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    • Give Me a Reason

      Lisa Oliver

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Throughout the eons of time it was said that when it came to Fated Mates, the Fates never made a mistake. Could Helios and Bruno prove to be the exception to that rule? Ancient Greek God of the Sun, Helios might also be the god of sight, but even he couldn't predict what would happen when he finally caught a glimpse of the light he'd been looking for - the one that let him know his search for his mate was over. The problem was when he chased up the source of that light, his intended one was on a date with someone else. Even when the date ended badly, Helios's efforts to help weren't appreciated. Bear shifter, Bruno Carpenter, was an ex-soldier, a current police officer, and on a date from hell. When he gets mugged he is shocked to feel his body responding to a male who suddenly appeared in the alley beside him. What was worse was that the same man started talking about them being mates. Bruno decided he must have been hit on the head harder than he thought. Unfortunately, the attack o

    • Frankie

      Graham Norton

      Fictie en literatuur The brand-new novel from million-copy bestseller and national treasure Graham Norton - a dazzling, decades-sweeping story about love, bravery and what it means to live a significant life. 'I loved Frankie so much. I couldn't stop reading it, but feel bereft now that I've finished' NIGELLA LAWSON 'Fascinating, funny, sad... Every page is intriguing. Once again, Graham shows his class as a writer' JO BRAND 'Warm and wise, Frankie is a woman worth getting to know' BONNIE GARMUS 'I was enthralled by Frankie from page one. It's a beauty. A warm, deeply moving, life-enhancing novel' SARAH WINMAN Always on the periphery, looking on, young Frankie Howe was never quite sure enough of herself to take centre stage - after all, life had already judged her harshly. Now old, Frankie finds it easier to forget the life that came before. Then Damian, a young Irish carer, arrives at her London flat, there to keep an eye on her as she recovers from a fall. A memory is sparked, and the past crackles into

    • The Goldfinch

      Donna Tartt

      Fictie en literatuur WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION Theo Decker, aged thirteen, is left alone in the world after surviving a catastrophe that kills his only close relative - his mother - and tears him away from everything he knows. Tormented by grief, drifting from home to home, he grows increasingly obsessed with a small, enchanting work of art which dominates his imagination and ultimately draws him, as an adult, into a much darker life than he could ever have foreseen. 'A masterpiece' The Times 'Astonishing' Guardian 'Superb' Daily Mail 'A gripping page turner' Independent on Sunday 'A triumph' Stephen King 'Dazzling' New York Times

    • The Color Purple

      Alice Walker

      Fictie en literatuur THE ICONIC CLASSIC, WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE ONE OF THE BBC '100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD' 'A lush celebration of all that it means to be a black female. I love that The Color Purple doesn't try to soften its blows but is also courageous enough to hold on to a wonderfully affirming faith in possibility, in forgiveness and kindness and hope' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ' The Color Purple is my go-to comfort novel. Every single time I read this book, I walk away as a slightly better person than I was when I picked it up' Tayari Jones 'I think that The Color Purple was the first book that made me think that I could try to be a writer - or that made me aware that a young black woman from the South could write about the South' Jesmyn Ward 'I got the book and read it, in one day, when it came out. And then I went back, the next day, and bought every copy they had' Oprah Winfrey A powerful cultural touchstone of modern American literature, The Color Purple depicts the lives of African A

    • The Paying Guests

      Sarah Waters

      Fictie en literatuur 'A page-turning melodrama and a fascinating portrait of London on the verge of great change' Guardian It is 1922, and in a hushed south London villa life is about to be transformed, as genteel widow Mrs Wray and her discontented daughter Frances are obliged to take in lodgers. Lilian and Leonard Barber, a modern young couple of the 'clerk class', bring with them gramophone music, colour, fun - and dangerous desires. The most ordinary of lives, it seems, can explode into passion and drama... A love story that is also a crime story, this is vintage Sarah Waters. 'Another wild ride of a novel... magnetic storytelling' Tracy Chevalier, Observer 'You will be hooked within a page' Charlotte Mendelson, Financial Times 'Sumptuous... the writing is impeccable. A joy in every respect' New Statesman 'An unsurpassed fictional recorder of vanished eras and hidden lives' Sunday Times

    • De toegift

      Carry Slee

      LHBTQIA+ fictie In De Toegift beschrijft Carry Slee op indringende wijze de liefde tussen een jonge vrouw en haar twee geliefden. Ze zijn met elkaar verbonden door de pijn die ze in hun jeugd hebben ervaren, totdat de jonge vrouw voor zichzelf kiest. Op dat moment ontdekt ze de liefde en het ware schrijferschap. Ze trekt zich terug in de veilige wereld van haar boeken, maar door haar verlangen naar intimiteit en angst voor afwijzing, komt de relatie met haar uitgever onder druk te staan.

    • Wat het hart verwoest

      John Boyne

      LHBTQIA+ fictie De grootse nieuwe roman van de auteur van De jongen in de gestreepte pyjama en De grote stilte Voor de liefhebbers van De as van mijn moeder van Frank McCourt Ierland, 1945. Cyril wordt geboren als bastaardzoon van een verstoten tienermeisje. Het welgestelde echtpaar Avery adopteert hem, maar Cyril vraagt zich vaak af waarom, want zijn adoptieouders laten geen gelegenheid onbenut om hem op het hart te drukken dat hij geen echte Avery is. Hij voelt zich ook geen Avery, en hij voelt zich ook niet thuis in het katholieke naoorlogse Ierland. Pas als hij de flamboyante charmeur Julian Woodbead ontmoet, is de eerste stap naar de zoektocht van zijn identiteit gezet – een zoektocht die hem tot in Amsterdam en New York voert, in een poging het geluk en de liefde te vinden. John Boyne verbeeldt op fenomenale wijze de verlossende kracht van de menselijke geest, en laat de lezer en passant voelen hoe onwelkom de wereld kan zijn voor zoekende zielen. De pers over Wat het hart verwoest ‘Afwisse

    • Wormmaan

      Mariken Heitman

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Een surrealistische zoektocht naar oorsprong, identiteit en de betekenis van mens-zijn. Wie of wat blijft er over als je alles afpelt dat door anderen aan je werd opgedrongen? ‘Wormmaan’ van Mariken Heitman gaat over Elke die na tegenslag op haar werk met een vergeten erwtenras naar een Waddeneiland vertrekt. Ze wil de erwt, een tweeslachtig ras dat zich nauwelijks heeft laten sturen, terugbrengen naar zijn wilde kern. Elke realiseert zich dat zij gewassen vormt zoals de maatschappij háár probeert te vormen. Wie of wat blijft er over als je alles afpelt dat door anderen aan je werd opgedrongen? Parallel aan Elkes zoektocht verhalen onze voorouders over Ra, eenling op drift, die aansluiting zoekt bij wat later de eerste boeren zullen blijken. Ra, net als Elke in het heden, lijkt nergens bij te passen. Moet deze mens veranderen of de groep – of misschien hun gezamenlijke wereldbeeld? Langzaam wordt duidelijk hoe de mens altijd op zoek is naar oorsprong, identiteit en betekenis.

    • The Vanishing Half

      Brit Bennett

      Fictie en literatuur THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP BESTSELLER #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 'An utterly mesmerising novel..I absolutely loved this book' Bernardine Evaristo, winner of the Booker Prize 2019 'Epic' Kiley Reid, O, The Oprah Magazine ' Favourite book [of the] year' Issa Rae Perfect for fans of Toni Morrison, Zora Neale Hurston and Nella Larson. The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, southern black community and running away at age sixteen, it's not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults, it's everything: their families, their communities, their racial identities. Ten years later, one sister lives with her black daughter in the same southern town she once tried to escape. The other secretly passes for white, and her white husband knows nothing of her past. Still, even separated by so many miles and just as many lies, the fates of the twins remain intertwined. Wh

    • VERNEUKT!

      Marc Verburg

      LHBTQIA+ fictie VERNEUKT! is het waargebeurde verhaal van Marc Verburg. VERNEUKT! is het waargebeurde verhaal van Marc Verburg. De roman beschrijft de even uitgestrekte als verborgen wereld van (gay) seksfeestjes en bijbehorende drugs; de zogenaamde chemsparty's. Een wereld met universele, maar ongeschreven regels en wetten, waar de normen en waarden van het dagelijks leven vervagen en - zoals dat gaat met drugs - het contact met de realiteit zich sluipend uit de voeten maakt. De hoofdpersoon in VERNEUKT! worstelt niet alleen met de verslaving van zijn onbereikbare liefde Rafael, maar ook met die van zichzelf - al liggen daar totaal verschillende motivaties aan ten grondslag. Zowel de destructieve kracht en gevolgen van drugs spelen hun parten, als ook de uitzichtloze, soms ziekelijke verslaving aan elkaar, waarmee de hartverscheurende gebeurtenissen zich in hoog tempo opvolgen en uiteindelijk uitmonden in een dramatische climax.

    • Vind me

      André Aciman

      LHBTQIA+ fictie André Acimans Vind me, het langverwachte vervolg op zijn bestseller Noem me bij jouw naam, keert hij terug naar zijn hoofdpersonen, 15 jaar na die allesbepalende zomer. Vind me van André Aciman is het langverwachte vervolg op zijn bestseller Noem me bij jouw naam. In Vind me keert André Aciman terug naar de hoofdpersonen van zijn wereldwijde bestseller, vijftien jaar na die allesbepalende zomer. Elio's vader Samuel – gescheiden – is op weg naar Rome om een bezoek te brengen aan zijn zoon, die pianist geworden is. In de trein raakt hij in gesprek met Miranda, een jonge fotograaf. Het is een ontmoeting die zijn leven voorgoed zal veranderen. Elio verhuist kort daarop naar Parijs, waar ook hij een intense relatie krijgt, terwijl Oliver – inmiddels professor in de Verenigde Staten en vader van twee volwassen zoons – overweegt terug te keren naar Italië. Naar degene van wie hij nooit afscheid heeft kunnen nemen. André Aciman schrijft in Vind me opnieuw op meesterlijke wijze ov

    • Fingersmith

      Sarah Waters

      Fictie en literatuur From an award-winning author, Fingersmith is an extraordinary, ingenious tale of fraud, insanity and secrets London 1862. Sue Trinder, orphaned at birth, grows up among petty thieves - fingersmiths - under the rough but loving care of Mrs Sucksby and her 'family'. But from the moment Sue draws breath, her fate is linked to that of another orphan growing up in a gloomy mansion not too many miles away. 'A page turning thriller while managing to be a tender love story' Adam Kay 'Intensely atmospheric, impeccably paced, and cunningly structured' Mail on Sunday 'A chilling, ingenious erotic thriller - unputdownable' Sunday Express 'Long, dark, twisted and satisfying... An unforgettable experience' Julie Myerson, Guardian

    • Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit

      Jeanette Winterson

      Fictie en literatuur 'Like most people I lived for a long time with my mother and father. My father liked to watch the wrestling, my mother liked to wrestle; it didn't matter what' This is the story of Jeanette, adopted and brought up by her mother as one of God's elect. Zealous and passionate, she seems destined for life as a missionary, but then she falls for one of her converts. At sixteen, Jeanette decides to leave the church, her home and her family, for the young woman she loves. Innovative, punchy and tender, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is a few days ride into the bizarre outposts of religious excess and human obsession. 'Witty… extraordinary and exhilarating' The Times 'She is a master of her material, a writer in whom great talent abides' Vanity Fair 'Many consider her to be the best living writer in this language... In her hands, words are fluid, radiant, humming' Evening Standard 'A novel that deserves revisiting' Observer 'A wonderful rites-of-passage novel' Mariella Frostrup

    • Collide

      Riley Hart

      LHBTQIA+ fictie At ten years old, Noah Jameson and Cooper Bradshaw collided mid-air when they dove for the same football. For three years, they were inseparable…until one day when Noah and his parents disappeared in the middle of the night. Noah and Cooper never knew what happened to each other. Now, seventeen years later, after finding his boyfriend in bed with another man, Noah returns to Blackcreek looking for a fresh start. And damned if he doesn't find his old friend grew up to be sexy as sin. Coop can't believe Noah—the only person he trusted with the guilt over his parents' death—is back. And gay… Or that Cooper himself suddenly wants another man in his bed for the first time. There's no denying the attraction and emotion between them, but can they overcome the ghosts of their pasts to have a future together? This title contains two strong, sexy men, and a passionate friendship that transforms into a sizzling hot romance.

    • Zwemmen in het donker

      Tomasz Jedrowski

      LHBTQIA+ fictie ‘Prachtig liefdesverhaal - over de offers die je soms moet brengen om jezelf trouw te zijn.’ Rik van de Westelaken Krachtig, universeel vraagstuk: geef je je principes op voor de liefde of niet? Voor de lezers van Benedict Wells, Noem me bij jouw naam van André Aciman, en Hanya Yanagihara’s Een klein leven. Polen, 1980. De angstige, gedesillusioneerde Ludwik Gowacki, die binnenkort afstudeert aan de universiteit, is samen met de rest van zijn klas naar een landbouwkamp gestuurd. Hier ontmoet hij Janusz. Samen brengen ze een droomachtige zomer door met zwemmen in afgelegen meren, het lezen van verboden boeken en verliefd worden. Maar als de zomer voorbij is, gaan de twee noodgedwongen terug naar Warschau, naar de harde realiteit van het leven onder de communistische partij. Verbannen uit het paradijs moeten Ludwik en Janusz beslissen hoe ze zullen overleven, en door hun verschillende keuzes worden ze uit elkaar gedreven. Zwemmen in het donker is een onvergetelijke roman over jeu

    • The Price of Salt

      Patricia Highsmith

      LHBTQIA+ fictie * The Original Rare Pulp Edition! Therese is nineteen and working in a department store during the Christmas shopping season. She dates men, although not with real enthusiasm. One day a beautiful older woman comes over to her counter and buys a doll. As the purchase is a C.O.D. order, Therese makes a mental note of the customer's address.  She is intrigued and drawn to the woman.  Although young, inexperienced and shy, she writes a note to the customer, Carol, and is elated and surprised when Carol invites her to meet. Therese realizes she has strong feelings for Carol, but is unsure of what they represent. Carol, in the process of a bitter separation and divorce, is also quite lonely.  Soon the two women begin spending a great deal of time together.  Before long, they are madly and hopelessly in love. The path is not easy for them, however. Carol also has a child and a very suspicious husband¾dangerous ground for the lovers.  When the women leave New York an

    • Eenzaam avontuur

      Anna Blaman

      Fictie en literatuur Ter ere van de vijftigste sterfdag van Anna Blaman dit jaar, heeft Uitgeverij Meulenhoff Blaman’s klassieker Eenzaam avontuur opnieuw uitgebracht. Het is een van de eerste Nederlandse boeken waarin de lesbische liefde en erotiek op zinnelijke wijze beschreven is. Het wordt ook nu nog gezien als een absoluut meesterwerk.

    • The Great Believers

      Rebecca Makkai

      Fictie en literatuur WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS WINNER OF THE STONEWALL BOOK AWARD - BARBARA GITTINGS LITERATURE AWARD FINALIST FOR THE LA TIMES FICTION AWARD 'Stirring, spellbinding and full of life' Téa Obreht, New York Times bestselling author of The Tiger's Wife In 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an art gallery in Chicago, is about to pull off an amazing coup: bringing an extraordinary collection of 1920s paintings as a gift to the gallery. Yet as his career begins to flourish, the carnage of the AIDs epidemic grows around him. One by one, his friends are dying and after his friend Nico's funeral, he finds his partner is infected, and that he might even have the virus himself. The only person he has left is Fiona, Nico's little sister. Thirty years later, Fiona is in Paris tracking down her estranged daughter who disappeared into a cult. While staying with an old friend, a famous photographer who documented the C

    • The Left Hand of Darkness

      Ursula K. Le Guin

      Fictie en literatuur 'A rich and complex story of friendship and love' GUARDIAN 'It's a giant thought experiment that's also a cracking good read about gender' Neil Gaiman 'Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new' Two people, until recently strangers, find themselves on a long, tortuous and dangerous journey across the ice. One is an outcast, forced to leave his beloved homeland; the other is fleeing from a different kind of persecution. What they have in common is curiosity, about others and themselves, and an almost unshakeable belief that the world can be a better place. As they journey for over 800 miles, across the harshest, most inhospitable landscape, they discover the true meaning of friendship, and of love. Readers love The Left Hand of Darkness : 'This book overwhelmed me with how good it was , and how different it ended up from what I expected . . . a deep story of humanity, love, betrayal, alienation, and acceptance ' Goodreads re

    • Maurice

      E M Forster

      Fictie en literatuur 'A monument to a moment when change seemed possible' COLM TÓIBÍN 'It shows the quality of a novelist at the height of his powers' SUNDAY TIMES 'His heart leapt alive and shook him to pieces. It cried "You love and are loved."' Maurice Hall grows up in comfort and privilege near London, in a villa surrounded by pines, where all is convenience and ease. He progresses through a traditional English education, projecting an outer confidence that masks troubling questions about his unspoken desires. At Cambridge University, Maurice meets Clive, an assured older student, with whom he enjoys a close and intense relationship. Sneaking around college, climbing through windows and skipping lectures, Maurice begins to grasp a less conventional view of the nature of love. And then, on a trip to Clive's family estate, he meets Alec, the gamekeeper, and his emotional and sexual awakening reaches its height, opening up the possibility of a life that strays from the path he was raised to follow. But

    • Royal Fling

      Rhys Everly & Rhys Writes Romance

      LHBTQIA+ fictie I left home to find my mother. I didn't think I'd also find a real life prince. Reconnecting with my missing past is easy. As is the connection to my mother's mysterious, rich boss. A Greek Adonis of a man who looks at me as if I'm the most delectable snack. Imagine my surprise when I wake up naked in bed with him, only to find out he's the Crown Prince of Elysia. I know it's not going to last.  He has a future as a king  and my version of a life of luxury includes a classroom full of elementary school children. So what if he's handsome, sweet and sexy? He's only a summer fling. We could never be anything more. The problem is… I'm falling in love with him. Royal Fling is the fifth and final book in the Cedarwood Beach small town gay romance series and is completely standalone. It contains a romantic teacher, a hopelessly infatuated prince, surprise luxurious dates and a fairy tale ending like no other.

    • Rogue Affair

      Rhys Writes Romance & Rhys Everly

      LHBTQIA+ fictie MrRomantic: I kissed my bully. And I liked it. Sweet_Peaches: And? How was it? MrRomantic: It was hot. So hot. But... Sweet_Peaches: But? MrRomantic: I think I'm in love with someone else. Sweet_Peaches: Who? MrRomantic: I think I'm in love with you. Sweet_Peaches: But you haven't even met me. You should give your bully a chance. MrRomantic: Why? Sweet_Peaches: Because he has feelings for you. MrRomantic: How would you know? Rogue Affair is the third book in the Cedarwood Beach small town gay romance series and is completely standalone. It contains a closeted giant, a man with a list, a dog named Romeo, and a high school reunion. Please note trigger warnings in the front of the book.

    • Storm Bound

      Rhys Everly & Rhys Writes Romance

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Handsome, nerdy… oh, and he's also my boss! When I took the job, I had no idea I'd be working with my dream man. He's obsessed with my favorite TV show. He's kind and gentle. And he's also submissive. My perfect match, in every way. But after one too many heartbreaks, I don't cross the line between colleague and lover. That is until the perfect storm hits the shores of my small town. Then, all hell breaks loose. Is he my happily-ever-after? Or a heartbreak in the making? Storm Bound is the fourth book in the Cedarwood Beach small town gay romance series and is completely standalone. It contains two geeks, a D/s dynamic, a hurricane, and a Greek Yaya determined to get her grandson married.

    • Lord John en de Schotse gevangene

      Diana Gabaldon

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Wereldwijd werden al meer dan 27 miljoen romans van Diana Gabaldon verkocht Londen, 1760. Lord John Grey krijgt indormatie in handen die niet alleen een groot gevaar oplevert voor zijn geliefde Engeland, maar ook zijn eigen leven bedreigt. Hij gaat op zoek naar Jamie Fraser, een man die pijnlijke herinneringen bij hem wakker roept, maar die de enige lijkt te zijn die hem kan helpen. Samen moeten ze zich een weg banen door een wirwar van samenzweringen en bloedige opstanden, hopend dat ze het er levend afbrengen...

