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2016 Rainbow Awards: Quillon’s Covert by Joseph Lance Tonlet & Louis Stevens (335-08-28-2016)

Quillon’s Covert by Joseph Lance Tonlet & Louis Stevens
Gay Erotic Romance
Paperback: 186 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition (December 1, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1519399847
ISBN-13: 978-1519399847
Amazon: Quillon’s Covert

Martin is a guy’s guy, one who enjoys the simple things in life: baseball games with his son, family days, barbecues, and date nights with his lovely wife.

Once a year for two weeks, Martin takes his son, Marty, to Quillon’s Covert, a rustic family cabin secluded in the beautiful California mountains. Since before those long days of learning to play ball, Marty has loved his dad, but as Marty matures, Martin starts to see something else settle in his son’s uncertain gaze. What’s there lingers a little more than it should, and it seems far more appraising than it once was.

As Marty shows every sign of taking the lead, Martin is faced with the tough choices most parents never see: lose his son by being a father, or try to balance what’s best for their relationship by being something… more.

But with another trip to Quillon’s Covert on the horizon, has the point of no return already begun?

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2016 Rainbow Awards: My Zombie Fiancé by T. Strange (334-08-28-2016)

My Zombie Fiancé (The Undead Canadian Series #2) by T. Strange
Gay Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Torquere Press, LLC (July 12, 2016)
Amazon Kindle: My Zombie Fiancé (The Undead Canadian Series #2)

Edward Grey is no stranger to the undead; since raising his cat as a zombie when he was a child, he and his mentor Mariel have explored and developed his power as a necromancer. Despite everything he's learned, as a necromancer and a medical student, he's never encountered a ghost.

While Mariel is unreachable in Haiti on mysterious business, a ghost wakes Edward in the middle of the night, claiming to be his grandfather. When the ghost offers to teach him about this different form of undeath, Edward has little choice but to trust the spirit.

After receiving a phone call from a young girl claiming her father is possessed, Edward and his Undead Canadian fiancé, Kit, must travel to an acreage in Kingston…Ontario.

The haunting proves far more complicated than Edward could ever have guessed, and he finds himself pitted against an ancient evil determined to engulf everyone on the farm.

Edward's love and connection to Kit will be tested, and his necromancy stretched to his limits as he has to find—and destroy—a twisted spirit more powerful than anything he's ever encountered.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: According to the Order of Nature by Stephen Mead (333-08-27-2016)

According to the Order of Nature (We too are Cosmos Made) by Stephen Mead
LGBT Poetry
Paperback: 158 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition (January 24, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1523675918
ISBN-13: 978-1523675913
Amazon: According to the Order of Nature (We too are Cosmos Made)

"According to the Order of Nature (We Too Are Cosmos Made") is a mixed media series of paintings and montages begun in late 2009 and completed by New Years 2014. The title refers to all of the laws which weigh against LGBT individuals globally, only this project reverses the persecution, exploring LGBT sensuality for its spiritual roots and profound bonding, more so when people risk their lives in order to have and to hold love. While specific pieces present graphic erotic gay sexuality, by incorporating organic matter such as moss, hair, leaves, spices, rose petals etc., they go beyond the realm of titillation for the viewer to celebrate (or be challenged by) the validation of earth-centered sensuality. Juxtaposed with the larger mixed media series are small 8" x 10" images depicting outlines of the naked male form in traditional yoga poses. These independent paintings are then merged with various star, earth, and weather pattern imagery to create the sense that, looking at the night sky, a person may connect the dots, draw pictures in the clouds, and find not just Orion or The Big Dipper, but an innate sensual energy directly connected to the heavens. I envision the combination of all these images, as being exhibited on one wall, the text which eventually evolved from them forming underneath letter by letter: forest green on rose marble.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: The Avian Emperor by Pelaam (332-08-26-2016)

The Avian Emperor by Pelaam
Gay Sci-fi / Futuristic
Publisher: Evernight Publishing (August 15, 2016)
Amazon Kindle: The Avian Emperor

Pinkerton man Bram McCabe likes to work alone. But when a madman titling himself the Avian Emperor threatens the world's skies, he's forced to work with an English team already on the case.

