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How My Gay Uncle F'ed Up Christmas

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How My Gay Uncle F'ed Up Christmas

A tragic accident sends 15-year old Trevor to live with his gay uncle Gary, a barely- sane fetish porn producer who, together with his eccentric life-partner Bruce, teaches Trevor how to be a man. ...

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Hollow Saint

He was sent to kill her. He stayed to teach her. Vesper Hale was the only survivor of the night shift at the Halifax Royal Infirmary. When she opened her eyes in the ambulance, she could pull pain...

Daughter of the Rowan

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Daughter of the Rowan

18+| Explicit Erotica and Language 🌶️🔥 Euan MacGillivray came home from one war to inherit another. His estate is dying, blighted by a decay that starves the fields and bleeds his coffers dry. His ....

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Aria Remains

In the 16th century William East makes a deal with a witch, allowing him to build and establish his own village. Five-hundred years in the future Aria Cova begins to feel a connection to the villag...

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Summer of Soju

Twenty-year-old Leon travels to South Korea to spend a month of the summer with his boisterous older brother Joey, an English teacher who's been living in the country for the past three years. Leo...

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The Bull

A retelling of the Minotaur’s birth set in a Philadelphia crime syndicate Sterling “The Bull” Drake has been a killer since he was a teenager. Now pushing forty, he’s settled in with a Philly crew ...

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Love at Dawn

Story of Edith&Andre: “O'Lady Liberty divine! For thee alone, my life I'd resign: I beseech all to carve thy name so fair, On my tombstone, for all to stare." “This is a love poem for me?" Edith...

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The Pearl

The undercurrent of primal American fears has come to pass. Not only is she no longer the premier superpower, the United States has disintegrated into the chaos of sectarian violence. The Pearl . ...

By The Blood Of The Brother

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By The Blood Of The Brother

In hiding from his past on a small island off the coast of Delaware, former investigator Cary Thompson finds himself in the center of a town's demise. When the body of young Piper Willow is found p...

My Unbiological Sister

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My Unbiological Sister

The story about a young boy abused by his mother, the girl plagued with visions of the past determined to save him, and the cautious friend dragged along for the ride. Serra and I were on our usual...

A Thin Line Between Love and Lust: A Poly Love Story

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A Thin Line Between Love and Lust: A Poly Love Story

Romance doesn't always follow the same script... Many of us wander through relationships with no idea of what we truly want. We judge everything based off what we were told love is supposed to loo...

MUSHROOM m i n d

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MUSHROOM m i n d

The story of a young woman finding herself through love, tragedy and mental-illness. She begins to experience the power of love and nature in opposition to a haunted mind, healing versus death. He...

On Trembling Ground

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On Trembling Ground

A race riot, an attempted murder, a Southern community divided in the summer of 1961 threatens to destroy two brothers and their families. Franklin and Harley have not spoken since Franklin stopped...

Deep in the Heart

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Deep in the Heart

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The Size Of The Sky

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The Size Of The Sky

Trying to find his original home, an adopted alien teen becomes trapped between planets with his family. Maybe their talking dog can lead the way. Curt and Robin Faraldi are adoptive siblings. Robi...

The Courage of the Cowardly Soul

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The Courage of the Cowardly Soul

Jacques, a French soldier in the trenches of WWI, deserts his platoon and joins a Christian monastery. There, he deals with problems of good and evil, faith, God, cowardice and heroism. Jacque, a F...

The Great Enemy

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The Great Enemy

Jay Gatsby meets Helen of Troy A man will do anything for love, even raise a private army and invade a sovereign nation.

WILDER THAN WILD WINDS THE ROAD

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WILDER THAN WILD WINDS THE ROAD

As an orphan, to survive on the streets of LA, Gracie creates a fantasy world where she is heroine and avenger. When she is forced back into the real world, she is kidnapped into online sex slaver...

OUT OF THE PITCH

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OUT OF THE PITCH

Kidnapped. Held hostage. Not sure why or who your captors are. Alone in a cell with no human contact. Complete darkness. There is no light. No day nor night. How will you survive? "Out of the Pitch...

Born Of The Flame

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Born Of The Flame

Thoughts surged unbidden to his mind. "I’m not brave enough. I’m not strong enough. I don’t have the skill or experience…" But another thought came, unlike the rest. "Someone has to pick up the swo...

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