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Ben Raphael's All-Star Virgins
By K. Z. Snow. 2014
Sixteen-year-old Jake McCullough and his friends Rider, Brody, Carlton, and Tim are the invisible boys of Ben Raphael Academy, an…
exclusive coed prep school. Brody decides they need "mystique" to garner attention. "Nobody has more mystique than a desirable virgin," he declares. Thus is born Ben Raphael's All-Star Virgin Order or BRAVO. The boys polish their appearances. Brody launches a subtle but canny publicity campaign. Soon, the boys are being noticed. But they're emotionally fragile. Two have succumbed to a seductive female teacher. Jake and Rider, roommates and best friends who are attracted to one another, fear the stigma of being gay. It takes an unspeakable tragedy to make the BRAVO boys realize what's important in life, and that "virginity" has more than one meaning.Wet Paint (Transitions)
By Will Parkinson. 2014
Transitions: Book TwoAlthough Addy's heart and body bear the scars from his life before he was adopted by the Deans,…
he's ached for something he thought he would never find. Until he met Benny. He isn't sure how anyone can care for someone as broken as he is, even though he wants it desperately. High school senior Benny Peters has his whole life planned out for him, until a chaste kiss at summer camp opens a new world of possibilities. Determined to erase Addy's insecurities, Benny works to take away his boyfriend's pain and replace it with love. When Addy's past intrudes on their future, it's going to take everything Benny can muster to show that no matter what-or who-they face, they belong together.Loveblood
By M. J. O'Shea. 2014
Max Appleton and his mother Celia are are on the run, hiding from an abusive father and husband who's also…
a notoriously bad pack leader. When Max hit puberty and it became obvious he'd never make an alpha wolf, his father turned the brunt of his anger toward his inferior son and his beta wolf wife for producing him. Max and Celia find sanctuary in a garden cottage at Holly Court, the sprawling estate where Celia's oldest friend lives with her pack alpha husband, three daughters, and teenaged son Jonah. Jonah Spellman has what seems like the perfect life. His family is close, his dad is respected by their whole pack, and he's been groomed to take over for as long as he can remember. Everything is set, his whole life planned, and Jonah works hard to be exactly what everyone expects. He's under enough pressure without a runaway from a bad pack complicating his life. When two teenaged werewolves from very different worlds meet one snowy January day, both of their worlds get turned inside out. From the moment they meet, nothing will be the same for Jonah or Max ever again.For a Price
By Hallie Burton. 2014
At seventeen, Charles "Trey" Maddox Taft III has had better years. His father ran off with a younger woman, and…
with no alimony or child support, his family has to move from affluent Coconut Grove to a rough neighborhood near Miami's Little Havana. It's a completely different world, but Trey is determined to make the best of a bad situation, if only no one finds out he's gay. On Trey's first day in his new territory, he's saved from being run over by local bad boy Bobby Cruz. Bobby is an unabashedly gay, sexually active high school senior who's tired of one-night stands. After meeting preppie Trey, Bobby decides to try something new. Things go well at first, but being in a relationship is tricky and might take more work than either wants to do.Hunters (The Woodmen Chronicles #1)
By A. M. Burns. 2014
The Woodmen Chronicles: Book OneBigfoot hunters prowl the forests of Cripple Creek, Colorado. That doesn't sit well with Thom Woodmen--a…
Bigfoot--albeit the runt of his family. Being the smallest has advantages; Thom, in disguise, gets to attend high school, and he's not expected to accomplish much in life. All that changes when he comes across a distressed human in the forest. Ben Steele is new to Cripple Creek High School, and after a harrowing experience in the woods near his new home, he quickly falls in with Thom Woodmen and his circle of friends. So what if they like to hang out with nature? Ben's got nothing better to do. Trouble is, Ben can't seem to stay out of it--trouble, that is. However, in saving young Ben's life, Thom inadvertently kick-starts a bonding process that'll change both their lives forever. With the support of family and friends, Thom learns to accept bonding with the human boy. But with the danger overrunning Cripple Creek lately, Thom may be cut down before he can confess his secret and his love.If You Really Love Me
By Gene Gant. 2014
With time ticking until graduation, Ellis Carter doesn't have a plan for after high school. Since his best friend Cary…