Things go from bad to worse for Bram when he takes more than a professional interest in Vyvian—a man with a secretive past. Each man dances around the other, hiding their true feelings, knowing they live in very different worlds.

The Avian Emperor is as cunning and lethal as he is intelligent and when he kidnaps Vyvian, Bram holds the key to finding him. Bram will do anything it takes to rescue Vyvian. But is he willing to unlock his own inner secrets?

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Not Just Another Pretty Face by Louis Flint Ceci (331-08-26-2016)

Not Just Another Pretty Face by Louis Flint Ceci
Gay Anthology / Collection / Erotica
Paperback: 250 pages
Publisher: Beautiful Dreamer Press (March 11, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0970831064
ISBN-13: 978-0970831064
Amazon: Not Just Another Pretty Face
Amazon Kindle: Not Just Another Pretty Face

The stories, poems, and essays in this collection have a single common element uniting their wide range of literary styles and genres: they all spring directly from photographs of go-go boys.

The ideal go-go boy is the perfect erotic object. We imagine him as lost or broken so that we might rescue him, or as potent and aggressive so that we might be the focus of his desire. But the images captured here suggest deeper, more complex realities. These dancers are whimsical, haunting, satiric, playful, ominous. They are not objects, not icons, but stories waiting to be told.

Not Just Another Pretty Face plays with the interface of projections: what these young men project in their poses and expressions, and what we project on them in return. It explores assumptions, prejudices, fantasies, and revelations. It looks beyond the archetype, beneath the skin.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Fish Out of Water by Amy Lane (330-08-26-2016)

Lollipop by Amy Lane
Gay Contemporary Romance
Paperback: 250 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (January 25, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 163476904X
ISBN-13: 978-1634769044
Amazon: Lollipop
Amazon Kindle: Lollipop

A Candy Man Book

Ezra Kellerman flew across country to see if he had another chance with the man he let slip through his fingers. He didn't. Rico has moved on, but he doesn’t just leave his ex high and dry. Instead, Rico entrusts his family and friends with Ezra’s care. Ezra, confused, hurt, and lost, clings to Rico’s cousin and his boyfriend as the lifelines they are―but their friend Miguel is another story.

Miguel Rodriguez had great plans and ambition―but a hearty dose of real life crushed those flat. When Miguel finds himself partially in charge of the befuddled, dreamy, healing Ezra, he’s pretty resentful at first. But Ezra’s placid nature and sincere wonder at the simple life Miguel has taken for granted begin to soften Miguel’s hardened shell. Miguel starts to notice that Ezra isn't just amazingly sweet―he’s achingly beautiful as well. Suddenly Miguel is fending off every single man on the planet to give Ezra room to get over Rico―while fighting a burning suspicion that the best thing to help Ezra get over his broken heart is Miguel.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Fish Out of Water by Amy Lane (329-08-26-2016)

Fish Out of Water by Amy Lane
Gay Mystery / Thriller
Paperback: 270 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (July 29, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1634773780
ISBN-13: 978-1634773782
Amazon: Fish Out of Water
Amazon Kindle: Fish Out of Water

PI Jackson Rivers grew up on the mean streets of Del Paso Heights and he doesn t trust cops, even though he was one. When the man he thinks of as his brother is accused of killing a police officer in an obviously doctored crime, Jackson will move heaven and earth to keep Kaden and his family safe.

Defense attorney Ellery Cramer grew up with the proverbial silver spoon in his mouth, but that hasn t stopped him from crushing on street-smart, swaggering Jackson Rivers for the past six years. But when Jackson asks for his help defending Kaden Cameron, Ellery is out of his depth and not just with guarded, prickly Jackson. Kaden wasn t just framed, he was framed by crooked cops, and the conspiracy goes higher than Ellery dares reach and deep into Jackson s troubled past.

