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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Vicktor Alexander Life Is Not A Musical (Woodstock Love)

Vicktor Alexander Life Is Not A Musical (Woodstock Love)
Bisexual - Erotic Romance
ISBN# MLR-1-02017-0781 (ebook) $6.99
Release Date August 2017
Length: (*) 70,000 words

When Nathaniel "Than" Kelly is told to uncover and report on the secrets in widowed billionaire, viral sensation, single dad, Dominic Montgomery's closet on why he's so hell bent in giving his daughter the world, he doesn't expect to lose his heart in the process; but it may be too late to earn forgiveness of a man who has already experienced loss and betrayal.

Widowed, billionaire father, Dominic Montgomery would do anything to make his daughter, Vienna, smile. Whether it's taking her to see Taylor Swift in concert every time she's close to Woodstock to dressing up in a tutu and dancing in her ballet recital to singing Disney songs anywhere... anytime. He's doing everything he can to be the perfect father. Even if that means pretending he's in a Disney movie, the handsome prince in search of his princess. There's just one problem.

Dominic's bisexuality. It's a secret he was planning to take to his grave, but his wife discovered it and it caused her death. But when word gets out about his "Musical Day" and undercover reporter Than Kelly arrives, Dominic falls... HARD. But, can he put aside his guilt to find his own happily-ever-after with the man who may just be his fairytale come true, or will he allow it to rule him forever?

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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Dana Alison Levy This Would Make a Good Story Someday

Dana Alison Levy This Would Make a Good Story Someday
LGBT - Young Adult
Age Range: 9 - 12 years
Grade Level: 4 - 7
Lexile Measure: 0860 (What's this?)
Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers (May 16, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 110193817X
ISBN-13: 978-1101938171
Amazon: Dana Alison Levy This Would Make a Good Story Someday

From the author of The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher comes an epic cross-country train trip for fans of Dan Santat’s Are We There Yet? and Geoff Rodkey’s The Tapper Twins. Pack your suitcase and climb on board with the Johnston-Fischer family.

Sara Johnston-Fischer loves her family, of course. But that doesn’t mean she’s thrilled when her summer plans are upended for a surprise cross-country train trip with her two moms, Mimi and Carol; her younger sister, Ladybug; her older sister, Laurel; and Laurel’s poncho-wearing activist boyfriend, Root. And to make matters worse, one of her moms is writing a tell-all book about the trip . . . and that means allllll, every ridiculous and embarrassing moment of Sara’s life.

Sara finds herself crisscrossing the country with a gaggle of wild Texans. As they travel from New Orleans to Chicago to the Grand Canyon and beyond, Sara finds herself changing along with the landscape outside the train windows. And she realizes that she just might go home reinvented.

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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: C.L. Etta Love’s Tethered Heart

C.L. Etta Love’s Tethered Heart
Gay - Contemporary Romance
Paperback: 226 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (January 2, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1635332222
ISBN-13: 978-1635332223
Amazon: C.L. Etta Love’s Tethered Heart

Two years ago Mico and his partner suffered a savage gay bashing that left Mico a quadriplegic—and ended his dreams of traveling the world as an archaeologist. Abandoned by the man he loved, he lives in isolation, tethered to his bed by the machines keeping him alive, with only his caretakers and immediate family as companions.

Assigned to interview Mico and uncover the story behind his assault and his refusal to identify his attackers, journalist Danny is unprepared for his reaction to the fragile enigmatic man. Mico is afraid to let Danny into his life, and Danny is unsure how to change his mind. Mico is also keeping secrets, and he isn’t the only one. Danny is determined to protect Mico, and he’s determined to show Mico that their feelings for each other can thrive amidst the mechanics of Mico’s existence.

If you enjoy romantic tales of heartbreak turned to hope, the life-affirming story of Danny and Mico will make you believe in the possibility of love for everyone—no matter what obstacles they face.