    • Her Name in the Sky

      Kelly Quindlen

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Seventeen-year-old Hannah wants to spend her senior year of high school going to football games and Mardi Gras parties. She wants to drive along the oak-lined streets of Louisiana's Garden District and lie on the hot sand of Florida's beaches. She wants to spend every night making memories with her tight-knit group of friends. The last thing she wants is to fall in love with a girl--especially when that girl is her best friend, Baker. Hannah knows she should like Wally, the kind, earnest boy who asks her to prom. She should cheer on her friend Clay when he asks Baker to be his girlfriend. She should follow the rules of her conservative community--the rules that have been ingrained in her since she was a child. But Hannah longs to be with Baker, who cooks macaroni and cheese with Hannah late at night, who believes in the magic of books as much as Hannah does, and who challenges Hannah to be the best version of herself. And Baker might want to be with Hannah, too--if both girls can embr

    • De wateraap

      Mariken Heitman

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Wie ben je als je je vrouw noch man voelt? De wateraap is een actueel verhaal over gender en de zoektocht naar de eigen identiteit, aangevuld met een voelbare liefde voor de natuur. In het zintuiglijke verhaal ‘De wateraap’ onderzoekt Mariken Heitman het zachte verzet van een eenling tegen het keurslijf. Hoe word je mens, als dat betekent: vrouw óf man? Biologiestudente Elke heeft geen idee. Halfslachtig rommelt ze door de zomer en helpt ze haar oudtante in de tuin: ze zaait bieten, stekt kool en wiedt onkruid. In de tuin wordt volop gegroeid en gestorven, dit alles met een vanzelfsprekende overgave die Elke vreemd is. Het ontbreekt haar aan iets, een bondgenoot, iemand om zich aan te spiegelen en die haar bewijst dat het kan: sluimeren tussen man en vrouw, werkelijkheid en verbeelding, tussen toen en nu. Haar fascinatie voor de wateraap, een evolutionaire maar onbewezen link tussen aap en mens, stuurt haar naar Wenen. Een koortsachtige zoektocht naar verwantschap en oorsprong vo

    • The Sunshine Court

      Nora Sakavic

      Fictie en literatuur My name is Jean Moreau. My place is at Evermore. I belong to the Moriyamas. It is a truth Jean has built his life around, a reminder this is the best he can hope for and all he deserves. But when he is stolen from Edgar Allan University and sold to a more dangerous master, Jean is forced to contend with a life outside of the Nest for the first time in five years. The Foxes call his transfer to California a fresh start; Jean knows it is little more than a golden cage. Captain Jeremy Knox is facing his final year with the USC Trojans and fifth straight year falling short of the championships trophy he desperately craves. Taking in the nation's best defenseman is a no-brainer, even if that man is a Raven. But Jean is no monster, just a man with no hope or desire for a future, and when Evermore's collapse starts dragging Jean's hideous secrets to light, Jeremy is forced to contend with the cost of victory.

    • Een stralende toekomst

      Rebecca Makkai

      LHBTQIA+ fictie 'Dit boek heeft mij echt geraakt. Verbijsterend en hoopvol.' DWDD Boekenpanel 'Wat een verpletterend boek over vriendschap, ziekte, verlangen en teloorgang.' Paul de Leeuw Chicago, 1985. Yale werkt bij een museum en staat op het punt om een bijzondere collectie binnen te halen. Maar terwijl zijn carrière een hoge vlucht neemt, woekert de aidsepidemie. Na de begrafenis van zijn goede vriend Nico wordt Yales vriendenkring snel kleiner, totdat hij alleen Fiona, Nico's jongere zus, over heeft. Dertig jaar later gaat Fiona in Parijs op zoek naar haar dochter die haar niet meer wil spreken. Daar logeert ze bij een vriend, die fotograaf was in Chicago in de jaren 80 en wordt zo opnieuw geconfronteerd met de verwoestende effecten die de aidscrisis heeft gehad op haar leven. De verhalen van Yale en Fiona komen op verrassende en ontroerende wijze samen in een onvergetelijk slot. 'Een van de eerste romans die verslag doet van de aidsepidemie vanaf de uitbraak tot het heden. Een meeslepend verha

    • Busted: A Steamy LGBTQ Cowboys of Cade Ranch Novel

      Greta Rose West

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Dive into the gripping third book in The Cade Ranch Series, Busted, a sexy coming out cowboy romance... Kevin Cade has no hope of ever finding love. How could he—he can't even say the word "gay." In small-town Wisper, Wyoming, men like him don't exist. Not out loud, anyway. And revealing his secret could ruin everything for his brothers and their business. What if they can't accept him? Until the new vet arrives at Cade Ranch and saves his life—in more ways than one.  Luuk van der Wouden is everything Kevin has ever wanted: he's confident, charming, and his Dutch accent is sexy as hell. But Kevin can't give Luuk what he needs, not without risking his whole life, and he won't force Luuk to hide who he is. As Luuk drifts away, Kevin will have to face his own truths—or lose the best thing to ever happen to him. The third book in The Cade Ranch Series,  Busted , is a steamy MM romance about finding love and holding it tight—no matter what people say. Trigger Warnings: Ad

    • Nightwood

      Djuna Barnes

      LHBTQIA+ fictie The fiery and enigmatic masterpiece—one of the greatest novels of the Modernist era. Nightwood, Djuna Barnes' strange and sinuous tour de force, "belongs to that small class of books that somehow reflect a time or an epoch" (Times Literary Supplement). That time is the period between the two World Wars, and Barnes' novel unfolds in the decadent shadows of Europe's great cities, Paris, Berlin, and Vienna—a world in which the boundaries of class, religion, and sexuality are bold but surprisingly porous. The outsized characters who inhabit this world are some of the most memorable in all of fiction—there is Guido Volkbein, the Wandering Jew and son of a self-proclaimed baron; Robin Vote, the American expatriate who marries him and then engages in a series of affairs, first with Nora Flood and then with Jenny Petherbridge, driving all of her lovers to distraction with her passion for wandering alone in the night; and there is Dr. Matthew-Mighty-Grain-of-Salt-Dante-O'Connor, a transv

    • Swimming in the Dark

      Tomasz Jedrowski

      LHBTQIA+ fictie **Selected for Dua Lipa's Service95 Book Club 2024** LONGLISTED FOR THE POLARI PRIZE 2021 A Guardian Book of the Year 'The highest talent at work' Sebastian Barry 'Beautiful … A masterpiece' Attitude Poland, 1980. Shy, anxious Ludwik has been sent along with the rest of his university class to an agricultural camp. Here he meets Janusz – and together they spend a dreamlike summer falling in love. But with summer over, the two are sent back to Warsaw. Confronted by the scrutiny, intolerance and corruption of life under the Party, Ludwik and Janusz must decide how they will survive; and in their different choices, find themselves torn apart. 'An affecting and unusual romance' Observer 'A new classic' Evening Standard 'A beautiful novel, and at its heart an amazing love story' BBC Radio 4 Open Book, Editor's Pick 'Jedrowski is an authentic new international star' Edmund White 'A remarkable, beautiful tale, utterly new and en

    • Above All, Honor

      Radclyffe

      LHBTQIA+ fictie The first in the Honor series, Above All, Honor introduces single-minded Secret Service Agent Cameron Roberts and the woman she is sworn to protect—Blair Powell, the daughter of the President of the United States. Cam’s duty is her life -- and the only thing that keeps her from self-destructing under the unbearable weight of her own deep personal tragedy. However, she hasn’t counted on the fact that the beautiful, willful first daughter will do anything in her power to escape the watchful eyes of her protectors, including seducing the agent in charge. Both women struggle with long-hidden secrets and dark passions as they are forced to confront their growing attraction amidst the escalating danger drawing ever closer to Blair. From the dark shadows of rough trade bars in Greenwich Village to the elite galleries of Soho, each must balance duty with desire and, ultimately, choose between love and honor.

    • The Secret Diaries Of Miss Anne Lister: Vol. 1

      Anne Lister & Helena Whitbread

      Fictie en literatuur Discover the extraordinary diaries of the real Anne Lister: the inspiration for Gentleman Jack and Emma Donoghue's new novel Learned By Heart 'Engaging, revealing, at times simply astonishing' SARAH WATERS '[Anne Lister's] sense of self, and self-awareness, is what makes her modern to us . . . The diaries gave me courage' JEANETTE WINTERSON 'The Lister diaries are the Dead Sea Scrolls of lesbian history' EMMA DONOGHUE When this volume of Anne Lister's diaries was first published in 1988, it was hailed as a vital piece of lost lesbian history. The editor, Helena Whitbread, had spent years painstakingly researching and transcribing Lister's extensive journals, much of which were written in an elaborate code - what Lister called her 'crypthand', which allowed her to record her life in intimate, and at times, explicit, detail. Until then, Anne Lister's lesbianism had been supressed or hinted at; this was the first time her story had been told. Anne Lister defied the role of nineteenth cen

    • Honor Guards

      Radclyffe

      LHBTQIA+ fictie When you're the president's daughter and the closest thing the country has to a first lady, your life is never really your own. When you're the woman charged to guard the first daughter, and you also happen to be her lover, every moment of every day is filled with challenges—and a mistake could cost you everything. Unbeknownst to either Blair Powell or Secret Service agent Cameron Roberts, they are at the center of a conspiracy that will rock the world when a net of violence and death draws down upon them and the nation. In a journey that begins on the streets of Paris's Left Bank and culminates in a wild flight for their lives, the president's daughter and those who are sworn to protect her wage a desperate struggle for survival.

    • Trio Tavenier

      Coen Peppelenbos & Doeke Sijens

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Gebundelde uitgave van de boeken Tavenier Harde Actie Eeuwige trouw Alle ontwikkelingen in het herenhuis Tavenier in een Omnibus-ebook.

    • The Swimming-Pool Library

      Alan Hollinghurst

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Young, gay, William Beckwith spends his time, and his trust fund, idly cruising London for erotic encounters. When he saves the life of an elderly man in a public convenience an unlikely job opportunity presents itself - the man, Lord Nantwich, is seeking a biographer. Will agrees to take a look at Nantwich’s diaries. But in the story he unravels, a tragedy of twentieth-century gay repression, lurk bitter truths about Will’s own privileged existence.

