The Malice Domestic cozy anthology series returns with a new take on "cozy" mysteries in the Agatha Christie tradition. Here are 22 original stories (and one modern classic reprint) set at conventions, conferences, and gatherings of all kinds! Included are: Conventional Wisdom, by Marcia Talley Djinn and Tonic, by Neil Plakcy The Vanishing Wife, by Victoria Thompson The Right to Bare Arms, by John Gregory Betancourt Message in a Bottle, by Su Kopil Anonymous, by Kate Flora What Goes Around, by B.K. Stevens The Hair of the Dog, by Charles Todd The Best-Laid Plans, by Barb Goffman A Dark and Stormy Light, by Gigi Pandian The Clue in the Blue Booth, by Hank Phillippi Ryan Wicked Writers, by Frances McNamara Coverture, by KB Inglee Dark Secrets, by Kathryn Leigh Scott Tarnished Hope, by KM Rockwood Not Forgotten, by L.C. Tyler Boston Bouillabaisse, by Nancy Brewka-Clark Killing Kippers, by Eleanor Cawood Jones Elemental Chaos, by M Evonne Dobsonv Outside the Box, by Ruth Moose The Perfect Pitch, by Marie Hannan-Mandel Two Birds with One Stone, by Rhys Bowen A Gathering of Great Detectives, by Shawn Reilly Simmons

Katherine Hall Page Presents Malice Domestic 11: Murder Most Conventional

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Page, Katherine Hall

Flora, Kate

BETANCOURT, JOHN GREGORY

Thompson, Victoria

Talley, Marcia

Plakcy, Neil

Kopil, Su

Mystery

Wildside Press

Handsome South Beach model/barista Gavin Kaczmarek launches a musical career with the help of experienced producer Miles Goodwin. The obvious attraction between them takes them to bed, and then on an adventure that leads to performance and YouTube fame--but when insecurity arises on both their parts, can their budding romance survive the summer heat and blossom, or die with the falling autumn leaves?

Love on Stage

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Independently published

Lost and Found Holiday Gifts: A Cara Mia Delgatto Novella by Joanna Campbell Slan Santa isn’t the only one who delivers presents during the holidays. Cara Mia Delgatto sets out to do a few small favors and quickly learns how a thoughtful gift can change a life. Dying for Holiday Tea: A Beach Tea Shop Novella by Linda Gordon Hengerer Sisters Danielle, Chelsea, and Alexandra Powell rejoice when Alex finds their grandmother’s old recipe book, and plan to bake her gingerbread for their upcoming holiday tea. But someone else wants the recipes and is willing to kill for them. Can the Powell sisters cook up a way to catch a murderer? Dog Forbid by Neil Plakcy A Christmas trip with friends takes reformed hacker Steve Levitan and his crime-solving golden retriever, Rochester, to Pennsylvania Dutch Country. When Steve’s friend’s golden goes missing in an area notorious for local puppy mills, can Rochester nose out the missing puppy and save the holiday? Teddy Saves Christmas by Nancy Jill Thames When Jillian Bradley finds herself alone for the holidays, her dog Teddy latches onto a homeless woman with a dangerous secret. Jillian is forced to get involved. Can she find a way to save her new friend in time for a Merry Christmas? The Neon Ornaments by Camille Minichino Physicist Gloria Lamerino meets her friend Rose in Boston for what she thinks is a girls’ getaway weekend. But Rose has other plans. She volunteers Gloria to help solve a murder. Will the chemistry between Gloria and the homicide detective get in the way of catching a killer? A Diamond Choker for Christmas by Nancy Warren In order to borrow an extremely expensive diamond and sapphire necklace to wear at Christmas party, Toni Diamond's mother Linda offers her home as collateral. But the necklace is stolen right off her neck, and Toni has to solve the crime or her mother will be homeless for the holidays! The Deadliest Christmas Pageant Ever by Teresa Trent It's Christmas time in Texas. Betsy Livingston and her boys are caught up in the Pecan Bayou Christmas Pageant to raise funds for needy children. Betsy gets tricked into replacing the absent director and quickly learns that show biz can be brutal—and this Christmas pageant is downright deadly. The Rowan Tree Branch: A Kiki Lowenstein Novella by Joanna Campbell Slan The holidays offer Kiki the perfect chance to keep a promise to her late friend, Dodie Goldfader. But this sweet thought hits a sour note when Dodie’s husband is wrongly accused of murder.

Cozy Christmas Collection of Mysteries: Happy Homicides, Volume 1

Warren, Nancy

Trent, Teresa

Thames, Nancy Jill

Minichino, Camille

Slan, Joanna Campbell`

Hengerer, Linda Gordon

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

“Paws and Reflect is an eloquent, moving testament that this unconditional love has helped form a great emotional and spiritual connection between dogs and their humans that just simply makes our lives healthier and more complete.”—David Frei, co-host of The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, USA Network
“Anyone—gay, straight, bi, transsexual, asexual—who has a dog will appreciate these stories of love, trust, caring and commitment.”—The Bark magazine
 Paws and Reflect explores and celebrates the special and powerful bond between gay man and dog through twenty-five stories of personal experiences in this well-crafted collection. Touching, powerful, and often humorous, this is a must-read for all dog lovers.
The book includes interviews with Edward Albee, Jonathan Caouette, Ron Nyswaner, Charles Busch, and contributions from Jay Quinn, Hal Campbell, and others.
A new, eight-page black and white photo insert is included with this paperback edition.
 Neil Plakcy is the author of gay detective novels Mahu and Mahu Surfer, and his fiction has appeared in many publications. Neil is owned by a Golden Retriever named Sam with whom he lives, along with his partner Marc, in Hollywood, Florida.
 Sharon Sakson is a writer and producer with NBC News, and the author of Brussels Griffons: A Complete Pet Owner’s Manual.

