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August 13, 2017
2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: #Trans: an anthology about transgender and nonbinary identity online
#Trans: an anthology about transgender and nonbinary identity online Evelyn DeshaneTransgender - Non Fiction
Paperback: 204 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (February 16, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1543175880
ISBN-13: 978-1543175882
Amazon: #Trans: an anthology about transgender and nonbinary identity online Evelyn Deshane
#Trans is an essay collection featuring the works of twenty transgender and nonbinary writers as they share their experiences with online communities, video games, and dating apps--among other technologies. Each author's experience of their identity breaks away from the typical transgender narrative that is predominantly hung up on surgery and medical intervention. While that aspect is still a part of the story for some of these writers, surgery has never been the sole inspiration which pushes these writers forward. Whether it was the love of a particular movie, the desire to share a feeling on social media, or a song they couldn't get out of their heads, these twenty writers' experiences of their identity have been shaped by media, technology, and the internet. And now, #Trans is ready to share with all of you. Authors include YouTuber Skylar Kergil, academic Evelyn Deshane, Latinx writer Ariel Estrella, micro-memoirist Erika D. Price, anthropologist Harlow Figa, poet mud howard, LGBTQ romance author J.K. Pendragon, and many more.
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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: See My Words (Spectrum Nights #2) Melanie Hansen
See My Words (Spectrum Nights #2) Melanie HansenGay - Contemporary Romance
Paperback: 278 pages
Publisher: NineStar Press (April 21, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1945952962
ISBN-13: 978-1945952968
Amazon: See My Words (Spectrum Nights #2) Melanie Hansen
Successful underwear model Scott Ashworth is lucky—his attack at the hands of an unknown assailant will leave no visible scars. His professional goals are still within reach, and best of all, his stepbrother Rylan Mahoney is back in his life, their teenage infatuation at last getting the chance to deepen into something more. Thrown together by the circumstances of Scott's injury, Rylan's long-dormant feelings for him are quickly rekindled, though he's haunted by the memory of Scott's disappearance on the night of his eighteenth birthday and the six missing years that followed. Rylan pushes Scott for the truth, a firm believer in the maxim that secrets lose their power once they're shared—but resurrecting old demons almost always comes with a price. Before Scott knows it, his life is spiraling out of control, his toxic insecurities welling up to threaten the fragile relationship he's building with Rylan. Learning to let go of the past and believe in himself will be Scott's greatest challenge, or else he risks losing Rylan forever this time.
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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Pieces of Me (Spectrum Nights #1) Melanie Hansen
Pieces of Me (Spectrum Nights #1) Melanie HansenGay - Contemporary Romance
Series: Spectrum Nights
Paperback: 242 pages
Publisher: NineStar Press (January 13, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1945952466
ISBN-13: 978-1945952463
Amazon: Pieces of Me (Spectrum Nights #1) Melanie Hansen
Scott Ashworth is a beautiful man and the hottest club host on the Phoenix gay scene. He takes what he wants, does what he wants, and does whom he wants. It's a good life, but the journey to local popularity and fame wasn’t an easy one. For all that Scott's looks are a blessing, at the same time they’re a curse—the source of his alcoholic mother’s inexplicable hatred. Rylan Mahoney dreams of photojournalistic glory. He’s in Phoenix looking for the story of a lifetime, but the project isn’t coming to fruition. Needing rent money, he accepts a gig at Phoenix Pride hawking lewd lollipops and edible condoms…all while wearing gold lamé hot pants and a matching bow tie. When Rylan’s house keys and street clothes go missing after his shift, he’s desperate, until a stranger in a convertible stops to help. The man is absolute sex on legs, and Rylan is jolted when he recognizes him—his stepbrother Scott Ashworth, long missing but suddenly larger than life. Scott is affluent and successful now, light years away from his hardscrabble days living with Rylan in a double-wide trailer deep in the heart of the Florida Panhandle. Reunited after six years apart, Scott and Rylan are determined to put their past behind them, but fate may have other ideas and leave their future in jeopardy yet again.
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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Pandora Marguerite Labbe
Pandora Marguerite LabbeGay - Sci-Fi / Futuristic
Paperback
Publisher: DSP Publications; 2nd Revised ed. edition (April 25, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1635333539
ISBN-13: 978-1635333534
Amazon: Pandora Marguerite Labbe
2nd Edition
Haunted by the screams of the men he murdered, ex-Marine medic Riff Khora is serving a life sentence on board a prison ship. Seeking more punishment for his crime, he strikes a deal with the corrupt Captain Vidal--an exchange of pleasure and pain--and forges a new life leading the team that surveys space wreckage for salvage.
