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Who was Shirdi Sai Baba? Baba lived all his adult life in Shirdi, a small village in India. To the unknowing, He seemed a simple beggar, dressed in torn clothes, having no need for any material item. Claiming neither the Hindu nor Muslim religion, nor any religion. He lived in an abandoned Mosque with no roof and every day took his food from a few people, making his rounds with his begging bowl, door to door.What really was happening; He was burning the karmas of everyone who came to Him, in the dhuni (Divine Fire) Baba kept burning at all times. Healing and giving guidance on every level. Hundreds of thousands of miracles are attributed to Him in His life and they have multiplied now after His Mahasamadhi. Baba left His physical form in 1918, but his Divine Energy and Intention and Power is always available and at work in the world.The Shri Sai Satcharitra is a discourse based on experiences Baba's devotees had with Him during His life on earth. It is said that Shirdi Sai Baba caused it to be written through Shri Anna Saheb Dabholkar - Hemadpant - by giving inner motivation to him. Baba had clearly told him: "I Myself write my own life. Hearing My stories and teachings will create faith in devotees' hearts and they will easily get self-realization and bliss...." Every chapter is a mixture of philosophy, anecdotes, and teachings. His book is akin to the Vedas for Sai's devotees." To many people, The Divine Truth imparted by this book is even greater than the knowledge contained in the Vedas and the Gita, because all the characters and events in it are real and authentic and have been recorded in detail by many devotees.We have attempted to remain true to N.V. Gunaji's original English translation. While some of the sentence structure and references may be slightly obscure for the Western reader, what is clear is that since the original English translation by N.V. Gunaji was published, that it has in its unaltered state, been a core component of the spread of knowledge and devotion to Shirdi Sai Baba in the English-speaking world. To help the reader with some of the obscure Hindi words and references in the Satcharitra, we have added an extensive Glossary.

In a compelling novel of police misconduct and scandal, Kate Delafield is drawn into what appears to be a shocking conspiracy to prevent the outing of gay cops. "An unqualified knockout".--"Lambda Book Report".

The quest for fame has kept Alex Palmer focused on her concert pianist career and nothing else. Seeking to spread her acclaim beyond her native Great Britain, she eagerly agrees to act as a last minute substitute performer at a star-studded Hollywood gala and is immediately drawn to starlet Joanne Davison.Both women believe they have good reason to keep any hint of a relationship a secret, especially when long distances challenge its success. But tragedy pulls Jo to Alex's side--and neither of them realize that together they are now a target for more dangerous things than gossip. Lyn Dowland debuts with a roller coaster ride of dangerous longing and breathless romance.

A decision to share expenses and households sets off a chain of surprises for Mallory, Caitlyn and their families.

Jordan Mackenzie has run from bad to worse. Social work in a women's prison isn't going to be easy, and once she meets assistant superintendent Danielle Veillard she realizes her heart isn't ready for more anguish.Danielle has never been as intrigued and bewildered by anyone as she is with Jordan. Her feelings make no sense, but her brutal ex-husband is certain he understands all too well. So does Jordan's ex, who is also willing to use any means to assert control over the woman who dared to walked away. As a drug ring within the prison unravels and a suspicious death of an inmate brings all eyes to the prison's inner workings, Danielle and Jordan find themselves caught in a Web of Obsessions. Australian Diane Wood debuts with a high-stakes thriller featuring women with nothing--and everything--to lose.

When a beautiful woman offers her a secret, Detective Rynn Callahan knows to be wary. But the information sports agent Toni Davis gives her casts a completely new light on a murder that has had Rynn baffled. The dead man had a boyfriend--one of Toni's NFL clients. Professional football is driven by all the motives for murder, Rynn soon realizes. Huge contracts drive competitive jealousy between owners and players. Winning is everything. Following up on Toni's lead, Rynn's suggestion that at least one player in the League is gay is met with the utmost hostility from every quarter. Toni, however, is anything but hostile, and the two women find they have far more in common than a dead body. But one dead body becomes two, and the person connecting both victims is Toni. Rynn finds herself drawn into a cat-and-mouse game she must win if she wants to keep Toni--and herself--alive.

They tell her she was an artist. They tell her she has family, friends. Summer Rain Baxby remembers nothing after a year-long coma. Just as she thinks she's turned a new corner with a new job, reality shatters around her--someone else's memories of terror crowd into the void in her own mind. Unnerved, Summer still tries to move on and is grateful to reclaim her friends Keile and Haydn as part of her life. When they introduce her to the attractive author Renny Jamison, Summer wants to focus on possibilities and creating brand new, wonderful memories. It's not to be--a child's memory of her abduction gives Summer nightmares. Afraid she is losing her sanity, Summer tries to confirm these "memories" are real. The police immediately brand her a flake. To her surprise, however, one person steadfastly believes in her: Renny. Romance and a thrilling race to save the life of a child is highlighted in Dillon Watson's eagerly awaited follow-up to the award-winning Keile's Chance.

