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Grayson Wright is a man who knows how to do many things, but fixing the toxic relationship with his longtime boyfriend isn't one of them. A surprise birthday party to rekindle their old spark sounded like a great idea - until Gray is the one who receives the shock of his life. Chase Rivers is unlucky in love and draws every loser, liar, and cheater like a magnet. After giving up on finding love, a night out with Mr. Right Now will lead him to the doorstep of his very own Mr. Wright. Too bad Chase didn't have homewrecker and party crasher on his dating-disaster bingo card.

Full-cast dramatisations of three insightful novels by Christopher Isherwood, plus a bonus interview Novelist and playwright Christopher Isherwood is best known for The Berlin Stories of pre-Hitler Germany, which inspired the musical Cabaret. Many of his works have been adapted for stage and...

What do you do when you wake up with a hangover and find yourself in bed with your best friend's younger brother? Who happens to be your new brother-in-law? The man who drives you crazy. The man who always skated by on fast-talk, good looks, and a bright smile. The one who makes you want to break all the rules. You hire him as your assistant, of course. And pray you can keep your sanity. And your hands off him.

Will: Turning up on the first day of a job you desperately need to discover you’ve already slept with your billionaire boss? Yeah, that’s a bit of a conundrum. Learning he’s a closeted bisexual currently embroiled in a - by all accounts bogus - sexual harassment scandal? That’s more of a fiasco. But having to sit outside the office of one of the sexiest men alive, day in, day out, knowing there’s no chance of a repeat? That’s what I’d call a disaster.

Everything's bigger in Texas, including weddings. And misunderstandings. Colorado wedding planner Mason O'Reilly lands a major contract: a 200-guest wedding at the Leanin' N Ranch, where his friends Ford and Stoney are working to provide a safe space for LGBT events. The Wright/Preston ceremony is a destination wedding, and as the grooms are from Texas, everything is done over the phone and email. There's no way that could lead to trouble, right?

On the day Concord Webster turned eighteen, the Devil died. The Devil's real name was Judge Martin, but Concord's mother called him the Devil. She said he boiled babies for dinner and made lampshades out of human skin. So why did she, who hated him so venomously, have a key to his house? The key will unlock more than just Judge's front door. It will also unlock a multitude of stories - where magic children talk to crows, men disappear in piles of leaves, and James Dean lookalikes kiss in dark alleys - and reveal a secret history that will change Concord's life forever.

By day, Felix Franklin is an investigative journalist. By night, he produces Sinister in Savannah, an investigative podcast, with his two best friends. Felix's life revolves around three principles: fortune favors the bold, honesty is everything, and love is for schmucks. The podcast is back to investigate allegations that a local businessman is dabbling in money laundering. On the surface, everything about Cameron Spencer, aka the Auto King, appears to be perfect. The trio of trouble quickly learns all that glitters is not gold.

Mike Miller’s life has gone to shit. The formerly popular high school quarterback now works at a gas station in the middle of nowhere. The last thing he needs is meeting the guy he used to bully at school and seeing him all sorts of polished up. James is now the proud owner of an amazing silver Jaguar and a self-made millionaire. It seems that the day couldn’t get any worse for Mike, but James "Lovelace" Austin might just turn out to be his golden ticket out of the job he hates.

A cute teacher gets a spanking this Christmas. How hot can it get being on his former student’s Naughty List? Is Aaron allowed to want a hot holiday fling with his young former student? Even more forbidden, is he allowed to want this student to spank him? It’s another Christmas, and Aaron is still in the closet as a gay man and a natural submissive. With one youthful indiscretion blacking his ethics record, he can’t afford to indulge his desires no matter how pent up and needy that leaves him. Until his former student comes home for the holidays.

When Mary Todd meets Abraham Lincoln in Springfield in the winter of 1840, he is on no one's shortlist to be president. Rough and reticent, he's a country lawyer lacking money and manners, living above a dry goods shop, but with a gift for oratory. Mary, a quick, self-possessed debutante with a tireless interest in debates and elections, at first finds him an enigma. "I can only hope," she tells his roommate, the handsome, charming Joshua Speed, "that his waters being so very still, they also run deep."

