Midnight Ash
Midnight Ash

Author: Ana Ashley

Publisher:

Published: 2020-10-27

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13:

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If I didn't know better, I'd think my life is a fairytale. Orphan? Check. Evil stepmom? Check. The only problem with my theory is the lack of a dashing prince coming to my rescue. That is until Xander comes along. He's charming, gorgeous, and caring. With him my life doesn't feel like a neverending list of chores. After my stepmother does the unthinkable, my only hope is winning a publishing competition. But when I find who Xander really is, even that becomes a lost cause. Midnight Ash is a sweet romance with a sexy kinky twist on the side, and a cast who don't quite behave as you'd expect. Midnight Ash is a contemporary Cinderella retelling, and part of the MM Fairy Tale Romance series. All books are completely standalone and are modern retellings of classic fairy tales with a gay romance twist.

Midnight Alley
Midnight Alley

Author: Miles Corwin

Publisher: Oceanview Publishing

Published: 2012-04-16

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 1608090396

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A gritty, atmospheric glimpse into Los Angeles’s noir underworld. Ash Levine, the top detective in the LAPD's elite Felony Special Squad, is called out to solve the murder of two young black men found shot to death in a Venice alley. The case is a high priority because one of the victims is the son of City Councilman Isaac Pinkney, a frequent critic of the LAPD. Searching for the killer throws Levine into the world of Los Angeles's Russian Mafia, Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans, and Middle Eastern archaeologists. Ash's history as a child of a Holocaust survivor gives him a unique perspective on murder, redemption, and justice. His background as a paratrooper in the Israel Defense Forces, and his relentless, single-minded focus on his investigations make him a thoroughly absorbing character. As Ash closes in on the killer, the investigation becomes increasingly complex—and personal. Ash soon discovers that he is not just an investigator, but a target.

Leela's Book: A Novel
Leela's Book: A Novel

Author: Alice Albinia

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2012-01-09

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 0393083497

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"Steeped in the tradition of the Indian epic, yet modern and vastly entertaining." —The Times (London) In her fiction debut, Alice Albinia weaves a multithreaded epic tale that encompasses divine saga and familial discord and introduces an unforgettable heroine. Leela—alluring, taciturn, haunted—is moving from New York back to Delhi. Worldly and accomplished, she has been in self-imposed exile from India and her family for decades; twenty-two years earlier, her sister was seduced by the egotistical Vyasa, and the fallout from their relationship drove Leela away. Now an eminent Sanskrit scholar, Vyasa is preparing for his son’s marriage. But when Leela arrives for the wedding, she disrupts the careful choreography of the weekend, with its myriad attendees and their conflicting desires. Gleefully presiding over the drama is Ganesh—divine, elephant-headed scribe of the Mahabharata, India’s great epic. The family may think they have arranged the wedding for their own selfish ends, but according to Ganesh it is he who is directing events—in a bid to save Leela, his beloved heroine, from Vyasa. As the weekend progresses, secret online personas, maternal identities, and poetic authorships are all revealed; boundaries both religious and continental are crossed; and families are ripped apart and brought back together in this vibrant and brilliant celebration of family, love, and storytelling.

Ember and Ash
Ember and Ash

Author: Pamela Freeman

Publisher: Orbit

Published: 2011-05-01

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 031617548X

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The old ones will have their revenge. Two peoples have been fighting over the same land for a thousand years. Invaders crushed the original inhabitants, and ancient powers have reluctantly given way to newer magics. But Ember was to change all this with a wedding to bind these warring people together -- until her future goes up in flames. Ember's husband-to-be is murdered by a vengeful elemental god, who sees peace as a breach of faith. Set on retribution, she enlists the help of Ash, son of a seer. Together they will pit themselves against elementals of fire and ice in a last attempt to end the conflicts that have scarred their past. They must look to the present, as old furies are waking to violence and are eager to reclaim their people.

