2016 Rainbow Awards: Owner of a Lonely Heart by Mel Bossa (216-07-26-2016)

Owner of a Lonely Heart by Mel Bossa
Gay Contemporary Romance
Paperback: 186 pages
Publisher: Less Than Three Press (August 30, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1620046334
ISBN-13: 978-1620046333
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Declan spends most of his life trying to forget his violent past, but now that his brother Valens is out of jail his efforts at a quiet existence are about to be turned upside down. On top of that, his best friend Rhys is leaving for Poland—right as Declan was ready to confess his feelings. Overwhelmed, he turns to his friend Felix for support, only to find himself falling for Felix while still being in love with Rhys—who also happens to have feelings for Felix, leaving Declan with a present at least as complicated as his past, and a highly uncertain future.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Souls Entwined by Caitlin Ricci (219-07-26-2016)

Souls Entwined by Caitlin Ricci
Lesbian Fantasy Romance
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Less Than Three Press (October 3, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1620047055
ISBN-13: 978-1620047057
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Emmaline has spent the past year as the companion to the emperor's son, and knows she will soon be cast out for failing to produce a child. Though it should be a source of shame, all Emmaline feels is relief that she will finally be able to go home and resume the life she was forced to leave behind. The emperor, however, has other plans. Instead of sending her home, he orders Emmaline across the sea to a foreign country she's only ever heard of, there to become the spouse of a woman who proves to be unexpectedly appealing. She is further charmed by the woman's young son, but just as Emmaline begins to settle happily into her new life as wife and mother secrets, fear, and violence threaten to tear it all apart...

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