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wildbornsiren · 2 years

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Bold | Natasha ‘Phoenix’ Trace x F!Reader

Bold Synopsis: Tired of pining in a crowded bar, one of you finally makes a move. One shot AFAB/Female civilian reader 2317 words Warnings: EXPLICIT MINORS DNI: vaginal fingering, use of a strap on, vaginal penetrative sex Notes: For @writercole for the reverse birthday bash. So bb, here you be, some Phoenix getting some. Comments and reblogs are amazing. Thank you for reading. I appreciate it and it means the most.

She stands out in the sea of testosterone and khaki. Confident, her full lips curved up in a slight smirk as she’s listening to one of the men at her side bicker with a blond by the pool table. She catches your eye, and you duck your gaze almost immediately. “Go talk to her,” Cassie nudges your shoulder. “I can’t.” You mutter, bringing your drink to your lips and taking a sip. “I mean have you seen her?” “I know that we’ve come to this bar the last two weekends because you hope to get a glimpse of her.” Cassie grins, popping the cherry from her drink into her mouth. The two of you had been friends for years, and when you agreed to come to move in with her you didn’t expect her to live in the middle of an outright buffet of attractive servicemen and women. You nearly choke on your now warm beer, spluttering softly. “I mean, you aren’t wrong.” You glance over in the direction of the pool table and frown when you don’t see her. “Are you going to go talk to the cute one with glasses or not?” “He does look like he needs a fresh water.” She’s off the stool, smoothing down the hem of her skirt. “I’ll hang a sock on the doorknob if I succeed.” “Good luck, Cass.” She blows you a kiss and makes her way through the crowd over to where the subject of her attention sat. “She’s finally making her move?” You nod, turning to see who had taken Cass’ spot next to you. You nearly spit out your drink for a second time that evening. The dark-haired woman offers a smile and accepts a fresh drink from the bartender. Up close, she’s even more stunning. Warm brown eyes search yours, and the smile hasn’t faded from her face. “I’m Natasha,” She offers her hand. You take it, introducing yourself. She repeats your name, and your stomach clenches. “Can I get you a fresh drink?” You nod, finding it hard to breath this close to her. She’s got a warm vibrant energy, and when she sits on the stool, her thigh is pressed to yours. “You’re stunning,” the words are out of your mouth before you can stop them. “Your friend isn’t the only one shooting her shot tonight.” Natasha hands you a fresh beer, her fingertips brushing yours. “To be honest, I wasn’t sure if you were watching me or Bob, but I figured I’d come introduce myself and see where it went.” “Is that glasses?” She nods, “He’s my co-worker.” “What do you do for the Navy?” “I’m a pilot.” There’s so much pride and ferocity in the three words that it draws your attention to her once more. She’s incendiary and you’re a moth to flame. “Bob’s my wizzo.” “Weapons officer, right?” You remember a few of the pilots had mentioned the term. She nods, “I’m going to be up front,” She licks her lips before continuing, “I think you’re beautiful, and I want to dance with you.” “Is that going to be a problem?” You can feel eyes on you, and her. Natasha takes a drink of her beer and shakes her head. “Not with me, and if any knuckle draggers have an issue with it, I’ll take care of you.” There’s a playful weight to the end of her statement, focus on the word you. “Not to mention, my idiots will jump at the chase to play heroes for a damsel in distress.” She’s offering you her hand, and you’re taking it. It twists slightly, interlocking your fingers together as she leads you to the small space that passes for a dance floor. The blond wolf whistles, nudging the mustached man next to him. Moustache gives Natasha a thumbs up. “My idiots.” Natasha’s whispering against your ear as she’s pulling you close to her. “The blond is all bark and no bite, and Rooster is a feral golden retriever.” One of her hands is on your hip, and the other is keeping you close. You relax as you get caught up in the music, the way she feels against you, the way her fingertips brush slightly under the hem of your tank top. Natasha’s humming along with the music, and you’ve lost track of how many songs you’ve danced to. Her hips rock slightly against yours, and there’s a flush on her cheekbones. “Kiss me?” Her voice is soft, lips brushing against your jaw. Somehow Budweiser isn’t just a shitty beer when you taste it on her lips. Her hand is at the back of your neck, encouraging you closer as the kiss deepens. You’ve stopped dancing, your hands cupping her face. She moans and it’s one of the sweetest sounds you’ve ever heard. Her hands skim down your back, pressing you closer, feeling her curves against your own. “Wow,” you sigh with a soft laugh against her mouth. She bites her lower lip before she’s leaning in to kiss you again, hard and fast. “Again?” “If you want another one, I need to get you out of here.” She murmurs. “If that’s not too forward.” “If one of us wasn’t forward, I’d still be staring at you from across the bar.” Natasha laughs, and your insides turn to liquid. She’s bright and brilliant, the sound rattling around in your head. You want to hear it every chance you get, and her smile—oh her smile it makes your heart skip a beat. “Come on then gorgeous, let me take care of you.” She offers her hand, and when you take it, she kisses the back of your knuckles. She waves over her shoulder at her boys as she leads you out of the bar. Natasha drives the two of you to the small house she’s staying in. She laughs softly against your lips when she pushes you against her car, leaning in for another kiss, her hands sliding over your hips, cupping your ass and pulling you flush against her. You find your legs parting when her knee presses between your thighs. Your skirt bunches on your legs, and you whine when she presses her leg up against your core. Her hands encourage you as you rock against her leg, rubbing yourself, chasing friction. “You want my fingers and tongue, or the strap?” She’s murmuring against your ear. “Figured I’d ask now before we get too far.” It takes a few moments for your brain to catch up to her words. “Strap.” “Yeah?” She smiles against the curve of your neck. “You want my cock sweet girl?” You nod, and she presses her leg harder between yours. “Say it for me, I want to hear it.” “Please, Nat, give me your cock.” She sighs and untangles herself. “Come on,” she’s leading you into the house, and back into her bedroom. She pauses hanging her uniform top, on the door knob. “Can’t terrorize the roomie, though he'd probably be amused.” Once the door is closed behind her, there’s a moment of nerves that settle low in your stomach. Her fingers tip your chin up, and she kisses your cheek. Another lands on your mouth, “Still okay?” “Yes,” you mutter. She had let her hair down and it feels like liquid silk under your fingers. “You’re beautiful. It’s a little overwhelming.” “Oh, sweet girl,” she breathes against your neck, her fingers finding the hem of your tank top, and slowly raising it. “I could spend the rest of time showing you how gorgeous you are.” Natasha tosses your tank top aside. Her hands skim up your torso, sliding over the curve of your breasts. “White looks pretty on your skin.” She shucks her undershirt, pressing soft kisses down your neck, across your collar bones. Delicate fingers undo your bra, sliding it off your shoulders. Her mouth closes over your breast, tongue teasing at your nipple with a soft little hum of pleasure. Your back arches slightly, hand once more finding purchase in her hair. Her nails dig into your hips when you tug gently, wrapping her hair around your fingers. One hand eases off your hip, under the waistband of your skirt. “Please,” your head tips back, resting against the door. Her fingers tease over the front of your panties, before she’s pushing them aside. The touch is feather light as she teases a single finger along your slit. “You feel good,” she murmurs before her teeth nip at the curve of your other breast. A second finger joins the first, her thumb brushing against your clit as she toys with the wetness she finds. Gently she presses her finger inside, and you moan at the feeling of her finally touching you where you need it the most. She thrusts her fingers into you, curling them just right, and you whimper, the sound of her soft panting music to your ears. Your nails dig into her shoulders, her moan making you tighten around her fingers. “Natasha…” The easy way she fucked her fingers into you, the slow drag of her thumb over your clit was sending you spiraling. You rock your hips moving against her, pleasure washing over you. “More?” She asks. You nod, struck mute when her fingers slide from your pussy and she’s sucking them clean. Dark eyes meet yours and she chases the taste of you on her lips with her tongue. “Take the rest of it off.” She tugs playfully at your skirt, “and make yourself comfortable. I’ll get you what you need.” You catch her wrist when she’s stepping away, and she turns to look at you. “I want to, can I touch you?” She nods, coming back to you, to kiss the corner of your mouth. “Later. Right now, I just want to watch you fall apart for me. Because of me. I’ve been thinking about how good you’d look under me from the first time I saw you.” Your knees are weak as you walk over to her bed, fingers trembling as you tug your skirt off. Panties down, you kick them aside and sit on the edge of the bed. You watch as she wiggles into the harness, the dark leather standing out against her skin. She glances over her shoulder, a playful grin on her face as she affixes her strap to the harness. Average in length and girth it suits her, and your mouth waters looking it. You sprawl out on the bed, watching her tie her hair back. Natasha walks around the bed, smirking down at you. Her hands grip your thighs, pulling you closer to the edge of the bed. Her fingers dig into your thighs, nudging your legs apart. Her fingers tease through your slick, dipping into you, thrusting slowly. She’s working you slowly, kisses landing on heated skin. Your voice cracks when she’s continually rubbing that spot inside of you that makes your toes curl. Her lips are swollen and she’s kissing you until you’re breathless. “Natasha, please.” “Tell me sweet girl,” she murmurs. “Tell me what you need.” “Fuck me,” you murmur, hiding your face behind your arm. Her hand captures yours, pinning it lightly to the bed. “I’m going to, and you’re going to watch me.” She breathes against your lips, each word sending shockwaves through you. “You’re going to see who makes you fall apart.” Her fingers slide from your pussy, and she’s stroking her strap with your slick. “Ready?” When you nod, letting your legs fall apart even more, her hands are once more at your hips. Natasha sinks into you with a groan. The stretch is incredible, and she pauses for a few moments, until you’re rolling your hips against her. “Oh, sweet girl, you take it so well.” Her mouth smears against yours in a sloppy kiss when she begins to thrust into you. Her hands map your body, kisses eagerly swallowing your sounds of pleasure. Natasha shivers when your hands skim up her back, tracing the lean muscles. You tug playfully on her ponytail, and she hips snap harder against yours. She fucks into you, her body a beautiful blend of hard and soft, her muscles flexing as she moves, her curves so soft and giving under your hands. “Feels good,” you whisper when she nips your lower lip. Natasha whimpers, and you can see the switch behind her eyes. She draws your legs up further, pulling them around her waist and she’s fucking into you. You see stars when she starts to rub your clit in time with her thrusts. You can feel yourself tighten around her, and she whines again for you, her teeth biting into your shoulder when your back arches a bit. You move against her thrusts, hands groping at her ass as she pounds into you. She nearly folds you in half as her hips stutter, the bed shifting under you both. You cry out wordlessly as she thrusts deeper into you, voice cracking when you come. She continues to fuck you through your orgasm, kissing you hard and possessive as she does. She’s panting against your shoulder, her hair tickling your hypersensitive skin. “Fuck baby, you made me cum without touching me.” She’s trembling against you, and you pepper her temple with kisses. “I’ve never done that before.” Natasha lifts her head, eyes half lidded and sated. “Breathe for me sweetheart.” She pulls out, moving away to unbuckle the harness and step out of it, placing it aside on a towel on a chair.

