Gay Literature

Die dunkle Seite der Inspiration: Packendes Boys-Love-Drama mit düsterem CharmeYokohama in der Nachkriegszeit:Eine Bar wird zum Zufluchtsort für Kei Kitahara, der nach einer Sinnkrise am Schreiben eines Drehbuchs für einen Film neuen Lebensmut schöpft. Inmitten von Rauch und Melancholie begegnet er einem Mann, der seine Leidenschaft für die Fotografie teilt. Die gemeinsamen Tage erscheinen wie ein Traum - voller Sehnsucht und Bewunderung.Doch je stärker Keis Gefühle werden, desto deutlicher spürt er die unüberwindbare Distanz zwischen ihnen. Seine unerwiderte Liebe bleibt verborgen, wächst im Schatten und lässt ihn das Herz des anderen aus der Ferne ersehnen.Eine Geschichte von Hoffnung, unerfüllter Liebe und dem Wunsch, endlich das Herz eines anderen zu erreichen.- Mischung aus Leidenschaftund Tragik- Miniserie von Teki Yatsuda, Mangaka von HOME FAR AWAY- Abgeschlossen in 2 Bänden- Spice-Level: 2 von 4 Flammen. In diesem Boys-Love-Titel stehen die Gefühle im Mittelpunkt. Mit einzelnen expliziten Szenen.- Empfohlen für Leser*innen ab 16 JahrenAbschlussband: Ein fesselnder Boys-Love-Manga über die gefährliche Nähe von Liebe und Tod!

Die dunkle Seite der Inspiration: Packendes Boys-Love-Drama mit düsterem CharmeKitahara Kei, ein talentierter Geschichtenerzähler, der mit seinen Werken die Welt begeistert, erlebt eine Reihe von tragischen Todesfällen bei den Menschen, die er als Vorbilder für seine Protagonisten nimmt. Entsetzt ob all der Unglücke gibt er seine Arbeit auf und ertränkt seine Düsternis im Alkohol.Doch alles ändert sich, als Kei eines Nachts auf der Straße zusammenbricht und von einem jungen Amateurfotografen namens Yoichi angesprochen wird. Fasziniert von Yoichis wechselhaften Gesichtsausdrücken, seinem strahlenden Lächeln und lasziven Blick fühlt sich Kei unwiderstehlich von ihm angezogen.Yoichis Gegenwart weckt die Kreativität in Kei und wie besessen bringt er seine Ideen zu Papier. Doch ist ihm bewusst, dass der Tod dabei immer mit ihm Spiel ist...- Mischung aus Leidenschaft und Tragik- Neue Miniserie von Teki Yatsuda, Mangaka von HOME FAR AWAY- Abgeschlossen in 2 Bänden- Spice-Level: 2 von 4 Flammen. In diesem Boys-Love-Titel stehen die Gefühle im Mittelpunkt. Mit einzelnen expliziten Szenen.- Empfohlen für Leser*innen ab 16 JahrenDies ist Band 1 der Serie.Ein fesselnder Boys-Love-Manga über die gefährliche Nähe von Liebe und Tod.

Now available in a special hardcover Deluxe Collector’s Edition featuring beautiful new packaging, including a specially designed cover, stamped case, stunning endpapers, gilded edges, sewn-in ribbon bookmark, and new bonus content! A spirit-lifting, high-concept speculative blockbuster debut set in a world where people can find out how much time they have left to live.Eight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice.It seems like any other day. You wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and head out.But today, when you open your front door, waiting for you is a small wooden box. The contents of this mysterious box tells you the exact number of years you will live.From suburban doorsteps to desert tents, every person on every continent receives the same box. In an instant, the world is thrust into a collective frenzy. Where did these boxes come from? What do they mean? Is there truth to what they promise?As society comes together and pulls apart, everyone faces the same shocking choice: Do they wish to know how long they’ll live? And, if so, what will they do with that knowledge?The Measure charts the dawn of this new world through an unforgettable cast of characters whose decisions and fates interweave with one another: best friends whose dreams are forever entwined, pen pals finding refuge in the unknown, a couple who thought they didn’t have to rush, a doctor who cannot save himself, and a politician whose box becomes the powder keg that ultimately changes everything.Enchanting and deeply uplifting, The Measure is an ambitious, invigorating story about family, friendship, hope, and destiny that encourages us to live life to the fullest.

Beautiful and deeply moving: a testament to the indomitable flowering of queer identity and found family through grief and the cracks of time. --The Stage Nineteen-year-old Pip is trying to find themselves through gardening. But with a dad more interested in plants than people and a mum stuck in the past, they're left to ponder life's questions alone. Then one day, they uncover a jacket in the attic that's been gathering dust. Bold, vibrant, and very '80s, in its pocket lies a diary belonging to someone long gone. Swept up in the mystery, Pip digs into the past, unearthing secrets about an old friend their parents don't want to discuss... Funny, affecting, and beautifully queer, Coral Wylie's play Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew tracks one family's efforts to assuage the past and plant the seeds of a better future.

