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2016 Rainbow Awards: Skyships Over Innsmouth by Susan Laine (256-08-09-2016)

Skyships Over Innsmouth by Susan Laine
Gay Sci-fi / Futuristic
Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: DSP Publications (August 2, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1634769899
ISBN-13: 978-1634769891
Amazon: Skyships Over Innsmouth
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Twenty winters have passed since the Cataclysm brought down society and robbed people of their memories. Humanity, vastly reduced in numbers since the initial chaos, has started anew in Canal City with the aid of library books and steam technology. The Scout and Ranger Corps was established to search for possible survivors and to replenish dwindling resources.

Dev is the captain of the scout airship Smoke Sparrow, and Shay is the scholar of their newest expedition. Their destination is Innsmouth, Massachusetts, a small fishing town that is mentioned in obscure books but shows up on no maps. Might its secrets offer answers? But within the fog-covered, ruined hillside town by the bay lurk unspeakable dangers and horrors beyond imagining. The expedition team soon learns that Innsmouth is one town that should have been left forgotten.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Scardust by Suzanne van Rooyen (255-08-09-2016)

Scardust by Suzanne van Rooyen
Gay Sci-fi / Futuristic
Paperback: 266 pages
Publisher: Entangled Publishing (February 8, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1682810690
ISBN-13: 978-1682810699
Amazon: Scardust
Amazon Kindle: Scardust

Dead Rock, Texas, 2037 Raleigh Williams made a promise to his brother before he died, that he'd scatter his ashes on Mars. Desperate to leave a life of bad memories behind and start over in the Martian colony, Raleigh fully intends to keep that promise. But his plans are thwarted when a meteor near-misses him in the desert, and Raleigh finds in its crater not debris or even a spacecraft, but a man covered in swirling scars and with no memory of who he is. At least he looks like a man-a man Raleigh can't seem to keep his eyes off of-but whenever they touch it ignites a memory swap between them. Raleigh agrees to help Meteor Man piece together his life through their cosmic connection. But the memory share goes both ways, and Raleigh becomes inexplicably entangled with a guy who is everything he needs-everything good that Raleigh is not-but might not even be human. As their minds and worlds collide, reality unravels and Raleigh must face a painful truth, one that could shatter his dreams of finding love, reaching Mars, and fulfilling his brother's last wish.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: The Beast That Never Was by Caren J. Werlinger (254-08-07-2016)

The Beast That Never Was by Caren J. Werlinger
Lesbian Fantasy
Paperback: 246 pages
Publisher: Corgyn Publishing (May 22, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0996036865
ISBN-13: 978-0996036863
Amazon: The Beast That Never Was
Amazon Kindle: The Beast That Never Was

What if Beauty was the Beast? Lise’s father is dead, and the life of plenty and freedom that she has known as the daughter of the King’s Huntsman is gone. She must now live a life of duty to her mother and sisters, helping them to cope in their altered circumstances. But where her mother would have her wed a childhood friend to secure their future, Lise knows that is not what she longs for. When she meets a mysterious woman in the forest, Lise feels the stirrings of emotions she cannot give voice to, but with this woman, she doesn’t have to say anything—Senna knows. Cursed, hunted, and feared, Senna has been forced to wander from place to place for more years than she cares to remember. She gave up hope long ago that there could ever be an end to her isolation. Odd sightings in the forest—monsters of legend come to life, old enemies back from the past, fearsome beasts on the prowl—begin to frighten the people of Lise’s village. Somehow, all of these things are connected to Senna. As the villagers’ fear grows, so does their hatred. Senna prepares to flee, accepting what has become her fate, but Lise isn’t ready to give up her one chance for happiness. Soon, only Lise stands between the villagers and the woman she has grown to love.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Cast Me Gently by Caren J. Werlinger (253-08-07-2016)