Natasha curls up on the bed next to you, fingers brushing along your cheekbone, the curve of your jaw. “Bath, or shower?” She kisses your nose. “I’ll order some Chinese food and it should be here by the time we get out.” “Shower,” You grin at the soft gesture. “If I get you in the bath, the food will get cold.” ------ Tagging in: @callsign-phoenix @lt-natrace @shadeds-library @atthediscowithoutpanic @writercole @hoe-on-the-range @hederasgarden @revolution-starter @princessmisery666 @evansrogerskitten

#Lt. Natasha Phoenix Trace #Natasha Phoenix Trace #Natasha Phoenix Trace/reader #Natasha Phoenix Trace/you #reader insert #reader imagine #Top Gun Maverick #TGM #smut #shelly writes #shelly loves Cole #shelly's reverse birthday

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voidbeans · 2 years

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damn twin peaks really was just like. ok this is our dead girl laura palmer and this is her girlfriend donna and their boyfriend james and james & donna’s girlfriend maddy (who is also laura’s cousin). and this is is laura’s OTHER boyfriend bobby and his girlfriend shelly who is married (FUCK LEO JOHNSON) and this is shelly’s boss norma the love theme plays over a lot of their scenes which is interesting to say the least. and here we have norma’s husband hank and her boyfriend ed and ed’s wife nadine. it goes on basically the entire town is somehow romantically linked to each other. and here to investigate laura’s murder we have special agent dale cooper and his girlfriend diane and his ex albert and coop & albert’s boyfriend harry and his girlfriend josie. also present are the strange number of evil old men obsessed with josie, cooper’s new girlfriend annie, and audrey horne who has a thing for him but he won’t date because she’s 18. also gordon cole. who’s the lady with the log? we call her the log lady.

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lewmagoo · 1 year

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Happy fic positivity night! Love this idea!

