Ariel Tachna
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Can a desperate wizard and a bitter, disillusioned vampire find a way to build the partnership that could save their world?
In a world rocked by magical war, vampires are seen by many as less than human, as the stereotypical creatures of the night who prey on others. But as the war intensifies, the wizards know they need an advantage to turn the tide in their favor: the strength and edge the vampires can give them in the battle against the dark...
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For years, Aeolus has fought the Sirens, trying to rescue hapless sailors from their clutches, to no avail. When he encounters Nileas, the first man to heed his warnings in time to be saved, Aeolus at last has a chance to indulge his fascination with the world of men. As they begin the long journey back to Nileas's home at the other side of the Mediterranean, sharing stories of their respective lives, it becomes apparent Nileas is just as fascinated...
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Gabriel Blackstone's world is divided quite clearly into castes: everyone knows their place and abides by it. As an inventor in the merchant caste, his life is predictable in its routine until the night his best friends and assistants, Caleb and Andrew, purchase the time-and body-of a companion for his birthday. As an activist in the Caste Equality movement, everything Gabriel believes in tells him to refuse the gift, but then he meets Lucio. The...
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La guerre est à son paroxysme et les deux camps sont sur les nerfs, quand les sorciers rebelles obtiennent une victoire étonnante et capturent Orlando Saint Clair. Accablé par l'inquiétude et le chagrin, Alain, son amant, craint que, même s'ils retrouvent Orlando, le cœur et l'esprit du vampire soient beaucoup trop abîmés pour pouvoir être sauvés. Comprenant que l'Alliance risque de chanceler, Christophe Lombard, le vampire le plus vieux...
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Offered a yearlong medical research fellowship in France, Shane Johnson has many hopes for the experience: a chance to improve his French, an opportunity to hone his research skills before starting his PhD at Baylor, and the freedom to live life as an openly gay man for the first time. He'll chronicle his year abroad with its challenges, victories, and setbacks as he struggles to balance his faith with his sexuality. As he navigates the shoals of...
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Carlos Mendez spends all year working hard at his Houston-based landscaping business, and he sends every spare penny he earns back to his family in Mexico. By the time the holidays roll around, he doesn't have much patience for the unadulterated greed and consumerism paraded past him. But a chance meeting with his neighbor, Ned Williams, and Ned's cancer-stricken daughter, might help to remind him of the real meaning of the season-something beyond...
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Lexington Lovers. A love built to last. When Derek Jackson is hired to renovate the LGBT bookstore that's also Owen Hensley's home, opposites attract. Derek is a big burly blue-collar guy, about ten years older than slight, sweet, and bookish Owen. As they spend time together, it becomes clear that each handsome outside leads to a beautiful interior. Far from the shy twink he appears, Owen has a rock-solid foundation that helped him put himself through...
8) Fallout
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When a Category 4 hurricane hits the Texas Gulf Coast and critically damages a nuclear reactor, the NRC brings in robotics engineer Derek Marshall and professor Sambit Patel to avert a disaster. Unfortunately, putting the men in the same room could be nearly as dangerous as the reactor: Derek's out and proud, gruff, and occasionally obnoxious; Sambit is closeted, quiet, and reserved. Faced with isolation, ungodly living conditions, and the very real...
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When Wil Buchanan walks into the yarn shop in his hometown of Asheville, he isn't expecting anything other than to get an heirloom bedspread repaired as a Christmas present for his mother. He certainly doesn't expect the owner to be his age, single, and attractive. The only problem? Wil's life is in San Francisco... and he left Asheville behind for a reason. But, the more time he spends in the city- and with Travis- the more he realizes it's not the...
11) The Matelot
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Their pirate vessel destroyed, Captain Amery White, ship's surgeon Gavin Watson, and quartermaster Quinn Davies are left without a livelihood or a home. The three men have served together since they were old enough to put to sea, sharing hardships and comfort until Amery and Gavin formalized their union with a matelotage - the pirate equivalent of a marriage contract. Now they've been offered a letter of marque and a fine English galleon with enough...
12) The Path
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New Inca Trail guide Benicio and his mentor Alberto must find a path through the challenges keeping them apart.
13) A Summer Place
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Overseer Nicolas Wells had been coming to Mount Desert Island for ten summers to help build cottages for the rich and powerful. Despite his secrets, he had grown comfortable in the peaceful little island town, getting to know its inhabitants and even to consider some of them friends. The eleventh year, however, he arrived to startling news: the island's peace had been shattered by a murder. At the request of the sheriff, Shawn Parnell, Nicolas agreed...
14) Stolen Moments
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After a year apart, teacher Jacob Peters and county judge Beau Braedon decide they can't live without each other. There are just a few small obstacles to their Alabama love story. Jacob resents Beau's paranoia about being outed, but Beau is convinced he'll lose his seat on the bench if he admits to their relationship, and as a teacher at a Christian school, Jacob's job is even more at risk. They could relocate, but Beau's mother has Alzheimer's and...
16) À votre service
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Une petite douceur aux délicates notes françaises, avec juste ce qu'il de sucre pour ne plus le relâcher... Anthony Mercer et sa patronne, Patricia décide après cette première journée du Salon du Livre de s'offrir un petit dîner dans le restaurant Au coeur du terroir à Paris. Au cours de ce repas, il fait la rencontre de Paul Delescluse, le serveur attitré de leur table. Les deux hommes s'offrent cinq jours de nuits folles avant qu'Anthony...
19) L'étalon sauvage
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Les amants de LexingtonLes chevaux étaient sa passion… jusqu'à ce qu'il pose les yeux sur son patron.Il y a un an et demi, une tragédie s'est abattue sur Bywater Farm, lorsque l'amant de Clay Hunter a perdu la vie à la suite d'une chute de cheval et que son meilleur étalon, King of Hearts, en a été traumatisé. Clay et King avaient mis leur vie entre parenthèses, essayant davantage de survivre que de vivre, jusqu'à ce qu'une bouffée d'air...