    • Tipping The Velvet

      Sarah Waters

      Fictie en literatuur From the oyster huts of Whitstable to the music halls of Victorian London, Tipping the Velvet is the glorious first novel from this much-loved author 'Piercing the shadows of the naked stage was a single shaft of rosy limelight, and in the centre of this was a girl: the most marvellous girl - I knew it at once! - that I had ever seen.' A saucy, sensuous and multi-layered historical romance, Tipping the Velvet follows the glittering career of Nan King - oyster girl turned music-hall star turned rent boy turned East End 'tom'. 'Erotic and absorbing... Written with startling power' New York Times Book Review 'An unstoppable read, a sexy and picaresque romp through the lesbian and queer demi-monde of the roaries Nineties' Independent on Sunday 'Waters is an extremely confident writer, combining precise, sensuous descriptions with irony and wit' Observer

    • Door het grote vuur

      Alice Winn

      LHBTQIA+ fictie ‘De formidabele roman van Alice Winn is rijk aan uitgesproken filmische oorlogsscènes, maar het eigenlijke onderwerp is de mens – in al zijn facetten.’ de Volkskrant ‘Mooi liefdesverhaal over twee jongens die in een ongelofelijk tragische oorlog belanden. Ondanks alle verschrikkingen bleef ik doorlezen.’ Rik van de Westelaken Een internationaal topdebuut: Door het grote vuur is het adembenemende verhaal van een verboden liefde tussen twee jonge officieren tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog De gehavende skeletten van bomen staken spits af tegen het heldere sterrenlicht in Niemandsland. Van tijd tot tijd liet de hemel een glimp van ongewone schoonheid zien. De mannen schreven erover in hun brieven aan het thuisfront, ze beschreven de zonsondergang heel gedetailleerd, alsof er aan het oorlogsfront alleen maar karmozijnrode wolken en gouden lichtstralen met sterrenstof te zien waren. Het is 1914, en de oorlog in Europa zal de levens eisen van duizenden jonge mannen aan beide kanten

    • Een goede moeder

      Jodi Picoult

      Fictie en literatuur Je wilt tot het uiterste gaan om een kind te krijgen. Maar één persoon maakt het onmogelijk. Wat zou jíj doen? Zoe Baxter probeert al tien jaar zwanger te worden. Net als het ernaar uitziet dat haar droom in vervulling zal gaan, verlaat haar man Max haar. Zoe stort zich op haar werk als muziektherapeut op een school en krijgt een relatie met de decaan, Vanessa Shaw. Zoe en Vanessa willen een gezin stichten, met behulp van de ingevroren embryo's van Zoe en haar ex. Maar ze hebben zíjn toestemming nodig om zijn kind op te voeden...

    • Ice

      Lyn Gardner

      LHBTQIA+ fictie **Winner of the Gold Medal in the 2014 Global Ebook Awards in Gay / Lesbian / LGBT Fiction** **Finalist in the 2015 National Indie Excellence Book Awards for LGBT Fiction** Ice begins when a boy is kidnapped from a London park and Detective Inspectors Alex Blake and Maggie Campbell are brought together to work on the case. While their goal is the same, their work ethics are not. Intelligent, perceptive, and at times disobedient, Alex Blake does what she believes it takes to do her job. Maggie Campbell has a slightly different approach. She believes that rule books were written for a reason. Unexpectedly, their dynamics mesh, but when her feelings for Alex become stronger than she wants to admit, Maggie provokes the worst in Alex to ensure they will never be partners again. Three years later, fate brings them together again. Their assignment is simple, but a plane crash gets in their way. Now, in the middle of a blizzard, they have to try to survive...and fight the feelings that refuse

    • The Price of Salt, or Carol

      Patricia Highsmith

      LHBTQIA+ fictie "A great American writer…Highsmith's writing is wicked…it puts a spell on you." —Entertainment Weekly Patricia Highsmith's story of romantic obsession may be one of the most important, but still largely unrecognized, novels of the twentieth century. First published in 1952 and touted as "the novel of a love that society forbids," the book soon became a cult classic. Based on a true story plucked from Highsmith's own life, The Price of Salt (or Carol) tells the riveting drama of Therese Belivet, a stage designer trapped in a department-store day job, whose routine is forever shattered by a gorgeous epiphany—the appearance of Carol Aird, a customer who comes in to buy her daughter a Christmas toy. Therese begins to gravitate toward the alluring suburban housewife, who is trapped in a marriage as stultifying as Therese's job. They fall in love and set out across the United States, ensnared by society's confines and the imminent disapproval of others, yet propelled by their infatu

    • De woorden die bleven

      Stênio Gardel

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Aangrijpende, prijswinnende roman over de kracht van taal en worden wie je bent – winnaar National Book Award Als hij 71 jaar is, besluit Raimundo dat hij wil leren lezen en schrijven. In het conservatieve Braziliaanse plattelandsdorp waar hij opgroeide is hij nooit naar school gegaan, maar moest hij van jongs af aan helpen op het land. Toen Raimundo lang geleden als tiener zijn familie verliet, was een brief van Cícero het enige dat hij meenam. Nadat hun verboden liefde werd ontdekt, werden ze met geweld uit elkaar gehaald. Decennialang kon Raimundo de brief niet lezen en vertrouwde hij de letters op het papier ook aan geen ander toe. Tot nu. In dit tedere en aangrijpende verhaal vertelt Stênio Gardel het verhaal van Raimundo, de pijn in de verschillende familiegeneraties en de geheimhouding van zijn seksualiteit. De woorden die bleven is een prachtige roman over opgroeien met een geheim, tegen de wil van je familie uit de kast komen en je weg in de wereld vinden. Een ontroerende

    • Detransition, Baby

      Torrey Peters

      Fictie en literatuur LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2021 A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 100 BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY Shortlisted for the 2022 National Book Critics' Circle John Leonard Prize for best first book As heard on BBC Radio 4's Front Row 'A voraciously knowing, compulsively readable novel' Chris Kraus 'Tremendously funny and sexy as hell' Juliet Jacques 'I loved this very smart book from start to finish, with its beautifully drawn, complicated, and winning characters.' Madeleine Miller Reese nearly had it all: a loving relationship with Amy, an apartment in New York, a job she didn't hate. She'd scraped together a life previous generations of trans women could only dream of; the only thing missing was a child. Then everything fell apart and three years on Reese is still in self-destruct mode, avoiding her loneliness by sleeping with married men. When her ex calls to ask if she wants to be a mother, Reese finds herself intrigued. After being attacked in the street, Amy de-transitioned to beco

    • The Night Watch

      Sarah Waters

      Fictie en literatuur The number one bestseller, a tender and tragic story set against the turbulence of wartime London The Night Watch us the extraordinary story of four Londoners: Kay, who wanders the streets in mannish clothes, restless and searching... Helen, who harbours a troubling secret... Viv, a glamour girl, recklessly loyal to her soldier lover... and Duncan, an apparent innocent, struggling with demons of his own. Moving back through the 1940s, through air raids, blacked-out streets, illicit liaisons and sexual adventure, to end with its beginning in 1941, this is an astonishing novel. 'Burns with a slow but scorching intensity' Mark Bostridge, Independent on Sunday 'Beautifully written, deeply moving and utterly engrossing' Elle 'Waters is an author to cherish, and this is probably her finest achievement yet' Justine Jordan, Guardian 'Terrific narrative tension' Daily Mail

    • Heart Block

      Melissa Brayden

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Happily ever after is easier said than done… Sarah Matamoros can’t complain. After immigrating from Mexico when she was nine years old, she’s content with the life she’s made for herself in sunny San Diego. She works hard at her mother’s housecleaning service by day and spends the evenings with her quirky eight-year-old daughter, Grace. From a very young age, Emory Owen had several concepts drilled into her head. Success is everything. Be the best. Fight your way to the top. Expectations were high in the Owen household and the world was watching. Born into a high society family, Emory never wanted for anything…at least anything money could buy. When she meets Sarah, hired to sort her mother’s home, her sterile life suddenly sparks into color. But when the emotional logistics of combining two very different worlds proves to be too much, a terrifying turn of events spurs the question: If love exists, can it really find a way?

    • Turn Back Time

      Radclyffe

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Love has a way of derailing the best of plans.  <br> Wynter Thompson, divorced with a young child, struggles to balance the demands of her surgical residency with the responsibilities of motherhood -and between the two, discovers there is little time left for anything else. She manages to convince herself that she has everything she needs, because another chance at love is definitely not in her game plan.  <br> Pearce Rifkin is a woman with a plan, and it doesn’t include a serious relationship. Chief Surgical Resident is just a stepping stone to her lifelong goal - chairmanship at one of the top ten medical centers. Determined to follow in her father’s footsteps, even though she isn’t the son he dreamed of, Pearce has no time for romance. Two women with nothing in common but a shared passion for surgery clash at every opportunity, especially when matters of the heart are suddenly at stake. 

    • Love & Honor

      Radclyffe

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Third book in the Honor Series. <br> US Secret Service Agent Cameron Roberts has more than one secret that could destroy her career, not the least of which is that she’s in love with the president’s daughter. Blair Powell, the first daughter, returns the feeling despite her ambivalence about Cam’s role as her security chief, particularly in the aftermath of an assassination attempt that nearly cost Cam her life. In this third book of the Honor series, Blair and Cam struggle to protect their relationship from intensified media exposure even as they are unwillingly drawn into a shadowy conspiracy that puts Cam’s career and the president’s political future at risk. When Cam's previous lover resurfaces to offer support and solace, the president's daughter and her security chief are faced with difficult choices as they battle a tangled web of Washington intrigue for...love and honor.

    • Honor Bound

      Radclyffe

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Secret Service Agent Cameron Roberts made a promise to Blair Powell, the President's daughter--not to place her own life in danger protecting Blair--but a request from the Commander in Chief forces her to break her word. In this sequel to Above All, Honor, Cameron places duty before love and accepts reassignment as the chief of Blair's security detail, despite knowing that this decision may destroy their tenuous new relationship. As the rift between them widens, more than one woman is happy to offer Blair the company that Cam cannot. Amidst political intrigue, an escalating threat to Blair's safety, and the seemingly irreconcilable personal differences that force them ever further apart, these two unusual women struggle to find their way back to one another.

    • Lord John en de broeders van het zwaard

      Diana Gabaldon

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Londen, 1758. Engeland vecht een slepende oorlog uit met Frankrijk over de alleenheerschappij op drie continenten. De stad wemelt van de soldaten, edellieden, spionnen en hoeren. Een van hen is lord John Grey, majoor in het Engelse leger en veteraan van talloze veldslagen. Nadat hij zijn eerste opdracht voor de koning tot een goed einde heeft gebracht, wacht hem een nieuwe uitdaging – nog gevaarlijker dan de eerste…

    • Hunter's Way

      Gerri Hill

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Homicide detective Tori Hunter was used to doing things her way. But even after six different partners in seven years, she was not prepared for the hot-tempered Samantha Kennedy. Samantha, on the other hand, was trying to juggle a new job, a demanding boyfriend, and now finds herself with an even greater challenge -- being partnered with the most difficult detective in the entire squad. After a brief terrorist scare disrupts their serial killer investigation, the two women find themselves growing closer. Sam begins to question the relationship with her longtime boyfriend, and Tori, never one to allow anyone to get too close, begins to feel her defenses slipping in Sam’s presence. A serial killer and drug deals gone bad; the two detectives struggle with their feelings, trying to maintain their professional relationship while keeping their nearly flammable physical relationship in check.

