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Un passé très présent
by BA TortugaDanny Avers est professeur dans une petite ville du Colorado. Bien avant l’Internet haut-débit, les réseaux sociaux, les smartphones, ou le quoi que ce soit en continu, Danny essaie seulement de faire oublier ses années folles d’adolescence et continue de la seule manière qu’il connaît : jour après jour. La dernière personne qu’il s’attend à revoir en ville, c’est bien Harlan Quinn, son ancien meilleur ami et ex-bad boy accompli. Et quand il découvre que Quinn est le nouveau shérif et son nouveau voisin, le choc est encore plus grand. Quinn sait qu’il y a davantage qu’il n’y paraît dans sa vieille ville natale. Il y a aussi davantage chez Danny que de vieux souvenirs et une vie tranquille. Mais comme par le passé, semer la pagaille est la spécialité de Quinn, et c’est ce qu’il entreprend de faire, de plus d’une manière, poussant Danny à admettre qu’il y a davantage dans la vie et que leur vieille ville pourrait bien réussir à se renouveler. Enfin, si la façon de penser de la vieille ville ne les fait pas tuer tous les deux.
Una casa a cui tornare
by BA TortugaStetson Major e Curtis Traynor non potrebbero essere più diversi: Stetson è un ranchero legato alla terra e vive a Taos, nel New Mexico; Curtis è un cowboy da rodeo con il bisogno di viaggiare e il terrore di rimanere legato a un unico posto. Stetson accudisce la madre Betty, che sta morendo di Alzheimer e non ricorda più che i due si sono lasciati da anni. La mancanza di Curtis la fa soffrire, così lui sotterra l’orgoglio e chiama il suo ex. Curtis non ha mai dimenticato Stetson: è l’amore della sua vita, l’uomo che si è lasciato scappare. Quando riceve la sua telefonata, è felice di poter aiutare Miz Betty, che gli ha sempre mostrato affetto. Il ritorno al ranch risveglia in lui emozioni sepolte ma mai dimenticate, se non fosse che le finali del rodeo sono dietro l’angolo e Curtis deve andarsene di nuovo, anche se vorrebbe tanto restare, soprattutto per sostenere Stetson in quel momento difficile. I due cowboy sono alla ricerca di un posto in cui essere se stessi e non desiderano altro che essere presenti l’uno per l’altro. Ma la famiglia, il denaro e il richiamo del rodeo potrebbero porre fine alla loro seconda occasione.
Unearthed
by Ba Tortuga2nd EditionSome ancient secrets are better left buried.... When Jacob Keys gets the call every man dreads, he leaves his Wyoming home to find his mother's killer. A whole archaeological team in Sardinia is dead, all of the bodies accounted for--all but Caleb Paulsen, consummate scholar and Jacob's former lover. In Italy, Jacob sets out to discover the cause of the tragedy. And to find Caleb. Meanwhile, a shipment arrives for Jacob in Wyoming. Jacob's friend, Ben Walking Turtle, and his partner, Sam MacDougal, retrieve the box... and with it, a ruthless and cunning entity that's been biding its time. From Sardinia to Wyoming, Phoenix to Denver, this lethal ancient evil travels toward its bitter last stand, leaving death and destruction in its wake. None of the men who touch it will ever be the same.First Edition published as Diggers by Torquere Press, 2008.
What the Cat Dragged In (Sanctuary #Vol. 2)
by Ba TortugaA Sanctuary NovelDon’t people know that cats and dogs don’t mix? Connor Ragbone finds things. Sometimes it’s gold, sometimes jewels, sometimes people. Set in his hippie ways, he never thought he’d find a pack, but with Sam and Gus and their goofy shifter family, he fits right in. Then he finds Brock. Shifter Brock Herman is undercover alone, working to break up a poaching ring. The last thing he needs is for Connor to wreck his sting. And now the crazy bobcat just won’t go away! The poachers lead Brock and Connor on a merry chase all over Western Colorado looking for shifter bears, but it’s a lost pup who brings them back to Nevada and the pack Sam and Gus are building. That’s when Brock has to decide whether he still travels alone or if Connor and his crazy family are where his heart belongs. This follow-up to Just Like Cats and Dogs is a feel-good shifter romance novel where cats and dogs prove they can be way more than the enemies nature has made them.