Barrington, geboren und aufgewachsen in Antigua, liebt seine Retro-Anzüge und hat immer das passende Shakespeare-Zitat parat. Mit seiner Frau Carmel führt er ein beschauliches Leben in Hackney, London: zwei Kinder, ein Haus, Ruhestand. Doch unter der perfekten Oberfläche führt Barry ein Doppelleben. Sein Freund Morris ist ebenfalls nach England ausgewandert – denn die beiden führen seit jeher eine heimliche Beziehung. Während sich ihre Ehe auf den Abgrund zubewegt, entscheidet Barry, dass er endlich offen mit Morris zusammenleben will.

He’s nobody’s definition of Mr. Right—but that might make him perfect. Matthew Hart is heir to the family fortune and owner of Hart & Home. When a near-death experience has him fretting over the future, he decides he needs a husband, and not just any husband—an appropriate man to protect the Hart legacy. The last thing Matthew expects is to cross paths with Jax Foster, his first love and the boy who crushed his heart when he disappeared. Jax is unlikely to make Matthew’s list of suitable candidates. Bad boy, vagabond, deep in debt, with a father who can’t keep out of trouble, Jax has nothing to offer—except his heart and a second chance at the romance they never got to explore.

When a piano falls from the sky above her, Veronica Silver takes cover in a subway station. But the lone figure that she finds there is a far more frightening force than what she’s just escaped: he’s a salesman. And what he’s selling are memories - a lifetime of secrets reframed by a chilling question: “What if?” Pregnant at 16, but in love with the girl driving her to the clinic to “make things right", conflicted Veronica kept her baby. But now, eight years later, trapped in a loveless marriage to the father of her child, she questions every choice she’s ever made.

Wenn Josh Hartley eins nicht hat, dann Lust auf diese stinklangweilige Firmenweihnachtsfeier. Jedes Jahr aufs Neue versucht er diesem Termin aus dem Weg zu gehen, ist es doch frustrierend, die Ehefrauen der anderen Mitarbeiter zu sehen, während er noch immer nicht den Mann fürs Leben gefunden hat. Nicht mal den Mann für eine Nacht ... Bis ihm auf genau dieser Weihnachtsfeier der smarte Cole begegnet.

With his parents out of town for the week, Brett Edwards looks forward to having the house all to himself when he receives an unannounced visit from his father’s best friend and coworker, Eric Colson—the rugged man of Brett’s dreams.

Adam ist behütet aufgewachsen und wohnt mit 25 noch bei seinen Eltern. Als er sein Grafik-Praktikum bei New Yorks größter Werbeagentur antritt, hofft er, bald unabhängig sein zu können. Gabriel Archer, 43, ist COO bei Omnicom Group Inc. und führt ein Leben in Luxus und Anerkennung. Er liebt es, seine Position auszunutzen und geht sogar so weit, junge Praktikanten zu verführen. Als er bei einem Meeting das erste Mal auf Adam trifft, fällt dieser sofort in sein Beuteschema.

Ein Lehrer. Sein Schüler. Ein verbotenes Spiel. Logan King, 34, Dozent für Literatur und Sport, fängt an der Jacksonville Academy eine neue Arbeitsstelle an. Nicht ahnend, dass ihn seine Vergangenheit schneller einholt als ihm lieb ist. Es gibt einen Schüler, der ihm vom ersten Tag an das Leben zur Hölle macht und dazu alle Mittel nutzt, die Logan gefährlich werden können. Kyle Jackson, 17, egoistisch, selbstverliebt, sexbesessen und herrschsüchtig ist der König des Internats und macht keinen Hehl daraus, es jeden wissen zu lassen.

Pizzabote James ist betrunkene Kunden gewohnt, die ihn in die Wohnung einladen, aber Vincent Walters ist der Erste, bei dem er in Versuchung gerät. Noch dazu bietet er James eine Menge Geld für seine Gesellschaft. Der bleibt standhaft, bis er von den Spielschulden seines Bruders erfährt. Vier Wochen lang will James bei Mr. Walters bleiben, um das Geld zu verdienen, das seinen Bruder retten soll. Allerdings stellt er eine unumstößliche Regel auf: Nicht anfassen!

Drew, a very handsome young busboy from the wrong side of the tracks, is working away in an expensive resturant. He dreams of being a modern-day Cinderella. One night, his Prince Charming comes along in the form of a sexy blonde customer.

Katie's a small, slender 90-pound waif while Marie is a mighty, big, beautiful 300-pound woman. These two lesbians are caught indoors with nothing to watch but lots of energy to burn. But Marie's always been particularly sensitive about her weight. Can her girlfriend coax her into a little physical stimulation?