@bradshawsbaby's fics are just incredible, but I'm gonna give a special shoutout to "A Glimpse of Them," "So This is Love," and alllll the Rhett x Honeybee fics. Plus "Letters to My Love." And her Ancient Rome series. Pretty much all of them, okay? Her fics feel so real and make me yearn SO HARD for fictional characters! 😂

@writercole - again, we love everything of Cole's, but I have to highlight "The Best Benefits" and "Surprise" (because I love Beau Simpson and dad!Beau is everything, okay? I read that one regularly!).

@wildbornsiren - I love all of Shelly's fics (noticing a pattern here? I can't choose any faves!), but some of my absolute faves are her Beau Simpson fics ("Lunch Date" is 🥵) and her Delicate universe. She's shown me the Floydshaw light and I love it!

@rhettabbotts - love love LOVE Shelby's dad!Rhett musings! Dad!Rhett has such a special place in my heart and Shelby has such a way with words!!!

@rae-gar-targaryen - I love Mickey x Cielo so so much, but I just read "take me by the heart, take me by the hand" and it's stuck in my head because it's just so gosh darn soft and adorable!!!

@withahappyrefrain - PARKING SPOTS UNIVERSE!!! Need I say more?

@blue-aconite - Fe's "Angry Birds" drabble made me laugh like you don't even know!!!

@mothdruid - "Home for the Holidays" was a delight! I love fluffy holiday fics!

@clints-lucky-arrow - Mack's F&F universe is one of my favorite things out there!!! It's so rich and real and an absolute delight to lose yourself in.

And last but not least, @lewmagoo - I loved YOUR "Silent Falls the Winter Snow" with Rhett! I love domestic, fluffy Rhett so much!

yes yes yes! so many excellent writers and stories on this list! and thank you for the mention 🥺 i really enjoyed writing it, i just love writing angst and fluff for rhett

#asks #fic positivity night

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megameryl · 2 months

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Theater Talk 3/9/24

Cole Porter once quipped about Rodgers and Hammerstein: "It's remarkable that it took two men, to write one song." It's not terribly offensive, really, because the R+H canon is magnificent nonetheless.

However...the (in)famous quote just came to mind...

From Cole Porter, we got "Let's Do It" and "It's De-Lovely."

From Stephen Sondheim, we got "Too Many Mornings" and "Someone in a Tree."

From Rodgers and Hammerstein- those two fellas- we got "You've Got to be Carefully Taught," among many others.

Then from Joacim Persson, Shelly Peiken, and Johann Alkenas- THREE people- we got "Rotten to the Core" from the DCOM Descendants.

THREE people wrote that s**t! If you ever needed to hear proof of the phrase "Too many cooks spoil the broth," that is it.

#broadway #theatre #playwright #sondheim #nyc #hot takes #movie #not the onion #south pacific

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princessmisery666 · 11 months

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Hi! We don't know each other yet but are you the lovely Cole's friend who's been annoyed by insignificant haters?

Hi sweetie, I am the lovely Cole’s friend, she’s my Jax and I’m her Opie (IFYKYKN 😂 ). @writercole I love you 😘

I am not the friend that is receiving anon hate. It’s usually directed at the wonderful and beautiful Shelly. Some cowardly anon usually spreads hate for no reason.

Thank you for reaching out and now we’re friends 💜

#nice asks #making new friends #asks #we're basically a better jax and opie

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wbslibrary · 9 months

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Happy birthday to one of my best friends! Shelly, loml, I hope you have an absolutely wonderful day today and that you're showered with good things and Bella cuddles.

Oh Cole I love you

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jeffstincotingz · 1 year

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Omg I found a tweet that confirms that Jeff was in fact born in 1975 and not 1978!!!!!

Thank you, Samantha, for reminding us that Jeff Stinco is, and will always be born in 1975!!!!! Same time as Charlize Theron, Sheree Murphy, Shelly Cole, and Rodrigo Santoro!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love you so much, girl, you are the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

#jeff stinco #make jeff stinco a singer again #reminding everyone that jeff stinco is and always will be born a 1975 baby just like everyone else born in the same year as him ;)#fuck james corden #he fucking sucks ngl

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hangmanapologist · 1 year

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6 and 23 please!!

SHELLY LOVE <3

6. Does your family have a Christmas morning tradition?

Kind of! I’m always the first to get up even though I have a younger brother. We go downstairs and open our presents, have a full Irish breakfast, a mimosa and we watch Willy Wonka and The Chocolate factory before starting to prepare dinner!

23. Is there a Christmas song that makes you emotional?

Fairytale of New York, something about the trad band kicking in makes me so emotional?!?! irish trad music just always gets me

The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole because it’s just so SOFT

#💌

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chrancecriber · 1 year

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Radio SunLounge Romania (April 15, 2023)

