Títulos em Literatura e Ficção

This series is all about finding love when you thought you were unlovable. About family that you made because you were rejected by the one you were born in to. It's about kids that were thrown away by the people that should love them the most. It's about second chances, even first chances.

Eli is in an awkward position. An injury has sidelined his twin sister, Madison, just a week before the most important figure skating competition of her season. She can’t compete—but she has an idea. Eli used to skate too, before the bullying at school drove him off the ice. Now, if he wants to help his sister, he’ll have to put the skates back on—and slip into a blonde wig and Madison’s tiny, sparkling skating dress.

When Birdie agrees to accompany her friend to an abandoned theme park for an underground Halloween party— she doesn’t realize she signed away more than just her Friday night. Under the bright neon glow of music and partying, a sinister game is unfolding, and Birdie finds herself an unsuspecting player… And Jax, a tattooed, muscular masc in a bright green purge mask, has chosen Birdie as her victim.

Librarian Cara Leone fell down a rabbit hole when she began secretly reading very spicy books. They not only piqued her interest in that lifestyle, but made it abundantly clear how much her love life has been lacking in the intimacy department. On a whim, she books a week-long stay at the resort to see if the sweat-inducing romances she reads are more fiction than reality.

Tom will nicht länger lügen. Nach einer verhängnisvollen Begegnung mit seinem besten Freund Joschi am Rande der Abifeier bricht der Kontakt ab. Zwei Jahre später steckt Tom in einer Beziehung mit Pia, die ihn liebt – doch er lebt eine Lüge, die ihn erstickt. Als Pia ihm die Pistole auf die Brust setzt, trifft er eine Entscheidung: Er muss weg. Sofort! Hals über Kopf flieht er aus dem Dorf in die Großstadt, um endlich ein offen schwules Leben zu führen. Doch die neue Freiheit ist anders als erträumt.

An awkward swan shifter walks into a barre… after he’s already walked into the door, two people on the street, and a rack full of tiny pink tutus. While bumping into the handsome dance instructor—multiple times—is no hardship, it’ll take a miracle to overcome Kiran’s clumsiness curse and get him dance-floor ready in time to partner his ballerina sister at her wedding without knocking her on her ass. Miracles? Hardly ex-minion demon Taj Sekani’s scene. But with Kiran in his arms, the perfect pas de deux might finally be within his grasp. But then Taj’s old master demands a favor.

Cold Case detective Cassidy Miller is no stranger to buried things—bodies, secrets, and memories she'd rather forget. Life with her fiancée, the brilliant but guarded defense attorney Julia Desjardin, is the closest thing she's felt to peace. But as Julia begins the emotional process of fertility treatments, Cassidy finds herself caught between wanting a future and fearing she doesn't deserve one.

Etta è giovane e affamata di vita quando si trasferisce a New York da Philadelphia, dov'è cresciuta, per lavorare come infermiera all'ospedale di Ellis Island, l'isola degli arrivi, il lembo di terra dove approdano le speranze e i sogni di tanti. Siamo nel 1910 e solo vent'anni prima nello stesso porto sbarcava la nave su cui viaggiavano i suoi genitori, partiti insieme a migliaia di altri migranti dalla Sicilia. Ed è in quel mondo a sé, sospeso tra lacrime ed euforia, che Etta incontra per la prima volta Tessie. Ne rimane subito colpita.

I live with my Father, the eccentric old man if you listen to the people in town. My father leaves town to sell some things, but he hasn’t come back and it’s been a week. Concerned something has happened to him, I look for him. only to find a creature is holding him captive. Madison is my only hope of saving my father. If I ask her though, she will demand something from me. Something I don’t think I can give her. She will demand me.

My name is Larson Blackburn. If anyone had written a fiction novel that mirrored my life over the past year, I would've called it "Science" fiction, or accused said author of being high on crack. . . but the truth is, I'd be the one in denial. You see, through the most unlikely chain of events, it seems I've fallen in love with my nemesis. That's right. The one and only Troy Babilonia, a.k.a. "Babu the Literary Critic." Remember him? The one that attempted to 'black ball' my masterpiece of literary fiction and take me down with it?

