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Take a Closer Look
by Kimberly NicoleThirty-nine year old Ann has many questions and fears about the world, and usually just tries to repress them. She has just moved downtown and is afraid to walk anywhere after dark, but with her new job at the liquor store, she tries to overcome this fear since she thinks it's silly to drive her car three blocks. She avoids eye contact with people on the street and enjoys her life of solitude.Ann throws aside her reserved nature to befriend her forty-nine year old neighbor, Tee, and the two discover they both have questions about the world. While getting to know each other through activities such as playing basketball and chess, many topics come up, from celebrity drama to history to politics, and even some things that could be considered conspiracies. Tee and Ann develop feelings for each other, but Tee doesn't want Ann to meet her ten-year-old daughter yet due to a bad experience in a past relationship. The two must meet while Lana is either in school or in bed.Will Ann and Tee's relationship grow stronger, or will their disparate learning styles hinder them? Is Ann really safe working at the liquor store? Will she learn how to overcome her fears, or end up with more questions than answers?
Secrets of Love and Time
by Mere RainThe detective's faithful assistant has been keeping a secret from him. No, not what you're thinking. All right, make that two secrets.Love between men is a serious crime in Victorian England, but that's not why Micah Sheer is concealing his feelings for private detective Leander Maine. Sheer has a supernatural secret, that would endanger not only the two of them but thousands of other lives. Maine has devoted his life to uncovering truths -- and Sheer has spent years leading him away from them.Leander Maine is a keen observer, and he can't help deducing that his assistant is hiding something from him. Compelled to discover his friend's secret, he begins following Sheer, and soon the certainties of the reality he has always known begin to crumble beneath his feet. But Sheer's motivation is still hidden from him, and Maine cannot imagine what could justify his deception. What truth could be important enough to risk their friendship? And what price will they both pay if the truth is uncovered?
Holidays in Rainbow
by Eve MortonWhat’s your Christmas wish? Is it snow, an office crush recognizing you, or a secret midnight escape to the local teddy bear workshop?These stories, plus more Christmas magic, are in the M/M collection, Holidays in Rainbow. Diversity, inclusion, and second chances are the main themes here, where each story takes place either during the month of December, at a holiday party, or in the dream-like space between Christmas and New Year’s. Some tales are steamy while others are sweet, but each is meant to make the holiday season a little less lonely and more special for those who celebrate even in the smallest of ways.Contains the stories Bad Secret Santa, Mistletoe and YouTube, Snow for You, The Cost of Doing Business, and The Midnight Bear Express.
A Yuletide Excursion
by Ellie ThomasIn early Restoration London, Cuthbert Watson, a comely twenty-year-old page is in service to Sir Lewis Montgomery at the Palace of Whitehall. Cuthbert freely enjoys the dissolute pleasures of the newly established court of King Charles II and the great city of London.During the winter of 1661, as the royal court empties for Christmas, Cuthbert dreads being left virtually alone. So when his friends Owen and John invite him to Monmouthshire for the festive season, Cuthbert jumps at the opportunity to accompany Sir Lewis and his new bride, Lady Antonia, for the long journey west.On the first stage of their journey, Cuthbert falls foul of Mr. Lemuel Freeman, Lady Antonia’s stern twin brother, who condemns Cuthbert’s frivolous ways.But does Lemuel’s disapproval hide an irresistible attraction? While these two very different men are thrown together over Christmas, might their mutual desire lead to a lasting romance?
Patches
by K. L. NooneTaran’s a brilliant interior designer. He might be young, but he has talent, success, and celebrity clients. So when famous musician River Fey shows up on his client list, Taran’s thrilled. After all, River is a huge name, and just as gorgeous in person.Unfortunately, River isn’t the easiest client. He has requests. Opinions. A love of cats and hideous colors. And Taran refuses to let one of his houses be less than perfect.In the middle of the arguments, sparks just might fly. And Taran and River will find their perfect design for love.
