Kirjahaku

On his way to meet friends at Winter Carnival in Quebec City, Brian wrecks his car in a snowstorm. The incident precipitates an interesting collision of cultures - Brian's gay secular world - and the conservative Muslim one of the garage owners in Sherbrooke. One of the owners agrees to drive Brian to Quebec City only to get stranded with him as the winter storm intensifies. Later in the week, the owner's handsome nephew, Omar, delivers Brian's car. Omar and Brian experience instant sexual attraction, setting in motion a chain reaction of passion, self-discovery, and international intrigue linking Quebec, Morocco, and Boston. Will Omar sacrifice his own sexual identity for a lucrative job in Morocco? Can he evade the sentinels of Islamic tradition as he seeks to balance career and passion? Brian faces his own demons as he finds himself drawn to Omar. Can he trust love again? How does he extract himself from a curious encounter with US intelligence? Can Brian and Omar cross borders or will they remain entrenched in vastly different worlds, repeating history? And can those dissimilar worlds shift to welcome new paradigms of love and family? This fast-paced and erotically charged romance weaves together rich descriptions of Quebec, Boston, and Morocco. The characters mirror our own age as they seek to forge a new culture of inclusion and respect. The story offers a glimpse into colliding worlds and the transformation that ensues.

Patrick finds an old photo of his grandfather as a young man posing arm and arm with another young man, their torsos gleaming in the intense sun of the Amalfi Coast. He travels to his ancestral home to make sense of his past and explore his future. This carnal coming-of-age gay love story weaves together evocative images of the land, compelling descriptions of the grape harvest, family feasts, and of course, the intensity and hunger of young love.

Oliver is a college student in Boston raised by two lesbians. Over a summer break, he travels to Rome to meet his biological father. In the shadows of ancient Roman monuments and the intrigue of the Vatican, he discovers troubling secrets about his past that inspire him to come out. He falls in love with a handsome Roman man and together they face surprising and life-changing events. Their passionate affair and Oliver's self-discovery unfold as Oliver peels back layers of Roman history. This fast-paced and compelling story includes beautiful and illuminating descriptions of archaeological, religious, and artistic sites in Italy. The plot takes readers inside the Vatican and explores the distressing impact of the its policies on LGBTQ people.

The ski slopes of the Swiss Alps are the backdrop for this steamy gay love story. Bernard travels from Boston to Grindelwald to put the pieces of his life back together. He meets a local couple who inspire him to cross borders he had never anticipated. This compelling late coming-out story challenges traditional gender and marriage categories with unexpected twists and turns including a little Swiss spy intrigue. Great characters and beautiful descriptions of Grindelwald, Bern, Zurich, and Provincetown.