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Legacy and The Janus Equation (Binary Star #4)
by Joan D. Vinge Steven G. SpruillLegacy: Dartagnan licked enough boots to outfit a centipede in pursuit of his one big chance--then on a frozen outpost of the Heaven Belt, he was asked to throw it all away--for someone else's doomed dreams. The Janus Equation: Essian's work could change the future--and the past--and to capture it the world's largest corporations pursued him with bribes... and with killers.
The Heart's Progress: A Memoir
by Claudia BepkoLike many lesbians, Claudia Bepko was a young woman when she first admitted to having homosexual feelings--but it took a lifeless heterosexual marriage and a fierce attraction to a female colleague before she was able to live openly in a relationship with another woman. In this moving memoir she relives the painful and poignant awakenings she experienced in her early life: from her blue-collar Catholic upbringing to her confusing college days, during the height of the sexual revolution, when she encountered her first male and female lovers. Having built a career in the early years of the women's movement, she found the courage to question her heterosexuality. Approaching middle age in the midst of "lesbian chic," she finds herself finally able to move from an identity shrouded in otherness to a life that celebrates the freedom and normalcy of loving whomever one is destined to love.
Either is Love
by Elisabeth CraiginFirst published 1937. After the death of her husband, the narrator re-reads the letters she had written him about her earlier intense love affair with another woman. This beautifully written "memoir" is an almost unequaled treatment of a lesbian romance.
The Tree and the Vine
by Dola De Jong Nona KinzerBea and Erica meet in 1938, before Germany has come to power. Bea, who has had very few, but mostly violent sexual encounters in the past, finds herself attracted to the boyish Erica. However, the coming years will be hard on the women, as Hitler's forces draw ever nearer to the land they call home.
Winds of Fortune
by RadclyffeFor Provincetown local Deo Camara, the only winds that have ever blown her way have been cold and lonely. Despite a decade of estrangement, Deo can't turn her back on the call of blood, no matter how high the price in heartache. Dr. Nita Burgoyne has her own family secrets, a past so painful she starts a new life in hopes of leaving it behind. She has a rewarding new job and an historic sea captain's house in need of renovation-all she needs to be content. Or so she thinks, until she hires Deo to head up the renovations. They have nothing in common except a shared legacy of betrayal by those they'd trusted the most, and an impossible attraction they would both prefer to ignore. Meanwhile, Nita's new associate, Dr. Tory King, and her partner, Sheriff Reese Conlon, must cope with the aftermath of the winds of war and the approaching fury of a very real gathering storm.
Demon's Fire
by Emma HollyFans of erotic romance will find it difficult to do better' than Emma Holly and her dazzling novels of the Demon World, where no law of desire goes unbroken.. Taking the routine life her family mapped out for her, Beth joins rchaeological dig with her long-time friend Charles. For such intruders, the desert city of Bhamjran is perfect-especially when it comes to exploring forbidden appetites like Charles's shameful e for a Yamish demon. And as he and Beth are about to learn, - Yama find humans equally irresistible. As a sexual captive, Prince Pahndir now exploits his talents as irietor of the most infamous and successful brothel in Bhamjran. content with simply selling fantasy to others, he's long dreamed fulfilling his own erotic fulfillment. He believes these two young humans may hold the key to answering his secret demon needs. Soon Beth and Charles are ushered into a passionate triangle that redethe limits of pleasure-and unexpectedly challenges the means of love. Inly a few authors can successfully blend storytelling, romance, and eroticism-and Emma Holly is definitely one of them." -The Romance Reader
The Front Runner
by Patricia Nell WarrenBilly Sive is the most exciting thing to happen to U.S. sports in years. He is a champion long-distance runner, idol of American youth and best Olympic runner. Billy Sive is young, proud and gay and he doesn't care who knows it... In this riveting breakthrough novel of homosexual love in the sports world; a bestseller that has won coast-to-coast acclaim as a love story as moving as any ever written... as a candid look into the psychological and physical experience of the new gay world...as a joyous, painful, touching and triumphal novel of love. The first honest popular novel about homosexual love.
Bliss
by Fiona ZeddeFrom the outside, Bliss Sinclair's life seems very glamorous-a high- profile job with a publishing house, a fashionable boyfriend who looks good on her arm, and ultra-chic parties where the come-ons are as hot and thrilling at night as they are empty as an air-kiss greeting the next day. It's a world Bliss wanders through with blinders on, all the while craving more. And she finds it in the most unlikely of places. Embarking on a series of carnal adventures with a notorious bad girl as her guide, Bliss opens herself to every new experience and every taboo. In abandoned warehouses, private fetish clubs, even her own office, Bliss is skating on the thin ice of desire-until her world comes crashing in. Now, broken and wanting, Bliss decides to spend a summer in her birthplace, Jamaica, where she hopes to reconcile with her estranged father and rediscover herself. There, in a land of lush ripeness, of heat, warm breezes, easy smiles, and the family she left behind, Bliss will discover what she didn't know was missing. It's a journey that will awaken every one of her senses and take her to the edge of known pleasure and far beyond it, to a love that is as sexy as it gets, as real as can be, and more surprising than she can imagine-a place of total bliss.
