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Metal from Heaven : A Confession at the End
by August Clarke
Years after everyone she loves dies in a picket line, former child worker Marney Honeycutt tries to win the hand of Lady Gossamer to gain access to the industrialist who slaughtered her family and friends.
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A Pirate's Life for Tea
by Rebecca Thorne
While searching for stolen dragon eggs, newly engaged couple Kianthe and Reyna find themselves smack-dab in the middle of a swashbuckling love story.
On one side is Serina, a failed farmer turned river pirate. Her booty? Wheat, grains, and the occasional jar of imported tea leaves. It's quite the embarrassment to Diarn Arlon, the powerful lord of the Nacean River, and he'll conscript anyone to bring her to justice. Especially Kianthe, the elemental mage who just crashed his party, and her somewhat-scary fiancée.
Begrudgingly, the couple joins forces with Bobbie, one of Arlon's constables--who happens to be Serina's childhood friend. Bobbie is determined to capture the pirate before anyone else, but it would be a lot easier if Serina didn't absolutely loathe her now.
As Kianthe and Reyna watch this relation-shipwreck from afar, it quickly becomes apparent that these disaster lesbians need all the help they can get. Luckily, matchmaking is Reyna's favorite past time. The dragon eggs may have to wait.
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Rough pages
by Lev AC Rosen
Set in atmospheric 1950s San Francisco, Rough Pages asks who is allowed to tell their own stories, and how far would you go to seek out the truth. Private Detective Evander "Andy" Mills has been drawn back to the Lavender House estate for a missing person case. Pat, the family butler, has been volunteering for a book service, one that specializes in mailing queer books to a carefully guarded list of subscribers. With bookseller Howard Salzberger gone suspiciously missing along with his address book, everyone on that list, including some of Andy's closest friends, is now in danger. A search of Howard's bookstore reveals that someone wanted to stop him and his co-owner, Dorothea Lamb, from sending out their next book. The evidence points not just to the Feds, but to the Mafia, who would be happy to use the subscriber list for blackmail. Andy has to maneuver through both the government and the criminal world, all while dealing with a nosy reporter who remembers him from his days as a police detective and wants to know why he's no longer a cop. With his own secrets closing in on him, can Andy find the list before all the lives on it are at risk?
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Showmance
by Chad Beguelin
A down-on-his-luck Broadway playwright is banished to rural Illinois for a last chance at reviving his career in this hilarious queer rom-com about second chances, in love and in life Noah Adams's career as a playwright is circling the drain, thanks to a scorching New York Times review of his first Broadway musical. So when a family emergency sends him back to his Podunk hometown of Plainview, Illinois, he figures he'll hide out for a day or two and lick his wounds. But to Noah's absolute horror, his agent has secretly arranged for him to stage an amateur version of the career-ruining musical at the Plainview community theater. As if trying to work with a bunch of unsophisticated amateurs on his high-art production weren't enough, Noah seems to run into Luke, the bully from his high school years, everywhere he goes. Even worse, Luke has grown up to be downright gorgeous and beloved by all. But as rehearsals begin, Noah is surprised by the cast and crew's insightful suggestions, the deep care and warmth of the town he'd dismissed, and the reality of what happened with Luke all those years ago. Filled with a colorful cast of Midwestern characters, SHOWMANCE is a queer rom-com about the humility, love, and humor that come with a second chance.
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Still Life
by Katherine Packert Burke
Everything in Edith's life is approaching disaster. Her writing career is stagnant. Her love life is a mess. Her ex, Tessa, is marrying a man. Her teeth are rotting in her skull. And her best friend, Val, is dead. Still Life volleys between the present and recent past, chronicling the lives of three women -- one cis, two trans, all forever entwined. Edith was a bumbling "boy" pre-transition, in love with Tessa, enamored by Val, and drowning in Boston. She and Tessa called each other Joni and Joan, an homage to the musical backdrop of their fledgling adulthood. When Edith decides to leave behind the East Coast for graduate school, she begins a yearslong journey away from the person she loves most and toward a hazy new understanding of who she will become.
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Swordcrossed
by Freya Marske
Mattinesh Jay, dutiful heir to his struggling family business, needs to hire an experienced swordsman to serve as best man for his arranged marriage.
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A Little Queer Natural History
by Josh L. Davis
From a pair of male swans raising young to splitgill mushrooms with over 23,000 mating types, sex in the natural world is wonderfully diverse. Josh L. Davis considers how, for many different organisms--animals, plants, and fungi included--sexual reproduction and sex determination rely on a surprisingly complex interaction among genes, hormones, environment, and chance. As Davis introduces us to fascinating biological concepts like parthenogenesis (virgin birth), monoecious plants (individuals with separate male and female flowers), and sex-reversed genitals, we see turtle hatchlings whose sex is determined by egg temperature; butterflies that embody male and female biological tissue in the same organism; and a tomato that can reproduce three different ways at the same time. Davis also reveals animal and plant behaviors in nature that researchers have historically covered up or explained away, like queer sex among Adélie penguins or bottlenose dolphins, and presents animal behaviors that challenge us to rethink our assumptions and prejudices. Featuring fabulous sex-fluid fishes and ant, wasp, and bee queens who can choose both how they want to have sex and the sex of their offspring, A Little Queer Natural History offers a larger lesson: that the diversity we see in our own species needs no justification and represents just a fraction of what exists in the natural world.
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Frighten the horses : a memoir
by Oliver Radclyffe
A trans man shares his journey to self-acceptance, transitioning from a privileged but stifling life as a Connecticut housewife to embracing his true identity and facing challenges to live authentically.