Whiskey to Wine (Dreamspun Desires #78)
by BA TortugaLeaning NLove is hitting the slopes, and the competition is fierce. It’s Gay Ski Week in Aspen, and blind sculptor Bleu Bridey and his ex-fiancé, Dan, are at the Leaning N Ranch to unveil Bleu’s latest commission. Former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Shields is there too… and he’s Bleu’s true love who got away. Seeing Bleu again, Ryan remembers how they couldn’t get enough of each other in college. Too bad it looks like Bleu is with Dan now, because Ryan would love to remind Bleu how good they were together, in and out of the sheets. Between Ski Week parties, a bunch of exes, a private ski lesson, and one terrible accident that leaves Bleu stranded and Ryan in rescue mode, it’ll be a wonder if these two manage to survive, much less find a few seconds alone to remember how much love they have to keep them warm even in the worst of storms.
Working Jerusalem
by BA TortugaButtoned-down and sexually repressed lawyer JD desperately wants to break free of the closet and explore his desires… and coffee shop owner Todd is just the man to take him on a wild ride through pleasure, pain, power play, need, and even love. But though they complement each other better than coffee and donuts, they have to get past JD’s issues and confront the homophobic boss who wants to keep JD under his thumb before they can sample the sweet, erotic delights waiting for them.
En conditionnelle (Libération #1)
by Ba Tortuga Vivian DollsOn dit qu'un homme peut toujours rentrer chez lui. Alors après avoir purgé sa peine, Sage Redding se dirige vers le ranch de sa famille situé dans le nord-est du Texas afin d'aider son père malade à s'occuper des chevaux de cutting. Adam Winchester, surnommé Win, est adjoint au shérif ainsi que le cousin d'un des hommes qui ont perdu la vie dans l'accident qui a envoyé Sage en prison pendant presque une décennie. Alors que les oncles de Win, Jim et Teddy, sont déterminés à faire payer Sage et la famille Redding tout entière pour cette perte, Win pense simplement que Sage a payé son dû et a peut-être besoin d'un ami. Peut-être qu'il a besoin de plus qu'un ami. En fait, Win compte bien là-dessus. Tout le monde est d'accord sur le fait que Sage est un repris de justice qui est allé en prison pour homicide involontaire. Malgré tout l'amour qu'il porte à son père, il est revenu en sachant qu'il y avait de grandes chances pour que les choses se passent mal pour lui. Peut-être qu'un homme peut toujours rentrer chez lui, mais il n'est pas toujours en mesure d'y rester.
Autowar
by Assiyah Jamilla TouréA visceral, vital, unblinking debut collection of poems exploring kinesthetic memory and longing, inherited violence, and the body as a geographical site. We're often told that we are given only what we can bear. For some of us our first lessons are in how much pain we're made to think we deserve—and the resulting scars are always meant to be kept secret. Assiyah Jamilla Touré's debut collection is a record of those scars—not those inflicted on us by the thousands of little wars we live in everyday, but those that come afterwards, those we inflict upon ourselves to mark the path. Each and every poem in Autowar was written on a cell phone, transcribing an urgent revisiting of old sites of pain, and also a revisiting of one young person’s power and ability—to hurt themself, or others. These poems are powerful evocations of how even our scars have worlds and lives. here in the dark, me-spacei am insatiable for my fleshi just can't get enoughof tiny after-woundsthat's me giving, still too softfor my own teeth
Gay and Lesbian Weddings: Planning the Perfect Same-Sex Ceremony
by David ToussaintComprehensive, fresh, and funny, Gay and Lesbian Weddings covers everything you need to know to plan the wedding of your dreams. Unlike other wedding planners, this one tackles the issues your heterosexual friends never had to consider. For instance, do you come out to Aunt Gloria before she receives the invitation and the shock of her life? Which father of the bride pays for a lesbian wedding? Who walks down the aisle first? Is it possible for members of the wedding party to be happy with what you force them to wear? (Okay, this is a universal problem.) Step-by-step and down-to-earth, Gay and Lesbian Weddings includes invaluable advice on* the changing laws regarding gay marriage in the United States and abroad; the differences among domestic partnerships, civil unions, and marriage* budget concerns: choosing your ideal wedding size and style* finding gay-friendly printers, photographers, gift registries, caterers, florists (actually, if you find a gay-hostile florist, we'd love to hear about it)* ethnic, theme, and destination weddings* keeping the honey in the honeymoon* sex--including how to keep the heat after the wedding night, as well as the facts on fidelity (can the two be linked?)Plus: a handy Wedding Countdown Calendar, website resources, and true stories from same-sex couples who've gotten hitched without a hitchGay and Lesbian Weddings gives you straight talk (so to speak) with equal parts information, flair, and fabulousness!From the Trade Paperback edition.
