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Esteban und Maria fliegen nach Paleochora, das selbsternannte Mekka der Individualtouristen an Kretas Südküste. Was als entspannter Sommerurlaub beginnen soll, wird zum irrwitzigen Trip voller Missverständnisse, absurder Begegnungen und mediterranem Wahnsinn. Maria seziert mit spitzer Zunge und zynischem Humor alles und jeden – von deutschen Pauschaltouristen bis zu archaischen Kreten. Esteban, ein erfolgloser Dichter auf der Suche nach sich selbst, kämpft mit seiner Kunst, seiner Identität und seiner sexuellen Orientierung.

Es gibt kaum eine Lesbe, die nicht auf die charismatische Schauspielerin Cate Whitney steht. Die angehende Wissenschaftlerin Rachel Janssen ist da keine Ausnahme. Als ihr prominenter Schwarm direkt vor ihrer Haustür in Vancouver einen neuen Film dreht, kann sie ihr Glück kaum fassen. Eine zufällige Begegnung führt zu dem unglaublichen Angebot, Cate als wissenschaftliche Beraterin bei ihrem Film über Marie Curie zu unterstützen. Aus der Beratung werden Drinks, ein exklusives Promi-Event und … kann es sein, dass Cate tatsächlich mit Rachel flirtet?

Pascal steckt in einer zerstörerischen Beziehung, die ihn bis an die Grenzen seiner Seele bringt. Nach einem verheerenden Flugzeugabsturz findet er sich tief im Dschungel wieder, verwundet und den Launen grausamer Kannibalen ausgeliefert. Nur der Wille zu überleben hält ihn am Leben. Zwischen bestialischem Grauen und lähmender Angst wächst eine zerbrechliche Hoffnung, der Glaube daran, dass Menschlichkeit selbst im dunkelsten Albtraum weiterexistieren kann.

Sein Mann hat ihn betrogen, geschlagen und brutal vor die Tür gesetzt. Seinen Job hat er auch verloren. Jetzt gibt es erst einmal nur einen Ort, wo er unterkriechen kann: Mitten im Nirgendwo, im Haus seiner Eltern. Die haben allerdings weder Zeit noch Lust, ihren erwachsenen Sohn zu hätscheln, also denken sie sich etwas anderes aus … Dominik ist Altenpfleger. Nach einer schweren Enttäuschung lebt er gerne auf dem platten Land im hohen Norden.

Life is normal… suspiciously normal. During my long, lonely years as a hitman, I never realized that one day, I would have a family to call my own. Now, instead of stalking my targets and taking down people with a flick of my wrist, my specialties lie in things like planning sleepovers (why does Waylon look terrified?), The Fence hour (those are screams of joy), and involving others to help our child succeed (no, of course I didn’t abduct anyone).

A smoldering, soul-splitting debut that tracks three friends through the celestial chaos of adulthood, love, and queer identity. Jordan Caleb is a freshman at McCallen College when she meets Trace. From the moment the confident, tattooed Trace compliments Jordan's Alanis Morissette T-shirt...

London. 1928. For centuries, the establishment has suppressed public knowledge of lesbian love. Now, a celebrated writer is set to fight back. Award-winning author, Radclyffe Hall, hopes her new novel, The Well of Loneliness, will transform attitudes to same-sex relationships. It soon comes...

Sweet Indiana native Amelia is still getting used to the fast-paced, big-city life after moving to New York City to be with her girlfriend, Charlie. She's standing outside the World Trade Center when the air above her cracks and rains debris and chaos upon the streets.

An unforgettable story about loss and new love written and read by the bestselling author of Brooklyn and Long Island 'The most striking example of Tóibín's emotional control . . . [An] eloquent expression of the bond between a mother and a son' – The Guardian One snowy morning, after...

La soudaine progression de la maladie de Joël est un véritable choc pour lui et Fabrice, son amour de toujours. Malgré les épreuves que les deux hommes ont déjà eu à affronter, Fabrice veut être aux côtés de Joël pour lui apporter tout le soutien et l'amour nécessaires dans son nouveau combat. Mais Joël refuse toute pitié de la part de ses proches. Il souhaite continuer à vivre comme si de rien n'était... ou presque. Dans ce contexte difficile, Fabrice décide de mettre fin à sa relation avec Julien pour soutenir Joël.

