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2016 Rainbow Awards: Transformed: San Francisco by Suzanne Falter & Jack Harvey (246-08-03-2016)

Transformed: San Francisco (Quirky Queer Spy Novels #1) by Suzanne Falter & Jack Harvey
Transgender Humor
Series: Quirky Queer Spy Novels
Paperback: 306 pages
Publisher: New Heights Publishing; 1 edition (February 2, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0996998101
ISBN-13: 978-0996998109
Amazon: Transformed: San Francisco (Quirky Queer Spy Novels #1)
Amazon Kindle: Transformed: San Francisco (Quirky Queer Spy Novels #1)

Charley McElroy is a handsome, well-heeled travel writer and CIA informant who also happens to be an F-to-M transman. And he’s been recently benched by the Agency for not paying his taxes. On the other side of San Francisco, Electra, a Manhattan socialite-turned-dominatrix has just arrived to rebuild her life. Meanwhile Frankie is a lesbian police sergeant on the outs with the SFPD and trying to recover from the death of her wife. Against all odds, the three meet and uncover a Christian fundamentalist’s plot to destroy the ‘hedonists’ of San Francisco. Together, they set out to foil the terrorist's plot – but can they get anyone to listen to them? Or are they on their own? Find out in this fast, funny thriller filled with San Francisco’s spectacular scenery and inimitable, quirky characters.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: A Fine Bromance by Christopher Hawthorne Moss (245-08-03-2016)

A Fine Bromance by Christopher Hawthorne Moss
Transgender Young Adult
Paperback: 180 pages
Publisher: Harmony Ink Press (August 11, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1634770013
ISBN-13: 978-1634770019
Amazon: A Fine Bromance
Amazon Kindle: A Fine Bromance

Robby is a senior in high school when he meets new student Andy. Robby's never experienced sexual attraction, and while that doesn't change, something about Andy makes him feel relaxed, and it turns out they have a lot in common. Neither of them fits in very well, and Robby soon learns through the school's bullies that Andy is a transboy. Sticking together makes life better for both of them.

Then some of Robby's Aunt Ivy's jewelry turns up missing, and Robby and Andy must investigate to discover who's to blame.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Whipping Boy by Jordan Brewer (244-08-02-2016)

Whipping Boy by Jordan Brewer
Gay Sci-fi / Futuristic
Publication Date: April 13, 2016
Amazon Kindle: Whipping Boy

Prince Marc Vincent of Kentuckiana is being torn in two. His father the king is dying, and Marc’s legacy is a war ravaged economy, a soul-weary populace who blames his family for their troubles, and a rising tide in favor of a theocracy.

Bishop Waysmith, Marc’s implacable enemy, runs the Church of Jesus Christ Purified with an iron hand. He’s intent on installing Marc’s uncle, Duke Roberts, on the throne. But he can only do that if he can prove Marc unfit for succession.

Marc’s survived assassination so far, thanks to his Companion and lover, Gabriel Shea, and his dedicated guards. Homosexuality is a capital offense, and if the bishop obtains evidence of the affair between Marc and Gabriel, Marc would lose the throne. And since royalty’s person is inviolate, any physical punishment must fall on the Prince’s Companion… and Gabriel would lose his life.

To survive, Marc and Gabriel must expose the church as corrupt, or prevent the secret of Marc’s sexuality from being revealed…even if it means abandoning his relationship with Gabriel, if Prince Marc really has to give up all chance at love to save his people.
WARNING: This is not a BDSM book. Whipping Boy is used in its classic sense as a discipline surrogate for a royal personage. Contains graphic descriptions of gay and heterosexual sex as well as depictions of torture. Presents organized religion in an unflattering light. For mature readers only.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Arrival by H.J. Perry (243-08-02-2016)

Arrival (Matriarchy & Corruption #2) by H.J. Perry
Bisexual Sci-fi / Futuristic
Publisher: The Pandemic Press; 2 edition (November 30, 2015)
Amazon Kindle: Arrival (Matriarchy & Corruption #2)

A dystopian, post-apocalyptic story of forbidden love. A gay romance.

Seven decades after the pandemic that changed us forever, the population is still teetering on the brink of extinction. Men and women live in entirely separate asexual communities. Most people are infertile, and male babies are rare. Adult males are generally impotent and lethargic, a consequence of altered DNA.

Does the Matriarchal society work in the interests of all citizens?

