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Zu schlau'n'schlank für ein bestimmtes Geschlecht? - Virginia Woolfs "Orlando" geistert durch vier Jahrhunderte. Mal als Mann, mal als Frau mischt er/sie historische Genderrollen auf und ist dabei doch immer dicht beim alten Shakespeare. Orlandos epische Zeit- und Weltreise, nimmt uns mit auf eine furiose Achterbahnfahrt der Gefühle. So wild die Kapriolen und so amüsant die Hakenschläge auch sein mögen, sind sie doch unerschütterlich durchtränkt von echt britischem Humor. Orlando, das ist Verführung pur.

When cynical journalist Joni James gets assigned to cover The Lyon’s Den—a women’s wilderness retreat in the Colorado mountains—she’s armed with sarcasm and ready to write the takedown her boss expects. No phone. No wine. No chance she’ll enjoy a single minute of this nature-loving nightmare. But as obstacle courses turn to opportunities and scavenger hunts spark unexpected joy, Joni finds herself drawn to the very things she planned to ridicule—especially the retreat’s enigmatic and infuriatingly captivating owner, Kendall Lyon.

They're supposed to be enemies. It takes one night with a masked man to change that all. They crave the next touch of the person they hate the most. Desperate for that next taste of the person they can't stand. Waiting for that anonymous text message to accelerate their heartbeats. The thrill of the chase with the forbidden fruit is enough to blur the lines and the world around them. The first problem? They both have girlfriends. The worst problem? They're stepbrothers.

Only two things matter to me in this shitty town: freestyle motocross and my best friend. They're my only escape from my father's fists, but one slip in junior high almost changed everything. I confessed a secret to a beautiful boy, and I've been punishing him—and myself—ever since. I can't have Huckslee the way I want, so I take from him in the only way I can—with violence. When my mother wants back into my life, and I'm forced to move in with the object of my obsession, the lines between hate and desire begin to blur. I'm not sure we'll survive each other.

Nolan O’Brien is a public prosecutor, and if he ever sees the name Bruno Barbieri again, it will be too soon. After a long week preparing for the trial of the decade, it takes no convincing to hit the men’s club for a few drinks. Except the club wasn’t the only thing he hit that night.

It is Ian’s birthday, and I carefully picked out the lingerie from the online store: panties, silk stockings, and matching garter. I picked the lingerie carefully for my little sissy boyfriend. I want him to have nice things. But when I get to my cross-dressing boyfriend's bungalow I am in for a surprise ! My ex-gay boyfriend, our ski coach, is there with Ian. Little did I realize that this would lead to my first BDSM threesome… With both the love of my life!

Två unga, eleganta gentlemän anländer en junidag år 1901 till det ståtliga slottet i grevskapet Wiltshire i södra England. Den ene är lord Albert, som återvänder från sina ingenjörsstudier i Dresden för att bli släktens överhuvud, tillika den 13:e earlen av Manningham. Den andre heter Sverre, och de har bestämt sig för ett liv tillsammans. Det har gått många år sedan Sverre och hans bröder Lauritz och Oscar växte upp i en fattig fiskarfamilj på Vestlandet i Norge.

Tras el centenario de Proust, la quinta entrega del ciclo "A la busca del tiempo perdido", en una edición para hacer ya ineludible este verdadero reto lector. Guiados por la edición de Mauro Armiño, que culmina su trabajo de treinta años sobre este clásico, presentamos esta edición totalmente puesta al día del ciclo A la busca del tiempo perdido, de Marcel Proust, considerado una de las cimas de la literatura universal.

Als Tochter eines Senators hat Maya Faith Jordan es nicht leicht, erst recht nicht, weil sie von Geburt an stumm ist. Obwohl sie allein zurechtkommt, wohnt sie wieder bei ihrem Vater, in der Hoffnung, dass dieser sein arbeitsreiches Leben ruhiger gestalten würde. Ihre Zuversicht zerschlägt sich, als er nach einem morgendlichen Streit nicht wieder zurückkehrt. Maya beschließt, Washington D.C. endgültig den Rücken zu kehren und in Kalifornien bei ihrem besten Freund einen neuen Lebensabschnitt zu beginnen.