23:59 Nova Casa - You Get Me (Original) 23:57 Reunited - En Ukendt Glaede (Feat. Anne Dorte Michelsen) (Shazz Man Remix) 23:54 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 23:51 Spooky - Strange Addiction 23:44 Ms. Jones, The Fireflies - 5am (Lana In The Video Sadness Cut) 23:43 Gary B - Without You (Original Mix) 23:36 Andru Donalds - Lets Talk About It 23:32 The Nightfly - Hope And Glory 23:30 Paul Hardcastle - Summer Love 23:23 Twins In Mind - I Hear Your Voice 23:21 Afterlife - Dub In Ya Mind 23:14 Green Lemon - Just A Man 23:08 Vargo - Lovecore 23:04 Ladder - Your Mind 23:02 Max Melvin - Ease 22:59 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 22:54 Do For Love - Do For Love 22:48 351 Lake Shore Drive - Underwater Lights 22:45 Keep Shelly In Athens - On The Road 22:42 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 22:40 Grooveprofessor - Tears Like Rain 22:33 Lissa - Some Of Me (Feat. Philip Nolan) 22:28 Do - Move Closer 22:26 Lignin - Come Home 22:19 York, Project Blue Sun - Crusin (Original Mix) 22:16 Solasoap - That Feeling 22:09 Velvet Lounge Project - A Little Bit Longer 22:07 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 22:01 Chillwalker - A Dream Comes True (Red Horizon Mix) 21:58 Lasteden - Hot City Walk (Original Mix) 21:52 Mirage Of Deep - Romantic Fields 21:50 Michael E - Check It (Original Mix) 21:46 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 21:42 Lemongrass - Habla Mi Corazon (Kevin Yost's Otherside Of The World Remix) 21:35 Twentyeight - Monday Night 21:29 Ingo Herrmann - Enough Of You (Original Mix) 21:25 Deeparture - Ocean Drive 21:22 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 21:20 Lindsey Williams, Michael E - Andiamo 21:14 Marga Sol - We Could Be 21:09 3 Balearos - Summer Breezin 21:08 Luis Hermandez - A Tu Lado 21:01 Florzinho, Euphonic Traveller - Staring At The Stars (Feat. Barbara Yaa Boahene) 20:55 Re Lounge - Fast Love 20:51 Atb Feat. Melissa Loretta - White Letters 20:49 Poldoore - The Northern Compass 20:42 Kasseo Ft. Cordelia O-'driscoll - In Your Eyes 20:40 Project Blue Sun - Another Chance 20:33 Solarflow - Pictures 20:31 Sweet Velvet - From Within (Sensual Soulful Cafe Buddha Mix) 20:28 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 20:23 Naomi - White 20:18 Vargo - Precious (Part Two) 20:14 Dj Maretimo - Sky Sprinter (Smooth Operator Mix) 20:11 Eguana - Way To The House 20:08 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 20:05 Oscar Salguero - With You 19:58 Melorman - Behaviour (Melorman Remix) 19:56 K&l - Karabuk 19:54 Marc Hartman - Like The Sunset (Original Mix) 19:51 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 19:47 Blank & Jones - Puerta Del Sol 19:43 Hooverphonic - One 19:37 Jayson House - Time To Rest 19:36 Dimentia - You Dont Know (Vision Of Love Mix) 19:32 Dean Landon & Caron Nightingale - Makin' Moves 19:22 Lounge Jam - Mistery (Original Mix) 19:18 Moshang - A Chance Meeting 19:12 Merlion - What Can You Do - Bar Cafe Buddha Mix 19:08 Florence - You Should Never Know - Baiha Del Mar Mix 19:03 Boozoo Bajou - Second To None 19:01 Peter Pearson - Still On My Mind 18:59 Florzinho, Amroota Natu - We Are One (Original Mix) 18:56 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 18:51 351 Lake Shore Drive - Neopolitan Nights 18:46 Sonic Adventure Project - Who Are You 18:41 Gaba Milani - Open Your Eyes (Original Mix) 18:39 Solarflow - Im Living For Today 18:36 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 18:35 Karnaval Blues - Forget 18:28 Lemongrass - Maison Ã- La Mer 18:23 Lemongrass - For All Seasons 18:21 Cream Soda - Woman 18:17 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 18:12 Sofa Surfers - Sofa Rockers (Richard Dorfmeister Remix) 18:07 Nick Parker - Guest My (Peace Chill Mix) 18:05 Nathan Cole - Ideal Emotion 18:02 Fancy Vienna - I'll Follow 17:55 Miguel Migs - One Wish For Me 17:52 Pete Dingon - L-'amour Est Mort 17:48 The Dining Rooms - Existentialism (Milano Dub Mix) 17:46 Steve Osaka - Lazy Day 17:40 Vibrant Groove Project - Don-'t Let Me Go (Vocal Jazz O' Mix) 17:32 Jozef Kugler - Shaggy (Original Mix) 17:30 Gary B - Time To Slow It Down 17:26 G-spliff - Won't Part 17:23 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 17:19 Domestic Technology - Lu Bagnu 17:15 Morcheeba - Undress Me Now 17:10 Off Town Music - Haiti Sunrise (Nu Cool Version) 17:08 Stefano Mastronardi - It's Lounge Time 17:05 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 17:03 Placid Larry - Dew Drops 16:56 El Fuego - Balearic Mind (Lounge Mix) 16:54 Naoki Kenji - Modern Unreal (With Pat Appleton) 16:50 The Spirit Level - Star Gazer (Phobos Remix) 16:47 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 16:41 V I F - Silence Of The Heart (Original Mix) 16:39 Santerna Featuring Vadim Kapustin - Feeling Like A River (Chillout Mix) 16:36 Irene Love - Lounge Chair 16:33 Lenny Mac Dowell - Ain't No Sunshine 16:29 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 16:24 Miklos Vajda - Lusta Vasarnap 16:21 Gene D. - Breathe 16:18 Michael E - So Many Colours (Original Mix) 16:12 Paolo - Turn Me On 16:07 Kool&klean - Reality 16:02 Martin Liege - New Brand (Blue Nebula Mix) 15:58 Anthony Island - Yesterday (Original Trumpet Version) 15:56 Omar Akram - Echoes Of Love 15:53 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 15:46 Xemplify - Always You (Acoustic) 15:41 Ross Couch - Angel 15:36 Music Paradise - Clouds 15:34 Remote - Postcard 15:30 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 15:28 Sangar - Love Again (Original Mix) 15:22 Tafubar - The Man Who Had Bad Dreams (Lemongrass Woolgathering Mix) 15:19 Kosta Rodrigez Feat. Amy - Gale In The Waterglass (My Love) (Long Beach Cut) 15:16 Tycho - Easy 15:13 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 15:10 Dreamhunter - Bring The Light 15:05 Moca - Entspanner 15:03 Orfeo Project - Tonight (Original Mix) 14:59 Moondust - In Between Days (Feat. Querubyna) 14:56 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 14:51 Kosta Rodrigez - Soul 2 Sell (Boosanova Chill Mix) Feat. Denise 14:46 Pascal Dubois - Deep Into The Night (Long Island Mix) 14:41 Santerna Feat. Vadim Kapustin - Feeling Like A River (Chillout Mix) 14:38 Max Melvin - Underneath 14:32 Ronin - Just Walking 14:27 Dj Torby Feat Christina Stoeger - The Moment 14:22 Frank Doberitz, Oliver Schlolaut - Can't You Hear Me (Enigmatic Vocal Chillout Mix) 14:20 Collioure - Timeless Pulse 14:17 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 14:13 Lemongrass - Femme Fatale 14:10 Nightview - City Hall (Smooth Downbeat Mix) 14:04 Living Room - Aqua 14:02 Florito - Shirabyoshi Love (Instrumental) 13:55 Euphonic Traveller - Pont Notre Dame 13:45 The Transfers - Buena Garota 13:37 #esteve - Sunset Beach 13:36 Riccardo Eberspacher - Principe Feliz Feat. Maria Teresa Pintus 13:33 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 13:28 Sonic Company - Secret Path (Original Mix) 13:22 Amanaska - Tide (Electro Remix) 13:17 James Vincent Mcmorrow - We Don-'t Eat (Dinka Bootleg) 13:15 Ian Pooley - Since Then 13:12 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 13:07 Roberto Sol - Gentle Reminder 13:02 The Diventa Project - Bang Bang (Lazy Hammock Chillout Mix) 12:56 Icehouse - Don't Believe Anymore (Ivan & Collins Cafe Latte Mix) 12:53 Catching Flies - Daymarks 12:49 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 12:44 Puch - Playground 12:43 Lemongrass - For All Seasons (Five Seasons Lotus Remix) 12:40 Chillamor - Dancing In The Moonlight (Tropical Radio Edit) (Ft. Rainfairy) 12:33 Euphonic Traveller - Pont Notre Dame 12:30 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 12:24 Waterbone - Eastern Girl 12:21 Sunyata Project - I Know Him (Extended Mix) 12:14 Dj Wingnut - Missing