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2016 Rainbow Awards: Rustic Memory by Nic Starr (325-08-26-2016)

Rustic Memory by Nic Starr
Gay Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Nic Starr; 1 edition (February 26, 2016)
Amazon Kindle: Rustic Memory

Third time lucky is too much to hope for. Isn't it?

Tyler Samuels had his reasons for leaving the country town where he grew up. He moved to the city, established a home and a career, and found love. Now Ty is in his early thirties, and as his life takes another tragic turn, he finds himself returning to the place he first ran from.

Mac McGrath has lived in Armidale all his life. He loves his family and his job as an electrician, running the family business. The only thing missing in his life is a relationship. When Ty, his teenage crush, arrives back in town, maybe he has found someone to love at last.

What starts as friends with benefits quickly turns to more for Mac, but Ty will need to let go of his memories if he is to learn to love again. But can Mac wait that long?

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Rustic Moment by Nic Starr (324-08-26-2016)

Rustic Moment by Nic Starr
Gay Contemporary Romance
Publication Date: April 15, 2016
Amazon Kindle: Rustic Moment

Betrayal, heartbreak, and financial ruin are only the beginning.

The last few months have been tough on Grant Parnell. He discovered his boyfriend was having an affair and it’s taken its toll, both emotionally and financially. With his business facing ruin, Grant could lose everything.

Dave Monroe is excited to start a new phase of his life. He’s following his dream and pursuing an exciting career opportunity. When Grant visits his friends in the country and finds out Dave might be moving to Melbourne, he offers him a place to stay. For Dave, life’s looking good.

Dave had only met Grant a couple of times before moving in with him, but the simmering sexual attraction is undeniable. As he settles into Grant’s home, deeper feelings develop. It’s hard not to fall for Grant’s gorgeous exterior, but it’s the strong man underneath who captures Dave’s heart.

Grant always craved success. His business and his home are testament to just how far he’s come, proving his family wrong and making something of himself—or he had. Now everything is falling apart. As Grant’s world spirals out of control, Dave is the one sure thing in his life.

But if they are to have any chance at happiness, Dave will need to teach Grant what’s really important.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Rustic Melody by Nic Starr (323-08-26-2016)

Rustic Melody by Nic Starr
Gay Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Nic Starr; 1 edition (January 26, 2016)
Amazon Kindle: Rustic Melody

Can a boy from the country and a guy from the city ever make it work?

Adam Chambers has never seen eye-to-eye with his father and is reluctant to take over the family’s property-development company. To clear his head and work out what he wants to do with the rest of his life, Adam leaves his responsibilities in the city and heads out to see the country.

He isn’t much closer to deciding what to do with his life when he arrives at one of Australia’s largest events, the Tamworth Country Music Festival, and meets Joey Callaway.

Since Joey’s father’s tragic death left Joey the family’s debt-ridden pub, Joey has struggled, desperate to turn the business around and give his mum the life she deserves. A break away from the pressures of running the pub is just what he needs, and a hook-up with Adam is the perfect way to forget about his troubles.

The one-night stand might just be an opening act. If Adam and Joey can follow the music in their hearts, perhaps they can heal each other and create a melody that will last a lifetime.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Tracefinder: The Nature of Fragments by Katie Bennett-Hall (322-08-26-2016)

The Nature of Fragments by Katie Bennett-Hall
Lesbian Poetry
Publication Date: July 3, 2016
Amazon Kindle: The Nature of Fragments

The Nature of Fragments is an exciting debut short collection of poetry that explores the interface of physics and the physical, and a little bit of the political with contemporary poems questioning love, life and beyond.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Tracefinder: Changes (Tracefinder #2) by Kaje Harper (321-08-26-2016)

Tracefinder: Changes (Tracefinder #2) by Kaje Harper
Gay Mystery / Thriller
Publication Date: August 3, 2016
Amazon Kindle: Tracefinder: Changes (Tracefinder #2)

Brian can Find a lost child or a wanted criminal, but when his secret gets out, even Nick’s skills and connections may not be enough to keep them safe.

Brian Kerr is now free of his dangerous boss and his domineering brother. He’s eager to start using his psychic Finding talent to help people, if he can figure out how to do that safely. His dyslexia, and his tendency to act simpleminded under stress, make building his new life a daunting challenge. And while his not-quite-boyfriend, Nick, is willing to support him, in bed and out of it, Brian doesn’t want to lean on Nick. If their relationship is going anywhere, he has to be a full partner and handle his own problems.

Nick Rugo’s walking a tightrope instead of settling into the ordinary cop’s life he’d hoped for. He’s hiding too many things from too many people. He has told professional and unprofessional lies that will come back to haunt him. Now, with Brian determined to start Finding again, he’s not sure he can protect the man he cares for. If all that wasn’t enough to make him start punching walls, he also has a suspicion that Brian’s brother Damon and sister Lori may be out there, lurking, ready to complicate their lives.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Tracefinder: Contact (Tracefinder #1) by Kaje Harper (320-08-26-2016)

Tracefinder: Contact (Tracefinder #1) by Kaje Harper
Gay Mystery / Thriller
Paperback: 382 pages
Publisher: Beaten Track Publishing (June 15, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1786450682
ISBN-13: 978-1786450685
Amazon: Tracefinder: Contact (Tracefinder #1)
Amazon Kindle: Tracefinder: Contact (Tracefinder #1)

What could an undercover cop and a drug lord's pet psychic have in common?