A male escort in pursuit of independence, no matter the cost. A dollar store cashier with an unhealthy fixation. And a married man whose double life promises to be his undoing. As their fates converge at the lonesome motel, the guest in Room 10 watches. Waits. Hungers. The darkness is her playground. The night is still young. And their nightmare is only just beginning....

Breathe with Intention, Love without hesitation Azrael He knows what he wants. The one thing he's never questioned was the fact that he loves Real. But, Real thinks it's hero worship on his part, but he is so very wrong. Azreal can't breathe when Real's next to him and he can't breathe when they...

Oscar Acosta's abusive ex-boyfriend is dead, and his old vampire coven is gone. Now all he cares about is winning a coveted spot with the prestigious local opera company. His stiffest competition is Trent, an adorable fellow grad student with a linebacker's build who he is definitely not crushing on. When Oscar's ex turns out to be not-so-deceased, sending several vampires to kidnap him, Oscar is forced to reveal his own vampire identity to his classmate. Can he trust Trent, or should he keep him at a safe distance?

For fans of Beautyland and Everything Everywhere All At Once, a captivating, kaleidoscopic debut novel about the life of a precocious girl trying to figure out who—or what—she is. One afternoon, on a visit to the Bronx Zoo, a jaguar tells six-year-old Grace Goldberg-Li she isn’t human. Not...

Als Resa Jensen unerwartet ins Parlament nachrückt, will sie vor allem eines: Etwas verändern. Mit klaren Überzeugungen und dem Willen, für gesellschaftlichen Fortschritt und Gerechtigkeit zu kämpfen, stürzt sie sich in den politischen Alltag – bis sie Antonia Liebethal wiederbegegnet: Ihrer Jugendliebe und heute eine der prominentesten Vertreterinnen der rechtskonservativen Regierungsfraktion. Auf dem Papier trennen sie Welten und im Parlament sind sie erbitterte Gegnerinnen.

Etta è giovane e affamata di vita quando si trasferisce a New York da Philadelphia, dov'è cresciuta, per lavorare come infermiera all'ospedale di Ellis Island, l'isola degli arrivi, il lembo di terra dove approdano le speranze e i sogni di tanti. Siamo nel 1910 e solo vent'anni prima nello stesso porto sbarcava la nave su cui viaggiavano i suoi genitori, partiti insieme a migliaia di altri migranti dalla Sicilia. Ed è in quel mondo a sé, sospeso tra lacrime ed euforia, che Etta incontra per la prima volta Tessie. Ne rimane subito colpita.

Diego já sabe muito bem que seu irmão só liga para ele em duas situações: no Natal e quando precisa de um favor. Mas dessa vez, unindo o inútil ao desagradável, Diogo decide inovar e pede um favor natalino: que Diego seja o Papai Noel na festa da escola dos sobrinhos. O problema é que Diego odeia o Natal. E fazer favores. Fugindo de todas as comemorações e decidido a deixar o irmão se virar, Diego recebe a visita de três espíritos natalinos (tal qual Ebenezer Scrooge) que são a cara dos seus sobrinhos e trazem a mensagem de que o Natal quer fazer as pazes.

Diego espera tudo de ruim dos próprios parentes, mas tudo mesmo. Que o pai tenha uma segunda família. Que a mãe comande um esquema de tráfico humano. Que o irmão lave dinheiro. Por serem versados em todos os crimes do manual da família tóxica, Diego decidiu ser gay bem longe deles. E tudo vai muitíssimo bem, obrigado.

Kendall eventually had surgery against her grandmother's wishes and belief that all should happily accept what God gives one. She became a girl and went on to college, where she fell in love and married Margery, a bisexual woman. As if the drama in Kendall’s life wasn’t enough, Margery’s mother disagreed with her sexual status and relationship, while the father came out to reveal he is also bisexual.

«Quest’estate, non sapendo cosa fare, ho formato un comitato per il fiume Lambro sito Unesco. Subito ho avuto cinque adesioni.» È solo l’inizio di questa storia, un atto dovuto per rimediare a una clamorosa ingiustizia. Non è possibile infatti che Milano sia sede di un unico sito, quando per trovarne a decine basta un giro sul Lambro: dalla baia dei lavandini – il primo lavandino vecchio vi fu gettato da Giovanni il Pirla – alle colonie di mangiatori di girini, fino alle lettere d’amore infilate nelle bottiglie vuote del Vernel.