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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Taste Kris Bryant

Taste Kris Bryant
Lesbian - Contemporary Romance
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books (October 18, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 162639718X
ISBN-13: 978-1626397187
Amazon: Taste Kris Bryant

Determined to fulfill her dream of becoming a chef and winning a coveted scholarship to study cooking in Italy, Ki Blake rushes in late to the first class of her final semester at Kirkwood Culinary Academy and is stopped in her tracks by Taryn Ellis, the school’s newest instructor. A beautiful and accomplished chef, Taryn has walked away from her promising career in the city’s top restaurant to devote her life to her five-year-old daughter.

Ki and Taryn try their best to resist the urge to give in to the undeniable chemistry between them. And when at last they begin a passionate affair that must be kept a secret, they are each convinced it’s only a short-term fling.

It’s up to both Ki and Taryn to decide whether they have found something genuine or whether the taste of romance they’ve had is truly enough.

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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: In and Out of Love Shelley Thrasher

In and Out of Love Shelley Thrasher
Lesbian - Poetry
Paperback: 204 pages
Publisher: Sapphire Books Publishing (December 15, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1943353735
ISBN-13: 978-1943353736
Amazon: In and Out of Love Shelley Thrasher

Lammy-nominated novelist, editor, and college professor Shelley Thrasher, who grew up in a small, conservative town in East Texas, was a late bloomer. Her first published poetry collection, In and Out of Love, chronicles personal ups and downs during the 1980s and ’90s, when she came out. Most of these 150 brief, haiku-like poems feature images that speak for themselves, influenced by poets such as Allen Ginsberg and Anne Waldman, with whom she studied writing. The first poems portray the crushes and lovers the author was involved with during this period of her life. In part two, they express the longing for something she didn’t understand. Section three chronicles the painful rough spots she encountered during her journey of accepting herself as a lesbian. And the final section celebrates being in love with the woman she has now been joined with for twenty-five adventurous years. Legendary author, Lee Lynch writes about Shelley's poetry: Shelley Thrasher has a way of imbuing even the unlikeliest of words with sensuality. She writes in the style of the great lesbian Imagist poets H.D. and Amy Lowell. Her images are crystalline: "...the sea gnaws at the beach...." Thrasher celebrates life, even its deepest pain. She extols the glories of nature, classical times, art, travel, coming out, and love. In and Out of Love reads like a portrait of a woman who has seen the good and bad sides of life and now finds herself deeply contented while, as she titled one poem, "Peeling Summer Peaches."

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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Comes a Horseman (Echoes Rising #3) Anne Barwell

Comes a Horseman (Echoes Rising #3) Anne Barwell
Gay - Historical Romance
Series: Echoes Rising (Book 3)
Paperback
Publisher: DSP Publications (August 1, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1635336651
ISBN-13: 978-1635336658
Amazon: Comes a Horseman (Echoes Rising #3) Anne Barwell

Sequel to Winter Duet
Echoes Rising: Book Three

France, 1944

Sometimes the most desperate struggles take place far from the battlefield, and what happens in secret can change the course of history.

Victory is close at hand, but freedom remains frustratingly just beyond the grasp of German physicist Dr. Kristopher Lehrer, Resistance fighter Michel, and the remaining members of the team sent by the Allies--Captain Matt Bryant, Sergeant Ken Lowe, and Dr. Zhou Liang--as they fight to keep the atomic plans from the Nazis. The team reaches France and connects with members of Michel's French Resistance cell in Normandy. Allied troops are poised to liberate France, and rescue is supposedly at hand. However, Kristopher is no longer sure the information he carries in his memory is safe with either side.

When StandartenfUhrer Holm and his men finally catch up with their prey, the team is left with few options. With a traitor in their midst, who can they trust? Kristopher realizes he must become something he is not in order to save the man he loves. Death is biding his time, and sacrifices must be made for any of them to have the futures they want.