    • I Can't Think Straight

      Shamim Sarif

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Tala, a London-based Palestinian, is preparing for her elaborate Middle Eastern wedding when she meets Leyla, a young British Indian woman who is dating her best friend. Spirited Christian Tala and shy Muslim Leyla could not be more different from each other, but the attraction is immediate and goes deeper than friendship. As Tala’s wedding day approaches, simmering tensions come to boiling point and the pressure mounts for Tala to be true to herself. Moving between the vast enclaves of Middle Eastern high society and the stunning backdrop of London’s West End, I Can’t Think Straight explores the clashes between East and West, love and marriage, conventions and individuality, creating a humorous and tender story of unexpected love and unusual freedoms. .a brilliantly executed, romantic, sexy, and heart-warming page-turner..Cherrygrrl.com

    • Faking a Husband: MM Omegaverse Mpreg Romance

      Rosa Swann

      LHBTQIA+ fictie When you ask the cute Omega frequenting your cafe to be your pretend-husband for the weekend… Clay I have my pride as an Alpha and I don't want to be the only unmated Alpha at my younger sister's wedding. What's an Alpha to do? Well, maybe ask the cute Omega who seems to be in need of some cheering up after his Alpha leaves him. Nothing should go wrong if I invite him to be my fake husband for the weekend, right? Aiden After my sister leaves me her three-month-old to look after, I want to be the parent that she can't be for him. Life as a single Omega parent won't be easy, but I'm sure I can manage. Although, even I can't resist the looks from the handsome Alpha who runs the cafe I frequent, or the way that he makes me smile during this crappy week. What could go wrong in accepting to be his fake husband for a weekend? This is the first novella about Alpha Clay and Omega Aiden in  Making a Family , which takes place in the non-shifter Omegaverse Mates World and contains mpreg (

    • Ten in the Bin

      N.R. Walker

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Heartbroken, Dean Cartwright leaves Sydney and heads home, to the coastal town of Newcastle. In a bid to make new friends, he signs up for a local rugby league team where he meets a man known as Macca. Dean and Macca are both front row forwards, meaning they’re the biggest guys on the team. Over six feet tall and over a hundred kilos each, they’re a force to be reckoned with. But when Dean gets knocked out, Macca gets even by punching the other guy, and both Dean and Macca end up on the sideline. Dean soon realizes that being knocked unconscious is the best thing to ever happen to him.

    • Paris-Austerlitz

      Rafael Chirbes

      Fictie en literatuur In ‘Paris-Austerlitz’ van Rafael Chirbes kijkt een jonge schilder uit de gegoede middenklasse van Madrid terug op zijn verhouding met Michel, een wat oudere arbeider, in Parijs. Zelf was de schilder op de bonnefooi naar Parijs gegaan om zich los te maken van zijn familie. Michel biedt hem zijn bescheiden onderkomen, zijn bed en zijn liefde. Onbezorgd en gelukkig zijn ze samen. Tot de tegenstellingen toch te groot blijken: afkomst, opvoeding en leeftijd gaan in de weg zitten, en aan de onschuld komt een eind. En nu ligt Michel, die de jongeman redde van de eenzaamheid en hem zijn trots teruggaf, in het ziekenhuis. Ingedikt tot het uiterste, schreef Chirbes met Paris-Austerlitz een intense roman over de liefde.

    • Waiting in the Wings

      Melissa Brayden

      LHBTQIA+ fictie If you don’t get lost, there’s a chance you may never be found. Jenna McGovern has spent her whole life training for the stage. She’s taken dance classes, voice lessons, and even earned her performance degree from one of the most prestigious musical theater programs in the nation. At graduation, she’s stunned when a chance audition lands her a prime supporting role in the hottest Broadway touring production in the country. In more exciting news, Jenna discovers acclaimed television star Adrienne Kenyon is headlining the production. Jenna settles easily in to life on tour and has a promising career laid out in front of her, if only she plays her cards right. She’s waited for this opportunity her entire life and will let nothing stand in her way. The one thing she didn’t prepare for, however, was Adrienne. Her new costar is talented, beautiful, generous, and the utmost professional. As the two women grow closer onstage and off, they must learn how to fit each other into a de

    • Too Close to Touch

      Georgia Beers

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Life gets complicated when love turns out to be nothing like you expected - and the woman you want is too close to touch. Gretchen Kaiser is a workaholic corporate honcho with issues – she’s got daddy issues, she’s got female-executive-in-a-man’s-world issues, and she’s got one night stand issues. What she doesn’t have are love issues. She isn’t looking for it, she doesn’t feel she needs it, and she doesn’t expect to find it…certainly not right under her nose. Kylie O’Brien is the kind of girl who believes in true love and is willing to wait until it shows up at her door. Her best friend Mick would sweep her off her feet given the chance, but Mick doesn’t make Kylie feel the way true love should. And now Kylie has to worry about her new boss – Gretchen Kaiser’s icy reserve makes life as her administrative assistant a challenge. It doesn’t matter one damn bit that Gretchen is extremely attractive with a voice as rich and smooth as melted chocolate. It abso

    • September Canvas

      Gun Brooke

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Physically depleted and at a crossroads in her personal life, popular TV-personality Faythe Hamilton rents a lakeside cabin in Vermont for a much-needed vacation. On her first day in town, Faythe receives unsolicited warnings from the locals to stay away from her neighbor, which only rouses her curiosity. <br> Deanna Moore, a successful illustrator, has dedicated her life to her work and her family. Beleaguered by accusations stemming from an event she is powerless to explain or defend, Deanna lives a solitary life. When she meets Faythe, she is reluctantly attracted to her, but she fears Faythe will not be able to see beyond the rumors. September Canvas is a story of hurt and betrayal, but also of trust and endurance as two women struggle to show faith and dare to love. 

    • Pretend

      Riley Hart

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Mason Alexander thought all he wanted in life was something to call his own—something without the family name attached. He got that when he bought his bar in Blackcreek...but then a hard truth opens his eyes that he's been lied to his whole life, and he's tangled amid the family that loves him, a truth that haunts him, and torn between the life he wants for himself and the obligation he feels for his family. Gavin Davis knows a thing or two about living a double life. Being a gay man with strict Christian parents who believe he's going to Hell, has never been easy. Instead of dealing, Gavin lost himself in his career. Teaching music gives him solace. So when he loses his job at a private school for helping out a gay kid, he feels like he lost more than a job. He lost his identity. Blackcreek is a new start for both of them, two men, loyal to a fault, who both feel obligated to people in their lives. What Mason and Gavin don't expect to find in each other is the place where they can

    • Stay

      Riley Hart

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Wes Jensen just lost the sister who raised him, and gained custody of his niece. The last thing he needs to add to his full plate is dealing with Braden Roth, the one-night-stand who continues to try to push his way into Wes's life. He has a kid to raise now, and Wes isn't great at getting close anyway. Braden has never had a woman or a man sneak out on him the morning after. From the start, Wes intrigues him, and Braden isn't one to deny himself something he wants. And he wants Wes. The more time he spends with Wes and the little girl who constantly keeps them on their toes, the more Braden realizes this isn't just about getting the guy who walked away. As their lives intertwine more and more, Wes discovers Braden isn't as shallow as he thought. But after everything Wes lost in his life, he isn't sure he can risk his heart, and truly want Braden to stay—and if he did, would Wes's quiet life be enough for Braden?

    • How Sweet It Is

      Melissa Brayden

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Some things are better than chocolate... Molly O’Brien is a sweetheart. Her friends and neighbors all think so. While she enjoys her quiet life running the town bakeshop in Applewood, Illinois, she wonders if there could be more. After losing the love of her life four years prior in a plane crash, Molly thinks she’s ready to navigate the dicey dating waters once again. However, you can’t always pick who your heart latches on to. When Jordan Tuscana, the beautiful younger sister of her lost love, returns to town, Molly finds her interest piqued in a manner she wasn’t prepared for. As secrets are uncovered, Molly and Jordan must figure out how to navigate the difficult terrain of their multi-faceted relationship. Especially when something much deeper seems to be bubbling between them.

    • Fully Involved

      Erin Dutton

      LHBTQIA+ fictie A love that has smoldered for years ignites when two women and one little boy come together in the aftermath of tragedy. <br> An early morning hotel fire turns out to be anything but routine, and firefighter Reid Webb’s best friend and partner, Jimmy Grant, dies. Guilt-ridden and grieving, Reid feels responsible for her partner’s young son, Chase. She would do anything for him, even if that means spending far too much time in the company of the woman she’s harbored feelings for since high school. Isabel Grant doesn’t know anything about raising children. But when she returns to her hometown to assume custody of her orphaned nephew, she gets a crash course. Isabel’s struggle to keep her footing in the midst of chaos is further complicated by her growing attraction to Reid, a woman whom Isabel blames for her brother’s death.

    • In One Person

      John Irving

      LHBTQIA+ fictie A compelling novel of desire, secrecy, and sexual identity, In One Person is a story of unfulfilled love — tormented, funny, and affecting — and an impassioned embrace of our sexual differences. Billy, the bisexual narrator and main character, tells the tragicomic story (lasting more than half a century) of his life as a ‘sexual suspect’, a phrase first used by John Irving in 1978 — in his landmark novel of ‘terminal cases’ , The World According to Garp . His most political novel since The Cider House Rules and A Prayer for Owen Meany , John Irving’s In One Person is a poignant tribute to Billy’s friends and lovers — a theatrical cast of characters who defy category and convention. Not least, In One Person is an intimate and unforgettable portrait of the solitariness of a bisexual man who is dedicated to making himself ‘worthwhile’.

    • Hugh

      Gabbi Grey

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Hugh Having spent more than twenty years as an emergency medicine physician in war zones around the world, I barely have a home to speak of. A daughter I didn’t know about has died and left a child behind, so I must get to Gaynor Beach, California to claim my granddaughter. Her temporary guardian is the first man to spark my interest in a very long time, but it would be inappropriate for me to have a relationship with this much-younger man. Oscar Gutted by my best friend’s death, I take solace in the daughter she left in my guardianship. I’ll protect this precious baby with all I have, and no one is going to take her away from me—least of all the man who turns up on our doorstep claiming to be her grandfather. Despite the resemblance, I plan to keep him at arm’s length. I’m going to show him how capable I am. But I might also lose my heart in the process. This is an 85k word, hurt/comfort, interracial, age-gap, MM romance novel with a moderate amount of angst.

    • The Well of Loneliness

      Radclyffe Hall

      LHBTQIA+ fictie First published in 1928, this timeless portrayal of lesbian love is now a classic. The thinly disguised story of Hall's own life, it was banned outright upon publication and almost ruined her literary career.

