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Boy Underground by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDuring WWII, a teenage boy finds his voice, the courage of his convictions, and friends for life in an emotional and uplifting novel by the New York Times and #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author.1941. Steven Katz is the son of prosperous landowners in rural California. Although his parents don’t approve, he’s found true friends in Nick, Suki, and Ollie, sons of field workers... -
Come anima mai by Rossana Soldano
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 20 ratings“Come anima mai” è una storia ambientata nell'Inghilterra del secolo scorso, negli anni tra 1936 e il 1945. Lewis Ellsworth, futuro duca di Buccleuch e l’eccentrico Will Chase si incontrano all’università di Cambridge e si innamorano... -
From Wine to Water by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAll Tyrell Fannin and his cousins Isaac and Micah Burnet want is to get out of a Texas jail and go home to Mississippi. Delia Lavalle didn't need three outlaws to escort her and her sisters to Louisiana but she doesn't really have a choice. The outlaws aren't happy about escorting nuns, but figure they might bring them luck, because not even Santa Anna would harm a holy woman... -
Rindu by Tere Liye
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratings"Apalah arti memiliki, ketika diri kami sendiri bukanlah milik kami?Apalah arti kehilangan, ketika kami sebenarnya menemukan banyak saat kehilangan, dan sebaliknya, kehilangan banyak pula saat menemukan?Apalah arti cinta, ketika menangis terluka atas perasaan yg seharusnya indah? Bagaimana mungkin, kami terduduk patah hati atas sesuatu yg seharusnya suci dan tidak menuntut apa pun?Wahai,... -
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Gabrielle by Marie Laberge
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsQuébec, 1930. Gabrielle est mariée avec Edward depuis bientôt dix ans. Entre la maison de l’île d’Orléans et celle de la Grande-Allée, elle mène une vie bien remplie, entourée de ses cinq enfants. De toute évidence, il s’agit d’un mariage heureux. Mais cette chose qui devrait être si simple fait pourtant froncer bien des sourcils dans l’entourage de Gabrielle... -
Sweet Honesty by Joan Vassar
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAtlanta, Georgia, 1950–Michael can’t believe his eyes as he watches the man he loves marry a woman from the back row of Mount Zion Baptist Church. When the beautiful couple is pronounced man and wife, he leaves his home in Georgia for the chance of a better life in New York City.Alexander is just trying to exist in Queens, New York... -
Don't Judge a Prince by His Undergarments by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe only goal Prince Syrius Fortune of Rosenhip had during his twin sister's "meet the suitors" ball, was to stay quiet and out of the way. His sister's event had been in the planning for five years, and he and his loving father had already agreed trying to seek a wedding contract for himself was not a good idea... -
Evanthia's Gift by Effie Kammenou
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the year 1956, Anastacia Fotopoulos finds herself pregnant and betrayed, fleeing from a bad marriage. With the love and support of her dear friends Stavros and Soula Papadakis, Ana is able to face the challenges of single motherhood. Left with emotional wounds, she resists her growing affection for Alexandros Giannakos, an old acquaintance... -
Destination Unknown by Bill Konigsberg
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom Stonewall Award winner Bill Konigsberg, a remarkable, funny, sexy, heartbreaking story of two teen boys finding each other in New York City at the height of the AIDS epidemic.The first thing I noticed about C.J. Gorman was his plexiglass bra. So begins Destination Unknown. It's 1987 in New York City, and Micah is at a dance club, trying to pretend he's more out and outgoing than he really is... -
When You Call My Name by Tucker Shaw
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTucker Shaw’s When You Call My Name is a heartrending novel about two gay teens coming of age in New York City in 1990 at the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Named "this summer's most powerful LGBTQ+ novel" by GAY TIMES, this book is perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Mary H. K. Choi.Film fanatic Adam is seventeen and being asked out on his first date—and the guy is cute... -
Blood Sisters by Barbara Keating, Stephanie Keating
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKenya 1957. During their childhood years in the Kenya Highlands three girls from vastly different backgrounds become blood sisters, promising that nothing will ever destroy the bond between them. But the legacy of the Mau Mau rebellion, and the tensions and upheavals of newly independent Kenya, tear their childhood dreams apart... -
An Irish Country Wedding by Patrick Taylor, John Keating
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn Irish Country Wedding is another heart-warming addition to New York Times bestselling author Patrick Taylor's Irish Country series.Love is in the air in the colourful Ulster village of Ballybucklebo, where Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly has finally proposed to the darling of his youth, Kitty O'Hallorhan... -
Ziggy, Stardust and Me by James Brandon