Santa (Starbucks Rare Groove Dub) 12:12 Atb - 9 Am 12:09 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 12:03 Afterlife Feat. Neve - Miracle 12:01 Stereomass - Modern Journey To Hawaii (Original Mix) 11:55 Eriq Johnson - I've Got You 11:52 Cane Garden Quartet - Be In Love 11:49 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 11:43 Shakes Seven - Angel 11:38 Klangstein - Klangsine Feat. Sine (Original Mix) 11:32 M. Vitoria - Do Me Favor 11:31 Max Laire - Good Vibes (Original Mix) 11:27 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 11:22 Jess & Jess - Gorgeous Necklines 11:16 Asian Chill Art - Jangtsekiang (Mystic River Cut) 11:09 Yekuro Losho - Strong As Love 11:07 Cantoma - Out Of Town 11:04 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 10:58 Mirage Of Deep - Stone Words 10:56 Collioure - Timeless Pulse 10:50 Light Of Aiden - Loveing You 10:47 Marga Sol - Poison & Passion (Pier-O Passionata Remix) 10:43 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 10:41 Soulmelt - Lava Lounge 10:35 Cut Groove - Yedeka 10:32 Lemongrass - Falling 10:29 Jojo Effect - Somewhere In Between 10:25 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 10:24 Merge Of Equals - Clear Blue Sky 10:17 Dreamhunter - Hurricane Bay 10:12 Deechiller - City Lights Soul 2 Sax Mix 10:10 Blu Martini - Better With You (Miguel Musso Mix) 10:07 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 10:05 Random Soul - I Live For The Moment (Feat. Kristen Pearson) 09:58 Soundset City - Loungebox 09:53 Vargo - The Moment (Original Mix) 09:51 Velvet Dreamer - Your Game My Love (Five Seasons Remix) 09:41 Manyus Joan Eta - Sinful (Original Mix) 09:35 Emmanuele Landini, Denny V - Emotion 09:33 Michael E - Breathe In Breathe Out (Original Mix) 09:30 Living Room - Karma Ocean 09:26 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 09:24 Justy Puck - Crumpled 09:17 Orbitell - Dive (Ibiza Beach Mix) 09:12 Schwarz & Funk - Sea Of Fate (Original Mix) 09:10 Gaba Milani - Open Your Eyes (Original Mix) 09:07 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 09:01 Jens Buchert - Dominion 08:56 Emotional - I Found It Again (Tom's V-mix) 08:51 Oscar Salguero - With You 08:48 Enrico Donner - Charade 08:45 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 08:40 Smooth Deluxe - Liquid Sunshine (Space Sunset Edit) 08:38 Barcelona - Fall In Love (Green Relax Edit) 08:35 Treepines Makdaf - Behind Her Eyes 08:32 Tosca - Forte 08:28 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 08:23 Living Room - Underwater Love (Original Mix) 08:19 Yann Dulche Ft. Dinia - Faith 08:14 Sofa Groovers - I Feel Love 08:09 User's Atmosphere - Share Your Dreams 08:05 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 08:00 Mahoroba - Violet Dreams (Space Pioneers Mix) 07:55 Lemongrass - On The Edge Of Time (Feat. Karen Gibson Roc) 07:52 Euphonic Traveller, Zach Alwin - Planes Over Ushuaia 07:51 Hooverphonic - The World Is Mine (Eli Janney's Tight Remix (Edit) 07:47 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 07:43 Triangle Sun - Beautiful 07:38 Sofya - Hari Om 07:35 Kosta Rodrigez Feat. Amy - Gale In The Waterglass (Long Beach Cut) 07:32 Sevyn Streeter - Before I Do 07:28 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 07:23 Pat Appleton - Good (Original Mix) 07:21 Michael E - Cry On My Shoulder 07:14 Miguel Migs - Breakin' It Down 07:11 Naoki Kenji With Asheni - Tonight 07:08 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 07:02 Naoki Kenji - Let It Flow 06:56 Gaelle - Falling 06:53 Zimmer - Bai 06:52 Zero Noel - Toi Et Moi 06:48 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 06:43 Luis Hermandez - One Love 06:41 Massive Attack - Teardrop 06:34 Jane Maximova - Novel 06:32 Nightcruzer - Lazy Day 06:22 Levitation - More Than Ever People (Original) 06:17 Vanilla - Snowdance 06:12 Michael E - Ship To America 06:09 Eguana - Way To The House 06:06 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 06:00 Afterlife - Show You Something 05:55 Blackfish - Bay Of Islands 05:54 Chilleando - Sunshine (Californication Mix) 05:50 Dharma - Probedas 05:47 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 05:42 Kaxamalka - Backdrops 05:40 Random Soul - I Live For The Moment (Feat. Kristen Pearson) 05:33 Nicola Hitchcock - Surrender 05:31 Anthony Hicks - Cruisey Summer 05:28 Philip Aniskin & Alexsandra Mell - Los Angeles Dream 05:24 Federico Aubele - La Esquina 05:21 Green Grid - Cursive 05:18 Mashti & Jean Von Baden - Love & Happiness (The Remix) 05:14 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 05:09 Duo Varial Feat. Enaïd - Fly Away 05:03 Minus Blue - Be As One (Klangstein Mix) 04:58 Lemongrass - Soulful 04:56 Ayla - Open Your Mind 04:49 Chase & Status - What Is Right 04:44 D. Batistatos - Sunshine Velvet 04:39 Dead Horse Beats - Easy Nothing 04:36 Max Melvin - All Fades 04:33 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 04:31 Hotplay - Turn Around - Guitar Del Mar Mix 04:24 Anthony Hicks - I Don't Know 04:21 Blank And Jones - Revealed 04:15 Vladi Strecker - Over The Sea (Island Sounds Deluxe Mix) 04:11 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 04:08 Alien Cafe - Chloe Says (Original Mix) 04:03 Delerium Feat. Azure Ray - Keyless Door 03:57 Urban Species - Blanket 03:56 Velvet Lounge Project - How Far, How Long 03:49 Ingo Herrmann - Walking Away 03:46 Lenny Mac Dowell - Solar Energy 03:36 Lorenzo - I Need You, I Want You 03:34 Bent - Swollen (Dusted Vocal Mix) 03:31 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 03:28 Indian Dawn - Predictions 03:21 Mr Vaud - Life In The Night 03:18 Trillian Miles - Don-'t Cry 03:12 Beach Hoppers - Top Of The World 03:07 Sunbeams - Uko 03:02 Vargo - Speak To Me 02:57 Eriq Johnson - Femme Fatale 02:53 The New Mastersounds Feat. Corinne Bailey Rae - Your Love Is Mine 02:47 Velvet Lounge Project - Let It Grow (Sunflower Remix) 02:42 Vinny Troia Feat. Jaidene Veda - Do For Love (Mike Hiratzka Downtempo Remix) 02:39 Krystian Shek - Samarkand (Feat. Nina Ramsby) 02:33 Faro - Bahia 02:26 Lemongrass Feat. Skadi - Habla Mi Corazon (Original Mix) 02:24 Enea - Slight 02:18 Climatic - Harvest 02:16 Paul Hardcastle - In The Key Of Time 02:13 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 02:11 Vargo - Awakening (Chorus Mix) 02:07 Jony Lipsey - Coming Undone 02:01 Pascal Dubois - Suitcase To Berlin (Travellers Cut) 01:58 Kaxamalka - True Vibe (Original Mix) 01:55 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 01:53 Tafubar & Eskadet Feat. Airily - Paradise Reconquered (Original Mix) 01:50 Florzinho - Deixe O Sol Entrar 01:43 Capa - Freezing Moon (Capa Remix) 01:42 India Arie - Always In My Head 01:39 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 01:34 Mathieu, Florzinho - The Indian 01:32 Luxury Lounge Cafe Allstars - Gettin' Funky (The Luxury Lounge Cafe Anthem) 01:25 Lemongrass - Something True 01:23 Max Waves Feat. Pixieguts - Reflections 01:19 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 01:16 Steen Thottrup - If You Were Here Tonight 01:10 Ganga Feat. Sophie Tusnelda - Blue Heart 01:08 Lazy Grooves - Secrets 01:05 Sarah Menescal - Angels 01:01 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 00:59 Castlebed - Heaven 00:52 Tears - Cicada 00:48 Lemongrass - On The Edge Of Time (Feat. Karen Gibson Roc) 00:46 Ganga, Sophie Tusnelda - Golden Lightfalls 00:43 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 00:36 Dj Pippi & Tuccinelli - Artificia 00:30 Alien Cafe - Veil Of The Sunlight (Original Mix) 00:27 Jeff Bennet's Lounge Experience Feat. Alexandra - Sympathy 00:24 Jingle - Radiosun.ro 00:19 Citrus Jam Feat. Judith Erb - Do You See (Rainbow Mix) 00:16 Smith And Mudd - Shulme 00:10 Latin League - La Princessa Del Marte 00:03 Michael E - Land Of Beauty

