"Hell's Heart is a queer speculative fiction retelling of Melville's classic story.
Here, a small party go hunting for a giant space creature - and experience grand adventure, love and loss along the way.
Earth is a ruin, and the scattered remnants of humanity scavenge what they can from the stars. This under the watchful auspices of a grab-bag of collectives, corporations and churches. These are all that remains of what we once called society. Having long exhausted any conventional sources of energy, life in the solar system is now sustained by a volatile, hallucinogenic substance - this harvested from the brains of vast cetacean-like Leviathans that swim the atmospheric currents of Jupiter.
Finding herself with no money and little to occupy her groundside, the narrator ('I') takes a commission aboard the hunter-barque Pequod as it sets out in pursuit of these Leviathans. However, once aboard, she finds herself pulled inexorably into the orbit of the barque's captain, a charismatic but fanatically driven woman who the narrator names only as 'A'. As the Pequod plunges ever deeper into the turbulent, monster-haunted atmosphere of the gas giant, the narrator begins to lose herself in the eerie world of Leviathan-hunting and the captain's increasingly insistent delusions. The only thing that might keep her grounded is the bond she develops with Q, a woman from the wreck of Old Earth, whose skin is marked with holographic light and who remembers things others have lost."
"A charming new LGBTQIA+ romcom from the bestselling author of BOYFRIEND MATERIAL.
Audrey Lane is perfectly fine. Really. So what if she left her high-powered job as a Very Important Journalist—and her even higher-powered long-term girlfriend—to live a quiet life as a reporter for the second-biggest newspaper in Shropshire? And so what if she keeps hearing that same higher-powered long-term now-ex-girlfriend in her head night and day, constantly judging just how small Audrey's allowed her life to become?
She's fine. She's happy. She's perfectly within her groove. Do not-in-their-groove people get weekday drunk and impulsively apply for the UK's most beloved baking show?
All right, so maybe she's not completely fine, but being on Bake Expectations is opening her world again in ways she never anticipated. First through fellow contestant Doris, whose personal story of queer love during WW2 captures Audrey's heart, imagination and journalistic interest like nothing has in ages. Then through Jennifer Hallet, the most foul-tempered (and fouler-mouthed) producer, woman, and menace Audrey has ever met. Jennifer should be off-limits, but her fire lights something unexpected inside of Audrey, making her want to burn back a million times brighter. A million times hotter. A million times more herself than she's been in a long, long time."
"From the USA Today bestselling author of BOYFRIEND MATERIAL and HUSBAND MATERIAL comes a charming New Adult LGBTQIA+ romance perfect for fans of Heartstopper.
Drew’s always prided himself on being the “right” kind of nerd. He plays sports, has a solid group of friends, and never had any problem talking to girls. Sure, he spends time playing Heroes of Legend, the biggest MMORPG on the planet, but it’s just a fun hobby, not his identity. Falling for someone in a video game? Not his style.
Until it is.
Enter Kit: witty, kind, razor-sharp, and a healer who’s saved Drew’s virtual skin more times than he can count. She’s also, turns out, a boy in real life. The realization knocks Drew off-balance, but it doesn’t take long for him to figure out the simple truth—he likes Kit, no matter Kit’s gender.
The real challenge? Kit’s reality is leagues apart from Drew’s. Being online is his life, and while he’s willing to come out of his shell an inch at a time, there’s such a wide gulf between them that Drew’s left wondering: can love truly bridge the distance…or are they fated to remain in separate worlds forever?"
"Verbotene Liebe und heimtückische Magie
Miss Mitchelmore wurde verflucht. Das findet sie heraus, als sich ihr Kleid auf einem Ball plötzlich in Luft auflöst und sie nur knapp einem Skandal entkommt. Sie ist entschlossen, herauszufinden, wer es auf sie abgesehen hat. Ausgerechnet die mysteriöse Lady Georgiana scheint mehr über den Täter zu wissen. Und wenn man dem Klatsch und Tratsch auf der Straße Glauben schenken kann, ist sie eine Hexe mit dunklem Geheimnis.. Ihre anziehende Art könnte sowohl Miss Mitchelmores Herz als auch ihrem Leben gefährlich werden."
"Twelve years ago, Edwin Tully came to Oxford and fell in love with a boy named Marius. He was brilliant, an artist. It was going to be forever. Ten years later, it ended.
Now Edwin lives alone in the house they used to share. He tends to damaged books and faded memories, trying to build a future from the fragments of the past. Then the weather turns, and the river spills into Edwin’s quiet world, bringing with it Adam Dacre from the Environment Agency. An unlikely knight, this stranger with roughened hands and worn wellingtons offers Edwin the hope of something he thought he would never have again.
As the two men grow closer in their struggle against the rising waters, Edwin learns he can’t protect himself from everything—and sometimes he doesn't need to try. Because love doesn’t only leave scars; oftentimes, it heals them too.
This lyrical, moving LGBTQIA+ romance contains never-before-seen content and exclusive bonus material—including a NEW novella, Chasing the Light, following Marius as he rediscovers love and the complicated joy of being truly alive."
