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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Jon Eliot Keane Option Four

Jon Eliot Keane Option Four
Bisexual - Contemporary General Fiction
Paperback: 198 pages
Publisher: Beaten Track Publishing (May 25, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1786451263
ISBN-13: 978-1786451262
Amazon: Jon Eliot Keane Option Four

It’s 1997, and seventeen-year-old Donn Carhart wants to come out. There are four ways it could go: reject, tolerate, accept, or they’ll say “me too!”

But his parents don’t like gay people, and he doesn’t know any other gay kids.

After meeting Alex, an openly gay transfer student, and learning a little bit about gay history in the United States, Donn starts the Acceptance Project club at school. The club is about addressing discrimination, and it draws a lot of student members, including Thad - the most popular guy in his class, who just so happens to be Donn’s crush.

After Donn comes out, a group of parents try to shut it down as a “gay club”—a danger to their children and the community. With his family, community, and classmates pushing back on his decisions, will Donn push forward or will he opt out?

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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Suzie Carr Beneath Everything

Suzie Carr Beneath Everything
Lesbian - Contemporary General Fiction
Paperback: 298 pages
Publisher: Sunny Bee Books (February 3, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0986388173
ISBN-13: 978-0986388170
Amazon: Suzie Carr Beneath Everything

Sarah Destin is a highly successful marketing executive who makes great money, lives in a beautiful home, and drives a sweet car with an engine that purrs. She should be thrilled, but somewhere along the line she took a wrong turn and ended up in the dreaded rat race of life. When she meets Jolene, a scuba instructor from Bonaire, curiosity stirs deep within. Suddenly, she begins to crave adventure. By getting out of her comfort zone, Sarah soon begins to realize that life begins to bloom beneath the facade of materialism. Purpose and meaning can’t be found on the surface. It can only be found when she digs deep and uncovers things that make her question what’s most important in life. Does Sarah have the courage to embrace her newfound discoveries, even if that means letting go of what brings her comfort in the process?

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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Rosalind Abel The Veranda (Lavender Shores #3)

Rosalind Abel The Veranda (Lavender Shores #3)
Gay - Contemporary Romance
Series: Lavender Shores (Book 3)
Paperback: 258 pages
Publisher: Independently published (August 26, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1549585274
ISBN-13: 978-1549585272
Amazon: Rosalind Abel The Veranda (Lavender Shores #3)

Donovan Carlisle helps countless people in Lavender Shores with his skills as a therapist. It seems, however, that his ability to enable others to live their happiest life only works outside of himself. Donovan truly loves his life, but isn’t able to find a relationship that satisfies his heart’s craving. Maybe the problem is that the only man he wants is off-limits. Spencer Epstein came to Lavender Shores to find himself. Instead, he married one of the local town beauties. He’d thought his prayers had finally been answered. Then, he met his pregnant fiancée’s brother. It turned out those answered prayers were just cruel twists of fate. A decade later, after a divorce and the crumbling of all Spencer thought was set in stone, he sees his brother-in-law at a masquerade sex party. He takes full advantage of the anonymity and acts on the desires he’s held at bay all those years. The problem is, those silent and frenzied moments didn’t satiate anything. The fire and heat between the two men only grows as secrets are uncovered and they must determine if the cost of their passion is too high... (Now contains Lavender Shores maps and family trees.)

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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Rosalind Abel The Garden (Lavender Shores #2)

Rosalind Abel The Garden (Lavender Shores #2)
Gay - Contemporary Romance
Series: Lavender Shores (Book 2)
Paperback: 262 pages
Publisher: Independently published (July 22, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1521905908
ISBN-13: 978-1521905906
Amazon: Rosalind Abel The Garden (Lavender Shores #2)

Beautiful Gilbert Bryant designs jewelry for the rich and famous, and he made his escape from his gossipy little hometown of Lavender Shores. However, with so many friends and family, he keeps getting pulled back. When he attends his best friend’s engagement party, Gilbert can’t help but sample one of the new men in town. It’s just some innocent—or not so innocent—fun. Nothing that will even cross his mind once he gets back to his everyday life. Walden Thompson dreamed about living in Lavender Shores since he visited as a child. He finally gets his chance, and he embraces the opportunity to start over, to become someone new. He leaves both hurts and dangerous habits in the past, where they belong. When Gilbert crosses his path, Walden gives in to his baser instincts. He can indulge in the carnal pleasures this once and still be okay. Their few hours together haunt Gilbert, the two-hundred-mile buffer from home no longer shutting out the past or the sexy man he left behind. Walden is just beginning to recover from the smoldering encounter with Gilbert when they are thrust together once more. This time, neither of them can walk away, no matter how hard they try. But when their pasts crash into each other as surely as the magnetism that pulls them together, walking away may be the only option. (Now contains Lavender Shores maps and family trees.)