A minority of people still crave physical, sexual pleasure. The West Beach fertility unit doubles as a brothel for deviants, women who desire men. Alton and Paul are among the minority of men who are virile.

When Alton leaves his rural male community, he is shocked to discover he is expected to provide sexual services to wealthy women. He can't do it. He has someone special on his mind. Alton feels more than brotherly love for his lifelong friend. After five months apart they will be reunited but does Paul feel the same?

Contains hot, sexy men getting naked and sexy together. All characters in the book are over 18, and the book contains adult content.
Speculative fiction meets M/M romance in a post-apocalyptic dystopian Matriarchy.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Streets Apart & Hearts Apart by H.J. Perry (242-08-02-2016)

Streets Apart & Hearts Apart by H.J. Perry
Gay Romantic Comedy

Streets Apart
Publisher: LoveLight Press (February 26, 2016)
Amazon Kindle: Streets Apart

I’m Aaron. I’ve got a crush the size of Europe on Joe, who lives across the street, and when he’s around, I transform into a prize idiot.

The rest of the time I’m a trainee plumber, following my father and brothers into the construction industry. On Sundays, I transform into a player in the amateur football league. In all, a confident, well-adjusted guy. For a 20-year-old virgin who lives with his parents and falls apart over the boy not-quite next door.

Joe’s cute, sexy and fun. I know he’s fun because we used to play together as kids in the massive posh house that he lives in with his parents, the doctors. Now he’s at university, studying literature; we don’t see each other anymore.

How do I ask a guy for a date when I can’t string together a coherent sentence when he’s around, and I don’t even know if he’s gay?

And what’s more, no one knows I’m gay.

This is a feel-good romance about two young men who are crazy about each other and do lots of kissing, hand holding and taking their clothes off.

Hearts Apart (Streets Apart #2)
Publisher: LoveLight Press (April 8, 2016)
Amazon Kindle:
Hearts Apart (Streets Apart #2)

Joe’s the reason the word sexy was invented.

Four weeks ago, I’d never kissed a guy; now I’m dating Joe. We grew up on the same street, been friends forever. And I’ve had a crush on him for years before I plucked up the courage to let him know.
He’s my first everything!

Who keeps their boyfriend in the closet these days?

I want the world to know how much he means to me. The guys in the team—I play amateur football in the Working Men’s League. I’m an apprentice plumber but can’t imagine being out at work. No one gets fired for being gay any more, do they?

I’m a grown man.

I’m twenty, I drive, I have a job. A young man, it's true, still got my own hair and teeth but definitely a six foot adult. But on the inside, I feel like a little boy who might have his toys taken away and be sent to his room. At times, I want to run to my bedroom and hide under my duvet for the rest of my life.

I’m going to come out, but not today, I can do it next week.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Strength in Numbers by Brad Vance (241-08-01-2016)

Strength in Numbers (The Game Players #2) by Brad Vance
Gay Mystery / Thriller
Publication Date: February 9, 2016
Amazon Kindle: Strength in Numbers (The Game Players #2)

They’re back! In their first adventure, Marc Julian, software billionaire, and Jesse Winchester, hacker extraordinaire, survived the evil plans of the Krom brothers and Jesse’s first lover, Chip. But Jesse has old debts to pay to Russian gangster Leonid Ivanov. Now Leonid is calling in those debts, demanding that Jesse find a great treasure for him, and a new game is set in motion…

The mysterious “Satoshi,” creator of the cybercurrency Bitcoin, has been hiding $375 million worth of the currency for years. But now, he has chosen to start a quest for the keys to the Hoard, and he who controls the keys controls the fortune. And this will be a quest that will test the strength, the will, and the character of those who pursue it.

But Marc and Jesse aren’t the only ones on the hunt, as old enemies resurface to try and beat them to the treasure… And even if they reach it first, they must ask themselves – do they really want to give a Russian gangster $375 million to pursue his deadly enterprises? And what would be the consequences if they don’t?