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIn this tender-hearted debut, set against the tumultuous backdrop of life in 1973, when homosexuality is still considered a mental illness, two boys defy all the odds and fall in love. Now in paperback. The year is 1973. The Watergate hearings are in full swing. The Vietnam War is still raging. And homosexuality is still officially considered a mental illness... -
The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 3 by Natsu Hyuuga
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMaomao must help keep Consort Gyokuyou safe during her pregnancy. An imperial consort being with child is supposed to be a matter of the utmost secrecy, but this is the rear palace, where maneuvering and backstabbing are as commonplace as banter and tea parties. Threats seem to lurk around every corner—but it’s not just the rear palace keeping busy... -
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The Moon that Embraces the Sun 1 by Jung Eun-gwol
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLee Hwon mulai menyelidiki penyebab kematian Yeon Woo, yang ternyata menyimpan berbagai keganjilan. Semua bukti menunjukkan bahwa Yeon Woo dibunuh, tapi yang lebih mencengangkan, ada dugaan bahwa Yeon Woo sebenarnya belum meninggal. Tanpa disadari, penyelidikan Hwon pun berujung pada pengungkapan identitas Wol... -
Wild Western Women Mistletoe, Montana: Sweet Western Historical Holiday Box Set by Caroline Clemmons, Sylvia McDaniel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMistletoe Mistake by Caroline Clemmons Shannon Callahan worked hard to become a physician. In New York, she meets resistance to a woman doctor and feels she is no more than a midwife. When the opportunity arises for her to go to Montana and be the only doctor in the town of Mistletoe, she grabs the chance. Riley McCallister is sheriff of Mistletoe... -
The Homecoming by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings1885 - The Late Victorian era With the death of her rector husband Henrietta is finally free to marry her love, the wealthy and handsome Jerome Compton. But Victorian propriety disapproves of Jerome's divorced status, and the couple are forced to seek anonymity in London. Henrietta finds she takes to urban life with great enjoyment, and she meets and becomes close to her cousin, Lady Venetia... -
When I First Held You by Anstey Harris
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSilence tore them apart. Can the truth bring them back together?In 1960s Glasgow, anti-nuclear activists Judith and Jimmy fall in love. But their future hopes are dashed when their protestors’ squat is raided and many, including Jimmy, are sent to prison. Pregnant and with no word from Jimmy, Judith is forced to enter an unmarried mothers’ home, give up their baby and learn to live with her grief...Categorized as:
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Until the End of Time by Nicky James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeing a gay man in 1827, was not only frowned upon in England, but punishable by death. Magistrate Simon Stockley would know. He’d convicted men in his courtroom and sentenced them himself. Every time, it left a vile taste in his mouth because Simon was no different than the men whose lives he claimed... -
Till Death Do Us Part by Tangstory
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSet in early-20th century China, this story takes off in the port city of Tientsin (Tianjin) that is divided into lands called concessions and owned by several foreign powers. Shen Liangsheng is a charismatic and cunning playboy, a son of a rich businessman, who has profits as his top priority... -
How Goes The World? by K.J. Charles
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Positively Final Appearance: a two-part epilogue with Daniel and Archie at a house party and Kim and Will in a gentleman's club, because those are definitely settings that go well for them... -
Restored by Joanna Chambers
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEighteen years ago, Henry Asquith, Duke of Avesbury had to leave his kept lover, Kit Redford, in order to devote himself to raising his young family. Now, a lifetime later, his children are moving on and for the first time in years, Henry is alone... -
White Nights, Red Morning by Judith Pella
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs the year 1905 draws to an end, great changes sweep through Russia. The tragic events of ""Bloody Sunday"" usher in a sequence of massive and paralyzing national strikes that eventually force the tsar to turn his government into a constitutional monarchy, and it appears that the radical element has finally won... -
Passage Into Light by Judith Pella
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBest by enemies within and without, Russia is reeling. And Vladimir Lenin is waiting in the wings-.In 1917 Russia finds itself in a nightmare of political upheaval and violence as ruthless men clash over control of her destiny. Saddled with a devastating, unpopular war, the Provisional Government flirts with disaster while the power-starved Bolsheviks circle like wolves for the kill... -
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Cherry Tree Lane by Anna Jacobs