Midnight Cowboy (Queer Film Classics)
by Jon TowlsonMidnight Cowboy – the story of a small-town stud’s attempt to make it big as a hustler on the streets of 1960s New York – is an indisputably iconic film. Though recognized in terms of its early adoption of Nouvelle Vague cinematography and editing techniques, and renowned for an Oscar win in spite of controversy over its X-rating, Midnight Cowboy has yet to be understood as a classic of queer cinema.Jon Towlson reclaims Midnight Cowboy as a queer text by addressing John Schlesinger as a gay author and filmmaker and providing a fresh perspective on the film’s relationship to the 1965 James Leo Herlihy novel from which it was adapted. Offering a nuanced and personal view of the film’s relevance to queer experience and queer friendship, Towlson also considers Midnight Cowboy’s production and reception and its place in Schlesinger’s filmography. Depictions of sixties New York counterculture and 42nd Street hustlers offer an opportunity for reassessment, particularly in the film's relationship to male prostitution, male relationships, and sexual identity.By shifting the perspective away from previous interpretations of Midnight Cowboy as homophobic and problematic, Towlson argues for a new interpretation of the film as a proto-queer buddy movie and a critical forerunner to films such as My Own Private Idaho and Brokeback Mountain.
Let the Faggots Burn: The Upstairs Lounge Fire
by Johnny TownsendOn Gay Pride Day in 1973, someone set the entrance to a French Quarter gay bar on fire. In the terrible inferno that followed, thirty-two people lost their lives, including a third of the local congregation of the Metropolitan Community Church, their pastor burning to death halfway out a second-story window as he tried to claw his way to freedom. A mother who'd gone to the bar with her two gay sons died alongside them. A man who'd helped his friend escape first was found dead near the fire escape. Two children waited outside of a movie theater across town for a father and step-father who would never pick them up. During this era of rampant homophobia, several families refused to claim the bodies, and many churches refused to bury the dead. Author Johnny Townsend pored through old records and tracked down survivors of the fire and relatives and friends of those killed to compile this fascinating account of a forgotten moment in gay history.
Chasing Bigfoot
by Lynn TownsendScott Seay and Brandon Russo are chasing down legendary creatures, one monster at a time! Scott, a cryptozoologist photographer, is on the trail again, this time following the legends of Sasquatch into the mountains of West Virginia. Brandon, still an unbeliever, has some vacation time coming up and enjoys hiking, so he accompanies his lover, along with a small group of Sasquatchers, in search of the elusive Bigfoot.On their trek through the mountains, Scott and Brandon hear tales of other close encounters, deal with a pair of snobby lumbersexuals, and find mysterious hairs tangled in the underbrush. When the weather turns foul, and the group has to make it down the mountainside in front of a dangerous storm, will legends come to life? All they know is something is following them down the trail ... something with very bad intentions ...
A Classic Blunder
by Lynn TownsendSequel to Got the BluesBeau Watkins and Vin Reyes have mended their differences, but that doesn't mean everything is back the way it was. When Beau's teenage niece shows up with her son in tow, Beau is thrown unexpectedly into a world of adult responsibilities and adult decisions, all of which could have disastrous consequences. Reconciliation with his family is complicated by an overseas internship with a predatory business woman.Vin still struggles with his alcoholism, with finding his place in a world after college, and with establishing relationships with his newfound father and sister. The last puzzle piece of Vin's mysterious past clicks into place when he comes face-to-face with his mother's ex-fiancé. His relationship with Beau has never been stronger ... until an unexpected email threatens to topple everything they've build together.
Glory, Glory Hallelujah
by Lynn TownsendBe creative with sexual positions and physical barriers, like walls, that allow sexual contact while preventing close face to face contact. Masturbate together. Use physical distance and face coverings to reduce the risk.So said the NYC Safer Sex Guide to COVID-19. When Hunter Moretti, son of a high profile senator, decides he really, really needs to get laid, working a shift at a friend's glory hole seems to fit all the requirements. No contact, clean environment, completely anonymous. Perfect.Cameron Price knows he should be grateful that his job lets him work from home and he doesn't have to constantly be exposed to the virus. But he really, really needs to get laid. His hand just isn't doing it for him. This is safe, right? With no strings or emotions attached. Turns out, Cam's incapable of not trying to find love in the age of corona.
