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On a windswept island crowned by an old lighthouse, Elias arrives hoping to outrun heartbreak and finds himself seen too clearly by Rowan, the quiet artist who lives at the cliff's edge. As desire, vulnerability, and art begin to intertwine, their romance becomes a tender coming-of-age story about learning to be loved, to trust passion, and to recognize the beauty and talent that have been there all along.

In 1896 London, Elias Bell measures life by gears and silence —until Henry Ashford tumbles into his shop with a broken pocket watch and a ready smile. Their chance meetings, lavender sprigs, and shared quiet moments kindle something neither expected: a tender, patient love that slowly rewrites the rules Elias kept so tightly wound. As fog thins, they choose one another —not to fix the past, but to begin a life whose pace they will set together, one careful, deliberate day at a time.

In Beekman Place on the sedate eastside of Manhattan, Oliver, a film history major who is inspired by his favorite Hitchcock film: Rear Window, is an observer of life in the windows of his neighbors…all sorts of characters he gives nicknames to. He finds himself particularly captivated by the boyish blonde guy living on the fourth floor across the street. What starts as stolen glances through his apartment window becomes more real when he meets the cute guys sister one day walking her dog.

When bookish David Bellman finds himself caught in a rainstorm, he ducks into a cozy bookstore and meets Leo Madison —a charming fellow literary enthusiast with a penchant for deep conversations and irresistible smiles. As they bond over Henry James and delve into the author’s possible love life, their friendship blooms amidst discussions about books, identity, and literary creativity and the possibility of a quest to travel to England to visit their literary hero’s home.

1231 A.D. After a nasty skirmish along the England/Scotland border at Bog Wood, a badly wounded knight has crawled off to die. As women from the Clan Scott fan out across the battlefield to collect the spoils of war, one woman breaks off from the pack. She is sickened by the tradition of stealing valuables off the dead and runs off to hide. In her hiding place, however, lingers the badly wounded knight. The young woman is frightened at first but her natural instinct to lend aid takes over. She tends the knight and saves his life.

At a Manhattan rec center pool on 54th Street, lonely thirty-year-old writer Pete Henshaw becomes captivated by a lean, golden-haired swimmer with luminous gray eyes—Mark Markum, twenty-three and effortlessly radiant in and out of the water. What begins as silent admiration turns into a novel born of longing, courage, and possibility. Told in alternating first-person voices, *Chlorine Blue* is a tender, intimate romance about being truly seen—and finding the nerve to dive into love instead of just writing about it.

Marlon Byrne was born long ago in a distant country, but for close to a century he’s been buried deep in the ground in the small town of Occident. He’d grown lonely, and the prospect of living out his existence with a mate was too hard to ignore. Which is how he ended up in a grave in the cemetery. Blake Miller has listened to his grandfather talk about the vampire buried with his treasure of gold for as long as he can remember. One night he enlists his friend Aaron, to finally put those stories to rest. What they discover that night is far different than either of them imagined.

When a man trapped in a narrow life escaped the rain and finds himself in an intriguing antique shop and takes home a curious pocket watch with a puzzling inscription inside. He discovers a way to slip through time—and into the arms of young Thomas, a gentle poetic youth from 1911.

Casey Whitmore was born beautiful —and he’s spent a lifetime turning beauty into power. The golden-haired son of two physicians, Casey escapes into the art world, where talent and charm carry him from provocative affairs with his professors to the glittering heights of New York society. As a jewelry designer whose pieces gleam in Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus, he builds a world of swans, benefactors, and high-fashion intrigue —leaving behind lovers as easily as last season’s collection. But reinvention comes at a cost.

Andrew just wants to bring a little Pride Day joy to the Blue Star Diner. A rainbow flag, a splash of color, a moment of celebration — simple, right? Not when his father storms in, yanks the flag down, and turns a disagreement into a blowup that leaves Andrew shaken and Rafael stepping in to protect him. One ugly moment becomes the spark that lights a much bigger fire, and suddenly Andrew and Rafael are facing fallout they never saw coming.

