A very early gay novel, originally published in 1900, by a Belgian writer with the first English translation in 1908, set in 19th Century rural Flanders. A gay count returns after years abroad to an isolated uptight community where his love for a peasant boy brings furious attacks by fanatic and bigoted villages whipped up [...]
Filed under: 19th Century, Essential Reads, Europe, Fiction, novella, Reviews, three stars | 1 Comment »
Post World War Two finds Laguna Beach in its heyday as an artists’ colony. Tony runs his uncles’ Grocery store in the town where a man of his bent can hide among the eccentrics who call the place home, including his Aunt Cora, who’s in charge of this year’s Pageant, where denizens of Laguna Beach [...]
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Ever since Cambridge-bound Colin Lancaster secretly watched stable master Patrick Callahan mastering the groundskeeper, he’s longed for Patrick to do the same to him. When Patrick is caught with his pants down and threatened with death, Colin speaks up in his defense, announcing that he, too, is guilty of “the love that dare not speak [...]
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TWO QUESTIONS HAVE ALWAYS PLAGUED HISTORIANS: HOW COULD Christopher Marlowe, a known spy and England’s foremost playwright, be suspiciously murdered and quickly buried in an unmarked grave — just days before he was to be tried for treason? HOW COULD William Shakespeare replace Marlowe as England’s greatest playwright virtually overnight — when Shakespeare had never [...]
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I have a paperback copy of His Master’s Lover by Nick Heddle that I’d be willing to ship to an interested party. Also, I would be happy to share a PDF of the anthology I edited, SOMEPLACE IN THIS WORLD, which includes my 1930s historical short “Pack Horse,” if you think it’s appropriate (most of [...]
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Five downloads of “Two Irish Lads” ————————- What to if you want any of these books REPLY to this post with suggestions of what you have–it doesn’t matter if you’ve already had a post on the community, you can also offer your books on the replies. The owner of the post will then choose what [...]
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Poisoned Ivy by Scot D. Ryersson The Arsenic Flower by Scot D. Ryersson Hidden Conflict by Alex Beecroft, Mark Probst, Jordan Taylor, and E.N. Holland The Painting by F.K. Wallace Kindred Hearts by Rowan Speedwell ————————- What to if you want any of these books REPLY to this post with suggestions of what you have–it [...]
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Poisoned Ivy by Scot D Ryersson Deadly Nightshade by Victor Banis Faster than the Speed of Light by Parhelion ————————- What to if you want any of these books REPLY to this post with suggestions of what you have–it doesn’t matter if you’ve already had a post on the community, you can also offer your [...]
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I have a print Downtime (autographed!) by Tamara Allen, which is dead heavy so I’d only post to UK. Also have Victor Banis, The Man from CAMP (three short novs) In return I’d only want print books, but would be happy not to have anything in return. ————————- What to if you want any of [...]
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I have a copy of Eromenos by Melanie McDonald to swap for… um… anything, really! Not exactly historical, but I also have a copy of Magic and the Pagan by Shayne Carmichael Both paper, good condition and I’m in the UK if that helps! ————————- What to if you want any of these books REPLY [...]
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One Download of each of my historical novels: Snowball in Hell, Out of the Blue, The Dark Farewell, and This Rough Magic. ————————- What to if you want any of these books REPLY to this post with suggestions of what you have–it doesn’t matter if you’ve already had a post on the community, you can [...]
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ebooks: Fall of a State by Kate Cotoner Lion of Kent by Kate Cotoner and Aleksandr Voinov Enslaved by Kate Cotoner Pasion’s Dream by Kate Cotoner The Puppet Master by Kate Cotoner The Silver Knight by Kate Cotoner The Year Without Summer by Kate Cotoner The Imperial Cat by Kate Cotoner ————————- What to if [...]
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Paperbacks: James Lear: The Back Passage James Lear: The Palace of Varieties Mary Renault: The Charioteer V.B. Kildaire: The Desire for Dearborne Charlie Cochrane: Lessons in Love (Only prepared to swap that as I have the whole series on Kindle instead of paper books. Love those so much.) ————————- What to if you want any [...]
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One download of The White Rajah by Tom Williams ————————- What to if you want any of these books REPLY to this post with suggestions of what you have–it doesn’t matter if you’ve already had a post on the community, you can also offer your books on the replies. The owner of the post [...]
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Kindle: (you’ll need to have a kindle to swap) Samurai’s Forbidden Love [Katana Duet] by Jarun, Silapa Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin Sins of the Cities of the Plain by Jack Saul Missouri by Christine Wunnicke The Master by Colm Toibin Last Gasp (PDF) by Erastes, Charlie Cochrane, Chris Smith, Jordan Taylor PRINT Frost Fair [...]