Go Down with the Ship
by Lynn TownsendAfter chasing the same bounty for three years, Captain Galton discovers he cannot let this prize go ... the pirate, Dain, has become more than just a payday for him. She has become his obsession. Laying a trap for her, Galton lures her onto his ship. Thinking she's won at last, Dain and Galton are both in for a surprise when the tables are turned.Contains scenes of MFF erotica.Note: This story is included in the author’s anthology, Whetting the Appetite.
Got the Blues (Rainbow Connection #2)
by Lynn TownsendSequel to On a RollRising sophomore Beau Watkins gave up everything to be with his boyfriend Vin. Beau is disowned by his father and tormented by his brother, is rapidly running out of money, and suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. On top of that, his boyfriend seems to see Beau as little more than a live-in maid.Troubled by word of his own missing father and fighting nightmares of his own, Vin Reyes turns to alcohol to drown his pain. What's worse, a handsome transfer student is a little too interested in Beau. Vin throws away everything that's made him happy with both hands, terrified of his own feelings of inadequacy.When Vin and Beau's happily-ever-after turns into a train wreck of drinking problems, resentment, insecurity, jealousy, and violence, will they be able to pick up the shattered pieces of their lives? Can they win through doubt and guilt, jealousy and recklessness, to find their place together in the world?
Heat Wave: Burlington
by Lynn TownsendBrandon Russo can't stand the sight of blood and the current heat wave makes doing almost anything outdoors unpleasant. So when an SUV sideswipes a bicycle right at the gate of the storage facility in Burlington, Vermont, where Brandon works for his aunt, he considers just locking himself in the office and calling 911. But he's rewarded for letting his good nature overcome his squeamishness when the man he rescues from the ditch turns out to be absolutely gorgeous.Scott Seay is a photographer on the trail of a legend. A strong lead has brought him to Vermont for the auction of a storage unit whose owner had been obsessed with Champy, the creature rumored to live in the depths of Lake Champlain. When Scott winds up in a ditch outside that very same storage facility, being rescued by a hot, chivalrous man who literally sweeps Scott into his arms ... well, Scott's always believed in fate.
London Steam
by Lynn TownsendIn a reimagined 1890's London, where steam-driven airships rule the skies and monsters roam the streets, the Galileo Observatory's Club for Gentlemen welcomes all -- gwr, shape-changers, vampires, and lords. A high-stakes game leads more than a few men astray.Poindexter Fitzhughes, renowned hero and scientist, learns just how much trouble a full-blooded gwr can be when he attempts to cure his lover, Lord Seth Maitland, of the disease. But when their backs are against the wall, the two must learn to trust in each other, and more importantly, in their true natures, to prevail.Meanwhile, Duncan Farnsworth discovers being a vampire has not improved his social life, his chances of finding love, continuing the family line, or getting a bite to eat. Maneuvering his way around a sarcastic butler, his spinster sister, a run-in with an amorous werewolf, and a confrontation with a dead soldier and a French airship captain, Duncan finally finds exactly what he is thirsting for.
On a Roll
by Lynn TownsendFrom the farms of Tennessee, Beau Watkins had it all in high school: the cute girl, the popular jock lifestyle, a loving family. As a rising freshman at an out-of-state college, he's determined to find out who he really is behind the fake it 'til you make it attitude. He joins Rainbow Connection, the gay student alliance, hoping to find himself.Instead, he meets Vin Reyes. Raised by his grandparents and the heir to a prosperous company, Vin has been out of the closet since he figured out what that meant. He has it all: fashionable clothing, fancy cars, huge houses, and a real party lifestyle, even a bodyguard. Most of all, he has a secret.Uncomfortable with Vin's generosity, Beau fights his growing attraction for the president of Rainbow Connection, instead chasing a series of shallow affairs. Vin's never been denied anything he wants, though, and now he wants Beau.But it isn’t until an old rival puts Beau in the hospital that Vin realizes Beau means more to him than a simple affair. Can the two of them bridge the gap between their worlds and roll with the all the punches life throws at them?
