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Olivette Is You
by Nico TortorellaMeet Olivette, who wants kids to know that "all of it is YOU!" and to embrace every part of themselves. The brainchild of actor Nico Tortorella, this buoyant story is a celebration of all the many different parts of us.Olivette is here to let you in on a secret: you can be anything you want to be. And even better, you can be all of it! Olivette is energetic, moody, and unique—just like you, Olivette contains multitudes. Olivette Is You—all of it is you—is inspired by actor, musician, and author Nico Tortorella's own experience. Through this buoyant picture book, Nico shows you that you don&’t have to choose who or what to be; you are already everything.
Olivia
by Regina Marler Dorothy StracheyConsidered one of the most subtle and beautifully written lesbian novels of the century, this 1949 classic returns to print in a Cleis Press edition.Dorothy Strachey's classic Olivia captures the awakening passions of an English adolescent sent away for a year to a small finishing school outside Paris. The innocent but watchful Olivia develops an infatuation for her headmistress, Mlle. Julie, and through this screen of love observes the tense romance between Mlle. Julie and the other head of the school, Mlle. Cara, in its final months.Although not strictly autobiographical, Olivia draws on the author's experiences at finishing schools run by the charismatic Mlle. Marie Souvestre, whose influence lived on through former students like Natalie Barney and Eleanor Roosevelt. Olivia was dedicated to the memory of Strachey's friend Virginia Woolf and published to acclaim in 1949. Colette wrote the screenplay for the 1951 film adaptation of the novel. In 1999, Olivia was included on the Publishing Triangle's widely publicized list of the 100 Best Gay and Lesbian Novels of the 20th Century.
Olivia on the Record: A Radical Experiment in Women's Music
by Ginny Z BersonThe burgeoning lesbian and feminist movements of the '70s and '80s created an impetus to form more independent and equitable social and cultural institutions—bookstores, publishers, health clinics, and more—to support the unprecedented surge in women's arts of all kinds. Olivia Records was at the forefront of these models, not only recording and distributing women's music but also creating important new social spaces for previously isolated women and lesbians through concerts and festivals. Ginny Z. Berson, one of Olivia's founding members and visionaries, kept copious records during those heady days—days also fraught with contradictions, conflicts, and economic pitfalls. With great honesty, Berson offers her personal take on what those times were like, revisiting the excitement and the hardships of creating a fair and equitable lesbian-feminist business model—one that had no precedent.
Olivia: A Novel
by Dorothy Strachey"I read Olivia many, many times, bought it for many of my friends, and consider it the inspiration for Call Me by Your Name." --André Aciman"Perfectly captures the breathless excitement of adolescent passion." --Sarah Waters, bestselling author of Fingersmith and Tipping the VelvetThe classic novel about a teenage girl's infatuation with her headmistress at a boarding school in nineteenth-century ParisA Penguin ClassicA groundbreaking, passionate, and subtle story of first love, Olivia--based loosely on the author's own life--was first published in 1949 under a pseudonym. It tells the story of Olivia, a sixteen-year-old girl who is sent from England to a Parisian finishing school to broaden her education. Soon after her arrival, she finds herself falling under the spell of her beautiful and charismatic teacher, Mademoiselle Julie, who introduces her to art, literature, and fine cuisine. But Mademoiselle Julie's life is not as straightforward as Olivia imagines. As they grow closer, their relationship is threatened by jealousy and rivalry, and the school year seems destined to end in tragedy.
Olivier (Order of the Black Knights)
by Tj NicholsOrder of the Black KnightsOlivier Merlo works for a dangerous man. He does what he’s told without asking questions because he needs to protect his sister and niece. When someone gives his boss trouble, Olivier does what he does best. It’s a routine hit—until the victim’s brother starts poking around. Cody Anders left his family behind a decade ago—along with their wealth and influence—to live on his own terms. Still, he knows his twin didn’t die of a drug overdose, and he’ll do anything to find the truth. What he uncovers is a conspiracy that will topple his family and leave him staring down the barrel of a gun. Olivier must decide if he’s going to obey orders or free himself from the curse that has guided his hand for centuries. Cody, who challenges Olivier’s notion that no one can love him, holds the key to breaking his chains. But when the truth finally comes out, it might be more than Cody can accept.
