**"A highly original and engagingly odd book." - Brian Evenson, author of Song for the Unraveling of the World"...wondrous...mysterious...Connor lands plenty of stimulating riffs on themes of memory, love, and loss, all in lyrical prose and suffused with surreal imagery." - Publishers WeeklyAn "indescribable marvel" (Jonathan Lethem) of a debut novel from a brilliant new voice**The sun has disappeared from the sky. No one can explain where it has gone, but ...

Sequel to Animal InstinctsHallie conjures a magical romantic reunion for her brother Hugo that takes them back in time. They locate Zane right away, and he and Hugo take off to share the special moment alone.All magic isn't good, though, and soon, when Hugo and Zane can't be found, Hallie starts to worry. She meets a young royal, Charlemagne, who speaks of his own lost love, William. When Hallie gets a read on William, she discovers he didn't leave of his own will bu...

NYPD officers Rocco Maroni and Ridley Cumberland's Christmas plans are put on hold when they're sent undercover with a production of Nutcracker on Ice after death threats against the show's stars. Ridley, a skating fan, is thrilled, while Rocco, all set for a singles' cruise to avoid the entire holiday season and his growing feelings for Ridley, is a grouch.Under the direction of federal agent Vic Monty, the pair interrogates the usual suspects: the understudies, jilted lo...

Arizona. Il sole è scomparso lasciando nel cielo un’immensa chiazza grigia. Nessuno sa dove sia finito, ma un uomo è deciso a trovarlo. Sale in macchina e, sulle note della musica che più gli parla, intraprende un’odissea attraverso le aride terre del Sudovest americano. Arriva in una Phoenix onirica, dove incontra M., figura enigmatica che dovrebbe sapere dove si nasconde il sole. Ma la ricerca porta a delle rivelazioni inaspettate.David Connor, scrittore esordiente e studioso di n...

Being part of an Olympic skating pair should be excitement enough for one life, but for Erika that's only the beginning. Her skating partner, Tom Alan, is her ex-husband, who fell in love with former British ice dancer Milo, and all three of them live together and raise her daughter, whose father is Erika's ex-boyfriend, Bill, a rabid hockey fan who is old friends with Milo.Whew!As if that's not enough, Erika still loves Bill, loves Tom Alan, and might just love Milo, too. Ad...

Three young men from very different homes, just coming into their own sexuality, bond at a time when information about homosexuality is scarce to the average teen. Their strong connection cannot survive high school and heartache, however, and their triangle collapses under the weight of prejudice and a need to escape.Ten years later, Tucker is bitter and hurt by all the tragedy in his life since those long ago happier days. Reclusive, somewhat animalistic, and completely content to...

With another month of quarantine ahead, Dillon is depressed. Stuck with no one to talk to but the squirrel who visits his terrace for snacks, he's pretty sure June is going to suck. One morning, things start looking up when a pride flag appears on the terrace railing right across from his.Kit is up from downstate for just a month. He and Dillon hit it off and find a way to make the best of social distancing and the clothesline that runs from one building to the other. They even cel...

Sex is easy to come by for Eli. His friend with benefits, Casey, is always ready, willing, and oh so very able. With a certain February holiday approaching, Eli has a pang in his heart for more, though.The week of Valentine's Day, it seems as if things are about to change. Poetry and sweet nothings abound, but the one they come from is a bit of shock. By the time February 14th arrives, Eli finds himself with more than one suitor, a possible marriage proposal, and a big decision to ...

If absence makes the heart grow fonder, what does togetherness do?When Casey found himself falling in love with Eli and Johnny as they fell in love with each other, he fled the country. Upon his return four months later, he finds Eli off in Morocco for humanitarian work and Johnny all alone.Forced together over the holidays, Casey and Johnny find the situation tense. But what kind of tension is building? When Eli comes home with a big reveal and a plan, where will that leav...

After the end of a bad relationship and the death of his dog, Geoffrey is left with a choice: live the rest of his life alone or start over. But starting over is easier said than done, and alone in the woods one night, Geoffrey writes those very words on a rock.To his surprise, when he returns later, he discovers someone has replied. The lengthy written conversation that ensues over days leaves Geoffrey less lonely, and also quite hopeful and intrigued about the future and the ident...

Juan is ready to fall in love. A psychic tells him he will find it with someone who knows him, but also a stranger. When her crystals form a triangle, she tells him that is a sign.Later Juan finds himself enthralled with two men, Paco and Malcom, who he works with at two different jobs. Though hopeful things will work out with one or the other, he is in for a letdown when he learns neither man is emotionally available. The psychic's signs continue to haunt him, though. Which man is...

Noah and Angel were childhood sweethearts and teenage lovers. With youth comes unrealistic ideas sometimes, and also bad choices. But just about the time they reach manhood, Noah's demons pull them apart.Seven years later, he gets a second chance when Angel returns to town. Hoping everything can be different, Noah sets out to remind him how wonderful their past was by secretly sending him thirteen gifts commemorating their happiest times, one on each day beginning December 11....