Isaac Grant has lived in Foggy Basin for all of his twenty-three years. Everything was perfect until his favorite friend with benefits, Jack, met the love of his life. Sure, he was happy for Jack, but he missed him and wanted someone of his own to keep him warm at night, or to get into trouble with. Tig Sawyer left Foggy Basin after only living there for a little over a year. He graduated from high school and moved onto an out-of-state college and, for the most part, never looked back.

In the vibrant world of Gaycity, comic strip illustrator Andrew Gilman finds himself immersed in the whimsical adventures of his characters, especially the charming campground owner, Bradley Bream. As their playful banter evolves into a passionate romance, Andrew grapples with an enticing dilemma: can he bring Bradley into his real world, or will he embrace the magic of their connection in Gaycity?

In this evocative reimagining of Charles Dickens' beloved classic, David Copperfield, young David navigates the tumultuous waters of friendship and first love at Salem House. Captivated by the charismatic James Steerforth, David finds himself entwined in a secret relationship that blossoms into a profound connection—one marked by tender kisses and whispered dreams.

I faked being happy for years as a high-powered stock broker. Faking a relationship for a week can’t be that much harder. Course, pretending money and success was all I needed led directly to my breakdown, and lying on my mom’s couch is all I’ve been good at ever since. But one existential crisis at a time. First I need to survive my sister’s wedding with my sanity intact. And since that I fended off my mom’s matchmaking with claims of a nonexistent boyfriend...I need one of those.

I hated him almost on sight, but I kind of lusted after his body, too. All right I started crushing on his hot bod the moment I saw it, but unfortunately the hot bod contained his personality! My older sister’s friend Cal Bentley came off as arrogant, sarcastic, and sexy as hell.

Liam, a talented writer, finds himself unexpectedly drawn to Alex, a charming young barista with a passion for baking. As the two men navigate the blossoming romance between them, they discover a deep, undeniable connection that transcends the physical. Through shared moments of intimacy, where pastries and other sweet treats become a sensual backdrop, Liam and Alex's relationship deepens, revealing a partnership forged in the heat of passion and nurtured by mutual respect and affection.

Two stubborn firefighters are faced with an uncontainable blaze inside their hearts. Can they withstand the heat? What’s a woman to do to get over a lying, cheating ex-husband? She finds a cowboy-firefighter like Luke “Mug” Foster to salve her open wounds. He’s exactly what the “heart” doctor ordered. He was tall, dark, handsome, and eager to stoke her fire. But what happens when Jady Pierce starts to have feelings for him? She runs before she loses herself to another heartbreak.

A thousand years ago, something evil made a bold attempt to cross into this world. Now it's ready to try again. She's eternally young, lovely, and lethal. Her cry for help is heard by a teenage boy in Bermuda. A confused orphan in Montreal. A political prisoner in Poland. A raging paraplegic on the Pacific coast. And a bloodthirsty psychopath in New York City. Each of them is lost, confused, alone. Too weak to resist her siren call. They come cutting a path of carnage across the globe. And at last they meet. In a lonely mountain mansion. A place of unutterable evil

The police say "involuntary manslaughter" but a tragic accident turns out instead to be murder, plain and simple. And San Francisco Homicide Inspector Stanley Korski, on leave from the force and his unrequited love for fellow detective Tom Danzel, walks right into a murderer's web of treachery. Wrong, Stanley. Deadly wrong.

Spencer Cline is tired of being alone, but he also loves his job and works way too many hours. Something he’s not ready to change. Jake Raines owns his own restaurant and knows what it’s like to put time in to make your business a success. Now he’s trying to learn how to balance the time he works with time to meet someone. Spencer and Jake are drawn to each other instantly when they meet at a New Year’s Eve mixer. When a wrong number ensures they’ll have a little extra time together, they’re willing to take a chance on each other.