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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Rosalind Abel The Palisade (Lavender Shores #1)

Rosalind Abel The Palisade (Lavender Shores #1)
Gay - Contemporary Romance
Series: Lavender Shores (Book 1)
Paperback: 228 pages
Publisher: Independently published (June 17, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 152152131X
ISBN-13: 978-1521521311
Amazon: Rosalind Abel The Palisade (Lavender Shores #1)

Confident businessman Joel Rhodes sees the small California town of Lavender Shores as nothing more than a business opportunity and a final stepping stone to the position he’s been working toward his entire life. It was supposed to be just one night in town to close the deal, and sleeping with one of the local men, no matter how gorgeous, meant nothing more than a few hours of fun. Andrew Kelly is perfectly content with the life he has in his hometown. So much so that the only thing missing is someone to share it with. Going to bed with a tourist was never meant to be the answer to his dreams, just a beautiful distraction. He could get back to looking for Mr. Right the next day. Both Andrew’s and Joel’s worlds are turned upside down when a few hours of pleasure get extended to a couple of days. Even that shouldn’t have been a big deal. You can’t fall in love in that amount of time. That isn’t how it works. However, if destinies collide, a few short days may be all it takes to find your soul mate. Even so, when secrets and motivations get tangled, fate may do nothing more than leave two hearts in pieces.

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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Lucy Lennox & Sloane Kennedy Lost and Found (Twist of Fate #1)

Lucy Lennox & Sloane Kennedy Lost and Found (Twist of Fate #1)
Gay - Contemporary Romance
Series: Twist of Fate
Paperback: 308 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (July 3, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1548557366
ISBN-13: 978-1548557362
Amazon: Lucy Lennox & Sloane Kennedy Lost and Found (Twist of Fate #1)

He promised to never leave me. But when I needed him the most, that was exactly what he did… Wilderness guide Xander Reed has spent fifteen years trying to forget the night he turned to his best friend in his darkest hour, only to find the young man who’d sworn to always have his back was turning his on Xander instead. Two thousand miles and fifteen years of building a new life in the quiet backcountry of the Rocky Mountains should have been enough to put the memory of Bennett Crawford out of his mind forever, but old wounds run deep and when Bennett suddenly reappears in his life as part of a wilderness expedition Xander is guiding, the scars he thought long healed break wide open. I’d only ever wanted to protect Xander from getting hurt again. I never considered the one he needed protection from was me… Bennett Crawford was faced with an impossible choice the night his best friend needed him. He chose wrong. As the only son of one of the wealthiest families in New England, he should have had the world at his feet, but losing his best friend at the tender age of fourteen changed everything. And even though Bennett’s managed to hide behind a mask of contentment as he takes his place at his father’s side in the family business, inside he’s searching for the piece of himself that’s been missing ever since Xander Reed walked out of his life. Bennett’s only saving grace is his work with a group of inner city kids, and when he’s given the chance to show the troubled teens that there’s a bigger world out there waiting for them if they just have the courage to reach for it, he takes it. But when he steps off that bus for what was supposed to be a week of fun and adventure, he’s instantly returned to the past when he discovers their expedition guide is none other than the boy he let go so long ago. Only, the soft-hearted, insecure little boy Bennett once knew is gone, and in his place is a brooding, bitter man who isn’t interested in second chances. People leave. I know that now and nothing Bennett has to say to me will change anything… All Bennett wants is another chance to show Xander that friendship was only the beginning. But when a stubborn Xander refuses to even hear him out, Bennett realizes he’s going to need to fight dirty. Because now that he’s found Xander again, he’s not letting him go a second time…

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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Lucy Lennox Delivering Dante (Made Marian #6)

Lucy Lennox Delivering Dante (Made Marian #6)
Gay - Contemporary Romance
Series: Made Marian
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (May 1, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1546424601
ISBN-13: 978-1546424604
Amazon: Lucy Lennox Delivering Dante (Made Marian #6)

