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Mask
by Jan IrvingHiding behind the safe mask of Obsidian, his online persona, Kain Mitchell woos Nick Anders, an untouched artist. Nick tells himself that Obsidian is merely his erotic muse, but when Kain drags him down into his dark world, echoing the myth of Hades and Persephone, Nick discovers he wants to see him, touch him, and move beyond the limitations of masks. Because as seductive as Obsidian is, Nick senses Kain's real isolation. Implicated for the murders of young men matching Nick's description, Kain lives under a shadow, and troubled by the mystery, Nick pushes to get closer. Driven to prove Kain's innocence, Nick pursues the killer with Kain's reluctant help--and strives to become the human submissive and tender lover needed by the lonely and otherworldly warrior.Ms. Irving has created a Gothic style contemporary paranormal romance with many interesting twists that keep the reader spellbound until the very end. 5/5 stars Teresa @ Rainbow Reviews
The Mask
by Clare LondonThere's a mixed reception for Joey and his friends when they go trick or treating at the exclusive Grosvenor Square Hotel -- everything from hostility to humour to handfuls of caramels. They’re a motley crew -- a swamp monster, a vampire, a red devil, and a ghost in a less than flattering sheet. Joey’s costume is uncomfortable and daft, his friends are unruly, and he’s tired of everyone dismissing his best friend Gaz's awkward stutter. The novelty of the quest soon wears off.But when Gaz goes missing, Joey learns some home truths about his apparently shy friend. And when they knock at the final door, a horrific masked figure tricks Joey into finding maybe the best treat of all -- that romance has its own, often startling disguise.
Masked Booby (Peckers #3)
by Jacques N. HoffPeckers: Book ThreeMickey, Keyser, Clyde.... He goes by many names, calls many different countries home, and has a wardrobe that rivals most professional theater companies, but some days it's impossible to remember who he really is. It's the price he pays for the adrenaline. The Masked Booby. A man torn between his instinct to survive and his bird nature of taking a dive. Irwin Stephens is in love--in love with life, his home, and the animals he watches over every day at work. He doesn't have a man to call his own, but everything else is so perfect he can't complain. Except maybe about the scratchy khaki uniform all zoos seem to require with fiendish glee. When Mickey meets Buff Zookeeper, it should be a one-night love nest, but something besides peckers is up in the land down under.
Masked Voices: Gay Men and Lesbians in Cold War America (SUNY series in Queer Politics and Cultures)
by Craig M. LoftinFinalist for the 2013 Over the Rainbow Selection presented by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round Table (GLBTRT) of the American Library AssociationIn this compelling social history, Craig M. Loftin describes how gay people in the United States experienced the 1950s and early 1960s, a time when rapidly growing gay and lesbian subcultures suffered widespread discrimination. The book is based on a remarkable and unique historical source: letters written to ONE magazine, the first openly gay publication in the United States. These letters, most of which have never before been published, provide extraordinary insight into the experiences, thoughts, and feelings of gay men and lesbians nationwide, especially as they coped with the anxieties of the McCarthy era. The letters reveal how gay people dealt with issues highly relevant to LGBT life today, including job discrimination, police harassment, marriage, homophobia in families, and persecution in churches and the military. Loftin shows that gay men and lesbians responded to intolerance and bigotry with resilience, creativity, and an invigorated belief in their right to live their lives as gay men and lesbians long before this was accepted and considered safe. Groundbreaking chapters address gay marriage and family life, international gay activism, and how antigay federal government policies reverberated throughout the country.
Masks
by Tatiana RuizTwo lives, two paths, interconnected by a stronger power then you can imagine. Could these hearts, hidden behind norms and uncertainty, have the strength they need to reveal themselves in a society that condemns the "different"? Or will they keep their faces hidden in an eternal ball of mistakes. Meet Amélia, Patricia, Lucélia and Halaesia and find out that not everything is what it seems to be. We all wears masks... What is yours?
Masks: Evolution (Masks Ser. #2)
by Hayden ThorneWhile his friends continue to develop their newfound powers, Eric begins to feel the effects of being the odd man out. Around him, things go from bad to worse for Vintage City as the Shadow Puppet, a new supervillain, steps into the Devil’s Trill’s shoes and wreaks havoc with his army of killer mannequins.Magnifiman, Calais, and Spirit Wire have their hands full, with the Puppet proving to be much more slippery than the Trill and leaving the good guys scrambling for clues. Work-related stress creeps into Eric’s relationship with Peter, which reaches the breaking point when Peter takes a new superhero under his wing: a fire-wielding teenage girl, whose awesome powers could make her a better match for Peter.To make matters worse, there are the strange headaches, sleepwalking, and nightmares that haunt Eric, as well as the Devil’s Trill’s call for him to take his place as a supervillain sidekick. There’s also Brenda Whitaker, her mysterious past, and her sudden desire to help Eric as he struggles to figure himself out and make the right choice before his parents ask him again about his awful Geometry and Chemistry grades.