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One day I'll grow up and be a beautiful woman : a mother's story
by Abi Maxwell
Following one New Hampshire family over the course of three years, this heartbreaking, unputdownable memoir finds the author contending with the rural America where she was raised and, years later, where she is now raising her trans child who caught in the riptide of our nation's culture wars.
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All this I will give to you
After a fatal car crash on a rural road claims the life of Aymeric, his handsome family estate is left to his equally handsome and grief-stricken husband, the renowned Parisian author Manuel. Manuel is shocked not only by his husband's death, but also by the fact that he was the son of a wealthy landowner--something Aymeric kept secret from him. Aymeric was supposed to have been on a business trip to Brussels. What was he doing on a country road in France? The pieces don't add up. Could Aymeric's death be due to something more than a simple accident? As Manuel arrives in in Aix-en-Provence to claim his inheritance, he is immediately shut out by Aymeric's less-than-sympathetic family, who expect to continue their role in running the vast estate that includes vineyards, a castle, a personal chapel and a sizable staff. Aymeric's brother and mother are particularly incensed by Manuel's claims, and by the mere fact of his existence. The immediate and seething animosity becomes even more heated as Manuel vocalizes his suspicions of foul play. But he finds an ally in the form of recently-retired policeman Richard Saugier, who helps him investigate Aymeric's death and the secrets of his powerful family--secrets that some would prefer remain buried forever...
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Mysterious Ways
Choosing between the love of a good man and faith in God is a tough call, especially for rebel vicar Peter Simmons. Peter ministers to an inner-city parish in New Zealand where he lives with his Samoan boyfriend of many years, Jason. When Peter and Jason agree to get married, news of the forbidden marriage explodes, Peter finds himself under siege and the Bishop demands his resignation. The wedding is in jeopardy, the relationship is threatened, and Peter finds himself questioning his faith.
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Gentlest of wild things
by Sarah Underwood
To save her beloved twin sister Phoebe from marrying Leandros, Eirene must complete four elaborate tasks he sets before her, which leads her to Lamia, the strange, neglected daughter he keeps locked away who longs for the outside world.
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The Legend of the White Snake
by Sher Lee
Zhen, a snake spirit, transforms into a boy and must hide his true identity after falling for the headstrong Prince Xian, in a romantic retelling of the traditional Chinese folktale.
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Lucy, Uncensored
by Mel Hammond
Lucy imagines college as more than a chance to party with other drama nerds and be roommates with her best friend Callie. College will be her fresh start. For the first time, she'll be able to introduce herself as Lucy to people she hasn't gone to school with since kindergarten. Plus, she happens to live an hour away from one of the most prestigious theater programs in the country. She's always dreamed of going to Central, but when she finally has a chance to visit, it's not what she imagined. While Lucy and Callie are on their campus tour, two kids from their high school make the typical transphobic comments Lucy's gotten used to in her small town. She starts to worry that her dream school might end up being High School 2.0. What if she belongs somewhere else? Somewhere that she can truly have a fresh start?
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Make my wish come true
by Rachael Lippincott
Told in alternating voices, teen actress Arden James heads home for the holidays to improve her reckless reputation, surprising her ex-best friend and aspiring journalist Caroline with a fake dating proposition.
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Prince of fortune
by Lisa Tirreno
Shy Prince Edmund, gifted with rare magic and burdened by his nation's expectations, finds unexpected love with the Seer Lord Aubrey Ainsley, and together they must overcome war and dark sorcery to save their homeland.
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Spells to Forget Us
by Aislinn Brophy
Due to a memory spell gone wrong, seventeen-year-old Aoife, the mainstay of her family's social media empire, and eighteen-year-old Luna, the most powerful witch in Magical Boston, get stuck in a cycle of falling for each other and forgetting one another every time they break up.
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This fatal kiss
by Alicia Jasinska
Cursed to haunt the river where she drowned, Gisela, a water nymph longing for humanity, strikes a deal with Kazik, a spirit-hunter losing his magic, to help her gain a mortal's kiss, but complications arise when both fall for Aleksey, an enigmatic youngman with ties to Gisela's past.
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Under All the Lights
by Maya Ameyaw
A songwriter wrestles with instant stardom and his bisexuality in this raw and propulsive novel. After one of his songs goes viral, Ollie Cheriet gets the opportunity of a lifetime: a cross-country tour, an album deal, and a chance to help his family with their financial struggles. The only problem? Ollie has major stage fright, a symptom of his anxiety disorder. As pressure from performing, social media rumors, and his romantic life rises, his mental health starts to spiral. So he's surprised at how grounded he feels when he collaborates with his wildly talented--and distractingly cute--touring partner, Jesse. Music has always helped Ollie through hard times, but he's going to have to be more vulnerable than he ever thought possible to find self-acceptance in the glow of the spotlight. Featuring characters from Maya Ameyaw's acclaimed debut When It All Syncs Up, this story takes readers into the green room, immersing them in the vivid behind-the-scenes world of touring musicians.
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Flamboyants : the queer Harlem renaissance I wish I'd known
by George M. Johnson
Profiling the Black and Queer icons from the Harlem Renaissance, an Emmy nominated, award-winning Black nonbinary author and activist interweaves personal stories to bring these flamboyant writers, artists and activists to life, detailing their contributions to American thought and culture that have profoundly impacted our world.
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Alex Wise vs. the cosmic shift
by Terry J. Benton-Walker
While infiltrating the Horsemen of the Apocalypse's new home base on the Vegas Strip, Alex Wise isn't sure he's cut out for saving the world and wonders how he can lead a team if he doesn't even feel like he deserves to be a part of it.
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Jasmine is haunted
by Mark Oshiro
Twelve-year-old Jasmine has been haunted by a ghost ever since her father passed away, and her new supernaturally inclined friends are determined to help her figure out why.
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