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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Finding Fire Shelia Powell & Liz McMullen

Finding Fire Shelia Powell & Liz McMullen
Lesbian - Paranormal Romance
Paperback
Publisher: Sapphire Books Publishing (February 15, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1943353719
ISBN-13: 978-1943353712
Amazon: Finding Fire Shelia Powell & Liz McMullen

Tia Keating's sister, Scarlett Weiss, shows up on her doorstep just after Tia's daughter Magnolia is kidnapped straight from her arms. The kidnapping sends Tia's house into an uproar. The continued unrest causes two of Tia's beloved foster children to run away once Tia's erratic behavior finally crosses the line.

Can Tia and her family find Magnolia and the runaways before their lives are ruined or will The Darkness win this time?

Only an epic battle will tell.

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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Friends & Lovers (Enigma #3) Nephy Hart

Friends & Lovers (Enigma #3) Nephy Hart
Gay - Contemporary Romance
File Size: 2811 KB
Print Length: 386 pages
Publisher: Nephy Hart/Flying With Red Haircrow Productions (December 13, 2016)
Publication Date: December 13, 2016
Amazon: Friends & Lovers (Enigma #3) Nephy Hart

Silver is trying hard to settle down again with Ben and River after the events at the Theatre De La Vie, but he isn’t the same person anymore and River is having a hard time dealing with the changes. One of the hardest things he has to cope with is Ariel, Silver’s new best friend, who makes Silver act like a teenager and causes trouble wherever he goes. When that trouble touches Ben, it sparks off a chain reaction that almost ends in tragedy.
In the meantime, Ariel has his own fallout to deal with. After finally finding someone to whom he might give his heart, he very nearly loses him by…well by being Ariel.
With his family life in tatters and his best friend lurching from one disaster to the next, Silver needs to be stronger than he’s ever been. The problem is he’s not feeling very strong at all. In fact, there are times when he thinks it would be so much better if he just went back to that place inside his head where he was safely shut away from the world, and that place is getting closer all the time.

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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Into Thin Air Jeannie Levig

Into Thin Air Jeannie Levig
Lesbian - Romantic Suspence
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books (January 17, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1626397228
ISBN-13: 978-1626397224
Amazon: Into Thin Air Jeannie Levig

Hannah Lewis’s life is exactly where she thinks it should be. But when her girlfriend, Jordan, disappears into thin air and she and Jordan’s best friend, Nikki, are drawn closer in the search, she discovers that lovers can be strangers and perceived knowledge just as illusory. The more she learns, the less she seems to know, and the more she discovers about herself.

Jordan Webber, a civil rights attorney, emotional economist, and failed monogamist, has her secrets, but none of them account for the sudden turn her life takes as she is ripped away from everything she knows. In a struggle for her sanity, she is forced to confront who she has been and decide if that is still who she wants to be. When they come together again, can anything ever be the same?

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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Happy Merry Christmas Amy Tasukada

Happy Merry Christmas Amy Tasukada
Gay - Contemporary Romance
Series: Would it be Okay to Love you
Paperback: 90 pages
Publisher: Macarons & Tea Publishing; 1 edition (November 11, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0997865326
ISBN-13: 978-0997865325
Amazon: Happy Merry Christmas Amy Tasukada

Will they ever get the Christmas of their dreams?

Aoi can’t wait for his first Christmas Eve with Sato. The erotic voice actor Aoi wants nothing more than to share the Japanese tradition of having a KFC chicken dinner with his boyfriend.

When Aoi is offered an incredible gig that would finally earn him enough money to move in with Sato, he takes it without thinking. He fails to realize that the job could cause him to miss spending Christmas Eve with Sato altogether…

Sato is counting down the seconds to his Christmas Eve with Aoi. He’s even planning a big surprise with a present from Santa. There’s only one problem: he can’t find the perfect gift, and Christmas is fast approaching.

Just when everything falls into place for Aoi and Sato, they must overcome their greatest challenge yet: learning to be there for each other, even when countless obstacles are keeping them apart.

Happy Merry Christmas is a sweet romance. If you like heart-warming characters, romance that makes you smile, and a pinch of holiday drama, then you’ll love Amy Tasukada’s tale of Christmas joy.

Buy Happy Merry Christmas to feel the holiday love today!

