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2016 Rainbow Awards: New Lease of Life by Lillian Francis (412-09-14-2016)

New Lease of Life by Lillian Francis
Gay Contemporary Romance
Paperback: 220 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (December 25, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1634766903
ISBN-13: 978-1634766906
Amazon: New Lease of Life
Amazon Kindle: New Lease of Life

Phillip used to laugh a lot, back when his friends called him Pip. However the good deed that left him hospitalized not only marred his body, it stripped him of his good humor too. Ever since, he has pushed his friends away and shut out the world. Donating his vintage clothing to a charity shop should have been the final act in a year-long campaign to sever the links with the man Pip used to be, but the stranger on his doorstep awakens feelings in Pip that he hasn’t experienced since the incident that left him angry at the world and reliant on the cold metal of the hideous hospital-issue crutch.

Colby forces his way into Pip’s life, picking at the scab of his past. Colby isn’t interested in Pip’s money or his expensive address. He has only one goal: to make Pip smile again. With every moment in Pip’s presence, Colby chips away at the walls Pip has built around himself. Pip knows it’s impossible to fight his attraction with Colby’s sunny disposition casting light into the darkness in his soul.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Resistance by Lillian Francis (411-09-14-2016)

Resistance (Village Love #1) by Lillian Francis
Gay Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Finally Love Press (July 5, 2016)
Amazon Kindle: Resistance (Village Love #1)

How long can you wait on a promise?

After his first night with Mal, Rick broke the habit of a lifetime and invited the sexy radiographer to spend the weekend in the sleepy English village he called home. Rick isn’t in denial but he’s afraid to reveal his sexuality in the close-knit community that has known him since he was a babe in arms.

The sex is amazing but equally Mal loves lazy days spent in the garden at Slopy Bottom, and every precious moment he spends with Rick. For Mal the village quickly becomes an oasis of peace, far from the noise and grime of life in London, a slice of tranquillity with Rick at the heart. But Mal has defied his family and his religion to be true to himself, and there is no way can he join Rick in his self-built closet, no matter how comfortable it is...

Rick is afraid revealing the true nature of his relationship with Mal will change the way his neighbours see him. He adores these people, this village, and he can’t face the thought of losing everything over who he chooses to sleep with. When the alternative is giving up a man who has slotted perfectly into his life—a man who he might just love—it’s no choice at all. But, knowing what has to be done isn’t always as easy as putting it into practice.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: David, My David by Eduard Qualls (410-09-12-2016)

David, My David by Eduard Qualls
Gay Historical
Paperback: 372 pages
Publisher: Danaan Press (April 27, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1890000132
ISBN-13: 978-1890000134
Amazon: David, My David
Amazon Kindle: David, My David

"Hatred is the laziest form of cowardice.

Born in 1921 Germany, Eduard Meyer finds that, toward the end of his life's long journey he must, himself, deliver a gift, containing remnants of his arduous life's experiences, that he had promised to his American, Texas-born nephew.

That fulfillment of his promise, in 1995, frames the saga of Herr Meyer's life.

Within this exposition, he details his quest: the early discovery and development of his musical, keyboard prodigy, his early childhood bereavement, his harrowing experiences and traumatically maximal personal losses during the Hitler-time. Ultimately, after struggling through stress and depression, he must impart to that nephew the survivor's wisdom and knowledge that had arisen through his travails, that had carried him through all his trials.

This American nephew must face his own hate-riven era, the US-Reagan AIDS-hysteria of the 1980's. Only too late is Herr Meyer able to deliver the promised gift, the packet.

A story of personal triumph, of family cohesion and understanding, of an abiding faith in indestructible love and devotion, this saga does to hatred—to Anti-Semitism and homophobia, in particular—what Uncle Tom's Cabin did to slavery: it makes hatred intensely, inescapably personal.

A first-person narrative, readers will within it understand viscerally, unforgettably, its characters' forceful assertion that Hatred is the laziest form of cowardice.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Percolation, Poetry, and Passion & Wet, Hot, Australian Cmas (409-09-06-2016)

Percolation, Poetry, and Passion & Wet, Hot, Australian Christmas (2 novellas as 1 submission) by A.V. Sanders
Gay Contemporary Romance

Percolation, Poetry, and Passion by A.V. Sanders
Publisher: Less Than Three Press, LLC (August 24, 2015)
Amazon Kindle: Percolation, Poetry, and Passion

Beckett works at a coffee shop to make ends meet while attending a prestigious university. It's not the most exciting job, but he's done it long enough he's good at it—and can avoid the tedium by spinning sexy little daydreams of things he doubts will ever happen.