Heir to Romance
by Sean CunninghamWhen reporter Seth Haynes inherits the family estate, he has no idea just how much it will change his life or the family secrets he’ll uncover. Years of being an investigative reporter have taught him to be skeptical about everything. So when the ghost of his great-grandfather starts appearing, Seth doubts he is real. That is, until the ghost helps him discover a hidden office and his great-grandfather’s journal. The journal reveals a secret romance his great-grandfather had with neighbor Dr. Alberto Rivera. The journal also contains clues to help Seth solve the mystery of his great-grandfather’s sudden disappearance.With the help of his great-grandfather’s ghost and journal, Seth begins to investigate the hundred year old mystery of what happened to his great-grandfather. Along the way he has to fight to keep the family estate, uncover more family secrets, and possibly find the love of his life.
World Letter Writing Day Box Set
by Holly Day Nell Iris A. L. Lester K. L. NooneCelebrate World Letter Writing Day with this box set! From a gentle small town missing letter mystery to lovers reconnecting after years apart, from a scientist and an architect falling in love long distance to a perilous undercover connection, these stories deliver a happy ending for everyone!Contains the stories:Dear John by Holly Day: Logan is working undercover on an island. Instead of getting close to the syndicate leader he’s investigating, he gets to know his boyfriend. Zion wants to be with Logan but has to get out of the relationship he’s in first, and he’s stuck on an island with no cellphone reception. Then Logan tells him the truth, and everything changes. How can Zion trust Logan when he’s been lying about who he is?Love, Isidor by Nell Iris: My darling Henri. I still dream of you after all this time. One letter from his ex, Isidor, turns Henri’s world upside down. It’s been a decade since they couldn’t make their long-distance relationship work, and Henri still questions the decisions they made. Could they have fought harder for what they had? Is ten years apart too long, or will old feelings reignite when Henri and Isidor meet again?Reading It Wrong by A.L. Lester: A date turned down. A stolen letter. A reminder that nerds don’t just play board-games. Reading it Wrong is a gentle MM romance set in the small-town world of Theatr Fach.A Flowering of Ink by K.L. Noone: Burne loves his research. But months of island field work can get lonely until a fascinating letter arrives. Devon lives alone in a house he’s designed, full of roses and ocean views. When a misdirected birthday card turns up, he has to send it on and can’t resist adding a note. As Burne and Devon trade letters, they fall in love across ink and paper, but what might happen when they finally meet?
Coveted
by P. E. GrahamSir Willem Byrdsall was once the proud captain of the Queen’s Guard. Now he’s retired, struggling with an old injury that never healed right, and feeling every one of his forty-two years. Never married, his closest family is his sister and his ailing niece Alice. When physicians give up hope and predict that the next winter might be the little girl’s last, Will takes up one final quest -- to slay an elusive unicorn for its blood which is said to cure any illness.His hunt takes an unexpected turn when a naked, terrified young man stumbles into his camp on a dark and stormy night, chased to the point of exhaustion by slavers. Will saves him and is forced to put his quest on hold when he realizes the young man is injured and stranded, lost in a strange land, and in desperate need of protection.Percy is unlike any other person Will has ever met. His beauty is second to none, his sincerity is refreshing, and his kisses are the sweetest Will has tasted. But Percy isn’t what he seems, and Will’s quest for a cure becomes far more complicated once his heart is involved.
Black Horizon
by Robert MaselloThe gates between life and death have been opened. Musician Jack Logan holds the key. In the streets of New York, he brought a man back from the dead—in plain and shocking sight of a TV news camera crew. Now the whole world is aware of his miraculous power. The media wants to expose him; the scientists to exploit him. But worst of all, the tortured souls of the dead—including his own mother—are reaching out from the void, luring him into the eternal domain, transforming his gift into the ultimate curse. Living or dead, they struggle to seize and control the secret that lies beyond the . . . black horizon.
Escape the Night
by Richard North Patterson#1 New York Times–bestselling author Richard North Patterson delivers a riveting novel of suspense and a powerful family&’s secrets Peter Carey was born into privilege during the McCarthy era, when the paranoia of Washington infected his parents&’ house and seeped into Peter&’s bones. His father was so obsessed with the family publishing business that he never had time for his son. Even as a teenager, Peter barely knew his father—and one dark night, an accident on a lonely road ensured he never would. Peter&’s memories of that horrific night have been erased by amnesia, but decades later he is still tortured by nightmares. When a strange conspiracy threatens to steal his company and take his life, he will have to remember . . . and find the key to survival that is locked in his own mind.
