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Gay and Lesbian, Romance, Thriller

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Alan Furst, Sierra Simone, Madeline Miller

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J Calamy is a queer disabled vet and foreign service wonk who spends a good part of the year bouncing down dirt roads in the back of Range Rovers with men with guns. Coffee, romance novels, and embassy scuttlebutt are her last remaining vices.

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	Drifting (Diving In, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Boss 4.07 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In The Wake of the Kraken by C. Vandyke (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alexis Ames (Goodreads Author), Dani Atkinson 4.50 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Chief (Under Red Sky, #2) 4.47 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Under Red Sky: The Analyst it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hacker (Under Red Sky, #0.5) 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Writer's Year: A 2022-2023 Planner for Authors 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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It's been a whirlwind launch. The early reviews are really positive and I'm ready to have some tequila and nog and rest.
If you liked The Boss you will love the Chief which is an ENBY/M romance thriller with enough spice to appear on Hot Ones.

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Winter's Orbit (Winter's Orbit, #1)

by Everina Maxwell (Goodreads Author)

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The Living Waters (Weirdwater Confluence, #1)

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Remember Me (Dread+Terrible #2)

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