"Beautifully crafted stories [that] move effortlessly between worlds where people misstep into tragic loss and end up in a circus act, or maybe even in love." —Jonis Agee, author of The Bones of ParadiseThis outstanding collection of short stories tells the tale of a different kind of difference—one not set in the glittering lights of New York or Los Angeles, but in the grand and wide American Midwest. For Dave Madden's characters, their queerness is part o...

Why would someone want to create or own the mounted skin of a dead animal? That's the question Dave Madden explores in The Authentic Animal. Madden starts his journey with the life story of Carl Akeley, the father of modern taxidermy. Akeley started small by stuffing a canary, but by the end of his life he had created the astonishing Akeley Hall of African Mammals at The American Museum of Natural History. What Akeley strove for and what fascinates Madden is the attempt by the tax...

From one of the most revered Catholic periodicals in the world comes a treasury of Christmas stories that listeners will find both heartwarming and spiritually nourishing. With subjects that range from saints to single mothers, from Depression-era childhoods and poverty to times of great peace and prosperity, these stories remind us of miracle and mystery, of faith and transformation, of all that lives in the spirit of Christmas. Stories include:"Dad's Perfect Christmas Tree" by Da...

Thinking of a mid-career change? Downsized? Laid off? Or one of the many who took part in the great resignation? Sooner or later, we may face a time when we must make choices—important choices—about the future of our work lives. It's a big decision to make at any time, but significantly more important—even crucial—at the midpoint of one's career. You've worked hard to get where you are and have something at stake: a reputation, a good salary, and probably substantial benefits—to say nothin...

It's a hot summer Down Under and everyone's got sex on the mind.Eighteen year-old James has had a tough year. Having lost his mom to cancer and fought through grief to finish high school, he's now got secret desires to contend with. It's Christmas in Sydney, and he's ready to cast his worries aside for the summer holidays, a time of poolside parties, bush walks and ocean swims. But who is the seductive young man who's moved into the spare room?In th...

Is this the makeover of a lifetime?Ambitious fashionista Perry Goodwood lands the project of his dreams—track down a celebrity family's missing brother in the Scottish Highlands and bring him back to London for a TV reality show. But first he must transform the rugged loner into a glamorous sophisticate.Greg Ventura has no use for high fashion. He lives on the isolated island of North Uist to escape the reminder that he's nowhere near as handsome as his gorgeous brothers and...

Lambda Literary Award Winner for Best Gay Romance 2021Bad enough the big old house Charlie Muir inherits is next door to Ian Gregg, the most gorgeous guy he’s ever seen—it also happens to be occupied by Rachel, the ghost who keeps running off his dates. It’s impossible to get any loving when the bed starts shaking…and not because you’re having fun in it.When Ian helps Charlie search for the source of strange noises in his house, they stumble upon a ...

A NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND INDIE BESTSELLEROne of Buzzfeed's "Best Books of 2022"!An Indie Next Pick!**A Locus Awards Top Ten Finalist for Fantasy NovelA Man Called Ove meets The Good Place in Under the Whispering Door, a delightful queer love story from TJ Klune, author of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller The House in the Cerul...

Micah is a small-town mechanic with a big-time dream. He’s found his soulmate in high school social studies teacher Coleman Pierce, but while Micah’s out and proud of it, Coleman’s closet door is closed, locked, and welded shut. Stolen nights are all they’ll ever have, unless Micah can find some way to convince Cole that coming out won’t be the end of his dreams.Cole moved to Blueridge Junction to escape his past. He planned to make himself a new life, far from home and the betraya...

The last time Daryl gave his heart away it was stomped on and destroyed. Can a younger sunshine cop inspire a grumpy fire marshal to risk all for love?Romance is not on Daryl's list of things to do. As a matter of fact, the less people he's forced to deal with, the better. Social interaction is overrated anyway, right? Too bad he can't get the hot cop from his weekend softball league out of his dirty little fantasies.Zach just sailed past thirty and is sick of mean...

Can poverty and privilege find a loving compromise?Alexandre Bonfils, a rich and spoiled second son, is tired of being ignored and decides to help when the family's exclusive wine business is in trouble. Going undercover in the warehouse, he loves the adventure—and the chance to be close to the sassy and sexy manager, Tate Somerton.Tate is hardworking and financially struggling, bringing up his siblings on his own. A suspected saboteur at work is his latest challenge, but no...

How tangled can a romantic web get?When gruff arctic explorer Dominic Hartington-George seeks sponsorship for his latest expedition, his London PA insists on a more media-friendly profile—like dating celebrity supermodel Zeb Z.Zeb can't make the date, so he asks his identical twin, Aidan, to stand in for just one evening. Aidan, a struggling playwright, shuns the limelight to the extent people don't even know Zeb has a sibling, but he reluctantly agrees.When the decept...