Cast Me Gently by Caren J. Werlinger
Lesbian Contemporary General Fiction
Paperback: 370 pages
Publisher: Ylva Verlag e.Kfr. (October 1, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3955333914
ISBN-13: 978-3955333911
Amazon: Cast Me Gently
Amazon Kindle: Cast Me Gently

Teresa Benedetto and Ellie Ryan couldn’t be more different, at least on the surface. Teresa still lives at home. As much as she loves her boisterous Italian family, she feels trapped by them and their plans for her life. Their love is suffocating her. Ellie has been on her own for years, working hard to save up enough to live her dream of escaping from Pittsburgh to travel the world. Except leaving isn’t that simple when she knows her brother is out on the streets of the city somewhere, back from Vietnam, but not home. When Teresa and Ellie meet and fall in love, their worlds clash. Ellie would love to be part of Teresa’s family, but they both know that will never happen. Sooner or later, Teresa will have to choose between the two halves of her heart—Ellie or her family. Set in 1980, the beginning of the Reagan era and the decline of Pittsburgh’s steel empire, Cast Me Gently is a classic lesbian romance.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Second to None by Felice Stevens (252-08-07-2016)

Second to None (The Breakfast Club #3) by Felice Stevens
Gay Erotic Romance
Series: The Breakfast Club
Paperback: 258 pages
Publisher: Felice Stevens (January 28, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1523684976
ISBN-13: 978-1523684977
Amazon: Second to None (The Breakfast Club #3)
Amazon Kindle: Second to None (The Breakfast Club #3)

Nightclub owner Marcus Feldman never met a man he didn’t love, at least for the night. Although his best friends have all found love, Marcus shuns their advice to commit to one man and settle down. His past has taught him monogamy and marriage is for fools, and Marcus is anything but a fool. Tyler Reiss’s dream of dancing professionally is unexpectedly cut short and replaced by a different kind of love. He trades in his ballet slippers for go go boots, and spends his nights dancing at the hottest gay club in the city. Flirting with the customers for tips is easy, but resisting the dark and sexy Marcus is becoming harder to do with each passing day. Unforeseen circumstances bring Marcus and Tyler closer and though they give in to their mutual passion, both still struggle to guard their hearts. When crises threaten, Tyler and Marcus find their strength in each other rather than falling apart. Tyler must choose to either run, or stay and fight for the life he wants, while Marcus realizes that love doesn’t mean losing himself and opens his heart, making him a better man in the end.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Jared (Urban Wolves #1) by Leona Windwalker (251-08-06-2016)

Jared (Urban Wolves #1) by Leona Windwalker
Gay Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Rune Tree Press; 1st edition (July 8, 2016)
Amazon Kindle: Jared (Urban Wolves #1)

Jared just wanted to celebrate his birthday and make new friends, but he quickly finds that clubbing can be dangerous. In fact, the whole world is a different place than he thought it was. Werewolves, vampires, and faeries turn out to be all too real. Front and center of it is Steven Chang- alpha heir and all around good guy. He says Jared's his mate. It's all a bit much for Jared to process, but maybe it'll all be okay as Steve says he's willing to date first. For a while anyway. Jared just hopes it's long enough to wrap his head around it all, hopefully without getting disappeared by the mysterious men in suits or anything weirder happening.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Midnight at the Orpheus by Alyssa Linn Palmer (250-08-05-2016)

Midnight at the Orpheus by Alyssa Linn Palmer
Bisexual Historical
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books (December 14, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1626396078
ISBN-13: 978-1626396074
Amazon: Midnight at the Orpheus
Amazon Kindle: Midnight at the Orpheus

Chicago, the Roaring Twenties. Cecilia Mills is new to town and struggling to survive. Her world is turned upside down when she falls for gangster Franky Greco's moll Nell Prescott. Working at The Orpheus dance hall thanks to Nell, Cecilia becomes known as CeeCee and rubs elbows with gangsters and the city's elite, and she and Nell hide their affair from Greco. Patrick Sheridan is fresh out of prison and bent on revenge, with Greco in the crosshairs. He gets a job as CeeCee's bodyguard, and despite her infatuation with Nell, love blossoms between CeeCee and Sheridan. When Sheridan sees his chance, thanks to a disillusioned cop seeking his own revenge, he must choose where his loyalties lie as CeeCee and Nell are caught in the middle. Menage m/f/f

