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  Haunted by the Past

  Pelaam Pelaam

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  Finding a house that suits him, Jared makes the move to reclaim his independence. However, he doesn't expect to find himself both attracted to and concerned for the almost-reclusive gardener, Evander. Jared believes Evander is hiding an eating disorder.
  But the appearance of old photographs and love letters in the house cause him to wonder about the stoic man. As their friendship becomes more, he wants to help and uncover the secrets he knows Evander is hiding. 
  Each of them is haunted by something, and it's not the house. When a ghost from Jared's past appears, they must fight for their own happiness, even if it means exposing themselves and the truth.

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  Lavender Hyacinth Violet Yew

  Coral Wylie

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  'A garden without a traditional English rose is a cardinal sin – and I committed eight of those before my Ready Brek'
  Nineteen-year-old Pip is trying to find themselves through gardening. But with a dad more interested in plants than people and a mum stuck in the past, they're left to ponder life's questions alone.
  Then one day, they uncover a jacket in the attic that's been gathering dust. Bold, vibrant and very '80s, in its pocket lies a diary belonging to someone long gone. Swept up in the mystery, Pip digs into the past, unearthing secrets about an old friend their parents don't want to discuss…
  Funny, affecting and beautifully queer, Coral Wylie's play Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew tracks one family's efforts to assuage the past and plant the seeds of a better future. It was shortlisted for the Alfred Fagon Award in 2023 and premiered at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2025, directed by Debbie Hannan and starring Omari Douglas, Pooky Quesnel and Wil Johnson alongside the playwright.

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  Lovefest

  JA Armstrong

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  Jordan Cullen is a nineteen-year-old sophomore at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She invites her grandmother and best friend, Ellie, to visit for Parents' Weekend and meet her favorite professor and adviser, Dr. Hay. Ellie never imagined that Dr. Hay is none other than Jean Hay, her former flame, and first love. Ellie left many things unsaid when they parted, leaving Jean to mend the pieces of a broken heart. Fifty-four years later, the two stand in front of each other, feeling mixed emotions. 
   
   
   
  Ellie has called California home for the last half-century, where she has worked as a painter and art teacher while raising two children with her late husband. After completing her doctorate in political science, Jean settled in Massachusetts, where she remains a respected professor. She has been single for the past twenty years after ending her thirty-year relationship with her best friend, Beth Davison. 
   
   
   
  No one in Ellie's family knows about Jean. Everyone in Jean's life has heard of Ellie. Is it possible to resurrect a love lost for many years? Ellie and Jean are about to discover that certain stories are still waiting to be written.

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  Burning Love

  Shawn Lane

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  Archie Knowles has been in love with his hot fireman neighbor, Sean Waverly since he moved into the same apartment building. Sean is rugged muscular and oh so sexy.
  And gay. When Archie first moved in, Sean propositioned him. Archie said no, because Archie wanted a love relationship and Sean ...he just wanted sex. So though they've lived near each other for months, they've only ever been friends. 
  But when Archie faces the disappointment of not getting a promotion at work, he is through not getting what he wants and he makes a proposition of his own to Sean: He wants hot, wild, animalistic sex. 
  Sean doesn't believe Archie wants the friends with benefits arrangement proposed, but Archie has vowed to go elsewhere if Sean won't accommodate him. Sean can't let someone else have Archie, so he gives in to the cute twink. Wild, animalistic sex may just be hiding love.

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  To Protect

  Andrew Grey

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  Atlas De Vaus loves his job as a Carlisle K-9 officer. When his canine partner Evie senses a problem during a semitrailer traffic stop, a search of the truck reveals undocumented immigrants being transported to New York. Local shelters can house the women while the case is processed, but they can't accommodate the lone man. Unwilling to leave a vulnerable person alone at the mercy of the system, Atlas takes him in until a place can be found for him.
   
  When Bazel Dadiani's family and village discovered his secret, his only option was to leave his home country of Georgia. He's used every cent he had to reach America, but he's determined to get where he's going, no matter how scared he is. He appreciates Atlas offering him a place to stay, but he's forgotten how to trust anyone, much less a figure of authority like Atlas.
  
  Slowly, Atlas and Evie—mostly Evie—begin to win him over, leaving Bazel even more confused by his developing feelings for Atlas. They circle each other, each reluctant to make the first move. Just when they might be on the same track and close to catching the traffickers, government red tape threatens to separate them forever.

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  The Dragon's Prisoner

  Holly Day

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  Stealing from a dragon is bad, getting caught is worse.
  
  
  Kasper Cobalt is a thief who wants to quit, but his boss forces him to do one last job. He has, of course, heard of dragons, but he isn't sure he believes in them until he's standing in front of a guy who breathes smoke and has weird eyes.
  
  
  Saxon the Sinful is bored out of his mind. Running a jewelry store on Dragon Row should be pleasing. He is, after all, surrounded by gold and gemstones. But he's also surrounded by humans, and one of them has the audacity to try to steal from him.
  
  
  After having caught Kasper, Saxon locks him up in his basement. He should kill him, and he might, but first he'll feed him. He looks hungry. Kasper can't hang around and play dragon's prisoner even though Saxon takes great care of him. His boss will kill him if he doesn't finish the job. Kasper is reluctant to betray Saxon, but a thief and a dragon can never have a happily ever after, can they?
  
  
  NOTE: The Dragon's Prisoner takes place on the same street as The Book Dragon's Lair and Mated to the Fire Dragon but can be read as a standalone story.

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