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2016 Rainbow Awards: Ravenhearth by Lotus Oakes (217-07-26-2016)

Ravenhearth by Lotus Oakes
Gay Fantasy Romance
Paperback: 204 pages
Publisher: Less Than Three Press (January 11, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1620047179
ISBN-13: 978-1620047170
Amazon: Ravenhearth
Amazon Kindle: Ravenhearth

In a world covered by a deadly miasma, humans survive by way of the protection of powerful mages known as Keepers. In the town of Ravenhearth, the Keeper requests a companion from Ash's village every ten years. What happens to them after those ten years, no one knows, for none has ever returned. Ash is a young orphan who dreams of learning magic. When the newest request for a companion is posted, he volunteers. Upon his arrival, he finds the Keeper's home is nothing like the fearful whispers shared around the village. Instead, he slowly grows to be a part of the close-knit family of the Keeper's castle—and falls for Giles, the butler of Ravenhearth, rather than the man he's been sent there to attend.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Owner of a Lonely Heart by Mel Bossa (216-07-26-2016)

Owner of a Lonely Heart by Mel Bossa
Gay Contemporary Romance
Paperback: 186 pages
Publisher: Less Than Three Press (August 30, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1620046334
ISBN-13: 978-1620046333
Amazon: Owner of a Lonely Heart
Amazon Kindle: Owner of a Lonely Heart

Declan spends most of his life trying to forget his violent past, but now that his brother Valens is out of jail his efforts at a quiet existence are about to be turned upside down. On top of that, his best friend Rhys is leaving for Poland—right as Declan was ready to confess his feelings. Overwhelmed, he turns to his friend Felix for support, only to find himself falling for Felix while still being in love with Rhys—who also happens to have feelings for Felix, leaving Declan with a present at least as complicated as his past, and a highly uncertain future.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Glove of Satin, Glove of Bone by Rachel White (215-07-26-2016)

Glove of Satin, Glove of Bone by Rachel White
Lesbian Fantasy Romance
Paperback: 220 pages
Publisher: Less Than Three Press (June 8, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 162004773X
ISBN-13: 978-1620047736
Amazon: Glove of Satin, Glove of Bone
Amazon Kindle: Glove of Satin, Glove of Bone

Enne Datchery and Muriel vas Veldina, ex-lovers and witches with a shared apprentice, are tasked by the Citadel to repair an old grimoire together, despite the fact their relationship is tense at best. The situation is further complicated when the book is stolen, and tracking down the thief stirs even more of Muriel's past. It swiftly becomes clear to the two that dealing with their fractured relationship is going to be the easy part of the assignment—if they can live long enough to complete it.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: For the Clan by Archer Kay Leah (214-07-26-2016)

For the Clan by Archer Kay Leah
Bisexual Sci-fi / Futuristic
Paperback: 248 pages
Publisher: Less Than Three Press (May 15, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1620047691
ISBN-13: 978-1620047699
Amazon: For the Clan
Amazon Kindle: For the Clan

Canada, 2165 AD. The Water Wars and a decimated economy have taken their toll. Anyone who doesn't live in a military-patrolled metropolis lives in a clan. But being in a clan doesn't mean safety. And for a Ven like Roan Lee, it doesn't matter where he lives. Safety is a luxury. So is freedom. Roan is desperate to escape the governtary's exploitation and torture. He is nothing to them but 54oK1, an artifact born from a genetic mishap. When the chance to escape arises, he makes a run for it—and encounters the lover from his past, twisting his future into a second chance he never expected. As leaders of Clan Teach, Jace Ama and his wife, Cayra Diega, have enough difficulty keeping their people safe. When Roan is thrown to their feet as a prisoner, their marriage becomes an additional challenge. Jace still loves Roan, but where does that leave Cayra?

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2016 Rainbow Awards: For Promise Yet Unbroken by Tygati (213-07-26-2016)

For Promise Yet Unbroken (No Man's Land #2) by Tygati
Gay Fantasy Romance
Series: No Man's Land
Paperback: 284 pages
Publisher: Less Than Three Press (October 21, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1620046792
ISBN-13: 978-1620046791
Amazon: For Promise Yet Unbroken (No Man's Land #2)
Amazon Kindle: For Promise Yet Unbroken (No Man's Land #2)

In the Hours of Darkness On the frontier planet No Man's Land, Sheriff Charlie Colcord upholds the law and protects the people of Deadwood Gulch. His job is difficult and often dangerous due to the vicious native creatures which inhabit the plains and mountains of Noman, but Charlie and his riders have one advantage: dragons. But the dragons come with their own difficulties in the way of a secret known only to a few. Charlie is a man used to keeping secrets, and it's not the dragons' secret that keeps him up at night. His secret is known to only one other, and keeping it makes their lives complicated enough that hunting monsters on the plains of Noman is almost relaxing. For Promise Yet Unbroken Jeremey has been an unrepentant troublemaker since the day he learned to walk, with no intention of slowing down—until the day tragedy struck. Now a young man, Jeremey seeks to make amends for his wild youth and fulfill an unspoken promise he once made years ago to the people of Noman. All he needs is a dragon and a chance to prove himself, which is easier said than done in the face of a crashed spaceship, hostile aliens, a deadly plague, and interstellar war. Still, if there's anyone up to the task, it's Jeremey Jasper, troublemaker extraordinaire.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Eight Seconds by William Davrick (212-07-26-2016)