"Once the golden boy of the English literary scene, now a clinically depressed writer of pulp crime fiction, Ash Winters has given up on hope, happiness, and—most of all—himself. He lives his life between the cycles of his illness, haunted by the ghosts of other people’s expectations. Then a chance encounter throws him into the path of Essex-born Darian Taylor. By his own admission, Darian isn’t the crispest lettuce in the fridge, but he makes Ash laugh, reminding him of what it’s like to step beyond the boundaries of anxiety. But Ash has been living in his own shadow for so long that he can’t see past the glitter to the light. Can a man who doesn’t trust himself ever trust in happiness? And how can a man who doesn’t believe in happiness ever fight for his own?"
"Ein vorgetäuschter Gedächtnisverlust trifft auf echte Gefühle ...
Als Manager eines Bath and Bed Stores wird Sam Becker von seinem Verkaufsteam geliebt. Daher gerät er in Panik, als ihn der Besitzer dazu auffordert, aufgrund der schlechten Zahlen jemanden zu entlassen. Jonathan Forest ist heiß - keine Frage -, aber leider auch ein bisschen einschüchternd. Und als Sam sich während des Termins den Kopf stößt, nutzt er die Gelegenheit und tut das einzig Logische: Er gibt vor, sein Gedächtnis verloren zu haben. Was zuerst wie eine gute Idee aussah, entwickelt sich schnell zu einem Desaster, denn bei ihrer zweiten Chance, sich wirklich kennenzulernen, entdeckt Sam ganz neue Seiten an seinem verschlossenen Boss und beginnt, ungeahnte Gefühle für ihn zu entwickeln ..."
"Sam Becker lovesor, okay, likeshis job. Sure, managing a bed-and-bath retailer isn't exactly glamorous, but it's good work, and he gets on well with the band of misfits who keep the store running. He could see himself being content here for the long haul. Too bad, then, that the owner is an infuriating git. Jonathan Forest should never have hired Sam. It was a sentimental decision, and Jonathan didn't get where he is by following his heart. Determined to set things right, Jonathan orders Sam down to London for a difficult talkonly for a panicking Sam to trip, bump his head, and maybe accidentally imply he doesn't remember anything? Faking amnesia seemed like a good idea when Sam was afraid he was getting sacked, but now he has to deal with the reality of Jonathan's guiltas well as the unsettling fact that his surly boss might have a softer side to him. There's an unexpected freedom in getting a second shot at a first impressionbut as Sam and Jonathan grow closer, can Sam really bring himself to tell the truth, or will their future be built entirely on one impulsive lie?"
"From the USA Today bestselling author of Boyfriend Material comes a riotous Regency romp full of art, expensive hats, and a love that is nothing short of spectacular.
Peggy Delancey’s not at all ready to move on from her former flame, Arabella Tarleton. But Belle has her own plans for a love match, and she needs Peggy’s help to make those plans a reality. Still hung up on her feelings and unable to deny Belle what she wants, Peggy reluctantly agrees to help her woo the famous and flamboyant opera singer Orfeo.
She certainly doesn’t expect to find common ground with a celebrated soprano, but when Peggy and Orfeo meet, a whole new flame is ignited that she can’t ignore. Peggy finds an immediate kinship with Orfeo, who’s just as nonconforming as she is—and just as affected by their instant connection.
They’ve never been able to find their place in the world, but as the pair walks the line between friendship, flirtation, and something more, they may just find their place with each other."
"Gesucht: der Mann fürs Leben. Muss nicht perfekt sein
Aus ihrer Fake-Beziehung ist längst etwas Echtes geworden. Luc und Oliver sind verliebt und könnten eigentlich glücklicher nicht sein. Doch dann bricht auf einmal der Heiratswahn aus, und alle um sie herum geben sich das Jawort. Von den plötzlichen Veränderungen in seinem sozialen Umfeld unter Druck gesetzt, macht Luc Oliver einen Antrag, denn schließlich ist er perfekt für ihn. Doch es zeigt sich, dass diese beiden mehr brauchen als vier Hochzeiten und einen Todesfall, um von 'Vielleicht' zu 'Für immer' zu kommen.
Die Fortsetzung der romantischen Liebesgeschichte rund um Luc und Oliver"
"Gesucht: Fake-Boyfriend. Möglichst perfekt und skandalfrei
Luc O'Donnell ist quasi berühmt. Als Sohn eines Rockstars steht er im Licht der Öffentlichkeit. Schon ein harmloser Skandal oder ein falsches Foto könnte ihn seinen Job bei einer Stiftung kosten. Um seinem Image einen bodenständigen Anstrich zu verleihen, beschließt Luc, sich einen netten und normalen Freund zu suchen - und findet Oliver Blackwell. Dieser ist so skandalfrei, wie es nur geht: Anwalt, Vegetarier und ebenfalls auf der Suche nach einem Date für ein großes Event. Die beiden beschließen sich zusammenzutun und der Welt das perfekte Paar vorzuspielen. Schnell merken sie, dass sie unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten und so gar nichts gemeinsam haben. Und sie doch so viel verbindet ...
Die berührende Liebesgeschichte zweier junger Männer, die nichts gemeinsam haben und doch das Beste im anderen zum Vorschein bringen"
"In Boyfriend Material, Luc and Oliver met, pretended to fall in love, fell in love for real, dealt with heartbreak and disappointment and family and friends...and somehow figured out a way to make it work. Now it seems like everyone around them is getting married, and Luc's feeling the social pressure to propose. But it'll take more than four weddings, a funeral, and a bowl full of special curry to get these two from I don't know what I'm doing to I do. Good thing Oliver is such perfect Husband Material."
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