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  B-Boy Blues

  James Earl Hardy

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  James Earl Hardy's classic novel celebrates its 25th anniversary 
   
  Years before "homo thug" and "down low" became infamous catchphrases, Omar Little put the "G" in Gangsta on HBO's critically acclaimed series The Wire, and Lil Nas X claimed a same gender loving space in pop music … there was B-Boy Blues.  
  Revisit or experience for the first time the story that ushered in the Africentric gay fiction genre, and put Black-on-Black male love on both the map and the bestseller lists! 
   
  Mitchell Crawford always wished, hoped, and dreamed for a RUFFNECK—a hiphop-lovin', street-struttin', cool posin', crazy crotch-grabbin' brotha. And he finally finds one in Raheim Rivers, who is a vision of lust: six feet tall and 215 pounds of  
  mocha-chocolate muscle. Mitchell knows Raheim will take him for a walk on the wild side, especially between the sheets. But he doesn't count on getting behind Raheim's mask—and finding someone he can love.

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  The Grifter

  Amy Lane

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  Josh Salinger grew up with the legend of how his two fathers sacrificed their happiness to save his life. He's been doing his damnedest to live up to that legacy, and he'll be damned if he lets his attachment to Liam Craig, the charming, useful Interpol officer, change his plans in any way.
  
  Liam cut his Interpol teeth on the curious case of Danny Lightfingers—superlative thief, recovering alcoholic, dedicated family man, and Josh's father. Liam fell for Josh the moment they met, but Josh keeps asking Liam to wait… wait until all Josh's plans come to fruition.
  
  Liam is done waiting—but Josh's plans aren't complete by a long shot. Josh lets Liam into his life, but Liam has to be willing to go along for the ride, and it's a doozy. Crossing the globe, the Salinger crew has the grandest caper of them all planned— one that's going to keep Danny safe from the demon he awakened so long ago, and is still threatening the Lightfingers family now.
  
  Is Josh and Liam's love strong enough to sustain them as Josh fights to live up to the legacy that built his very foundations? Can Liam convince him that just being Josh Salinger is enough, and that Josh never needed to be the king of the grifters to steal Liam Craig's heart?

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  Kissing Frogs

  Terry Wylis

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  Modern-day American "prince" Ellis Faraday has a problem: he's been a frog for a year, his time before hibernation is ending, and he's afraid there will be nothing left of him come spring. The castle-house up the hill seems like a promising place to start looking for a cure… if he can convince a human to take him seriously. A conversation—and maybe a kiss—with the pretty man who owns the koi pond might do the trick.
  
  
  On a Friday night, Galen Townsend just wants to curl up and read in the backyard of the house he shares with his brothers, but the frog addressing him from the wall of the koi pond has him questioning his sanity. Moreso when he gives the frog a peck on the nose—just to be nice—and the frog becomes a handsome, precious man.
  
  
  Unfortunately, Galen's "cure" proves temporary. After a few hours, Ellis is back to hopping and croaking, but at least he has an ally and a warm place to stay. Now they just have to keep Galen's brothers from discovering a frog in the house while they work out how to break the spell. How many kisses can it possibly take?

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  Apostate - The First Heresy

  C.J. Loveman

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  For listeners who gravitate towards the chilling foresight of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale and the oppressive state control of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four—prepare for a gripping new voice in dystopian fiction. 
  In a near-future America where an iron-fisted theocracy weaponizes faith, Calvin has spent decades burying his true self, meticulously conforming to a system that demands absolute obedience. But when a profound, devastating encounter shatters his carefully constructed world, this disgraced former minister finds his authentic calling through an unexpected act of rebellion. 
  Cast out and facing ruthless persecution, Calvin witnesses an act of shocking state-sanctioned violence that shatters his apathy. As the propaganda screams louder and the lines between divine truth and tyranny blur, he must choose: remain a victim of a system he despises, or become an unlikely rebel against the very institution he once believed in. 
  Dive into Apostate, the gripping first installment in a dystopian series where a man's broken faith becomes the spark of a resistance, and the fight for true freedom begins with a courageous stand against an unholy empire.

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  No Rules

  Nora Phoenix

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  Alex is proof that you can be tough as nails…and still be submissive. 
  Alex loves serving others—when he’s not doing his job as a security specialist. His team is investigating a puzzling case involving a spunky grandma and a dead horse at the racetracks. 
  Ryan, a grumpy older PI, is all too happy to make use of Alex’s talents, and he seems to delight in pushing Alex’s buttons. Alex is determined not to let Ryan run all over him…even when deep down, he loves it when Ryan gets all dominant and aggressive. 
  That’s just physical attraction. Chemistry. It doesn’t mean anything. 
  Ryan has made it clear he wants no entanglements, and Alex can’t ever see himself serving only one man. 
  Until he can. 
  Until he wants no one else but Ryan. 
  Until he’s stupid enough to fall for the one guy who’ll never be able to commit. 
  No Rules is an MM romance featuring a sunshiny, happy-to-please guy and a grumpy cynic who’s determined to keep his emotional distance. It’s the second book in the high heat No Regrets series and has a suspense plot without cliffhangers.

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  The Ayatollah's Gaze - A Memoir...

  Majid Parsa

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  'Defiant, fabulous and filled with the nuanced challenges so many young queer people struggle to make sense of: family, faith, tradition, affection and belonging. I loved this intimate, heartbreaking coming-of-age story' Henry Fry, author of First Time for Everything
  An unflinching memoir about growing up in Iran where homosexuality is punishable by death, and yet underground, hidden from Sharia law, is a vibrant gay scene threatening to burst open.
  The dawn prayer calls echo through the streets. As many make their way to mosques, for some it signals the end of another illegal gay party. Under the cover of darkness, smiles on lips and sweat on foreheads, the gays of Tehran blend back into daily life. Hidden in plain sight, they plan when and where they will meet again.
  In an unparalleled true story, Majid Parsa recounts how a childhood of war, prayer and obedience was upended by a teenage sexual awakening and, ultimately, pride. He lifts the heavy veil of persecution to reveal the fabulous and flamboyant gay scene right at the heart of the Islamic Republic of Iran, flourishing under the ever-present shadow of the grand Ayatollah and morality police. Eye-opening and at times laugh-out-loud funny, The Ayatollah's Gaze is a story of self-discovery in a country where Sharia is the law.
  'The Protagonist, Majid, epitomises the duality of identity. He struggles with his Islamic faith and his burgeoning sexual awakening as a gay man. He finally emerges as a proud peacock but there is a cost to his freedom' Khakan Qureshi, LGBTQ+ activist and founder of Finding a Voice
  'When I wasn't laughing with the cast of larger-than-life characters, I was crying and shaking my head in sadness and disbelief . . . an important story for our times, and a testament to how we can find joy in even the bleakest of circumstances' Iqbal Hussain, author of Northern Boy

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