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings1910 and Mattie Willitt is faced with an agonizing choice: marry the man her stepfather has chosen, or flee from Swindon. She and her sisters all choose to leave and go their own ways. But Mattie gets lost in a thunderstorm, collapsing from exhaustion, sure she’s about to die... -
Maggie by Lena Kennedy
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBorn in the rough heart of London's East End, like a resilient city flower struggling toward the meager sun, Maggie kept on... ...through the death of her beloved father, her cherished marriage to a wayward husband of great tenderness and sudden brutality, the solitary fight to raise her four sons and the birth of her "coffee-colored baby," Maggie kept on... .. -
In Borrowed Light by Barbara Keating, Stephanie Keating
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA breathtaking story of friendship and love set against the backdrop of twentieth-century Kenya Fourteen years after independence, the enduring childhood friendship of three women has carried them through times of violence and loss in Kenya, their chosen homeland... -
Schijnbewegingen by Floortje Zwigtman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlles wat ik wilde, was een geweldig leven. Een fantastisch leven. een sprookjesleven. Een volledig gezeur-, gezanik- en gedoe-loos leven. Zonder 'o... hell'-gevoel. Was dat nu te veel gevraagd?1894. Adrian Mayfield is zestien jaar en ontevreden met zijn leven en zijn suffe baantje bij Victor Procopius' Herenmodepaleis... -
Moorend Farm by Gwen Kirkwood
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYorkshire, early 1900s.Ten years have passed since Emma and William Sinclair left Scotland to make a new life for themselves at Moorend Farm. Their lives here are peaceful. No one in Yorkshire knows of the secrets surrounding their marriage and how much William’s parents disapproved of their love.Then Emma receives word that her beloved mother is dying... -
The Art of the Heart by Dan Skinner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe heartland of America in 1965 feels like the end of the road for seventeen-year-old Zac Weston. After all, there’s nowhere to go when you’re shy, gay, and a virgin. A natural artist, inspiration strikes in the form of neighbor boy Rory, and Zac’s fantasies spill onto the pages of his notebook. When Zac’s secret is discovered, it might take more than wishes to magically make his world right... -
The Fledgling by Elizabeth Cadell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVitorina's escort from Lisbon to London wore a cloak of respectability which convinced the child's father and aunts, but even before the ten-year-old girl had made her disconcerting discovery of his theft from the rich, private chapel of her home, she had begun to take his measure. Circumstances, plus some contrivance on her own part, enabled the youngster to shake him off...Categorized as:
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We, Two Boys by Aline Sax
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEscaping from their burdensome poverty, twin brothers Adriaan and Alexander’s family emigrates from Belgium to New York City. Unfortunately, things don’t go according to plan, and Adriaan is the only one who eventually arrives in America. Alone in the city, he becomes overwhelmed and grows homesick. But before he can prepare for his trip back, he finds a reason to stay—an American boy named Jack... -
Horatio by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn October 15, 1979, two men take to the road, leaving their town behind, waiting for the peanut farmer president to come onto the radio to make an important announcement about the future of all mankind. In the hours leading up to the broadcast, Jamie and Harry will look back on their relationship, and what it means to live in defiance like there's no tomorrow... -
Mr Warren's Profession (Aubrey & Lindsey) by Sebastian Nothwell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLindsey Althorp, the only son of a wealthy baronet, has never worked a day in his life. Aubrey Warren was born in a workhouse and hasn’t stopped working since.When Lindsey wins a textile mill in a game of cards, he falls at first sight for the assistant clerk, Aubrey. Lindsey is certain that Aubrey is the Achilles to his Patroclus, the David to his Jonathan... -
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The Nice Bloke by Catherine Cookson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRooney values his independence and has managed to avoid four widows and two spinsters. But once he moved to Ma Howell's place, life became very complicated. Harry is the "nice bloke" who succumbs to the office vamp at the Christmas party, and sets off a scandal that changes everything... -
Fall from Grace by Jill Barnett
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA classic Jill Barnett love and laughter novella set in the Highlands of Scotland, where the Clan McNish has been raided and left starving by their bitter rivals, the McNabs. As granddaughter to the clan chieftain, Grace McNish decides it is her duty to capture and ransom a vile McNab... -
The Discerning Gentleman's Guide by Virginia Heath
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Choosing a wife is not a task that should be undertaken lightly." Bennett Montague, sixteenth Duke of Aveley, is seeking the perfect bride. He's narrowed his search to five worthy "Potentials"…until the arrival of his aunt's companion unravels his carefully laid plans. Having fought for everything she has, Amelia Mansfield is incensed by Bennett's wife-selection methods... -
