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2016 Rainbow Awards: Onwaachige the Dreamer by Jay Jordan Hawke (177-07-21-2016)

Onwaachige the Dreamer (The Two-spirit Chronicles #3) by Jay Jordan Hawke
Gay Young Adult
Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: Harmony Ink Press (December 17, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1634762754
ISBN-13: 978-1634762755
Amazon: Onwaachige the Dreamer (The Two-spirit Chronicles #3)
Amazon Kindle: Onwaachige the Dreamer (The Two-spirit Chronicles #3)

Sequel to A Scout is Brave

The Two-spirit Chronicles: Book Three

Love can mean sacrifice. Joshua Ishkoday must decide if he can abandon the boy he loves in order to save him.

In the expansive and sometimes deadly northwoods of Wisconsin, Joshua must make a heartbreaking choice as he battles his greatest fears. His best friends, Mokwa and Little Deer, accompany him when a nightmare sends him on an adventure of self-discovery. But the three teenagers aren’t alone in the vast forest. Joshua realizes bizarre creatures called Memegwesi have not only been manipulating him through his dreams, but plan to use him in a mysterious plan of their own. Soon he’s fighting three enemies: the lethal storm headed their way, the mysterious beings appearing in his dreams, and most frightening of all, his mother’s hatred and bigotry.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Buzz by E. Davies (176-07-21-2016)

Buzz (The Riley Brothers #1) by E. Davies
Gay Contemporary Romance
Series: The Riley Brothers
Paperback: 300 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition (January 17, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1519721382
ISBN-13: 978-1519721389
Amazon: Buzz (The Riley Brothers #1)
Amazon Kindle: Buzz (The Riley Brothers #1)

“I'm walking away from that dream.”

“We can't guarantee your life if you keep playing.”
At twenty-three, an undiagnosed heart condition sends pro hockey player Cameron Riley back to his hometown newly single and looking for work. Cam can't hide his past – especially when his heart racing is a big risk, and boy, does his new boss's nephew make his heart race. Noah's exactly the kind of guy Cam needs after his hellish ex.

“I want to do something new.”
Art curator Noah Clark is glad his beekeeping uncle hired this hunk. Cameron is a sweet, smart bad boy. Noah works hard, like organizing a hockey-themed art exhibition, and he wants to let himself love hard. Noah's busy life would be perfect with Cameron, but what's his new lover hiding?

“Tell me why you've been watching me.”
Pitting Cam's budding relationship with sweet Noah against millions of bucks, Cam is offered a lot of money to abandon his new priorities: life, love, and family. The game of their lives is on the line. And after all's said and done, is it too late for Noah to forgive Cam for his partial truths?

Buzz is a steamy, stand-alone gay romance novel with a HEA ending and no cliffhanger.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Grind by E. Davies (175-07-21-2016)

Grind (The Riley Brothers #6) by E. Davies
Transgender Contemporary Romance
Series: The Riley Brothers
Paperback: 280 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (July 18, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1535278641
ISBN-13: 978-1535278645
Amazon: Grind (The Riley Brothers #6)
Amazon Kindle: Grind (The Riley Brothers #6)

“I'm glad I picked you.”

“My family could accept me being gay, but not trans.”
James is in trouble. His family turned their back on him after he transitioned, and he was forced to start his new life without them, but now he's paying the price. Buried in debt, his last chance is to start a business with hunky carpenter Ryan and hope that they succeed. The one thing he can't afford is a distraction, but what if Ryan is the only one to see past it all and love him inside and out?

“Strictly-business is hard around you.”
Ryan Hart doesn't rattle easy. From lazy contractors to being the last single friend, nothing bothers him until he meets James. Ryan's new business partner pushes him to follow his dreams, even though he faces problems Ryan's never considered. Ryan doesn't back down from a challenge or from threats to his business, James's hard-won privacy, and their future together. As business partners, of course. Nothing more.

“I can't believe they don't see you as the man I love.”
They both know mixing business with pleasure is a bad idea, but the pull between them is too hard to resist. Can Ryan have it all with the clever, caring, bossy guy who's won his heart?

Grind is a steamy, stand-alone gay romance novel with a HEA ending and no cliffhanger.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: His Rules (174-07-13-2016)

His Rules by L.M. Somerton, Sean Michael, Morticia Knight, Lily Harlem, S Dora, Samantha Cayto
Gay Anthology / Collection / Erotic Romance
Paperback: 274 pages
Publisher: Pride Publishing (May 24, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1786513447
ISBN-13: 978-1786513441
Amazon: His Rules
Amazon Kindle: His Rules

Time Out
Val and Chaz broke up after Chaz safeworded unnecessarily during a scene. Can they find a way to come back together?

