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If a lot can happen in a New York minute, imagine a New York year Readers can now join the heroes and heroines (plus a few villains) of all four stories in the Holiday Novella Series, starting with Christmas and coming full circle to Thanksgiving and beyond. Each book has its own narrator, and yet the rich tapestry of interwoven lives unites the four stories.New York City is one of the main characters in all four books. In A BUCKSKIN CHRISTMAS, readers meet editor Dan Blackwell, who falls in love with his client, Montana writer Caleb Bromley. Readers also meet Dan's best friend, fashion expert Letisha Carmichael, and other juicy characters at GLITZ Magazine. And Dan's parents, Elaine and Richard Blackwell. Book Two, MY EASTER MIRACLE, is told by photographer Ken Garda, who is hired by GLITZ to shoot Dan and Caleb's splashy wedding in Montana. Book Three, INDEPENDENCE DAZE, is narrated by Jerry Darnley, who is a serious collector of fine art-especially photos by Ken Garda. Ken's gallerist, Tim Hart, narrates Book Four, GIVING THANKS. Tim, like Ken and Jerry, is nursing a broken heart and wondering about the possibility of a bright future which includes new love.By the time they meet for Thanksgiving dinner at the Blackwells' country house in New Jersey, there is gratitude flowing all around. Readers fall in love with the whole crew as they navigate their way through life and relationships, career and commitment. And lots of steamy sex, of course. All four books are about healing from the wounds of the past in order to move forward. And most of all, they're about the redemptive power of love.

Our narrator hopes to maintain his new relationship with the talented musician Bobby James, who is handsome, charming, and twenty years his senior. But then everything seems to change when they head off together to spend the entire summer of 1976 in the sexual candy store that was Provincetown, Massachusetts. In no time at all our narrator is greeted by a rival--the dangerous Jake Holman; a distraction--the charming John Alegria; an obsession--the handyman Heath Woodford; and enough new encounters to make his head spin. Will the relationship survive? The narrator must learn to swim in uncharted waters. Luckily, he finds some new friends to help him on his journey: Bunny Babbit is a wise-cracking Black drag performer with uncanny perception, and Anita Lopes is a middle-aged housewife and mother who shows our narrator just how deep a heart can go. But not until he passes through profound grief and even violence can he manage to do some growing-up and finally find his voice. YOU'RE SURE TO FALL IN LOVE is funny, erotic, moving, outrageous, romantic, silly, irreverent, exuberant, sassy, gripping, memorable, even inspiring, like the era itself. It is the first installment in Bruce K Beck's Love Trilogy. Watch for the following titles: LOVE AND THE EPIDEMIC, set in New York City in the mid-1980s, to be followed by AND LOVE ENDURES, set in the early '90s, the finale. From Audacity Books, New York: www.audacitybooks.com.

Our narrator hopes to maintain his new relationship with the talented musician Bobby James, who is handsome, charming, and twenty years his senior. But then everything seems to change when they head off together to spend the entire summer of 1976 in the sexual candy store that was Provincetown, Massachusetts. In no time at all our narrator is greeted by a rival--the dangerous Jake Holman; a distraction--the charming John Alegria; an obsession--the handyman Heath Woodford; and enough new encounters to make his head spin. Will the relationship survive? The narrator must learn to swim in uncharted waters. Luckily, he finds some new friends to help him on his journey: Bunny Babbit is a wise-cracking Black drag performer with uncanny perception, and Anita Lopes is a middle-aged housewife and mother who shows our narrator just how deep a heart can go. But not until he passes through profound grief and even violence can he manage to do some growing-up and finally find his voice. YOU'RE SURE TO FALL IN LOVE is funny, erotic, moving, outrageous, romantic, silly, irreverent, exuberant, sassy, gripping, memorable, even inspiring, like the era itself. It is the first installment in Bruce K Beck's Love Trilogy. Watch for the following titles: LOVE AND THE EPIDEMIC, set in New York City in the mid-1980s, to be followed by AND LOVE ENDURES, set in the early '90s, the finale. From Audacity Books, New York: www.audacitybooks.com.

