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When two history professors and best friends are forced to fake hate to protect their reputations, chaos ensues, in the next rollicking historical-fantasy rom-com from beloved author India Holton. Magical-antique experts Amelia Tarrant and Caleb Sterling have been best friends forever, although...

Tom Gray is one of the world's top models - an effortless object of desire. Self-contained, elusive, and always in control, he's accustomed to living life entirely on his own terms. But when Tom comes under suspicion in the gory death of his employer, his world spirals into chaos. Someone's framing him. Someone's stalking him. And as old secrets come to light, Tom finds his adversary always one step ahead. Will Foster is the only man Tom trusts to help. But Tom brutally burned all bridges between them two years before, and Will paid a bitter price.

Brought to you by Penguin. Hugo Hunter was the most celebrated gay novelist of the 20th century. He published two masterpieces, securing his place alongside the dazzling literary greats of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, and rubbing shoulders with everyone from Truman Capote to James Baldwin, Gore Vidal...

“A debut story collection of the rarest kind ... you wish that every single entry could be an entire novel." —Entertainment Weekly Fresh, intimate stories of women’s lives from an extraordinary new literary voice, laying bare the unexpected beauty and irony in contemporary life A college...

It's the last night of a week-long house party in remote northern England. Every sensual delight imaginable is right at Henry Shaw's fingertips. Yet all he wants is to be with his host, the deliciously handsome and enigmatic Arsen Grey. Henry's certain it's love, not mere infatuation. He's also sure it's hopeless. After all, the party's purpose is to find Arsen a new mistress.

Brought to you by Penguin. FROM THE MASTERMIND BEHIND THE DANGEROUS DAMSELS SERIES COMES ANOTHER UTTERLY ADDICTIVE COSY ROMANTIC FANTASY SERVED BEST WITH A CUP OF TEA . When two history professors and best friends are forced to fake hate to protect their reputations, chaos ensues, in the next...

Named a ‘Most Anticipated Book of 2021’ by Lit Hub and The Millions 'Sestanovich’s elegant prose takes seriously the quiet unrest that can ravage a life' - Raven Leilani, author of Luster ‘Astonishing – one of the best story collections I’ve read in a long time’ Brandon Taylor...

At times, fate has a mysterious way of keeping those under true love’s spell apart. Yet lovers meant to be together will always find their way back to each other. In this romantic tale, three couples must confront this dilemma, as time, distance, and the unknown hinder their efforts. One couple suffers the separation of time, existing both in the present and the future. A second couple finds separation through a misunderstanding, leaving both their hearts broken. The most challenging though is for a third couple who believe they have never met in person. Their love affair began with an ...

After his brother Sterling disappears one too many times, Monk is asked to find him. But what starts as a simple case of a man cheating on his wife, becomes more problematic when a detective shows up asking questions, piquing Monk's curiosity, but is later found murdered. Complicating matters, the detective, like Sterling's lover, is black and transgendered. A world Monk knows little about. He knows Aisha, Sterling's lover is out there, feeding him clues, but unwilling to come out in the open. Sterling claims he doesn't know where she is but offers to seek counseling from a famous LA pastor...

Named a ‘Most Anticipated Book of 2021’ by Lit Hub and The Millions 'Sestanovich’s elegant prose takes seriously the quiet unrest that can ravage a life' - Raven Leilani, author of Luster ‘Astonishing – one of the best story collections I’ve read in a long time’ Brandon Taylor...

Hannah and Rea, on holiday in Tangiers are disturbed to discover that two sinister looking characters are following them. Then they meet the mysterious Toby who is himself following the stalkers. He wants to know why the men are interested in the girls. But the girls have no idea. They are not too worried, since they are moving on to Chefchouen. Toby says he will take them himself, secretly. But who is Toby? What does he do? Is he a policeman? A spy? A treasure hunter? All seems well until one of the girls disappears.

A basement-dwelling computer gamer meets the super model of his dreams and confronts his own bigotries and social limitations.

In the tradition of Who Owns the Future, an MIT Media Lab scientist imagines how everyday objects can intuit our needs, improve our lives, and form “an ethereal interconnection of gadgets and human desires that...will pervade our lives in the very near future” (The Wall Street Journal). We...

What is that one possession that means the most to you, not just because of its beauty, quality, quirkiness or sentimental value but because of what it tells you about yourself, its maker and the time and place from which it emerged? On each episode of “Object of Desire,” 1stDibs’ new podcast, we talk with an influential tastemaker, style setter or cultural observer about that one remarkable thing in their life — whether it’s design, art, jewelry or fashion — that they especially love. Their stories are moving, inspirational, educational and sometimes even a bit embarrassing. ...

She didn’t want a lover. She wanted a Master. Gina Hawkes is exhausted. At twenty-eight, she is drowning in the modern fatigue of endless choices—what to wear, what to say, how to keep her demanding boyfriend happy. She spends her days selling antiques to ungrateful rich men, dreaming of a silence she can never quite find. Then the crate arrives. Inside is Kylindros, a Greek statue of terrifying, ancient beauty. She is cold marble, but to Gina, she burns like fever. From the moment Gina touches the stone, the static shock rewires her brain. The smell of ozone fills her lungs. The hum of...

Brought to you by Penguin. A magnificent work of shadow-play and a meditation on desire, metamorphosis and mortality. Flora is visiting home in Mexico when the family dog leaps up and bites her hand. She winds up in hospital where she undergoes several surgeries under anaesthesia and meets...

Paris Review contributor Katy Kelleher explores our obsession with gorgeous things, unveiling the fraught histories of makeup, flowers, perfume, silk, and other beautiful objects. April recommended reading by the New York Times Book Review, Vanity Fair, Goodreads, Jezebel, Christian Science...

What is it that is behind all types of desire? Drew is in college and his entire existence is dominated by his desires. He meets Alex, an engineer who is obsessed with creating the embodiment of desire. They both work together to create something that perfectly embodies every type of human desire, from hunger to sex, from comfort to love.

Man's first experience, when he awoke in creation, was the overwhelming display of God's love...God's very favor and adoration! God is love…and this love could only rest…in an encounter…with a being of the same kind and likeness! God can only find His rest in a being of the same image and likeness as Himself…a being with the same love as His…a love of the same kind as His own.

Listen to full audiobooks for free : https://esound.space/audible Title: Object of His DesireAuthor: Ava MarchNarrator: Tim GilbertFormat: UnabridgedLength: 2 hrs and 8 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 01-30-17Publisher: Audible StudiosGenres: Fiction, Gay & LesbianSummary:He thinks he's just a wallflower. Little does he know he's the guest of honor.... It's the last night of a week-long house party in remote northern England. Every sensual delight imaginable is right at Henry Shaw's fingertips. Yet all he wants is to be with his host, the deliciously handsome and enigmatic Arsen Grey. ...