Brian Kerr has spent years hiding behind a facade of mental slowness. His brother and sister got all three of them off the streets and into a cushy life, under the protection of a dangerous criminal. But to keep that safety, Brian has to use his Finding talent to track down the boss's enemies. Although he pretends not to know what he's really doing, each Find takes its toll, and he's trapped in a life he hates, losing touch with his true self.

Nick Rugo's job is to protect and serve the people of Minneapolis as an undercover cop. He isn't closeted, but he isn't out at work, and there's a wild, angry side to him that he's managed to keep hidden until now. When he's assigned to bring Brian's boss to justice, he intends to use anything and anyone it takes to do that.

Nick initially sees Brian as a pawn to be played in his case, but he keeps getting glimpses of a different man behind the slow, simpleminded mask. As the two men get to know each other, it becomes clear they share secrets, some of which might get them both killed.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: The Guy With The Suitcase (Once Upon A Guy #1) by Chris Ethan (319-08-25-2016)

The Guy With The Suitcase (Once Upon A Guy #1) by Chris Ethan
Gay Contemporary Romance
Series: Once Upon a Guy (Book 1)
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Rhys Christopher Ethan (February 14, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1945171111
ISBN-13: 978-1945171116
Amazon: The Guy With The Suitcase (Once Upon A Guy #1)
Amazon Kindle: The Guy With The Suitcase (Once Upon A Guy #1)

Pierce is homeless. Young and strong-willed Pierce has been living in the streets of New York City for six months, since his parents kicked him out of their perfect, Christian, suburban house. Pierce is gay. And he is suffering the consequences for being true to himself. Rafe is homeless. He is also sick. Impressionable, but far from innocent, Rafe ran away from home almost a year ago. His sickness is slowly killing him. But Rafe is not a hopeless case. He has learned to get by. Nights of paid passion turn to sheltering warmth from the imminent New York winter. And then there's a suitcase. Pierce's suitcase, which holds secrets from everyone including its owner. When their worlds collide, their lives intertwine and when the world seems bent on bringing the two souls to their knees, fate has other plans for them. Caution: Contains adult language, New York City streets, tough life choices, sexual tension, stubborn brutes and swoon-worthy romance.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Vacations Can Be Murder by Jane DiLucchio (318-08-25-2016)

Vacations Can Be Murder (Diega DelValle Series #3) by Jane DiLucchio
Lesbian Mystery / Thriller
Paperback: 186 pages
Publisher: Quest by Rce (March 3, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1619292564
ISBN-13: 978-1619292567
Amazon: Vacations Can Be Murder (Diega DelValle Series #3)
Amazon Kindle: Vacations Can Be Murder (Diega DelValle Series #3)

When her friends take Diega DelValle on an impromptu vacation to Talkeetna, Alaska, they envision a quiet setting in which to give Diega a breather from both teaching and heartbreak. However, even before the friends arrive, this small town on the edge of Denali National Park becomes a less than idyllic vacation spot. Gail, a Talkeetna native, dies on the mountain. Melissa, Gail's cousin and a former student of Diega's, arrives in Talkeetna and raises doubts about the death being accidental. Due to Melissa's pleas for help, Diega and her friends are thrust into an investigation of a small town and its inhabitants-an unsavory pastime that turns deadly.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Going Coastal by Jane DiLucchio (317-08-25-2016)

Going Coastal by Jane DiLucchio
Lesbian Mystery / Thriller
Paperback: 180 pages
Publisher: Quest by RCE (November 18, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1619292688
ISBN-13: 978-1619292680
Amazon: Going Coastal
Amazon Kindle: Going Coastal

A client dying on her massage table is traumatic enough for Kate Matthews, but when the police declare that death a murder, life becomes more painful for her as she is cast as the major suspect. None of this is what Kate expected from her move to the peaceful town of Santa Barbara. After a near-fatal heart attack, an early retirement from her Los Angeles law firm, and a change in careers, Kate envisioned a quiet life with her wife, Alicia, and their grown children. Since the client held a position on the California Coastal Commission, her death becomes a media event. Kate finds herself and her family sucked into the maelstrom. The former lawyer has all she can do to find the truth behind Celia's death without adding her own name to the body count.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Nothing To Lose by Clare Lydon (316-08-25-2016)

Nothing To Lose by Clare Lydon
Lesbian Contemporary Romance
Paperback: 302 pages
Publication Date: June 12, 2016
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1534626077
ISBN-13: 978-1534626072
Amazon: Nothing To Lose
Amazon Kindle: Nothing To Lose

Can you find love in a hopeless place?

Nobody would ever describe Scarlet Williams as a ray of sunshine, but that doesn’t mean she deserves the flood that wipes out her basement flat, making her temporarily homeless.

Enter Joy Hudson, local mayor & sunshine specialist, who opens her house to flood refugees and ends up with Scarlet on her doorstep. Two more opposing characters you couldn’t fail to meet, and yet, somehow, they strike up a friendship. But when the rain stops and the sun comes out, could that friendship blossom into something more?

Fans of contemporary lesbian romance will love Scarlet & Joy’s story, bursting with real characters and shot through with British wit. From the international best-selling author of London Calling and This London Love comes a heart-warming tale of love & redemption.

Find out if opposites really do attract: buy Nothing To Lose today!

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