Strict Consequences
One proposition, one night. Could it be the beginning of a forever after for a Master and sub?

Tagging Mackenzie
Achieving a Dom’s undivided attention can have unpredictable consequences.

Bad Idea
Bad ideas can sometimes be the best!

Safeword
A dangerous game turns into unexpected pleasure…

Earning his Leathers
Call him old-fashioned, but Connor believes a Dom should earn his leathers.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Chemical Bonds by L.M. Somerton (173-07-13-2016)

Chemical Bonds by L.M. Somerton
Gay Erotic Romance
Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Pride Publishing (May 17, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1786513374
ISBN-13: 978-1786513373
Amazon: Chemical Bonds
Amazon Kindle: Chemical Bonds

Even the best-planned experiment can have unpredictable consequences.

Max Allenby loves his job as a chemist with Armacom, developing new protective materials. He harbours a secret crush for the CEO, the stern and distant Blake Winters, which makes dealing with his harridan of a boss, Dr. Ella Preston, bearable.

Blake Winters is a lifestyle Dom. He spotted Max when he first joined Armacom, but has kept his distance from the talented, young scientist. When his Head of Security, who also happens to be Max’s older brother, tells him about Max’s feelings, Blake decides its time to make the pretty young man his.

Blake proposes a dating experiment to Max. For three hours a night over five nights, Max will give Blake his complete submission. Max is conflicted but decides to take the plunge and get a taste of a lifestyle he secretly craves.

Each date night introduces Max to a new level of submission. He loves every minute but is also conflicted—unable to believe a man like Blake wants him as anything more than a temporary plaything.

Blake understands that experiments do not always turn out as expected. He takes steps to convince Max of his feelings and to reassure him that his submissive streak is a strength, not a weakness.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Ice in Sunlight by Julia Leijon (172-07-13-2016)

Ice in Sunlight by Julia Leijon
Gay Fantasy
Paperback: 186 pages
Publisher: LoveLight Press (July 8, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1534746382
ISBN-13: 978-1534746381
Amazon: Ice in Sunlight
Amazon Kindle: Ice in Sunlight

“I think I’m supposed to be dead.” Corwen’s emotions are a frozen wasteland after years of enslavement and abuse. When he’s finally rescued, freedom isn’t enough to thaw the wintry landscape of his heart. Slowly, his new compatriots teach him that physical intimacy is a sacred gift, that pleasure can be shared without pain. With endless patience, they offer him a different way of being. In order to be whole, Corwen must surrender the self-loathing he wears like armor. Can he learn to see himself the way his new companions do? Or will he hide from love forever in the icy vault that shields his deepest soul? Ice in Sunlight is a full-length M/M fantasy tale. It is intended for mature readers only due to adult themes and content.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Jack of Thorns (Inheritance #1) by Amelia Faulkner (171-07-13-2016)

Jack of Thorns (Inheritance #1) by Amelia Faulkner
Bisexual Paranormal Romance
Series: Inheritance
Paperback: 442 pages
Publisher: LoveLight Press; 1 edition (May 9, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1533077622
ISBN-13: 978-1533077622
Amazon: Jack of Thorns (Inheritance #1)
Amazon Kindle: Jack of Thorns (Inheritance #1)

Florist. Psychic. Addict.
Laurence Riley coasts by on good looks and natural charm, but underneath lies a dark chasm that neither heroin nor lovers can fill. Sobriety is a pipe dream which his stalker ex-boyfriend is pushing him away from. Luckily, Laurence has powers most can only dream of. If only he could control them.

Aristocrat. Psychic. Survivor.
Quentin d'Arcy is the product of centuries of wealth, privilege, and breeding, and is on the run from all three. A chance encounter with an arresting young florist with a winning smile could make him stop. Laurence is kind, warm, and oddly intriguing but Quentin's wild telekinesis and his fear of sex make dating a dangerous game.

