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It's 1946, and the dust of World War Two has just begun to settle. When famous archaeologist Rufus Denby returns to London, his life and reputation are as devastated as the city around him. He's used to the most glamorous of excavations, but can't turn down the offer of a job in rural Sussex. It's a refuge, and the only means left to him of scraping a living. With nothing but his satchel and a mongrel dog he's rescued from a bomb site, he sets out to investigate an ancient church in the sleepy village of Droyton.

Thomas Penrose is a village doctor in rural Cornwall. Popular with patients and friends alike, and handsome into the bargain, he lives in a romantic clifftop tower by the sea. It's a wonderful life - if only Dr. Tom could enjoy it. He's a veteran of the conflict in Afghanistan, fighting a lonely battle against alcoholism and PTSD. Determined not to inflict his troubles on anyone else, Tom keeps himself to himself. But fate has other ideas, and brings a handsome surfer crashing to his feet after a dreadful wipe-out on Porth Beach.

Used to pretending he’s someone he’s not, 21-year-old college student Micah has been hiding his true self. When a prank sends him into a bar on kink night, he finds something he never knew he needed: A world so strange, yet so alluring, where someone offers to take care of him...even though escaping all the pressure sounds too good to be true. But can he find something lasting with a daddy who likes to pamper him? Can he trust Carter to be his first in so many ways?

Being with Carter has given Micah freedom and care he never experienced before. He’s blossomed, feeling finally like himself, be it in lace, makeup, or onesies. His daddy is with him every step of the way, making sure he feels loved. Together, they explore even more in the world of age play. Carter never thought he’d find another boy to care for, but then he met Micah. It’s time to embrace his future with his partner, care for him, and pamper him because that’s what a daddy does. And if it involves making more permanent commitments? Maybe it’s time to take the leap.

Michael Chabon masterfully renders the funny, tender, and captivating first-person narrative of Art Bechstein, whose confusion and heartache echo the tones of literary forebears like The Catcher in the Rye's Holden Caulfield and The Great Gatsby's Nick Carraway. The Mysteries of Pittsburgh incontrovertibly established Chabon as a powerful force in contemporary fiction, even before his Pulitzer Prize-winning The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. An unforgettable story of coming of age in America, it is also an essential milestone in American fiction.

Priddy's a lost soul in a part of Cornwall the tourists don't get to see. He's young, sweet-natured, and gorgeous, but that's not enough to achieve escape velocity from his deadbeat village and rotten family life. He's a drifter and a dreamer, and self-preservation isn't his strong suit. An accidental overdose of a nightclub drug leaves him fractured, hallucinating, with too many vital circuits fried to function in a tough world. When a friend offers him winter work in a lighthouse, he gratefully accepts.

As the landlord of The Dragon's Lair and leader of The Black Dragons Motorcycle Club, Axel Carmichael has seen it all and done it all. He's a respected and experienced dom. Nothing shocks him anymore, and nobody catches him off guard. When Bayden rides up to The Dragon's Lair on a bike worth more than most men earn in a year, and immediately demonstrates that he has far more attitude than sense, it's easy for Axel to write him off as a silly little rich boy who's about to get himself killed.

Discover the Dark Side of the Decade That Roared. What killed the infamous flapper Rosalie Frazier? And was gay speakeasy owner Dash Parker’s booze to blame? These are the burning questions in Dash’s mind as he is forced to team up with an unusual, unpredictable gangster and investigate the deadlier side of Prohibition. Sinister mob men with hidden motives. A pair of seedy Times Square roommates hoping for a financial windfall. A shattered family full of bitterness and spite. And at the center, a young woman who loved coded messages and uncovering secrets.

Jacoby never trusted an oracle. They’re sneaky wenches, always speaking in riddles. So when a dragon king’s wise oracle prophesized that he was going to save the land, he wanted to laugh at them. How exactly would a half-breed with no dragon form accomplish this task? As fate would have it, he’d cross paths with a prince. His life would never be the same.

