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2016 Rainbow Awards: Staged by Kim Fielding (197-07-24-2016)

Staged by Kim Fielding
Gay Alternative Universe/Reality
Paperback: 218 pages
Publisher: Anglerfish Press (July 1, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1626494665
ISBN-13: 978-1626494664
Amazon: Staged
Amazon Kindle: Staged

Once the second-prize winner on My Slave’s Got Talent, Sky Blue has spent the past few years singing at a failing New York nightclub. While Sky has never had control over his fate, his life seems to take a turn for the worse when he’s torn from the familiar comfort of performing and sold to a rich and enigmatic man.

Morgan Wallace takes his newly purchased slave to San Francisco, his intentions unclear. On the one hand, he treats Sky with more kindness than Sky has ever known—treats him like a real person. On the other hand, he shares Sky at parties hosted by his sadistic new friends.

A confused slave is an endangered slave, and Sky isn’t even sure of his master’s real name. Is he Morgan Wallace, wealthy and cruel, or Mackenzie Webster, caring and compassionate? Caught between hope, fear, and an undeniably growing attachment, Sky struggles to untangle which parts are real and which are merely a performance. His future, his heart, and even his life may depend on it.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Mate Me, Hate Me, Date Me, Love Me by Chris McHart (196-07-24-2016)

Mate Me, Hate Me, Date Me, Love Me (Unexpected #3) by Chris McHart
Gay Paranormal Romance
Series: Unexpected
Paperback: 316 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (April 25, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1532941587
ISBN-13: 978-1532941580
Amazon: Mate Me, Hate Me, Date Me, Love Me (Unexpected #3)
Amazon Kindle: Mate Me, Hate Me, Date Me, Love Me (Unexpected #3)

When his father, King Harold, forces Prince Gerome to mate a complete stranger in order to save his unborn child, he complies with a heavy heart and says goodbye to all his dreams of finding love. Gerome’s hurt and treats his mate the way he’s been taught all his life: through power and submission. But with Luis, it doesn’t work. When Luis is mated off to a stranger, his world ends. He was a carefree student one day and the next a vampire prince demands his submission. He can’t run, but he can hide and hate in silence. So he withdraws until only a shell remains. Neither of the men has any chance of finding love together until a friend intervenes. Can Gerome forget what he’s been taught all his life, and is it possible for Luis to forget what’s happened to him? Will they ever find their own happy ending? Or can love blossom where only hate exists?

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Small Steps by Chris McHart (195-07-24-2016)

Small Steps (Long Way to Happiness #1) by Chris McHart
Gay Contemporary Romance
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition (September 7, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1517202566
ISBN-13: 978-1517202569
Amazon: Small Steps (Long Way to Happiness #1)
Amazon Kindle: Small Steps (Long Way to Happiness #1)

Ben Amann currently hates everything: The accident that temporarily put him in a wheelchair, the fact that he has to go for rehab and live in an assisted living home as well. Sebastian Hofers, the good looking but equally bad-tempered new assistant to his rehab therapist changes that. Sebastian has two choices after causing an accident while driving drunk: community service hours or go to jail. The decision is a no-brainer, and so he meets Ben at the rehab center. The two of them hit it off and slowly, Sebastian sees more than just a patient in Ben. But their growing relationship faces hard trials, not only because of Sebastian’s heavy drinking, but also because of the truth: The two of them already met on an icy street, eight months ago. Can love and forgiveness overcome the overwhelming guilt and resentment? Contains: Two ill-tempered men, a lot of hang-ups, a shared hope, and a destroyed dream. Trigger Warning: deals with alcohol abuse and alcoholism.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: The Washing of Brains by Johnny Townsend (194-07-21-2016)

The Washing of Brains by Johnny Townsend
Gay Anthology / Collection / Contemporary General Fiction
Paperback: 276 pages
Publisher: Booklocker.com (August 1, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1634915828
ISBN-13: 978-1634915823
Amazon: The Washing of Brains

A world-weary man becomes a widower for the third time. A budding feminist tries to make a political statement by giving birth to her "illegitimate" son in church just before Mother's Day. Missionaries in Rome try to prevent a terrorist bombing. The Prophet devises a plan to reverse global warming. A Salt Lake bishop is overwhelmed by his congregants' secrets. An unhappy bartender reminisces about the affair he had with his mission president in Paris.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Zombies Suck by Z. Allora (193-07-21-2016)

Zombies Suck (Club Zombie #2) by Z. Allora
Gay Erotic Romance
Series: Club Zombie
Paperback: 220 pages
Publisher: Rocky Ridge Books (March 29, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1626220344
ISBN-13: 978-1626220348
Amazon: Zombies Suck (Club Zombie #2)
Amazon Kindle: Zombies Suck (Club Zombie #2)

Forget undead corpses searching for brains. These zombies crave a different kind of head that keeps them young forever. Club Zombie offers safe haven, providing sexy ways to extract what they need from patrons, and the opportunity to find their destined mate. Alex Waterman is ashamed of his “vile, unnatural desires” and lives a in a desolate world of loneliness and suffering until discovering… it’s not his life. Suddenly he’s swept away to a place where his desires aren't evil, they’re a mark of the dominant he’s born to be, and appreciative stares and aggressive flirting replace fear and self-loathing. But one night stands aren’t on the menu: Alex seeks “the one” to complete the missing piece of his soul. Boy-next-door Ulrich calls to Alex, as does the gorgeous but self-destructive Cutter, and an element of irresistible danger clings to bad boy Storm. How can Alex decide between three tempting possibilities? Maybe he should keep them all…

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Lock and Key by Z. Allora (192-07-21-2016)

Lock and Key by Z. Allora
Gay Erotic Romance
Paperback: 300 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (July 15, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1634771680
ISBN-13: 978-1634771689
Amazon: Lock and Key
Amazon Kindle: Lock and Key

"Rejected. Heartbroken. Devastated. "

Zack Davis wanted to serve only one man, Andrew Nikeman. He was denied because Andrew thought he was too young and because their brothers were together. So Zack crushed his submissive tendencies and focused on being the perfect Dom, giving every sub he played with something he couldn t have.