When opposites attract, they collide.
Desperate to fix his rotting life, Laurence prays for aid and accidentally summons a fertility god who prefers to be called Jack. Jack is willing to help out for a price, and it's one Laurence just can't pay: he must keep Jack fed with regular offerings of sex, and the florist has fallen for the one man in San Diego who doesn't want any.
If they're to survive Jack's wrath, Laurence and Quentin must master their blossoming feelings and gifts, but even then the cost of Laurence's mistake could well overwhelm them both. How exactly are mere mortals supposed to defeat a god?

Jack of Thorns is the first book in the Inheritance series and contains mature themes and events which may be distressing to some readers. It has a low heat rating and an HFN ending.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Otter Chaos by P.D. Singer (170-07-04-2016)

Otter Chaos by P.D. Singer
Gay Paranormal Romance
Paperback: 276 pages
Publisher: Rocky Ridge Books (September 19, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1626220301
ISBN-13: 978-1626220300
Amazon: Otter Chaos
Amazon Kindle: Otter Chaos

Lon Ewing snowboarded in and turned economist Corey Levigne’s life upside down, introducing him to a world he didn’t know existed. Corey’s still adjusting to a boyfriend who shifts into an otter and raids the koi pond—and now Lon says Corey’s department chair is a werewolf?

Wolves at the university, wolves in the bank—across Lon’s desk sits Professor Melvin Vadas and his hench-wolves, demanding a construction loan for the pack’s new lodge in the mountains. There’s just one little problem: the proposed building site is home to a breeding population of rare fish.

What do wolves care for stupid human rules, an otter who’d barely make a good snack, or one pesky man determined to protect the environment? Once they’re snout to snout with Corey and Lon there’s more than silverscale dace on the Endangered Species list.

Includes Tail Slide

Fresh powder snow and running water in the Colorado back country call Lon like the moon calls the wolves. Belly-sliding to a good time on the weekends makes up for a workweek at a desk, and meeting Corey adds a whole new level of fun to snowboarding.

It’s easy to slip away for time alone in the woods without raising suspicion, but how’s Lon to entertain himself when bad snow and a worse spill force them off the mountain too early?

Never give an otter a box of Cheerios.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: A Bear Walks Into a Bar by Eden Winters (169-07-04-2016)

A Bear Walks Into a Bar by Eden Winters
Gay Erotic Romance
Paperback: 236 pages
Publisher: Rocky Ridge Books; 1 edition (January 22, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1626220328
ISBN-13: 978-1626220324
Amazon: A Bear Walks Into a Bar
Amazon Kindle: A Bear Walks Into a Bar

It takes one strong alpha with a tight grip to keep a mountain full of shifters under control. Sawyer Ballantine’s contending with an uppity wolf leader and a herd of shifter elk bound and determined to take over. He might be the lone bear on the mountain, but he’s not going to allow another four shifters to just move in, especially not when they whiff of power. They’ll either be his in all ways, or they’ll be gone. Dillon, Jerry, Kevin, and Brad have no one but each other since their groups kicked them out. The young bear, wolves, and fox make a merry ménage, pooling their meager skills and serving beer. They’ve stumbled into more than they understand, caught in the dispute between the Urso of Ballantine Mountain and the elk. But winter’s setting in, and they don’t know how to keep Dillon safe for hibernation. And then a bear walks into their bar.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Unbidden Dragon by Louisa Kelley (168-07-04-2016)

Unbidden Dragon by Louisa Kelley
Lesbian Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Loose Id LLC (May 23, 2016)
Amazon Kindle: Unbidden Dragon

Maeven is on a mission. One big and bold enough for her Fieri, and important enough to gain her a trip off Dracan, the secret sanctuary of the dragon shape-shifters. Success in her once-in-a-lifetime challenge means everything--respect, honor, and the bestowal of her full powers. Not to mention doing something vital for the survival of her species.

She’s given strict rules of behavior for living in Earth society. Rule number one: keep her true nature hidden. Rule number two: no emotional involvement with humans, despite the age-old, near-irresistible attraction between the two races.

Then Maeven meets plucky, devious, adorable Frankie. Who, as it turns out, accidentally, shockingly, shape-shifted--the night before. Ah. So much for the rules.

Frankie is frustrated with her slightly larcenous life not going anywhere in particular. One fateful weekend, she camps alone in the mountains to gain fresh perspective--with a little help from a baggie of something special. That afternoon, in a crazed, furious confrontation with hunters, Frankie accidentally shape-shifts into a dragon--

--And discovers a race of magical beings who insist she’s one, too. Then there's the shining, gorgeous, redhead who promises to teach her so much.

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