AJ: I know Dante’s story better than anyone. After all, I was the one who rescued him from his homophobic, abusive father eight years ago. Since then, I’ve kept my distance, but when I run into him at the Marian House gala and he doesn’t recognize me, I can’t resist the incredible, sensitive man he’s become. I would do anything to protect Dante Marian, but what if his past keeps me from being part of his future? Dante: Every new relationship has obstacles, it just turns out that ours involves my bumbling inexperience (ugh), an octogenarian naughty toy party (don’t ask), and being on the run in an RV with Aunt Tilly (it involves the Secret Service— no really, don’t ask). When my biological father takes his homophobic views to a national platform, the only way to stand up for what I believe in is to claim my past and confront him. So now it’s time to decide: do I put the past behind me and walk away from AJ for good or face my biggest fear and fight for what’s mine?

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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Eric Alan Westfall A Rollerblade Day, and Other Gay Poems

Eric Alan Westfall A Rollerblade Day, and Other Gay Poems
Gay - Poetry
File Size: 808 KB
Print Length: 149 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publication Date: May 27, 2017
Amazon: Eric Alan Westfall A Rollerblade Day, and Other Gay Poems

I’m not sure what to say to entice you into buying a collection of mostly gay-themed poems. Some are from my own life, some are not. Some will hopefully give you a joyful smile, and an “Ah, yes.” Others I hope will have a different effect on your emotions.

There are some humorous ones (“quantumchromodynamics”—which is, by the way, a real word), some are happy, some are not, some are fantasies (“the dragon painting,” “dining with the Anhkang king”), and some deal with the real world.

“whispers in a promised land” is my personal favorite, and is unfortunately as true today as when it was written in 2000.

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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Eric Alan Westfall Tattooed Wolf, Painted Dragon

Eric Alan Westfall Tattooed Wolf, Painted Dragon
Gay - Paranormal Romance
File Size: 1067 KB
Print Length: 151 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publication Date: February 15, 2017
Amazon: Eric Alan Westfall Tattooed Wolf, Painted Dragon

Mage: Field agent for the Mage Council, charged with enforcing the Prime Directive—Humans Must Not Know—on Earth and several Worlds Beside. His secret vice is MM romances. He’s a firm believer in the Four Effs, with the fourth being a quick application of his Fuhgeddaboudit spell when he’s done.

Wolf: The mage’s other soul. He’s snarky, pushy, opinionated, and addicted to shifter stories, which they read on their Voyages. Preferably wolves, but there’s a sneaking fondness for dragons, even though they’re either extinct or never existed.

The accountant. Short, slender, muscles for maybe a couple of hours, although he insists he has at least a three-pack. A nice but not a Howard of Troy face. Owns his own business and gives excellent investment advice. He gives excellent other things. Certain body parts come to mind.

There’s also: a cruisy trail in Forest Park, a prophecy from the current COO of Delphi, Ltd., who doesn’t like the mage at all; Lateesha, who may or may not have supplied “enhanced” lemonade; plus a bit of Oz, South Pacific, the Scottish Play, Peggy Lee, Gone With The Wind, The Scarlet Pimpernel, and others.

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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: The Rake, The Rogue, and The Roué (Another England #1)

Eric Alan Westfall The Rake, The Rogue, and The Roué (Another England #1)
Gay - Historical Romance
File Size: 1872 KB
Print Length: 470 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publication Date: February 25, 2017
Amazon: Eric Alan Westfall The Rake, The Rogue, and The Roué (Another England #1)

The scene is 1815-1816 in Another England, where men of a certain, ah, bent, are known as friends of Edward’s. Our heroes are nicknamed the “Three R’s.” Peregrine, our blond British viscount rake; Rory, our brawny, hairy, sometimes kilt-wearing, Scots rogue, and Michel, the languid, lethal English-born roué with the French name and French title. They’re close friends. Intimate you might say. Especially since Peregrine is having really great sex with both Rory and Michel. And neither of them knows about the other.

Besides his dear Mama trying to marry him off, Peregrine has a problem. He's given his word of honor to each of them he won’t disclose what’s going on. What’s a horny rake to do when he knows the three of them together would be incredible in so many ways, but can’t say anything to make it happen?

Even worse, what happens if his two men find out about all the secret sex Peregrine has been enjoying?

You’ll have to read to find out those answers. Along the way: a duel, mysterious inheritances, a nefarious bishop, a scheming lord, a love poem, some wit and humor, a frantic race home, a frolic by the sea, a portrait and...oh, yes...some great sex.

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