Ollie In Between
by Jess CallansAN INDIE’S INTRODUCE PICK!In this modern take on Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, debut writer Jess Callans delivers a tender, queer coming of age story about finding your voice and choosing to live authentically, even when it’s easier to blend in. Puberty, AKA the ultimate biological predator, is driving a wedge between soon-to-be 13 year old Ollie Thompson and their lifelong friends. Too much of a girl for their neighborhood hockey team, but not girly enough for their boy-crazed BFF, Ollie doesn’t know where they fit. And their usual ability to camouflage? Woefully disrupted by all the changes around them.When a school project asks them to write an essay on what it means to be a woman (if anyone’s got an answer, that’d be great), and one of their new friends is the target of bullying, Ollie is caught between the safety of fleeing from their own differences or confronting the risks of fighting to take their own path forward.Praise for Ollie In Between:“...An empathetic exploration of identity that will resonate with young readers carving out their own definition of self. Infused with equal amounts serious, topical conversation, and gently humorous observation, Ollie in Between is a middle grade classic in the making. ” —A. J. Sass, award-winning author of Ellen Outside the Lines and Ana on the Edge"Debut author Callans’ confiding tone leans into Ollie’s flummoxed first-person ruminations with rhetorical questions that probe moments of deep vulnerability and hope . . . . Clear echoes of Judy Blume couple with themes of social adaptation that rely a bit heavily on analogies to the animal kingdom, but a range of readers should relate to Ollie’s sense of otherness. As Ollie puts it, 'Being yourself can hurt,' but awkward and self-aware stories like Ollie’s can help more tweens 'just be.' "-- Booklist, starred review“As endearing as it is hilarious, Ollie in Between is Jess Callans’ laugh-out-loud debut about surviving the chaos of growing up and finding the courage to speak up for others, and, most importantly, yourself. This tender, queer coming-of-age tale shows how sometimes the only way to survive is to embrace your weird and choose your own path.”--Aiden Thomas, New York Times-bestselling author of Cemetery Boys
Ollie's Octrageously Official Omnibus (Sucker For Love Mysteries #10)
by K.L. HiersThis is the personal private property of Oleander Logue! This terrifically tentacular tome is full of my notes and sketches, and it tells all about the super secret stuff going on in Archersville! TOP SECRET! NO PEEKING! Unless you really want to. And say pretty please. Then it's okay.Ollie&’s Octrageously Official Omnibus is an exciting illustrated guide that details the magical world of the Sucker For Love Mysteries universe. Get to know the colorful members of the Super Secret Sages' Club, treat yourself to a special Sagittarian horoscope reading from Ollie himself, or dive into the curious history of the ancient Sages and their numerous tentacled gods. This guide has everything from a comprehensive list of Sagittarian deities to never-before-published information about the Sages' many rituals and holidays, plus multiple recipes for food and drinks featured throughout this unique series, There might even be a secret or two lurking between the pages... but the only way to find them is to start reading.
Olympia Knife
by Alysia ConstantineBorn into a family of trapeze artists, Olympia Knife leads an idyllic life as a travelling circus performer until her fellow troupers vanish before her eyes. First are Olympias parents, the Flying Knifes, who disappear mid-air during their act. Second is Arnold, the The Worlds Smallest Major General (he was neither) Tiny Napoleon Only Three Feet Tall, followed by Magnus, the lobster-clawed circus director--one by one, they are all, simply, gone. into the fray walks Diamond the Danger Eater, daring and determined, and together, she and Olympia face their crumbling world, having only each other to cling to in the struggle for existence.in the tradition of magical realism, Olympia Knife is a tale of survival and resistance for LGBTQ folks and all others who live unseen, untethered, or outside the margins.