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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Magic & Mayhem: Fiction and Essays Celebrating LGBTQA Romance

Samantha Derr, Amanda Jean, and Nicole Kimberling Magic & Mayhem: Fiction and Essays Celebrating LGBTQA Romance
LGBT - Anthology / Collection / Fantasy
Paperback: 356 pages
Publisher: GRNW Press (September 6, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1535585374
ISBN-13: 978-1535585378
Amazon: Samantha Derr, Amanda Jean, and Nicole Kimberling Magic & Mayhem: Fiction and Essays Celebrating LGBTQA Romance

Everyone deserves to see themselves in stories, to see themselves get a happy ending. For the past few years, Gay Romance Northwest (GRNW) has helped to see those stories reach more of the LGBTQ community, and gain traction in libraries and beyond. Furthering that goal is this collection of new fiction and essays, including information on how to get LGBT books in libraries, letters from authors sharing their personal reflections on writing, essays about why positive and happy queer books are so important, and short stories about tattooists, soldiers, mages, and cyborgs that span the LGBTQ spectrum and show that love has no bounds. This anthology includes never-before-published short stories by Josh Lanyon, Karelia Stetz-Waters, Ginn Hale, Megan Derr, Dev Bentham, Alex Powell, EJ Russell and Austin Chant. Contributed essays include works by Radclyffe, Rick R. Reed, Jordan Castillo Price, Rose Christo, and EE Ottoman. We welcome you to join the celebration and Read with Pride with us!

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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Sue Brown Alpha Barman (J.T's Bar #1)

Sue Brown Alpha Barman (J.T's Bar #1)
Gay - Contemporary Romance
Series: J.T's Bar
Paperback: 188 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition (May 15, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1546309543
ISBN-13: 978-1546309543
Amazon: Sue Brown Alpha Barman (J.T's Bar #1)

Jake Tyler walked out of Covert Ops two years ago, a devastated, broken man after he discovered his sister brutally murdered by her husband, Riley. Since then he’s found a kind of peace running a rural bar. The last thing Jake Tyler expects is his former team to turn up with grim news. Jake’s ex-brother-in-law has escaped from prison and is heading Jake’s way. The team is here to protect Jake, whether he likes it or not – a decision reluctantly shared by their leader, Jake’s ex-lover Mitch Mitchelson. Mitch is angry and hurting. The man he trusted – the man he adored more than anything – abandoned both his team and Mitch. Jake never gave Mitch a chance to help or come to terms with his desertion. Regardless of mission protocols, Mitch isn’t about to open his heart again to that kind of pain. But the strong attraction between them can’t be denied. How are they ever going to work together when Mitch still resents Jake’s disappearance, and to Jake, the team represents everything that destroyed him in the first place? And meantime they wait for Riley to find them... and to settle the threat once and for all.

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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Sue Brown Morning My Angel (Angel Enterprises #1)

Sue Brown Morning My Angel (Angel Enterprises #1)
Gay - Romantic Suspence
Series: Angel Enterprises
Paperback: 308 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (October 26, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1539772489
ISBN-13: 978-1539772484
Amazon: Sue Brown Morning My Angel (Angel Enterprises #1)

Josh Cooper, top US security field agent, is sent on an inter-agency assignment to London, when a partner in his firm goes missing in suspicious circumstances. Used to working in sole charge of his well-honed team, he clashes heads with the handsome, but pompous Cal, his UK co-operator and superior. Josh’s gut tells him something is wrong. He’s being kept out of the loop and Cal’s agenda is running on a different path. He also has a personal issue to deal with. He’s involved in a cyber-relationship with “Charlie”, an unknown man who connected with Josh by accident. Their banter has led to deeper respect and a sexual interest, but now Josh is faced with a growing attraction to Cal. Between this conflict and the tension of the mission, Josh’s heart and head are overworked and confused. Things can’t get much worse. Then Josh discovers the enemies he’s seeking have a new target: him.

