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Published in 1928, Orlando is a fictional biography that spans several centuries and follows the protagonist, Orlando, an Elizabethan nobleman who undergoes a mysterious gender transformation. The novel explores themes of gender identity, fluidity and the constraints imposed by societal norms. It challenges traditional notions of gender roles and raises questions about the nature of identity and the passage of time.

Keith Chen, the second son of a traditional Taiwanese family of seven, runs away from the oppression of his village to Berlin in the hope of finding acceptance as a young gay man. The novel begins a decade later, when Chen has just been released from prison for killing his boyfriend. He is about to return to his family's village, a poor and desolate place. With his parents gone, his sisters married, mad, or dead, there is nothing left for him there. As the story unfurls, we learn what tore this family apart and, more importantly, the truth behind the murder of Chen's boyfriend.

Ethan Trendeau, a concert pianist, and his partner, Shawn McAllister, an architect, leave their New York City apartment and buy a turn-of-the-century Victorian house on the coast of Maine. It is located north of Portland and south of Bar Harbor.

Up until now, Logan Mitchell has never had much of a reason to trust anyone. Having struggled with a self-identity crisis throughout college, he’s spent the years since then creating a sophisticated façade to present to the world. It’s an armor he thought was impenetrable—until he met Tate Morrison. The gorgeous, headstrong bartender he’d sat across from only months ago has taken a tight hold of his heart, and Logan is discovering that it’s time to let go. It’s time to let someone in.

Set in a remote village in the north of England, Open, Heaven unfolds over the course of one year in which two teenage boys meet and transform each other’s lives. James—a sheltered, shy sixteen-year-old—is alone in his newly discovered sexuality, full of an unruly desire but entirely inexperienced. As he is beginning to understand himself and his longings, he also realizes how his feelings threaten to separate him from his family and the rural community he has grown up in. He dreams of another life, fantasizing about what lies beyond the village’s leaf-ribboned boundaries.

After giving twelve years of my life to the service, I didn't just lose my leg. I lost everything, including my career. When the dust settled, the only person still standing by my side in the rubble was Brandt—the single lifeline I had left to a world I didn't want to live in anymore. With painstaking care, he healed my body and my mind. When he eventually started healing my heart, I realized I didn't just need him in my life, I needed him in ways I'd never wanted him before.

Years ago, Hadria Imperioli vanished after her father refused her mafia inheritance in favor of her younger brother. Now, she's resurfaced as Hades—ruthless leader of the Styx Syndicate mercenaries that terrorize Chicago—and she's hell-bent on finally claiming what's hers. When her brother announces his engagement to sheltered beauty Aurora Verderosa, Hadria decides it's time to take back her mafia crown and everything else that belongs to her... Including Aurora.

Aretta Ademola is a very successful and dominant businesswoman. She loves to surround herself with willing femboys. They are always so eager to please her and Aretta likes to be pleased. Aretta gains a big promotion at FemFirst, a global Marketing Agency. FemFirst has a female-only policy but are unable to find a suitable female candidate for their marketing assistant vacancy.

It’s the 1970s, and from hippie London to Warhol’s Factory in New York, reluctant aristocrat Loulou de la Falaise is desperately seeking adventure. Having escaped an early, unhappy marriage, she arrives on a whim in Paris—the champagne-soaked heart of the fashion world, where the rigid old world of haute couture and the fast-paced new world of ready-to-wear are vying for supremacy. Glamour, sex, and cocaine nights fuel the Paris fashion scene. Its crown prince is the soulful and intensely gifted Yves Saint Laurent.

Sophie is grieving following the loss of her mother and her life begins to fall apart around her. She doesn't know how anything will ever be ok again. She ends up on a health and wellness retreat on the beautiful island of Maui as a last ditch attempt to save herself and is immediately drawn to the enigmatic spiritual guru and owner of the resort, Mia. Mia is a healer and Sophie is broken. Will Mia be enough to heal Sophie's broken heart?

Sloane Smith is the World Number 1 tennis player and at thirty-five years old she is reaching the latter years of her playing career. When injury strikes, she is determined to make a come back and retire from the sport on her own terms. She employs a hot butch physical therapist to help her rehab from her injury. The attraction between the two of them is instant, but Sloane is always a professional. She doesn't date. Tennis means everything to her and coming out would be a disaster? Wouldn't it?

The United States of America has been gone for over a century. In its place, The Unified American Territories—a nation divided, the impoverished and the wealthy are separated by a looming steel wall. In the Northern Territories—The Vault, as it is known by its inhabitants—the government rules with an iron fist: All citizens are tested for intelligence and aptitude, thrust into compulsory higher education and saddled with insurmountable debt.

Julia Johnson is bisexual and in an open marriage with her husband from whom she has drifted apart over the years. Her life is a series of frustrations, not least that of aging and feeling like the years are slipping away. Her surprise gift from her husband for her fifty-seventh birthday is a night alone with an enigmatic and gorgeous young woman, Isla. Isla is an escort.

Amanda Asher owns a Christmas tree farm and a successful greetings card business that she is passionate about. Just in the run up to Christmas which is her busiest time of year, she notices a new young upstart in the greetings card world, Snow Willows, becoming a bit of a sensation with her cards and stealing all of Amanda's thunder. Amanda is absolutely NOT going to let this Snow Willows win in the Christmas card war. Amanda hates Snow and is nothing but rude to her.

Sabrina Starling doesn't need love. She has fame as a brilliant violinist and unlimited options for female company. Nothing can shake her—except the memory of her very first love. Knowing that neither the teenaged nor adult Jorie will ever return her feelings, Sabrina has escaped into her music and the arms of other women. When injury leaves her temporarily unable to perform, Sabrina finally finds the one woman who could free her forever from the memory of those stolen Hawaiian nights with Jorie.

Three short MM/MMM holiday-themed romance stories: Caught by Jack Frost, Let it snow...; Caught by Krampus, He knows if you've been bad or good...; and Caught by Santa, Santa Claus is coming...

A brutal attack. An unexpected bond. How far will they go to protect each other when they have everything to lose?

Simone Whittaker has spent the first three decades of her life pretending to be straight. But when the girl she never dared call her girlfriend walks away, she decides she’s done living in fear. Her uptight parents don’t take the news well, but a viral coming-out post and a new job at Toronto’s Rainbow Museum offer a fresh start—and a crash course in queer adulthood. That is, until her first day of work, when Simone ruins a project designed by Ryan Foley—the museum’s gruff and annoyingly hot carpenter—earning her the top spot on his enemies list.

Ruby Fierelli is a bestselling romance author with a serious case of writer's block and a looming deadline. But when her brother's wedding invitation arrives, it reminds her of something more pressing—being the last single sibling in a big Italian family is a fate worse than creative burnout. To avoid the pity looks and awkward questions, Ruby hatches a plan: she'll bring her longtime friend, Sasha, as her pretend girlfriend. The only problem? Sasha has been secretly in love with Ruby for years.

For as far back as she can remember, Vicky has been fascinated and obsessed with death as the only inevitable thing in life. From living above a Chinatown funeral parlor to working at a celebrity start-up for bespoke urns, she has surrounded herself with death—in her home, in her work, and in her ever-growing collection of zhizha, paper creations meant to be burned for the dead, adorning the walls of her apartment. Yet, though living in Manhattan and working her dream job is all she ever wanted, she still struggles to have meaningful connections—or find any meaning at all—in her life.