Omega Arrival (Angel Hills Pack Ser. #1)
by Rebecca JamesEmotions run high when five omegas are traded to the Angel Hills Pack, which has suffered a decline in population after an illness killed a fourth of its wolves.After a previous mating Justin would rather forget, he’s happy to leave his old compound and start afresh. A part of him hopes the gorgeous second-in-command alpha, Milo, will choose him for a mate. As memories of his life with Stone haunt his dreams, Justin struggles to make the right decision for himself as well as his four pups.Gabriel doesn’t want to mate at all, but as one of the traded omegas, he knows he doesn’t have a choice. He just hopes he’ll end up with a beta and not an alpha. How does he feel when he’s mated to both? Grey is the pack alpha of Angel Hills and he and his baron beta, Ian, want to start a family to continue the dynasty. Is that all they want Gabriel for, a breeding machine?When an intruder is detected in the compound, everyone is on high alert, especially as the new arrival proves remarkably adept at remaining hidden. Will the newly-created mating bonds be strong enough, or will rancor and bitterness win out?
Omega, Fuori fa Freddo
by Coyote StarrIl loro amore lo salverà dal freddo… Un Omega in fuga Da tutta la vita, il mutaforma lince omega Noah Kimbrough sa quale sia il suo ruolo: essere ingravidato dall'alfa dominante che controlla il branco di New York. Ma quando giunge il momento di adempiere il suo obbligo, Noah non riesce a sopportare il pensiero di una vita senza amore. Perciò scappa. Ora è in fuga e l'intero branco di New York è sulle sue tracce, l'ha seguito fino in Pennsylvania. Noah sa che lo cattureranno — e quando lo faranno, la sua punizione sarà severa. Ma poi capita per caso in una cittadina e, meraviglia delle meraviglie, il suo vecchio branco la evita e passa oltre. Due Alfa che hanno bisogno di un Terzo Gli alfa Kord Harmon ed Elijah Baker amano la loro vita insieme — ma entrambi pensano che sarebbe ancora meglio con un terzo, e l'opportunità di costruire una famiglia. Perciò, quando Noah piomba nelle loro vite, colgono al balzo l'occasione di aiutarlo a fuggire dal suo vecchio branco. Con loro, Noah ha finalmente la possibilità di rifarsi dal gelo della sua vita infelice e di godersi il calore del vero amore. Ma la vita di Noah è stata traumatica, e Kord ed Elijah non sono affatto sicuri di avere quel che ci vuole a fargli superare il passato. Insieme, dovranno capire se l'amore di due alfa buoni — e la magia di una piccola cittadina — possano guarire le ferite di Naoh... e se riusciranno mai a costruire la famiglia che tanto desiderano. Omega, Fuori fa Freddo è un romance MMM Mpreg con due affascinanti alfa che sanno come rendere un nodo incandescente, un omega che ha bisogno dell'amore che i suoi alfa hanno da dargli, e un dono a sorpresa che ti scalderà il cuore!
Omega, Hace Frío Afuera
by Coyote StarrSu amor puede salvarlo de una vida fría ... Un Omega en fuga Toda su vida, el gato montés omega Noah Kimbrough conocía su papel: engendrar para el alfa dominante que controlaba la manada de Nueva York. Pero cuando llegó el momento de cumplir con esa obligación, Noah no podía soportar la idea de una vida sin amor. Entonces huyó. Ahora está huyendo, y toda la manada de Nueva York lo está rastreando, hasta Pensilvania. Noah sabe que lo atraparán, y cuando lo hagan, su castigo será severo. Pero luego se tropieza con un pequeño pueblo, y maravillado por este, su vieja manada lo pasa de largo. Dos alfas que necesitan un tercero Los alphas Kord Harmon y Elijah Baker aman su vida juntos, pero ambos están de acuerdo en que podría ser aún mejor con un tercero y con la oportunidad de construir una familia. Entonces, cuando Noah cae en sus vidas, aprovechan la oportunidad para ayudarlo a escapar de su vieja manada. Con ellos, Noah finalmente tiene la oportunidad de salir del frío de su infeliz vida y disfrutar del calor del verdadero amor. Pero la vida de Noah hasta ahora ha sido traumática, y Kord y Elijah no están del todo seguros de tener lo que se necesita para ayudarlo a superar su pasado. Juntos, todos tendrán que aprender si el amor de dos buenos alfas, y la magia de un pequeño pueblo, puede curar las heridas de Noah...y si alguna vez podrán construir la familia que todos anhelan. Omega, Hace frío está ubicado en Vale Valley, un pequeño pueblo abierto a todos los que necesitan amor y un hogar. Es un romance de HHH Mpreg con dos magníficosalfas, un omega que necesita el amor que sus alfas tienen para dar, y un regalo sorpresa que calentará tu corazón, todo en el místico, mágico y lleno de amor Valle Vale.