    • Carol

      Patricia Highsmith

      Fictie en literatuur NOW A HUGELY ACCLAIMED, SIX-TIMES OSCAR-NOMINATED FILM STARRING CATE BLANCHETT AND ROONEY MARA 'Full of tremor and of threat and of her peculiar genius for anxiety' SUNDAY TIMES 'A document of persecuted love . . . perfect' INDEPENDENT 'Some books change lives. This is one of them' VAL MCDERMID A groundbreaking American novel for its honest and sensitive portrayal of a lesbian couple in the 1950s, Carol is a truly remarkable story. Therese is just an ordinary sales assistant working in a New York department store when an alluring woman in her thirties walks up to her counter. Standing there, Therese is wholly unprepared for the first shock of love. She is an awkward nineteen-year-old with a job she hates and a boyfriend she doesn't love. Carol is a sophisticated, bored suburban housewife in the throes of a divorce and a custody battle for her only daughter. As Therese becomes irresistibly drawn into Carol's world, she soon realises how much they both stand to lose. First published pse

    • The Days of Anna Madrigal

      Armistead Maupin

      LHBTQIA+ fictie New York Times Bestseller “Wonderful. . . . As compulsively readable and endearing as all the previous novels have been.” — Booklist (starred review) Suspenseful, comic, and profoundly moving, The Days of Anna Madrigal, the ninth installment in Armistead Maupin's bestselling "Tales of the City" series, follows one of modern literature’s most beloved and indelible characters—Anna Madrigal, the legendary transgender landlady of 28 Barbary Lane—as she embarks on a road trip that will take her deep into her complicated past Now ninety-two, and committed to the notion of “leaving like a lady,” Mrs. Madrigal has seemingly found peace with her “logical family” in San Francisco: her devoted young caretaker Jake Greenleaf; her former tenant Brian Hawkins and his daughter Shawna; and Michael Tolliver and Mary Ann Singleton, who have known and loved Anna for nearly four decades. Some members of Anna’s family are bound for the otherworldly landscape of Burning

    • I Remember

      Julie Cannon

      LHBTQIA+ fictie What happens when you can never forget the first kiss, the first touch, the first taste of lips on skin? When the first sigh of pleasure, first glimpse of soft, smooth skin, the slide of fingers through warm, wet folds burns into your memory? What happens when you know you will remember every single detail of a mysterious woman? Emery Barrett is under doctor’s orders to rest while on a three-week cruise. Dana Worthington’s only plan is to improve her tan and have her passport stamped in every port. Adventure, anonymity, and the idea that they will never see each other again propel Emery and Dana into twenty-one days of pleasure. Neither woman has any idea their vacation will be one to remember in more ways than one. But the biggest discovery awaits them when they return home.

    • Come and Get Me

      Julie Cannon

      LHBTQIA+ fictie What would you do if an irresistibly desirable but utterly untouchable woman whispered to you, If you want me, you'll have to come and get me? <br/> That's exactly the situation that Elliott Foster, CEO of Foster MacKenzie, finds herself in when she meets the alluring Lauren Collier, Chief Legal Counsel of a Fortune 500 company. Elliott never has a shortage of attractive women willing to share her bed, and she doesn't care if they are attracted to her or just her money. By her rules, if two women are attracted to each other there's no reason why they shouldn't spend the night together—or in some cases, the afternoon. Lauren, intriguing but decidedly off limits, doesn't fit the mold and Elliot knows she should walk away. Instead she finds herself in the unusual position of pursuing another woman, and even more disconcertingly...on Lauren's terms. Come and Get Me is a passionate, roller coaster romance that's anything but predictable.  <br/> A Lesbian Romance

    • The Little Stranger

      Sarah Waters

      Fictie en literatuur 'Sarah Waters' masterly novel is gripping, confident, unnerving and supremely entertaining' Hilary Mantel In a dusty post-war summer in rural Warwickshire, a doctor is called to a patient at lonely Hundreds Hall. Home to the Ayres family for over two centuries, the Georgian house, once grand and handsome, is now in decline, its masonry crumbling, its gardens choked with weeds, its owners - mother, son and daughter - struggling to keep pace with a changing society. But are the Ayreses haunted by something more sinister than a dying way of life? Little does Dr Faraday know how closely, and how terrifyingly, their story is about to become entwined with his. 'The #1 book of the year... several sleepless nights are guaranteed' Stephen King 'Chilling... a meditation on the nature of the British and class, and how things are rarely what they seem' Kate Mosse 'Waters has determined to scare the pants off her rightly devoted audience. She succeeds unquivocally' Erica Wagner, The Times 'A brill

    • The Stargazers of Copper County

      May Archer

      LHBTQIA+ fictie There's nothing wrong with admiring a work of art, or so I tell myself…even when the admiring is more like peeping out my bedroom window, and the work of art is the shirtless, sweaty, body of the man who's been mowing my lawn once a week every summer for years. After all, looking is all it'll ever be, given that Theo Ross is theoretically, sort-of my employee, thirteen years younger than me, and a permanent resident of O'Leary, the town right next to Copper County, where the Observatory House–the vacation home my stargazing grandfather built–is located. But when Theo peers in my window and catches me… er, mid-admiration… all bets are off. Because once we start talking, I learn that Theo is so much more than someone pretty to look at. He's smart, funny, and incredibly talented at creating art, not just being it. Suddenly we're trading logic puzzles and drawings as coded messages, I'm inviting him over for dinner and stargazing, and I can't help wondering if what the two of us

    • Rainbow Milk

      Mendez

      Fictie en literatuur AN OBSERVER TOP TEN DEBUT 2020, SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE, JHALAK PRIZE, POLARI PRIZE, AND THE FICTION DEBUT CATEGORY OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS Rainbow Milk is an intersectional coming-of-age story, following nineteen-year-old Jesse McCarthy as he grapples with his racial and sexual identities against the backdrop of a Jehovah's Witness upbringing and the legacies of the Windrush generation. In the Black Country in the 1950s, ex-boxer Norman Alonso is a determined and humble Jamaican who has moved to Britain with his wife to secure a brighter future for themselves and their children. Blighted with unexpected illness and racism, Norman and his family are resilient in the face of such hostilities, but are all too aware that they will need more than just hope to survive. At the turn of the millennium, Jesse seeks a fresh start in London - escaping from a broken immediate family, a repressive religious community and the desolate, disempowered Black Country - but finds himself

    • Zolang we maar zwijgen

      Sarina Bowen

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Wat op school gebeurt, blijft tussen de vier muren van school. Althans, tot nu… Vijf jaar geleden heeft Michael Graham de enige persoon die hem echt kende, verraden. En sinds dat moment heeft hij zijn seksuele geaardheid diep weggestopt. Niemand weet iets. De schok is dan ook groot als juist die ene persoon de kleedkamer van Harkness College binnenwandelt. De enige persoon die hem met één blik compleet laat smelten. De reactie van Graham? Totale. Paniek. De nieuwe vleugelspeler van het Harkness IJshockeyteam hoeft namelijk maar zijn mond open te doen, en het hele leven dat Graham zo zorgvuldig voor zichzelf heeft opgebouwd, stort in. John Rikker is 'die nieuwe'. Alweer. En dit keer is nog vervelender dan anders, omdat de media het verhaal over 'de enige openlijke gay speler in de competitie' maar niet wil loslaten. Zijn ploeggenoten zijn absoluut niet blij met alle pers die zich buiten de ijsbaan heeft opgesteld. En met name één speler lijkt zijn komst te verafschuwen… Rikker

    • Love Marriage

      Monica Ali

      Fictie en literatuur THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK AS HEARD ON RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME, READ BY MEERA SYAL A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE TIMES , DAILY MAIL , RED MAGAZINE, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'Absolutely terrific' JENNY COLGAN 'An utterly unputdownable exploration of modern love' STYLIST 'Gloriously readable, acute, funny and sympathetic' DAILY MAIL ------------------------------------------------------------ TWO CULTURES. TWO FAMILIES. TWO PEOPLE. Yasmin Ghorami has a lot to be grateful for: a loving family, a fledgling career in medicine, and a charming, handsome fiancée, fellow doctor Joe Sangster. But as the wedding day draws closer and Yasmin's parents get to know Joe's firebrand feminist mother, both families must confront the unravelling of long-held secrets, lies and betrayals. As Yasmin dismantles her own assumptions about the people she holds most dear, she's also forced to ask herself what she really wants in a relationship and what a 'love marriage' act

    • Verpest

      Liesbeth van Kempen

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Zeven deelnemers aan een coachingsessie hebben een gemeenschappelijk verleden. Wanneer steeds meer deelnemers verdwijnen wordt duidelijk dat het verleden hen niet zonder gevaar inhaalt. Liesbeth van Kempen heeft met ‘Verpest’ een thriller geschreven over de verstrekkende gevolgen van pesten. Wanneer coach Barbara in Frankrijk een workshop verzorgt heeft ze al snel in de gaten dat de zeven deelnemers een gedeeld verleden hebben. De onderlinge sfeer is vijandig en ondanks Barbara’s verwoede pogingen komen ze niet nader tot elkaar. Wanneer gedurende de week steeds meer deelnemers verdwijnen wordt duidelijk dat het verleden de zeven in rap tempo en niet zonder gevaar inhaalt. In een race tegen de klok moet de waarheid achterhaald worden. Liesbeth van Kempen werd met haar debuut ‘Gevaarlijk spel’ genomineerd voor de Hebban-debuutprijs. Zij is mede-oprichter van ‘Moordwijven’, een collectief van thrillerauteurs. Van haar hand verscheen eveneens de cosy crime-serie 'Moorden in

    • Alles wat was

      Willem Melchior

      LHBTQIA+ fictie In “Alles wat was” beschrijft Willem Melchior (1966) zijn ziekteproces: in 2014 werd bij hem vanwege keelkanker het strottenhoofd verwijderd. Het boek gaat over de omslag die hij in de maanden voorafgaand aan de ingreep geestelijk, mentaal en ten slotte vooral emotioneel moest maken om tot aanvaarding van zijn lot te komen. Zelfmoord wordt een serieuze optie, het geloof wint aan betekenis. Wat heb je ervoor over om te mogen blijven leven? Hoe houd je je staande wanneer de dood onmiddellijk dreigt? Kan een mens het verdragen om te worden vergeten? En wat doen we ondertussen met moeder? Nietsontziend toont Melchior ons de mens in zijn uiterste naaktheid, eenzaamheid en kwetsbaarheid. Hij weet het persoonlijke drama tot een lijdensverhaal van grote, universele zeggingskracht te verheffen.

