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Escaping the veilscape was only the beginning. When I wake, the Council is waiting with a single answer to my power—bind it before it spreads. But their ritual fails spectacularly, ripping cracks through the Veil and unleashing magic no one knows how to contain. Now the same people who tried...

I didn't ask to be special. I sure as hell didn't ask to be dragged through some glowing portal by a stranger with eyes as cold as diamonds. But when a letter shows up—talking about bloodlines, magic, and something called the Veil—my already shitty life gets ripped apart. Now I'm standing...

An eighteen-year-old leaves his home in Philadelphia to get away from a drug-addicted mother and her abusive partner, as well as to track down the man he thought was his deadbeat dad. His bus trip across the country and adventures in San Francisco bring answers and unexpected discoveries for him—a young woman and fresh insights about his parents.

Do you feel "stuck" in your life right now? Whether you struggle with depression, anxiety, trauma—or simply feel unhappy or unmotivated—you may be seeking ways to find meaning, or discover the inspiration you need to create a new path in life that better serves you. Mindfulness has gained popularity as a self-help solution for a variety of mental health issues, and mindfulness meditation has been touted as powerfully effective in helping people find focus and balance in order to complete important tasks. But you may wonder, "How does one actually do mindfulness?" 

What has been missing from the daring tales of fairy tale heroes is quite simply some heft. In Burly Tales, Lambda Literary Award-winning editor Steve Berman has gathered a dozen stories of whimsy and romance that feature gay men with plenty of curves and fur. Run away with us to enchanted woods, where the cubs and bears are not going to eat you (not without informed, enthusiastic consent), where no one will judge if you take up residence in a house with seven bearded men and only one bed.

This tale, set in 1978, introduces listeners to naïve Anna McKenna. Anna lost both of her parents at an early age. When Anna was seven, her Italian American mother, Gina, was fatally hit by a truck. Anna's hard-drinking, Irish American father, Patrick, died of a heart attack two years later. She ends up living with her mother's parents, Maria and Carmelo Gallo, along with her younger brother, Joey. Joey suffers from numerous medical problems, including "learning issues" and bad eyesight. Then, Natasha Burns, owner of Top Form Management, pulls into the Gallos' farm stand.