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  • A Dream of a Woman by Casey Plett

    A Dream of a Woman by Casey Plett

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Casey Plett's 2018 novel Little Fish won a Lambda Literary Award, the Firecracker Award for Fiction, and the Amazon First Novel Award (Canada). Her latest work, A Dream of a Woman, is her first book of short stories since her seminal 2014 collection A Safe Girl to Love...
  • In the End, It Was All About Love by Musa Okwonga

    In the End, It Was All About Love by Musa Okwonga

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The narrator arrives in Berlin, a place famed for its hedonism, to find peace and maybe love; only to discover that the problems which have long haunted him have arrived there too, and are more present than ever...
  • Dandelion Daughter: A Novel by Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay

    Dandelion Daughter: A Novel by Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Winner 2022, Prix des Libraires Rights for TV adaptation purchased by Zone 3 A runaway bestseller in Québec, where it has captured the hearts of readers and pushed trans-identity into the mainstream conversation, Dandelion Daughter is an intimate, courageous portrait of what it’s like to grow up having been assigned the wrong sex at birth...
  • A Daddy for Kinkmas by Reese Morrison

    A Daddy for Kinkmas by Reese Morrison

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Naftali doesn’t want a Daddy.Naftali has tried depending on a Dom before, and it didn’t work. He’s too messy and irresponsible to be a full-time sub, so it’s much safer to stick to hook-ups and scenes.Even if it’s never quite enough.David doesn’t want to embarrass himself. He just wants to become a good Dom.David has spent a lot of time denying what he wants. And now he’s ready… mostly...
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    lgbtq  mlm  trans-mc  adult  book  disability  fiction  multi-pov
  • Capturing Happiness by Erica Lee

    Capturing Happiness by Erica Lee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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    lgbtq  romantic-love  wlw  fiction
  • Lost Soul: AJ's Burden by Nicky James

    Lost Soul: AJ's Burden by Nicky James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What does rock bottom look like to you? AJ Silva is about to find out. His life has been spiralling the drain for the past year, and if he doesn’t find a way out soon, he may die on the streets of San Francisco. Drowning in a severe drug addiction, battling every day to survive, AJ doesn’t know where to turn...
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    mlm  lgbtq  romance  fiction  book  adult
  • Taylor by Tracy Lorraine

    Taylor by Tracy Lorraine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Taylor lets just about anyone into his bed, but his heart is another matter. He’s seen first hand what can happen when you love someone too much, and it isn’t something he wants to experience for himself. That is until he meets the man who finds his way in with just one simple kiss. The only problem is that man has no intention of letting Taylor close to him...
  • Liberty by Seth King

    Liberty by Seth King

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    At 2:01 AM on Labor Day Monday, the first gunshots ring out inside Liberty gay dance club in Jacksonville, Florida. The next few hours find August Brees and Corey Ross, both eighteen and coming off the most transformative and romantic summer of their lives, fighting against all odds to forge something everlasting out of two ephemeral lives...
  • Draco Black and the Bastard Dragon by starbrigid

    Draco Black and the Bastard Dragon by starbrigid

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Draco has seen and done terrible things to protect those he cares about, Harry Potter most of all. He has made a vow for the sake of his beloved godfather that will test him to the very core. But even he is unprepared for the challenges the war will provide him and those he loves, as he must finally confront the one he fears the most in the world: Bellatrix Lestrange...
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    lgbtq  mlm  romantic-love  fantasy  magic  wlw  retellings  fiction
  • A Little Bit Naughty by Reese Morrison

    A Little Bit Naughty by Reese Morrison

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Remi has a plan. Head to a singles weekend in the Oregon mountains near his home. Finally find the right guy to be his partner and baby boy. Live happily ever after. The only problem? The naughty, irresistible little he meets lives on the other side of the country.Isaac has a plan. Finish his degree. Finish his residency...
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    lgbtq  mlm  trans-mc  adult  age-gap  book  contemporary  disability
  • Something Like Hail by Jay Bell