The pursuit will take them from Andorra to Barcelona, through the museums of Tokyo, the streets of Buenos Aires, and the coast of Mexico, in a desperate and dangerous race to keep the fortune in digital gold from the hands of all their enemies…

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Billy Blood by Christopher Church (240-08-01-2016)

Billy Blood (The Mason Braithwaite Paranormal Mystery #4) by Christopher Church
Gay Mystery / Thriller
Series: The Mason Braithwaite Paranormal Mystery Series (Book 4)
Paperback: 242 pages
Publisher: Dagmar Miura (June 9, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1942267169
ISBN-13: 978-1942267164
Amazon: Billy Blood (The Mason Braithwaite Paranormal Mystery #4)
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A fender-bender on the freeway gets psychic investigator Mason entangled with Catherine, an enigmatic visitor from DC—but who, exactly, does she work for? Trying to track her down, he runs across Billy Blood, a Los Angeles company that markets a stomach-churning “lifestyle drink” made with animal blood, and goes to work for its shady CEO to find out who has been vandalizing the product. Recruited by Hanh, an old friend from the psychic world, to rescue a lost colleague, Mason meets an ally with serious dirt on the company, and manages to dredge up some of his own. And why is Catherine so interested in his research work for Billy Blood? Hounded by the media and mortified to see his face on the news, Mason battles a billion-dollar corporation, sharpening his psychic skills and wrestling with a dilemma most of us face at one time or another—doing what’s convenient versus doing what’s right. Backed by his boyfriend, Ned, and their roommate, Peggy, who are almost always willing to help him out, this fourth book in the Mason Braithwaite Paranormal Mystery Series sees the bicycle-commuting detective using his psychic insight, along with a newfound experimental hypnosis technique, on the seedy side of the West Coast entertainment industry.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Resistance by Amy Rae Durreson (239-08-01-2016)

Resistance (Reawakening #2) by Amy Rae Durreson
Gay Fantasy
Paperback: 350 pages
Publisher: DSP Publications (December 29, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1634761677
ISBN-13: 978-1634761673
Amazon: Resistance (Reawakening #2)
Amazon Kindle: Resistance (Reawakening #2)

Reawakening: Book Two

Overthrowing the Shadow that ruled Tiallat was only the first step. For rebel leader Iskandir, rebuilding his shattered country is an even greater challenge. A poor harvest, religious conflict, and years of tyrannical governance combine with the challenge of getting the soldiers of the Shadow’s army home and rehousing the exiled who are flooding back into free Tiallat.

Then people begin to get sick.

A thousand years ago, after the Shadow’s first defeat, a blight fell upon the north: a disease that killed more than the war itself. Now, as this plague returns, Iskandir must look north again to the newly awakened dragon Halsarr, a learned doctor and professor who wants no part in a new war. Even if Halsarr agrees to come to their aid, Iskandir is afraid of the truth he will expose. For the dragon Halsarr once loved a bold and reckless steppes elemental who later transformed into the lonely and powerful Dual God of Tiallat, the two-faced Lord who has been missing since the Shadow entered the country.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Fool's Gold by Sarah Madison (238-07-31-2016)

Fool's Gold by Sarah Madison
Gay Contemporary Romance
Paperback: 246 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; first edition (July 21, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1535427760
ISBN-13: 978-1535427760
Amazon: Fool's Gold
Amazon Kindle: Fool's Gold

Eight years ago, Jake Stanford had it all: a spot on the U.S. Olympic Equestrian Team and the love of his life, Rich Evans. A tragic accident wipes out everything in the blink of an eye. Hard work and sacrifice get him another shot at Olympic Gold, but only if he puts his past behind him and agrees to work with Rich again. Bound by secrets he cannot share, Rich was forced to give up Jake eight years ago. Now he has a second chance to help Jake realize his dreams. But the secrets that drove them apart haven’t changed, and Rich must face them or risk losing Jake forever.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Women of the Year by Karen Richard (237-07-31-2016)

Women of the Year by Karen Richard
Lesbian Anthology / Collection / Contemporary General Fiction
Paperback: 164 pages
Publisher: Bedazzled Ink Publishing Company (March 18, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1943837341
ISBN-13: 978-1943837342
Amazon: Women of the Year
Amazon Kindle: Women of the Year

In each month of 2015, Karen Richard wrote a story that focuses on an event during that month that impacts the life of an ordinary woman in an extraordinary way. Follow the months as a woman helps a young woman into an abortion clinic, tells of her first kiss, finds a stray puppy, deals with the aftermath of a hate crime, follows a dead body action plan, selects the perfect companion, helps give the last wish of a dying Vietnam War veteran. Women of the Year deftly weaves together humor and poignant observation with pointed social and political commentary through the lives of ordinary women just trying to make sense of the world they live in.

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