After years of denying his submissive side, Entwined s charity auction Are you Dom Enough to be a sub? gives Zack an excuse to get a little of what he s always craved.

Andrew doesn t know when his infatuation turned into more, but it kills him to see Zack with a constant parade of submissives. He d refused to jeopardize his brother s relationship or become Zack s regret; however, Zack isn t a kid anymore, and his brother s relationship is unbreakable. Now Zack s popularity and success as a Dom might ruin Andrew s dreams of collaring him, but he can t wait any longer to confess his feelings or he risks losing the man he loves forever."

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2016 Rainbow Awards: The Gift of Gravity by Sage C. Holloway (191-07-21-2016)

The Gift of Gravity by Sage C. Holloway
Transgender Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Loose Id LLC (June 20, 2016)
Amazon Kindle: The Gift of Gravity

When Julian Shaw's friend Katie, an at-risk transgender teen, disappears, Julian takes it upon himself to find her. However, after arriving in Milwaukee, nothing goes according to plan. He struggles with boyfriend issues, suddenly finds himself playing foster dad to a kitten, and develops an adversarial relationship with mohawked, tattooed rebel Dashiell, who he keeps bumping into during his search.

Dashiell Sutherland hasn't had it easy. His broken family has made him an outcast, and he's sick of trying to fit in, sick of relationships, and especially sick of running into that entitled redhead everywhere he goes. But something about Julian makes him take notice, and soon he is entangled in the quest to find Katie.

When Julian's world falls apart, Dashiell is there to help pick up the pieces, and an unlikely romance develops between them. But with the clock ticking on the search for Katie, and between Julian's self-esteem issues and Dashiell's less than stellar social skills, their relationship may have been doomed from the start.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Highland Hearts by J.P. Bowie (190-07-21-2016)

Highland Hearts by J.P. Bowie
Gay Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Pride Publishing (July 12, 2016)
Amazon Kindle: Highland Hearts

Callum Robertson has inherited his grandfather’s mansion in northern Scotland, but the house comes with a history he knew nothing about—should he be thrilled, or feel threatened as the house seems to lure him in?

When Callum Robertson first sees the old Scottish country mansion his grandfather bequeathed him, his immediate instinct is to sell the antiquated pile for whatever he can get for it—admittedly not much in a downturned market. Then he meets Craig MacPherson, a local farmer with auburn curls and sparkling gray eyes, and suddenly the gloomy old house doesn’t look quite the white elephant it first appeared to be.

Craig tells Callum that it’s rumored the house is haunted but by what or whom no one seems to know. Books flying off shelves then being mysteriously replaced give Callum pause to reconsider his rejection of the idea of an actual ghost haunting the place. When he finds a journal relating to the history of his family, he is, by turn, intrigued then fascinated as the saga unfolds through the writings of his ancestors.

An encounter with what he feels must be the spirit of his great-great-great-uncle Alistair makes him change his mind not only about selling the house, but also about his future with Craig.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Deluge by Vincent Meis (189-07-21-2016)

Deluge by Vincent Meis
Gay Contemporary General Fiction
Paperback: 438 pages
Publisher: Fallen Bros Press (July 7, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0997672803
ISBN-13: 978-0997672800
Amazon: Deluge
Amazon Kindle: Deluge

When a young white man in high school, becomes involved with a black football star, the relationship leads to disastrous results in a small town in Mississippi. It is the early 1980’s and racism and homophobia are very much alive. In Book One of the novel, Byron struggles with revenge, redemption, and the sexuality that always seems to lead to pain. In Book Two, a young black man wonders about the mystery surrounding the uncle he never knew. Lamar’s struggles have to do with avoiding the pitfalls that often befall black youth, complicated by the fact that he is a Katrina refugee in Oakland and must deal with his own fluid sexuality. The story is revealed through the two characters, one white, one black, one rich, one poor. Their lives and families become entwined, and ultimately new families are formed. The experiences of the characters reflect the issues surrounding race and sexuality in the last thirty years in the U.S.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Eleventh Hour by Elin Gregory (188-07-21-2016)

Eleventh Hour by Elin Gregory
Gay Historical Romance
Publisher: Manifold Press (August 1, 2016)
Amazon Kindle: Eleventh Hour

Borrowed from the Secret Intelligence Service cipher department to assist Briers Allerdale - a field agent returning to 1920s London with news of a dangerous anarchist plot - Miles Siward moves into a 'couples only' boarding house, posing as Allerdale’s 'wife'. Miles relishes the opportunity to allow his alter ego, Millie, to spread her wings but if Miles wants the other agent’s respect he can never betray how much he enjoys being Millie nor how attractive he finds Allerdale.

Pursuing a ruthless enemy who wants to throw Europe back into the horrors of the Great War, Briers and Miles are helped and hindered by nosy landladies, water board officials, suave gentlemen representing foreign powers and their own increasing attraction to each other.

Will they catch their quarry? Will they find love? Could they hope for both?

The clock is ticking.

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