Abby Vogel lives in the world of her harp. She plays and sings like an angel for beachfront weddings and other events around beautiful Piper Beach. No one else needs to know that angels keep her company. They wouldn't understand.Gwynne Abernathy blames herself for the deaths of her sister and mother. Her psychic gifts have brought her only grief, and she's turned her back on anything that isn't "normal." But the moment her path crosses with Abby's she's drawn to her. Abby knows right away that there is more to Gwynne than meets the eye. When she realizes that Gwynne sees the angels too she finally accepts that they're more than a figment of her imagination. What's more, the angels desperately need something from her. If she answers their call it means giving up the magic she feels with Gwynne. It means giving up...everything.

Cate Delacey is glad she's a witch--both kinds. She could have done without the guardian bit that put a bull's eye on her back. Being a guardian comes with so many risks and rules that immortality ought to be a fringe benefit. Whenever the New Orleans Supernaturals' Crime Unit calls for her help she'd like to tell them to go to Hell--but they're already in that particularly unpleasant part of the netherworld. Even a guardian has to pay her bills, and Cate has no intention of following in her mother's footsteps as an enforcer for the Council of Supernatural Beings. Opening the Darkmirror Agency was a great idea. Her clients are mostly human, and they pay for everything from bounty hunting to process serving. But one day it all goes to Hell, figuratively. Then literally. Because that's the day the Council's detective Jacqueline Sloan slinks her way into Cate's life. Jacq. So alluring. So powerful. So immortal. And up to her sexy neck in a secret that will unleash Hell's Belle. Marie Castle's unpredictable Darkmirror world is unveiled in this romantic, sizzling debut.

Before fame and fortune, they loved each other... Celebrated operatic soprano Caroline Prince has returned to Denver to assume the position of artistic director of the regional opera company. When her path crosses that of Jill Allen, the passion they'd shared before Caroline's career had skyrocketed still seems to burn hot for both of them. But Jill remembers all too well being a distant second in Caroline's list of passions. How can she trust that Caroline will be content in her new life and they can build something that will last? Romance sizzles in this sumptuous story of music and a secret that can tear two women apart.

Acquitted of complicity in her father's financial mega-swindle, "American royalty" Lillian Linden-Smith is being hounded relentlessly by a TV lawyer and a public mob still out for her blood. When one of the few friends she has left offers her an assistant's job that will take her out of the country with an author on promotional tour, the now penniless Lily grabs it--and doesn't question the condition that, no matter what, she cannot quit until the tour is over.

Find allies in old enemies. Embrace a familiar, forgotten love. Recognize who you are--and you who aren't. These are the tasks laid out before Whiskey as she struggles to accept that she is the lost Queen Elisibet. An assassin, whose employers have no need of a new High Queen, is dispatched by a competing ruling council. Blood will be spilled in the streets of Portland as all the players are forced to line up on one or the other side of the battlefield. Hunted and haunted, Whiskey cannot deny her growing power and the call of her destiny. Only a short time ago the only thing truly hers was her name--must she give that up as well to assume her place in Sanguire history? The mesmerizing Sanguire trilogy from D Jordan Redhawk unveils the bloody balance of an ancient conflict between undying races.

The headlines scream Mina Borsalina Flips Out!, but she's just horribly misunderstood. So she had a little meltdown that went viral on YouTube. Being barred from the set of her hit comedy sketch show Viva Friday! is completely unwarranted. That her wife then filed for divorce has been blown out of all proportion by the tabloids. Being financially strapped in high society Hollywood doesn't look good, though. Going home to Landon, Iowa, is the perfect solution. Her twin sister, Tina, agrees to take her in only after Mina says she'll teach music at her school while Tina focuses on serious health issues. Mina has never been fond of tykes and pageants, but how hard can it be? Landon, however, has fallen on hard economic times with high unemployment and too many people in line at the soup kitchen. Mina is about to get an education in what matters in life, but only time will tell if it's soon enough to save the things that truly matter to her.

On the list of things that Gray Graham thought she'd never do is "hire a psychic." Her new bookstore on South Padre Island, however, appears to be haunted. Unable to explain why, she's convinced that the restless ghost is her late partner, Mary. The locals tell her that Angie June is the real deal, though, and she seeks out the young woman but is leery of being conned.Angie is desperate to save her local youth program, and a paying client will really help. There is definitely something off about the bookstore too, and she can sense that the spirit won't be easy to vanquish. As the days go by she also finds that the ghost isn't the only reason she's drawn to the bookstore, but Gray is far more interested in the dead than the living. Known for her exquisite settings, Nat Burns brings the south Texas world alive as two women confront a haunting secret and their feelings for each other.