The Mammoth Book of Lesbian Erotica
by Rose CollisFrom the pens of today's leading female writers of lesbian erotica come tales of passion and lust, anticipation and regret, ecstasy and bliss. The Mammoth Book of Lesbian Erotica brings together a dynamic selection of new erotic fiction by women writers from around the world. Their writing covers the emotional spectrum. from intimate reminiscences and intensely personal experiences. to humorous tales and magical encounters. Location and cultural setting are fascinatingly diverse star-crossed lovers in contemporary Vancouver are juxtaposed with fiery encounters in snowbound Iceland: a Japanese girl prepares for the return of her warrior queen by baking a ceremonial cake while in the remote midwest of America a lonely old woman quietly mourns the passing of her lover. The Mammoth Book of Lesbian Erotica, edited by Rose Collis, offers forty-eight rewarding tales from a little-explored genre, most of which have been specially commissioned for this unique volume.
Storms of Change
by RadclyffeAmidst war abroad and upheaval at home, Reese Conlon and Tory King face their gravest challenge to their life together. In the continuing saga of the Provincetown Tales, Reese Conlon's obligations to family and country are put to the test as war engulfs the Middle East, while her partner Tory King must come to terms with the true price of love. While friends and family struggle with the fears and uncertainties of a world in strife, the small seaside town becomes home to newly arrived art gallery owner, Ricarda Grechi, a woman whose underworld family connections make danger her constant companion. Life doesn't get any safer when State Police Detective Carter Wayne takes a sudden interest in Rica, but it does get more complicated. When love, duty, honor and family are in conflict...four women and those who love them struggle to survive the unforgiving storms of change.
The Experience of Being a Bear: A Phenomenological Study of an American Gay Subculture
by Douglas Allan GravesThe study attempted to understand the phenomenon of a gay subculture of men who call themselves bears. A review of literature described a bear as a man with a hairy body, facial hair, and a husky, burly body type. Bears are defined by particular values, norms, and sanctions, establishing them as a distinct subculture. The bear subculture reportedly started in the mid-1980s, due to exclusionary practices by other gay males. Ideals for body image, disposition, and behavior disqualified many average men from being considered attractive, resulting in exclusion from many social arenas. This study attempted to provide a foundation for understanding one group within the gay community in order to provide the groundwork and justification for research, free of presuppositions and bias towards outdated research, for other subcultures in the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community. Phenomenological methodology was determined to be the best way to study the bears, focusing solely on the actual experience of being bear. Following traditions in phenomenological research, several methods were maintained in order to reduce and remove suppositional contamination, including writing an epoche', utilizing a process to clear suppositional thought, engaging in a reduction phase creating meaning units, allowing thematic groups to naturally emerge within a reconstruction phase, and developing a final essential statement of the bear experience. The results of this study confirm much of the historical and contextual data found in the review of literature. However, the results found that although a bear experienced himself as inclusive of others, the bear community establishes norms, values, and sanctions that exclude many men from being identified as bears. The results indicate that bears who experience rejection from the gay male majority recreate the rejecting attitudes within their own subculture. The gay male community recreates the exclusionary practice experienced in the American mainstream. As it expands, the phenomenon of becoming the rejecter rather than remaining the rejected appears to be a universal human phenomenon. A discussion about this phenomenon, other findings, and a call for further research can be found in Chapter 5.
The Wanderground: Stories of the Hill Women
by Sally Miller GearhartIn the futuristic Wanderground, men remain in the cities, while many women who have been persecuted flee to the hills. There they share their stories of survival, remembrance, and self-discovery. Years later, expressing their freedom in unique ways, the hill women have gained telepathic abilities and flying techniques, while women in the cities still struggle for enlightenment. Not only are readers led to marvel at these "supernatural" abilities, they are led to examine their own views on womanhood and how women are similar to and different from men.