Daydreams that soon include Simon, the hot, handsome, and older freelance writer who stops in one day. But then Simon becomes a regular, a bright spot more interesting than the inside of Beckett's head, and daydreams start to seem like they could be something far more tangible—if reality doesn't get in the way first.

Wet, Hot, Australian Christmas by A.V. Sanders
Publisher: Less Than Three Press, LLC (December 14, 2015)
Amazon Kindle: Wet, Hot, Australian Christmas

Reid, an American shark research scientist, is in Perth, Australia working to develop a mobile app that may revolutionize shark safety practices. But even the company of his boyfriend, Graham, isn't enough to stave off homesickness as Christmas approaches, and a missing shark and Graham's struggling business seem set to ruin the holiday for good.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Lover on Top by Kristine Cayne (408-09-06-2016)

Lover on Top: A Firefighter Romance (Six-Alarm Sexy #3) by Kristine Cayne
Bisexual Erotic Romance
Publisher: Kristine Cayne (April 28, 2016)
Amazon Kindle: Lover on Top: A Firefighter Romance (Six-Alarm Sexy #3)

*** LOVER ON TOP IS A STANDALONE NOVEL IN THE SIX-ALARM SEXY SERIES ***

A straight firefighter discovers an irresistible attraction for his best friend’s younger brother—one that could lead to complete disaster.

A perpetual bachelor, firefighter lieutenant Hollywood Wright hops from one woman’s bed to another, searching for something he never finds. Has his father’s emotional and physical abuse somehow damaged him? Or is something else going on, something that involves the intense and uncomfortable feelings aroused by his best friend’s little brother?

Sexy-as-sin paramedic Chad Caldwell has always been out and proud. Sure, some gay-bashers are harassing him, but he’s determined to be true to himself. There’s just one problem: he’s hung up on Hollywood, his older brother’s straight best friend. When Hollywood’s apartment is damaged by fire, Chad reluctantly takes him in. Will Chad’s heart survive such close proximity to a man who’s both unattainable and everything Chad wants?

To their mutual surprise, Hollywood finds Chad and his world fascinating—and much hotter than anything he’s ever experienced. But with a rabidly homophobic father, is Hollywood doomed to die in the closet? Chad won’t accept anything less than a public relationship, no matter how amazing the sex is. Can Hollywood ever accept the man he has always kept buried deep inside?

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Due Diligence by Anna Zabo (406-09-06-2016)

Due Diligence (Takeover) by Anna Zabo
Bisexual Contemporary Romance
Publisher: InterMix (June 21, 2016)
Amazon Kindle: Due Diligence (Takeover)

A business trip leads to a surprise encounter with an old flame in this sexy romance from the author of Just Business.

After Fazil Kurt breaks up with his girlfriend, a business trip to Seattle offers some much-needed time away. Sent by S.R. Anderson Consulting, Fazil is there to help audit Singularity Storage, a company they are trying to save. His first discovery is intriguing to say the least: One of Singularity's engineers is Todd Douglas, Fazil’s first love.

He knows better than to get personally involved on a job like this. Back in high school, Todd broke Fazil’s heart more times than he could count, but both men have grown so much since then—and Fazil never could say no to Todd...

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Roller Girl by Vanessa North (406-09-06-2016)

Roller Girl (Lake Lovelace #3) by Vanessa North
Transgender Contemporary Romance
Series: Lake Lovelace (Book 3)
Paperback: 154 pages
Publisher: Riptide Publishing (March 21, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1626494185
ISBN-13: 978-1626494183
Amazon: Roller Girl (Lake Lovelace #3)
Amazon Kindle: Roller Girl (Lake Lovelace #3)

Recently divorced Tina Durham is trying to be self-sufficient, but her personal-training career is floundering, her closest friends are swept up in new relationships, and her washing machine has just flooded her kitchen. It’s enough to make a girl cry.

Instead, she calls a plumbing service, and Joanne “Joe Mama” Delario comes to the rescue. Joe is sweet, funny, and good at fixing things. She also sees something special in Tina and invites her to try out for the roller derby team she coaches.