Life in a Day: A Memoir
by Doris GrumbachA look into the daily life of one of America&’s great memoirists At seventy-seven Doris Grumbach is as sharp as ever, and in Life in a Day she examines the experiences of her later years, from the dreaded writer&’s block to the many hours she has spent reading to the effects of an increasingly modern and interconnected world. Imbued with Grumbach&’s characteristic candor and verve, Life in a Day is a celebration of the meaning to be found in the quotidian.
The Unicorn Trade
by Poul Anderson Karen AndersonA potpourri of poetry and amazing tales that cross genre borders, between fantasy, horror, noir, science fiction, and more, from the legendary Poul Anderson and his wife, Karen Anderson Lyrical and beautiful, enchanting and strange, exhilarating and horrific, this extraordinary collaboration between science fiction–fantasy luminary Poul Anderson and his equally creative wife, Karen, almost defies description. Combining their extraordinary talents, the Andersons have produced a sumptuous feast of the written word—stories that delight, move, and disturb, mixed with rich, sumptuous poetry that soars. A truly stunning collection, The Unicorn Trade transports readers to places at once uniquely strange and strangely familiar—magical fairy realms, the far reaches of outer space, and the twisted minds of madmen. Stories of love, loss, and self-discovery are met with soaring verse that celebrates the human spirit and the wonders of the universe. Here are unforgettable bounding leaps of the imagination, where detective noir is ingeniously reimagined, and tales of Edgar Allan Poe–like suspense stand side by side with poignant tributes to the men who led us to the stars. Real treasures are to be found here—a hungry Olympian god&’s interactions with a divine computer, a murdered man&’s shrewd revenge, an Earthling&’s con game on an unsuspecting Martian visitor, and other such flights of inventive fancy—in a sterling compendium of stories, poems, and science fiction haikus (scifaiku) as bright as starshine and more magical and enduring than fairy gold.
Rainbow Drive
by Roderick ThorpDecades after his father&’s murder, a Los Angeles cop gets a chance to set things right Michael Gallagher is twelve years old when his father is hit by a speeding truck. While crusading for public housing, his father ran afoul of the city&’s most corrupt politicians, and Michael is certain they were responsible for the crash. As his father is lowered into the ground, Michael vows vengeance—no matter how long it takes. Decades later, Michael, now a police officer, is awakened one night by gunfire. Outside his window, he sees helicopters and squad cars arriving at the scene of the crime. It&’s a massive operation, but the next day, there is nothing about it in the logbooks. To learn what really happened that night, Michael descends into the black heart of Los Angeles, where he will learn the truth about his father—if he&’s lucky enough to stay alive.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: From The Listless Repose Of The Place, And The Peculiar Character Of Its Inhabitants, Who Are Descendants From The Original Dutch Settlers, This Sequestered Glen Has Long Been Known By Name Of Sleepy Hollow
by Washington IrvingThe original American ghost story North of New York City lies Sleepy Hollow, a secluded glen rumored to be the home of countless phantoms and specters. Chief among them is the Headless Horseman, the ghost of a Hessian soldier whose head was removed by a stray cannonball in the Revolutionary War. He rides across the glen each night and disappears in a flash of fire and brimstone at the bridge near the Old Dutch Burial Ground. Ichabod Crane, a superstitious schoolteacher who recently arrived from Connecticut, wants to marry Katrina Van Tassel, the only child of a wealthy farmer. The locals spook him with story after story about the ghosts of Sleepy Hollow. Late one night, he spies a menacing figure at a crossroads. Worse yet, the man&’s head appears to be on his saddle. Crane has only one chance to survive—he has to make it to the bridge before it&’s too late. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
Hot Siberian
by Gerald A. BrowneA young Soviet diamond trader races to shut down clandestine gem smugglers in Siberia before the cartel decides he is the mastermind of the operation in New York Times–bestselling author Gerald A. Browne&’s thrilling, atmospheric novel Nikolai Borodin has been assigned to the Soviet diamond export agency&’s London station for one purpose only: to keep in close touch with the System, the ruthless worldwide diamond cartel headquartered at 11 Harrowhouse Street. Recently the System has been buying large quantities of one-carat diamonds mined in Siberia. But now contraband from the same source is showing up on the market, and the System wants the smugglers stopped. Nikolai knows the System suspects him and his beautiful, spendthrift British girlfriend, Vivian. Determined to find the secret path along which the diamonds flow, Nikolai and Vivian discover something far more terrifying—apocalyptic secrets that spell sudden death.
