Focusing on everyday experiences of sexuality in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal, this book considers personal narratives and other queer artefacts to shed light on linguistic and performative strategies of resistance, referred to as queer word- and world-making.Questions of non-normative expressions of gender and sexuality in South Africa refer to the politics of words, and to their contested meanings and valuations reflected in the way that they roll off tongues. If s...

On Lady Guinevere's twentieth birthday, she shall be wed to the elderly Lord Arthur, and she doesn't even know. When Prince Stark discovers this, he knows he must save his beloved. They've not been allowed to speak one word to one another since they turned thirteen, but consequences be damned, he finds a way to meet with her. However, the plans they made in those fleeting secret meetings are disrupted when Gwen arrives at his bedchamber in the dead of night, covered in blood. Upon fleeing ...

Following the cataclysmic events that saw the USS Penetrate transcend its very form, Captain Hung, Nymphia, and Stormy now command The Genesis—a colossal, living vessel forged from the ecstatic merger of two starships and their once-opposing crews. Infused with the boundless power of the Nexus, every man and woman aboard is a conduit of pure, uninhibited desire, their bodies transformed into instruments of cosmic creation.But the universe is vast, and new ...

The Poison Princess series continues with Heart of Ice**, book three.**They made it out of Hikari alive but separated. All communicative technology has gone down. When they're attacked in the forest, an unlikely trio comes to their aid. And soon, they find themselves in a new military base, continuing their training. One day, a simple mission comes up, one that leads them to painful new truths, and a journey throu...

A remote mountain lodge. A brutal blizzard. And two strangers, Clara and Liam, thrust into an inescapable intimacy that ignites a fire hotter than any storm. She's a free spirit, he's a master of control, but in the face of isolation, their carefully constructed lives unravel.As the days blur into nights, their shared hunger becomes a relentless force, drawing them into a passionate exploration of every hidden desire. From the first touch to the deepest plunge, their connection is ...

Burn the Forest of Lies is book three of The Kingdoms Set Ablaze but can be read as a standalone.Princess Meredith has a duty to complete. A destiny. However, not only would she never give up her beloved riding or archery, no matter what was expected of a good woman and wife, but she had fallen in love with the entirely wrong person.Lady Eb had successfully become Ithesha's first lady knight, spending her days training her squire, fighting for her rightful ...

The story continues as Kim and Misty continue to explore each other and Geordan.

Book two in The Kingdoms Set Ablaze contains nine short stories following the characters of Into the Fiery Woods and a prequel to book three, set in the neighbouring kingdom of Ithesha.Two years after saving Ailon, Gwen and Stark are forced to return to the legendary Land of Flames to discover why the fire is spreading and stop it. But when Gwen's magic is blocked, and they find more than ancient ruins in the castle of Zivisea, their mission grows much harder. If they can'...

A captivating debut novel ideal for lovers of queer young adult fantasy, Eyes of Time is a compelling fantasy driven by the struggle to survive in a dangerous world, the result of the conflict between the immortal Hideki and The Alliance.Zuri wants nothing more than to protect what family she has left, her younger brother, Emin. When she meets the kind-hearted Kai, they finally escape the grasp of Hideki and try to make the most of their new 'normal' life. Zuri and...

You could say that Alina has two boyfriends and two jobs. But one of the jobs is her mother's business, where she doesn't earn a penny. And the two boyfriends don't quite add to one: Roger hasn't left yet, and Gabriel doesn't know how to take a step forward. As if that weren't enough, Alina teaches a couple of classes at a nearby university. It's only logical that she feels overwhelmed. For her 31st birthday, she has decided she is going to make some decisive changes in her life. And so, a...

Mark never expected that moving into a quiet suburban house would change his life forever. But behind those walls, desire brews, secrets unravel, and passion burns hotter than he ever imagined.Lucy, the elegant older woman, hides a hunger that surprises even herself.Anna, bold and unrestrained, thrives on pushing boundaries.Maggie, shy and innocent, longs to discover how deep her desires run.As Mark finds himself drawn to each of them, temptation turns to surr...

In the endless silence of space, desire is louder than any starship's engines…The USS Penetrate was built to pierce the unknown, but no one aboard could have predicted how much the void would change them.Captain Aris Hung is every inch the leader—strong, commanding, and impossible to resist. Nymphia, his alien pilot, is brilliant and untouched, her innocence sparking into passion the moment chaos throws them together. Their collision ignites a fire that threatens to...