Showing results for "End" in Literature & Fiction

Bessem notices Fatima for the first time on the soccer field-muscular and focused, she's the only woman playing and seems completely at ease. When Fatima chases a rogue ball in her direction, Bessem freezes, mesmerized by the athlete's charm and beauty. One playful wink from Fatima, and Bessem knows her life will never be the same.

An exiled augur who sold her soul to save her brother's life is offered one last job before serving an eternity in hell. When she turns it down, her client sweetens the pot by offering up the one payment she can't resist—the chance to have a future where she grows old with the woman she loves. To succeed, she is given three days to track down the White City Vampire, Chicago's most notorious serial killer. If she fails, only hell and heartbreak await.

There's Jonathan, lonely, introspective, and unsure of himself; and Bobby, hip, dark, and inarticulate. In New York after college, Bobby moves in with Jonathan and his roommate, Clare, a veteran of the city's erotic wars. Bobby and Clare fall in love, scuttling the plans of Jonathan, who is gay, to father Clare's child. Then, when Clare and Bobby have a baby, the three move to a small house upstate to raise "their" child together and, with an odd friend, Alice, create a new kind of family.

This exciting and groundbreaking fiction anthology showcases a number of new and emerging 2SQ (Two-Spirit and queer Indigenous) writers from across Turtle Island. These visionary authors show how queer Indigenous communities can bloom and thrive through utopian narratives that detail the vivacity and strength of 2SQness throughout its plight in the maw of settler colonialism's histories.

Hochzeit. Kinder. Karriere. So unterschiedlich wie sie selbst sind auch die Zukunftspläne von Noah und seinen Freunden. Er überredet die Jungs, noch ein letztes Mal gemeinsam zu verreisen – ein Abschiedsspiel sozusagen, bevor ihre prallvollen Terminkalender und Pläne sie in alle Winde verstreuen und ihnen keine Zeit mehr dazu lassen. Der Urlaub auf der kleinen Privatinsel in Fidschi sollte eigentlich ein letzter unbeschwerter Spaß werden. Doch die beiden Wochen stecken voller Überraschungen – angefangen bei katastrophalen Heiratsanträgen über große romantische Gesten bis hin zu lebensverändernden Beichten.

After years of playing the tormented actor Joe Laughlin on the hit television show Shadowland, Hollywood star Robin Chadwick Cassidy is ready for a change. Joe's character embodies the real demons of Robin's past - his struggle with his sexuality, his battle with alcoholism - and portraying the part has taken a heavy toll on his personal life. Robin's husband, FBI agent Jules Cassidy, has noticed the strain and will do whatever he can to make Robin happy.

When I left home, I swore I'd never hide anything about myself again. From college, to law school, to the United States Senate representing California, I've done it all as an out gay man. So, when I'm in DC and see a beautiful guy at the hotel bar, I don't hesitate to proposition him...right before he runs out on me, leaving his sunglasses behind like my very own Cinderfella.

Aufgrund seiner Gefühle für den Staatsanwalt Alec DiCaprio steht der junge Eishockey-Star Vigo Sinetti zwischen den Fronten. Einerseits weiß er, dass Alecs Ermittlungen gegen seinen Vater, den Industriekriminellen Royce Sinetti, berechtigt sind, andererseits will er sich nicht gegen seine Familie stellen. Noch dazu können weder er noch Alec das Risiko eingehen, dass ihre Beziehung öffentlich wird. Allein die Gerüchte um eine mögliche Liaison zu einem Mann bringen Vigo einen schwierigen Stand im Team der Dallas Stars ein.