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Fake title: Breaking Hearts, taking names

😏😏 Ooh Shells.

Being burned once in love nearly killed him. So when Jake sees his ex, the one who shattered his heart, walk through the door of The Hard Deck after he'd been recalled to Top Gun, he panicked.

Bradley Bradshaw was afraid of commitment. His career choices made him terrified that he'd leave someone behind, like his dad left his mom. So the only time that he was truly in love with someone, he ran. But the past came back to haunt him when he was called back to Top Gun for a secret mission.

Jake and Bradley had to find a way to put the past behind them to move forward, to succeed with their mission. But are they actually capable of acknowledging the feelings that are buried deep to work together?

#cole answers #slash #Hangster #cole loves shelly #fake fic titles #coming soon? maybe?

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wildbornsiren · 18 days

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Hey, hey @writercole look at what I got.

#shelly in the wild #shelly supports indie authors #gotta support the coven #shelly loves cole

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thegirlwiththelantern · 2 years

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Hello, again! I write book release posts on my book blog, China Sorrows. But I like them to be specifically for books I'm personally excited about. In looking for 2023 releases I came across quite a few books I don't want to read but which would probably be really exciting to other people, so here some are.

Quick note- because I'm not covering them on my blog I didn't hunt through various sources and if the one I found doesn't list a synopsis, I won't. I also don't list synopsis for sequels in case of spoilers.

On A Wire: A Novel by Ryan Lill-Washington (queer)

Night of the Living Queers edited by Alex Brown (queer)

Authors including Shelly Page, Kalynn Bayron, Sara Farizan, Kosoko Jackson, Tara Sim, Rebecca Kim Wells, Trang Thanh Tran, Vanessa Montalban

Things I'll Never Say by Cassandra Newbould (queer)

Ten years ago, the Scar Squad promised each other nothing would tear them apart. They stuck together through thick and thin, late-night surf sessions and after school spodies. Even when Casey Jones Caruso lost her twin brother Sammy to an overdose, and their foursome became a threesome, the squad picked each other up. But when Casey’s feeling for the remaining members—Francesca and Benjamin—develop into romantic attraction, she worries the truth will dissolve them and vows to ignore her heart. Then Ben kisses Casey at a summer party, and Frankie kisses another girl. Now Casey must confront all the complicated feelings she’s buried—for her friends and for her brother who she’s totally pissed at for dying. Since Sammy’s death, Casey has spilled all the things she can no longer say to him in journals, and now more than ever, she wishes he were here to help her decide whether she should guard her heart or bet it on love, before someone else makes the decision for her.

Star Tent: A Triptych by Amie Whittemore (queer)

poetry collection featuring alien abductions, black holes, and weird-ass sestinas

The Wicked Bargain By Gabe Cole Novoa (nonbinary)

On Mar León de la Rosa’s sixteenth birthday, el Diablo comes calling. Mar is a transmasculine nonbinary teen pirate hiding a magical ability to manipulate fire and ice. But their magic isn’t enough to reverse a wicked bargain made by their father, and now el Diablo has come to collect his payment: the soul of Mar’s father and the entire crew of their ship. When Mar is miraculously rescued by the sole remaining pirate crew in the Caribbean, el Diablo returns to give them a choice: give up their soul to save their father by the harvest moon, or never see him again. The task is impossible–Mar refuses to make a bargain, and there’s no way their magic is a match for el Diablo. Then Mar finds the most unlikely allies: Bas, an infuriatingly arrogant and handsome pirate–and the captain’s son; and Dami, a gender-fluid demonio whose motives are never quite clear. For the first time in their life, Mar may have the courage to use their magic. It could be their only redemption–or it could mean certain death.