Rainbow Connection Box Set
by Lynn TownsendAs a rising freshman at an out-of-state college, Beau Watkins is determined to find out who he really is behind the fake it 'til you make it attitude. He joins Rainbow Connection, the gay student alliance, hoping to find himself. Instead, he meets Vin Reyes.All three books in Lynn Townsend's best-selling Rainbow Connection series are collected together into a box set for the first time! Contains the stories:On a Roll: College is all about finding yourself, but nobody told Beau it was also about losing your heart. Can a farm kid from Tennessee make it work with a flamboyant rich man with a hidden past?Got the Blues: Beau gave up everything to be with his boyfriend Vin. But Vin turns to alcohol to drown his pain, and worse, a handsome transfer student is a little too interested in Beau. Vin throws away everything that's made him happy with both hands, terrified of his own feelings of inadequacy. Will they be able to find their place together in the world?A Classic Blunder: Beau and Vin have mended their differences, but that doesn't mean everything is back the way it was. Vin’s relationship with Beau has never been stronger ... until an unexpected email threatens to topple everything they've build together.
Room for Dessert
by Lynn TownsendSharon Gedes hasn't been the person she wanted to be for most of her life. She gave up the life of a writer, actress, and chose to settle in a small, southern town where she pretends to be someone she's not. Married, with four sons, she lives a life of quiet desperation, pretending to be straight, upright, and above all, normal.When she spends a weekend in New York with her old girlfriend, Pilar, to ostensibly pitch her television script to an executive producer, Sharon discovers everything she's been missing, a sense of purpose, love, adventure ... and the woman she used to be.Note: This story is included in the author’s anthology, Whetting the Appetite.
High Noon in Sandbridge
by Lynn Townsend Elizabeth L. BrooksSequel to Daybreak in SandbridgeLife is pretty good for Scooter and Andy Stahl-Howard these days. The restaurant is doing well and they’re happy with their little family.Then Scooter’s sister meets an untimely end, and Scooter and Andy are suddenly guardians to a niece they’ve only met a handful of times. Their attempts to make a home for the bereaved child are complicated by Andy's mother, Scooter’s ex-lover, and the man who claims to be Billie’s father.But whatever her parentage, Billie is a Stahl through and through -- stubborn and hot-tempered and not remotely interested in making a life in the one place her mother had sworn never to return. Will she ever learn to call Dockside and Sandbridge home?
Just Say the Word
by Lynn Townsend Elizabeth L. BrooksGabe Ellis knew some people were “like that,” but it never occurred to him those people might include his boyfriend, Tom Hampton. Now Gabe has to deal with the idea his gorgeous, successful lover enjoys hurting people -- and being hurt -- for fun. Worse, Gabe has to come to terms with the fact that so does he.Tom was once known in the local BDSM scene as a ruthless Dom, but he left the scene when he realized he’d rather have a vanilla partner than one who can’t deal with the fact that he’s a switch. Those old feelings come crashing back in, however, when Gabe confesses to darker desires.Gabe seems made for Tom, a switch who flips between stern Dom and sweetheart sub. But not everything goes smoothly as they explore their new dynamic. Will Gabe embrace the lifestyle, or ask for it all to stop?
Nights in Sandbridge (Sandbridge Ser.)
by Lynn Townsend Elizabeth L. BrooksAndy Howard dropped out of college to get away from his abusive father. When his longtime boyfriend reveals similar tendencies, Andy refuses to endure another moment of it, running away with nothing more than the cash in his pockets. He makes it to Virginia, where he's taken in by Scooter Stahl, a restaurant owner looking for an extra hand who's willing to be paid cash under the table.Scooter's been struggling for years: to keep the beachside restaurant he inherited from his parents above water (both financially and literally); to live down the fact that he's gay in a small southern town; to get over the man who's owned his heart since he was fourteen. But he's never had to struggle as hard as he is now, to keep his hands off Andy.
Whetting the Appetite
by Lynn Townsend Elizabeth L. BrooksRomance and erotica authors Lynn Townsend and Elizabeth L. Brooks have joined forces to assemble this collection of "flash-fiction" ultra-short stories generated in response to prompts offered by fans and friends and touching on dozens of aspects of lust, love, and desire.The stories in this collection span contemporary, historical, steampunk, fantasy, sci-fi, and horror, taking you from a modern living room to the high seas to Victorian London to planets and times at the edge of imagination. Explore relationships all along the romantic and erotic spectrums, including the thrill of a one-night stand, the fierce burn of rivalry, the heady flush of new romance, the intense trust of BDSM, and all the pros and cons of long-term partnerships. Meet characters who defy conventional gender boundaries, including a preoperative transmale, several aliens, and a few characters whose genders are left open to reader interpretation. Sexual orientations on display vary nearly as widely, with groupings that include M/F, M/M, F/F, and F/F/M -- not to mention those aliens!With 46 stories to choose from, there's something here for every moment and mood, something to whet any appetite.