Masks: Ordinary Champions (Masks Ser. #3)
by Hayden ThorneBook 3 of theMasksseries follows Eric’s adventures as a newly-transformed supervillain sidekick. Taking advantage of Eric’s relationship with Peter, the Devil’s Trill uses him for a shield against the superheroes. In the meantime, new villains and a new, covert vigilante-like group appear, with a young hero with chameleon powers attempting to infiltrate the Trill’s hideout and help Eric.Eric struggles with his conscience and schemes to turn the tables on the Trill, but his powers deteriorate. He grows more and more unstable and unsafe while the Trill’s henchmen appear to grow stronger and stronger, as though they were also subjected to the same manipulation that’s been used on Eric. As the Trill fights both the heroes and tries to assert his dominance over the new villains, Eric realizes that he doesn’t have much time left to set things right on his own, even if it costs him his life.
Masks: Rise of Heroes (Yolks on You #1)
by Hayden ThorneStrange things are happening in Vintage City, and sixteen-year-old Eric seems to be right in the middle of them. There’s a new villain in town, one with super powers, and he’s wreaking havoc everywhere and on Eric’s life. The new superhero who springs up to defend Vintage City is almost as bad, making Eric all hot and bothered, enough so that he almost misses the love that’s right under his nose.Peter is Eric’s best friend, and even if he does seem to be hiding something most of the time, he finds a way to show Eric how he feels in between attacks on trains, banks, and malls. The two boys decide to start dating, much to the chagrin of their other best buddy, Althea, who has a terrible crush on Peter and a secret or two of her own to keep.As the fight between the Devil’s Trill and Magnifiman picks up, Eric’s relationship with Peter almost ends before it begins when Eric finds out about Peter’s special talents, which might just rank Peter as a superhero in his own right. When the Trill takes an interest in Eric, Peter and Althea, along with Magnifiman and Eric’s normal, middle-class family, all have to work together to keep Eric and their city safe.
Masquerade: The Lives of Noël Coward
by Oliver Soden'This is the biography - truthful, sympathetic and thorough - that Coward deserves'DAILY TELEGRAPHThe voice, the dressing-gown, the cigarette in its holder, remain unmistakable. There is rarely a week when one of Private Lives, Hay Fever, and Blithe Spirit is not in production somewhere in the world. Phrases from Noël Coward's songs - "Mad About The Boy", "Mad Dogs and Englishman" - are forever lodged in the public consciousness. He was at one point the most highly paid author in the world. Yet some of his most striking and daring writing remains unfamiliar. As T.S. Eliot said, in 1954, "there are things you can learn from Noël Coward that you won't learn from Shakespeare".Coward wrote some fifty plays and nine musicals, as well as revues, screenplays, short stories, poetry, and a novel. He was both composer and lyricist for approximately 675 songs. Louis Mountbatten's famous tribute argued that, while there were greater comedians, novelists, composers, painters and so on, only "the master" had combined fourteen talents in one. So central was he to his age's theatre that any account of his career is also a history of the British stage. And so daring was Coward's unorthdoxy in his closest relationships, obliquely reflected throughout his writing, that it must also be a history of sexual liberation in the twentieth century. In Oliver Soden's sparkling, story-packed new Life, the Master finally gets his due.
Masquerade in Bridal Attire and Marry the Prince: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Xiao LiYingErIt could be said that Fang Rui was smart. Before Du Chu and Yu Xing could find her, she had thought of her own conditions. She didn't go overboard with her conditions, and would never let anyone know that she was a member of the Fang Clan. After that, he gave her a shop at the place with the largest crowd in the capital. This shop would always be protected by the imperial family.
Masquerade in Bridal Attire and Marry the Prince: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Xiao LiYingErIt could be said that Fang Rui was smart. Before Du Chu and Yu Xing could find her, she had thought of her own conditions. She didn't go overboard with her conditions, and would never let anyone know that she was a member of the Fang Clan. After that, he gave her a shop at the place with the largest crowd in the capital. This shop would always be protected by the imperial family.
Masquerade in Bridal Attire and Marry the Prince: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Xiao LiYingErIt could be said that Fang Rui was smart. Before Du Chu and Yu Xing could find her, she had thought of her own conditions. She didn't go overboard with her conditions, and would never let anyone know that she was a member of the Fang Clan. After that, he gave her a shop at the place with the largest crowd in the capital. This shop would always be protected by the imperial family.