Eight Seconds by William Davrick
Gay Contemporary Romance
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Less Than Three Press (July 11, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1620048345
ISBN-13: 978-1620048344
Amazon: Eight Seconds

Dustin Marston, wannabe professional bull rider, cannot stay on a bull for the required eight seconds. Suffering from sinister flashes of suppressed memories from his childhood, Dusty has a panic attack during a hazardous sexual encounter that lands him in serious legal trouble. When he proves to be uncooperative, his health counselor, Diana, turns to a colleague for assistance—only to learn that Joe was once the boy Dusty loved when they were kids, and who was lost to him twenty years ago. Then Joe proposes a highly unorthodox treatment to save Dusty, a treatment that wakes old nightmares and threatens any chance they have of a future.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Enchanted Soles by Sasha L. Miller (211-07-26-2016)

Enchanted Soles by Sasha L. Miller
Bisexual Anthology / Collection / Fantasy Romance
Paperback: 330 pages
Publisher: Less Than Three Press (June 1, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1620047969
ISBN-13: 978-1620047965
Amazon: Enchanted Soles
Amazon Kindle: Enchanted Soles

Sometimes all it takes is the right pair of shoes... In Three Nights (A.D. Truax), Synder buys a pair of sandals that have a mind and plan of their own, and drag him to a celebration to which he was not invited—and into the arms of a handsome prince. Saidah of Dame Fortune (C. Finley) asks her beautiful new wishing boots to take her to her true love, but the simple question has a complicated answer that will take more than magic boots to find. Heart, Lace, and Soul (Archer Kay Leah) brings together Elly, who seldom removes the psychic boots that let her read and feel the minds of other people in order to help them, and a man her boots cannot read. In Aelfwear (Katey Hawthorne), Frida is hired to make hideous shoes for a beautiful woman who claims she's out to cause misery for a man who once betrayed Frida's family—but Frida fears she'll wind up being played for a fool a second time. And Into the Hollowed Veil (A.M. Valenza) is the story of a man who puts on a pair of beautiful red shoes and finds himself in a strange forest helping a beautiful woman rescue the man she loves...

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Dragonborn by Maeghan Friday (210-07-26-2016)

Dragonborn by Maeghan Friday
Bisexual Fantasy Romance
Paperback: 174 pages
Publisher: Less Than Three Press (October 5, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 162004644X
ISBN-13: 978-1620046449
Amazon: Dragonborn
Amazon Kindle: Dragonborn

Prince Ben and Princess Cecily are dragonborn. Since birth, the brother and sister have shared a body, shapeshifting from one form to the other each sunset. In exchange for this magic, they have been promised from birth to a mysterious dragon, who is set to collect on their twentieth birthday, which is now just weeks away. With the help of two tutors, a bodyguard, and a foreign princess, they must find a way out of the betrothal, delving into their kingdom's history and learning to harness their magic—all the while challenging the kingdom's laws and restrictions on love.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Beauty and Cruelty by Meredith Katz (209-07-26-2016)

Beauty and Cruelty by Meredith Katz
Lesbian Fantasy Romance
Paperback: 236 pages
Publisher: Less Than Three Press (October 29, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1620046873
ISBN-13: 978-1620046876
Amazon: Beauty and Cruelty
Amazon Kindle: Beauty and Cruelty

Cruelty, once an evil fairy and now working in fast food, comes home one day to find the lazy, drooling King of Cats on her doorstep. Worse, he comes bearing news Cruelty would be happier not hearing: Sleeping Beauty has gotten tired of lying around and is trying to save the world Cruelty left long ago. Any respectable Archetype knows it's a waste of time; their chances of survival are much better if they can hide in the human world. But since nobody sent her an invitation to the world-saving, she's practically obligated to interfere.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Alexey Dyed in Red by A.M. Valenza (208-07-26-2016)

Alexey Dyed in Red (The Zhakieve Chronicles #1) by A.M. Valenza
Bisexual Fantasy
Series: The Zhakieve Chronicles
Paperback: 198 pages
Publisher: Less Than Three Press (August 30, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1620046296
ISBN-13: 978-1620046296
Amazon: Alexey Dyed in Red (The Zhakieve Chronicles #1)
Amazon Kindle: Alexey Dyed in Red (The Zhakieve Chronicles #1)

A century has passed since warlock Alexey arrived in Kalinstad, chased across the ocean and dying from fever. His memories of what brought him to such a state were lost; since then he passed his days quietly, buried deep in the snowy mountains in a place rarely visited by outsiders. His life of peace is brought to a sudden halt with the arrival of two Darkrow, sent by the Blue Emperor to unravel a mystery they will not explain. More than mere Darkrow, they are demons, dangerous and cold, but also beautiful and fascinating in the way they touch and cling and silently watch. When they offer Alexey a chance to become a Darkrow, he accepts—and his whole world falls apart.

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