In the glittering city state of Volun, Lorelei Steddart never thought she'd be anything but an office drone—until her family all die under mysterious and likely magical circumstances, leaving her to inherit everything. To figure out what's happened, her uncle marries her off to the city state's top War Alchemist, Nephele Corisande, an intimidating older woman who might just be able to save her.

Make Her Mine is a sizzling, sapphic, enemies-to-lovers romance and the second book in Grace's thrilling new Indigo Lounge series. While part of a series, each book can be enjoyed as a standalone story.

Lillith has always possessed the ability to feel the grief of the people around her. But now she can harness it and put it to use as well. That said, her recent exploits have labeled her a monster and a villain, specifically "the Mage of Mourning." This title is a nod to both the carnage she leaves in her wake and the tools she implements in the process. But Lillith doesn't need a good reputation. She doesn't even need this life. And she certainly doesn't need to keep her hands free of blood.

I killed the men who butchered my parents and dodged the hangman’s noose—now I’m an outlaw bound by honor, drawn to the one man who wants nothing to do with me. After years of drifting and hiding my secrets, I sense a chance of redemption at Isaiah Ranch. I’ve known family and honor—can I find it again here? Ambrose Isaiah, the youngest heir of a powerful ranching dynasty, sees me as a threat—a killer with no place among his kin. He’s right, but that doesn’t stop the spark between us. I didn’t come here to stay. I didn’t come here to fall in love. I’m everything Ambrose should despise.

Immerse yourself in the emotional labyrinth of a lovesick seeker with this debut poetry collection. An introspective look at memories tied to someone who always felt just out of reach–unveiling the bittersweet nature of searching for answers in the shadows of feeling “lost” within a known connection.

I may not know where I come from, or who I am, but I’ve done my best to build a life for myself. I know a handful of people in town, I have a nice place to live, and I enjoy my job. I look just like everyone else. But I don’t feel like everyone else, because I feel…everything. The emotions of others get tangled with my own as they race through my heart and sink into my soul.

The first time Bee Bannister met Tom Wright, he couldn’t stand him. Everything about the man aggravated him—his perfect hair and body, his confident arrogance, and the way he looked straight through Bee. Which is why it’s such an unpleasant shock to find that he’ll be sharing space with him while on a Christmas holiday with friends in Scotland.

Nicht nur für Hannah ist Zeit relativ. Ganz besonders in ihrem zweiten faszinierenden Zeitreise-Abenteuer. Drei Frauen begegnen sich in drei spannenden Geschichten, durch die Jahrzehnte getrennt, auf wundersame Weise. Für Hannah ist es nicht der erste Ausflug in die Vergangenheit, aber mit der RAF hatte sie es bisher noch nicht zu tun. „Gras“ hat sie auch noch nie geraucht, und sie kommt aus dem Staunen nicht heraus. Eine geheimnisvolle alte Dame macht sie darauf aufmerksam, dass sie im Jahr 1972 ihre beste Freundin retten muss.

Tania’s love life is a series of false starts, until she meets Mara—a captivating friend who feels like more. When Tania asks Mara to help her lose her virginity, boundaries blur, and desires ignite. As passion and vulnerability collide, the two must decide if their bond can survive the risks of crossing the line from friendship to something more.

Give My Love to Berlin follows the lives of two gay couples—Tillie and Ruth, and their best friends, James and Ernesto—trying to navigate falling in love, thriving in their community, and coming to terms with the danger they are in just by being who they are. The novel jumps between the twenties and thirties and the early nineties and a young woman named Thea. Thea is dealing with the onset of her grandmother's dementia, and discovers secrets hidden away that her grandmother never intended for her to uncover.

Hugo Hunter was the most celebrated gay novelist of the 20th century. He published two masterpieces, securing his place alongside the dazzling literary greats of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, and rubbing shoulders with everyone from Truman Capote to James Baldwin. But after decades of fame and excess, just as New York City enters the 1980s and awakes to the coming horror of AIDS, Hugo finds himself running out of money. Out of nowhere, he receives an extraordinary lifeline: an offer from his longtime publisher. The money will solve all his problems – except for one thing. Hugo Hunter is an imposter.