Simone, a female-identifying android, is part of a scientific team sent ahead of the first colony to return to Earth, which is finally habitable again after centuries of radiation recovery. She mostly finds her human crewmates irritating, and the most irritating by far is Dr. Lucy Zhong, who slowly becomes Simone's best friend, more important to her than anyone else has ever been.When Lucy is fatally injured, she kisses Simone during her last moments of consciousness. Only then doe...

Rafi Reyes figures going along with a fake-dating stunt is only fair after Julian Gault saves his life. The young actor is famously cold and snotty, and Rafi's rock band is falling apart in the wake of betrayal. A shiny new romance might be just what both their reputations need. It's too bad they don't actually like each other, but they'll both benefit -- a softer public image for Julian, revenge against his ex for Rafi.But as they navigate public events, attend red-carpet premieres...

James Thorne, the widowed Viscount Tadbury, insists he will never remarry -- not because he could never love again, as the romantics of Society assume, but because he already does. His late wife's brother, Nicholas, who now lives in James's home, educating his sister's children, is the least appropriate person imaginable. To love a man so closely related by law is unseemly, improper, surely dishonorable, and James values honor and propriety above all things. His beloved Nicholas m...

Princess Noemi's brother is betrothed to the crown princess of a neighboring kingdom, an alliance with a stronger nation in exchange for the magic that runs in Noemi's family. When Noemi's brother dies unexpectedly, there's no other male of the bloodline to offer, and the alliance is in danger of dissolving. But the court magician has an experimental spell he says will allow two women to produce an heir. Thus it is Noemi who finds herself married to Princess Caterina.Noemi is fasci...

JMS Books' Trios are themed collections of three gay romance stories by a trio of authors. Each story is available separately, but readers can get all three for a discounted bundle price.One Night in London contains three M/M historical romances. Contains the stories:James and Nicholas by Shelly Greene: Widowed viscount James Thorne insists he will never remarry -- not because he could never love again, but because he secretly already does. His lat...

It's 1982 in Australia. THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER is a box office hit and Paul Hogan is on the TV.In a seaside suburb, housewife Theresa takes up swimming. She wants to get fit; she also wants a few precious minutes to herself. So at sunrise each day she strikes out past the waves.From the same beach, the widowed Marie swims. With her husband gone, bathing is the one constant in her new life.After finding he...

Vier Frauen und das Meer. Das Schwimmen führt sie zusammen, und durch ihre Freundschaft meistern sie das Leben.Beim Schwimmen in der Shelly Bay an Australiens Küste finden vier höchst unterschiedliche Frauen zueinander: die patente Theresa, die immer nur für andere da ist; die Witwe Marie, die im Meer Trost und Kraft findet; die scheue Leanne, der ein traumatisches Erlebnis auf der Seele liegt; und schließlich die Engländerin Elaine, die in ihrer neuen Heimat keine...

In a seaside suburb on Australia's golden coast, four women head to the water to swim every day.Housewife Theresa wants to get fit; she also wants a few precious minutes to herself. So at sunrise each day she strikes out past the waves.From the same beach, the widowed Marie swims. With her husband gone, it is the one constant in her new life.Elaine takes to the sea having recently moved from England...

Stealing is easy. Facing the truth is harder.Rory never planned to get caught.Taking things-small things, meaningless things-has always been how she stays in control. When everything else feels too loud, too messy, too much... she takes. And for a moment, it works.Until it doesn't.After one mistake goes too far, Rory is forced into community service at a local thrift store-the last place she wants to be. But it's there she meets Mae: confide...

The perfect summer read from the internationally bestselling author. If you loved The Lido, you won't want to miss The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle . . .'Heart-warming' Hello'Wonderfully atmospheric' Sunday Mirror'A heart-warming tale' Woman & Home (Best Escapist Reads)'The Shelly Bay Ladies Swimming Circle will have you laug...

Small town. Big secrets. One park ranger who won't back down.Park ranger Tegan Reese thought surviving a broken engagement would be the hardest part of her year.Then she found her ex-fiancé's body in Mallet State Park.During the busy Hunter's Moon Expo weekend, the peaceful Nebraska state park becomes the center of a murder investigation-and Tegan quickly finds herself at the top of the suspect list. The sheriff thinks her history with Ivan gives he...

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