Paws and Reflect: A Special Bond Between Man and Dog

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Sakson, Sharon

Pets & Animal Care

Alyson Pubns

From the moment he sees handsome Liam McCullough showering naked behind a Tunisian bar, ESL teacher Aidan Greene wants to screw the sexy bodyguard. At first, though, a dead courier and beefy hired thugs get in the way. But Liam soon convinces him -- with wiles and smiles and solid logic -- to join him on a race across the desert for a rendezvous with a Tuareg tribe at a remote oasis. Then nothing can stop them from getting naked and getting it on. Together they explore the passion Liam hid from as a closeted Navy SEAL, and the love Aidan's missed after his longterm boyfriend kicked him to the curb. From the back of a motorcycle to a Turkish bath to a remote dune in the desert, these two Romeos find ways to bring each other to the heights of pleasure. So what if they're carrying the password to a million-dollar Swiss bank account and being chased by Libyan intelligence agents determined to stop them at all costs? Love and lust fuel their passion and not even three wrong turns in the desert will keep them from surviving this adventure alive -- and together. Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and male/male sexual practices.

Three Wrong Turns in the Desert

Erotica

Loose Id, LLC

Have Body Will Guard... Someone wants to kill cute, sexy gay pop star Karif al-Fulan, and it's up to bodyguards Liam McCullough and Aidan Greene to keep him safe. But will Karif destroy the burgeoning love between Liam and Aidan with his intimate advances? Between passionate romps in a private villa on the resort island of Djerba, off the coast of Tunisia, Liam and Aidan must face down bombs, guns, and the pressure of their own testosterone. Who's trying to run them off the road in Tunis, orchestrating rock-throwing demonstrations, and issuing death threats? What's Karif's connection to a prominent Palestinian politician? From poolside play to a Turkish bath to alley blowjobs in an island souk, these guys are good at getting into and out of trouble. But in the end, once Aidan and Liam save Karif, they still have to find a way to work together without destroying their romance. Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: Male/male sexual practices.

Dancing With the Tide (Have Body Will Guard)

Mahu Series #9 A few months after the birth of his twins, openly gay Honolulu homicide detective Kimo Kanapa'aka and begins a temporary assignment to the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force. Kimo and his HPD partner Ray Donne are quickly thrown into an investigation into threatening letters sent to a U.S. Senator. Are these screeds about racial purity related to an escalating series of attacks against mixed-race couples and families on Oahu? When arson at a day care center on the Windward Coast brings Kimo's partner, fire investigator Mike Riccardi, into the case, Kimo worries about the future of his and Mike's newborn twins on an island falling prey to hate and a cult leader bent on death and destruction.

Children of Noah

MLR Press

Have Body, Will Guard... Bodyguards Aidan Greene and Liam McCullough are hired to protect a spoiled teenager attending an English-language institute. Liam worries that Aidan loves teaching too much to commit to their bodyguard business -- but when things go wrong and Liam's sexy SEAL buddy Joey shows up to help out, career options become the least of their problems. Liam faces an opponent who represents his own dark side -- a soldier of fortune who is smart, strong, and ruthless. Liam needs Joey's help -- but will his attraction to his hunky pal damage his relationship with Aidan? Will Aidan turn his back on his burgeoning career as a bodyguard to return to his first love, teaching? Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: male/male sexual practices.

Teach Me Tonight

Fourth in the Have Body, Will Guard series, Olives for the Stranger pits Aidan and Liam against a deadly villain and forces them to operate separately, jeopardizing the emotional and sexual bond that keeps them together.
As demonstrators and police spar in the streets of Tunis, bodyguards Aidan and Liam must protect Leila, a young girl whose mother has been taken into police custody. While the threats against her and her activist parents grow, hunky ex-SEAL Liam is stuck in the Tunisian countryside while teacher and novice bodyguard Aidan travels to France on his own with Leila. Liam must deal with his emotions once separated from his partner, while Aidan struggles to protect Leila and her father from a deadly villain as Liam has taught him. Both men must examine the depths of their love for each other and satisfy themselves that more than just sexual desire keeps them together.

Olives for the Stranger: Includes the Jasmine Hero (Have Body, Will Guard)

Genre: LGBT Action/Adventure Can a Romeo &amp; Julio story have a happy ending? As soon as they're settled in their new home on the French Riviera, bodyguards Aidan and Liam are sent to the island of Corsica to protect a mining executive and his family. Though they're still in love, and having lots of sex, the disruption--and the discovery that the client's son is gay and in a touchy relationship--causes both bodyguards to question their skills and their commitment to each other. Can they engineer a happy ending for Michel and his boyfriend, while protecting the family from deadly adversaries?

Under the Waterfall

Romance

LGBTQ+ Romance

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