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When we talk about sex, we talk about womanhood and motherhood, infidelity and exploitation, consent and respect, fairness and egalitarianism, love and hate, pleasure and pain. And yet for many reasons—some complicated, some not—so many of us don’t talk about it. Our deepest, most intimate fears and fantasies remain locked away inside of us, until someone comes along with the key. Here’s the key. In this generation-defining book, Gillian Anderson collects and introduces the anonymous letters of hundreds of self-identifying women from around the world (along with her own anonymous letter).

Pathemata, Or, The Story of My Mouth is an experiment in interiority written in the pandemic studio. Something of a companion piece to 2009’s Bluets, Pathemata merges a pain diary chronicling a decade of jaw pain with dreams and dailies, eventually blurring the lines between embodied, unconscious, and everyday life.

What does a scruffy mechanic, a deaf Italian, and a hot flight attendant have in common? Each of these men accidentally fell in love. Cupid smacked them right in their hot little tushes, and the rest is history. Along the way, they also found a family of men who support and love each other like no other. Across five novels, Author Casey Morales’s easy style gives you funny, self-deprecating humor that will have you laughing out loud, yet is authentic enough to also make you cry (in the very best way).

Growing up on the 'other' side of the fence, what could 10 year old Kenzie really do? She can do anything the other kids in the neighborhood can do! No fence was going to stop her. At least that's what she thought. Through grit and determination and the help of some of the other kids, Kenzie does one of the biggest triumphs the neighborhood had seen in years. But will it backfire? Will she lose everything her mom and grandma worked so hard for?

NOW FOR A LIMITED TIME, a cheap peek at the original "SKEETS:the new Frankenstein Chronicles" - a Dystopian Prophecy now coming true! This contains both the two books of "ArtemisSmith's The SKEETS Diptych," her LGBT Science Fiction Underground Classic published in 1977 (available in print under ISBN 978-1-878998-02-6), PLUS, as an added Freebie, Book III: "The Epistles of SKEETS" first published in 1989. The latter is a self-reflecting apostolic letter that marked a radical change in ArtemisSmith's existentialist poetics. From that moment forward the Novel for the Author ceased to be either...

Whether it's a 300-year-old ghost who's scared out of his wits, a tenderhearted statue with a mission of mercy, or the suave Lord Savile who cannot commit a crime, the characters in these stories by witty Oscar Wilde make the tales priceless delights. Absurd, ironic, poignant, or scathing, these small gems of the storyteller's art are sure to become favorites. This collection, narrated by Frank Muller, includes "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime," "The Model Millionaire," "The Nightingale and the Rose," and more.

Los prejuicios nunca fueron buenos consejeros, especialmente en cuestiones de amor. Y eso es lo que comprobará Martín Camis cuando decide alejarse del único hombre que amó en su vida por miedo “al qué dirán” Años después, un inesperado reencuentro le ofrece otra oportunidad para recuperar aquello que creyó irremediablemente perdido. ¿Será capaz de ignorar las burlas y el odio para ir detrás del verdadero amor? Momentos cruciales que enfrentará uno de nuestros protagonistas al enfrentarse a ese impredecible segundo en el cual deberá decidir qué destino desea: El de la ...

Segunda parte de "Pacto de amor" Hacía meses que Enrique Monti estaba comprometido con Armando Cabrera, cuando fue herido mortalmente en un atraco barrial. Así, en un segundo crucial, los hombres, vieron hacerse añicos todos los sueños construidos desde que se enamoraron. Comprendiendo que no sobreviviría, Enrique decidió confiar en manos de Armando a su pequeña hija Paulina de tan solo seis años de edad; quien vivía con ellos desde que los hombres se habían mudado juntos. Haciéndole prometer que nunca la abandonaría, Enrique finalmente, partió en paz. Resuelto a cumplir con la...

Víctor Fernández era una de los jóvenes más apreciados del humilde barrio en el cual vivía . Con solo 20 años, dedicaba varia horas del día a estudiar y trabajar de repartidor, con la finalidad de ayudar económicamente a su madre, viuda desde varios años atrás. Abiertamente gay, consideró su felicidad completa, al enamorarse de Esteban, quien parecía corresponder de igual forma a sus sentimientos. Pero cuando su mamá fallece, la estabilidad que había logrado hasta ese momento, parece darse vuelta. Obligado a realizar las tareas más inverosímiles para sobrevivir, intentará ...