The Other Mother: A Lesbian's Fight for Her Daughter
by Nancy AbramsOn a spring day in 1993, Nancy Abrams helped her daughter dress for day care, packed her lunch, and said good-bye. Next she drove to court, where she learned that in the eyes of the law she was nothing more than "a biological stranger'" to the child she helped bring into the world and raise. That was the last time she would see her daughter or hear her voice for five years. The Other Mother begins as Abrams and her female lover decide to begin a family together. With giddy anticipation, they search for a sperm donor, shop for baby clothes and crib, and attend childbirth classes. But despite their high hopes, the relationship begins to fall apart, and they separate when their daughter is a toddler. Problems between the two intensify until, shortly before her daughter's fifth birthday, Abrams loses custody. In unprecedented depth, Abrams's compelling narrative examines the social, legal, and political implications of gay and lesbian parenting. Her haunting memoir asks the question, "What makes a mother?" It is a question that biological parents, co-parents, adoptive parents, step-parents, and divorced parents must each answer in their own way. In telling one woman's story, The Other Mother makes a solid case for legal protections, including marriage, for lesbian and gay families.
Beyond the Breakwater
by RadclyffeA life-threatening accident, a suspicious fire, and the appearance of a new woman in town makes one Provincetown summer a time of transformation as four women learn the true meaning of love, friendship, and family. Sheriff Reese Conlon and Doctor Tory King face the challenges of personal change as they define their lives and future together. Tory's pregnancy forces her to examine her personal needs and goals while Reese struggles with her escalating anxieties over conditions she cannot control. Twenty-year-old Brianna Parker makes a sacrifice for love that threatens not just her happiness, but her life, when she returns home as the newest member of the Sheriff's department.
Stone Butch Blues
by Leslie FeinbergWomen or man? That's the question that rages like a storm around Jess Goldberg, clouding her life and her identity.
Takes One to Know One (An Alison Kaine Mystery)
by Kate AllenHelping to build an adobe house on lesbian land sounds like a fine change of pace to Denver cop Alison Kaine - she's tired of combating chronic illness, fighting with her girlfriend and sleeping (poorly) in a house with a colicky baby. So it's not hard for her best friend Michelle to persuade Alison to drive down to New Mexico. She knows that she has some differences of philosophy with the land dykes, but they can work it out for one weekend, right? WRONG! FIrst, her dominatrix lover Stacy shows up unexpectedly. Then she discovers the dead body of the lesbian "shaman" in the sweat lodge. Emotions heat up quickly, and Alison suspects this "accident" is really murder
Fallen From Grace (Helen Black Mysteries #6)
by Pat WelchWhen Leslie Merrick falls to her death from a window, the verdict is suicide. But Helen Black discovers the corporation she worked for is rife with tensions and treacheries. Could she have fallen accidentally?Or is Helen being set up to take the fall?
Confessions Of A Casanova
by Chris KenryTony doesn't mean to fall in and out of love so easily; it's just a habit. Of course, loving so many men also has its unfortunate side effects, namely ex-boyfriends. Like Boyfriend #6, the DJ whose daily radio show is a barrage of not-so-flattering songs designed to tell the world what a cad Tony is. When Tony isn't collecting his belongings from the front lawn of a shrieking, cursing ex, he's using his art school degree to knock-off impressionist murals for rich socialites in order to get by. And sometimes, he indulges himself in his only repeat boyfriend, Peter, a beautiful Dane who can't seem to stop loving Tony even as Tony can't seem to stop hurting him. But suddenly, Tony's luck is changing. The Casanova's charms are wearing off and Tony's mad whirl of a life is slowing down just long enough for the pain to catch up. As the collateral damage mounts, Tony thinks he just may have found The One. Now, with the clock ticking and the playbook out the window, Tony's putting everything he has on a last chance at real happiness. And this time, he's going to have to go after it as if his heart, soul, and life depend upon it...
Open House (Helen Black Mysteries #4)
by Pat WelchTo most people, a call in the middle of the night means family trouble. But Helen Black's family disowned her years ago. But the call is indeed from Helen's family. Great Aunt Ruth has passed on, and, inexplicably, left Helen her house. And so Helen journeys from Berkeley, from partner Frieda, to return to her roots in Mississippi. To look once more into the face of the father who repudiated her. Into the face of the woman who was her childhood sweetheart and is now a cop. But Helen finds far more than she could ever imagine. A dying grandfather, and small town secrets, one of them contained in the very house that is now hers. She finds murder, and submerged intrigue that harkens all the way back to a deeply stained period of history in the American south.
Deliberate Prose: Selected Essays 1952-95
by Allen Ginsberg Bill MorganThought of Ginsberg on a wide range of topics, predominantly on literature and culture.
This Is What Lesbian Looks Like: Dyke Activists Take On The 21st Century
by Kris KleindienstEssays.
A Time to Cast Away (Helen Black Mysteries #10)
by Pat WelchFormer cop Helen Black returns home from prison only to find dull temp jobs. She meets Alice one night at a local bar. Shortly after their brief encounter, she stops by Alice's apartment, only to find the woman dead and herself on the hot seat.