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  Sipping Dom Pérignon Through a...

  Eddie Ndopu

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  A memoir penned with one good finger, Ndopu writes about being profoundly disabled and profoundly successful    Global humanitarian Eddie Ndopu was born with spinal muscular atrophy, a rare degenerative motor neuron disease affecting his mobility. He was told that he wouldn’t live beyond age five and yet, Ndopu thrived. He grew up loving pop music, lip syncing the latest hits, and watching The Bold and the Beautiful for the haute couture, and was the only wheelchair user at his school, where he flourished academically. By his late teens, he had become a sought after speaker, travelling the world to address audiences about disability justice.  Ndopu was ecstatic when he was later accepted on a full scholarship into one of the world's most prestigious schools, Oxford University. But he soon learns that it's not just the medical community he must thwart— it's the educational one too.  In Sipping Dom Pérignon Through a Straw, we follow Ndopu, sporting his oversized, bejewelled sunglasses, as he scales the mountain of success, only to find exclusion, discrimination, and neglect waiting for him on the other side. Like every other student, Ndopu tries to keep up appearances—dashing to and from his public policy lectures before meeting for cocktails with his squad, all while campaigning to become student body president. Privately, however, Ndopu faces obstacles that are all too familiar to people with disabilities, yet remain unnoticed by most people. With the revolving door of care aides, hefty bills, and a lack of support from the university, Ndopu feels alienated by his environment. As he soars professionally, sipping champagne with world leaders, he continues to feel the loneliness and pressure of being the only one in the room. Determined to carve out his place in the world, he must challenge bias at the highest echelons of power and prestige. But as the pressure mounts, Ndopu must find his stride or collapse under the crushing weight of ableism. Written with his one good finger, this evocative, searing, and vulnerable prose will leave you spellbound by Ndopu’s remarkable journey to reach beyond ableism, reminding us of our own capacity for resilience.   

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  Prince of the Titans: Legend of...

  J.K. Jones

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  Ruthless. Unyielding. Deadly. 
  Alpha Adrianus Rex, the merciless ruler of Titan Vale, is feared by all who dare cross him. As an alpha with a heart as frigid as the icy tundra he calls home, Adrianus shows no mercy to those who oppose him. He's on a mission to hunt down every defected Karl sorcerer and make them pay with their lives, their heads impaled on spikes as a warning to all. 
  But there's one Omega he's saving for last: Kieran Greyford. The most dangerous of them all, with a darkness in his soul that seeks nothing but destruction. 
  The worst part of it all is that Kieran knows his secret. One he's kept hidden in the depths of his heart. He's an Alpha, that likes to be taken as an Omega. If this ever got out Adrianus would be ruined. Even though Kieran is his mate, Adrianus won't let sentimentality cloud his judgment. He'll stop at nothing to put an end to Kieran's malevolence, even if it means sacrificing his own soul. 
  As the final showdown looms, will Adrianus be able to defeat Kieran once and for all? Or will the Omega's twisted desires lead them both to their ultimate demise? 
    
  Warning: this is an MM historical fiction Viking romance, mm romance werewolf shifters, mm paranormal romance, mm first-time romance, mm dark romance, mm enemies to lovers, assassination attempts, and a HEA. This is book three in the Titan series, and although it can be read as a standalone it's best to read the first book.

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  Juno Loves Legs

  Karl Geary

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  This is the story of two teens labeled as delinquents. Juno and Legs grow up on the same housing estate in Dublin, where spirited, intelligent Juno is ostracized for her poverty and Legs is persecuted for his sexuality, and they find safety only in each other. Set against the backdrop of Dublin in the 1980s, a place of political, social and religious change, the two friends yearn for an unbound life and, together, begin to fight to take up the space of who they truly are. As their defiance reverberates through their lives, they are further alienated from society through acts of bravery and cowardice. Finding themselves as outsiders, they are feared and watched but rarely truly seen. Told through the eyes of Juno, the story follows the pair as they begin to navigate the political and oftentimes confusing world with honesty and intuition. Caught between the rich depth of her intellect and the harsh reality of her life, Juno begins to understand how divergent a life lived and a life thought can be. Juno Loves Legs shows the frustration of feeling trapped in a life that is not yours and how friendship has the ability to lift us out of our experiences and into a truer version of ourselves. It is a novel that reminds us that kindness, bravery, and love appear in places where they are not always expected and in forms not often recognized but with a potency that cannot be ignored.

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  Alpha's Kiss

  Shannon West

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  Rory is an omega prince, heir to the throne of the magical kingdom of Igella. His country's laws dictate that omegas must have a Regent to rule in their stead—and that the Regent must be an Alpha. Rory's wicked stepmother, Queen Berenda, needs to find an unscrupulous Alpha, because she has nefarious plans for her stepson. 
   
   
   
  But there are flies in the ointment—Rory isn't fully awakened, and the king's health is growing worse daily. When gorgeous Alpha, Lord Lexington, arrives with his pack, flashing plenty of gold, Berinda is overjoyed and quickly arranges a marriage, and that's when the trouble begins. In reality, "Lord" Lexington is a prince in his own country of Morovia, Igella's most bitter enemy. 
   
   
   
  Rory and Lex get married, and head back to Morovia, so that Lex can discover the truth about Rory's family, and his real mother, the "warlock" Vesper. Using his powers, Lex has to try to keep Rory alive long enough to reach Morovia. Along the way, they develop a burning attraction to each other, but dark forces are moving against them. It will take both of them, along with a little help from magical forces to come out of this alive and find their happily ever after. 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  There's a Bat in My Room!

  Michele Notaro

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  Have a flying bat problem? Tennis Assassin to the rescue! 
   
   
   
  I've never been so scared in my life, but armed with a ski mask, a leather jacket, and a tennis racket, I'm ready to take on the flying demon . . . er, bat. 
   
   
   
  When one swing connects, and the bat hits the wall and turns into a man, my life changes forever. Ward swears he doesn't usually go around breaking into stranger's homes, but evidence suggests otherwise. Still, there's something sweet about the guy that makes me feel protective of him . . . even if he is some kind of supe. 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  The Ashes of the Brothel -...

  Katryna Lalock

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  Jolted by her mother's horrific death during a California-bound train ride, Louisa never had much choice but to accept that life can be as brutal as it is beautiful. After arriving in Jerome, Arizona, with her father, Pa, and younger sister, Heather, Louisa can only hope for an uneventful reset. But their new home, dubbed the Wickedest Little Town in the West, might have a slew of even harsher lessons in store. 
  Tragedy strikes again, and Louisa must pave the way for her sister's survival, even if it means doing something that makes Heather resent her. Becoming the right-hand woman to local brothel owner Miss Jennie, mingling with wealthy investors, and conning her way into a slice of the local mine fortune were never on Louisa's to-do list. Then again, neither was murder. Now, as Louisa's cunning little schemes ignite, it won't just be her life going up in flames.

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