By C. C. Bridges. Catching two demon burglars is routine for Gabriel 1089, who’s one cog in an army of cybernetically modified humans protecting the sky-city of Heaven. Until two turns into a twenty-demon ambush. When he wakes up, he’s missing his network-enabled halo – and one of his metal wings. The down-level junk dealer tending his wounds has hands that spark nerve endings Gabe’s never knew he possessed. But for an angel cut off from Heaven, an attic in Old Trent feels more like a trap than a sanctuary.
By Cooper Davies. It’s not difficult for Hayden to work out why Officer Josh Peterson is the last man alive he wants to face. Not because of the council’s harebrained idea to broker peace between their clans. It’s the sweaty palms that prove Hayden never got over his embarrassing attraction to his alpha rival. Mate with him? Nothing fills Hayden with more desire – or dread. Josh doesn’t have a gay hair in his fur. At least not one he owns up to.
By Sedonia Guillone. Kenji doesn’t know who he is or where he came from, only that he woke up one day, naked and alone on Terran A, possessing nothing in the world but a golden statue. All he knows is his survival, hosting roughnecks in Spike’s bar for a living. The one bright spot in his life is Jake Fallon, a cop with Interstellar Patrol. Though Fallon is only another customer, Kenji senses something different about him, something that inspires Kenji to trust Fallon with his body and his life. When Kenji is attacked and pursued by a vicious bounty hunter one night, Fallon also becomes his only hope.
By Nicole Kimberling. Thomas Myrdin knows that intrigue is part of life at court, but that doesn’t make his king’s betrayal any easier. Yet heartbreak troubles him less than the apocalyptic visions that haunt him. Fiery premonitions that show the world burning – and the cause, the king’s daughter. Lord Adam Wexley harbours a secret longing for the elegant Thomas, but his duty is to protect the newborn princess.
By Jordan Castillo Price. Ten years ago, the Human Hemovore Virus blazed through the world, and left the few victims who survived unable to eat, allergic to sunlight and craving the taste of blood. Mark used to think V-positives were incredibly sexy with their pale, flawless skin and taut, lean bodies. Not anymore. Not since he’s been stuck procuring under-the-counter feline blood for his control-freak boss, Jonathan Varga. Why cat blood? Mark has never dared to ask.
By Emily Veinglory. Three armies are converging on the isolated town of Ballot’s Keep, and a harsh, icy winter is just around the corner. Xeras and his infant dragon are heading out of town, but not to escape. It was his meddling that caused all this trouble for his lover, Carly, and for the town. And it’s his job to set it right. Or, as his companion ghost likes to remind him, get killed trying.
By Ann Somerville. Fleeing his murderous brother-in-law, Vicont Yveni, seeks safety abroad. Instead he ends up shipwrecked, captured and then sold into slavery. Paole’s natural gift for healing made him a valuable asset but did little to shield him from abuse. All he wanted was an apprentice and travelling companion, instead he winds up the unintentional owner of a slave with a mulish attitude…and a suspicious history...
By Kirby Crow. Scarlet and the White Wolf, Book Two. carlet the pedlar and Liall the bandit find themselves among hostile company aboard a Rshani brigantine headed north through icy waters. Liall has been summoned home to Rshan na Ostre by way of a cryptic message. Scarlet, after a near-fatal encounter with bounty-hunters seeking Liall's head, recklessly follows Liall into danger. Now the unlikely pair -a slight, honorable Hilurin and a giant northern rogue- are relentlessly pursued over rough seas on a perilous journey for Liall to reclaim his past, but what new dangers will await them in the fabled Land of Night?
By Kirby Crow. Scarlet of Lysia is an honest peddler, a young merchant travelling the wild, undefended roads to support his aging parents. Liall, called the Wolf of Omara, is the handsome, world-weary chieftain of a tribe of bandits blocking a mountain road that Scarlet needs to cross. When Liall jokingly demands a carnal toll for the privilege, Scarlet refuses and an inventive battle of wills ensues, with disastrous results. Scarlet is convinced that
By Stormy Glenn. Rojan Ja’Dar is a rogue, a pirate who buys and sells cargo for a living. He is his own man, skirting the edge of the law and answering to no one. Arriving on a particular planet, he discovers a human pet being sold at auction. Intrigued, Rojan breaks all his rules and buys the human as his pet. It isn’t until after he purchases the human that Rojan discovers he had just bought his mate.
By Steve Berman. Editor Steve Berman brings together acclaimed fantasy writers with some of the brightest names in speculative and gay fiction to create tales that are moving and magical. These stories of romance and grief, adolescence and identity, struggle and hope will enchant readers who long for a fantastic escape – and a wonderful twist! Tales that tear and tug at the heart but never cease to enchant, this exciting and unique collection will long last in the minds of readers.
By Sky Unending. Two angels - one good, one evil - descend to earth with one common goal. Both have learnt about the existence of the Alchemist and both desperately need to convince the miracle worker to join their side in order to vanquish the other. The light and dark seraphs enter the world of a seemingly ordinary boy on a mission that will change their immortal existences forever. In a story of love, lust and despair, the mortal and immortal journey through a myriad of human emotions.
By Kirby Crow. Scarlet and the White Wolf, Book Three. Struggling to come to terms with his new life in Rshan na Ostre, young Scarlet is trying to find his place in a decadent, foreign society that bears an ancient hatred for all Hilurin. As Liall is pulled away from Scarlet and into the jaded intrigues of a royal court, the young pedlar wonders if they’ve made a terrible mistake in journeying to Rshan.
By Evangeline Anderson. Haven is a Master of the Order of the Light – a revered sect of mediators and healers that roam the galaxy righting wrongs. 10 years ago he bought a ragged slave boy and brought him to live at the Temple of Light. As Wren’s master and mentor, Haven knows the young man is off limits, so he keeps his feelings for his novice under wraps. But Wren has been in love with his master from the moment he laid eyes on him.