dropped out, he has no one to talk to. All he knows is he doesn't want to continue being a burden to his mother. Adding to his daily torture is the school's new resident bad boy, Saul Brooks. So to say he's amazed when the mysterious Saul invites him to the gym for a workout is an understatement. Soon, they go from workout buddies to boyfriends, and Ellis couldn't be happier. But happiness is fleeting. His mother begins a new relationship he thinks will lead to pain, and Cary makes a decision that could take him out of Ellis's life for good. Just when he needs to lean on his boyfriend the most, Ellis discovers Saul has a secret that could break them apart.A Broken Kind of Life
By Jamie Mayfield, C. Kennedy. 2013
With a foreword by C. Kennedy.Aaron Downing is broken, barely clinging to the hope that one day, he will be…
normal again. His life remains a constant string of nightmares, flashbacks, and fear, but he perseveres and starts college, determined to move on. Then Aaron gets assigned to work with Spencer Thomas for his programming project. Aaron doesn't want Spencer to think he's a freak, but as he gets to know his new deaf friend, he figures out he doesn't need to be "normal." If he could just learn to control his fear, that could be enough to find his footing again. Or so Aaron thinks until his parents begin talking about institutionalizing him to give his brothers a more stable life. He searches desperately to find a way to cope or even to fake normalcy. But his new shrink's instability makes conquering his demons that much more difficult, and his attraction to Spencer threatens to send Aaron spinning out of control.Adapted as a YA edition of the novel Aaron by J.P. Barnaby.100% of the author's royalties are being donated to help homeless LGBT kids find safe shelter.Pitch (Transitions)
By Will Parkinson. 2013
Transitions: Book OneThe day Jackson Kern walks into Taylor Andrews's classroom is a momentous day in Taylor's life. He's had…
crushes before, sure, but as time goes on, this is starting to look a whole lot more serious. Still, Jackson doesn't return Taylor's feelings. Taylor has his own admirers, though. Kevin Richards is used to getting what he wants, and what he wants right now is Taylor, so when Taylor rejects him, Kevin retaliates. At first Taylor's entourage rallies around him, but then Kevin takes his deception one step further and Taylor sees his support dwindle, teaching him the valuable lesson about who he can truly consider a friend. Winner in the 2013 Rainbow Awards. Tenth (tie): Best Gay DebutDetermination (Waiting for Forever)
By Jamie Mayfield. 2013
Waiting for Forever: Book ThreeBrian McAllister and Jamie Mayfield have risked everything in a desperate escape and are finally together.…
Jamie is free of his tormentor ... for the moment. But Brian and Jamie know that one wrong choice could lead him to their door. The long, lonely hours in their safe house leave Jamie with nothing to do but think. He thinks about Brian, about the direction their lives should take. He thinks about his parents. Mostly, he thinks about drugs. Jamie wants to feel good again, forget about his self-hatred, and stop the gnawing cravings that prey upon his mind and body. One moment of weakness may prove fatal for them both. After being reunited with his father, Jamie attempts to put his life back together amid rehab, seizures, and the gutting loneliness of Brian's rejection. As he tries to cope, he finds that relying on his friends isn't as difficult as he'd imagined, and soon he can stand on his own feet. Jamie starts college, working to become the man Brian needs. Unless he earns Brian's forgiveness and wins back his trust, their love will be sacrificed on the altar of Jamie's demons.Adapted from the award-winning Little Boy Lost series by J.P. Barnaby.100% of the author's royalties are being donated to help homeless LGBT kids find safe shelter.Choices (Waiting for Forever)
By Jamie Mayfield. 2013
Waiting for Forever: Book IPart One: The Throwaway Boy As the country's religious and secular leaders battle over equality in…
the abstract, Brian McAllister and Jamie Mayfield live in the crossfire. In their little town of Crayford, Alabama, loving another boy is the worst kind of sin. Best friends since childhood, they explore their love and each other in Jamie's backyard tree house as they hide from the world. They happily plan for the future together--until their lives are rocked when their secret is exposed and Jamie's family intervenes. When hatred turns to violence in their sleepy little town, Brian tries to cope with the loss of his best friend, who is stolen in the night. In desperation, he turns to Adam, a new friend with a shared pain. Can Adam fill the hole left by Jamie's absence? The answer will change everything.Adapted from the award-winning Little Boy Lost series by J.P. Barnaby.100% of the author's royalties are being donated to help homeless LGBT kids find safe shelter.Crushing on your straight best friend will make any normally outgoing high school football player withdraw from his friends. Unrequited…