    Something Like Hail by Jay Bell

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When life closes every door, and the world has taken away all opportunities, sometimes it's up to us to make our own luck—and to give ourselves a second chance.Noah Westwood is tired of life on the streets, so he turns to Marcello Maltese, a man who owns a small media empire… and a few covert businesses, such as an escort service. Noah volunteers for this, but he’s playing a dangerous game...
  • The Secret Ingredient by Paul Castle

    The Secret Ingredient by Paul Castle

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Follows Pringle and Finn as they deliver birthday cakes to their colorful animal friends. Along the way, our lovable penguins discover the "secret ingredients" to a happy family. The Secret Ingredient is the sequel to Pringle & Finn (The Pengrooms).The Secret Ingredient is a picture book for ALL ages...
  • The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck

    The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A stunning collection of interconnected stories set in New England, exploring how the past is often misunderstood and how history, family, heartache, and desire can echo over centuriesIn twelve luminous stories set across three centuries, The History of Sound examines the unexpected ways the past returns to us and how love and loss are entwined and transformed over generations...
  • Forever by E. Davies

    Forever by E. Davies

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jake Gray always wanted a real family. He left his own behind when he began his transition, but if he wants a baby he'll need to come off testosterone and get his life in order. The tips he makes as a waiter are barely enough to pay L.A. rent, let alone raise a child. But he’s made his own way for so long that he doesn’t want to rely on others now...
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    lgbtq  mlm  trans-mc  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction
  • The Finish Line by Erica Lee

    The Finish Line by Erica Lee

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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    lgbtq  romantic-love  wlw  young-adult  fiction
  • The Woman Who Climbed A Mountain by Jamey Moody

    The Woman Who Climbed A Mountain by Jamey Moody

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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    lgbtq  romantic-love  wlw  second-chances
  • Heart2Heart: A Charity Anthology (Collection), Volume 2 by R.G. Alexander, May Archer

    Heart2Heart: A Charity Anthology (Collection), Volume 2 by R.G. Alexander, May Archer

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    **LIMITED TIME ONLY! Get it while you can.** Once upon a time, a bunch of M/M authors wondered… What if the Heart2Heart dating app put on a charity raffle in cities around the globe, and random guys in each location were paired up for an adventure? The dates could go terribly wrong…or spectacularly right...
  • Les Orageuses by Marcia Burnier

    Les Orageuses by Marcia Burnier

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    « Depuis qu’elle avait revu Mia, l’histoire de vengeance, non, de “rendre justice”, lui trottait dans la tête. On dit pas vengeance, lui avait dit Mia, c’est pas la même chose, là on se répare, on se rend justice parce que personne d’autre n’est disposé à le faire. Lucie n’avait pas été très convaincue par le choix de mot, mais ça ne changeait pas grand-chose...
  • Unconditional Love by Andrew Grey

    Unconditional Love by Andrew Grey

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "A Seven Days Story" Can a person's life change in just one day? How about seven? Donald Pottier and Jason Greene are barely more than boys when they meet on Chincoteague Island, Virginia. A day of crabbing soon turns them from strangers to friends, then to something more, but the boys' time is limited: at the end of the summer, Jay will leave Don and the island behind...
  • Fairy Tales and Cappuccinos by Taylor Rylan

    Fairy Tales and Cappuccinos by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome to Pleasant Grove, Colorado. Where men find their happily ever after. Sawyer Clifton never expected to walk away from his family’s business in Breckenridge, but his health couldn’t take the stress anymore. Thankfully his best friend talked him into visiting the cute town of Pleasant Grove. He wasn’t so sure he believed in serendipity until he took a chance and decided to stay...
  • Drive Me Crazy by Beth Bolden

    Drive Me Crazy by Beth Bolden

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Tony Blake walks into what might be a blind date, he’s surprisingly intrigued despite his irritation with his meddling brother. But when Lucas turns out to be a new employee for their food truck, Tony’s usual charm deserts him.Lucas might be fantastically creative in the kitchen, but to Tony’s disappointment, he’s not interested in more than a casual hookup...
  • Trash by Sylvia Aguilar-Zéleny