    • The End of Eddy

      Édouard Louis & Michael Lucey

      Fictie en literatuur ‘A brilliant novel… courageous, necessary and deeply touching’ Guardian Édouard Louis grew up in a village in northern France where many live below the poverty line. His bestselling debut novel about life there, The End of Eddy , has sparked debate on social inequality, sexuality and violence. It is an extraordinary portrait of escaping from an unbearable childhood, inspired by the author’s own. Written with an openness and compassionate intelligence, ultimately, it asks, how can we create our own freedom? ‘A mesmerising story about difference and adolescence’ New York Times ‘Édouard Louis…is that relatively rare thing – a novelist with something to say and a willingness to say it, without holding back’ The Times ‘Louis’ book has become the subject of political discussion in a way that novels rarely do’ Garth Greenwell, New Yorker

    • The Danish Girl

      David Ebershoff

      Fictie en literatuur Now a major motion picture starring Eddie Redmayne and Oscar-winning Alicia Vikander ' An enthralling read' THE TIMES ' Heartbreaking and unforgettable, it is a complete triumph' BOSTON GLOBE ' Beautifully written. It is absolutely engrossing' SUNDAY EXPRESS Loosely inspired by a true story, this tender portrait of marriage asks: What do you do when the person you love has to change? It starts with a question, a simple favour asked by a wife of her husband while both are painting in their studio, setting off a transformation neither can anticipate. Uniting fact and fiction into an original romantic vision, The Danish Girl eloquently portrays the unique intimacy that defines every marriage and the remarkable story of Lili Elbe, a pioneer in transgender history, and the woman torn between loyalty to her marriage and her own ambitions and desires. The Danish Girl is an evocative and deeply moving novel about one of the most passionate and unusual love stories of the 20th century.

    • Homestead

      Radclyffe

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Tess Rogers grew up in the midst of chaos and uncertainty, but she always knew one thing to be true—one day six hundred acres of prime farmland would be hers. Then she discovers not even that truth can be counted on. Tess's stepfather has kept important secrets, and Tess's dream of breeding a line of organic dairy cows suddenly goes up in a burst of smoke and flame. R. Clayton Sutter is an expert at managing just about anything—money, businesses, and people. Getting NorthAm Fuel's newest shale refinery operational in the rolling hills of Upstate New York shouldn’t be much of a challenge, but then, she hadn't counted on dealing with vandalism, petitions, and a woman she’d never expected to see again—one who still haunts her dreams. When Tess and Clay square off on opposite sides of the heated debate, past and present collide in a battle of wills and unbidden desire.

    • Keepers of the Cave

      Gerri Hill

      LHBTQIA+ fictie While the investigations go on in Dallas and Baton Rouge after the disappearance of a senator’s daughter, FBI agents CJ Johnston and Paige Riley are assigned to the sleepy backwoods of East Texas for a dead-end assignment to infiltrate an all-girls school.  Random disappearances dating back fifty years and more raise red flags that point to the tiny, isolated community of Hoganville. But CJ and Paige fear there will be little distraction from the memories of the one-night stand they shared six months ago.  Nevertheless, they integrate themselves into the lives of the teachers and staff, but soon the odd behavior of the townspeople has them convinced something sinister lurks there. Something, perhaps, that even the residents of Hoganville don’t know about.  Six-time Goldie winner Gerri Hill delivers thrills and passion in the chilling Keepers of the Cave.

    • Luikend

      Ingrid Kluvers

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Coming-out in de jaren tachtig: een meeslepende roman over ontkennen wie je bent Hans heeft alles wat ze verlangt. Een man, een baby, een hond. Een prachtig huis in het buitengebied en een baan op de redactie van een vooruitstrevend vrouwenblad. Ze heeft er hard voor gewerkt, maar gelukkig is ze niet - dat zal wel aan de hormonen liggen. Toch besluit ze een psychiater te bezoeken. Oude herinneringen worden opgerakeld en hun plots scherpe contouren overrompelen haar. Er verschijnen barsten in haar zorgvuldig vormgegeven identiteit. Wanneer een oude bekende opnieuw haar leven binnenstapt, wankelt Hans' bestaan. Luikend is een ontroerende roman over de strijd van een volwassen vrouw met haar verleden, haar geaardheid en de veranderende wereld om haar heen.

    • Terug naar Tarvod

      Boris O. Dittrich

      LHBTQIA+ fictie In de meeslepende roman Terug naar Tarvod schetst Boris Dittrich een schitterend beeld van het leven in een kibboets in het Israël van de jaren zeventig. Een meeslepend coming-of-ageliefdesverhaal over de onvoorspelbaarheid van een ontluikende liefde. Sophie Lohman is ambtenaar bij het Rijksvastgoedbedrijf. Haar afdeling heeft als taak erfgenamen te zoeken van eenzaam gestorven personen met een nalatenschap. Sophie komt Roman Ronnes op het spoor, een oud-rechter die een paar jaar geleden onder niet volledig opgehelderde omstandigheden overleed. Ze vindt Romans memoires uit zijn tijd in de kibboets Tarvod, die als een raamvertelling het tweede deel van de roman vormen. De heftige verliefdheid tussen de twee hoofdpersonen grijpt Sophie aan, ook omdat zij zelf worstelt met de nasleep van een ongelukkige liefde. Ze is vastbesloten te achterhalen of Roman Ronnes nog nabestaanden heeft en hoe hij aan zijn einde is gekomen. In deel drie keren we terug naar hedendaags Israël, waar Sophie ee

    • Overgave

      Melissa Brayden

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Een heerlijk romantisch verhaal over twee dames die totaal verschillend zijn, maar zich toch erg tot elkaar aangetrokken voelen. Een ontroerende lesbische romance. Anastasia Mikhelson staat op het punt de prima ballerina van het New York City Ballet te worden. Ze heeft keihard moeten werken en veel op moeten geven om de beste te worden. Dat veel mensen haar een ijskoningin vinden maakt haar niet uit – alles voor haar carrière. Natalie Frederico kan ontzettend goed dansen. Ze is opgeleid als ballerina, maar ze had meer vrijheid nodig en danst nu vooral modern. Dan krijgt ze onverwacht een plek aangeboden als gastdanser bij het New York City Ballet, en die kans kan ze natuurlijk niet laten lopen. Als de twee elkaar voor het eerst ontmoeten klikt het niet echt. Anastasia vindt dat Natalie niets serieus neemt, terwijl Natalie juist gek wordt van hoe strikt Anastasia is. Wanneer ze samen moeten werken aan een nieuwe voorstelling, vliegen de vonken ervanaf. En niet alleen op het podium.

    • This Is How It Always Is

      Laurie Frankel

      Fictie en literatuur The Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick 'Every once in a while, I read a book that opens my eyes in a way I never expected' Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine book pick) 'It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me think' Liane Moriarty, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Little Lies This is how a family keeps a secret...and how that secret ends up keeping them. This is how a family lives happily ever after...until happily ever after becomes complicated. This is how children change...and then change the world. This is Claude. He's five years old, the youngest of five brothers, and loves peanut butter sandwiches. He also loves wearing a dress, and dreams of being a princess. When he grows up, Claude says, he wants to be a girl. Rosie and Penn want Claude to be whoever Claude wants to be. They're just not sure they're ready to share that with the world. Soon the entire family is keeping Claude's secret. Until one day it explodes. Laurie Fran

    • Nothing To Lose: A Lesbian Romance

      Clare Lydon

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Can you find love in a hopeless place? Meet Scarlet Williams: pragmatic, pissed off, and freshly flooded out of her basement flat. Her unlikely saviour? Joy Hudson, the ever-beaming mayor, whose open-home policy lands Scarlet, and her sodden belongings, on her doorstep. Joy's ceaseless optimism versus Scarlet's spiralling doom prove quite the cocktail. But amid the muddy debris, an unlikely connection sparks, one that makes both women reassess what might be. Get ready to awkwardly romance-tango your way through a story that's as real, humorous, and British as a hastily made cup of tea during a crisis. This isn't just sapphic romance; it's a story that teases out the timid hope that often hides behind life's calamities, showcasing love's ability to tip-toe into the bleakest moments. International best-seller Clare Lydon - author of Before You Say I Do, Change Of Heart and Hotshot – conjures another story to lose yourself in. Dive into Nothing to Lose and find out if opposites really

    • That Certain Something

      Clare Ashton

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Love or money? Follow the head or heart? Pia and Cate seem to be flip sides of a coin. But when they meet, they definitely have that certain something, and these questions aren't so simple after a night like theirs. Pia Benitez-Smith has her head in the clouds of ideals and romance. She's a photojournalist out to prove herself with her compassionate eye and although not exactly accident prone, most days trouble seems to find her. On one such day, she literally falls into the arms of the beautiful Cate. Elegant, intriguing and classy, Cate is Pia's polar opposite. When the two dispute the importance of love versus money, Cate is adamant that her perfect night will always be an expensive one. Working class Pia can't resist the challenge and with the assistance of a beguiling summer night in London, she begins to enchant her new friend. An irresistible couple, a charismatic city, a priceless supporting cast - That Certain Something is a sparkling romcom from Goldie award winner Clare Ash

    • It Should be a Crime

      Carsen Taite

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Forbidden romance coupled with high-stakes courtroom drama. <br> Two women meet in an alley and fulfill their mutual desire with a night of passion, neither expecting more than the few lusty hours they shared. Weeks later Morgan Bradley and Parker Casey meet again, but this time one is a law professor and the other her student. A series of events lands them in the middle of a high-profile murder trial, but the twists and turns of the case are no match for the spiral of increasing attraction as they work side by side in the defense of justice.

    • Safe Harbor

      Radclyffe

      LHBTQIA+ fictie A mysterious newcomer, a reclusive doctor, and a troubled gay teenager learn about love, friendship, and trust during one tumultuous summer in Provincetown. Reese Conlon, LtCol USMCR, is the new sheriff who has heads turning amidst speculation as to who will be the first woman to capture her attentions. Doctor Victoria King has been betrayed by love once and refuses to risk heartbreak again. Brianna Parker, the teenaged daughter of Reese's chief, fears her father’s wrath when he learns that she loves another girl. As these three women struggle to live and love in freedom, they risk their hearts and souls to give one another a Safe Harbor.

    • Coffee Sonata

      Gun Brooke

      LHBTQIA+ fictie A story of Rediscovery and Romance <br> Nothing exciting ever happens in East Quay, a quaint New England coastal town. Not until its most celebrated daughter returns for one last performance. <br> Four women, Manon, Eryn, Vivian and Mike, whose lives unexpectedly intersect in a small town by the sea share one thing in common -- they all have secrets. Despite tragedy, past and present, each learns that life holds more than they dared dream.Manon Belmont, socialite and president of a wealthy foundation, leads a closeted life. She thrives helping others, but denies herself happiness for reasons she shares with no one. Nothing is the same after she meets Eryn Goddard, a reporter who has lost track of her dream of a grand writing career years ago. Eryn is suddenly rescued from her mundane assignments at the local paper when Vivian Harding, East Quay?s only world famous celebrity, returns for a farewell performance. Vivian carries with her a secret that she fears has not only en

    • The Night Off

      Meghan O'Brien

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Emily Parker has a busy life over which she maintains iron-clad control. Raised by drug-addicted parents, she’s used to taking care of the people around her, to the exclusion of her own needs. But not tonight. After years of celibacy, she’s ready to pay for exactly what she wants: to surrender control, by having it taken away. Having worked as a high-priced escort for years, Nat Swayne not only enjoys her job—she’s damn good at it. Dangerously sexy, she knows precisely how to fulfill the fantasies of women who enjoy her special brand of make-believe—all without ever becoming emotionally involved. When their night of intense play turns into something more, Emily and Nat can’t help but pursue a connection in the real world. Unfortunately, old habits die hard, and love isn’t always enough. Or is it?