love can do that to you. But when Dwight Varley's mom dies, he's also left with a burden of guilt he finds difficult to shake. To make matters worse, Dwight must cope with his distant, grieving father, who spirals into depression. Playing it straight helps Dwight save face temporarily, but living a lie tears his insides apart. Tell his dad.... Don't tell his dad.... Some choices seem too hard to make. Besides, what if coming out sends his dad over the edge?Mad About the Hatter
By Dakota Chase. 2015
This isn't his sister's Wonderland.... Henry never believed his older sister, Alice's, fantastic tales about the world down the rabbit…
hole. When he's whisked away to the bizarre land, his best chance for escape is to ally himself with the person called the Mad Hatter. Hatter--an odd but strangely attractive fellow--just wants to avoid execution. If that means delivering "Boy Alice" to the Queen of Hearts at her Red Castle, Hatter will do what he has to do to stay alive. It doesn't matter if Henry and Hatter find each other intolerable. They're stuck with each other. Along their journey, Henry and Hatter must confront what they've always accepted as truth. As dislike grows into tolerance and something like friendship, the young men see the chance for a closer relationship. But Wonderland is a dangerous place, and first they have to get away with their lives.Play Me, I'm Yours (Play Me, I'm Yours and Kid Confusion)
By Madison Parker. 2013
Fairy Tate. Twinklefingers. Lucy Lu. Will the taunting ever end? Lucas Tate suffers ridicule because of his appearance and sensitive…
nature. When he's not teased, he's ignored, and now he doesn't know which is worse. His one comfort in life is his music; he feels unloved by everyone. What he wants more than anything is to find a friend. Much to his dismay, both his mom and a schoolmate are determined to find him a boyfriend, despite the fact Lucas hasn't come out to them. His mom chooses a football player who redefines the term "heartthrob," while Trish pushes him toward the only openly gay boy at Providence High. But Lucas is harboring a crush on another boy, one who writes such romantic poetry to his girlfriend that hearing it melts Lucas into a puddle of goo. All three prospects seem so far out of his league. Lucas is sure he doesn't stand a chance with any of them--until sharing his gift for music brings him the courage to let people into his heart. Winner in the 2013 Rainbow Awards. Tenth: Best LGBT Young AdultTriane's Son Rising (Bitter Moon Saga #1)
By Amy Lane. 2013
2nd EditionBitter Moon Saga: Book OneTorrant Shadow and Yarrow "Yarri" Moon grew up sheltered in Moon Hold, a place where…
Torrant's goddess gifts were meant to be celebrated, and love of any form was a thing of beauty. Unfortunately, in Clough, within a stone's throw of Consort Rath, having beliefs of that sort will get your family killed. Grief-stricken, Torrant and Yarri are suddenly alone against the elements and a world that would rather see them dead than see them safe. Torrant's goddess gift, which had previously been used for truth and healing, must be honed for violence and protection if either of them are to survive. When Torrant, Yarri, and their new friend Aldam reach safety, will Torrant be able to put this part of him aside? Or will Triane's Son grow to fight the forces that forged him?1st Edition published as Bitter Moon I: Triane's Son Ascending by iUniverse, 2008The Red Sheet
By Mia Kerick, C. Kennedy. 2014
With a foreword by C. KennedyOne October morning, high school junior Bryan Dennison wakes up a different person--helpful, generous, and…
chivalrous--a person whose new admirable qualities he doesn't recognize. Stranger still is the urge to tie a red sheet around his neck like a cape. Bryan soon realizes this compulsion to wear a red cape is accompanied by more unusual behavior. He can't hold back from retrieving kittens from tall trees, helping little old ladies cross busy streets, and defending innocence anywhere he finds it. Shockingly, at school, he realizes he used to be a bully. He's attracted to the former victim of his bullying, Scott Beckett, though he has no memory of Scott from before "the change." Where he'd been lazy in academics, overly aggressive in sports, and socially insecure, he's a new person. And although he can recall behaving egotistically, he cannot remember his motivations. Everyone, from his mother to his teachers to his "superjock" former pals, is shocked by his dramatic transformation. However, Scott Beckett is not impressed by Bryan's newfound virtue. And convincing Scott he's genuinely changed and improved, hopefully gaining Scott's trust and maybe even his love, becomes Bryan's obsession.Here's to You, Zeb Pike (Here's To You, Zeb Pike Ser. #2)