The Dog in the Chapel by Anthony McDonald
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe tragic-comic story of two young men, aged 21 and 18, who fall in love in the summer of 1962, but who have the misfortune to be working as teachers in a Catholic preparatory school at the time. Their names are Tom and Christopher. In the opposite corner to them stands Father Louis, the elderly headmaster... -
Becoming by Jeanne Reames
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo boys, one heroic bond, and the molding of Greece’s greatest son. Before he became known as Alexander the Great, he was Alexandros, the teenage son of the king of Makedon. Rather than living a life of luxury, as prince he has to be better and learn faster than his peers, tackling problems without any help... -
Never Judge a Duke by His Lover by Merry Farmer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLord Barrett Landers, Viscount Copeland, is at loose ends after being decommissioned as a naval officer at the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Instead of going home to Wiltshire, his family, and the marriage that his mother will inevitably attempt to force him into, he is happy to idle away the summer with his friends at Wodehouse Abbey in Yorkshire... -
Wanted, an Author by K.J. Charles
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWanted, an Author is a 5000-word story set in 1807. It returns to the characters of Wanted, a Gentleman, and also introduces a character from KJ Charles' forthcoming novel, Band Sinister... -
The Bequest by Joanna Chambers
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDavid Lauriston and Lord Murdo Balfour have been living happily together for three years at the Laverock estate in Perthshire. But when some unexpected news arrives, Murdo must confront old demons he thought he’d put behind him forever. This story will be exclusively available to my newsletter... -
Just a Little Heartache by Merry Farmer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLondon playwright Niall Cristofori stands on the verge of becoming one of the most celebrated authors of his generation with the highly-anticipated production of his latest work, Love’s Last Lesson. But Love has a few lessons left to teach Niall himself. He has never been able to get over his first love, the man who made his world come alive ten years ago, then left him heartbroken... -
A Rose by Any Name by K.J. Charles
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn epilogue to The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting and A Thief in the Night... -
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Now & Then by William Corlett
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNow: Christopher Metcalfe returns to his family home in Kent after the death of his standoffish father. Sorting through a box of memorabilia from his days at boarding school, Chris finds himself confronted by a photograph and a face that has haunted him for thirty years... -
Bill Bailey by Catherine Cookson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBill Bailey came into the life of a young widow Fiona Nelson and her three children as a lodger. He appeared to be ordinary enough but behind his rough charm lay some remarkable qualities, which were to have a great and lasting effect on the future lives of Fiona and the children. Before long Fiona and Bill are married and they embark on a life together... -
残疾暴君的掌心鱼宠 [The Disabled Tyrant’s Pet Palm Fish] by Xue Shan Fei Hu, 雪山肥狐
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne day, Li Yu transmigrated into a fish. Furthermore, this fish even had a master. This master was the sinister and terrifying, mute tyrant from a novel. The system gave Li Yu a task. If he wanted to change back into a human, he had to obtain the tyrant’s heart.Li Yu full of tears: System, please wake up. I’m only a fish. He can’t even speak. How can we interact?System: Stop jabbering... -
The Dangerous Kingdom of Love by Neil Blackmore
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe kingdom of love is a frightening place. A dangerous place. What kind of fool wants to live there?How have I, Francis Bacon, well-known as the cleverest man in England, been caught in this trap? For years I survived the brutal games of the English court, driven by the whims of the idiot King James I - and finally, I was winning... -
Olivia, Mourning by Yael Politis
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHistorical Fiction (USA 1840s) Available on Amazon in eBook and paperback. Newly orphaned and forced to live with her brother and the overbearing woman who will soon be his wife, Olivia Killion is determined to gain her independence by inheriting 80 acres of farmland in far off Michigan...Categorized as:
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American Princess: A Novel of First Daughter Alice Roosevelt by Stephanie Marie Thornton, Stephanie Marie Thornton
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA sweeping novel from renowned author Stephanie Marie Thornton... Alice may be the president's daughter, but she's nobody's darling. As bold as her signature color Alice Blue, the gum-chewing, cigarette-smoking, poker-playing First Daughter discovers that the only way for a woman to stand out in Washington is to make waves--oceans of them...
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