Omega, está frio lá fora
by Coyote StarrO amor entre eles pode salvá-los de uma vida fria... Um Omega em fuga Em toda sua vida, o Omega meio-lince Noah Kimbrough soube seu papel: ele teria os filhos do Alpha que controlava o bando de Nova York. Mas quando chegou a hora de cumprir essa obrigação, Noah não conseguiu lidar com a ideia de ter uma vida sem amor. Então, ele fugiu. Agora, ele está foragido, e todo o bando de Nova York está atrás dele, seguindo-o até a Pennsylvania. Noah sabe que eles vão alcançá-lo — e quando conseguirem, a punição será severa. Mas então, ele acaba chegando em uma cidadezinha, e admiravelmente, seu bando passa direto. Dois Alfas precisando de um Terceiro Os Alfas Kord Harmon e Elijah Baker amam suas vidas juntos — mas ambos concordam que poderia ser ainda melhor com um terceiro, e que tivessem a chance de ter uma família. Então, quando Noah chega de supetão em suas vidas, eles abocanham a chance de ajudá-lo a escapar de seu antigo bando. Com eles, Noah finalmente tem a chance de sair do frio de sua vida infeliz e aproveitar o calor do amor verdadeiro. Mas a vida de Noah até ali havia sido traumática, e Kord e Elijah não têm certeza de que têm o que precisam para ajudá-lo a superar seu passado. Juntos, todos terão que aprender se o amor de dois bons Alphas — e a magia de uma pequena cidade — podem curar as feridas de Noah… e se eles jamais serão capazes de construir a família que todos sempre quiseram. “Omega, está frio lá fora” é um romance de transfiguração HHH com gravidez masculina, apresentando dois Alphas maravilhosos que sabem esquentar as coisas, um Omega que precisa do amor que seus Alphas devem fornecer, e um presente surpresa que aquecerá seu coração!
Omorphi (Elpida #1)
by C. KennedyElpida: Book OneHigh school senior Michael Sattler leads a charmed life. He's a star athlete, has great friends, and parents who love him just the way he is. What's missing from his life is a boyfriend. That's a problem because he's out only to his parents and best friend. When Michael accidentally bumps into Christy Castle at school, his life changes in ways he never imagined. Christy is Michael's dream guy: smart, pretty, and sexy. But nothing could have prepared Michael for what being Christy's boyfriend would entail. Christy needs to heal after years of abuse and knows he needs help to do it. After the death of his notorious father, he leaves his native Greece and settles in upstate New York. Alone, afraid, and left without a voice, Christy hides the myriad scars of his abuse. He desperately wants to be loved and when he meets Michael, he dares to hope that day has arrived. When one of Michael's teammates turns enemy, and an abuser from Christy's past seeks to return him to a life of slavery, only Michael and Christy's combined strength and unwavering determination can save them from the violence that threatens to destroy their future together.