A Tale of Two Princes by Eric Geron (gay)

Edward Dinnissen leads a charmed life. He’s the Crown Prince of Canada, gets the royal treatment at his exclusive private school, and resides in a ritzy mansion. He thrives off being the perfect prince as he prepares for the Investiture Ceremony on his eighteenth birthday, the final step in his role as heir—and Canada’s future king. But this closeted Crown Prince has just one tiny problem: he’s unsure how to tell his parents, his beloved country, and his adoring fans that he’s gay. Billy Boone should be happy with the simple life. His family’s ranch is his favorite place in the world, he loves his small town, and his boyfriend is the cutest guy at Little Timber High. So why does it feel like something’s still missing? Maybe it has to do with the fact that this out-and-proud cowboy feels destined for more . . . When Edward and Billy meet by chance in New York City, they discover that they are long-lost twins, and their lives are forever changed. Together, will these twin princes—“twinces”—be able to take on high school, coming out, and coronations? Or will this royal reunion quickly become a royal wreck?

Last Chance Dance by Lakita Wilson (Black, bi)

Leila is crushed when Dev, her boyfriend of four years, breaks up with her right before graduation. Just when she’s thinking she wasted her entire high school experience on a dead-end relationship, her best friend Bree reminds her that Last Chance Dance is just around the corner. A high school tradition, the Last Chance Dance gives all the students one last opportunity to find love before they graduate. All Leila has to do is submit three unrequited crushes to the dance committee and if any of her crushes list her too, they’ll get matched. Presto: new relationship, just like that. To her utter amazement, Leila is matched with all three of her choices—and with someone she never expected, Tre Hillman, her chemistry partner and low-key nemesis. Though at times skeptical, Leila embarks on her Last Chance Dance mission—trying out her matches and going on dates. If Dev wasn’t her true love—then maybe someone else is. She knows it’s definitely not Tre, even though he seems more and more determined to convince her he’s right for her. But as graduation and the dance approaches, and each date seems to change her mind (and her heart)—Leila must figure out what—and who—she really wants. It’s her last chance, right?

The Last Catastrophe: Stories by Allegra Hyde

A vast caravan of RVs roam the United States. A girl grows a unicorn horn, complicating her small-town friendships and big city ambitions. A young lady on a spaceship bonds with her AI warden while trying to avoid an arranged marriage. In Allegra Hyde’s universe nothing is as it seems, yet the challenges her characters face mirror those of our modern age. Spanning the length of our very solar system, the fifteen stories in this collection explore a myriad of potential futures, all while reminding us that our world is precious, and that protecting it has the potential to bring us all together.

The Principle of Moments by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson (queer)

In self-deified Emperor Thracin’s brave new galaxy, Humans are not citizens. Instead, they are laborers indentured to the empire, working to repay the billions in debt they unwittingly incurred when they settled on Gahraan—a planet already owned by someone else. Asha Akindele has lived her whole life on Gahraan, eking out an existence between factory assembly lines and constant terror—studying stolen aeronautics manuals in the dead of night and trying not to get herself killed for mouthing off to a guard. Then she discovers she has a sister imprisoned by the Emperor, and is forced to make a choice: stay enslaved, but relatively safe, or escape and risk everything in the name of family. Obi Amadi is a time-traveller, sick with a legendary disease. Armed only with his prosthetic arm, his ever-constant melancholy, and the humour he uses to mask it, he has spent years travelling through time and space in search of a cure for the sickness currently unmaking him limb by limb. His mandate: Find the cure, go home. And maybe figure out along the way if the prince he thinks sometimes he might love could be that home. When Obi saves Asha’s life, they make a pact: both will do all they can to get the other to the Emperor’s stronghold unscathed. With the reluctant aid of Xavior, a mouthy deckhand with a mysterious past, Asha and Obi attempt to navigate a galaxy that hates them to find the things they both believe will make them whole. But a prophecy has started that has other plans, and not only is Asha forced to make a terrible choice, she must soon reckon with the legacy of an ancient religion and its heroes, who may be awakening, reincarnated in ways beyond her comprehension.

The Memory Eater by Rebecca Mahoney (sapphic)

For generations, a monster called the Memory Eater has lived in the caves of Whistler Beach, Maine, surviving off the unhappy memories of those who want to forget. And for generations, the Harlows have been in charge of keeping her locked up—and keeping her fed. After her grandmother dies, seventeen-year-old Alana Harlow inherits the family business. But there’s something Alana doesn’t know: the strange gaps in her memory aren’t from an accident. Her memories have been taken—eaten. And with them, she’s lost the knowledge of how to keep the monster contained. Now the Memory Eater is loose. Alana’s mistake could cost Whistler Beach everything—unless she can figure out how to retrieve her memories and recapture the monster. But as Alana delves deeper into her family’s magic and the history of her town, she discovers a shocking secret at the center of the Harlow family business and learns that tampering with memories always comes at a price.

Running by Lindsey A. Freeman (queer)

In Running, former NCAA Division I track athlete Lindsey A. Freeman presents the feminist and queer handbook of running that she always wanted but could never find. For Freeman, running is full of joy, desire, and indulgence in the pleasure and weirdness of having a body. It allows for a space of freedom—to move and be moved. Through tender storytelling of a lifetime wearing running shoes, Freeman considers injury and recovery, what it means to run as a visibly queer person, and how the release found in running comes from a desire to touch something that cannot be accessed when still. Running invites us to run through life, legging it out the best we can with heart and style.

