, Alyssa Breck, Kristen Strassel, Nicole Garcia, Shawnee Small, Michelle Dare, Savannah Verte, K. Margaret, Christine Alvarez,

Tantalize your softer side with this FF paranormal romance anthology. From angels to sirens and many things in between, this erotic romance box set will keep you up all hours of the night, wanting more.

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SAM

About SAM:

To the outside world, Tom is everything a young man should be: handsome, successful, athletic, … popular. With a beautiful girl on his arm, a promising career, and a place in the first fifteen, he is the envy of all his friends. Yet when Tom meets Sam for the first time, one sunny December afternoon, a train of events is set in motion that will change both their lives completely.

A tale of love, betrayal, heartache, and hope. A testament to how one chance encounter can change your life for ever.

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My Ladybird Story

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John Bird has never fit in. He can’t be the all American boy his dad wants him to be, he’s bullied at school and he can’t bear to look at himself in the mirror. While most boys his age are playing sports and kissing girls, John can only find comfort in the secret he keeps hidden away in a box in his room…
When feisty Aureus crashes into his life, John starts the long process of realizing that it’s what is inside us that counts and that true friends love us, no matter what our secrets are.
It’s time John learns to embrace the school taunt, “Ladybird” and grow into the person he is meant to be.

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Lily’s Fire

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Lily, a heartbroken editor from London, has just learned the hard way that love is unpredictable. After finding her fiancee entangled with another woman, she travels to Bali to recover from her failed relationship. River is a womanizing artist with a troubled past and serious commitment issues. She traded a successful career in L.A. for a quiet, anonymous life in Bali where she works as a tour guide on weekends. After the two meet on an excursion led by River, Lily is shocked to find herself curiously drawn to her new friend. Lily has never been involved with a woman before but she can’t seem to get the charming and persuasive blonde out of her head. Is this newly awakened fire just a moment in time? Or has destiny led them exactly where they needed to be?

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SAM

About SAM:

To the outside world, Tom is everything a young man should be: handsome, successful, athletic, … popular. With a beautiful girl on his arm, a promising career, and a place in the first fifteen, he is the envy of all his friends. Yet when Tom meets Sam, one sunny December afternoon, a train of events is set in motion that will change both of their lives for ever.

A tale of love, betrayal, heartache, and hope. A testament to how one chance encounter can change everything.

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Two Natures by Jendi Reiter

About Two Natures by Jendi Reiter

*Winner of the 2016 Rainbow Award for Gay Contemporary Fiction*
*Named one of QSpirit’s Best LGBTQ Christian Books of 2016*

Two Natures is the coming-of-age story of Julian Selkirk, a fashion photographer in New York City in the early 1990s. His faith in Jesus helped him survive his childhood in the Atlanta suburbs with an abusive alcoholic father, but the church’s condemnation of his sexual orientation has left him alienated and ashamed. Yearning for new ideals to anchor him after his loss of faith, Julian seeks his identity through love affairs with three very different men: tough but childish Phil Shanahan, a personal trainer who takes a dangerous shortcut to success; enigmatic, cosmopolitan Richard Molineux, the fashion magazine editor who gives him his first big break; and Peter Edelman, an earnest left-wing activist with a secret life. Amid the devastation of the AIDS epidemic and the racial tensions of New York politics, Julian learns to see beyond surface attractions and short-term desires, and to use his art to serve his community.

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Strip Shot, the prequel to Behind the Velvet Curtain by Matt Converse

About Strip Shot, the prequel to Behind the Velvet Curtain by Matt Converse

We’ve all seen strippers up on stage. Did you ever wonder how they got there? The answer might surprise you.

Michael is a scrawny kid from Ohio who moves to San Francisco with his boyfriend Kenny. He loves everything about the city, except the guy he’s with. When things turn ugly, how will he escape and how will he survive on his own, completely alone in the big city?

Along the way, he has some hot steamy sexy but also meets an eccentric cast of characters in his own personal Oz. An unlikely and not so yellow brick road with unexpected twists and turns lead him to the stage, but what will he find when he gets there? Will he have what it takes to transform himself and make it as a stripper? Sometimes, you only get one shot.

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Rendezvous by Rose Deangelo

About Rendezvous by Rose Deangelo:

Spring Bennett is clueless about certain things. She has never had a boyfriend or even a kiss and has spent her last nineteen years busy in the books and learning all that she can about becoming a journalist.

She lands a huge internship for a big name company and meets Mr. Wolfe, the older, distinguished, and cocky CEO who is more than willing to give her a chance to prove to him that she is worthy of the job.

Later, she is reintroduced to her dad’s old friend and Mr. Griffin reminds her that her carnal desire for an older man is all consuming.

Then, a chance encounter in a club lands her in a position with a gentleman that she’ll never forget.

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