YOU'RE SURE TO FALL IN LOVE, indeed, with this slender volume written by Bruce K Beck as a companion to his delightful new novel. THE COOKBOOK gives readers step-by-step instructions for preparing all the dishes that appear in the story. Inspired by summer in Provincetown, Massachusetts, but suitable for many locales and occasions, these are dishes with big flavors that are sure to please.Bruce draws on his nearly forty years of culinary experience to bring you recipes that are clear, concise, fun to follow, and certain to produce winning results. Any one of them might just become your next family favorite. YOU'RE SURE TO FALL IN LOVE all over again

When the New Year gets off to a rocky start, our narrator begins to wonder just where things are headed. Surely he and Bobby, his mate of ten years, are standing on solid ground. Or are they? Can they continue to live and love as they've been doing? As the AIDS epidemic swirls all around them, and loss becomes the new normal, will their comfortable life survive? Will their friends survive? Will they survive?LOVE AND THE EPIDEMIC, Volume II of Bruce K Beck's Love Trilogy, is set in New York City in 1986 amid the turmoil of a public health crisis. It is tender, funny, erotic, probing, questioning, moving--an exploration of love, obsession, passion, duty, friendship, loss, grief, and healing the wounds of the past. Watch for Volume III, AND LOVE ENDURES, coming later this year.

When the New Year gets off to a rocky start, our narrator begins to wonder just where things are headed. Surely he and Bobby, his mate of ten years, are standing on solid ground. Or are they? Can they continue to live and love as they've been doing? As the AIDS epidemic swirls all around them, and loss becomes the new normal, will their comfortable life survive? Will their friends survive? Will they survive?LOVE AND THE EPIDEMIC, Volume II of Bruce K Beck's Love Trilogy, is set in New York City in 1986 amid the turmoil of a public health crisis. It is tender, funny, erotic, probing, questioning, moving--an exploration of love, obsession, passion, duty, friendship, loss, grief, and healing the wounds of the past. Watch for Volume III, AND LOVE ENDURES, coming later this year.

When narrator Julian Harcourt, on his way to the Met Opera, is knocked down by a taxi in front of Lincoln Center, he has no expectation that a handsome young man--a tenor--will help him up. But Stuart Kreisler happens to be right there. And then they both have to decide if a friendship will follow. Will Julian be swept off his feet--figuratively, this time? Or does the universe have quite different plans?Julian is living a good life, isn't he? He has a career and an apartment he adores. He has loving relationships: Christina Grimaldi and Rebecca Cathcart are not just fine singers but devoted friends. Julian also has pretty much all the sex he can handle. And then he meets Michael Fernandez, and then everything begins to change.OPERA OBSESSED is about coming to terms with the past and facing the realities of the present. Julian must work his way through the most painful losses of his childhood and his youth in order to find a path to the future. Readers will find his story warm, funny, erotic, moving, and richly satisfying.

When narrator Julian Harcourt, on his way to the Met Opera, is knocked down by a taxi in front of Lincoln Center, he has no expectation that a handsome young man--a tenor--will help him up. But Stuart Kreisler happens to be right there. And then they both have to decide if a friendship will follow. Will Julian be swept off his feet--figuratively, this time? Or does the universe have quite different plans?Julian is living a good life, isn't he? He has a career and an apartment he adores. He has loving relationships: Christina Grimaldi and Rebecca Cathcart are not just fine singers but devoted friends. Julian also has pretty much all the sex he can handle. And then he meets Michael Fernandez, and then everything begins to change.OPERA OBSESSED is about coming to terms with the past and facing the realities of the present. Julian must work his way through the most painful losses of his childhood and his youth in order to find a path to the future. Readers will find his story warm, funny, erotic, moving, and richly satisfying.

