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Publication Date:  October 4, 2022 Format:  Kindle Genre:   LGBTQ+, Memoir Publisher:  Harper One  Length:  306 pages Buy:  Kindle  |  Paperback Synopsis Jessi Hempel was raised in a seemingly picture-perfect, middle-class American family. But the truth was far from perfect. Her father was constantly away from home, traveling for work, while her stay-at-home mother became increasingly lonely and erratic. Growing up, Jessi and her two siblings struggled to make sense of their family, their world, their changing bodies, and the emotional turmoil each was experiencing. And each, in their own way, was hiding their true self from the world. By the time Jessi reached adulthood, everyone in her family had come out: Jessi as gay, her sister...

  Secrets Jessica Frances (In Midsummer, #4) Publication date: November 6th 2020 Genres: Adult, LGBTQ+, Romance, Suspense One storm. One Santa Claus. One stalker. One secret. One surprise. One question. One answer. Christmas is meant to be a jolly time of year, right? So, why is everyone acting like the plague is around the corner? Every year, I’m always the grumpy guy. Yet, this year, I might as well be sunshine personified. Conner is definitely hiding something from me, River is unusually moody, and the townspeople have clearly lost their minds. Unfortunately, I can’t arrest everyone in my life and demand they explain themselves … can I? Since my relationship with Conner is becoming more vital to me than ever, I need to find out what has everyone acting so strange. This Christmas will be the first for Conner and me together. I need to make it special. That means I have to ensure nothing can come between us. Not a Hollywood hunk, not a creepy stalker, and definitely not...

Title: Down River by John Hart Publisher: St. Martin Press 384 pages Genre: Mystery Thriller Synopsis: Adam Chase is passionate and misunderstood, a fighter.  When narrowly acquitted of a murder charge, he disappears for five long years: not a clue, not a trace. Now, he's back and nobody knows why- not his family or the cops, not the women he left behind.  But Adam has his reasons. When more bodies surface, Adam must unravel a web of deceit and violence so dense it staggers the imagination. Old secrets rise, lives collapse, and more than one person crosses the brink as author Hart probes the timeless destructive power of deception and revenge. Review: I was so thrilled to have found this author when I read his most recent book, Last Child , so I picked up some of his earlier stuff.  I am still thrilled.  Hart keeps you on your toes at every turn and while I sort of predicted some things others were a complete surprise which is hard to do to me since I'm ...