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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Better Than Suicide (The Yakuza Path #2) Amy Tasukada

Better Than Suicide (The Yakuza Path #2) Amy Tasukada
Gay - Mystery / Thriller
Series: The Yakuza Path
Paperback: 376 pages
Publisher: Macarons & Tea Publishing (May 20, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0997865342
ISBN-13: 978-0997865349
Amazon: Better Than Suicide (The Yakuza Path #2) Amy Tasukada

If you buy the paperback, you'll get the ebook for FREE!
A bag of drugs. A twisted cop. A mob on the verge of self-destruction…

Nao Murata is the new Godfather of the Matsukawa syndicate. When Detective Yamada confronts Nao over a dead drug dealer, the Nao knows his organization isn’t responsible. The Matsukawa doesn’t deal drugs… or does it?

When Nao discovers drugs in a locker owned by his syndicate, he no longer knows who to trust. With the police bearing down on the Matsukawa, Nao must make unlikely allies to find out the truth. Can he discover who is betraying him before time runs out, or will everyone suffer for a crime he didn’t commit?

Better Than Suicide is the second book in a Japanese mafia thriller series. If you like complex plots, gripping suspense, and splash of gay romance, then you’ll love the next installment in Amy Tasukada’s Yakuza Path series.
Buy Better Than Suicide to start the race against the clock today!

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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: Blood Stained Tea (The Yakuza Path #1) Amy Tasukada

Blood Stained Tea (The Yakuza Path #1) Amy Tasukada
Gay - Mystery / Thriller
Series: The Yakuza Path
Paperback: 362 pages
Publisher: Macarons & Tea Publishing (December 8, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 099786530X
ISBN-13: 978-0997865301
Amazon: Blood Stained Tea (The Yakuza Path #1) Amy Tasukada

If you buy the paperback, you'll get the ebook for FREE!

A bloody past haunts him. A devastating present lures him back...

Nao hides from his violent past in the Japanese mob by opening a teahouse in Japan's cultural center, Kyoto. His past comes flooding back when he discovers a gravely injured man with a tattooed chest, a bloody knife, and a Korean business card.

Saehyun would've died if not for Nao's help. He knows nothing of his savior's connection with the local mafia, but Saehyun has his own secrets. He commands the Korean mafia, the mortal enemy of Nao’s former syndicate.

As Nao and Saehyun grow closer, so does the strength of the Korean mob. A shocking murder pulls Nao back into a past he'd all but abandoned. War is looming, and Nao must choose between protecting Saehyun or avenging the honor of his old mafia family.

The Yakuza Path: Blood Stained Tea is the first book in a series of Japanese mafia thrillers. If you like complex characters, blood-soaked violence, and twists you won't see coming, then you'll love Amy Tasukada's gritty crime masterpiece.
Buy The Yakuza Path to dive deep into the Asian mafia tale today!

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2017 Rainbow Awards Submission: For a Good Time, Call (Bluewater Bay #17) Anne Tenino & E.J. Russell

For a Good Time, Call (Bluewater Bay #17) Anne Tenino & E.J. Russell
Asexual - Contemporary Romance
Series: Bluewater Bay (Book 17)
Paperback: 310 pages
Publisher: Riptide Publishing (March 29, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1626495939
ISBN-13: 978-1626495937
Amazon: For a Good Time, Call (Bluewater Bay #17) Anne Tenino & E.J. Russell

Thirty-seven-year-old Nate Albano’s second relationship ever ended three years ago, and since he’s grace—gray asexual—he doesn’t anticipate beating the odds to find a third. Still, he’s got his dog, his hobbies, and his job as a special effects technician on Wolf’s Landing, so he can’t complain—much.

Seth Larson, umpteenth generation Bluewater Bay, is the quintessential good-time guy, content with tending bar and being his grandmother’s handyman. The night they meet, Seth’s looking for some recreational sex to escape family drama. But for Nate, romantic attraction comes before sexual attraction, so while Seth thinks they’re hooking up, Nate just wants to talk . . . genealogy?

Dude. Seriously?

So they declare a “just friends” truce. Then Seth asks for Nate’s help investigating a sinister Larson family secret, and their feelings start edging way beyond platonic. But Nate may want more than Seth can give him, and Seth may not be able to leave his good-time image behind. Unless they can find a way to merge carefree with commitment, they could miss out on true love—the best time of all.

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