If the narrator, Oliver Hartmann, hadn't been walking through Central Park one glorious October afternoon, he'd never have caught the ball. Nor would he have caught the heart of the man whose young son lobbed the long-distance pass. But Oliver was there, and accepting a new romance seemed almost as easy as letting the ball fall into his arms. Too easy? Surely Oliver had earned a chance to mend his broken heart and fill it with a new love. And yet?When his younger sister and her child come to live with him, Oliver discovers new responsibilities that claim his attention and distract him from his hopes and fears about his new relationship. He has to learn--gradually--what life has in store for him. Old loves, new loves, family, career. He's caught up in a great swirl of events that include a funeral, court cases, even danger. And lots of steamy sex, of course. And by the time Oliver figures out his future, LOVE OBSESSED has earned its title.

If the narrator, Oliver Hartmann, hadn't been walking through Central Park one glorious October afternoon, he'd never have caught the ball. Nor would he have caught the heart of the man whose young son lobbed the long-distance pass. But Oliver was there, and accepting a new romance seemed almost as easy as letting the ball fall into his arms. Too easy? Surely Oliver has earned a chance to mend his broken heart and fill it with a new love. And yet?When his younger sister and her child come to live with him, Oliver discovers new responsibilities that claim his attention and distract him from his hopes and fears about his new relationship. He has to learn--gradually--what life has in store for him. Old loves, new loves, family, career. He's caught up in a great swirl of events that include a funeral, court cases, even danger. And lots of steamy sex, of course. And by the time Oliver figures out his future, LOVE OBSESSED has earned its title.

IT'S THEIR WAY is the latest offering in Bruce K Beck's Tolerance Trilogy. The narrator, Chef Justin Alexander, is very good at running a kitchen, but less successful at love. When he meets Cole, the man of his dreams, he finally seems ready to shed the darkness of his childhood and move forward into the light. But a residual stain-the curse of American racism-rears its ugly head and derails his plans.Even in the midst of his pain, Justin finds the heart to move forward with a project that has long inspired him and his friends and colleagues. When Justin finally proves himself worthy of Cole, his life begins to fall into place. But not without brushes with danger. Justin is a chef, after all, and he always carries his knife roll with him. Hmm . . . . IT'S THEIR WAY is about searching for meaning and purpose, and about honoring friendships. It is about loneliness, lust, redemption, and, of course, love.

Narrator Paul Cornell thinks he is sailing smoothly toward his fortieth birthday when the sudden appearance of an old flame rocks his boat. Paul knows he has never forgotten George, but he is still unprepared for the rush of emotions and the waves of disruption that follow their chance meeting.An attorney for a staid old New York City church, Paul is unused to drama in his life, until George reappears and offers him everything he ever dreamed of, in one beautiful package. But what about Jason, Paul's handsome and devoted mate? SUCH A GOOD MAN, Volume 3 of Bruce K Beck's Tolerance Trilogy, follows Paul as he explores his heart, survives violence, and makes some difficult choices.Along with his personal drama, Paul is swept up in the cold realities of anti-Semitism and racial prejudice as they work their subtle and overt ways through American society. These are uncharted waters for Paul, and they drag him out of his safe, white Protestant harbor. With the help of a few close friends and one close family member-and lots of steamy sex, naturally-Paul charts his course for the future.

Narrator Paul Cornell thinks he is sailing smoothly toward his fortieth birthday when the sudden appearance of an old flame rocks his boat. Paul knows he has never forgotten George, but he is still unprepared for the rush of emotions and the waves of disruption that follow their chance meeting.An attorney for a staid old New York City church, Paul is unused to drama in his life, until George reappears and offers him everything he ever dreamed of, in one beautiful package. But what about Jason, Paul's handsome and devoted mate? SUCH A GOOD MAN, Volume 3 of Bruce K Beck's Tolerance Trilogy, follows Paul as he explores his heart, survives violence, and makes some difficult choices.Along with his personal drama, Paul is swept up in the cold realities of anti-Semitism and racial prejudice as they work their subtle and overt ways through American society. These are uncharted waters for Paul, and they drag him out of his safe, white Protestant harbor. With the help of a few close friends and one close family member-and lots of steamy sex, naturally-Paul charts his course for the future.