Disguised as Human
by Holly DayWhat’s a vampire to do when falsely accused of murder?Had Jasper Argall known he’d be accused of murder simply because he went into a grocery store, he would’ve stayed in the supernatural community where human laws don’t apply. Things are hard enough as they are without having to deal with the human police.Oscar Christopherson is a magic user pretending to be human. He likes being a detective, but supernaturals aren’t allowed to work in law enforcement, so he’s faking it. There is always a risk he’ll be found out, and that risk increases when he’s around other supernatural people, since they have a better sense of smell than humans do.Vampire or not, when Jasper is wrongly accused of murder, Oscar can’t look the other way. Jasper knows humans can’t be trusted, but maybe Oscar is different from all the other humans in Myrfolk. He’s out of options, so what else can he do but put his life in Oscar’s hands?
How to Make a Carrot Cake
by Eve MortonNate Reid never considered veganism until he meets Billy Lawson, a skinny, quiet kid who works at the local grocery store. With Billy’s help, Nate slowly learns what he can and cannot make during the beginning months of their relationship, until a family secret from Billy’s past threatens their bond.Will their conflicting desires in the kitchen make an exciting partnership or will Billy’s refusal continue to isolate him? Nate searches through cookbooks, his best friend Marlee’s advice, and his favourite novels from his college years in order to find answers for both of their futures.
Be Brave
by Fyn AlexanderSequel to Angel and the AssassinMI6 assassin Kael Saunders was supposed to kill Angel Button after the young man witnessed a kill. Not only did Kael refuse to hurt Angel, but he took him home and fell in love with him. Living together now in a loving D/S relationship, Angel wants to follow in his Daddy’s footsteps, while Kael is determined to keep his boy out of the dangerous world of international espionage.Kael is on a surveillance job in France when he discovers a little girl who is being trafficked. In the past he would have gone home and got on with his life, but six months of living with his beautiful, kind, loving boy has softened his heart to the point where he is determined to return and rescue the child. In Paris Kael ends up falling into the trap of the human traffickers and is taken prisoner.When his beloved Daddy doesn’t return, Angel goes into full spy mode, and with the help of Mattie Thornton, another MI6 agent, they go to France to find Kael and bring him home.
The Great Forest and Other Love Stories
by Warren RochelleWe all want to be loved, and to love. But finding true and lasting love is not always easy, and sometimes comes at a cost. Sometimes, love hurts. Sometimes, the obstacles separating us from true love may seem insurmountable. In this collection by best-selling gay fantasy author Warren Rochelle, love is found next door as well as twelve lightyears away.In the title story, Edvard is the accident, the unplanned child. His mother is the Ambassador of the Human Community to the Great Forest on the planet Wertynger, a forest of sentient trees. His father is the Embassy’s chief legal counsel. His golden brothers are on other worlds in the Human Community, bound for success. Not Edvard, to the despair of his parents. When he meets Luc, who loves Ed for who he is, everything changes. His parents separate them, sending Edvard to school lightyears away on Earth. Ed promises to come back and marry Luc. When Luc is taken by the minions of the Holy Trees, their love is sorely tested. Happily ever after is no longer certain. It may even be impossible.Throughout other stories, love is tested in many ways. Can a man trust a mysterious voice on the radio, calling for him? What if your lover asks you to make a curse? Or if your husband is hearing voices in his dreams, voices somehow connected to a comet? Can promises made in one universe be kept in another? Will these lovers have a happily ever after, or at least, for now?
Bud
by Russell J. SandersSuddenly homeless, young dancer Shelly Sheridan, heartbroken at Christmas, is taken in by an uncle Shelly has never met and didn’t know existed. The burly ex-Marine uncle and his husband welcome Shelly with a shower of love and acceptance. Their friend Estrella, a retired ballet star, is enraptured by Shelly’s dancing.Shelly makes a new friend the first day of school in this strange place but isn’t happy, feeling out of place and very different from the other boys. The new friend eventually suggests something Shelly didn’t even know was possible. Could Shelly be transgender?When Shelly embraces this new idea, problems immediately arise. His former nanny doesn’t approve, and the trustee of his mother’s estate fights Shelly’s newly formed decisions.With his new family’s unconditional love, Shelly hopes all will be well. It’s Christmas once again, and it will be a merry one if Shelly’s problems go away, and Christmas works its magic.