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I would gladly give away five copies of my ebook, Journey to Angkor, in exchange for other ebooks I’m interested in. Details of my book can be found on this page: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/60445 ————————- What to if you want any of these books REPLY to this post with suggestions of what you have–it doesn’t matter if [...]
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Am willing to swap ELECTRONIC VERSIONS of: Inspector Raft Series 1: Willing Flesh by JS Cook Inspector Raft Series 2: Rag and Bone by JS Cook As You Despise Me by JS Cook ————————- What to if you want any of these books REPLY to this post with suggestions of what you have–it doesn’t matter [...]
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Eve has the following epub books to swap: – Counterpoint: Dylan’s story by Ruth Sims – A Promise of Tomorrow by Rowan McAllister – The Lion of Kent by Aleksandr Voinov and Kate Cotoner ————————- What to if you want any of these books REPLY to this post with suggestions of what you have–it doesn’t [...]
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“I have paper copies of the following: Hold Tight by Christopher Bram Father of Frankenstein by Christopher Bram Almost History by Christopher Bram The Boys on the Rock by John Fox A Hundred Little Lies by Jon Wilson ————————- What to if you want any of these books REPLY to this post with suggestions of [...]
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Nan has a special request: I want to borrow any m/m historical, text to speech enabled ebooks only. Cambridge Fellows 1 – Lessons In Love by Charlie Cochrane Cambridge Fellows 2 – Lessons In Desire by Charlie Cochrane Cambridge Fellows 3 – Lessons In Discovery by Charlie Cochrane Cambridge Fellows 4 – Lessons In Power [...]
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Ransom by Lee Rowan Winds of Change by Lee Rowan Eye of the Storm by Lee Rowan Mother Clapp’s Molly House by Rictor Norton A Summer Place by Ariel Tachna Mary Renault’s “The Persian Boy”(1972)and “Funeral Games” (1980) ————————- What to if you want any of these books REPLY to this post with suggestions of [...]
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Welcome to the inaugural year of the Ides of Pride Rainbow Book Swap, and thank you for thinking of participating! Here’s how it works. I will post, throughout the day, posts from readers and writers who have books they wish to swap for a different book. Books can be paper or electronic. The only proviso [...]
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PLEASE – even if you aren’t going to participate – could you disseminate this far and wide? It would be so good to have loads of people involved The economy is biting us all– more and more I see people say they can’t afford to buy the book they’d like to buy. SO! Let’s cock [...]
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I don’t know if it’s the recent server update but half the List has disappeared and I’m in the process of putting it back (this will show me that I need to save the html version on a daily basis…) so if your book and review link has disappeared – that’s why – and I’ll [...]
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When a series of bizarre murders occur in London’s notorious East End, Scotland Yard’s Inspector Philemon Raft is called on to solve the crimes, but even he is powerless to explain why the victims are displayed in public places — or why the killer insists on drilling burr holes in their skulls. With little to [...]
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Istanbul, 1622. Considered hotbeds of sedition, the city’s coffee houses are in constant danger of being shut down by imperial command. Haluk, who runs a cafe in an old caravanserai, is more concerned with brewing the perfect cup of coffee than inciting rebellion. While storms in coffee cups rage around him, Haluk tends his clientele [...]
Filed under: 17th Century, ebook, Fiction, five stars, Kate Cotoner, Middle East, Reviews | 2 Comments »
In 1958 meteorologist Dr. Rob Lanard is in Las Vegas to observe the effects of the first nuclear test explosions on the weather. His boss on this job is Dr. Phillip Argent. The two men share more than just their boredom on the job; they are both pitching for the same team, so to speak. [...]
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One chilly night just before Christmas in 1922, eighteen-year-old poacher Danny Costessey comes to regret his impulse to climb a tree to fetch some mistletoe for his mother when he falls, breaking his leg. He doesn’t expect his luck to change when he is found by the furious gamekeeper who’s long hated his family. However, [...]
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Tetsuya, a young male courtesan, is living a life of relative safety until an unknown samurai called Jin arrives on his doorstep, bringing passion and death. Awakened to the strange paths of destiny, Tetsuya chooses to leave the only place he has ever known to follow a samurai who is on a quest for vengeance. [...]
Filed under: 15th Century, 2½ stars, Fiction, Japan, Reiko Morgan | 5 Comments »
Gold was the unbeatable champion of the House of Simeon but after the gods foretell his death, his master refuses to put him into the arena again. Instead, he makes Gold his trainer, and uses his body for his own pleasure. Gold wants nothing more than to fight again. It is all he knows, and [...]
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