    Trash by Sylvia Aguilar-Zéleny

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Trash interweaves the voices of three women with lived connections to the municipal garbage dump of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico...
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    lgbtq  literary-fiction  adult  book  female-mc  fiction
  • Forever and Ever by Devon McCormack

    Forever and Ever by Devon McCormack

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They missed out on love...or so they thought.At seventy-seven, Wes Brenner is certain he's lived a full life. But one thing he'll never know is true love.When he heads to Heathrow Estates retirement community, planning to spend the rest of his days playing golf and taking spin classes, he runs into an acquaintance from his hometown: Art Cromley...
  • Loved Like a Little by Aria Grace

    Loved Like a Little by Aria Grace

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Billy never had much self-confidence. Things weren't great growing up in his household, but when his mom died, his dad became even worse. And there was nothing he could do to make his dad like him. When he was at college, it was easier to ignore his dad's drinking and harassment. But when Billy comes home after graduating culinary school, all those old wounds are opened up again...
  • A Daddy for Christmas: Ever by Wendy Rathbone

    A Daddy for Christmas: Ever by Wendy Rathbone

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From an embarrassing Halloween costume to an unexpected very large early Christmas present, can two men trust the secrets they know about each other to take them on a journey of passion they’ll never forget?Ever has never told anyone about his secret compulsion. When alone, he likes to pretend he's very little and has someone there at all times to take care of his every need...
  • Rocket Fantastic: Poems by Gabrielle Calvocoressi

    Rocket Fantastic: Poems by Gabrielle Calvocoressi

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Like nothing before it, Rocket Fantastic transfigures the landscape and language of gender and the body. Its poems are populated by figures both familial and fabular: a prodigal brother and a relentless father; the Hermit, Dowager, and Major General; and, perhaps most strikingly, the Bandleader, embodiment of sexual, capitalistic, and political dominance...
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    lgbtq  trans-mc  wlw  fiction
  • How Long Has This Been Going On? by Ethan Mordden

    How Long Has This Been Going On? by Ethan Mordden

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    How Long Has This Been Going On? brings together a rich and varied cast of characters to tell the tale of modern gay America in this remarkable epic novel. Beginning in 1949 and moving to the present day, Mordden puts a unique and innovating spin on modern history. An adventurous, adroit, and fascinating novel by one of the finest gay writers of our time...
  • The Language of Love and Loss by Bart Yates

    The Language of Love and Loss by Bart Yates

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Readers of Mad Honey will adore this clever, deeply touching, buoyant new novel from an award-winning author. When his difficult mother is diagnosed with ALS, a sharp-witted yet sensitive artist reluctantly returns to his New Hampshire hometown – and all the ghosts he left behind.As it turns out, you can go home again. But sometimes, you really, really don’t want to . .
  • Kažkas naujo, arba 47A by Donata Kontenienė

    Kažkas naujo, arba 47A by Donata Kontenienė

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Milijonieriui Danieliui Silveriui pabodo aukštuomenės gyvenimas, prabangos teikiami malonumai ir perkamos moterys. Jis norėtų ko nors visiškai naujo. Tik – ko? Atsakymu į šį klausimą netikėtai tampa ugniaplaukė Juma iš Arizonos.Galbūt kada nors Juma bus garsi menininkė. O kol kas ji ieško padavėjos darbo, kad galėtų sumokėti už mažo butuko Brukline nuomą ir savo vaikino alų...
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    romantic-love  mlm
  • Pride High : Book 3 - Yellow by Jay Bell

    Pride High : Book 3 - Yellow by Jay Bell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Another year is winding down for the students of Pride High, but the drama is just ramping up!Ricky is finally dating dangerous Diego Gomez, but when they keep getting into trouble, he wonders if he’s bitten off more than he can chew. Anthony has decided to come out to his school in a big way and faces backlash, not just from his fellow students, but the principal as well...
  • Sympathetic Little Monster by Cameron Awkward-Rich

    Sympathetic Little Monster by Cameron Awkward-Rich

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Poetry. African American Studies. LGBT Studies. Through a combination of lyric, narrative, & fractured essay, SYMPATHETIC LITTLE MONSTER attempts to make a space & a shape for the little girl who haunts our cultural/ personal narratives about blackness & transmasculinity...
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    lgbtq  trans-mc  poc-author  fiction
  • Comfort and Joy by Jim Grimsley

