What will eternity be like?You are an eternal being created by God to enjoy Him and the rest of His creation forever. God doesn't want you guessing what your eternal future will be like; He has recorded the important details about eternity in the Bible so that you can make informed decisions in this life that will benefit you forever.From beginning to end, the Bible tells one unfolding story of God's eternal plans for people and the earth. Para...

A Gay man chronicles his relationship to his native Appalachian culture and society.Appalachians are known for their love of place, yet many LGBTQ+ people from the mountains flee to urban areas in search of community and broader acceptance. Jeff Mann tells his story as one who left and then returned, who insists on claiming and celebrating both regional and sexual identities.In memoir and poetry, Mann describes his life as an openly gay man who has remained ...

DON'T SETTLE FOR A CHRISTIAN LIFE THAT IS VOID OF PASSION!The salvation experience does not introduce us to a religion; it baptizes us into a passionate relationship with God! Having a heart that is alive and burning with love for God is every believer's inheritance in Christ. And having a bride passionately in love with Him is part of Jesus' inheritance in the saints. Relentless Passion calls Christians to pursue passion in their relationship wit...

The TRP Southern Poetry Breakthrough Series: West VirginiaIn questioning the boundaries between the world and oneself, Scrape the Velvet from Your Antlers unflinchingly explores the dark eddies of coming of age and coming out. Kelly McQuain’s poems are far roaming in setting and far ranging in style, depicting the richness of a rural West Virginia upbringing as well as contemporary adulthood in the big city and abroad. Glints of humor and glimpses of patho...

They are the ultimate forbidden pleasure--ruthless in their eroticism, tender in their devotions, and utterly irresistible in their dangerous temptations. Spend the night with four mysterious men whose kiss is more than deadly, it's forever. . .Masters Of MidnightHis Hunger, by William J. MannIt's a work obligation that leads Jeremy Horne to the reclusive Maine estate of eccentric Bartholomew Coates. Now, Jeremy finds himself the ma...

Bite me, you say? Be careful what you wish for…These searing vampire short stories go straight to your unspeakably dark desires.Biting, drinking blood, sucking souls—they do it all in this scorching new collection.Whether they are out for a meal or a good time, the vampires in these stories are sure to make you hot and bothered.Savor each story one bite at a time, or devour the collection whole.These tales are sure to entice...

This collection, the first of its kind, gathers original and previously published fiction and poetry from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer authors from Appalachia. Like much Appalachian literature, these works are pervaded with an attachment to family and the mountain landscape, yet balancing queer and Appalachian identities is an undertaking fraught with conflict. This collection confronts the problematic and complex intersections of place, family, sexuality, gender, and rel...

Home of the first settlement in the United States and known as Old Dominion and The Mother of Presidents, the state of Virginia’s artistic output proves among the most fecund in the nation, evidenced in this ninth volume of The Southern Poetry Anthology. This collection includes well-known, established, and celebrated poets such as Charles Wright, Claudia Emerson, Gregory Orr, Ellen Bryant Voigt, R. T. Smith, Forrest Gander, and Rita Dove, and the editors have dedicated equal focu...

Hungry. Ruthless. Irresistibly erotic. Succumb to desire as dark and mysterious as the men featured in these four tales of sensual--and deliciously sinister--passion. . .Midnight ThirstsThe Nightwatchers, by Greg HerrenAspiring actor Phillip Rutledge is looking only for a role in a local theater production when he finds something much more tempting in the arms of mysterious Kevin Lockhart. Yet what Kevin craves may be more than Phil...

Squire William Raven has only one goal—to finally receive his spurs and become a knight. When his lord, Sir Robert de Cantilou, returns from a five-year crusade in the Holy Land, William wants nothing more than to impress him.After Sir Robert's return, noble guests arrive from France, bringing intrigue to the castle. William is oblivious to the politics, as he's distracted by nightly visits from a faceless lover—a man who pleasures him in the dark and then leaves—a man he soon disc...

A former Marine with a past buried in blood. A forest ranger with questions that could get him killed. When the hunt begins, survival means striking first.Former Marine Recon Mackenzie "Mac" Jackson has spent years burying his past—missions erased, ghosts locked away, secrets never to be spoken. But when his old Fire Team is targeted for elimination, the past refuses to stay dead.A dangerous shift in political alliances has made one mission a liability—one ...

A Roman nobleman is dominated by and falls for his slave in this gay erotic enemies to lovers romance set in ancient Rome.When Roman politician Caelius inherits a stable of gladiators, there is one who captures his attention above the others . . . one whose eyes gleam with hate, pride and desire.Forced into slavery by Roman greed, Gaidres can barely conceal his contempt toward his new Dominus. Gaidres has a plan: kill Caelius and end the lineage of the Roman ...