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A traveling spiritualist is found shot to death in an alley late at night with his underwear around his ankles. But the perpetrator is an enigma. Was it the young trick with a drug problem the spiritualist met in the alley? The unusual woman who runs the boarding house where the trick lives? The dead man's wife, another spiritualist with secrets of her own? The handsome, alcoholic protégé? The beautiful woman who leads the spiritualist's fan club? Or someone else altogether?With a list of suspects a mile long, only Detective Heath Barrington will be able to crack the murder. But Heath's handsome fellow detective, Grant Riker, has an unlikely connection to their prime suspect that reveals a shady past he's ashamed to admit. With more questions than answers, a séance may be the only way to the truth. Or perhaps the answer is in the cards? While Heath searches for the murderer, he uncovers more dark secrets than he bargained for, and witnesses firsthand the relentless pressure for LGBTQ+ people in the 1940s to stay hidden in the shadows.

Elijah Golden and Justin Monroe are uncle and nephew with eclectic careers, friends, and family in LA, trying to center joy in their lives.Then their worlds turn in ways nobody expects.Elijah, a dedicated thespian, auditions by day, does theater by night, and works two jobs on weekends. With enough life for three people, he keeps his recently divorced partner Zaire coasting on bliss...until secrets and real-life dramas test their love.Justin, Elijah's uncle, is a single father with teenage twins, and a tv journalist who's been replaced at the anchor desk when new management arrives. No longer in the public eye, living true to his sexuality is something Justin can finally do. Dating and romance-Justin's ready for fun. Conflicts with fatherhood and career-he'll have none.Elijah and Justin seek happily-ever-afters, but are they too busy to notice happy when it's there?

Cole Jackson's promise to her dying father has left her destined for a solitary life in the small town of Inlet, NY.After Lee Walker's employer goes bankrupt, her world crumbles, and she's forced to move in with her uncle.When Cole and Lee meet, instant attraction quickly flares into uncontrollable passion, but their connection might be short lived. Lee's identity is tied to her life in the city, and she's worked hard to make it on her own terms. Inlet, NY, is just a way station on her trip back to the world where she belongs.It will be up to Cole, and the heated nights they share, to give her a reason to stay.

Emily White works an exhausting transatlantic schedule for Crown Airlines. Crippling debt means she spends more time in the air as a member of the first-class cabin crew than she does on the ground being a mother, and she desperately misses her young son. Fastidious passenger Olivia Lewis is used to things being a certain way. When her routine is changed by this new, attractive member of the staff, she attempts to reach out to Emily. Unfortunately, Olivia is famous for her terrible social skills, and things quickly go oh-so-wrong. When disaster strikes for her son, will Emily be able to swallow her pride and accept the assistance Olivia offers?

Ashling O''Rourke has always seen love through the prism of her vintage romance novel collection. The dukes, the duchesses, and the corsets and carriages help her to experience different kinds of love. She''s content living a sheltered life in a small village and even gets a job working for the Rosebrook Village Trust. Ash''s newly exciting life is only marred by the arrogant Archie, who thinks she''s the office tea girl. Steff "Archie" Archer is a Townie who never likes to be more than a mile away from a coffee, sushi, or juice bar. Despite being an avid environmentalist and working for Rosebrook Village Trust, she never wants to live there. She''s lived the country life before and vowed never to return. When unsentimental Archie falls for the hopeless romantic Ashling, Archie needs to learn how to make her sweetheart swoon, but will she be able to settle in the village and make her home where her heart is?

Danielle Clark is done with the Resistance. After years of leading a relentless charge against the National Armed Forces, she has nothing left to give. Her brother Lucas in tow, Dani leaves the frontlines for the solitude of the wastelands, content to start a new life as a scavenger. Dani thought she'd finally found peace until the General's daughter, Katelyn Turner, shows up on her doorstep and brings the fight right back to her. Now Dani has to decide what to do about Kate, ranking member of the NAF, a once-sworn enemy... and a woman she can't keep out of her head. The growing spark of attraction forces Dani into an impossible choice between her newfound life and Kate's fate. She must act quickly or risk losing everything.

"A thoughtfully curated collection of short stories at the intersection of racial and queer identity. Comprising both the renowned and emerging voices of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color authors, across multiple countries, and diverse in style, perspective, and theme, In Our Words reflects the complexity and diversity of human experience"--