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The heart of Alastair Harding’s life is duty. Becoming the first gay chief of the Metropolitan police has required certain sacrifices, but Alastair made them willingly. If his life now lacks human connections, he can’t exactly complain—and it’s a little too late for regrets.

Jay Fieldhouse knows all about sacrifice, too. Brought to London for his own safety by witness protection, Jay’s grassroots charity works day and night to save vulnerable kids from a life of crime. But getting close to other people is tough when no one really knows who you are.

When he meets Alastair one night at a charity event, Jay is intrigued by his glimpse of a gentle soul beneath the commissioner’s uniform. The two men decide to run their lonely paths side by side for a while—after all, life is short and good sex is hard to come by.

Then the shadows of the past begin to stir, and the words which go unsaid might be Jay and Alastair’s undoing.

Get it today: http://getbook.at/shelteringtree

The Sheltering Treeis J.R. Lawrie’s first full length novel, following her beloved debut anthology, Let Your Heart Be Light.

J.R. Lawrie ( @mottlemoth​ ) brings you three holiday stories sure to make you fall in love this holiday season…

Buy directly from Carnation Books: carnationbooks.com/heartbelight

Full of romance, humor, sweetness, and the perfect amount of heat, this collection is perfect for an evening by the fire.

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Dr. David Christmas has heard every joke in the book when it comes to his name. Weary of the festive season and from his long shifts in the emergency room, David is also tired of his lonely single life. His only hope for Christmas is a glimpse of the shy but gorgeous neighbour who lives above him.

Christmas-loving Julian has nurtured a crush on the grumpy man downstairs for years now. Still hurting from his ex-boyfriend’s cruelty, he hasn’t yet dared to say hello. When an injury on Christmas Eve puts Julian directly into David’s careful hands, a little healing might be on the way.

KIND OF A BIG DEAL
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THE FARRINGDON CLUB

Up-and-coming comedian Zack Wynn splits his time between the stage and the London pizza restaurant where he works, until life hands him one hell of a Christmas present. Richard Garston is the handsome and clever older man of Zack’s dreams, but what exactly is it that Richard does?

Soon, Zack learns the truth: Richard’s classified role in the British government makes him a much bigger deal than he claimed.

Is Zack ready for the politics and power of Richard’s world?
And is Richard’s world ready for him?

Follow J.R. Lawrie on Twitter: @jrlawrieauthor

Follow Carnation Books and keep up to date on our 12 Days of Queer Romance Holidays celebration: @CarnationBooks

Let Your Heart Be Light is available for $3 in .epub and .mobi formats here:carnationbooks.com/heartbelight 

It is also available on Amazon for $3.49 here: http://getbook.at/heartbelight

A tangled web ensnares an unlikely group of New Yorkers unaware that they are connected, from cops to criminals to corporate shills, in this thrilling tale…

New York City Detective Lily Sparr is stunned when she is inexplicably moved to the very same precinct that once upon a time handled her own father’s murder. There, she is assigned to the case of a women’s motorcycle club which has been committing acts of violence all over the city. Despite missing her former partner, Miri, and fighting the ghosts of her past, Lily dedicates herself to the case, unaware that her own sister is mixed up in the swirl of violence and chaos.

After secretly reopening the file on her father’s death, Lily slowly unravels  threads of history, discovering that both cases lead to corruption and betrayal at the highest levels.

Featuring an ensemble of characters as diverse as its New York City setting, Loud Pipes Save Lives is a thriller-mystery with a twist of queer representation.

This is author Jennifer Giacalone’s (@jen_giacalone on twitter) debut novel. Jennifer recently took 3rd Place in the Bucks County Short Fiction Contest with her short story, “Les Masques.”

Loud Pipes Save Lives is available for $2.99 or for FREE on Kindle Unlimited!

GET IT NOW: http://getbook.at/loudpipes

We’re just over 250% funded on indiegogo! WHAT!

In light of that we have added some stretch goals including: 

If we raise $1500 or more- All physical orders get a small postcard print of the cover art. 

If we raise $2000 or more- All hardcover and up physical orders get a postcard print of NEW bonus art!

If we raise $2500 or more- We add COLOR art inside the Limited Edition copies of the book. 

Help us out by reblogging this post, or check us out on twitter for lots of posts to retweet and spread the word!

We posted an excerpt (NSFW warning!) of one of the stories included in the collection here: carnationbooks.com/queerholmes. 

And we posted a tiny vignette of a preview of the cover art on the updates page!

Want another sneak peek? Hmmm…Okay!

…I know, I’m sorry, we’re a bunch of teases. We really can’t wait to share the finished cover with you all very soon!

Carnation Books is accepting submissions of short stories which meet the following criteria: 

• Stories ranging from 8,000 to 15,000 words in length
  
• Focusing on a queer romance
  
• With a Happily Ever After
  
• By fanfiction authors (the work can be scrubbed or unscrubbed fanfiction, or an original story) 
  

We are seeking stories in the following categories: 

Stories about fandom romance: Characters can be members of fandom, discovering fandom, or meeting through fandom. Think fanfic authors, cosplayers, artists, bloggers, etc.! Do your characters meet online? At a con? Randomly somehow at the grocery store? The options are endless, and we want to read them all!

-OR-

Stories featuring a relationship involving at least one character who is genderfluid, and at least one character who is a paranormal/magical/mythical creature such as: shapeshifters, were-creatures, fae, banshees, incubi/succubi, ghosts, etc. We are looking for paranormal genderfluid romance. The genderfluid character does NOT have to also be the magical/mythical character, but certainly CAN be! It’s up to you! We are particularly interested in #ownvoices stories for this category. 

Submissionsmustmeet the above criteria AND fall into one of the above categories, but if your story falls into both categories that is really awesome, please note that in the summary field of your submission!

The following elements are always welcome:

• Erotica
  
• Representation of characters from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds
  
• Characters with disabilities
  
• Trans characters
  
• Non-binary/genderfluid/gender nonconforming characters (for both categories!) 
• Any genre, as long as the story is primarily a romance

SUBMISSIONS PAGE WILL CLOSE ON DECEMBER 31, 2019! 

EDIT: This deadline has been extended through January 30, 2020!

We will do our best to respond to all submissions. Please do not send inquiries about your submission. If your story is accepted, we will contact you via email. 

We look forward to reading your stories!

Click here to submit your story: http://carnationbooks.com/submissionsfall2019