    Comfort and Joy by Jim Grimsley

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ford McKinney leads a charmed life: he's a young doctor possessing good looks, good breeding, and money. He comes from an old Savannah family where his parents, attentive to his future, focus their energies on finding their son--their golden boy--a girl to marry...
  • Deliver Me From Evil by Mary Monroe

    Deliver Me From Evil by Mary Monroe

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The New York Times bestselling author of God Don't Like Ugly and God Still Don't Like Ugly, Mary Monroe has been hailed as "a real talent" (San Jose Mercury News) and as one of today's most provocative storytellers. In her sensational new novel, a beautiful, resourceful woman is caught in a high-stakes game of money, sex and betrayal--all in the name of a better future..
  • Comfort and Joy by Joanna Chambers, Josh Lanyon

    Comfort and Joy by Joanna Chambers, Josh Lanyon

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Holiday anthologyRest and Be Thankful by Joanna ChambersTwo stormy hearts find peace when feuding neighbors in the Scottish Highlands are trapped by a blizzard.Things haven’t been going well for Cam McMorrow since he moved to Inverbechie. His business is failing, his cottage is falling apart and following his very public argument with café owner Rob Armstrong, he’s become a social outcast...
  • Alone by Thomas Moore

    Alone by Thomas Moore

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Has Grindr killed psychic gay powers?For Halloween I’m dressing as a YouTube video of Corey Haim, when he was still alive and talking about kissing girls, feeling like dolphins were swimming through his blood. And I’d dress as the helpline 1-800-C-O-R-E-Y that he set up when he was seventeen, when he was high and giving advice to young fans about how to stay off drugs...
  • My Best Friend, Sam by Dick Parker

    My Best Friend, Sam by Dick Parker

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ethan has moved to a new town and new school right before his junior year of high school. He has no friends and is pretty miserable. Then he meets Sam in his first homeroom meeting. Sam is a cute, funny kid and one of the first things he asks Ethan is "Do you fish?" The two hit off and soon they spend all of their time together...
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    lgbtq  mlm  coming-of-age  fiction
  • Suit Yourself by Susan Mac Nicol

    Suit Yourself by Susan Mac Nicol

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Scarred both physically and emotionally after a motorcycle accident, twenty-five year old ex fashion model and porn star Oliver Brown is about to be stripped bare by flamboyant twink Leslie Scott—and they’ll rebuild love from the bottom up. BARING THE BEASTTwenty-five year old Oliver Brown is addicted...
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    lgbtq  mlm  trans-mc  adult  book  contemporary  disability  fiction
  • Work in Progress by John Inman

    Work in Progress by John Inman

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Belladonna Arms Novel Dumped by his lover, Harlie Rose ducks for cover in the Belladonna Arms, a seedy apartment building perched high on a hill in downtown San Diego. What he doesn't know is that the Belladonna Arms has a reputation for romance—and Harlie is about to become its next victim.Finding a job at a deli up the street, Harlie meets Milan, a gorgeous but cranky baker...
  • War Against the Animals by Paul Russell

    War Against the Animals by Paul Russell

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cameron Barnes, formerly of New York City, lives in a small town in upstate New York. After having nearly succumbed to AIDS, he's recently regained a measure of his health but his long-term lover has moved away, and Cameron faces the daunting prospect of learning how to live with the idea of a future in mind again...
  • Turn the Other Cheek by Chris Owen

    Turn the Other Cheek by Chris Owen

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In this sequel to the popular Cheek to Cheek , Mallory and Will have moved past dating, though it's still a race to hit the sheets every time they look at each other. Trouble is brewing, however, since hitting the sheets is a no-no for firefighters who work together...
  • Billy's Boy by Patricia Nell Warren

    Billy's Boy by Patricia Nell Warren

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For those who know Warren's previous novels, this is the third in a series. The first, The Front Runner, is about a young gay distance runner who was outed on his way to the Olympics. For those who haven't read The Front Runner yet, Billy's Boy stands alone as a story...
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    lgbtq  mlm  book  fiction  young-adult  romance
  • Binding Devotion by Kiki Archer