Ship engineer Zed Jakobsen's psychometric abilities make prison a sentence worse than death, and the barrage of emotional stimuli is an unending torment. His only regret is that he didn't kill the monster who sent him to prison, and only a glimmer of hope to escape a judgment he doesn't deserve keeps him clinging to a brutal existence.
When they board derelict ship Pandora and discover a lone survivor, the hell of prison life plunges into abject horror. An epidemic of violence and insanity consumes their ship, driving the crew to murder and destruction. Mutual need draws Riff and Zed together, and their bond gives them the strength to fight a reality they cannot trust. But Vidal possesses the only means of escape from the nightmare, and he's not letting anyone leave alive.
First Edition published as Pandora in the Deep Into Darkness: Aliens, Alphas and Antiheroes Anthology by Smashwords, 2015.
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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: As the Sun Sets (Love for the Seasons #3) R.J. Jones
As the Sun Sets (Love for the Seasons #3) R.J. JonesGay - Contemporary Romance
File Size: 852 KB
Print Length: 162 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: Vivid Blue Press (February 24, 2017)
Publication Date: February 24, 2017
Amazon: As the Sun Sets (Love for the Seasons #3) R.J. Jones
A sea change could be just what the doctor ordered.
Doctor Scott Penney used to be a Paediatric Oncologist—until he burned out. Watching children suffer and die took its toll on his mental health. To cope, he used anonymous sex as an emotional crutch, thinking it was better than hitting the bottle. But that inevitably destroyed his relationship with the man he loved.
With his tail between his legs and a year’s worth of celibacy under his belt, Scott accepts a position as an Accident and Emergency consultant, leaving his career in oncology and London behind.
Ben Jenkins is a paediatric nurse who loves his seaside city, his job, and his faithful old Labrador, Happy. When he meets the new doctor, Ben falls for Scott’s kind-yet-reserved personality—not to mention his good looks. Scott is great with the children who come through the hospital, but Ben senses there’s more to Scott than meets the eye.
Scott tries to resist Ben’s sunny charm—Scott’s not boyfriend material, after all—but it’s impossible not to fall in love with the sad looking old dog and his charming owner. As Scott and Ben get closer and the weather heats up, tragedy strikes and Ben is left wondering how much of Scott’s history he actually knows.
For them to move forward, Ben must show Scott that no matter what happened in the past, a beautiful day can always start after the sun sets.
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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Blueprint (Out of the Blue #4) R.J. Jones
Blueprint (Out of the Blue #4) R.J. JonesGay - Contemporary Romance
Series: Out of the Blue
Paperback: 170 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (October 25, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1539381137
ISBN-13: 978-1539381136
Amazon: Blueprint (Out of the Blue #4) R.J. Jones
If only building the foundation for a lasting relationship was as easy as drafting the blueprint. Jet Black doesn’t date. Even if he wanted a man beyond sex, his ever-watchful identical twin scares potential suitors away. Jet lives with his brother, but since Gray fell in love with Kris, Jet feels like a third wheel. Despite their bond, Jet knows he needs to move out and experience life for himself, whether Gray likes it or not. After his father dies in a boating accident, Ethan Nichols is devastated. As the last survivor of his family, he realizes the need to put down roots. He leaves Australia and returns home to San Francisco and his old architectural firm. But there’s more to building a new life than simply moving house. Jet and Ethan’s first encounter is brash and anonymous, but when Ethan moves across the hall, their lives become irrevocably linked. Jet is quirky and fun loving, while Ethan is rock steady and dependable. There’s no denying the passionate spark between them. But Ethan is looking for a more solid foundation than Jet is ready to offer. Until Jet learns to spread his wings and trust Ethan with his darkest secrets, building a life together will be impossible.