The Librarian of Burned Books by Brianna Labuskes (queer)

Berlin 1933. Following the success of her debut novel, American writer Althea James receives an invitation from Joseph Goebbels himself to participate in a culture exchange program in Germany. For a girl from a small town in Maine, 1933 Berlin seems to be sparklingly cosmopolitan, blossoming in the midst of a great change with the charismatic new chancellor at the helm. Then Althea meets a beautiful woman who promises to show her the real Berlin, and soon she’s drawn into a group of resisters who make her question everything she knows about her hosts—and herself. Paris 1936. She may have escaped Berlin for Paris, but Hannah Brecht discovers the City of Light is no refuge from the anti-Semitism and Nazi sympathizers she thought she left behind. Heartbroken and tormented by the role she played in the betrayal that destroyed her family, Hannah throws herself into her work at the German Library of Burned Books. Through the quiet power of books, she believes she can help counter the tide of fascism she sees rising across Europe and atone for her mistakes. But when a dear friend decides actions will speak louder than words, Hannah must decide what stories she is willing to live—or die—for. New York 1944. Since her husband Edward was killed fighting the Nazis, Vivian Childs has been waging her own war: preventing a powerful senator’s attempts to censor the Armed Service Editions, portable paperbacks that are shipped by the millions to soldiers overseas. Viv knows just how much they mean to the men through the letters she receives—including the last one she got from Edward. She also knows the only way to win this battle is to counter the senator’s propaganda with a story of her own—at the heart of which lies the reclusive and mysterious woman tending the American Library of Nazi-Banned Books in Brooklyn. As Viv unknowingly brings her censorship fight crashing into the secrets of the recent past, the fates of these three women will converge, changing all of them forever. Inspired by the true story of the Council of Books in Wartime—the WWII organization founded by booksellers, publishers, librarians, and authors to use books as “weapons in the war of ideas”—The Librarian of Burned Books is an unforgettable historical novel, a haunting love story, and a testament to the beauty, power, and goodness of the written word.

The Family Fortuna by Lindsay Eagar (queer)

Beaked. Feathered. Monstrous. Avita was born to be a star. Her tent sells out nightly, and every performance incites bloodcurdling screams. She’s the most lucrative circus act from Texas to Tacoma, the crown jewel of the Family Fortuna, and Avita feeds on the shrieks, the gasps, the fear. But when a handsome young artist arrives to create posters of the performers, she’s appalled by his rendering of Bird Girl. Is that all he sees? A hideous monster—all sharp beak and razor teeth, obsidian eyes and ruffled feathers? Determined to be more, Avita devises a plan to snatch freedom out from under the greased mustache of her charismatic father, the domineering proprietor and ringmaster. But will their fragile circus family survive the showdown she has in mind? By turns delightful and disturbing, bawdy and breathtaking, horrific and heartfelt, this electric and exquisitely crafted story about a family like no other challenges our every notion of what it means to be different—subject to an earful of screams—and to step out of the shadows and shine anyway.

Infamous by Lex Croucher (sapphic)

Twenty-two-year-old aspiring writer Edith (“Eddie”) Miller and her best friend Rose have always done everything together—from climbing trees and sneaking bottles of wine, to extensive kissing practice. But Rose has started talking about marriage, and Eddie is horrified. Why can’t they continue as they always have? Then Eddie meets charming, renowned poet Nash Nicholson––a rival of Lord Byron, if he does say so himself––and he welcomes her into his world of eccentric artists and boundary-breaking visionaries. When Eddie receives an invitation to Nash's crumbling Gothic estate in the countryside, promising inspiration (and time to finish her novel, a long-held dream), she eagerly agrees. But the pure hedonism and debauchery that ensues isn’t exactly what she had in mind, and Eddie soon finds herself torn between her complicated feelings for Rose and her equally complicated dynamic with Nash, whose increasingly bad behavior doesn’t match up to her vision for her literary hero. Will Eddie be forced to choose between her friendship with Rose and her literary dreams––or will she be able to write her own happily ever after?

The Third Daughter by Adrienne Tooley (sapphic)

THE THIRD DAUGHTER is a sapphic YA fantasy out next summer about emotional girls doing desperate things to save their families/country/souls from a corrupt church intent on seizing the throne.

Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner (sapphic)

CLEAT CUTE is about a rookie and a veteran battling for a spot on the World Cup roster who realize cooperation may be better than competition, both on and off the field

Cassidy is Queen by Cameron James (sapphic)

Endpapers by Jennifer Savran Kelly (queer)

It’s 2003, and artist Dawn Levit is stuck. A bookbinder who works in conservation at the Met, she spends her free time scouting the city’s street art, hoping something might spark inspiration. Instead, everything looks like a dead end. And art isn’t the only thing that feels wrong: wherever she turns, her gender identity clashes with the rest of her life. Her relationship, once anchored by shared queerness, is falling apart as her boyfriend Lukas increasingly seems to be attracted to Dawn only when she’s at her most masculine. Meanwhile at work, Dawn has to present as female, even on the days when that isn’t true. Either way, her difference feels like a liability. Then, one day at work, Dawn finds something hidden behind the endpaper of an old book: the torn-off cover of a ‘50s lesbian pulp novel, Turn Her About. On the front is a campy illustration of a woman looking into a handheld mirror and seeing a man’s face. And on the back is a love letter. Dawn latches onto the coincidence, becoming obsessed with tracking down the note’s author. Her fixation only increases when her best friend Jae is injured in a hate crime, for which Dawn feels responsible. As Dawn searches for the letter’s author, she is also looking for herself. She tries to understand how to live in a world that doesn’t see her as she truly is, how to get unstuck in her gender, and how to rediscover her art, and she can’t shake the feeling that the note’s author might be able to help guide her to the answers.

Sterling Karat Gold by Isabel Waidner (nonbinary)

Sterling Beckenbauer is plunged into a terrifying and nonsensical world one morning when they are attacked, then unfairly arrested, in their neighborhood in London. With the help of their friends, Sterling hosts a trial of their own in order to exonerate themselves and to hold the powers that be to account.

A Manual for How to Love Us by Erin Slaughter

Seamlessly shifting between the speculative and the blindingly real, balancing the bizarre with the subtle brutality of the mundane, A Manual for How to Love Us is a tender portrait of women trying their best to survive, love, and find genuine meaning in the aftermath of loss. In these unconventional and unpredictably connected stories, Erin Slaughter shatters the stereotype of the soft-spoken, sorrowful woman in distress, queering the domestic and honoring the feral in all of us. In each story, grieving women embrace their wildest impulses as they attempt to master their lives: one woman becomes a “gazer” at a fraternity house, another slowly moves into her otherworldly stained-glass art, a couple speaks only in their basement’s black box, and a thruple must decide what to do when one partner disappears. The women in Erin Slaughter’s stories suffer messy breaks, whisper secrets to the ghosts tangled in the knots of their hair, eat raw meat to commune with their inner wolves, and build deadly MLM schemes along the Gulf Coast.

#book #books #2023 #queer #booklr #my lists

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