Derby offers Tina an outlet for her frustrations, a chance to excel, and the female friendships she’s never had before. And as Tina starts to thrive at derby, the tension between her and Joe cranks up. Despite their player/coach relationship, they give in to their mutual attraction. Sex in secret is hot, but Tina can’t help but want more.

With work still on the rocks and her relationship in the closet, Tina is forced to reevaluate her life. Can she be content with a secret lover? Or with being dependent on someone else again? It’s time for Tina to tackle her fears, both on and off the track.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Blueberry Boys by Vanessa North (404-09-05-2016)

Blueberry Boys by Vanessa North
Gay Contemporary Romance
Paperback: 168 pages
Publisher: Riptide Publishing (July 14, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1626493421
ISBN-13: 978-1626493421
Amazon: Blueberry Boys
Amazon Kindle: Blueberry Boys

Love is coming into season.

Connor Graham is a city boy—a celebrated fashion photographer in New York. When his uncle’s death drags him back to the family blueberry farm, all he wants to do is sell it as quickly as he can. Until he meets his uncle’s tenant farmer.

Jed Jones, shy and stammering, devout and dedicated, has always yearned for land of his own and a man to share it with. Kept in the closet by his church, family, and disastrous first love, he longs to be accepted for who he is. But now, with his farm and his future in Connor’s careless hands, he stands to lose even the little he has.

Neither man expects the connection between them. Jed sees Connor—appreciates his art and passion like no one else in this godforsaken town ever has. Connor hears Jed—looks past his stutter to listen to the man inside. The time they share is idyllic, but with the farm sale pending, even their sanctuary is a source of tension. As work, family, and their town’s old-fashioned attitudes pull them apart, they must find a way to reconcile commitments to their careers and to each other.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Come Back To Me by Edmond Manning (404-09-05-2016)

Come Back To Me (The Lost and Founds #5) by Edmond Manning
Gay Erotic Romance
Series: The Lost and Founds
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Pickwick Ink Press; 1 edition (August 22, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0997860812
ISBN-13: 978-0997860818
Amazon: Come Back To Me (The Lost and Founds #5)
Amazon Kindle: Come Back To Me (The Lost and Founds #5)

After years of lying, scheming, and dangerous manipulation, Vin Vanbly finally gets what's coming to him: love. How can he survive unstoppable, uncontrollable love when his very nature demands he control everything? Clues about his one true love—tantalizingly hinted at in each of the books in The Lost and Founds series—come together in four life-changing stories. In No Kings, a sex hookup with a parking lot stranger reveals more about Vin’s life as a Lost King and his destiny than he could have dreamed. In King Fitch, Vin meets the last king in his long legacy, one final weekend before he withdraws from the world to an anonymous Latin American jungle. The Lost Ones recounts a terrifying kidnapping by street thugs from Vin’s past. In King Malcolm the Restorer, Vin’s mysterious relationship with his older brother—and the soul-crushing secret which drew them together—is finally revealed. Through it all, Vin Vanbly struggles to survive. But what if he is destined for more than mere survival? Is he finally ready to embrace the truth and remember who he was always meant to be? Once there were a tribe where every man was the one true king and every woman the one true queen…

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2016 Rainbow Awards: In Pain by Caethes Faron (403-09-05-2016)

In Pain (In Distress #2) by Caethes Faron
Gay Sci-fi / Futuristic
Publisher: Branwen Press (October 26, 2015)
Amazon Kindle: In Pain (In Distress #2)

In a future ruled by an exploitative caste system, Malcolm, a member of the highest caste, and his lover Will, a member of the lowest caste, work with their family to change the world in which they live. Will's found the solution to their problems: a way to infiltrate the Department of Genetic Integrity and hopefully find the truth they've been searching for. But just when victory is in their grasp, tragedy snatches it away.

Devastated, Malcolm seeks revenge for the horrors inflicted upon his family, but each of his victims draws him further form the goal he's spent his whole life working toward. Will is left to shoulder the burden of leading the movement for change, but he can only do so much. To pull their family through the darkness and toward a brighter future, Malcolm and Will must rely on the unlikeliest of allies--an ally who may prove even more dangerous than the enemies they face.

In Pain is the second book in the In Distress series and is intended to be read after In Distress.

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