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  Big Man

  Dean Atta

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  BIG MAN follows the life of Big, a middle-aged, Black British gay man who lives a gentle life with his boyfriend, Little, in their home in East London. Big and Little enjoy evenings out and group holidays with friends, as much as practising yoga together at home, and running side by side along the Hackney canals. 
   
  Big came of age in the club scene under the watchful eye of Mother, an African American trans woman who made a home and a name for herself in London, her house a refuge for wayward queer youth like Big. When he finds out Mother is releasing a memoir, the two reconnect after decades of distance, and Big finds himself having to confront a long-repressed assault that opens old – and new – wounds. 
   
  A tender, daring novel full of gentle humour, BIG MAN explores themes of identity, aging, sex, family, and trauma, turning a lens on what it means to age as a queer person, while being a double-edged love letter to the people and places that make us.

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  Not Dating Material

  Saxon James

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  MOLLY 
  Moving to Seattle is supposed to be all about getting a fresh start and leaving the bitter man I was becoming behind. 
  I have new roommates–quirky, sometimes strange, roommates–a nosy, next door neighbor and a grumpy kitty for company, but even surrounded by people, I still don’t feel like I belong. Plus, it turns out the men in Seattle are exactly the same as the ones I left behind, and my string of romantic disconnections continues. 
  It’s not until one of my roommates, Seven, hits me with some hard truths that I realize where I was going wrong. 
  Maybe the men aren’t the problem. 
  I am. 
  And there’s only one way to fix that. 
  SEVEN 
  Being found tied up naked to my bed by my cute new roommate isn’t an ideal way for us to start a friendship. 
  But apparently a quid-pro-quo is. 
  He keeps his pretty lips zipped about the compromising position, and I step in as his dating coach. We go out, I note where he’s going wrong, and he magically becomes dating material. 
  The problem is, between my codependent brother Xander and a new best friend I can’t get rid of, Molly and I are the target of a matchmaking scheme. My life is way too busy to add another person to it, and Molly is the kinda guy who needs to be made a priority, which I just can’t do. Xander’s medical anxiety takes up too much of my time, and I’ve never found a partner who doesn’t resent it. 
  I’m determined to help Molly find his ever after. 
  But that guy will never be me.

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  Chef's Kiss

  Stephanie Shea

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  Sparks fly when a meticulous head chef falls for her captivating new hire. 
  Valentina Rosas has always known what she wants. Mostly. Sort of. At least, she does now. And what she wants is the coveted staging role at Gia, San Francisco. With four years at the top of her class in culinary school and enough tenacity to fuel the entire Mission, no one doubts she is about to land the job of her dreams—including the three-person cheer squad made up of her best friend and adorably overbearing parents. 
  Renowned chef Jenn Coleman is not a people person. Her rise to the top of the culinary industry stems from a cultivated blend of top-tier schooling—from her nonna—and bouts of carefully managed misanthropy. Owning and operating two Michelin starred restaurants doesn’t leave time for much else anyway. Just ask her ex. 
  When the new stage at her restaurant trips into her with all the grace of a baby giraffe, it’s a sure recipe for disaster. But for all of Jenn’s reserve, Valentina has twice the allure, and the chemistry between them is just… chef’s kiss. 
  If only Jenn wasn’t Valentina’s boss with nearly ten years between them.

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  Immoral

  Nicole Dykes

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  Grady 
  A preacher’s son. I’ve done everything I can to defy his rules. Reckless, destructive, immoral. But after all this, there’s only one thing I haven’t allowed myself to indulge in...him. 
  Ryan 
  A welder's son. I’ve done everything I can to make him proud. Hardworking, loyal, strong. I’ve accomplished all his dreams while denying my own. But there was only one thing I’ve ever wanted...him.

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  Anniversary Night

  Pelaam Pelaam

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  When Harvey is reminded of his upcoming anniversary with Castille, he's grateful for all the family's suggestions for a gift. He's particularly taken with his older nephew's suggestion of a tattoo. One to match Castille's rose.
  He and Jake are disappointed to find the rose isn't a tattoo, but something far more complex, related to Castille's past. Therefore Harvey cannot duplicate it as a visual sign of belonging to Castille as he'd wanted.
  However, when their anniversary night arrives, both will receive a gift and a surprise that will change their lives.

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  Charity

  Paulette Callen

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  The friendship between Lena Kaiser, a sodbuster's daughter, and Gustie Roemer, an educated Easterner, is unlikely in any other circumstance but post-frontier Charity, South Dakota. Gustie is considered an outsider, and Lena is too proud to share her problems (which include a hard-drinking husband) with anyone else. 
   
   
   
  On the nearby Sioux reservation, Gustie also finds love and family with two Dakotah women: Dorcas Many Roads, an old medicine woman, and her adopted granddaughter, Jordis, who bears the scars of the white man's education. 
   
   
   
  When Lena's husband is arrested for murdering his father and the secrets of Gustie's past follow her to Charity, Lena, Gustie, and Jordis stand together. As buried horrors are unearthed and present tragedies unfold, they discover the strength and beauty of love and friendship that blossom like wild flowers in the tough prairie soil. 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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