A Master and His Pup
by Fyn AlexanderMaster Cain is an intergalactic bounty hunter who is regularly employed by the king of Arriden to find his runaway son. To assist him in his search, Cain buys Star, a man-dog. Man-dogs are bred over generations for their strength and loyalty. But Star turns out to be a eunuch from Earth with fantasies of being a man-dog. Once Star is in his possession, Cain decides he might as well try him out.Together they capture the prince and return him to the capital city. However, they found him in the desert in the camp of the Plainsmen’s army, which is heading toward the capital to kidnap the king and take over the city. With Star’s help, can Cain protect the king and fight off the Plainsmen? Will Star’s loyalty to Cain and his increasing love for his new master be rewarded?
The Master of Castleleigh
by Jacqueline BellevoisA old castle is turned into a sexual playground for the rich.
Master of One
by Jaida Jones Dani BennettSinister sorcery. Gallows humor. A queer romance so glorious it could be right out of fae legend itself. Master of One is a fantasy unlike any other.Rags is a thief—an excellent one. He’s stolen into nobles' coffers, picked soldiers' pockets, and even liberated a ring or two off the fingers of passersby. Until he’s caught by the Queensguard and forced to find an ancient fae relic for a sadistic royal sorcerer. But Rags could never have guessed this “relic” would actually be a fae himself—a distractingly handsome, annoyingly perfect, ancient fae prince called Shining Talon. Good thing Rags can think on his toes, because things just get stranger from there...With the heist and intrigue of Six of Crows and the dark fairy tale feel of The Cruel Prince, this young adult fantasy debut will have readers rooting for a pair of reluctant heroes as they take on a world-ending fae prophecy, a malicious royal plot, and, most dangerously of all, their feelings for each other.
Mastering Stefan
by J. M. SnyderThree years and Stefan's yet to find that certain someone who can take him to the precipice of lust, dangle him over the abyss, and shove him headlong into the darkness of his own desire. Someone who drives him to the edge but won't let him fall. Someone he can trust completely, body and soul, someone he can lose himself in. When a local gay bar called the Code hosts a fetish night, Stefan goes looking to be conquered.There Stefan meets the man of his dreams, known only as "Master." But when put to the test, can he prove himself worthy of such a man?
Mastering the Ride
by J. P. BarnabyJosh, a young gay submissive with a strong desire to serve, is searching for the Master of his dreams. After being released by yet another Dom, he takes the advice of his trainer and leaves Chicago to accept the invitation of a Montana rancher--a real, live, modern-day cowboy. With his new Master, Wade Mallory, Josh may just find what he's looking for... and more.
Mastering Toby (Mastering Toby and Sahara Blue)
by Jan IrvingJared Asche has secretly loved Toby Rafferty from the moment he grabbed Toby's bare ass and had pretend sex with him for the cameras on the soap Mission Bay. But Jared knows Toby is straight and just needs a friend, so he lives with the pain of unrequited love... until Toby impulsively kisses him, crossing the line between friends and lovers. Despite his fears about being with another man, Toby pursues him, and Jared is helpless to refuse as their passion explodes during a sexy game. Confused, Jared decides to take a trip to see a longtime friend for advice, leaving an insecure Toby vulnerable to the advances of his ex-girlfriend. Jared's hopes for life and love with Toby are crushed--but Toby's not willing to give up. He'll have to convince Jared that his intentions are serious if they're going to weather this and other threats to their newborn relationship.
The Mastermind (Long Con Adventures #1)
by Amy LaneA Long Con AdventureOnce upon a time in Rome, Felix Salinger got caught picking his first pocket and Danny Mitchell saved his bacon. The two of them were inseparable… until they weren’t. Twenty years after that first meeting, Danny returns to Chicago, the city he shared with Felix and their perfect, secret family, to save him again. Felix’s news network—the business that broke them apart—is under fire from an unscrupulous employee pointing the finger at Felix. An official investigation could topple their house of cards. The only way to prove Felix is innocent is to pull off their biggest con yet. But though Felix still has the gift of grift, his reunion with Danny is bittersweet. Their ten-year separation left holes in their hearts that no amount of stolen property can fill. A green crew of young thieves looks to them for guidance as they negotiate old jewels and new threats to pull off the perfect heist—but the hardest job is proving that love is the only thing of value they’ve ever had.