Caden Conner had never planned on coming out of the box he'd placed himself in long ago. He had determined to be what they all expected. He'd decorated it with hockey and parties and girlfriends. No one was ever supposed to find him there, but then Jamie came along and ripped him right out of it. Jamie Bryant was an enigma. He did what he wanted, wore what he wanted, and never apologized for who he was. He had plenty of whispers swirling around him, but he seemed to ignore most of it. Caden had been watching, though, and he'd always hated it when people picked on Jamie.

Aayan Denir knows Garrett Hillier was once a high-powered defense attorney, and—thanks to a leaked photograph—he knows Garrett is sexually submissive, which makes him ideally qualified to defend Aayan's brother from the charge of murdering his sub. Aayan would do anything to protect Syed, even if he doesn't understand how Syed could hurt someone he loves. He could never hurt Garrett. He only wants to take care of him—love him, serve him, cherish him. And maybe torture him. Just a little.

The Girl in Red Pajamas begins when two lesbians have a smack-down in a Boston restaurant. After one is found dead stuffed in the back of the other's SUV, their families line up and point fingers. Tensions mount as relatives question religious beliefs, and the police gather evidence to build a case against the survivor. Bogie McGruder becomes deeply involved in the investigation because one woman is his sister and the other, his old girlfriend.

In 1851, Paul Cassian joins a mining crew on a journey to newly discovered gold mines in Oregon Territory. Instead of discovering riches, they find themselves fallen prey to supernatural forces bent on trapping them to toil forever in the mines deep in the mountains.

My world forever changed for the worse four years ago. My mistake cost my best friend everything. The only person he truly loved—his little brother. Gone, without a trace. The guilt consumes me. Though we've tried, there's no moving past it. The loss is too great. Until one day, a knock on the door gives me the chance to fix what I ruined. Except, what if it comes at the cost of losing my best friend? What if I do everything I can to save Easton and it's still not enough?

Everyone in Highley eagerly anticipates the arrival of Reginald Abernathy, the new master of Albon Manor. Everyone, that is, except Lord William Bascomb. William knows he’ll be expected to woo Reginald’s sister, and he can't summon the interest for it. But when the Abernathys arrive at last, William discovers he’s interested after all - in Reginald. Reginald is the most handsome, most dashing, most intriguing man he’s ever known. Better yet, he seems to share William's preference for men.

Jake West, newly named Ambassador of First Contact, has quite the task before him: unite the world against the Voranah, the species responsible for life on Earth. However, healing fresh and millennia-old wounds ripping the global community apart is no easy feat. As the invasion looms closer, Jake becomes the target of two secret organizations hellbent on his destruction. While navigating the public eye once more, Jake must battle assassins, self-proclaimed goddesses, and the Illuminati, all while struggling to remember the people he's fighting for.

Jake and the others have a simple mission: find the Omnia Fragment, and keep it away from Benedetti. But things get complicated as they’re pursued across the ocean to the fragment’s final resting place in the Mariana Trench. They don’t know what they’ll find when they get there, or who out of their group of seven will become The Primarch—the person who can control all the elements.

When Jake West goes on a first date with Jordan Bailey, sparks fly—both figuratively and literally, as an explosion rocks the restaurant. However, Jordan controls the blast, eyes aflame as he saves their lives. But Jordan is not alone. There are others like him, some who want to preserve the planet using the power of the elements—The Keepers—and some who want to be recognized and appreciated for the power they—The Disciples. And for some reason, the Disciples are very focused on making sure Jake doesn't see the light of another day.

I lost my husband two years ago in a car accident. Two weeks after we were married. On the day of my student’s finals. No, it’s not okay, and I’m not okay. It hasn’t been easy, and I’ve basically been going from day to day since then. But along comes Bark Ruffalo, an adorable little dog that belongs to my new coworker -- my cute coworker -- Remy Webb. Soon, I’m spending a lot of time with Remy and discussing my deceased husband, and finding myself coming alive again.

Braiden and Trey once shared a burning passion for each other when they were younger. Because their fathers were bitter rivals, they had to keep their relationship a secret. Upon turning 18, Braiden wanted to take their relationship public and declare their love for each other to their families. Trey, however, was not ready for this and this led to a huge fight and them breaking up. Fast forward 20 years and neither have seen each other since that fateful evening, until they run into each other at a local diner.