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August 12, 2017
2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Smoking Mirror Pelaam
Smoking Mirror PelaamGay - Sci-Fi / Futuristic
Paperback: 286 pages
Publisher: Fireborn Publishing, LLC. (August 3, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 194600491X
ISBN-13: 978-1946004918
Amazon: Smoking Mirror Pelaam
When Draco attends a ball held by the Aztec emperor to celebrate his victory over sky pirates, Draco meets the attractive and enigmatic Yolotli. However, a vindictive act sees Draco forced to captain a unique ship, the Nephele. The first ship designed to sail the oceans of space, and built by the combined forces of the British and Aztec Empires. Draco is obligated to take Yolotli with him, bound under an oath by the emperor. Their lives, as well as their burgeoning love, are beset with dangers neither man could imagine. Even if they survive the mission, their love may not endure when the truth is revealed.
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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Elemental Hope (Warlocks #2) L.M. Somerton
Elemental Hope (Warlocks #2) L.M. SomertonGay - Paranormal Romance
Series: Warlocks
Paperback: 206 pages
Publisher: Pride Publishing (August 11, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1786863030
ISBN-13: 978-1786863034
Amazon: Elemental Hope (Warlocks #2) L.M. Somerton
A warlock’s blood gives him life. It can also bring his death.
It’s no wonder Evrain Brookes, newly fledged warlock, is feeling the strain. A coven of power-hungry witches is after his blood. Literally. A psychotic warlock wants him dead. His godfather’s training regime is about as much fun as chewing on nettles and an overweight, scarily perceptive cat has moved into his house.
His boyfriend Dominic yearns for a normal life, or at least a safer one. He accepts his role both as Evrain’s submissive partner and as the conduit through which he channels his gift—but he’s afraid for his lover, and the lengths Evrain’s enemies might go to in order to fulfill their lust for power.
When Evrain falls victim to a plot between the Octis Coven and malevolent warlock Symeon Malus, it’s up to Dominic to rescue him. With the help of the two other North American warlocks, Shadow the cat and an old enemy, Dominic takes steps to get his lover back. There’s a high price to pay and no guarantee that the risks he must take will work out but Evrain is worth going through hell for, even if it costs Dominic his life.
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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Binding the Edges (Tales from The Edge #8) L.M. Somerton
Binding the Edges (Tales from The Edge #8) L.M. SomertonGay - Erotic Romance
File Size: 2223 KB
Print Length: 146 pages
Publisher: Pride Publishing (January 10, 2017)
Publication Date: January 10, 2017
Amazon: Binding the Edges (Tales from The Edge #8) L.M. Somerton
FROM BESTSELLING GAY ROMANCE AUTHOR L.M. SOMERTON
Book eight in the Tales from The Edge series
Never let go of the one you love.
After recent traumatic events, Olly is finding it hard to get his head around what happened. While he tries to deal with a maelstrom of emotions, renovations at The Edge are in full flow, alongside preparations for tenth anniversary celebrations. Joe, his Dom, recognizes Olly’s delicate state of mind and does his best to reassure him. A trip to the New Forest with their friends, Aiden and Heath, helps the healing process.
Returning home, Olly and Aiden focus on preparations for the party. When Aiden is called away, Olly takes a walk to clear his head, keeping his eye on a brewing storm. To his horror, he discovers Mark Vickery, an old enemy, has landed on the island by boat and is out for revenge.
With Olly missing and the storm raging, Joe, Heath and Aiden set out on a rescue mission that unfolds in a way none of them expected. Can the storm wash away the past or will Olly and Joe’s future be destroyed by a twist of fate?
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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Driven to The Edge (Tales from The Edge #7) L.M. Somerton
Driven to The Edge (Tales from The Edge #7) L.M. SomertonGay - Erotic Romance
File Size: 2317 KB
Print Length: 149 pages
Publisher: Pride Publishing (September 6, 2016)
Publication Date: September 6, 2016
Amazon: Driven to The Edge (Tales from The Edge #7) L.M. Somerton
Book 7 in the Tales from The Edge series
Not all limits can be negotiated.
The Edge is reaching a major milestone. After ten years in business together, Doms Joe Dexter and Heath Anders are planning a celebration and new beginnings. But even the best-laid plans can be thrown off course.
When Olly, Joe’s beloved sub, gets caught up in a hostage situation involving Special Forces soldiers, PTSD and blood diamonds, a party is the last thing on Joe’s mind. He hates the lack of control, and the thought of losing Olly takes him close to the edge.
Joe is not the only one reassessing his priorities. Olly needs Joe’s strength more than ever. He feels safe only in Joe’s arms or in his bondage.
Can Joe and Olly find sanctuary in each other or will their latest adventure drive them apart?
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