Both men are soon enmeshed in the mystery of who killed the cop in the minimart, and engaged in a race against time to clear Kaden s name. But when the mystery is solved and the bullets stop flying, they ll have to deal with their personal complications and an attraction that s spiraled out of control. "

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Selfie by Amy Lane (328-08-26-2016)

Selfie by Amy Lane
Gay Contemporary Romance
Paperback: 338 pages
Publisher: Riptide Publishing (December 1, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1626493855
ISBN-13: 978-1626493858
Amazon: Selfie
Amazon Kindle: Selfie

One year ago, actor Connor Montgomery lost the love of his life to a drunk driver. But what’s worse for Connor is what he still has: a lifetime of secrets born of hiding his relationship from the glare of Hollywood. Unable to let go of the world he and Vinnie shared, Connor films a drunken YouTube confession on the anniversary of Vinnie’s death.

Thankfully, the video was silent—a familiar state for Connor—so his secret is still safe. He needs a fresh start, and a new role on the hit TV show Wolf’s Landing might be just that.

The move to Bluewater Bay may also mean a second chance in the form of his studio-assigned assistant. Noah Dakers sees through Connor’s facades more quickly than Connor could imagine. Noah’s quiet strength and sarcastic companionship offers Connor a chance at love that Hollywood’s closet has never allowed. But to accept it, Connor must let Vinnie go and learn to live again.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Winter Ball by Amy Lane (327-08-26-2016)

Winter Ball by Amy Lane
Gay Romantic Comedy
Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (December 25, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1623807972
ISBN-13: 978-1623807979
Amazon: Winter Ball
Amazon Kindle: Winter Ball

Through a miserable adolescence and a lonely adulthood, Skipper Keith has dreamed of nothing but family. The closest he gets is the rec league soccer team he coaches after work―and his star player and best friend, Richie Scoggins.

One brisk night in late October, a postpractice convo in Richie’s car turns into a sexual encounter neither of them expected―nor want to forget. Soon Skip and Richie are living for the weekends and their winter league soccer games―and the games they enjoy off the field. Through broken noses, holiday decorating, and the killer flu, they learn more about each other than they ever dreamed possible. Every new discovery takes them further beyond the boundaries of the soccer field and into the infinite possibilities of the best relationship of Skipper’s life.

Skipper can’t dream of a better family than Richie―but Richie’s got real family entanglements he can’t shake off. Skipper needs to convince Richie to stay with him beyond winter ball so the relationship they started on the field might become their happy future in real life!

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Where I'll Be Waiting by Monika De Giorgi (326-08-26-2016)

Where I'll Be Waiting by Monika De Giorgi
Gay Alternative Universe/Reality
Publisher: eXtasy Books (June 8, 2016)
Amazon Kindle: Where I'll Be Waiting

Jesse meets a wonderful guy who is caring, attentive, lovable, and handsome to boot. Unfortunately, the only time he sees Cameron is in his dreams—dreams that are never flimsy and fast forgotten in the morning, but feel very real. And the longer they go on, the more palpable they feel to Jesse.

But what happens when these dreams have a bigger and bigger impact on Jesse’s daily life? When they begin to take a toll on him and make it harder to wake up every day? And what if they turn into nightmares and Jesse can’t get out anymore, if he never wakes up?

One day Cameron finds a heartbreaking poem in a small notebook, hidden in a used book. From the first time he reads it, the handwritten words resonate somewhere deep within him and when he goes to sleep that night, he meets Jesse for the first time—a sad young man who makes Cam want to give him reasons to smile and a shoulder to cry on. From that night on, Jesse is a nightly visitor in Cameron’s dreams.

But what happens when Cameron finds out that his Jesse is very much real? And what if a sinister presence takes hold of their shared dreams and Cameron wakes up? Can he get back to Jesse? Or will Jesse stay back forever in this dreamscape turned nightmare?

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