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TRANSGENDER EXPLAINED FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT by Joanne Herman.  A transgender woman, who read everything in sight to understand her own gender incongruity, has been helping others with her non-complicated explanations of transgender for almost a decade. ISBN: 978-1-44902-957-9 / 1-44902-957-4. 172 pages/paper/$14.95. due in November

DREAMSPINNER PRESS

ADMIT ONE by Jenna Hilary. When high school teacher Tom Smith meets Kevin Bannerman at a gay club, he violates his own rule: one-night stands only. But when the weekend is over, he walks away, reminding himself that he lives a deeply closeted life for painful, compelling reasons. Months later, while Tom serves as reluctant assistant director for his school’s production of Rent, he fears that the show’s same-sex love angle will somehow out him. Protests against the play begin, and during a parents’ meeting, Tom encounters Kevin again. ISBN: 978-1-61581-097-0  / 1-61581-097-8. 350 pages/paper/$17.99. due in November

CHANGE OF HEART by Mary Calmes.  As a young gay man--and a werepanther--all Jin Rayne yearns for is a normal life. Having fled his past, he wants nothing more than to start over. When his travels bring him to a new city, he crosses paths with the leader of the local were-tribe. Jin fears that Logan is both the mate he fears and the love of his life. Jin doesn't want to go back to the old ways. But Jin is the mate Logan needs at his side to help him lead his tribe, and he won't give Jin up so easily.  ISBN: 978-1-61581-233-2 / 1-61581-233-4.  260 pages/paper/$16.99. due in November

CHECKMATE by Nicki Bennett and Ariel Tachna. When sword for hire Teodoro Ciéza de Vivar accepts a commission to “rescue” Lord Christian Blackwood from unsuitable influences, he has no idea he’s landed himself in the middle of a plot to assassinate King Philip IV of Spain and blame the English ambassador for the deed. Nor does he expect the spoiled child he’s sent to retrieve to be a handsome, engaging young man. As Teodoro and Christian face down enemies at every turn, they fall more and more in love, an emotion they can’t safely indulge with the threat of the Inquisition looming over them. ISBN: 978-1-61581-093-2 / 1-61581-093-5. 294 pages/paper/$16.99. due in November

CUTTING CORDS by Mickie B. Ashling. When Sloan Driscoll and Cole Fujiwara become reluctant roommates, neither man is willing to share too much. Sloan is instantly attracted to Cole but knows it's a hopeless cause; Cole has a steady girlfriend. But one night they share a joint, and Cole opens a window neither anticipated. ISBN: 978-1-61581-091-8 / 1-61581-091-9.  252 pages/paper/$16.99. due in November

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT by L.A. Witt. Dustin Walker has no idea that avoiding the search for Mrs. Right could send him into the arms and bed of Mr. Right Now. According to Dustin's mother, he should be out looking for his next wife so he won't be the divorced black sheep of the family. Instead, he passes his free time at a local bar and pool hall, where he meets someone who's everything his ex-wife wasn't: funny, caring, faithful... and male.  ISBN: 978-1-61581-211-0 / 1-61581-211-3. 294 pages/paper/$16.99. due in November

STRONGEST SHAPE, THE by Tessa Cárdenas. After his boyfriend breaks up with him, fashion photographer Caleb Moss finds himself alone in Los Angeles looking for work and friends. He finds both in a group of aspiring musicians, who offer help through their connections. But while building a strong friendship with Scott and Chris, a startling sexual tension flares to life among the three men. ISBN: 978-1-61581-235-6 / 1-61581-235-0. 232 pages/paper/$14.99. due in November

UNCORKED by Andrew Grey. Bobby Bielecki is heading home from art school to help run the family wine store so his adopted father and partner can take a vacation. While filling in, Bobby will have to deal with his once-best friend and lost love, Kenny. But despite their growing feelings, Bobby is afraid Kenny will do what he’s done before and push Bobby away for his own good. ISBN: 978-1-61581-297-4 / 1-61581-297-0. 214 pages/paper/$14.99. due in November

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BEARLY OBSESSED: Flannel Chronicles by Gary W. Moore. These big, burly, bear men aren’t your garden-variety gays. They’ve been through tough times and their close bonds confirm this. However, nothing’s prepared them for what happens early in the New Year when their lives are shattered by a gunman’s bullet. The police start an investigation but they quickly extinguish all leads and clues. Some in the group decide to pick up where the police left off and begin their own investigation. ISBN: 978-1-44018-280-8 / 1-44018-280-9.  428 pages/paper/$23.95. due in November

KISS KILL: A Vampire’s Tale by Michael Karol. Ray Abreu just met his forever guy: a handsome New York detective who's a cool, hot piece of man candy. But someone--or something--else is after Ray, and he’s not used to losing. He's killer. And he'll redefine the meaning of forever.  ISBN: 978-144018-418-5 /  1-44018-418-6. 208 pages/paper/$14.95. due in November

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