Omorphi (Elpida (Français) #1)
by Bénédicte Girault C. KennedyÉlève de terminale, Michael Sattler mène une vie de rêve. C'est un athlète vedette accompli, il a de bons amis, et des parents qui l'aiment exactement comme il est. La seule chose qui manque dans sa vie c'est un petit ami. C'est un problème parce qu'il n'a avoué son homosexualité qu'à ses parents et à son meilleur ami. Lorsqu'il heurte accidentellement Christy Castle à l'école, sa vie change d'une façon qu'il n'aurait jamais pu imaginer. Christy est l'homme de ses rêves : intelligent, beau, et sexy. Cependant, rien n'aurait pu préparer Michael à ce qu'entraînerait le fait d'être le petit ami de Christy. Christy a besoin de se reconstruire après des années d'abus, et il sait qu'il a besoin d'aide pour le faire. Après la mort de son père tristement célèbre, il quitte sa Grèce natale et s'installe dans l'État de New York. Seul, effrayé, et incapable d'utiliser sa voix, Christy cache la myriade de cicatrices de sa maltraitance. Il veut désespérément être aimé et lorsqu'il rencontre Michael, il ose espérer que ce jour est enfin arrivé. Lorsque l'un des coéquipiers de Michael devient un ennemi, et qu'un des agresseurs du passé de Christy cherche à le ramener à une vie d'esclavage, seules leurs forces combinées et leur détermination inébranlable pourront les sauver de la violence qui menace de détruire leur avenir ensemble.
On All Hallows' Eve
by Patrick Bryce WrightFor Thane and Jorgi, life calms now that the demonic attacks are over. On Halloween, they celebrate the ancient Celtic harvest holiday Samhain. In the process of honoring their ancestors, they also turn their attention toward the present: their relationship. Thane struggles to open up and share as much of his life with his boyfriend as Jorgi has shared with him. Meanwhile, Jorgi wrestles with his sexuality, concerned about how his trans identity will impact his experiences in the bedroom.However, after casting a spell together for a harmonious future, Thane and Jorgi consider a second and unrelated romantic celebration for the night. Can they face their issues and deepen their intimacy?
On Archimedes Street
by Jefferson ParrishJust across the river from New Orleans, people cook, eat, ply their trades, pursue their hobbies, and live out their lives in the insulated bubble of Archimedes Street, lined with centuries-old live oaks. Honoria Abbott and Rita Simmons, Redemptorist professors and neighbors, are the salty matriarchs who rule the roost in this small fiefdom. Connoisseurs of M/M romance and aspiring matchmakers, they hatch a plot to awaken two of Honoria's students to each other's charms. The first step is to make Dutch and Flip roommates in Rita's shotgun-double apartment. Dutch Abbott, a coddled, narcissistic rich boy, is drawn to the down-to-earth Flip, a transfer student with good looks and a pugnacious attitude. Secure in his self-esteem, Flip Abbott starts to question everything he ever believed about himself after he meets the arrogant but undeniably brilliant Dutch. Little do Honoria and Rita know that their matchmaking will swirl Archimedes Street into the eye of a domestic hurricane, complete with lost cats, teenage longing, shrewd trading of sexual favors, fierce culinary competition, and environmental activism sprinkled with a little white magic.
On Being Different: What It Means to Be a Homosexual
by Merle MillerOriginally published in 1971, Merle Miller's On Being Different is a pioneering and thought-provoking book about being homosexual in the United States. <P> Just two years after the Stonewall riots, Miller wrote a poignant essay for the New York Times Magazine entitled "What It Means To Be a Homosexual" in response to a homophobic article published in Harper's Magazine. Described as "the most widely read and discussed essay of the decade," the article was developed into the remarkable short book On Being Different - one of the earliest memoirs to affirm the importance of coming out.
On Chasing Brad Through Purgatory
by Stephen BenatarTwo men are involved in a car crash: Brad dies, and Danny--who can't stand the thought of living without him--kills himself, convinced that with so little time having elapsed between their deaths, he'll be able to catch up to Brad on his way to Judgment. The novel becomes a modern Pilgrim's Progress, detailing the tests inseparable from a journey through purgatory.