    Binding Devotion by Kiki Archer

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “What’s more important … the bond of marriage or the pull of desire?” “But what’s more powerful?” Andi Armstrong is the 29-year-old CEO of the UK’s largest LGBT campaigning organisation, Proud Unity. She’s a public figure, an empowering speaker, a devoted boss and a loyal wife. Or so she thought...
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    lgbtq  romantic-love  contemporary  humor  wlw  romance
  • His for Hanukkah by Reese Morrison

    His for Hanukkah by Reese Morrison

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Most people like vacations. And Christmas. They both make Adam want to scream. And kick things. Anxious, lonely, Jewish, and in serious need of a Daddy, Adam finally loses it in the lobby of his favorite BDSM club--right in front of the guy he's been crushing on. Tate's been dreaming about Adam for a long time...
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    lgbtq  mlm  season-winter  trans-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Undeniable by Robin Alexander

    Undeniable by Robin Alexander

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After twenty years, Samantha Jackson comes face to face with Jennifer Tanner at a memorial service for a mutual friend. Her plan is simple—pay her respects and maybe have an amicable conversation with the one person who affected her life the most. Jennifer needs answers to questions that she has carried into adulthood. Circumstances, though unfortunate, have given her that opportunity...
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    lgbtq  romantic-love  fiction  wlw  romance
  • Cross to Bare by Susan Mac Nicol

    Cross to Bare by Susan Mac Nicol

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tough in business but romantic at heart, fashion designer Lenny James isn’t hiding his masculinity behind his super successful female alter ego, but a vulnerability that only handsome financier Brook Hunter will be man enough to reveal…and worship. TWO OF A KIND It’s amazing what a little mascara and lipstick, a blonde wig, false boobs, and top-notch female fashion can hide...
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    lgbtq  mlm  trans-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  steamy
  • Forever Hold His Peace by Rebecca Cohen

    Forever Hold His Peace by Rebecca Cohen

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Crofton Chronicles: Book Three Sebastian Hewel has never been happier. But his life playing the role of his twin sister Bronwyn, the wife of Anthony Redbourn, Earl of Crofton, is about to change. Rumors abound that Bronwyn is using witchcraft to enthrall her husband, and false evidence has been found...
  • Santa's Naughty Boy by Wendy Rathbone

    Santa's Naughty Boy by Wendy Rathbone

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A young man discovers Santa has many secrets.Working at an out of the way gay bar in Alaska is all Angel knows. The daily grind is getting boring, until one evening a handsome older man walks in wearing a red parka and a Santa hat.Now Angel can't stop thinking about this Santa daddy. But this guy plays hard to get. As if he's hiding something. Something big...
  • The Beautiful Things Shoppe by Philip William Stover

    The Beautiful Things Shoppe by Philip William Stover

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Their collections may clash but their hearts are a perfect match.Moving to eclectic New Hope, Pennsylvania, and running The Beautiful Things Shoppe is a dream come true for elegant and reserved fine arts dealer Prescott J. Henderson. He never agreed to share the space with Danny Roman, an easygoing extrovert who collects retro toys and colorful knickknacks...
  • Snowbody Like You by Ariella Zoelle

    Snowbody Like You by Ariella Zoelle

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Getting stranded with an attractive stranger in a hotel room with only one bed is something Jude’s dreamed about forever. When he finds himself in that situation for real, can it live up to his expectations?Jude MooreI never expected a blizzard to turn one of my daydreams into a reality...
  • Ben's Bakery and the Hanukkah Miracle by Penelope Peters

    Ben's Bakery and the Hanukkah Miracle by Penelope Peters

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Adam Bernard’s love-life is on ice. Adam gave up his dreams of professional hockey when his mom died ten years ago; now his only focus is being the Jewish son his dad’s always wanted. Problem is, the pee-wee hockey team he coaches is in Boston for an international tourney the same week as Hanukkah. Now he’s stuck in a foreign city without so much as a candle...
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