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Darren McAllister seems to have it all—a thriving career, a picture-perfect marriage, and the admiration of his community. But beneath this flawless veneer lies a man trapped in a prison of his own making, desperately seeking escape through a haze of prescription pills and clandestine encounters.

When the bodies of three male sex workers show up on the banks of the Mississippi River, the St. Louis LGBTQIA community grows restless while searching for a missing bartender. The police have been slow to respond, and a local reporter suspects a serial killer might be stalking the city’s streets.

In the aftermath of their kidnapping, Neil, Luke, and Margo scramble to find their bearings in New Orleans as they are pulled into a plan to stop an ancient force that's decades in the making. Told primarily from the perspectives of the Hallowed Ones' nearest and dearest, Hallowed Book Two explores the various dimensions of loss and emphasizes "what is past is prologue"; further highlighting just how divine humanity truly is.

Stiletto is a timely, fast-paced feminine mystery told in two diverse voices—a tense, erotic duet between the sharp, intuitive Detective Anna Crane and her prime suspect, the brilliant biochemist Eleanor Kiernan. Both women are haunted by the tragic loss of a sibling, but Kiernan's twin brother died of an overdose of the opiate she helped to create.

Un matin, Raphaëlle est troublée de découvrir des empreintes d'ours devant la porte de sa cabane. Quelques jours plus tard, sa chienne disparaît. Elle la retrouve gravement blessée par des collets illégalement posés. Folle de rage, elle laisse un message d'avertissement au braconnier. Lorsqu'elle retrouve des empreintes d'homme devant chez elle et une peau de coyote sur son lit, elle comprend que de chasseuse, elle est devenue chassée. Mais Raphaëlle n'est pas du genre à se laisser intimider.

"Manchmal reicht es eben nicht, sich an das Gesetz zu halten." Vom Detective Inspector bei Scotland Yard zum Privatschnüffler innerhalb weniger Tage... Einige würden diese Entwicklung als Karriere-Crash bezeichnen. Ryan Branigan ist da anderer Ansicht. Für ihn gibt es einen sehr guten Grund, sein Leben in ruhigeres Fahrwasser zu steuern und statt Kapitalverbrechen aufzuklären, untreuen Ehepartnern hinterherzujagen. Bis ein seltsamer Kauz in seinem Büro auftaucht, um Ryan einen noch sonderbareren Auftrag zu erteilen.

Vincent depended on his boyfriend, James, to stand up for him—until a violent hate crime results in James’s murder. Weeks after his funeral, James reappears, perfectly healthy, but changed in ways that neither of them can quite understand. Now, Vincent must uncover what truly happened on the night they were attacked. In the face of an apathetic police force and a growing number of missing gay men, Vincent and James work to identify the criminals who attacked them.

Physical therapist Veronica Hawthorne isn't satisfied with her marriage to Roger, a military soldier. Veronica has recently discovered Roger's pastime, and it's putting a strain on their marriage. While Roger was deployed, he met someone, as well as Veronica.

Una novela de gran intensidad amorosa entre los dos chicos protagonistas, aderezado con la vertiginosa intriga que supone la entrada en escena de un asesino en serie y los extraños métodos que utiliza con sus víctimas. Todo ello enmarcado en el paralelismo entre la ciudad de Torrelada, brillante y espaciosa, y el barrio de Oseras, peligroso y empobrecido.

" Amigo mío, ha pasado casi un mes desde mi regreso y este es el primer momento que encuentro para sentarme a escribirte unas líneas. Eso sí, te he pensado todos los días". 1981. Fernando viaja desde La Habana a Berlín Oriental en plena Guerra Fría y anota cada experiencia en un diario...

In a quiet city in British Columbia, vampires stalk a hospital, looking for victims to milk, kill, or recruit as partial vampires that instinctively desire humans for their life-giving blood. Although Jude loves the power of being a partial vampire, which includes shapeshifting into whatever he wants, he struggles with guilt over the harm his vampiric nature may cause. His human side clings to his past, but as a vampire he has access to a world of power, immortality, and liberation from human limitations.

In the aftermath of a category 6 hurricane in Puerto Rico, aspiring journalist Vero Diaz leads an effort to rebuild his community, reviving ancient Taíno traditions to survive the storm's aftermath and their island's new colonizers. Still gripped by tradition, many do not accept Vero, a trans man, as their leader, driving him to start a new life abroad.

A headless body turns up on a beach. Former sheriff detective Frank Pounds is dragged from medical retirement because he may know the identity of the body. Irreverently dressed in a t-shirt, board shorts, and rainbow-painted huaraches showing off his pink toenails, he stands over a familiar body with a distinctive tattoo. As he glares up the beach to the pier lined with camera vultures with long lenses, it turns personal.

Just as Franny is settling into her new home and growing comfortable with her new family, her world is shaken when her biological father shows up at the foster house. Touting proof that he is, indeed, Franny’s father—while claiming he’d known nothing of her abuse by her mother—he insists on full custody of the young girl.

Nash is okay with things staying simple and small-town, until the person of interest shows up in a city of seven million, with old friends and older scores to settle. And then the war begins.

The Award winning short story 'The Cellist ' follows the story of a young musical protege Adolphina, as she attempts to evade the the clutches of the Gestapo in war torn Paris. Is she part of the resistance? Can she trust her mentor, lover and confidante Claudia? What dark family secrets has her Uncle kept from her?

Decisa a cominciare una nuova vita, Ebba fa ritorno a Valö, la splendida isola della sua infanzia affacciata sulle casette bianche e le rocce scoscese di Fjällbacka, nell’idillio dell’arcipelago svedese. Vuole rimettere a posto la colonia che le appartiene e che non ha più rivisto dal giorno in cui, una vigilia di Pasqua di molti anni prima, la sua famiglia scomparve nel nulla, lasciando dietro di sé solo una tavola apparecchiata a festa e una bambina di un anno che vagava smarrita. Nessuno li rivide più; nessuno fu mai in grado di stabilire cosa fosse realmente accaduto.

Featuring two strong protagonists (Von and Director Guy) living in one body along with the intelligent, beautiful girl friend, Julia, who assists in unwinding the entire mystery, we have a story that takes us through ESP, peer pressure, exorcism, LSD, voodoo, and even time travel. Hang on because it’s a FUN trip. Enjoy.

It's been a crazy few months for Matt and Ace. Ace has been working double-time to set up their new security firm while trying to keep Matt safe. Walking the straight and narrow is a whole different experience for Ace. With Matt by his side, however, what could possibly go wrong? Matt loves Ace. He's pretty sure he wants to spend his whole life with him. But he can't help feeling smothered by the overwhelming force of Ace's protective side. So when the chance comes up for Matt to help their brand-new security firm in a big, dangerous way, he's all over it.

Having fallen way too deep in love with the Castiello's assassin, Akari Himura, Fabian “Burger” Murphy has to figure out how to get his club to approve his relationship. However, he’s getting pushback from everyone, from his older brother, to his father, telling him that he needs to break up with Akari. Time is running out for him to make his decision. Will he choose the one man in his life he can’t live without? Or the club that has given his very existence meaning?