On Christopher Street: Life, Sex, and Death after Stonewall
by Michael DennenyThrough the eyes of publishing icon Michael Denneny, this cultural autobiography traces the evolution of the US’s queer community in the three decades post-Stonewall. The Stonewall Riots of 1969 and the AIDS crisis of the 1980s have been captured in minute detail, and rightly memorialized in books, on tv, and in film as pivotal and powerful moments in queer history. Yet what about the moments in between—the tumultuous decade post-Stonewall when the queer community’s vitality and creativity exploded across the country, even as the AIDS crisis emerged? Michael Denneny was there for it all. As a founder and editor of the wildly influential magazine Christopher Street and later as the first openly gay editor at a major publishing house, Denneny critically shaped publishing around gay subjects in the 1970s and beyond. At St. Martin’s Press, he acquired a slew of landmark titles by gay authors—many for his groundbreaking Stonewall Inn Editions—propelling queer voices into the mainstream cultural conversation. On Christopher Street is Denneny’s time machine, going back to that heady period to lay out the unfolding geographies and storylines of gay lives and capturing the raw immediacy of his and his contemporaries’ daily lives as gay people in America. Through forty-one micro-chapters, he uses his journal writings, articles, interviews, and more from the 1970s and ‘80s to illuminate the twists and turns of a period of incomparable cultural ferment. One of the few surviving voices of his generation, Denneny transports us back in time to share those vibrant in-between moments in gay lives—the joy, sorrow, ecstasy, and energy—across three decades of queer history.
On Company Time
by J. M. SnyderJimmy's job in customer service is just a paycheck, in his eyes. His boss Debbie wishes he were more of a "people person" and more enthusiastic about coming to work. To improve his skills, she schedules him to attend a two-day, out-of-town workshop Jimmy's already dreading.Then he discovers Scott Raines will be tagging along.Jimmy's had a fierce crush on Scott, who works in sales, since his first day at the office. The man is gorgeous and funny and so damn intimidating, Jimmy hasn't yet screwed up the courage to ask him out. Maybe the workshop will provide the perfect opportunity to remedy that. They'll travel together, share a hotel room, and who knows where things may lead? Johnny might yet get to make his move.Unless Scott makes one first.
On Division: A Novel
by Goldie Goldbloom** Winner of the 2020 Jewish Fiction Award **“A novel of wisdom and uncertainty, of love in its greater and lesser forms, and of the struggle between how it should be and how it is. It is impossible not to be moved.”—Amy Bloom, author of White Houses"This book brings the reader into the heart of a close-knit Jewish family and their joys, loves, and sorrows . . . A marvelous book by a masterful writer.”—Audrey Niffenegger, author of Her Fearful Symmetry and The Time Traveler’s Wife"As beautiful as it is unexpected.”—Claire Messud, author of The Burning GirlThrough one woman's life at a moment of surprising change, the award-winning author Goldie Goldbloom tells a deeply affecting, morally insightful story and offers a rare look inside Brooklyn's Chasidic communityOn Division Avenue, just a block or two up from the East River in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Surie Eckstein is soon to be a great-grandmother. Her ten children range in age from thirteen to thirty-nine. Her in-laws, postwar immigrants from Romania, live on the first floor of their house. Her daughter Tzila Ruchel lives on the second. She and Yidel, a scribe in such demand that he makes only a few Torah scrolls a year, live on the third. Wed when Surie was sixteen, they have a happy marriage and a full life, and, at the ages of fifty-seven and sixty-two, they are looking forward to some quiet time together. Into this life of counted blessings comes a surprise. Surie is pregnant. Pregnant at fifty-seven. It is a shock. And at her age, at this stage, it is an aberration, a shift in the proper order of things, and a public display of private life. She feels exposed, ashamed. She is unable to share the news, even with her husband. And so for the first time in her life, she has a secret—a secret that slowly separates her from the community.Into this life of counted blessings comes a surprise. Surie is pregnant. Pregnant at fifty-seven. It is a shock. And at her age, at this stage, it is an aberration, a shift in the proper order of things, and a public display of private life. She feels exposed, ashamed. She is unable to share the news, even with her husband. And so for the first time in her life, she has a secret—a secret that slowly separates her from the community.
