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GEORGE FALLS THROUGH TIME IS. . . "Incredibly entertaining and intelligent." —GARRARD CONLEY "Big-hearted and inspired." —STEVEN ROWLEY "Funny, surprising, profound." —GRANT GINDER "Unputdownable." —LUNA MCNAMARA Less meets the year 1300 in this exhilarating and thoughtfully...

It’s 1972, and eighteen-year-old tomboy Maeve O’Connor must win a photography contest to escape her suffocating, conservative family and attend her dream school in Manhattan. But where will she find arresting subjects? Why, a washed up old seaside resort called Asbury Park, New Jersey—a place where sideshow entertainers, strippers, carnies, artists, and alternative lifestyles coexist on the boardwalk in plain sight.

Mohanaswamy has just lost his long-time partner, Karthik, to a woman. Even as he scrutinizes himself, the choices he's made, the friends and lovers he's gained and lost, Mohanaswamy dreams of living a simple, dignified life. A life that would allow him to leave, even forget, the humiliation and fears of adolescence, the slurs his mind still carries around–gandu sule, hennu huli–and the despair that made him crave to conform.

After a traumatic senior year, Landon moves to New York City, hoping for a fresh start at NYU, but the shadows of his past refuse to fade. Christmas break ends on a rocky note as Landon starts his second semester in a fog. But the air begins to clear when curly-haired Isaac charms his way into Landon's life. When Caleb suddenly appears in NYC to search for his missing father, Landon and Isaac are swept into a mysterious manhunt with deadly consequences. With heart-pounding suspense and a dash of romance, this highly anticipated adventure will leave you breathless until the very end.

In between the space of time when Ezra lights themself on fire and when Ezra dies, the world of this book flashes before their eyes. Everyone Ezra’s ever loved, every place they’ve felt queer and at home, or queer and out of place, reveals itself in an instant. Unfolding in fragments of memory, Ezra dissolves into the family, religion, desire, losses, pains, and joys that made them into the person that’s decided on this final act of protest.

First times, fast times, past times...Boston, 1975. Nicky DeMarco, a naïve but game 18-year-old, is navigating his first semester of college when he falls into a surprising—and life-altering—romantic triangle with Joe, a charismatic, big-hearted jock, and Lori, a warm and adventurous psych student. The three embark on a secret, joyous, and passionate journey of self-discovery as Nicky questions his sexuality—and all that entails.

Die 14-jährige Waise Manuela von Meinhardis, Tochter eines Offiziers, wird nach dem Tod der Mutter von ihrer Tante auf ein Internat für Offizierstöchter nach Potsdam geschickt, in dem preußischer Drill und stupide Disziplin herrschen. Das sensible Mädchen leidet unter den strengen autoritären Erziehungsmethoden der Internatsangestellten. Verständnis erfährt sie nur von der jungen Lehrerin Fräulein von Bernburg, in die sie sich unsterblich verliebt. Nach einer Schultheater-Aufführung gesteht Manuela, angetrunken und im Feierrausch, der Lehrerin öffentlich ihre tiefe Zuneigung.

Nia Da Silva is dead… Dead serious about moving on from her past, from roller derby, and the traumatic injury that was a crushing blow to not just her body but her mind. Running away from her problems wasn't the fix she had hoped for. Five years later, she returns to the town that left her with permanent scars. Healing her physical wounds was the bare minimum. She'll finally have to face herself and rediscover who she's always been beneath the lies she's worn like shredded fishnets over bruised knees.

Eighteen-year-old Aine Kamara has been anticipating a reunion with her older sister, Mbabazi, for months. But when Mbabazi shows up with an unexpected guest, Aine must confront an old fear: her beloved sister is gay in a country with tight anti-homosexuality laws. Over a weekend at Aine's all girls' boarding school, sisterly bonds strengthen, and a new friendship emerges between Aine and her sister's partner, Achen. Later, a sudden death in the family brings Achen to Mbabazi's and Aine's village, resulting in tensions that put Mrs. Kamara's Christian beliefs to the test.

'Heartfelt, poignant, properly gripping and laugh-out-loud funny' TOM ELLEN 'Sharp and witty' SUN 'A modern Bridget Jones' READER REVIEW 'Hilarious, chaotic, and full of heart' READER REVIEW 🃏🃏🃏 When you’ve hit rock bottom, there’s only one way to go. Becky’s not exactly living...

Having left his tennis school, young jackal Rocky N'Guwe has to adjust to life on the professional tour, starting at the bottom. At least he's got the company of his mother and his boyfriend Marquize, and he can start earning enough money to bring his sister home from Africa. But between his mother insisting on coaching him and his boyfriend pulling him away from practice, Rocky's going to have to decide whether family and relationships are more important than the game he's given his life to--especially when he turns eighteen and adult problems pile onto that already-complicated life.

Unclassified, the Book is a coming of age story about a group of friends in their early 20s. The story is based off the popular YouTube series, Unclassified the Series. It’s told from the point of view of the main character, Angel. This story follows her as she is preparing to graduate college. In the midst of her life changing she falls for a popular female athlete, Logan. Logan has a reputation for being a womanizer but is drawn to Angel. Will she be able to resist temptation enough to prove to Angel that she’s able to be the faithful and loving partner Angel deserves?

Nobody said that growing up would be easy! After the brutal attack on Anthony, his friends gather around him protectively, but he’s more interested in exploring his newly discovered self. Cameron struggles with anger and a broken home, finding an unexpected ally in Diego… and an unwilling rival in Omar. Keisha feels the strain of dating the enemy, Mindy is determined to land her first boyfriend, and Ricky wants more romance from his man. All is fair in love and war, but can you truly have one without the other?

Torin O’Connor thought he could handle the shadows of his family’s Brooklyn mafia past, but one reckless mistake with the wrong Italian mobster changes everything. Sent to Montana’s rugged Carrillo Ranch to escape his own self-destructive choices—Torin finds himself under the watchful eye of Garett Barnes, a stoic cowboy with a past as unyielding as the land he works.