1 Falls Forward, 2 Steps Back
by Elke Lakey D. J. FronimosCloseted lesbian schoolteacher Lina falls through a sinkhole into a cave. Upon her rescue, she realizes the world has changed and it is no longer 1919. Aspiring geologist Emery is a skeptic who neither believes in love nor the supernatural. Yet when fate places her outside the same cave Lina fell into, Emery feels compelled to help her.Suddenly unemployed and homeless, Lina struggles to learn the ways of this new reality. She’s drawn to Emery and Emery to her, yet they are as different in everything as two people can possibly be. Whereas Lina accepts she somehow travelled through time and vows to make the best of it, Emery scoffs at the notion and believes Lina delusional or a lying manipulator.Why, then, doesn’t Emery turn her back on Lina? Is it due to their mutual physical attraction? Or do the dreams that hound her reveal more than Emery wants to know?
Naughty and Nice
by Eve MortonIt’s December. The world is dark and cold. The office party sucks. The job sucks. Everything sucks except for one thing ... maybe she’s the one. Or at least, the one for this particularly strange snowy season.Naughty and Nice is an F/F holiday romance collection where the bounds of what is nice is stretched and pushed until, maybe, it is better to be naughty after all. Each story contains a strong female protagonist who longs for something beyond the twinkling lights or red Santa suits this holiday season.Will she find whatever her heart desires at an office party? Working nights at a clean-up crew? Or grading final papers? If she does, it’s because she was lucky enough to not make Santa’s list after all.Contains the stories A New Christmas Carol, Crows for Christmas, Gift Wrapped, and Red Suits and Second Chances.
Cakes and Ale
by Jordan DemaineAndrew Fletcher has a quiet life, living in the sleepy English seaside town where he was born and managing a theatre open only during the busy summer tourist season. He makes an unexpected friend in one of the actors, Oliver James, who comes down from London to play Christian in Cyrano de Bergerac. Over time, their friendship turns into something more, but a burgeoning relationship is complicated by the fact Oliver has a partner in London.When the COVID pandemic hits and the theatre is forced to close, seemingly for good, Andrew moves on from his job and from his crush. Will an unexpected encounter with Oliver several years later let them pick up where they left off? Or has too much time passed for there ever to be anything between them?
Dashing Through the Dough
by Jordan DemaineBlake gave up his Toronto-based baking business a year ago when his father was badly injured in an accident. A request to help cater a Christmas party at the prestigious Pine Ridge riding school might be the push he needs to get back into the swing of things, but a mistake from his past continues to cast a shadow over everything he does.Michael was once an Olympic medal-winning show jumper, but a miscalculation years ago sent him into a downward spiral from which he's only now beginning to recover. When he's asked to play Santa Claus at the Pine Ridge Christmas party, Michael is firmly against the idea.Once he meets the intriguing party caterer, he starts to rethink his opposition, but can he expect anyone to look beyond his dark past long enough to get close to him? Can he look beyond it long enough to forgive himself? And can Blake and Michael help each other finally move on from what came before?
Melting for Her
by Alex WintersIvy Madison has never seen snow before. Or driven up a mountain. Or driven up a mountain in a blinding snowstorm. But as one of the country’s premiere interior stagers, she has a job to do and no mere blizzard is going to stop her from turning Bear Mountain Ski Lodge into a winter wonderland this holiday season. Then again, she’s never met anyone like Maya before, and what a blizzard couldn’t do, the sexy ski instructor just might!Maya Carlton can’t believe anyone made it up the summit before the mountain patrol shut down the pass for the holidays, but if anyone could, it’s sexy Ivy, emerging from her tiny little rental car shaken but unbowed. Maya is the sole caretaker of the Lodge until the roads are cleared for travel after Christmas, and Ivy is her responsibility now, and one the young ski instructor can’t help but take personally.As the blinding snowstorm seals them off from the rest of the world, the two can’t help but fall for each other, and by the time the roads clear after the holidays, love will make parting after the New Year harder than ever.Unless they decide to make Bear Mountain their happily ever after.