By Johanna Parkhurst. 2013
Fact: When Zebulon Pike attempted to climb what is now known as Pikes Peak, he got stuck in waist-deep snow…
and had to turn back. That's the last thing Dusty Porter learns in his Colorado history class before appendicitis ruins his life. It isn't long before social services figures out that Dusty's parents are more myth than reality, and he and his siblings are shipped off to live in Vermont with an uncle and aunt they've never met. Dusty's new life is a struggle. His brother and sister don't seem to need him anymore, and he can't stand his aunt and uncle. At school, one hockey player develops a personal vendetta against him, while Emmitt, another hockey player, is making it hard for Dusty to keep pretending he's straight. Problem is, he's pretty sure Emmitt's not gay. Then, just when Dusty thinks things can't get any worse, his mother reappears, looking for a second chance to be a part of his life. Somehow Zebulon Pike still got the mountain named after him, so Dusty's determined to persevere--but at what point in life do you keep climbing, and when do you give up and turn back?Out of Order (The Survivor's Club #1)
By Casey Lawrence. 2015
A Survivor's Club NovelCorinna "Corey" Nguyen's life seems perfectly average for a closeted bisexual whiz kid with her eyes on…
college and a budding romance with her friend Kate. Sixteen and navigating senior year with her tight-knit group of best friends through crushes, breakups, and pregnancy scares, Corey mistakenly believes that running for valedictorian and choosing the right college are the worst of her worries. That is, until prom night, when she's left alone and in shock, hiding inside a diner restroom, the only witness to a multiple homicide. With graduation looming, the pressure is on for Corey to identify the killer and ensure that the crime that has changed her life forever will not go unpunished.Ball Caps and Khakis (Deep Secrets and Hope #6)
By Jo Ramsey. 2016
Deep Secrets and Hope: Book SixMan-Shik "Manny" Park, grandson of strict Korean immigrants, is trying to protect his friend Jim…
Frankel from bullies who don't think Jim should be allowed to live in Ludington, Michigan, let alone have any friends. Manny is determined to stand by Jim, even if Jim isn't willing to defend himself. But Jim's problems aren't the only ones facing Manny. Against his parents' wishes, Manny yearns to be an artist. He's also more attracted to guys than girls, and he's asexual. Only Jim knows these secrets, and Manny knows a few of Jim's too. Bonded by their shared confidences, Manny supports Jim after he's accused of sending explicit Facebook messages to middle school girls, including Manny's sister. While Manny sets out to prove Jim's innocence, things go from bad to worse. Soon after the incident, Manny and Jim receive intimidating messages, and Jim is put in danger. To help his friend, Manny risks everything to try to learn who's behind the threats and why they want to destroy Jim's life.Alpha Wave (The Elusive Spark #2)
By Andrew Demcak. 2018
The Elusive Spark: Book TwoKeira Fairchild is running for her life, and she won’t make it far without someone watching…
her back. Her powers helped her elude a slave trader, Holcomb, who planned to sell her to the highest bidder, and the deadly Paragon Academy. But now Keira needs some allies and some answers. Who is the imprisoned alien being who keeps contacting her in her dreams? Keira is aided by a group of teens—James, Lumen, and Paul—with powers like her own, and all of them are ready for a fight. The small group must rescue the captive alien and escape Dr. Albion, who seeks to steal their abilities and eliminate them. Survival will mean a desperate struggle, and none of them can succeed on their own.Harmonious Hearts 2017 - Stories from the Young Author Challenge (Harmony Ink Press - Young Author Challenge #4)
By Arbour Ames, Frisk Gillespie, Olivia Anne Gennaro, Kat Blake, Claire Hekkala, Morgan Goolsby, Amy Carothers, Mattye Johnson, K. A. Maldonado, Sengtdavanh Kinnavong, Joey Scully, Lia Shepherd, Elliot Joyce, Malcolm Shearrion, Giulia Maggio-Tremblay. 2017
Harmony Ink Press is proud to present the winners of the fourth annual Young Author Challenge. This book contains the…
best of the best in short LGBTQ+ fiction by authors from age fourteen to twenty-one. They represent the future of both our literature and our community, and the future looks as bright as these voices are strong, inventive, and unique. These fifteen stories range from the realistic to the fantastical, and they are populated with characters from all across the rainbow. They explore love, friendship, being different, finding one’s purpose and place, and what it means to grow up—in the modern world or one of pure imagination.