Chronicles is an eye-opening look into the life of three Black gay men. The stories of each speaks freely about what it was like growing up as a black gay man and how those experiences dictate how hard and long we love. The three stories boldly address controversial issues under specific topics including slavery, love, class, social status, racism and the LGBT community.

It’s Christmas time again and Shae can’t wait to slide into Jingle—his elf persona—for a few weeks at the Frostdale mall. The costumes, the scents, the bright laughter, his friends. It all fuels him for the rest of the year. What he doesn’t anticipate is his entire world changing when his best friend moves back home after being away for eight long years.

Numa vila desolada do norte da Índia fica O Beco, onde vive e trabalha Veena, prostituta e mãe da pequena Chinti. Já que Veena não liga para a filha, Chinti recebe proteção e afeto das mulheres do Beco, especialmente de Sadhana, uma hijra, casta de mulheres temidas e rejeitadas por terem nascido com corpos de homens. A vida das três mulheres são viradas ao avesso quando Shivnath, um swami narcisista e cliente de Veena ―, se encanta pela pequena Chinti. Convencido de ter encontrado a encarnação da deusa Kali, ele rapta a menina e a leva em peregrinação a Benares.

In the mystical Taihang Mountains, where magic flows and powerful yao roam, Hongjun has grown up sheltered from the human world. A half-yao himself, he's never had reason to leave--until the mountain's ruler sends him on a dangerous mission: hide his true nature and join the Great Tang Department of Demonic Exorcism in Chang'an. Upon arriving in the bustling capital, Hongjun meets Li Jinglong, a luckless soldier with no spiritual power tasked with leading a team of extraordinary exorcists.

In Sink Or Burn, the year is 2121, and fascism has overthrown a once-thriving utopia. Amid the ashes of a fallen nation, Cheap Glitter—a queer, punk rock band—becomes the voice of resistance. As they tour across a fractured America, raising funds for the fight against a brutal regime, they navigate wildfires, sunken landscapes, and the terrifying laws of a collapsing society.

Drawn together for the first time, this is a collection of Lily’s short stories about the much-loved men from her Mixed Messages and Finding Home series. Follow them through awkward marriage proposals, birthdays, a fraught babysitting job, and a very drunken Eurovision Song Contest party.

I’ve been longing to find my mate for over a thousand years. When I see him for the first time, he’s standing beneath sparkling glass ornaments, like a present waiting to be unwrapped. A present I intend to lay claim to. If I can lure him back to my lair, I’ll shower him with so many gifts he’ll never want to leave. Bonded with my mate by Christmas? Yes, please.

Eleven-year-old Akash Patil lives happily with his mother and extended family in a small, secluded community on the American East Coast—a haven for South Asian immigrants. However, an unforeseen tragedy in his town sets off a harrowing sequence of events, disrupting the peace within his family and close-knit neighborhood.

After saving her grandmother and solving the Orchard Grove case, Zoe finally settles into her apartment with her dog Max. But her peace is short-lived. Chaos invades her work life when her editor, Rick, becomes erratic, unpredictable, and begins chasing mysterious leads. Zoe finds herself longing for the rigors of D.C. and her old job at the Washington Express, until Rick suddenly vanishes. The cryptic clues connected to his disappearance lead Zoe out of Sapphire Valley and into Charleston, where she discovers a ransacked hotel room, blood on the floor, and no signs of Rick.

'Twas the night before Christmas. A secret was looming. The lust in my heart had become too consuming. Make no mistake, no blood do we share, But my guardian was the man whose cross I did bear. With his icy coal eyes, and peppermint lips, Under mistletoe I stood, no chance to resist. For it was on none other than this cold silent night, That I gave into wrong, and it felt so damn right.