Master's Blood (The Shifters #6)
by M. D. GrimmThe Shifters: Book SixThree days after the Agency infiltrated the headquarters of the Knights, an organization that killed, tortured, and experimented on shifters, Chief Anu sends Agent Poe on assignment: find Nordik, the powerful bear shifter who controls Sanctuary, and offer alliance. Agent Poe already has his hands full with shifters who need help and a kidnapped agent who needs rescue. Poe has never failed a mission, but he finds members of the Knights who escaped the raid inside Sanctuary, raising suspicions about Chief Anu. Poe's goals change once more when he discovers he and Nordik have a mutual attraction they can't resist. Keeping shifters safe becomes more complicated, and more important, than ever.
Masters & Boyd
by Jade Baiser Sjd PetersonCarrick Masters et Edward Boyd ont déjà trouvé le véritable amour - c'est le 'ils vécurent heureux jusqu'à la fin de leurs jours' qui leur échappe. Entre le travail de Carrick comme chirurgien orthopédiste et la carrière d'Ed comme avocat de la défense, ils n'ont guère de temps à passer ensemble, et le peu d'heures qu'ils partagent semblent être empoisonnées par le ressentiment. Carrick et Ed savent qu'ils ont besoin de se recentrer pour faire fonctionner leur mariage, mais ils ont sérieusement besoin de plus qu'une nuit de rendez-vous épicé une fois par semaine pour les remettre sur la bonne voie.
Masters & Boyd
by Sjd PetersonCarrick Masters and Edward Boyd have already found true love--it's the happy ever after that's eluding them. Between Carrick's job as an orthopedic surgeon and Ed's career as a defense attorney, they have hardly any time to spend together, and what time they do have seems to be poisoned by resentment. Carrick and Ed know they need to refocus to make their marriage work, but they seriously need more than a spicy once-a-week date night to get them back on track.
Masters e Boyd
by Deborah Tessari Sjd PetersonCarrick Masters e Edward Boyd hanno già trovato il vero amore: è con il "... e vissero felici e contenti" che hanno qualche problema. Tra il lavoro di Carrick come chirurgo ortopedico e la carriera di Ed come avvocato difensore, hanno pochissimo tempo da trascorrere insieme, e quel poco che hanno sembra sempre essere avvelenato dal risentimento. Carrick e Ed sanno di doversi rimettere in gioco per fare funzionare il loro matrimonio, ma hanno bisogno di più di una notte piccante a settimana per ritrovare il loro legame.
Masters Of Midnight: Erotic Tales Of The Vampire
by William J. Mann Michael Thomas Ford Sean Wolfe Jeff MannThey are the ultimate forbidden pleasure--ruthless in their eroticism, tender in their devotions, and utterly irresistible in their dangerous temptations. Spend the night with four mysterious men whose kiss is more than deadly, it's forever. . . Masters Of Midnight His Hunger, by William J. Mann It's a work obligation that leads Jeremy Horne to the reclusive Maine estate of eccentric Bartholomew Coates. Now, Jeremy finds himself the man's prisoner, the victim of erotic dreams where handsome men ravage his body and Bartholomew grows younger and more irresistible with each drop of Jeremy's blood. . . Sting, by Michael Thomas Ford After his lover's sudden death, librarian Ben Hodges seeks refuge in a sleepy Ozarks town. But his summer of healing turns to intrigue when he encounters soft-spoken beekeeper Titus Durham, a man whose hidden obsession will change Ben's life forever. . . Bradon's Bite, by Sean Wolfe With his wavy black hair and turquoise eyes, Bradon Lugo can have any man he wants--but what he wants in return is more than any lover would dream of giving. And what blond, innocent Kirk Courey offers is too tempting for Bradon to resist. . . a chance at the love of a thousand lifetimes. . . Devoured, by Jeff Mann By night, Derek Maclaine loses himself in New York's leather bar underground, trying to forget the brutal murder of his lover in Scotland, centuries ago. But now, danger threatens his new lover, and this time, Derek will have his revenge. . . Answer the call of the night in these four erotic tales of the vampire, where each invitation to pleasure leaves you hungry for more. . .
Matadora
by Elizabeth RuthSet in Spain and Mexico during the 1930s, Matadora tells the story of Luna Caballero Garcia, an impoverished and intrepid servant attempting to make her name in the bullring at a time when it was illegal for a girl to do so. Matadora carries readers from bohemian artistic circles in Mexico City and Andalusia to Norman Bethune's mobile blood transfusions on the Madrid front. Against a backdrop of rising fascism and the Spanish Civil War, Elizabeth Ruth has created a powerful and compelling exploration of love, art, and politics, and an intelligent mirror for our times. Boldly sensual, with a cast of unforgettable characters and a plot that will keep readers on the edge of their seats, Matadora is easily one of the most original books of the year.