Experienced
Experienced

Author: Kate Young

Publisher: Doubleday Canada

Published: 2024-06-04

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 0385689020

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A fresh, sexy romantic comedy about a newly-out lesbian finding herself, finding her people and finding her partner—in that order. Bette is in love for the first time in her life. When she turned 30, she realized she likes women and fell for Mei. Finally, everything makes sense. Until, out of the blue, Mei suggests they take a break so that Bette can go and do all the exploring she missed out on in her twenties—for her to plunge into the queer dating scene and return to Mei clearer about her desires, her preferences and her choice to be with Mei and Mei alone. So, reluctantly, Bette is set on a mission: Date lots of hot women and have lots of hot casual sex, so she can come back to Mei and what she really wants. Put that way, maybe it doesn't sound so bad? Bette's dating odyssey takes her to unexpected places, some cringingly disastrous, some heady and thrilling. Between dates, she learns to lean on her community and shake off the awkwardness of coming into self-understanding in her thirties. Not least, it turns out that love is waiting where she doesn't even expect to find it.

Stand Out
Stand Out

Author: Charity Parkerson

Publisher: Charity Parkerson

Published: 2023-10-22

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13:

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They met by chance. Their first date was on a whim. So why does everything about them stand out from all the rest? Grant is one of the most sought-after jewelers in the world, especially around the holidays. It’s only by chance he has an opening for a new client when the brother of a current customer asks for an appointment. Except that meeting turns into dinner plans, which actually becomes a date, and the next thing Grant knows, he’s in love… with a hockey player. Ash doesn’t have a lot of free time. In the past, that’s made it hard to hold down a relationship. From the moment he met Grant, Ash knew he was special. Now he just needs to convince Grant to stick it out despite his hectic career. With the holidays right around the corner and two crazy schedules colliding, Ash is working double time to win the first man to ever truly capture his heart. He’s not above using every weapon in his arsenal and the spirit of the season to tie down the man of his dreams. All he has to do is not mess things up. That part is easier said than done. Stand Out is a holiday story from Charity Parkerson’s Fresh Hell series, where it’s something different every day in the battlefield known as life. These are a combination of sports, bi-awakening, and several other sub genres. This story is a complete standalone with no need to have read any of the series.

LIFE
LIFE

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1955-10-03

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13:

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LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.

Midnight Ash
Midnight Ash

Author: Suzanne M. Sabol

Publisher:

Published: 2013-02

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9781619351844

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When a woman is mutilated and murdered steps from her home, Dahlia Sabin is thrust into the middle of a territorial vampire war with a target on her back and an assassin on her trail.

Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes

Author: Karelia Stetz-Waters

Publisher: Forever

Published: 2023-01-31

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 1538709260

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Fans of Abby Jimenez and Meryl Wilsner will fall in love with this hilarious and refreshingly authentic novel about second chances, pugs, and finding the perfect muse . . . Business consultant Rose Josten might not have officially reached “pug lady” middle age, but she’s already got the pugs—along with their little Gucci coats and trash-lovin’ appetites. Still, life is good, with her work, her sisters, and a secret hobby creating incredibly tactile (if surprisingly sexy) mindfulness videos. So why does it feel like it’s not quite enough? Which is exactly when former filmmaker Ash Stewart enters camera left, and Rose’s world suddenly goes full technicolor . . . Ash never looks at anyone. Not since her ex ripped her heart from her chest in Spielberg-esque style, crushing Ash’s reputation, dreams, and directorial career in one brutal blow. But Rose is altogether different. She’s curvy, beautiful, and just so damn put together. And her business expertise might be Ash’s best bet for getting her last film—and her last chance—financed. Now if they can just keep their attraction under wraps, Ash’s lost dream could finally come true. But are they creating movie magic . . . or setting the stage for disaster?

Cinders and Ash
Cinders and Ash

Author: Rosetta Bloom

Publisher: In Bloom Romance Press

Published:

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13:

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Getting to happily ever after has never been so sexy or so much fun. Sparks fly in this retelling of the classic fairy tale Cinderella. Ella wants nothing more than to leave her wicked stepmother and spoiled stepsisters behind. Only, she needs money to get away. When Ella's stepmother, Lady Kenna, learns Ella has been secretly helping out the apothecary for a few pence, the evil woman gets her stepdaughter fired, and takes all of Ella's hard earned money. Devastated and desperate, Ella decides to try the job a friend told her about: go to the castle to provide "companionship" to a visiting noble. Ash is a prince confined to a castle. The queen is convinced magic fairies are real and are out to do her son harm. That doesn't stop the young prince from having companionship delivered. When a beautiful maiden is brought to him one evening, he's completely intrigued. By her beauty, by her demeanor, by the fact that she'll only give her name as Cinders. In this version of Cinderella retold, Cinders & Ash heat things up as they search for their happily ever after.