On Dragon Row Box Set
by Holly DayGemstones. Beautiful sparklies. Treasured jewels. Nothing’s more important than that, except finding your mate.In this box set, you’ll meet three dragon shifters who all live on the same street, Dragon Row. They’re obsessed with pretty gemstones and precious metals, but being in the human realm also gives them an opportunity they never had in the dragon realm. They can find mates among the human population.Contains the stories:The Book Dragon’s Lair: Egil is running a bookstore on Dragon Row while Draken, his dragon mate, is away fighting a war on the other side of the veil. He is finally free, so when word reaches him that Draken is on his way home after having been injured, he considers running away. It isn't Draken stepping over the threshold, though. Can Egil pretend the new dragon is his mate? And what will happen if Draken comes back?Mated to the Fire Dragon: Zale wanted to see a dragon. He never expected a miracle. Zale is dying, but he wants to see a dragon before he goes. Albus is a white dragon with no status, but when Zale steps into his smithy, everything inside him catches fire. Albus can tell Zale is dying, and he could breathe fire into him, but then they'd be mated. He can't force Zale to live his entire life with a white dragon, can he?The Dragon’s Prisoner: Stealing from a dragon is bad, getting caught is worse. Kasper is a thief who wants to quit but is forced to do one last job. Saxon the Sinful owns a jewelry store, and one day a human has the audacity to try to steal from him. Being a dragon’s prisoner wasn’t part of Kasper’s plan, but now that he is, he’s not sure he wants to escape. But there is no future for a thief and a dragon, is there?
On Duty: Off Base Loose Cannon Single Malt On Duty (Smoke & Bullets #1)
by A. R. BarleyFor a firefighter, falling in love requires a whole new level of courage in this contemporary M/M romance series from A.R. Barley. Former marine and seasoned firefighter Troy Barnes has always kept his sex life on the down low, until the night he&’s injured in a suspicious warehouse fire--then dumped by his long-term boyfriend. When a flirty young paramedic offers him a place to crash, Troy&’s not so willing to give in. He&’s never needed help before. But if anyone can break through his tough-guy act, it&’s Alex Tate. Alex has crushed on Troy since the minute he saw him. Now here Troy is, stripped of his turnout gear and recuperating in Alex&’s bed. The tattooed hero may be a fantasy-come-true, but Alex wants more than rebound sex—and he&’s not sure Troy&’s ex is gone or forgotten. As each night brings them closer together, Troy realizes there&’s more to Alex than he&’d ever imagined. And with an arsonist loose in Manhattan, neither he nor Alex realizes just how combustible things are going to get. The first book in A.R. Barley&’s exhilarating Smoke and Bullets series, featuring smoking hot New York City firefighters
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel
by Ocean Vuong<P><P>Poet Ocean Vuong’s debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, a first love, and the redemptive power of storytelling <P><P>On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. <P><P>Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family’s history that began before he was born — a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam — and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation. At once a witness to the fraught yet undeniable love between a single mother and her son, it is also a brutally honest exploration of race, class, and masculinity. <P><P>Asking questions central to our American moment, immersed as we are in addiction, violence, and trauma, but undergirded by compassion and tenderness, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is as much about the power of telling one’s own story as it is about the obliterating silence of not being heard. <P><P>With stunning urgency and grace, Ocean Vuong writes of people caught between disparate worlds, and asks how we heal and rescue one another without forsaking who we are. The question of how to survive, and how to make of it a kind of joy, powers the most important debut novel of many years. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
On Fire (States Of Love)
by Alicia NordwellNothing beats getting out of the concrete jungle and into the quiet of the forest. Website designer Scottie Ness is taking a well-deserved vacation from the grindstone, and he plans to spend it in the solitude of Washington's Gifford Pinchot National Forest around Mt. Adams. He's prepared for everything--except the lightning storm that traps him in a wildfire. The firefighter who rescues him sustains serious injuries and ends up in the hospital. Jax Quintero might be abrasive, but the guy saved his life, and Scottie wants to thank him. As they spend time together during Jax's recovery and exploring the state's landmarks when he's released from the hospital, Scottie discovers there's more to Jax than a smart-ass adrenaline junkie. Jax reassesses his opinion of Scottie as an arrogant city boy who has no business in the mountains. Though Jax's wounds prevent them from taking things as far as they'd like for a while, they can't deny the heat building between them--and this is one fire they don't want to put out.States of Love: Stories of romance that span every corner of the United States.