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2016 Rainbow Awards: A Darker Kind Of Love by Angela Peach (249-08-05-2016)

A Darker Kind Of Love by Angela Peach
Lesbian Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Angela Peach (May 4, 2016)
Amazon Kindle: A Darker Kind Of Love

Stronger than desire, deeper than attraction.

Relationships can be tricky, especially when your ex is still hanging around. For Hanna, meeting Sophie marks the start of something new...but first she has to convince her ex girlfriend, Mel, to let her go.
But Mel doesn't want to let go. Ever.

From the International Best Seller of 'Playing My Love'

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Winter Kills (Seasons of Murder #4) by J.P. Bowie (248-08-03-2016)

Winter Kills (Seasons of Murder #4) by J.P. Bowie
Gay Romantic Suspence
Publisher: MLR Press, LLC (May 25, 2016)
Amazon Kindle: Winter Kills (Seasons of Murder #4)

A dancer and a detective are thrown together by fate - and a murder - as New York City shivers in one of the coldest winters on record.

Simon Harris is down on his luck in New York City after a show he'd auditioned for and won a place in folds during rehearsals. Working as a stripper in a seedy club is not his idea of Broadway, but it keeps the wolf from the door -- even if it is the door of a homeless shelter.

When one of the strippers is murdered and his body found in a dumpster, Simon is questioned by handsome detective Tom Holt, and his partner Brenda Brennigan. Both Tom and Simon feel the pull of sexual attraction, and when Tom finds out that Simon is sleeping in a homeless shelter, he offers him a room in his apartment until he gets back on his feet.

It isn't long before they are sharing more than just kitchen duties.

During his investigation, Tom discovers that the murdered stripper, Andy Summers, was being paid large sums of money by an older man, Al Cohen. Al tells Tom that he blames Andy's death on the club owner Frank Costello, but Tom isn't convinced especially when he's told that Frank had the hots for Andy and considered him his best dancer.

When another stripper is brutally attacked and left for dead in a dumpster, Tom fears for Simon's safety -- a fear that is borne out when Simon is held hostage by the murderer during a faceoff with the police and a SWAT team.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: From Third to Home by Chris Paynter (247-08-03-2016)

From Third to Home (Playing for First #3) by Chris Paynter
Lesbian Contemporary General Fiction
Series: Playing for First (Book 3)
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Companion Publications LLC (March 29, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1942204124
ISBN-13: 978-1942204121
Amazon: From Third to Home (Playing for First #3)
Amazon Kindle: From Third to Home (Playing for First #3)

First baseman Amy Perry and her Cincinnati Reds teammates have one goal for the new season: win the World Series. Sportswriter and best friend, Lisa Collins, is there to cover the action from spring training through the hot days of summer.

But baseball isn't the only thing on Amy's mind. Her wife, Stacy McCrady, is trying to have a baby. The thought of becoming a mother pushes Amy to think this might be her last year--if the Reds were to win it all.

While covering the Reds, Lisa gets the surprise of a lifetime. Her father, whom she has never met, contacts Lisa. Can Lisa's partner, Frankie Dunkin, help Lisa set aside more than thirty-five years of anger?

Kat Benson is the cocky second baseman for Amy's former team, the Kansas City Bandits. The Bandits manager insists that Lisa and Amy attend a game to assess Kat's potential for the minor leagues. Kat, however, struggles to focus on baseball while confronted with her family's secrets.

From Third to Home continues Chris Paynter's Playing for First baseball series. Join Amy, Lisa, Kat, and the women who love them for an exciting season full of ups and downs, hopes and dreams.

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