Emilio Sandi, novel mozo en el bar “Arlequín”, y paseador de perros a tiempo parcial, jamás imaginó que su vida cambiaría tanto cuando accedió a casarse con Claudio Morín al poco tiempo de conocerlo... Encandilado por el atractivo hombre, Emilio aceptó, casi sin cuestionarse, la sorprendente petición, aun teniendo tenía clara conciencia de que la relación no podría salir a la luz por un largo tiempo. Pero el impensable asesinato de Claudio acabó anticipadamente con la intensa historia de amor que compartían los hombres, dejando al dolorido Emilio dueño de una enorme ...

Tadeo Muniz (Teddy) había sido un excelente jugador de fútbol en su juventud, transformándose en un renombrado entrenador al rozar la madurez. Toda su vida parecía estar en orden, cuando Jean Paul Franz, el amor que entregó en manos de otro hombre por temor a enfrentarse con una sociedad poco preparada para aceptarlos, volvió a cruzarse en su camino, e hizo temblar su corazón como no lo creía posible. Ante este impensable reencuentro, comprendió que el destino le brindaba otra oportunidad, y un nuevo partido comenzaría muy pronto. Esta vez, con mayor madurez y experiencia, ...

Gay SDAs: The Untold Stories is an anthology focusing on a specific segment of the gay/ lesbian/ bisexual/ transgender/ intersex community: those who are or have been members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church or have embraced Adventist theology. The stories in this collection are real, though names of persons and places and even ages and time frames have frequently been changed. It is not important to know the actual identities of the individuals involved, though it is important to know that we do have an identity. Our identity is both Adventist and LGBTI+. It is who we are. This ...

El viento soplaba con fuerza cuando los dos hombres descendieron en la puerta de la casa, y tras un rápido beso se dispusieron a entrar. Desde el cielo, los Dioses sonreían, finalmente Cupido había triunfado. Tenía razón, Orestes y Marcio habían nacido para estos juntos. Una vez más, recostados sobre al cálido lecho, la pareja unió sus cuerpos y almas festejando el esperado reencuentro. Sabían que esta vez, era para siempre. El divino hijo de Venus y Marte suspiró mientras tomaba otra flecha. Con seguridad, había muchos más mortales deseosos de recibir su poción de amor. No ...

Ennis del Mar and Jack Twist, two ranch hands, come together when they're working as sheepherder and camp tender one summer on a range above the tree line. At first, sharing an isolated tent, the attraction is casual, inevitable, but something deeper catches them that summer.

Best Gay Romance 2013 has both heat and sweet. These stories of meet-cutes, first times and longtime loves are tales well told with relatable characters you root for from beginning to end. Cream-of-the-crop editor Richard Labonté gathers the very best in gay romance each year for a collection that runs the gamut from hearts and flowers to down and dirty. In Best Gay Romance, the chocolate you may give to your lover will likely be used in many other creative ways!

Got a big pole that needs planting? Need help getting the heat turned back on? Well, strap on your tool belt and get ready for a rough ride! The hunks of Hard Working Men will do whatever it takes to get the job done. These sweaty studs, brawny bears, and cocksure construction workers go all out to turn on, tune up, and fulfill every work order. In the world of Hard Working Men, hats aren't the only things that are hard.

In her electrifying debut, Julia Armfield explores women’s experiences in contemporary society, mapped through their bodies. As urban dwellers’ sleeps become disassociated from them, like Peter Pan’s shadow, a city turns insomniac. A teenager entering puberty finds her body transforming in ways very different than her classmates’. As a popular band gathers momentum, the fangirls following their tour turn into something monstrous. After their parents remarry, two step-sisters, one a girl and one a wolf, develop a dangerously close bond.

From the vast lore surrounding King Arthur, Camelot, and the Knights of the Round Table comes an anthology of gender-bent, race-bent, LGBTQIA+ inclusive retellings.

Hot flings at a seedy truck stop. Homemade glory holes in the stall walls of a dorm shower. Fun and fornication at an infamous park. Steamy bathhouse trysts and other tales of public eroticism is what Cruising is all about. Filled with hot plots and even hotter characters, Cruising doesn't shy away from new erotic territory and includes several true confessions, including those of the editor himself. As with all of Allison's sexy compilations, creativity and diversity of story lines are key.

After zero-gravity heroics left astronaut Nicolas Rogers injured, his new job as a hermit — er, park ranger — seems perfect. Until he ends up babysitting rock star Deen Jayse, sent to the Smoky Mountains by his manager for image rehab. Behind their personas, they’re startlingly similar. Yet Deen can't just drop everything to go live in the mountains, and Nico can't abandon them. After a taste of being together, how can they face a future apart?