    • Girlcrush

      Florence Given

      Fictie en literatuur 'Dark, funny and wild. ' - Chloe Ashby, author of WET PAINT 'As ballsy as you'd hope' - Grazia 'The words just sizzle off the page' - Glamour 'Another triumph for feminism' - Red 'Set to be one of the best books of 2022' - Red 'A thrilling, bisexual romcom that doubles as a smart skewering of social media' - Evening Standard '... enjoyable first novel...' '...easy-to-read story...' - Independent '... the voice of her generation' '... the face of the future' - The Times Magazine 'It's Carrie Bradshaw's columns in Sex and the City on steroids.' - The Times 'Everything is IMMEDIATE. Emphasised.' - The Times 'It's a kind of rags-to-unexpected-riches-to-devastating-realisation-back-to-older-wiser-rags type tale, almost 18th century in progression, except set in a thoroughly modern, even slightly futuristic world where life online is even more all consuming than we know it now.' - Sunday Independent 'A hot debut novel with a dash of relatable existential dread' - Cosmopolitan 'Seriously hot

    • Mijn broer heet Jessica

      John Boyne

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Een prachtig verhaal over liefde, twijfel en de moed om jezelf te durven zijn Voor de liefhebbers van Het Deense meisje en De jongen in de gestreepte pyjama Broers Sam en Jason zijn altijd onafscheidelijk geweest. Tot Jason op een dag opbiecht dat hij zich al zijn hele leven een meisje voelt. Het is voor Sam en hun ouders een grote schok. Moeder is staatssecretaris met het doel premier te worden en een transseksueel kind is slechte publiciteit. Na een tijdje wordt de situatie voor Jason zo onleefbaar dat hij bij zijn tante gaat wonen, waar hij zichzelf kan zijn. Kan de familie uiteindelijk toch begrip opbrengen voor Jasons gevoelens? En hoe lang houdt Jason het vol zonder de acceptatie van de mensen van wie hij het meest houdt? In dit hartverscheurende verhaal weet John Boyne transseksualiteit met zorg te belichten en te normaliseren, zonder ook maar ergens belerend te worden. Een prachtig verhaal over liefde, twijfel, en de moed om jezelf te durven zijn. De pers over de boeken van Jo

    • Middagzwemmers

      Jocelyn Vreugdenhil

      LHBTQIA+ fictie De roman Middagzwemmers van Jocelyn Vreugdenhil is een komisch drama over een lesbisch stel met een kinderwens dat op zoek gaat naar een donor. De roman Middagzwemmers van Jocelyn Vreugdenhil is een komisch drama over een lesbisch stel met een kinderwens dat op zoek gaat naar een donor. Charlie, opnameleider bij een kookprogramma, en Sanne, carrièrevrouw op de Zuidas, zijn gelukkig samen. Tot ze besluiten samen een kind te krijgen. Vol vertrouwen beginnen ze aan de zoektocht naar een donor. Maar hoe vind je de juiste? Hoe vind je er überhaupt een? En met de uitgesproken kinderwens duiken allerlei issues op: Sanne twijfelt diep in haar hart, Charlie raakt juist steeds meer geobsedeerd door het moederschap. Terwijl Charlie zich in de armen stort van haar boho-vriendin Amber, bijt Sanne zich vast in haar werk en drijven de twee steeds verder uit elkaar. Maar echte liefde laat zich niet zomaar wegsturen, als je er maar voor openstaat.

    • Return to Blackcreek

      Riley Hart

      LHBTQIA+ fictie This December it's time to go back... Braden & Wes Braden plans a surprise weekend getaway for him and Wes. Two days alone in a cabin with his husband? There's no telling what kind of trouble they can get into. Wes isn't fooled though. He knows this weekend is about more than just a sexy escape. When Braden lets him in on what he has planned, it has the potential to change their lives forever. Gavin & Mason It's the start of winter break and Gavin is looking forward to spending it working at Creekside with Mason…only he realizes that's not the only thing he wants. He sets out on a path to give Mason the surprise of a lifetime, and the end result is a night neither man will ever forget. Cooper & Noah Cooper is determined to start a new holiday tradition. He's planned an ugly sweater party that will go down in Blackcreek history. Not even Noah realizes everything he has in store for the night. If Coop can pull it all off without a hitch, the party will either be a hug

    • The Wallcreeper

      Nell Zink

      Fictie en literatuur ‘Heady and rambunctious … Wake up, this book says: in its plot lines, in its humour, in its philosophical underpinnings and political agenda. I'll pay it the highest compliment it knows – this book is a wild thing.’ New York Times Book Review Interlaken, Berne, 21st century. Several things happen after the car hits the rock. Tiff ceases to be pregnant. Stephen captures, like, the most wonderful bird – fleet, stealthy, and beautiful – a real “lifer”. And the wallcreeper, the wallcreeper says “twee”. The Wallcreeper is nothing more than a portrait of marriage, complete with all its requisite highs and lows: drugs, dubstep, small chores, anal sex, eco-terrorism, birding, breeding and feeding. Reviews ‘A talent that is as rare and strange as a kestrel on Oxford Street . . . A slim, strange masterpiece, and one of those alluring, elliptical, exceptional novels that I will want to keep rereading for the rest of my life’ The Sunday Times ‘The Wallcreeper is the best

    • Secrets and Shadows

      L.T. Marie

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Retired Army Staff Sergeant Lee Winters is trying hard to adjust to civilian life. She was released from duty after a bomb in Ramadi injured her and killed her troops, the only people she ever considered her family. Living day-to-day with the knowledge that she was the only one left alive, she hits rock bottom, and an old army buddy persuades her into taking a bodyguard job. Jolene West is injured in an attack meant to get her famous sister’s attention. She resents her sister Tory’s life and plans to move away once she’s healed. In the meantime, Tory has hired a bodyguard to protect Jolene from further attacks, which is just one more thing she resents. What she hadn’t planned on was an undeniable attraction to the woman protecting her body. Both women will try to fight their growing attraction for each other until one of them gives in or dies.

    • Desire By Starlight

      Radclyffe

      LHBTQIA+ fictie Best-selling romance author Jenna Hardy, aka Cassandra Hart, sprints through life from one appearance to the next, always on deadline, always in demand, always on the arm of a different beautiful woman. She has no personal life because her entire existence is public, and part of her appeal. She loves the tempo, the power, the thrill until the pace catches up to her and she collapses at a book signing. Her doctor orders rest, her editor wants a three book series yesterday, and her attorney informs her she has just inherited a farm in the backcountry of Vermont. Divine intervention or Fate's little joke? The only thing that might possibly save her from dying of boredom during a summer of forced R&R is a dalliance with Gardner Davis, the local vet. Unfortunately, everything about Jenna’s high-profile lifestyle is exactly what Gard wants to leave far, far behind, that and a dark secret that haunts the new life she’s made.

    • Winds of Fortune

      Radclyffe

      LHBTQIA+ fictie The fifth in the saga of the Provincetown Tales. The winds of fortune are fickle guides…and happiness or heartbreak may be the destination. For Provincetown local Deo Camara, the only winds that have ever blown her way have been cold and lonely, and she doesn't expect things to improve when she is drawn into a family crisis against her will. Despite a decade of estrangement, however, Deo can't turn her back on the call of blood, no matter how high the price in heartache. Dr. Bonita Burgoyne is pleased with the changes she's made in her life…she has a rewarding new job and is looking forward to renovating the historic sea captain's house she has just purchased. She's content, and that's all she needs to be, or so she thinks until she hires Deo to head up the renovations. They have nothing in common except a shared legacy of betrayal by those they'd trusted the most, and an impossible attraction they would both prefer to ignore. Meanwhile, Bonita's new associate Dr. Tory King and he

    • Honor Under Siege

      Radclyffe

      LHBTQIA+ fictie With the nation on the verge of war, security takes on new meaning for Secret Service Agent Cameron Roberts, whose lover just happens to be the President’s daughter. First daughter Blair Powell and her “secret” Secret Service agent lover, Cameron Roberts, intend to get married—with her father’s blessing. But being in the spotlight isn’t the safest place to be in a country still reeling from 9/11 and with the domestic terrorists who tried to assassinate Blair still at large. Cam doesn’t want to give up the reins of control when Blair’s life is at stake, but there are other dangers at home and abroad that the President needs her to investigate—including the whereabouts of her previous lover—Valerie Ross. The next in the Honor series is novel of romance and intrigue in a world gone mad.

    • Honor Reclaimed

      Radclyffe

      LHBTQIA+ fictie In the chaotic aftermath of 9/11, Secret Service agent Cameron Roberts and her lover, first daughter Blair Powell, must contend with recriminations from within the government and danger from without as they struggle to uncover those who betrayed the nation and nearly claimed Blair’s life. The hunt for those who betrayed the nation is a very personal quest for Secret Service agent Cameron Roberts because the traitors targeted her lover. Her search takes her deep into the shadow worlds of counter-intelligence where even a friend might be a foe. While Cam struggles to uncover the traitor’s trail, Blair wages her own war to prevent the woman she loves from becoming a scapegoat during the chaotic aftermath of 9/11. Not just honor, but their future together, is on the line as Blair and Cam join forces with their loyal friends to strike back at the terrorists.

    • Course of Action

      Gun Brooke

      LHBTQIA+ fictie A high-stakes romance among the jet-set crowd of actresses, producers, and world-famous entrepreneurs. <br> Carolyn Black – an actress driven by her ambition, desperately wants the starring role in an upcoming film based on a series of famous novels. With a reputation for being willing to do anything to get a part, the actress sets out to impress the woman behind the project. Annelie Peterson – the wealthy publisher with a mysterious past – owns the film rights and will decide who wins the much-coveted role. When Annelie meets Carolyn, the woman she has idolized for years, sparks fly. How far is Carolyn prepared to go for the dream part of a lifetime? And just how far will Annelie bend her principles in the name of desire? 

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