..".a rich account of the fascinating journey of [not only] her own life, [but] the remarkable people and places that punctuated it, and the war that raged inside her...an enthralling, instructive, and ultimately uplifting story." -Michelangelo Signorile, author of Queer in America and Life Outside. Eleanor Roosevelt, Anais Nin, Edith Sitwell, Evelyn Hooker, Paul Monette--such luminaries are only some of the fellow trailblazers whose paths intersected with Betty Berzon in this amazing memoir of the life of one of the most vital and fascinating of our LGBT pioneers. Surviving Madness unveils the dramatic story of an emergence from mental breakdown and suicide attempts to coming out as a lesbian at age forty, followed by the discovery of life-long love, the triumphant rise to becoming a groundbreaking therapist and a courageous, passionate, resolute activist--and the pioneering author of such classic books on lesbian and gay relationships as Permanent Partners and Positively Gay. Surviving Madness is the transcendent story of a woman central to the reach for LGBT civil rights in the twentieth century, whose drama-charged life changed forever our own lives today. This edition of Surviving Madness includes a very special Introduction and Afterword by life partner Terry DeCrescenzo.

Jessie Mercer has it all--fame, fortune, and a best-selling novel being made into a major motion picture starring the alluring Taylor Andrews.When disturbing, real-life events begin mimicking the movie's plot, Jessie and Taylor find themselves drawn into a unforeseen web of passion, treachery, and deception that uncovers secrets and betrayals of a distant past. As the terror mounts, Jessie realizes she is the target and must go back--all the way back to Salem, where answers to the mystery unfold--before the evil from the past destroys both of them. From Los Angeles to colonial America, the search for secrets is captivating and filled with old intrigue in this Lambda Literary finalist novel. Originally published by Alice Street Editions of Haworth Press.

While investigations go on in Dallas and Baton Rouge after the disappearance of a senator's daughter, FBI agents CJ Johnston and Paige Riley are assigned to the sleepy backwoods of East Texas. Soon, the odd behavior of the townspeople has them convinced something sinister lurks Nsomething, perhaps, that even the residents of Hoganville don't know about.

The page-turning follow-up to the sizzling Fragmentary Blue... When off-duty officer Chris Andersen interrupts an assault and uses deadly force, Internal Affairs Inspector C.J. St. Clair is assigned to the case. Her first point of contact is Captain Alex Ryan, Andersen's boss...and C.J.'s new girlfriend. Candidates for District Attorney would love to use the case to bolster their platforms, and both sides pressure C.J. to find in favor of their version of events. Alex fears that Chris, an open lesbian, will be hung out to dry by Colorado politics, regardless. As the media and political tensions escalate, Alex offers moral support to Chris while friction between her and C.J. rises as well. Though they both knew their relationship would be tested by their work, neither of them thought it would be this hard.

The completion of the Strange Path on the night streets of Seattle has made Whiskey a formidable Sanguire. As she embraces her rising power she equally pushes away the whispers of prophecy. Some believe that Whiskey is the reincarnation of their lost Queen Elisibet. Whiskey might come to believe it--she dreams through Elisibet's eyes.Those dreams are dominated by the cruel and terrible Valmont, former friend and ally of the lost queen, and also Elisibet's assassin. Whiskey grew up on the streets. She is no fool. She knows if she were Valmont, she'd be looking to silence the upstart who threatens his power and gives hope to his enemies. Battle lines are being drawn. In spite of all that she has learned and the undoubted power she can wield, Whiskey must decide if she wants any part of a Sanguire civil war. The mesmerizing Sanguire trilogy from D Jordan Redhawk unveils the bloody balance of an ancient conflict between undying races.

It doesn't take San Francisco Detective Del Mason long to realize that her new neighbor, Lola Bannon, has more baggage than a cruise ship. She's seen too many victims of domestic violence not to recognize all the signs. Their mutual spark of attraction is compelling, but she knows that for now Lola needs friends, not lovers. When Lola is mugged and then her home vandalized, Del can't help but take a personal interest though other detectives are on the case. Vandalism escalates to vicious warnings and allusions to Lola's past, but Lola has no idea what the perpetrator wants. The department advises Lola enter protective custody. The one person Lola trusts, Detective Del Mason, is ordered to keep her safe.With her duty and honor on the line, Del vows that the desire that grows every day they spend alone together won't cost Del her badge--and Lola her life. Writing on the Wall is passionate story of one woman's survival of the past and another's commitment to the future that gives them the chance at happiness neither of them believed possible.