A fresh and long-overdue reassessment of James Dean, examining his life and legacy as a queer man.<BR>Although he died at a heartbreakingly young age and appeared in only a handful of movies, James Dean revolutionized American manhood. As a celebrity and icon, he melded vulnerability with determination, sensitivity with strength, in a way that offered a bracing and-for some-threatening new vision of masculinity. His massive influence and the fascination he has always inspired are inseparable from his identity as a queer man whose complex sexuality shattered the norms of midcentury American society. (When asked whether he was a homosexual, he reportedly said, "I'm certainly not going through life with one hand tied behind my back.")<BR>Today, even though it is widely accepted that Dean was gay or bisexual, the story of his life and personal character continue to be colored by the prejudices of an earlier era and the work of often unscrupulous biographers and journalists. Drawing on exhaustive new research (including more than four hundred previously secret pages of Dean's personal and business records), Jimmy: The Secret Life of James Dean is a revelatory reassessment of the man and his legacy. Free from sensationalism-but unafraid to confront the difficult facts of Dean's life-it deploys modern insights into sexual diversity to transform our understanding of James Dean's story, and the stories of boys and men like him.

Dive into a tale of forbidden yearning and political intrigue with Undercover Desire.Lexi Anders, a savvy political campaign manager, couldn't be more excited about her most recent candidate. That is, until she encounters Officer Max Church during a chance traffic stop and discovers exactly how much more excited she can be. Drawn to the enigmatic policewoman, Lexi wonders if there's a way to mix her pleasure with business-and win at both. She requests to have Max join Congresswoman Marsh's security detail, unaware that it will lead to a dangerous journey that challenges her both personally and professionally.Max reluctantly enters the world of high-stakes politics, seemingly a far cry from her normal duties on the highway and surely nothing like her time at war overseas. But when Lexi becomes a victim of a ruthless kidnapping orchestrated to blackmail the congresswoman, Max's commitment duty takes a heart-wrenching turn. In a race against time, Max must confront her own fears and navigate the perilous landscape to save Lexi and the congresswoman's son.Undercover Desire is a lesbian romance that delves into the secrets hidden within the corridors of power, where love emerges triumphant against all odds.

Casey tries to balance her life as she stumbles through her trials and tribulations. She loves wholeheartedly and tries to give her all as she realizes the lies, and deceit have her wondering if it's all worth it. Based on true events. To give up is to quit, to quit is to give up. Giving up is unacceptable for me. To protect the identity of the characters, the names have been changed.

Just because you're alone, doesn't mean someone doesn't know your business... Lucas, the closeted son of a preacher who just graduated from Florida Atlantic University, returns home and is forced to make a life-changing decision--can he live a lie and marry his lifelong BFF, who his overbearing parents have been plotting to matchmake him with for years? Or, will he stay in Florida and start a new, more open life that he knows they will never approve of? Tyler, a talented artist on the edge of seventeen, is about to finish high school, and is looking forward to becoming a proper adult and fully exploring his sexuality. However, he soon discovers there's a kink in his plans--his father has decided to rent out the studio apartment he's been living in, putting an end to the independence he's enjoyed until now. Lucas answers an advertisement for the apartment, and sparks fly from the very first moment the boys meet--though both are reluctant to explore things further, since it wasn't what either of them had planned for their futures. But sometimes life isn't that simple, and doesn't always go exactly as planned...

Since when does a kiss awaken the senses to an explosive human experience?Since when does a kiss reveal a truth so unmistakably? It's 1972 and twenty year old Neho, an aimless college student who has been abused by his stepfather, attempts to redress the crime but finds himself cast as the perpetrator. The backlash becomes almost unbearable and threatens to put him in jail and destroy his relationship with Martín, the man he deeply loves. An old creencia (belief) revealed to him by Martín takes hold and slowly changes his life. As he begins his new journey, it becomes clear what he must do. But is it enough? Aclaracíon is a bittersweet coming-of-age story whose message is a tribute to courage, faith and love.

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Dramatischer BL-Oneshot um zwei junge Liebende...In HOME FAR AWAY trifft Alain auf den Freigeist Hayden und verliebt sich in ihn. Seine Gefühle stehen dabei in einem krassen Gegensatz zu seiner streng religiösen Erziehung und führen zu immer tiefer werden Konflikten mit seiner Familie... Währenddessen überlegt Hayden, die Stadt zu verlassen: und damit vielleicht auch Alain?!Ein mitreißender Yaoi-Manga für alle Boyslove-Fans ab 16 Jahren!Die Geschichte behandelt viele triggernde Themen wie u.a. Missbrauch und Suizidalität.Weitere Informationen:- Einzelband

Was, wenn Gefühle zuzulassen bedeutet, alles zu riskieren?Es ist Sommer und nach dem Tod ihrer Mutter fühlt sich die siebzehnjährige Coley allein. Bis sie Sonya trifft, in die sie sich Hals über Kopf verliebt. Immer wenn die beiden allein sind, spürt Coley, dass Sonya ihre Gefühle erwidert. Doch in Gesellschaft anderer vermag Sonya nicht zu Coley zu stehen. Vor allem nicht in Gegenwart von Trenton, mit dem sie eine On- und Off-Beziehung verbindet. Coley will sich so kurz nach dem Verlust ihrer Mutter nicht schon wieder das Herz brechen lassen und zieht sich von Sonya zurück - endgültig, das nimmt sie sich fest vor ...

Who the #%@& writes a memoir when they're in their twenties?! Then again, are there rules anymore? mommy issues captures the tumultuous journey of self-discovery that often troubles the youths of (way too many) small towns in the middle of nowhere. From the realization of one's identity to doing anything and everything to escape that identity, this book delivers an emotional insight to what it's like trying to be a kid juggling these issues along with life's many other hurdles. The author's venture into vulnerability takes the reader through fear, acceptance, realization, toxic household dynamics, death, and lawsuits that can send an entire family tree up in flames. Don't worry, however, the lighthearted lenses the author wears from time to time will leave you remembering that there is always a light at the end of the tunnel.