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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Michelle L. Teichman Rescue Me

Michelle L. Teichman Rescue Me
Lesbian - Romantic Suspence
Paperback: 292 pages
Publisher: Ylva Publishing; 1 edition (November 1, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3955337626
ISBN-13: 978-3955337629
Amazon: Michelle L. Teichman Rescue Me

Life is exciting if you’re one of the top RCMP officers in the country. With a few good years under her belt and a promotion so close she can almost touch it, Staff Sergeant Kristen Bailey of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has everything figured out. Until she meets Ashleigh Paige. Beautiful, naïve, intelligent, and trusting, Ashleigh is the perfect possible lead for Bailey’s case. All she has to do is get close to her. The only problem is Ashleigh’s a paramedic, and in Toronto, paramedics and cops don’t mix. Undercover and searching for answers as a Toronto police officer, Bailey uses her charm to get Ashleigh to trust her and open up about what she knows surrounding the case of a dead police officer and the paramedics who might have murdered him. The trouble is, the closer she gets to Ashleigh, the more the line between informant and intimate gets blurred.

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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Devin Harnois Rainbow Islands

Devin Harnois Rainbow Islands
Transgender - Young Adult
File Size: 3169 KB
Print Length: 163 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: October Night Publishing (August 5, 2017)
Publication Date: August 5, 2017
Amazon: Devin Harnois Rainbow Islands

In the Christian Republic, homosexual people are given two choices—a camp to "fix" them, or exile to the distant islands populated by lesbians and gay men.

Sixteen-year-old Jason chooses exile and expects a hardscrabble life but instead finds a thriving, supportive community. While exploring his identity as a transgender boy he also discovers adventure: kraken attacks, naval battles, a flying island built by asexual people, and a daring escape involving glow-in-the-dark paint. He also has a desperate crush on Sky, a spirited buccaneer girl, but fear keeps him from expressing his feelings.

When Jason and his companions discover the Republicans are planning a war of extermination, they rally the people of the Rainbow Islands to fight back.

Shy, bookish Jason will have to find his inner courage or everything and everyone he loves will be lost forever.

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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Carsen Taite Sidebar

Carsen Taite Sidebar
Lesbian - Contemporary Romance
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books (August 15, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 162639752X
ISBN-13: 978-1626397521
Amazon: Carsen Taite Sidebar

Judge Camille Avery, newly appointed to the federal court, is finally back on her dream career path. She’s determined not to let any mistakes, past or future, get in her way, but a complex murder case and undeniable attraction to her rebellious law clerk threaten Camille’s carefully planned future at every turn.

Attorney West Fallon is a social justice crusader, reluctant to put her career plans on hold to clerk for a federal judge, even if the judge is the man who saved her life. When he’s suddenly forced to retire, West is stuck clerking for Judge Camille Avery, an infuriatingly stubborn—okay, brilliant, intense, and sexy—law-and-order jurist who seems just as unhappy to be saddled with her.

As Camille and West explore their growing desire and challenge the boundaries of their work and personal relationships, a big case threatens to destroy both their careers. Can their love survive?

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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Carsen Taite Without Justice

Carsen Taite Without Justice
Lesbian - Romantic Suspence
Paperback: 264 pages
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books (December 13, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1626395608
ISBN-13: 978-1626395602
Amazon: Carsen Taite Without Justice

Cade Kelly’s life revolved around her legal career until the day she testified against the largest crime family in Chicago. Now in witness protection, she’s working hard to adjust to a life devoid of the things she used to be passionate about. When she meets the smart and beautiful Emily Sinclair, Cade feels hopeful about her new life, but she learns no matter who she pretends to be, she can’t deny the pull of her past.

Emily Sinclair is settling into her role as district attorney and she’s ready to find a love interest to share in her success. Cade Kelly captivates her from the moment they meet, but she discovers that despite their undeniable attraction, Cade will challenge her at every turn. What will happen when Emily learns Cade isn’t who she thought she was, and worse, when they wind up on opposite sides in Emily’s first big case?

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